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12 October |
Television | TV Channels |
Sony turns 20 in India: Retrospect & Prospect |
"Sony Pal to have original content, 'KBC' back in 2016" |
TELEVISION | TV CHANNELS |
Epic to celebrate one year with 2 new shows by Mahesh Bhatt & Devdutt Pattanaik |
Launched on 19 November, 2014, The Epic Channel will be celebrating its first anniversary by offering two news shows to its viewers |
Television | TV Channels |
Star Plus 'AKRHZ' aims to infuse optimism in life with Amitabh Bachchan |
Aaj Ki Raat Hai Zindagi aims to inspire people to change their outlook, and cherish the good that life has to offer, apart from entertaining them of course |
DTH | DTH Operator |
Airtel Digital TV launches 4K UHD channel |
Bajrangi Bhaijaan is the first movie to premiere on Airtel's 4K UHD channel. |
13 October |
Cable TV | Multi System Operators |
Will Mukesh Ambani's Jio do what Bill Gates' Windows did? |
The country currently has more than 350 million internet users and the number is expected to reach 640 million by 2019, of which 528 millions are estimated to be wireless consumers as per a report by KPMG. |
TELEVISION | TV CHANNELS |
News channels gear up for Battle for Bihar 2015 |
Adding to the allure of the elections and to give out information with multiple angles to it, many news channels have come up with special shows only focusing on the Bihar elections 2015. |
Regulators | TRAI |
TRAI devices simplified online form to gain info on LCOs & linked MSOs |
The regulator said it had been taking up several activities to protect the interest of cable operators, address their grievances and educate them about their rights and obligations. |
Television | TV Channels |
'Bigg Boss 9' preens on Twitter with 80K conversations |
Twitter conversation went up by 104 per cent this year as compare to compare to last year |
Movies | Hindi |
Box Office: 'Jazbaa' collects Rs 14.4 crore in opening weekend |
Jazbaa ended its opening weekend with Rs 14.4 crore, though its real standing will be determined only over next four days after the weekend. |
Television | TV Channels |
Big Magic & Big FM launch integrated show 'Fakebook with Kavita' |
Starting from 19 October Fakebook with Kavita will be aired at 9 pm on Mondays and Tuesdays on Big Magic and from Mondays to Thursdays on 92.7 Big FM. |
14 October |
Television | TV Channels |
BARC India set to roll out rural data from week 41 |
BARC India will expand its reach to 153.5 million TV households, representing All India and all modes of signal. |
Television | TV Channels |
TAM & IMRB International jointly launch TeleWeb audience measurement |
TeleWeb Audience Measurement marks the fusion of TV viewership data from TAM India and web audience measurement of IMRB International. |
iWorld | Over The Top Services |
Eros acquires UK based PingTune to strengthen music offering on OTT |
The PingTune acquisition provides Eros' digital platform ErosNow with a first mover advantage in building a differentiated, one-of-a-kind music experience in India. |
Television | TV Channels |
Metros consume news more on Internet than TV: TeleWeb |
NDTV's combined reach of TV and web in six metros is just over 3047 (000s) of which 2240 (000s) come from web while TV brings in close to 950 (000s) |
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15 October |
Television | TV Channels |
Zee's Subhash Chandra plans succession; names Amit Goenka as head - international biz |
Zeel has also got board approval to write-off of an investment of GBP 3.25 million (equivalent to Rs. 33.06 crore) made by ATL, in 2013 for acquiring a minority stake in MirriAD Ltd. |
iWorld | Over The Top Services |
ErosNow readies six original shows with big stars; to adopt tiered premium pricing model |
The shows will be young, fresh and edgy, which will be a differentiator from traditional television programming. |
TELEVISION | TV Channels |
Discovery to premiere documentary on AR Rahman - 'Jai Ho' |
Jai Ho, which has been directed by Umesh Aggarwal, will take viewers through the unseen and unheard story of one of the finest musicians the world has ever known. |
TELEVISION | TV Channels |
Q2-2016: Ad & subscription revenue growth drives Zee net up 9%; income up 24% |
The company's total revenue in Q2-2016 increased 23.9 per cent to Rs 1384.90 crore from Rs 1117.82 crore in Q2-2015 and was 3.4 per cent more than the Rs 1339.86 crore in Q1-2016. |
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16 October |
Television | TV Channels |
DD eyes balance of role as entertainer & pubcaster; to launch 4 new shows |
Senior Doordarshan (DD) executives indicate that they have to walk on the razor's edge as they have take care of their public service broadcaster responsibilities even as they entertain audiences. |
Cable TV | Multi System Operators |
Hathway to demerge broadband business to subsidiary company |
Hathway Broadband intends to take the lead in driving wireline broadband penetration in India and become a key player in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Digital India initiative |
Television | TV CHANNELS |
Shop CJ expands to Telugu market; targets Rs 250 crore revenue from AP, Telangana |
Shop CJ eyes Rs 1200 crore turnover this year, which is 40 per cent more than Rs 850 crore last fiscal. |
TELEVISION | TV Channels |
Aditya Swamy quits MTV; to join Flipkart as senior director marketing |
Swamy is slated to join Flipkart as senior director marketing in about two months' time. |
TELEVISION | TV Channels |
BARC week 40: Sony enters top five; Star Plus leads Hindi GEC |
In top five programmes in Hindi GECs, Colors' prime time show Swaragini with 6760 (000Sums) led the chart followed by Star Plus' Saath Nibhaana Saathiya with 6713 (000Sums) in the second slot |
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17 October |
Regulators | I & B Ministry |
DAS Phase III: Only 62 MSOs sent requests for agreements with b'casters even as deadline looms |
In case broadcasters do not respond to their requests, the MSOs have been asked to inform the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) immediately in this regard, with a copy to the MIB. |
Regulators | I & B Ministry |
MIB updates areas in 16 states & UTs to be covered in DAS Phase III |
Reliance Retail expanded its reach with a net addition of 110 stores during the quarter. As on 30 September, 2015, Reliance Retail operated 2,857 stores across over 250 cities in India. |
CABLE TV | MSO |
Q2-2016: Reliance Jio to ramp beta program; organized retail on growth path |
Not counting just on one genre, his latest flick Singh Is Bliing combines action and comedy, to the extent of placing romance at third position on its priority list. |
TELEVISION | TV Channels |
iTV & TDML to produce global factual entertainment in 4K |
The strategic alliance between iTV and TDML will see iTV parking its non-news channels with Trilogic as well as the launch of a multi genre entertainment broadcasting network |