TV9 CEO Barun Das says he feels like an outcast. While he's unsure whether BARC's decision to hit the pause button on TRP for news channels will prove to be good or bad in the long run, he thinks singling out the news business in this way is cause for concern.
The recent TRP manipulation scam has reopened old wounds that news channels and Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) had been mending. The genre had never been absolutely satisfied with how the authority is measuring ratings and the recent sequence of events has once again brought the matter to the fore.
The outstandings of Siti Networks and Dish TV has been one of the major concerns for Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (Zeel). While the DTH platform Dish TV is making payments on the line of the revised plan for recovering dues, Siti Networks has failed to play old subscription overdues.
Zee Entertainment Enterprise Ltd (ZEEL) has reported operating revenue of Rs 1,727.7 crore for Q2 FY21. The broadcaster's advertising revenue stood at Rs 902.8 crore and domestic revenue has grown by 10.6 per cent to Rs 800.3 crore.
Bloomberg Media has appointed Jaya Chaudhry as its head of media sales. Based out of New Delhi, she will be responsible for managing the India market and focus on growing revenues across Bloomberg's media offerings.
Editors Guild of India has announced the formation of its new executive committee. The first meeting of the committee was convened today, where the members discussed various issues ranging from media freedom, ethics to protection of journalists' rights.................. Read More...
Tata Sky's OTT aggregator service, Tata Sky Binge, is partnering with SonyLIV to delight customers this festive season. The partnership will add 1000+ hours of exciting content to Tata Sky Binge including TV shows..................... Read More...
Covid2019 impacted brands across the board and as a result, ad volumes on television also took a hit. At that point, businesses were forced to realign their advertising budgets with an eye on future projections........................... Read More...
