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Wednesday 8 February 2017
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Star India’s entertainment biz sees $30 mn ad rev fall in Oct-Dec quarter due to demonetisation
Yet another media firm has become a victim of the govt’s demonetisation bullet. Star India’s entertainment biz has seen a $30-mn decline in ad revenue during the quarter ended 31 Dec versus the prior year due to slowdown in ad spend following the govt’s decision to scrap Rs 500 and Rs 1000…
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MAIN STORIES
Viacom18 plans to launch Hindi movie channel Cineplex HD
Cineplex HD, priced at Rs 25 on RIO, is likely to launch on 4 March. It will be available for subscription on free preview until 31 March.
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Zee targets 500 mn foreign viewership base by 2021; French channel launch soon
New channel launches and localisation are part of the strategy as ZEEL seeks to grow its foreign viewership over two fold with a base of…
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Satish Menon joins Kings XI Punjab as CEO
Times Now reaches 100 countries with launch in 8 European countries
Zee launches Telugu movie channel Zee Cinemalu in the US
Discovery enters sports broadcasting in India with launch of DSPORT
NDTV’s tech head Jay Chauhan joins Arnab Goswami’s Republic
Conax to push its cloud-based content protection platform in India
Fox Life to air new show ‘Spirited Traveller’ with Chef Kiran Jethwa
Leo Burnett elevates Rakesh Hinduja to head of Mumbai ops
Cinekorn Entertainment to distribute ‘The Ring’ in India
Yearender
‘Sports is a genre that we are looking at’
‘ Segmented brands are the future for the English genre’
2016: A mixed bag for Hindi GECs
2016: Jawahar Goel kick-starts DTH deal machine
2016: More localisation and scripted content in infotainment genre
‘If infotainment genre has to expand, it has to look at localisation’
Salman’s ‘Sultan’ vs Aamir’s ‘Dangal’ mark 2016 contest in lacklustre Bollywood year
2016 a testing year for English movie and entertainment channels
‘BARC has to reflect the correct size of the market’ – Interview with Saurabh Yagnik
T20 dominates as sports broadcasting ad rev almost touches Rs 3,000 cr in 2016
INDIA STORIES
Zee Entertainment eyes 500 m foreign viewership base by 2021
Telikos showcases video processing solutions
Reliance Jio denies claims by Airtel
Disney revenue unexpectedly drops as ESPN, studio business weighs
Why Facebook is most vulnerable to proposed changes in H1B visa scheme
Source: Business Standard
Amazon spends top dollar to win prime spot in digital content race
Bharti Airtel knocks on PMO door against Reliance Jio ‘rhetoric’
YouTube takes on Facebook Live, introduces mobile live-streaming feature
Reliance Jio’s freebies make rival telcos voice and data revenue slip: ICRA
Broadcaster dangles new technology for Winter Olympics
Bharti Airtel files complaint about ‘malicious’ campaign
BSNL awards Rs 1,000-crore Wi-Fi contract to L&T-led consortium
Reliance Jio users can now transfer money instantly on chat
Source: Economic Times
Pakistan bans Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Raees’ citing inappropriate content
How ‘Baahubali’ paved the way for films like ‘The Ghazi Attack’
Kishore Biyani’s Future Consumer to spend Rs100 crore in ad blitz
Twitter plans to hide abusive tweets, block repeat offenders
Murdoch’s ‘Fox News’ tops profit estimates on sports, political ads
Flipkart still India’s top start-up, shows analysis
Fortune Oil campaign rides on election fever to promote purity of its mustard oil
Source: Livemint
Raees box office collection day 14: Shah Rukh Khan film crosses Rs 300-crore mark worldwide
Source: Indian Express
Disney revenue unexpectedly drops as ESPN, studio business weighs
Source: Financial Express
GLOBAL STORIES
5G TV could surpass cable, satellite and IPTV, says strategy analytics
Source: The Drum
Nielsen Receives Media Rating Council Accreditation for Its Digital TV Measurement
Source: SocialTimes
Time Warner’s Q4 Earnings Preview: What To Expect?
Source: Nasdaq
KATU, Portland’s ABC affiliate, returns to Frontier’s cable TV system
Source: OregonLive.com
Melania Trump’s Defamation Lawsuit Against Mail Media Moves to New York
ICM Agent Josh Pearl, Next Gen Class of 2016, Exits for CAA
Hollywood Pantages Unveils the Lineup for Its New Season
Source: Hollywood Reporter
MillerCoors Sends Its $450 Million U.S. Media Business to Publicis Groupe After a Review
Source: Ad Week
WPP-backed Refinery29 agrees VoD deal with Sky
Maxus UK appoints head of data as first chief strategy officer
Omnicom returns to revenue growth after global P&G and Volkswagen wins
Source: Media Week
VIZIO fined $2.2m in Smart TV privacy case
Murdoch: ‘OTT an option’
Australia: Netflix subs watching less commercial TV
Source: Advanced Television
Disney Having a Hard Time Finding a New CEO
Four-Time Oscar-Nominated Actress Joins Cast of FX’s ‘American Crime Story’
Paramount Pulls the Plug on ‘Friday the 13th’
Source: TV Week
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