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Saturday 9 April 2016
COVER STORY
How the TV landscape will evolve by 2020
Who is going to win the digitisation war? Digital cable is expected to touch 90 mn subs by the end of 2020 and DTH 79 mn. Will the revenue mix see a change? Will broadcasters’ share go up? What are the key things to watch for in 2016?
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MAIN STORIES
Aeon scouts for investors to scale up its interactive TV service
Aeon Communication plans to raise $3-5 mn for commercial deployment of its interactive TV application.
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Pittie Group to launch 2 channels
Shubh Music, a religious-spiritual music channel, will launch first. Shubh Cinema will show movies in the spiritual and patriotic genres.
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TVP Exclusives
SC transfers DAS Phase III cases to Delhi High Court
Hathway Cable & Datacom gears up for OTT and VAS play
SAB TV looks to ramp up distribution in rural markets with high BARC weightage
NDTV Good Times’ deal with Kingfisher ends
Star to launch HD versions of Bengali channels
MIB granted 60 TV channel licences in 2015, highest in last three years
Jagran Prakashan to consider IPO of radio biz after rollout of 11 stations
Post DAS, entertainment tax collection surges
Broadcasters present views on various RIO models
Chu Chu TV to launch 3 regional channels for digital platforms
Other stories of the Week
Broadcasters need to issue fresh RIOs before 30 Apr as TDSAT dismisses IBF appeal
TRAI looking at possibility of making STBs interoperable
MIB issues 39 new provisional MSO licences; total now at 561
Ashish Sehgal to head Zee Unimedia; Bhaskar Das to take up role of prez
Hathway restructures content vertical, Shirish gets expanded role
Siti Cable CEO Wadhwa nominated for Asia Communication Awards 2016
Sports sponsorship grew 12.3% to reach Rs 5,185 cr in 2015: Report
Tata Sky adds 10 new HD channels
Sports is Sony’s biggest focus area, says Prasana Krishnan
Rohit Gandhi takes over as chief editor of dna, Shreyasi Goenka is content advisor
Zee to launch TV channel in Germany by July
Hungama raises $25 mn from Xiaomi-led group, to add TV content
Hungama and Vuclip in content deal with BBC
Zixi to help Amagi’s CLOUDPORT 3.0 deliver live broadcast and playout over IP
FICCI FRAMES
I&B secretary Sunil Arora on news channel ownership, cable TV digitisation and FM radio
Digital video consumption to explode in India as multiple players gear up for expansion
How to make sports leagues successful
The new-age content celebrities
BARC
History TV18 ousts Discovery to grab No. 1 position
T20 World Cup helps DD National score high in Week 13
NewsX clinches 5th spot among English news channels
INDIA STORIES
Broadcasters seek minimum regulation in pricing, packaging of TV channels
Brand investment in webisodes rises by 30-40%: FremantleMedia
‘One state, one vote’ policy violates right to form association: BCCI tells SC
Abby Awards: GroupM firms win big on first day of Goafest
IPL season 9: Gujarat Lions, Rising Pune Supergiants bag 13 backers each
Source: Livemint
Supreme Court dismisses PIL against Reliance Jio’s 4G rollout plan
BCCI faces criticism from Supreme Court for resisting reforms
Kent RO principal sponsor of IPL team Rising Pune Supergiant
Sachin Tendulkar is brand ambassador of ‘Skill India’
Kansai Nerolac signs up with Gujarat Lions as associate sponsor for IPL 9
Facebook testing hyperlocal services website in India
Source: Economic Times
Advertisements of political nature being monitored
Source: Hindu
Goafest: Of cricket and its many marketing lessons
IPL 2016: Of stardom and redemption
JWT, Taproot Dentsu dominate awards show
Sanjay Leela Bhansali: The picture perfectionist
US adds China’s internet controls to list of trade barriers
Airtel buys Aircel’s 4G spectrum for Rs 3,500 cr
Source: Business Standard
GLOBAL STORIES
FourthWall Media, Collective Deal: TV Segmentation First, Then Attribution
Source: MediaPost Communications
Why cutting the pay-TV cord turned out to be a good move
Source: Los Angeles Times
Time Warner Cable deal gives Raleigh man the runaround
Source: WTVD-TV
Box Office: Melissa McCarthy’s ‘The Boss’ Heading for $21M Debut, Close on Heels of….
Can Legendary Entertainment Bypass China’s Film Quota System?
NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke’s Pay Falls Slightly to $33.7 Million
Source: Hollywood Reporter
Omnicom Media Group’s New Network Will Focus on Data-Driven Marketing
Publishers Are Largely Not Following the FTC’s Native Ad Guidelines
Source: Ad Week
Everest appoints All Response Media for UK media
Source: Media Week
Vivendi, Mediaset confirm partnership
DISH’s Hopper 3 supports Netflix in UHD 4K
SeaChange terminates CEO, appoints new CEO??
Source: Advanced Television
Showrunner Exits HBO Drama Series
‘Idol’ Finale Delivers Eyeballs for Fox
Source: TV Week
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