2016-08-11

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Thursday 11 August 2016

COVER STORY

Sony Pictures Networks India to produce TV content in-house

NP Singh is opening a new frontier of business for Sony Pictures Networks in India. Known as a broadcaster of TV channels and for owning an OTT platform, the Indian entity will now step into content production. There is a captive requirement of fiction content for the company’s Hindi GECs….
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MAIN STORIES

NDTV forms committee to evaluate separate listing of NDTV Convergence

NDTV Convergence, which houses the digital biz of NDTV Ltd, is well on its way to list separately on the stock market.
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TV journalist Mini Menon, Alok Nair float content company

Senior TV journalist Mini Menon and former Bloomberg TV India business Alok Nair have become entrepreneurs. They have launched a company…
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Other stories

travelxp HD to launch in Europe by 15 Aug

Airtel broadband customers to get 5GB data for every postpaid or DTH connection

DTH firms expect GST to add 3% to their bottom line

9X Jalwa to launch short-format show ‘Weekly-pedia’ on 12 Aug

MY FM’s third radio station in Gujarat launches in Rajkot

Eros Now launches celebrity expedition initiative ‘Salute Siachen’

Mindshare, Culture Machine partner to launch Content Lab

NDTV Prime launches adventure show with Renault Duster

Zee Cinema to premiere ‘Baaghi’ on 15 Aug

Thought Pot Media forays into video production

Vh1, Seagram’s 100 Pipers join hands with Robin Hood Army for Mission 500k

Disney invests $1 bn in BAMTech, to launch an ESPN-branded OTT service

Vizeum appointed AOR for TCL

Lord Puttnam joins IBC 2016 keynote speakers

2016 Intl Emmy nominees announced for news, current affairs

Qyuki launches digital music property Jammin

Netflix to unveil four docus at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival

NBCUniversal to create content for snapchat

NextVR gets $80 mn funding to build on live virtual reality broadcasting

BBC Burmese programmes to run on Myanmar Radio

DDB MudraMax – Media wins the media duties of itel Mobile

INDIA STORIES

Malaysia’s Astro runs into rough weather in india

Kwan Entertainment buys 85 per cent share in Gigstart

Mini Menon, Alok Nair partner to launch digital content platform Indy Network

Millionlights launches TV channel focused on education and skill upgradation in Pune

Reliance Jio says incumbent telcos trying to ‘sabotage’ its debut, defaming it

Airtel offering 5GB extra broadband data per connection to tackle R-Jio threat

India helps LinkedIn cross 100 million user milestone in APAC

Accenture, LinkedIn to organise ‘Hackfest 2016’

Source: Economic Times

Mukesh Ambani led Reliance Jio accuses Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Idea of preventing launch

Trai internet usage charge review: Bias or BSNL at centre of exercise?

R Balki calls it a day; ad world will miss his creative genius

Source: Financial Express

I&B Ministry likely to shut RNU’s Marathi news in Pune

Source: Indian Express

The ideology behind media investments

There’s a clash between creativity and economics, says Ashutosh Gowariker

Google, Facebook killed free media with ad domination

Hrithik Roshan: A fading star

New Amazon ad gives the message of togetherness to celebrate Rakhi

Source: Livemint

Channel surfing: English news TV doesn’t have the numbers, so why insist on setting the agenda?

Source: Scroll.in

I&B Ministry to conduct week-long patriotic film festival

Source: Doordarshan

First Indian channel on skill development launched in Pune

Journalist turned entrepreneur duo launches Indy Network to redefine infotainment on digital

Trai view on free data by month-end

India numbers help LinkedIn cross 100-mn mark in APAC region

Reliance Jio strikes back, sees vested interests at play

Balki: The man for all brands

Micromax enters smart TV space, eyes 12% market share

Source: Business Standard

Israeli telco Cellcom to invest more in TV services

Source: Times of India

GLOBAL STORIES

Media Companies Threaten to Blast Apart Pay-TV Bundles

Source: Variety

How Streaming TV Services Can Stand Out as the Format Explodes

Source: TheWrap

TV Companies Resist Facebook Video Deals

Source: Wall Street Journal

Bloomberg Media Names New Global Chief Revenue Officer

Source: Ad Week

STX Entertainment to Get Financing From China’s Tencent

Relativity Chief Ryan Kavanaugh Explains Unfiltered New Twitter Presence

Matt LeBlanc on Returning to Network TV: “I Wanted to Work More”

Source: Hollywood Reporter

ITV snubbed in takeover attempt of Walking Dead owner Entertainment One

Duncan Chater replaces Ella Dolphin at Hearst Magazines UK

Martin Sorrell takes issue with industry’s ‘trust crisis’

Source: Media Week

Media, sports industries rattled by planned EU copyright shake-up

Source: Reuters

Ghostbusters May Be Facing a $70 Million Box-Office Loss

Source: Vulture

Netflix fails to make impression in Italy

Vodafone Italia partners with Chili TVoD platform

NFL Network, RedZone arrive on Sling TV

Source: Advanced Television

High-Level Management Shakeup at Measurement Firm ComScore

CBS Announces Series Renewals

Official Confirms Secret Service Has Been Talking to Trump About His Latest Controversial Comments

Source: TV Week

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