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Saturday 17 September 2016
COVER STORY
DD Freedish renews deals with IBN7, WOW Cinema, Bhojpuri Cinema
Three channels, namely IBN7, WOW Cinema and Bhojpuri Cinema, have renewed their slots on Doordarshan’s free DTH platform Freedish. There are 80 channels on DD Freedish across genres like GEC, movies and news. Out of these, 24 are DD channels while the rest are private channels.
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MAIN STORIES
MTunes to renew distribution pact with Tata Sky
Music broadcaster MTunes is in the process of renewing its contract with Tata Sky. The new distribution deal will be for one year.
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Raj Nayak is prez of Advertising Club for second straight year
Colors CEO Raj Nayak was re-elected unanimously as the president of Advertising Club at the AGM held in Mumbai today.
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TVP Special
How consolidation in sports broadcasting will impact ad rates
Atria crosses 1 mn broadband subs, begins chase to overtake MTNL
How Sony plans to grow its international biz
SAB Group lists TV Vision; market cap of 3 firms at Rs 1,872.8 cr
Reliance Jio ups its TV channel offering to 368
Balaji Telefilms’ OTT gameplan
IndusInd Media’s FY16 net loss narrows; targets 7 mn digital subs
Tata Sky builds capability to add 200 channels by year-end
DEN Networks plans to raise capital via preferential issue
Other stories of the Week
TRAI’s cross-media restrictions for radio rating agencies could spell trouble for TAM
Zee enters US Hispanic market with Zee Mundo; plans expansion to other LATAM markets
RCom, Aircel merge to become India’s 4th-largest telecom operator
Priyanka Chopra is world’s 8th highest-paid TV actress; Mindy Kaling of Indian origin is 3rd
Dish TV makes available 32 new educational channels
Prime Focus to deliver workflow solution for Viacom18’s Voot
Atria crosses 1 mn broadband subscriber mark in June
DEN Networks partners Disney’s Indiagames to launch pay gaming service
ACT Fibernet, Hooq ink strategic partnership in Hyderabad
Cauvery water dispute: MIB irked by ‘provocative’ coverage, issues advisory to TV channels
Zee Business head Samir Ahluwalia quits
New hires at Network18 to beef up revenue function
Marathi youth GEC Zee Yuva launches on dittoTV
Airtel agrees to provide additional PoIs to Reliance Jio
ET Now to air ‘Market Masters’ on 18 September at 6 pm
Eros to release Malayalam family drama ‘Olappeeppi’ on 23 September
BARC
Newbie FTA channel Zee Anmol Cinema breaks into the top 5 in Week 36
News24 enters top 5 of Hindi news for the first time since BARC rollout
HD rules in English entertainment; AXN HD top channel in Week 36
Q1 Financial Results
DEN Q1 net loss at Rs 57.3 cr amid 35% rise in content cost
Zee Media Q1 EBITDA up 15.5% amid drop in revenue and expenses
INDIA STORIES
We expect BCCI to honour the contract: Sony CEO
Source: CricBuzz
All India Radio launches website and app of Balochi radio service
Den Network spurts 10% as board decides on preferential issue
Jio files Rs 6,500 cr deposit for auction; highest among telcos
VNO policy can help telcos share infrastructure, utilize capacity: JS Deepak
Amazon India to reach $81 bn GMV by 2025, currently loses $1 bn a year: BofA-ML report
High-speed mobile data driven by social media, video and e-commerce: Aircel’s Vipul Saurabh
Vodafone rolls out 4G service in Rohtak with host of data offers
Source: Economic Times
High Definition content consumption is driven by attractive offers, significant events
Source: Business Standard
AAP should pay back money spent on government ads: I&B panel
Source: Indian Express
Zenith retains media planning mandate at Micromax; Isobar gets digital duties
Conde Nast India to get intimate with Deepika Padukone and Karan Johar
Why even basic British comedy feels revolutionary
Film wrap: Taapsee Pannu, Kirti Kulhari shine in Big B-starrer ‘Pink’
Apple iPhone 7 sales start, scant supplies for eager buyers
Source: Livemint
After demerger, Adhikari Group lists two more entities
Source: Hindu Business Line
GLOBAL STORIES
SEC Network+, ESPN 3 added to Sling TV’s ‘Orange’ package
Source: Gridiron Now
Online ad spending is set to top TV this year
Source: CBS News
Mode Media Shuts Down, Leaving Many of Its Freelancers Unpaid
Source: Ad Week
Ben Sherwood and Bruce Rosenblum Explain New Revenue-Focused Role at Disney/ABC TV Group
Lionsgate’s Rob Friedman Steps Down as Co-Chair of the Motion Picture Group
Studios Focus on Opinionated Nature of Movie Ratings in Smoking-in-Films Lawsuit
Source: Hollywood Reporter
ITV renews Britain’s Got Talent and The X Factor deal
Coalition to tackle ad-blocking crisis unites Google, Unilever, P&G and Group M
Indignation from industry as Adblock Plus owner Eyeo starts selling ads
Source: Media Week
Mediaset, Vivendi court case set for March 2017
Serbia gets first DTT pay-TV service
Nicolotti Squires for Director of Content Sky News
Source: Advanced Television
Internet Company That Was Once Valued at $1 Billion Goes Out of Business
Hmmm … Could This Be NBC’s New Boston Station?
Showtime Series Canceled
Source: TV Week
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