Tuesday 19 August 2014
COVER STORY
DEN Networks’ broadband story unfolds
DEN has a capex plan of Rs 250-300 crore this fiscal. Investment in broadband will be Rs 100 crore, soccer Rs 25 crore and the balance towards STBs. The MSO is looking to deploy 1.5 mn STBs in FY15. Content cost to rise by 15-20%.
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MAIN STORIES
In strong Q1 for DTH ops, Reliance Digital TV’s subscriber base stays flat
Reliance Digital TV added just 20,000 subscribers in Q1, going back to its old pace after speeding up in the preceding quarter. The total subscriber base stood…
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‘Singham Returns’ is biggest box office opener of 2014
‘Singham Returns surpasses the launch day record of Salman Khan’s ‘Kick’ with net box office collection of Rs 320.9 mn; is Ajay Devgn’s biggest…
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Other Stories
As Narendra Modi takes charge, GroupM revises upwards ad spend growth in India
Six FTA channels fatten up DD’s DTH purse by Rs 23 crore
Malayala Manorama’s Radio Mango
Nimbus wins first arbitration claim against BCCI
DQE share price nosedives, Q1 performance weighs
&Pictures launches HD feed on first anniversary
AFAA launches DigiAsia
‘How to Train Your Dragon 2′ soars past $500 mn at global box office
Samsung extends Olympic Games partnership through 2020
Lowe Lintas unveils campaign for Astral Pipes; actor Salman Khan appointed brand ambassador
BBC World Service resumes broadcasting in Iceland
Joe Eearley promoted to Fox Television Group COO
ITV Studios, Deal or No Deal exec Glenn Hugill float new company
Nat Geo US partners with Beau Willimon on new docu
Discovery unveils new show with Bear Grylls
INDIA STORIES
Discovery shifts focus to GEC
Making a thumbstopper
Inox to look at acquisitions aggressively for growth
SOURCE: Business Standard
Prasar Bharati policies ‘old, incorrect’: Jawhar Sircar
GroupM revises 2014 ad growth from 11.6% to 12.5%
Samsung still leads Indian mobile market, Micromax No. 2: IDC report
‘Katiyabaaz’ and the art of documentary marketing
SOURCE: Livemint
Trai rejects telcos’ proposal to charge fee on popular services like WhatsApp, Viber and Skype
Censor Board CEO Rakesh Kumar arrested on bribery charges
GroupM raises India ad spend growth forecast
Google buys city-guide app maker JetPac
SOURCE: Economic Times
Now, Ajay Devgn’s ‘Singham Returns’ box office collections run into Salman Khan’s ‘Kick’ wall
Future Ready
SOURCE: Financial Express
Zee Media, ASI’s plantation drive at heritage sites
Twitter experiments with ‘favourite’ feature, disappoints users
SOURCE: DNA
Kiku Sharda out of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, says he wanted to get evicted
‘Mahabharat’ wrapped up, team celebrates its success
SOURCE: Indian Express
GLOBAL STORIES
Cable TV Bills Outpace Inflation And Cablevision Is Nation’s Highest
SOURCE: International Business Times
ABC News Fixture Calls It Quits
SOURCE: TV Week
National Geographic Ranked No. 1 in Social Media Among Publishers
SOURCE: Ad Week
CRTC probes wireless players over mobile TV
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail
Variety TV Critic Brian Lowry Hosts Reddit AMA
SOURCE: Variety
DreamWorks Animation Names Fazal Merchant CFO
TV Broadcasters Aim for Broad Injunction Against Aereo
SOURCE: Hollywood Reporter
US pay-TV providers shed 300,000 subs in Q2
PeerTV confirms new development capital
820 UHD channels by 2025
SOURCE: Advanced Television
Northern & Shell promotes digital director Jason Mawer to commercial director
SOURCE: Media Week
German yourfamily to launch at My-HD
SOURCE: Broadband TV News