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Saturday 21 January 2017
COVER STORY
IBF urges govt to levy 5% GST on TV broadcasting
IBF has urged the govt to classify TV broadcasting as an item of mass consumption and levy a rate of 5% under the proposed GST regime. It has also urged the govt to treat TV and radio on a par with print in the new regime.
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MAIN STORIES
Arnab Goswami’s Republic ropes in Vikas Khanchandani as CEO
Ad sales veteran Vikas Khanchandani has joined Arnab Goswami’s TV and digital news venture Republic as its CEO. He will play an integral…
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UTV Action to acquire more intl content, buys TV rights to Chinese film ‘The Mermaid’
UTV Action will acquire more international action movie titles going forward. In line with that strategy, the channel has bought the rights…
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TVP Exclusive
DEN Networks prepares for launch of OTT service
MIB grants teleport licences to ZEEL, Planetcast
DEN plans to dilute another 10% in ISL franchise
‘ Segmented brands are the future for the English genre’
ZEE TV to expand programming hours
TV18 renews licensing deal with CNBC till 2028
TRAI tariff order case
TRAI can’t notify tariff order without SC’s nod; Madras HC case to continue
Madras HC adjourns TRAI tariff order case till 17 Feb
TVP’s Sony Special
Sony gets CCI nod for $385-mn acquisition of Ten Sports from ZEEL
Sony launches youth-focused premium music channel Sony Rox HD
Sony to launch a channel for kids in 2017
Sony to expand programming hrs, opens new slot with ‘Peshwa Bajirao’
Other stories of the Week
TV18 Q3 net impacted due to new channel launches and Voot
Barkha Dutt quits NDTV to work on own ventures
Warburg Pincus acquires 14% stake in PVR for Rs 820 crore
DD’s Supriya Sahu reiterates expansion of Freedish to 104 channels by March-end
TV18 to amalgamate four subsidiaries
Arnab Goswami’s Republic to hire talent through LinkedIn
Videocon d2h launches ad-free Punjabi VAS with Shemaroo, PTC
Rishtey Cineplex to launch on Freeview in the UK
Hathway’s TS Panesar replaces Siti’s VD Wadhwa as AIDCF prez
Sony SVP of marketing Anup Viswanathan quits
Colors to host world TV premiere of ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’
ZEEL signs multi-series deal with Eccho Rights
New Media
Reliance Jio crosses 72 mn subs, plans to invest Rs 30,000 cr more
Hotstar inks content deal with Disney India for Premium service
BSNL partners OTT service provider dittoTV
Amazon Prime Video India inks deal with Zodiak Kids
Amazon Prime Video partners OML to release 14 stand-up comedy specials
BARC
GEC leadership split between Colors and Star Plus in Wk 2
Sony Max reclaims top spot from Sony Wah in Wk 2
Comedy Central dislodges Star World; Discovery regains top spot in infotainment after 2 weeks
India TV returns to No. 2 spot
INDIA STORIES
TV advertisements spends growth to be muted in CY 2016: Brokerage firm
CCI seeks telcos’ reaction to Reliance Jio claim
Novel Event-Carnival float joint venture to ease film shooting abroad
PVR to invest Rs 250-300 crore next fiscal, launches VKAAO
This budget should improve liquidity in market: DLF Premium Malls
Trai says should be mandatory for telcos to share in-building infrastructure
India No. 1 in Google Play app usage, beats US
Vodafone 4G reaches Moradabad, UP
Source: Economic Times
See no threat from Netflix or Amazon Prime in India: PVR Chief
Source: Moneycontrol.com
Indian Broadcasting Foundation seeks 5% GST rate for television services
BCCI reforms: Centre moves SC against Lodha committee recommendations
With Vkaao.com, you can watch any film you want in a movie hall
ASCI, AYUSH ministry partner to regulate misleading ads
Hollywood’s ‘The Founder’ stands out in a week with few options
Airtel considering exits, stake sales at some Africa operations
Source: Livemint
Advertising spend on TV set to be hit as FMCG firms’ profits fall
Source: Financial Express
Govt asks SC to refer Lodha reforms case to larger Bench
Source: Business Standard
GLOBAL STORIES
Buy Alphabet on potential YouTube TV streaming service, search dominance, Pacific…
Source: CNBC
Cable TV in Taiwan to be fully digitized at end of 2017, says NCC
Source: Digitimes
Russian pay-TV growth continues
Source: Broadband TV News
CBS, Paramount Settle Lawsuit Over ‘Star Trek’ Fan Film
AT&T Added More Than 200,000 Video Subs in Fourth Quarter, “Entirely Driven by…
Wanda Denies Legendary’s Thomas Tull Was Fired Over ‘The Great Wall’
Source: Hollywood Reporter
Time Inc. Is Looking for a Brand to Help Launch Its Mount Everest VR Film
Google Is Developing a Cloud-Based Measurement Service for Advertisers
Source: Ad Week
Spain: Pay-TV consumption at record high
No streaming services on Nintendo Switch
FC Shakhtar Donetsk launches online video service
Source: Advanced Television
HTC offers chance to meet president Trump in VR
Source: Media Week
Disney|ABC Fills Key Executive Post
Report: Sony Weighing Sale of Its TV and Film Business
Why Budweiser Backed Out of Olympics Sponsorship
Source: TV Week
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