Wednesday 21 January 2015
COVER STORY
Viacom awaits FIPB clearance to pick up 50% stake in 5 ETV regional GECs
Once Viacom gets necessary approvals, the five channels—ETV Marathi, ETV Kannada, ETV Bangla, ETV Gujarati and ETV Odia, now a wholly-owned subsidiary of TV18—will be merged with Viacom18 Media. The channels may be rebranded with Colors.
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MAIN STORIES
DEN, Snapdeal.com to apply for satellite TV shopping channel licence
The JV is in process of applying for a licence with the ministry. The TV shopping channel wants to have a DTH footprint as well.
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Ronnie Screwvala, Saikumar float digital media company
Ajay Chacko has been roped in as CEO while Saikumar will be MD. The company will start off with a digital brand offering multigenre,…
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Other Stories MIB issues warning to Lemon News for airing horror-based show
Hindustan Media Ventures Q3 net up 27% to Rs 36.58 cr
SAB sends ‘FIR’ on a sabbatical to make way for ‘Peterson Hill’
Big Magic to initiate Republic Day special with Ayushmann Khurrana
ETC unveils 5th edition of Bollywood Business Awards
Shemaroo Ent Q3 net up 38% at Rs 10.19 cr, revenue up marginally
Lowe Lintas unveils campaign for starsports.com around ICC CWC 2015
Amagi gets funding from Azim Premji, Mayfield Fund
Twitter acquires Bangalore-based start-up ZipDial
Bomanbridge Media announces multiple content deals for Asia
Amazon to produce and acquire movies
TV’s instant replay inventor Tony Verna passes away
DreamWorks Animation set to witness layoffs
Viacom18 Motion Pictures’ ‘Main Gabbar’ to hit screens on 1 May
Passion sells content to Latin America ahead of Natpe
Govt proposes 18 new FM channels for Northeast, 15 for J&K
Google shuts production of Google Glass
Yearender
Hindi movie channels revisit acquisition strategy in 2014
TLC: A decade of lifestyle programming
No prizes for status quo
2014: A newsy year for news broadcasters
Strategic steps Disney’s kids network took in 2014
Leagues and big events light up 2014 for sportscasters
2014 a year of gains for Viacom18’s Nick and Sonic
TRAI issues 2014 report card
2014: The year of big films
2014 saw re-rating of multiplex valuations
2014: Ecosystem for ad revenue growth has improved
2014: The year of new launches in Hindi GEC
Cable TV’s year of challenges in 2014
Media mergers and deals in 2014
2014: A quiet year for music channels
TRAI’s hits and misses in 2014
Policy decisions of MIB in 2014
Bollywood personalities on TV in 2014
The highs and lows of DTH in 2014
2014: Top 6 Hindi GECs launch 31 new fiction shows
2014: The year of the mobile
2014: TV saw tremendous growth in rural markets
Programming trends that ruled TV in 2014
2014: MSM bets on stronger content deals for Pix and AXN
How NGC India played its cards in 2014
Discovery’s focus on creating new growth engines in 2014
INDIA STORIES
Screwvala returns to media space with a digital brand
Morgan Stanley upgrades Dish TV & Hathway Cable to ‘overweight'; sees up to 37% upside
Cricketer Ravindra Jadeja sues Rajkot newspaper for defamation
InMobi ‘pivots’ to take on online Ad giants like Google, Acxiom, Experian directly
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer poised to make fateful decision on Alibaba stake
E-tailers launch YouTube channels, rope in trainers to widen seller base
Snapdeal eyes Rs 500 crore via TV-commerce
SOURCE: Economic Times
N. Ravi to retire from ‘The Hindu’ on 31 January
Narendra Modi gets more sway in new censor board
The Sun drops topless ‘Page Three girls’ after campaign
Facebook report says it adds more than $200 billion to global economy
Amazon doubles down on entertainment with ‘indie’ movie bet
Twitter acquires ZipDial in first India acquisition
SOURCE: Livemint
Telecast R-Day event with sign language: Pvt TV channels told
Private FM players gearing up for phase-3 auctions
Zee promoter Subhash Chandra bets big on white label ATMs
The fig leaf of autonomy
Google may invest in SpaceX to improve internet access
SOURCE: Business Standard
Plea in HC accuses ‘PK’ makers of plagiarism, seeks Rs 1 crore
SOURCE: Indian Express
Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth and Amitabh Bachchan to come together for Ilayaraja
SOURCE: Financial Express
GLOBAL STORIES
Rentrak Adds Kantar Retail Data to TV Measurement
Fox TV Stations Acquire BUZZR TV, New Multicast Net from FremantleMedia North America
SOURCE: Broadcasting & Cable
Oscar de la Hoya to Launch Boxing TV Channel
SOURCE: Variety
1 Number That Should Scare Cable Companies
SOURCE: Motley Fool
Studio 8 Inks First-Look Deal With ‘Harry Potter’ Producer Tanya Seghatchian
Average Movie Ticket Price Jumps to $8.17 in 2014
SOURCE: Hollywood Reporter
Vince Cable wants a universal Netflix catalogue for the EU
SOURCE: Shiny Shiny
Newbie STX & Showtime Ink Premium Window Deal As More Of Studio’s Slate Is Revealed
SOURCE: Deadline.com
Cable One has lost 18% of video subs since Viacom blackout, analyst says
NCTC signs deal for Vubiquity LiveVU platform
SOURCE: FierceCable
DISH applauds Hopper copyright ruling
BBC debuts digital-first news programme
Netflix tops 57m subs; plans further expansion
SOURCE: Advanced Television
Sony’s Controversial Comedy “The Interview” Coming to Netflix this Week
SOURCE: TV Week