When Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi entered the Indian market, few thought the brand would go from zero to No.1 in a matter of four years, leaving biggies such as Samsung, LG and Micromax in the dust. So total has been the disruption that even today, Samsung has still not been able to come up with […]
Sun Direct, the DTH platform from Chennai-based Sun TV Network, said it has added 25 new channels, including five HD channels. With this, the total number of HD channels on the platform has risen to 65 and the number of standard definition channels has risen to 237. It is expected to add another 15 HD […]
Rajyavardhan Rathore, junior minister for information and broadcasting today confirmed that Doordarshan has given permission to eleven companies to manufacture set top boxes with encryption for use on its DTH service DD Free Dish. The statement confirms that the much delayed encryption of the service is on track and will be implemented once the stock […]
The government of India is exploring ways to ban the advertising of junk foods and soft drinks on television channels targeted at children, junior minister for information and technology Rajyavardhan Rathore told the parliament today. Rathore said intimations in this regard will be sent to television channels soon, and the idea was to discourage children […]
The verdict in the crucial case filed by Star India against the sector regulator’s move to control a-la-carte pricing of television channels in India is expected to be delivered next week, a key industry official said. “The judgment has been reserved by the Madras High Court. There has been a representation by the Government, TRAI […]
The government has reduced the Goods and Services Tax on amusements parks and events such as circus, pageants, drama, functions and concerts. While the GST rate on amusements parks has been reduced to 18% from 28%, all ticket sales of up to Rs 500 each for events has been made GST free. The new rate […]
Zee Group’s DTH arm Dish TV said it intends to go ahead with its merger with rival Videocon D2h, having made an assessment of the possible impact of bankruptcy proceedings against D2h’s promoter group by banks. It said it will make further filings with the Registrar of Companies on the merger. “Upon evaluation of the […]
Sun Direct, the DTH arm of Sun TV, has set the ball rolling on a massive expansion of its offerings that is expected to see 20 new HD and 100 new standard definition channels added to the platform in the next few days. At present, the service has the least number of channels among paid […]
Balaji Telefilms, the television content producer header by Ekta Kapoor, said it has decided to make its digital content available on various content applications of Reliance Jio. So far, the most of the content was exclusive to Balaji Telefilm’s own app, ALTBalaji, which also competes with Jio’s apps. According to Google’s Play Store, the Android […]
North Indian newspaper publisher DB Corp reported disappointing results for the third quarter as its key revenue sources, advertising, saw a abnormal decline during the quarter. Revenue from print advertisements declined by 5.8% despite the comparison being with a quarter that was ravaged by demonetization. Print advertising revenue fell to Rs 378 cr from 401 […]
The Supreme Court has lifted the bans imposed by certain state governments like Gujarat and Haryana on the movie Padmavat and said the movie will screen across India next week. The movie is set to release on Jan 25. The court said it was the responsibility of the state governments to keep law and order, […]
Zee Entertainment Enterprises, the country’s largest listed media company, reported a whopping 30% jump in advertising sales in India as the comparison period of last year was hit by demonetization. Domestic advertising revenue was at Rs 11,373 mn (Rs 1,137 cr) on a like to like basis, excluding the sports business that was sold to […]
Reliance Industries’ controlled TV18 reported better results than in recent quarters, and said advertising revenue is showing signs of recovery. The company reported a 8% growth in the top line for Oct-Dec quarter to Rs 271 cr, while profit before tax remained flat at Rs 16 cr. Profit from joint ventures jumped to Rs 19 […]
Hindustan Media Ventures, the publisher of Hindustan daily, reported a 12% jump in net profit for the third quarter due to ongoing cost cutting measures. On a positive note, advertising revenue increased by Rs 8 cr, or 5%, on year during the third quarter to Rs 177 cr. However, the comparison was with a weak […]
Sun Direct, the DTH service from Sun Network, has been allocated 144 MHz of spectrum on the recently launched Measat-3B satellite which will enable service to add 20 new HD and 100 new standard definition channels. A social media user by the name of ‘Raja Chennai‘ shared a screenshot of the application made by the […]
The fire at Mumbai’s Kamala Mill Compound has disrupted the broadcasting operations of India’s biggest media conglomerate Times Group. Channels such as Movies Now, Romedy Now, MN+ and so on are offline, while news channels — including ET Now, Mirror Now and Times Now have had to transmit from make-shift studios and locations. Anchors of […]
Joby George of Kerala-based Goodwill Entertainments has offered a ‘lifetime’ job in the UK, Australia, Dubai or India to the person who was arrested by the Kerala police yesterday for cyber-bullying an actress who criticized super star Mammootty. “If u can give u r no or u can come to my home or office till […]
NDTV said it has decided to fire up to 25% of its workforce over the next one month to focus more and more on its core news business. The fired employees are currently engaged with the company’s non-core operations. “As intimated earlier to the exchanges, NDTV Group had initiated a turnaround plan to bring down […]
Film producer Eros International said it has tied up with Manish Mundra’s Drishyam Films to co-produce four “new wave” films. Drishyam is the film maker behind titles such as Masaan, Rukh, Kadvi Hawa and Newton, India’s entry to the Oscars in the Foreign Film Category this year. Eros has already tied up with Drishyam for […]
JioTV, the IPTV service from Reliance Jio is now available on the open Internet as well. Live TV channels can be watched by anyone on their PC using a Jio ID and an Internet connection. The Jio ID, however, can be set only by using a Jio phone number and a one-time password. The service, […]
