BENGALURU: It is early days yet with data only for 4 weeks from Broadcast Audience Research Council of India (BARC) available since the launch of Republic Bharat and the implementation of TRAI’s new tariff order. However, back of the envelope calculations seem to indicate that viewership of the latest major entrant to the Hindi news genre, Republic Bharat, is driven more by rural audiences. It must be noted that a number of channels across genres- whether GEC or other genres, have gained viewership after the new tariff order regime and are free-to-air (FTA) and also available on DD Free Dish as compared to their respective peers which are or have become pay channels (pay TV).

MUMBAI: Riding on the digital wave in the country, Rajya Sabha TV’s YouTube channel has crossed over 25 lakh subscriber base. Vice president of India M Venkaiah Naidu praised its top editorial and technical team as well as employees for the achievement.

MUMBAI: The Netflix original Delhi Crime is the latest example of Indian series which made a mark outside the country solely for its compelling storytelling. As over-the-top (OTT) platforms have liberalised the entertainment space for content creators, Delhi Crime producer Golden Karavan also sees its future here. The India-focused OTT television production company that wants to be aligned with all OTT platforms to create content has a couple of shows that will go on the floor this year.

Singles seem to be the new buzzword in the Indian music industry. Industry experts say singles are ideal to tap today's mobile-savvy generation that is constantly switching between social media platforms like Facebook, WhatsApp and YouTube.  

MUMBAI: The emergence of over the top (OTT) platforms has provided animation studios an additional avenue to create content for kids. Apart from providing an additional screen, the OTT industry is also a boon for the animation industry since it provides an additional revenue stream to the studios.

“Overall, OTT is adding to the growth of the Indian animation industry. It’s good to have our content running on both the platforms (TV and digital),” Green Gold Animation CEO and founder Rajiv Chilaka told TelevisionPost.com.

MUMBAI: Two years into the game and kids’ channel Sony Yay has already witnessed twofold growth. Though yet to hit the breakeven status, the channel’s emphasis now is on other business aspects that need immediate attention.

MUMBAI: Asia Pacific, Latin America, Africa & the Middle East and Central and Eastern Europe (AP, LA, AME, CEE) were the strongest performing regions, with like-for-like revenue less pass-through costs up 2.3 percent for advertising, public relations, media and market research Group WPP plc  during the first quarter of 2019 . WPP said in an earnings release that there was strong growth in Latin America, Central & Eastern Europe and South East Asia, with Australia and New Zealand being more difficult. 

The Indian Readership Survey Q1 2019 has shown that Dainik Jagran continues to lead among the top 20 dailies in terms of last 1 month read (Total Readership) as well as read yesterday (Average Issue Readership) (12+ years; Urban+Rural). 
 

Dainik Jagran has garnered a Total Readership (TR) of 73,673,000 in Q1 IRS 2019, compared to TR of 70,377,000 in IRS 2017. Dainik Jagran’s Average Issue Readership (AIR) stood at 20,258,000 in Q1 IRS 2019, a marginal increase from 20,241,000 in IRS 2017. 

MUMBAI: The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has reserved the order in the landing page matter after the arguments concluded.

The All India Digital Cable Federation (AIDCF), Bennett Coleman & Company Ltd (BCCL), and multi system operator (MSO) JPR Channel had challenged the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) landing page direction in TDSAT.

MUMBAI: Having seen an exponential growth last on the back of ‘Little Singham’ IP, kids broadcaster Discovery Kids hopes to maintain the growth momentum in 2019.

“Discovery Kids emerged as the fastest growing channel last year in the kids genre. Our aim is to maintain the momentum and end this year on another high,”
Discovery Kids head Uttam Pal Singh said.