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MUMBAI: Viacom18 is not one to stay down after one fall. Recently, the network released a periodical historical drama Dastaan-E-Mohobbat on Colors but when it failed to grab eyeballs, it has swiftly decided to replace it with another in the same genre – Jhansi Ki Rani produced by Contiloe Pictures.
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BENGALURU: India’s premier television and digital content creation house Balaji Telefilms Ltd reported stellar performance from its television and film making business (TV business, or standalone) for the quarter ended 31 December 2018 (Q3 2019, quarter, period, under review).
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MUMBAI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Tuesday extended the deadline for consumers to select television channels under its new tariff regime till 31 March The subscribers that don’t opt for new channels would be moved to ‘Best Fit Plans’, which would be developed as per usage pattern, language and channel popularity, the sector regulator said in its statement.
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GroupM’s annual This Year Next Year Report on the trends driving the advertising industry and advertising expenditure has found that the industry in India outdid GroupM’s predictions in 2018.
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MUMBAI: The four big broadcasters will be pulling out their channels from Prasar Bharati’s free direct to home (DTH) platform DD Free Dish from 1st March, Dish TV chairman, and managing director (CMD) Jawahar Goel has said.
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MUMBAI: SRMB Steel, one of the leading Steel Manufacturers in Eastern India has launched its latest TVC – ‘Ghar Se Ho Jeet ki Shuruwat (Winning starts from Home)’ featuring ace cricketer MS Dhoni. Conceptualised by Sacred Communications, the TVC tries to capture the warmth of home, togetherness and fundamental values that help us grow.
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MUMBAI: Though laudable, a new government directive on making all TV shows on all channels specially-abled people friendly has left the broadcasting industry sceptical as it would be difficult to implement the directive across all genres of programming 24x7.
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MUMBAI: The Delhi High Court has dismissed the petition filed by 9X Media, B4U and MASTiii against the DD Free Dish e-auction. Within a few days of the e-auction recommencement notice, the broadcasters approached the court as they felt the base prices are very high for small players.
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MUMBAI: With the new tariff order being implemented from 1 February, India’s largest DTH operator Dish TV expects the overall content cost of the company to come down by at least 20 per cent. The DTH brand also thinks that the regulatory framework will help DTH operators to add more subscribers as many MSOs are not prepared for the implementation.
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Multi-lingual OTT platform Zee5 and music streaming service Gaana will offer each other’s users free access to their platforms. Users of both the platforms will benefit from the rich content library of Zee5 comprising movies, original shows, and TV shows and the vast Gaana’s music library of more than 30 million songs.
