Chennai: The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) will secure a majority in the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly polls by winning 151-158 seats, the Puthiya Thalaimurai pre-poll survey has predicted. The survey, taken up between February 15 and March 18, was held in 20 representative constituencies across the State. The survey says the AIADMK will secure 76-83 seats.

Delhi High Court has asked MIB, Prasar Bharati, Dish TV India and Zee Media Corporation to file a reply before April 30, 2021, explaining how unencrypted channels were made available on DD Free Dish for over two years and what steps have been taken to stop the same.

In early March 2020, a PIL was filed seeking cancellation of the permission issued to Dish TV India and Zee Media Corporation Limited for uplinking unencrypted channels in KU Band on GSAT-15 satellite and seeking a court-monitored investigation into the discrepancies.

KOLKATA: Prasar Bharati has earned nearly Rs 10 crore through the 53rd e-auction of MPEG-4 slots of DD Free Dish. 11 channels were successfully allocated MPEG-4 slots post the auction.

The 53rd round of e-auctions was dominated by news channels, with 10 out of the 11 slot up for grabs being won by news outlets. The channels that earned the FTA tag this time are: Chardikla Time TV, I Love Pen Studios, India News, India News UP/UK, Jantantra TV, News 18 UP/UK, News 24 Think First, News India 24X7, News State UP/UK, Samay, Sudarshan News.

The bid values of these channels were in the range of Rs 76 lakh and Rs 1.12 crore.

“Thankful to all broadcasters who have reposed faith in DD Free Dish platform. The e-auctions for both MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 slots have seen robust bidding and new highs in individual bids breaching earlier levels in a sign of optimism in the broadcast sector overcoming Covid2019 shock,” Prasar Bharati CEO Shashi Shekhar Vempati said.

New Delhi: The Bombay high court has sought to know from the Mumbai police if it intends to proceed with the investigation against Republic TV and its editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami, considering that the channel remains a ‘suspect’ on police records, even after filing two chargesheets in connection with the TRP manipulation case.

A bench of justices S S Shinde and Manish Pitale also directed special public prosecutor (SPP) Shishir Hiray to inform the court about the time required to complete their investigation in the matter.

"You have been investigating for the last three months. There are two chargesheets, and there seems to be no evidence against them. And this FIR is of October 2020. We are in March 2021," the HC said as per a PTI report. "Why keep the sword hanging on their head? You are not making them an accused also, why so?" asked the bench.

All digital publishers need to stand together and oppose the new guidelines for digital media, says Siddharth Varadarajan, Editor of The Wire, after members of the Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA) met with the Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar last week seeking that they should be treated differently than those news publishers who are only on the digital platform as they already follow the regulatory protocol laid down by PCI and Cable Television Network Act.

"At the end of the day, we have a duty to discharge to our reader. And it's the readers of digital news, who will suffer if the government is allowed to arm itself with these kinds of sweeping rules,” he said.

Colors Tamil is set to bring together its shows - Mangalya Sandhosham and Amman for a Mahasangamam episode for the next two weeks. Godrej Aer Power Pocket and Parry Sweet Care are special partners for these exclusive episodes. The special  episodes will witness an engaging storyline with its two protagonists – Nithya played by Lakshmipriya and Sakthi played by Pavithra Gowda, who venture to find solutions for their problems. Currently on air since March 15, the episodes will also feature Rachitha Mahalakshmi in a cameo role as Amman everyday till March 27, at 7:00 PM.

Commenting on the special Mahasangamam line-up, Anup Chandrasekharan, Business Head, Colors Tamil, said, “We are delighted to bring for the viewers these Mahasangamam episodes of our popular fiction shows – Amman and Mangalya Sandhosham. Viewers are in for a delight as they will get to watch our extremely talented cast come together to showcase an intriguing storyline. The Mahasangamam episodes will have a unique and gripping narrative with lots of twist and turns. We are certain that it will keep our audience engaged and enthralled.”

In the TRP tampering case, the Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday attached properties belonging to Fakt Marathi, Box Cinema, and Maha Movie channels. The movable and immovable properties of these three channels include land, commercial and residential units in Mumbai, Indore, Delhi, and Gurgaon and balances in bank accounts totaling Rs. ED attached 32 Crore in the case.

According to reports, ED said the channels Fakt Marathi, Box Cinema, and Maha Movie entered into a criminal conspiracy to cheat and committed the offense of criminal breach of trust forgery and, thereby, fraudulently enhancing the TRP ratings. Through the TRP manipulation, these channels have received enhanced advertisement revenue of Rs 46 Crore

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It has been over five months since the last BARC data on news channels was released and this prolonged delay has been especially hard on the smaller regional news channels. Experts count up losses to the tune of Rs 2000 crore in this period.

While the larger news channels have been able to keep their businesses afloat on the basis of past ratings and performance history, smaller news channels have endured losses and a handful has also disappeared from television screens in the last four to five months.

“The bigger news channels have data from week 36 - week 39 to furnish and it is a given that a channel that is on number one or at number two or three for that matter wouldn’t suddenly lose its viewership even if there are marginal movement in numbers. It is the smaller channels that have been hit worst and especially the newer ones who have no access to any data,” said Romi Bidichandani, MD at Mumbai-based media sales company Affinity Media.

MUMBAI: Viacom18 Media is all set to make an exciting new addition to its existing bouquet of channels with the launch of Colors Cineplex Bollywood - the ultimate destination for Bollywood movies. The channel will launch with a robust library of Bollywood hits on 1 April 2021 across all leading DTH and cable platforms including DD FreeDish.

Targeted towards the metro audience of Mumbai and Delhi as well as Hindi speaking markets of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, Colors Cineplex Bollywood aims to entertain and engage Bollywood movie buffs with a slew of titles spanning across different genres. In line with its brand proposition of ‘Hit Hai!’, the channel will showcase commercial potboilers of the 80’s such as Amar Akbar Anthony, Kaalia, Namak Halaal, to the 90’s hit movies like Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Raja Hindustani, Jeet, Dil, Kachche Dhaage to millennial favourites like Golmaal, Dabangg, Hera Pheri franchise as well as latest blockbusters like Chhalaang, Padmavaat, Student of the Year 2, Andhadhun thus catering to viewers of all ages. With its diverse offering, Colors Cineplex Bollywood will acknowledge the purest form of cinema which stands for wholesome entertainment.

Mumbai: Viacom18 is all set to make an exciting new addition to its existing bouquet of channels with the launch of COLORS Cineplex Bollywood. The channel will launch with a robust library of Bollywood hits on 1st April, 2021 across leading platforms.

Targeted towards the Metro audience of Mumbai and Delhi as well as Hindi Speaking Markets of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, COLORS Cineplex Bollywood aims to entertain and engage Bollywood movie buffs with a slew of titles spanning across different genres. In line with its brand proposition of ‘Hit Hai!’, the channel will showcase commercial potboilers of the 80’s such as Amar Akbar Anthony, Kaalia, NamakHalaal, to the 90’s hit movies like Hum Dil De ChukeSanam, Raja Hindustani, Jeet, Dil, Kachche Dhaageto millennial favourites like Golmaal, Dabangg, Hera Pheri franchise as well as latest blockbusters like Chhalaang, Padmavaat, Student of the Year 2, Andhadhun thus catering to viewers of all ages. With its diverse offering, COLORS Cineplex Bollywood will acknowledge the purest form of cinema which stands for wholesome entertainment

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