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Parliament IT report cites high charge by Antriksh as hurdle to satellite connectivity
MUMBAI: Despite the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) citing high cost of satellite-delivered bandwidth to reach remote areas for providing broadband services, parliament’s committee on IT has observed that prohibitive cost should not come in the way of availing of the services as adequate funds are available, including those from Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF)..
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IIFA Awards telecast on Colors garners 7.7 mn impressions
MUMBAI: The telecast of the 19th edition of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) garnered 7.7 million impressions on Colors, as per BARC (HSM, 2+). This season of IIFA ranked as the second highest rated award show in the last one and a half year. It also beat its own ratings of the previous 4 editions this year.
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"Self-regulation is the best way": Zee5's Tarun Katial on censorship of OTT content
We spoke to the chief executive officer of Zee5 about the content, strategy and challenges of his VOD platform.While Zee Entertainment Enterprises announced, through a press release in May, that Tarun Katial (43) has been roped in as chief executive officer for it's over the top (OTT) platform - Zee5, Katial has been involved in the planning and making of originals for the platform right from the end of 2016, while the merger of Big FM was on-going.
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Star Plus returns as urban HSM’s no. 1 GEC in week 31
MUMBAI: Star Plus has toppled Colors to become the number 1 Hindi GEC in urban HSM, as per BARC India data for week 31. The channel had last grabbed the number 1 position in week 39 of 2017. Since then Colors has been ruling the roost with Zee TV occasionally wearing the crown.
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Times Now beats Republic TV to become no. 1 in week 31
MUMBAI: After giving a scare many times, Times Now has finally pipped Arnab Goswami’s Republic TV to emerge as the number 1 English news channel in week 31 of BARC ratings. Republic TV has been ruling the English news genre right from its debut in week 19 of 2017.
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NDTV reports operating profit after curbing op costs in Q1
BENGLURU:New Delhi Television Limited (NDTV) reported consolidated operating profit (EBIDTA) of Rs 5.99 crore for thefor the quarter ended 30 June 2018 (Q1 2019, quarter or period under review) as compared to an operating loss of Rs 14.25 crore for the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal year Q1 2018.
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Facebook and Instagram can contribute up to 21% towards a Hindi film's first-day ticket sales
A look at the new report launched by Ormax Media and Facebook titled - 'Media Effectiveness in Hindi Film Marketing'.Research company Ormax Media and Facebook India have a launched a report titled 'Media Effectiveness in Hindi Film Marketing' that studies and correlates the actual box office collections to a movie's marketing mix.
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Movie Marketing: How Social Media Leads The Way
There’s a movie releasing this weekend. And there are all chances that you heard about it first from the actors of the film themselves, who shared live updates on Facebook or Instagram. Later, your social media timeline was flooded with posts of trailers, Facebook Lives and in some cases through Facebook messenger chat bot. Movie marketing is changing. Unless you live outside the digital realm, you hear about a movie release months ahead online, not in newspapers or theatres.
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English Gec most benefitted genre in week 31 of Chrome DM
MUMBAI: With a growth of 6.09 per cent as compared to last week (30), the English GEC genre marked the highest opportunity to see (OTS) among all categories in week 31 of Chrome Data Analytics & Media.
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We Might Roll Out Subscription-Based Models For Digital In 2 Years: DD Purkayastha, ABP
While English print readership across the country is on a decline, ABP Group, with its wide portfolio of products, is working towards retaining its consumers by luring readers to their digital platforms. In a conversation with exchange4media, DD Purkayastha, Managing Director & CEO, ABP Pvt Ltd., revealed that it may roll out a subscription-based model for its digital offerings within the next two years.