MUMBAI: Himachal Pradesh-based multi system operator (MSO) Good Media News’s (GMN) net profit for FY17 has remained flat at Rs 50 lakh. In the previous fiscal, the MSO’s net profit remained the same at Rs 50 lakh.

MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) has roped in five sponsors for the upcoming India-England series which kicks off on 3rd July.

The platform will now feature addictive stories and entertainment created exclusively for young Indians.

Content media company, ScoopWhoop, has renamed its Hindi content platform - Gazabpost to ScoopWhoop Hindi. The new brand will continue to engage specifically with Hindi-speaking millennials and Gen Z'ers with addictive, interesting and relatable content while also bringing in the quintessentially ScoopWhoop flavor that audiences across India know and love. The content will cover everything from entertainment and social news, to infotainment to original video content and series created exclusively for Hindi-speaking youth.

In a recent annoucement, Big Trunk Communications, a Mumbai-based full-fledged creative digital agency, has acquired digital duties for Discovery Kids channel in India. The business was won post a multi-agency pitch.

The mandate entails building brand awareness and strengthening the brand's digital presence as a part of its digital duties by highlighting their existing and upcoming animated shows and building a strong digital community. Big Trunk Communications will be involved in the strategy, content creation and design across all Social Media platforms, along with Online Reputation Management.

MUMBAI:  Polimer TV, Tamil language satellite television channel and Gemini Movies, a Telugu movie channel of Sun Network, were the two new entrants in the Tamil and Telugu markets after BARC released its ratings for week 23. Star Jalsha and Zee Marathi topped their respective markets, while the hierarchy of channels in the Southern regions remained constant with Colors Kannada and Asianet retaining their top positions.

BENGALURU: Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (Zeel) free to air (FTA) Hindi general entertainment channel (Hindi GEC) Zee Anmol entered the bastions held by either the Sun TV Network’s flagship Tamil GEC Sun TV or the channel that aired the Indian Premier League (IPL) in week 21 of 2018. Zee Anmol had then topped Broadcast Audience Research Council of India (BARC) weekly list of the top 10 channels across genres, only to be overtaken by the normal occupant of the numero uno rank Sun TV in the following week.

With four key assembly elections lined up towards the end of the year, India's regional news channels could be laughing their way to the bank. In a bid to maximize their revenues, channels are in the process of sprucing up their programming and hiking ad rates. iTV Network, Network18, Zee News Network will be the ones set to benefit the most because due to their presence in the Hindi, English and regional markets.

MUMBAI: Ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala has picked up 1.3 crore shares of direct-to-home (DTH) operator Dish TV India for nearly Rs 93 crore through an open market transaction.

MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Networks India’s (SPNI) video streaming platform SonyLIV has launched a subscription pack for live sports without any delay.

MUMBAI: DEN Networks CEO SN Sharma has set an ambitious target of converting 10% of its cable TV universe to high definition (HD) from standard definition (SD) in the next 12 months.