MUMBAI: Vivo Pro Kabaddi League successfully concluded the player auction in Mumbai. Day two was dominated by players and category-B stars, with franchises finding the perfect balance between experienced and young players to craft winning teams.... http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/sports/pro-kabaddi-league-concludes-auction-for-season-six-180601

MUMBAI: The impending death of the television is something people have been talking about but that future is yet to arrive. However, one can’t ignore the fact that today’s audiences do consume content anywhere and from any platform.Zee Melt 2018 saw a session on ‘The Next Seismic Shifts in Television’ with panellists Zeel domestic broadcast business CEO Punit Misra, Mediabrands IPG CEO Shashi Sinha and BARC CEO Partho Dasgupta. Provocateur Advisory principal Paritosh Joshi moderated the panel.... http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/viewership/broadcasters-aiming-at-quality-content-on-both-tv-digital-180601

MUMBAI: Across the world, efforts are on to make audience measurement systems more reliable and tamper-proof so that advertisers can get the right value and content providers can tailor content as per market demand.... http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/viewership/industry-optimistic-of-rpd-technology-for-viewership-180531

MUMBAI: Though the announcement of ad guru and former WPP CEO Sir Martin Sorrell’s comeback strategy was announced yesterday in faraway London --- a London Stock Exchange notification on Derriston Capital said so --- the excitement was running equally high here at the venue where Zee Melt event was being held. And, why not? Sorrell was scheduled for a live video interaction with delegates at the event in the evening.... http://www.indiantelevision.com/mam/marketing/mam/sorrell-pats-mukesh-ambanis-back-for-telecom-explosion-180531

After launching English movie channel &Privé HD in September 2017, Zee Entertainment Enterprises is launching one more English movie channel &flix in standard definition (SD) and high definition (HD) options. ZEEL's new movie channel will go on air from June 3, 2018, and the tagline is 'Leap Forth'. The first movie that the channel will air as a part of the premier is Marvel's Spider-Man Homecoming at 1.00 pm.

The SD and HD channel will go live across all major DTH and digital cable platforms on June 3 at 1 pm with the premiere of Spider-Man: Homecoming.

ZEEL claims that the new channel will be the most popular destination for latest Hollywood movies, with one hit premiere every week for an entire year along with an exceptional library of films across genres. The channel has tied up with studios such as Sony, Paramount Pictures and Disney and has a library of more than 400 movies and 52 hit premieres.

Sony Entertainment Television (SET) is back with its quiz show Dus Ka Dum (DKD) after nine long years. Produced by Big Synergy, this new season of Dus Ka Dum boasts of an all-new format re-designed and developed by the in-house creative team of SET and Sony Pictures Television, UK.

Hosted by Salman Khan, Dus Ka Dum will be aired on Mondays and Tuesdays between 8.30 and 10.00 pm. The show is being promoted through Sony's network channels, digital and through outdoor ads.

Dish TV India Limited (BSE: 532839, NSE: DISHTV, LSE: DTVL) today reported fourth quarter fiscal 2018 consolidated subscription revenues of Rs. 13,771 million and operating revenues of Rs. 15,324 million. Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter stood at Rs. 4,606 million. Adjusted EBITDA margin was recorded at 30.1%.

On March 22, 2018, Videocon D2h Limited had merged with and into Dish TV India Limited with the appointed date of the merger being October 1, 2017.

From television commentary in six languages and airing the Indian Premiere League (IPL) finale on its Hindi GEC (Star Plus) and movie channel (Star Gold) to tailor-made feeds for different regions and 120 commentators on board, Star India played its cards well to keep both advertisers and audience interest alive throughout the one-and-a–half month-long cricketing extravaganza. 

MUMBAI: Digital cinema distribution network UFO Moviez India’s has posted 33.5% higher net profit for the quarter ended 31 March to Rs 25.9 crore as against Rs 19.4 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal.

EBITDA was higher by 16.1% to Rs 57.6 crore compared to Rs 49.6 crore. Consolidated revenue grew 4.3% to Rs 162 crore compared to Rs 155.3 crore.