MUMBAI: Direct to home (DTH) operator has launched an offer for new customers for the FIFA World Cup 2018. As part of the acquisition strategy, the DTH operator will offer Sony Ten 2 and Sony Ten 3 free to all new acquisitions from 15 May to 15 July.

MUMBAI: Banijay Asia has inked a deal with actor Salman Khan’s TV production house to create content across TV and digital formats.

MUMBAI: Balaji Telefilms-owned over the top (OTT) platform ALTBalaji is looking to scale-up its original content offering by launching over 100 hours of original content in 2018. The platform is working on 50 new concepts in order to churn out more shows in 2018.

MUMBAI: The DTH sector. What once seemed a lucrative arena has now seen companies getting acquired and merging, the competition being intense . Today, India is the largest DTH market in the world by number of subscribers. As on 30 September 2017, there were 66.99 million active pay DTH subscribers in the country. This does not include subscribers of free DTH services.

NEW DELHI: Within days of Rajyavardhan Rathore given independent charge of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) by the PM Modi-led government after removal of his senior Smriti Irani, the organisation has been galvanised into action. What’s more, important issues are being discussed, including clearances of three new TV channel applications and meetings being called with broadcast industry stakeholders to debate matters like use of foreign satellites versus Indian ones.

MUMBAI: After having bought rights for almost all important sporting properties in India, Star India had the massive task to ensure that it sets a new benchmark for cricket. In February, it won the audio-visual production rights for IPL 2018, making it the first time that a broadcaster is producing IPL as till last year, the production rights was with the BCCI.

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has sent notice to 121 permitted private satellite TV channels for not providing monitoring facilities/Technical Parameters to EMMC for the purpose of monitoring the content. 

The growing popularity of digital platforms coupled with recent factors such as BARC’s revision of rural weightage and demonetization seems to have hit the English entertainment genre. 

MUMBAI: The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has directed RP Techvision India, the owner of Bengali news channel Kolkata 24×7, to pay Antrix Corporation Rs 2.46 crore within three weeks from 16 May.

MUMBAI: Balaji Telefilms has appointed Sunil Lulla as Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective 25 May. He replaces Sameer Nair who quit Balaji to join Applause Entertainment as CEO.