MUMBAI: Multi system operator (MSO) Asianet Satellite Communications has transferred its cable TV business into a new subsidiary company called Asianet Digital Network. The demerger has become effective from 1 March 2018.
MUMBAI: Star India’s investment in its video streaming service Hotstar will be $50 million in FY18, 21st Century Fox CEO James Murdoch has said. The company follows a financial calendar of July to June.
MUMBAI: Back in the 90s, a new legion of toon addicts was created in India with the advent of anime shows such as Pokémon, Dragonball Z and Naruto that were telecast on Cartoon Network. A few years later, the genre hasn’t found the popularity in Indian kids that it has in some other parts of the world.
BENGALURU: Star India’s contribution to the third quarter (quarter ended 31 March 2018, Q3-2018) numbers of Rupert Murdoch-led Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (21st Century Fox) more than doubled as compared to the corresponding year ago quarter according the company’s earnings release. Star India is a part of 21st Century’s cable network programming (CNP) segment.
The Broadcast Research Council of India (BARC)’s week 17 (21 April to 27 April) data is out, and the South Indian GEC channels- Colors Kannada, Asianet, Sun TV, and Star Maa retained their positions this week too.
MUMBAI: Aamoda Broadcasting, which runs free to air (FTA) Telugu news channel ABN Andhra Jyothy has seen its net profit increase over three to Rs 14.7 crore for the fiscal ended March 2017 compared to Rs 4.3 crore in the year-ago period.
MUMBAI: After the big fall in FY17 due to demonetisation, direct to home (DTH) Tata Sky’s net profit has seen a surge in FY18. The company’s net profit has zoomed to Rs 408 crore for the fiscal ended March 2018 as against Rs 8 crore in the previous fiscal.
MUMBAI: Discovery’s earnings release for Q1 2018, for the quarter ended 31 March 2018, shows that the company suffered a slight loss of $8 million due to the costs linked with the acquisition of Scripps Networks Interactive (Scripps). Q1 revenue of $2307 million was 43 per cent higher year-on-year (yoy) from $1610 million.
MUMBAI: The Indian media will never let go of an opportunity to milk the most of the country's favourite event - elections. Channels know that it is a time when people switch over from other genres to news.