Archive | March, 2011
2011 Budget Highlights
The Union Budget 2011-12 presented recently by the Finance Minister seems balanced and growth oriented. We’re reporting the telecom and digital media components of India’s 2011-2012. Sectoral Impacts 1. Media & Entertainment The impact of the Union Budget 2011-12 on the Media & Entertainment sector is neutral. CVD exemption cheers film industry The Government announced exemption of countervailing duty (CVD) [...]
Continue reading...Soaps & Serials Ka Tadka……..
16. March 2011
Choti Bahu Season 2 Monday – Friday 7.30 P.M. Choti Bahu Season 2 on ZEE TV is back with a fresh story line and concept. There is no connection with its previous season but lead role are again same. The serial is directed by K. Mohit Kumar Jha, produced by Tony G. Singh and Deepa Singh [...]
Continue reading...CABLE TV SHOW 2011
16. March 2011
CABLE TV SHOW 2011 KOLKATA, the much anticipated SAARC’s largest annual exhibition in the cable TV sector, was organized by CABLE TV EQUIPMENTS TRADERS & MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION (CTMA) on 15, 16 & 17 February, 2011 at the prestigious air-conditioned Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata. This year ALJAZEERA ENGLISH was the SPONSOR and PRIME BIG CBS was [...]
Continue reading...Revised plan for Cable TV Digitization
16. March 2011
The information and broadcasting (I&B) ministry’s revised schedule, for digitisation of cable TV across the country, is seen as a significant development by operators. This move, according to industry experts, is a positive and practical step. According to analysts Nikhil Vora and Swati Nangalia at IDFC Securities, the I&B ministry’s response to Telecom Regulatory Authority [...]
Continue reading...Colors gets closer to the leader
16. March 2011
The latest TAM week, Week 8 2011, recorded a significant rise in Gross Rating Points for Hindi general entertainment channel Colors, which grew from 238 GRPs in week 7 to 283 GRPs in week 8. Apart from Colors, all peer channels have seen a drop in numbers in week 8, including genre leader Star Plus, [...]
Continue reading...Munsif TV The first international ‘Urdu Satellite’ channel
16. March 2011
After a long wait, the first international ‘Urdu Satellite’ channel was launched by Khan Lateef Mohammed Khan, the Chairman of the “Munsif Group” and editorin chief of a leading Urdu Daily. Describing about the aim of this channel, the Managing Director of “Munsif News TV”, Dr Hyder Raza Adil, said that owing to lack of [...]
Continue reading...Times Now & Zoom TV Launched in the United States
16. March 2011
Times Now India’s most watched general English news channel devoted to providing pure and relevant news to its viewers around the clock; and Zoom – India’s 100 % Bollywood channel which brings viewers closer to the biggest stars of the Indian film industry can now be watched in the United States of America. As the world [...]
Continue reading...World Cup records strong debut ratings
16. March 2011
The moment of truth is here. The cricket World Cup has made a cautionary statement to Hindi general entertainment channels as it has opened to strong debut ratings.The inaugural World Cup match between India and Bangladesh has delivered a peak rating of 12.48 TVR across six metros, 11% higher than the Indian Premier League (IPL) [...]
Continue reading...Sonu Nigam to judge X Factor
16. March 2011
Sony Entertainment Television (Set) has roped in Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam to be part of the jury for its upcoming singing reality show – The X Factor.The channel has announced the audition dates of the show, which is slated to launch post IPL.Developed by celebrity judge Simon Colwell, X-Factor India will conduct auditions in seven [...]
Continue reading...More reality shows are coming up
16. March 2011
More reality shows and formats are coming up with the current batch of reality shows soon approaching a close and Hindi general entertainment channels have begun to pull out the replacements’ list. February 2011 will see a host of new launches by Hindi GECs in the perpetual bid to quench the demand for non-fiction content [...]
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17. March 2011
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