| No one's home | 17-NOV-09 |
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| Interestingly, the familiar Left faces were not to be seen on various TV channels after the party got wiped out in the West Bengal by-elections. Sitaram Yechury, the most visible face of the CPI(M) on nightly television, was in Madrid participating in the 18th Congress of the Spanish Communist Party while Brinda Karat was in Brazil attending another fraternal party’s conference. Prakash Karat was in London around the same time. |
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| Longer trading hours good news for biz channels | 30-OCT-09 |
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| With trading hours at stock exchanges set to be extended by two-and-a-half hours, the half a dozen business news channels together will get 20 per cent more advertising inventory to sell, possibly resulting in an overall increase of ad revenue by 8-10 per cent on an annual basis, say media agencies. |
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| Trai seeks views on FDI and norms for TV channels | 20-OCT-09 |
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| Broadcasting regulator Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) today sought views of stakeholders in the sector on issues such as raising limits on foreign direct investment (FDI) and on whether there is need for modifications in uplinking and downlinking guidelines for television channels. |
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| Channels air children's specials to add spark | 15-OCT-09 |
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| Children are all set to have a blast this Diwali with TV channels wanting to make the most of the festive season. The channels estimate that the average time spent by children watching TV and surfing the internet during Diwali increases by 5 to10 per cent. This has prompted children’s TV channels like Nick India, Disney, Cartoon Network and Pogo to launch special shows, merchandise and online games to capture the season’s flavour. |
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| Teleport biz set to grow 35% | 13-OCT-09 |
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| Currently, the estimated size of the business is Rs 200-220 crore for the private operators who undertake teleport operations for around 200 of the 500 permitted TV channels. These third-party teleport operators include HFCL Satellite Communications, Essel Shyam, Lamhas, VSNL and others. However, national broadcasters like Zee, Eenadu, NDTV and STAR News, among others, manage their own teleport operations. |
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| Political parties can start TV channels, says govt | 12-OCT-09 |
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| Virtually rejecting the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (Trai’s) recommendation that disallowed political parties from entering the field of public broadcasting, the government has said there is no such ban on anybody, as long as the stipulated rules are followed. |
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| I&B Ministry seeks Trai views on regulating entry of channels | 09-OCT-09 |
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| Concerned over the growing number of television channels, with many being run by fly by night operators, the Ministry for Information and Broadcasting has sought Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's (Trai) views on regulating the entry of new channels. |
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| FM channels threaten to tune out over royalty row | 06-OCT-09 |
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| With no solution emerging in the legal battle between music companies and private FM radio operators over royalty rates, many of the 37 private FM radio companies have threatened to shut shop soon, restricting choices for over 200 million FM radio listeners to All India Radio channels. |
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| Hollywood studio to launch two English channels | 24-SEP-09 |
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| Backed by US-based Hollywood film company Lionsgate Production, Hong Kong-based Tiger Gate Entertainment is all set to launch two English movie channels called Thrill and KIX in the Rs 250-crore domestic English movies market on television. India has around 10 English movie channels with STAR Movies and HBO, the two leaders in terms of revenue and viewership. |
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| English movie channels step out of television sets | 18-SEP-09 |
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| English movie channels are creating action on and off television. They are creating innovative properties to grab eyeballs at various viewer touch points such as malls, restaurants, clubs, social networking sites, coffee shops and theatres to expand themselves from a niche urban market. |
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| Akash Prakash: The tightening dilemma | 11-SEP-09 |
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| The message from the recent G-20 meeting was crystal clear; do not expect central banks to take the risk of short-circuiting fragile recoveries, either through premature tightening of monetary policy or phasing out of fiscal stimulus. The assembled cast of policymakers seemed to be in total agreement, there is no question of reversing the emergency measures until a global recovery is totally secure. |
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| SaaS players to look at innovative channels: Zinnov | 07-SEP-09 |
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| Indian IT players who offer software as a service model (SaaS), are required to look at innovative channels to engage with customers and grow their business, according to a new study by management consulting firm Zinnov. |
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