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Leading music channel etc is expanding its business by tying up with music companies to market their albums in return for royalty payment and access to their content. The channel has already tied up with RPG-owned Saregama HMV and is close to inking a deal
With lifting of sanction by US on India the uncertainty over the Subhash Chandra-promoted Agrani Satellite Services Ltd (ASSL) project seems to be over. The firm was in the process of seeking a project-specific waiver of the US sanctions for its Rs 1,150-c
The entertainment company of RPG Enterprise, Saregama India plans to begin production of television software shortly. At present Saregama has a small presence in TV software with its only Tamil serial on the air for the past 10 weeks on Sun TV.
According to industry sources radio’s share in the total advertising budgets of companies is likely to grow from 2 per cent to 5 per cent in the next three years with expected growth rate of about 10-12 per cent every year. In fact, the fortune of radio ad
In the wake of the terrorist attacks in the US, leading media buying agencies are now charting out new plans with an emphasis on major news channels such as Aaj Tak, Star News and Zee news. The rationale behind the shift in focus is the growing viewership
Radio City is expected to launch its radio station in Lucknow in the first week of December this year. This will be Star’s second radio station in the country, the first being Bangalore. Star also plans to launch stations in Mumbai and Delhi, subject to ob
The Kerala-based Asianet Satellite Communications Ltd., has entered into filmmaking and video technology. It has floated a film production wing, Asianet Productions, that will embark on projects and will co-promote ventures. Asianet also intends launching
etc has signed a strategic deal with music company Saregama HMV. Under this agreement, Saregama HMV and etc will jointly present various albums. etc will provide the on air promotional platform for the albums, while Saregama HMV will provide content from i
The US-based WorldSpace Corporation has brought into India unique audio systems which allow satellites to broadcast directly to small, portable audio receivers (direct-to-home) and can be carried anywhere. WorldSpace has already tied up with Asianet throug
Private FM radio licensees in metros are willing to share the All India Radio (AIR) resources for setting up their respective operations. The FM players arrived at a consensus after discussion on the modalities of resources sharing with AIR. Among other th
Star India will unveil the new look Vijay TV from October 1. The channel is expected to have a complete revamp, beginning with a new Star-like logo, with a host of software houses scheduled to produce programmes. Star is putting together an ad campaign for
As planes hit the World Trade towers, news channels found shocking images that would keeps audiences glued to their TV sets. Between 6 PM and 12 Midnight on 11 September, the reach of ‘news-channels’ (for list, refer full story) zoomed to 26.4%( gain of o
Havas Advertising has withdrawn from the bidding struggle for Tempus Group, owner of media buying agency CIA Medianetwork, citing the worsening economic outlook. The decision hands victory to the only remaining bidder Sir Martin Sorrell, chief executive of
The coverage of the US tragedy by US TV networks has effected the bottomline of the media companies. From the first word of attack on September 11, all of the major networks in the US – ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN and Fox – put their regular programming on hold and
CNBC’s coverage of Monday’s US stock market re-opening generated the network’s second-highest viewership ever, averaging 5,30,000 homes with a 0.7 rating for its 5 am to 8 p.m. slot. BBC, on the other hand, estimates that an additional 300 million viewers
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) decision to allow foreign institutional investor (FII) investments in Indian companies beyond 24 per cent up to the sectoral statutory ceiling is being well received in the broadcasting industry.
DD Metro has managed raise advertising revenue of Rs 1.5 crore over the last fortnight in the 7-10 p.m. slot. The channel had decided to market the time band on its own after it was vacated by Channel 9. Hindustan Lever, Colgate and Procter & Gamble are am
According to a dipstick survey carried by Lintas Lowe and Partners, the launch of Star’s FM channel, Radio City has managed to increase radio listeners in Bangalore by almost 50 per cent. According to the study 83 per cent of the listeners listen in the mo
The Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) has lifted the embargo on Hindustan Thompson Associates (HTA), Fulcrum and McCann Erickson after receiving payments due to them from the three leading agencies. The decision was taken by the joint committee of the I
Discovery Channel and BBC have co-produced a special programme titled – Behind The Terror: Understanding The Enemy. The special programme will be aired in India today between 9 to 11 p.m. on the Discovery Channel, and would be free from any commercials. T
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