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As per latest Intam ratings, brought out by ORG-MARG, in the week starting April 30, KBC Junior, on its debut (May 6), notched up ratings of 5.74, bagging the eighth position in the Top 10. The regular KBC show, which now appears thrice a week, came14th, w
The five-member committee, with representatives from various TV channels, has put together a report, which states that ‘‘the two systems in our country are creating confusion among the data users.’’ The report has been submitted to the Indian Broadcasting
Broadcast Worldwide Ltd., is all set to receive a $800,000 funding from Crombie International Ltd., Mauritius. According to a company official, on approval of the capital-restructuring scheme by the concerned regulatory authorities and on subsequent receip
In a bid to take on competition from channels such as Discovery, National Geographic plans to launch a speciality channel, Adventure One, in the course of the year. National Geographic plans to go regional with Tamil and Bangla audio feeds, apart from taki
STAR is pushing through a major reorganisation, merging departments and reducing the number of administration heads from the original 10 to the current six. This has resulted in some of the existing department chiefs having to handle larger portfolios. The
Sony Entertainment Television (SET) appears to have clinched the worldwide distribution rights for the Aamir Khan-produced Lagaan. The deal also includes rights for DVDs (digital video discs) and satellite television. The deal for Lagaan comes soon after S
STAR TV carried out a virtual backdoor takeover of UTV’s Tamil channel, Vijay TV, by taking control of programming, content, distribution and airtime sales. Formally, the channel will continue to be owned by UTV, but all crucial functions have been franchi
Music Broadcast — the MittalSTAR alliance — will put India’s first privately owned FM radio station ‘Radio 1’, on air in Bangalore in June. The Bangalore FM launch will be followed by Lucknow soon afterwards. Meanwhile, Music Broadcast has sought permissi
The Broadcasting industry has called for a single television rating system for the country. At present, AC Nielsen and ORG-MARG are the two agencies providing data on television ratings, popularly known as TAM and INTAM ratings, respectively. Many in the b
Television broadcasters in India are likely to set up their own regulatory body based on the Hollywood model. This regulatory body will be known as ‘Broadcasting Standards Council’. A final decision on setting up this Council will be taken in the next boar
In a meeting on Thursday, members of the Indian Broadcasting Foundation were unanimous in their views, that the broadcasting industry should not be part of the Media Council as proposed by the government. Many broadcasters fear the council, with predominan
Mid-Day Multimedia has posted a 68 per cent increase in net profit for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001, to Rs 8.63 crore as against Rs 5.13 crore for the same period last year. Total revenue for the year has shown a growth of 81 per cent to 96.29 cror
The Information & Broadcasting Minister, Sushma Swaraj, will be visiting the United Kingdom to understand in greater details the working of BBC, KU-band direct-to-home (DTH) television service and FM radio operations. The minister’s weeklong tour will also
Bates India is acquiring a 25 per cent stake in the Delhi-based promotions company, Kidstuff Promos & Events for an undisclosed amount. Bates, which acquired a 100 per cent stake in Clarion last year, is looking to launch its international direct marketing
Publicis is setting up a new division called Volume Busters, which will help existing clients like Apollo Tyres, arrest the present slowdown in sales through innovative marketing. The concept, which originated in India, will be replicated in Publicis’s Asi
Nine is out to salvage as much as it can as Doordarshan may be pondering about giving Nine Networks, an extension beyond March 2003. Nine has a three-hour slot on DD Metro under Rs 121-crore agreement with Doordarshan. Doordarshan had formally told Nine ab
After facing a severe drubbing from rivals Siticable and Hathaway for the past three years, for the first time, Hinduja’s INCable, is gaining back penetration and has plans to unbundle value-added services including broadband internet connectivity. INCable
The latest TV ratings put together by the two leading research agencies—AC Nielsen and ORG-MARG—throw up some interesting facts and figures. Even as the top few ranks in the two charts have some common TV programmes, the overall scenario offered by one is
In a reversal of fortunes, Zee TV broke into the monopoly of STAR Plus for the week ended April 28, edging out Sony Entertainment Television (SET). According to AC Nielsen, Zee aired 11 of the top-50 programmes during this week against only 10 by SET
Members of the Indian Broadcasting Foundation met on Thursday to discuss the proposed Media Council, but failed to take a unified stand on the issue. Among others, representatives of Star, Sony Entertainment Television, Zee, Sahara and Jain TV, attended th
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