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The financial performance in FY2025 reflects the ongoing challenges in the TV news business, exacerbated by macroeconomic pressures and shifting advertising trends
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Broadcasters across categories secured 60 DD Free Dish slots, but Prasar Bharati lost crores due to controversial disqualifications and weak bidding
Claire Williams, Head of Digital Production at BBC, speaks to e4m’s Brij Pahwa on how legacy media has transformed over the past two decades, the...
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Industry observers shared the early start of the festive season has provided a momentum for the elevation of ad rates with durables, auto, and lifestyle...
Shamsher Singh has held senior editorial roles in leading media houses for over two decades
Looking forward, experts say the second quarter, which includes the festive season, could also be strong as TV will continue to be a key medium...
Network18’s TV news business recorded a jump of 28% in its revenue in the fourth quarter of FY24
Industry experts cite reduced spending by key categories and increase in input and distribution costs as major factors for the sector’s sluggish growth
The regulatory body had released a pre-consultation paper on inputs for formulation of "National Broadcasting Policy" on September 21, 2023
The tribunal has given one week’s time to the parties to file written submissions, if any
The three high definition channels that received the nod are NDTV 24x7 HD, NDTV India HD and NDTV Profit HD
The ministry issued an advisory after a TV channel featured a person belonging to a banned organisation who made several untoward comments on air
Murdoch's departure coincides with the upcoming US presidential elections, a year ahead of schedule
The ministry has asked the regulator to consider AIDCF's request for allowing TV distributors the autonomy to break broadcast bouquets
MV Shreyams Kumar re-elected as Vice President and Anuradha Prasad Shukla too will continue as Honorary Treasurer of NBDA for the year 2023-24
The data will be released every Thursday
The lender has said that the approval for the merger is a “contravention" of a regulatory order against Punit Goenka
A decision on the price at which BARC will provide Respondent Level Data to channels is expected soon
As reported by e4m, BARC had asked MIB to clarify if it is supposed to provide broadcasters Respondent Level Data or Raw Level Data
Cable operators allege that unregistered local players in rural areas are illegally taking unencrypted feed from DD Free Dish and providing it to customers, which...
The QoS regulations that require the channels to be provided in an encrypted manner is being disregarded, say sources
Most experts are optimistic that broadcasters will make good returns on their cricket media rights investments in the long run, provided they up the game...
Asks ratings body why it didn’t proactively disclose the MIB order
Profit down 60% to Rs 33.57 crore
The rights are for bilateral India matches on home turf for the next five years
The rights are for bilateral India matches on home turf for the next five years
The collaboration is expected to bring a portfolio of Indian channels to DistroTV users in India
The regulatory body issued the consultation paper on August 8
Sharma, Head of Marketing and Communications, Sony SAB, SET & Sony MAX Movies Cluster, spoke to e4m about 'MainKhushTohFamilyKhush’ campaign for one of the channel's...
The media companies will be taking part in the online auction for TV and digital rights
ZEE and Sony together are expected to secure an audience of over 700 million in the TV and digital verticals, enhancing their market presence and...
According to reports, the number of homes using cable and DTH has dropped from 131 million in 2020 to 120 million in 2022 and is...
The right is for 2023-2027 period
As per reports, TV rights will be for the entire subcontinent and digital for the Indian market only
Industry experts cite split in IPL media rights, channels exiting FTA & inflationary pressures as factors for cut in TV ad spends; H2 likely to...
Chandra has also reportedly put forth a proposal to buy other assets, which includes shares in Zee Learn and a bungalow in central Delhi
The company has attributed the revenue growth to an increase in advertising revenue
Experts expect 10-15% growth in the ad revenue during the upcoming elections
Subhash Chandra and Punit Goenka mulling over moving the SC against SAT’s dismissal of their appeal against Sebi
Industry experts say TV distribution revenue is likely to go up this year on the back of price hike by broadcasters following the implementation of...
Feeds in 6 regional languages, prime-time matches and no clashes with other cricket events make the month-long series a good bet for marketers, say industry...
He will be hosting the prime time show on the channel.
According to sources, two news channels also bid for the spot at Rs 15 crore
The channel is led by senior journalist Shamsher Singh
Reports say that the bench reserved the order after hearing all the arguments
The duo will now be whole-time directors for three years, starting April 2023
The shift, says the network, will enable its viewers to enjoy enhanced flexibility, convenience, and on-demand access to a diverse range of compelling content
In an order, the ministry said that Sub News Broadcast Corporation Private Limited has misused the permission of ROSE TV channel
As per reports, Zee has told the tribunal that Sebi's order will affect the hearing before NCLT regarding the merger with Sony
Aiyar was associated with the national broadcaster for over 30 years
She was associated with the network for over five years
The group called for the removal of Shankar Aggarwal and Rashmi Aggarwal who are independent directors
The Managing Director and CEO of ZEEL also said during the Q4 earnings conference that final legal issues regarding the merger with Sony were being...
Experts from television industry say children nowadays look for stories and conversations that are both relatable and engaging
According to the TAM Advertising Report, the top advertisers for this year’s IPL are Sporta Technologies (Dream11.com), K P Pan Foods, Parle Biscuits, Coca-Cola India...
NCLAT posited that Zee should have been heard by NCLT before directing both the exchanges to review the NOC, adding that there was no occasion...
ZEE5’s total revenue for the year stands at Rs 741 crore, up 36% compared to the previous fiscal
The report also claims there is a possibility that the BCCI may not sell the rights for four years but instead for a different tenure
The network is expected to contest that it did not have the opportunity to present its arguments
The exchanges have been asked to issue no-objection certificates before the next hearing on June 16
Kenichiro Yoshida made the revelation during an annual meeting
Network’s net profit for the quarter declined by 85% to Rs 5.38 crore
Vyas, who has been associated with the network for over 27 years, now starts a new inning at SPNI as its business head for SET,...
Two stock exchanges have informed NCLT that promoters of Essel firm Shirpur Gold have diverted company assets
One of the key proposals of the amendment is to include broadcasters and DPOs in the purview of the act Amidst talks of a new...
A total of 120,000 new subscribers were added to Pay DTH platforms Pay DTH platforms added 120,000 new subscribers to attain a total active subscriber...
Hindustan Unilever, Reckitt Benckiser India, Godrej Consumer Products, CGMMF (Amul) and Colgate Palmolive India were top advertisers in blackout and also during 3 preceding months...
However, Sebamed cannot compare HUL’s soaps to washing detergents The Bombay High Court has allowed German personal care brand Sebamed to continue displaying advertisements claiming...
As per ARCP's analysis, Venkat Sujit Samrat, former BARC Product Head, gave out specific instructions to cut viewership ratings of a few news channels, keeping...
The network added that even amidst the absence of BARC ratings, its news biz has continued to grow stronger and digital news revenue rose over...
Aparna Bhosle, Business Head, Zee TV, said that their attempt has been to infuse the love story with as many authentic Punjabi elements as possible...
The senior journalist shares his views about television news with Kailashnath Adhikari, MD, Governance Now, during the Visionary Talk series In a live webcast with...
Former BARC CEO and COO have been accused of misusing their official positions in BARC to not just tamper with data but also make personal...
As per the BARC report on ad volumes on television for 2020, digital native advertisers turned to television to capitalise on TV’s reach and viewership...
All 29 Abu Dhabi T10 matches will be telecast live on Sony Six in English and 27 matches on Sony Ten 3 in Hindi Sony...
Jaipuria, Head- Hindi Mass Entertainment & Kids TV Network, Viacom18, talks about the industry making a comeback in Q3 with a bang after the pandemic...
From announcing NTO 2.0 to launching channel selector apps, TRAI had a rather eventful year On 1st January 2020, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India...
The revamped identity is in line with the brand's promise of 'Kaalji Tumchi Hith Maharashtrache' (Viewer’s Concern & In the Interest of Maharashtra) TV9 Marathi...
Marketers haven’t been shy about spending on news channels in absence of ratings. As per TAM data, top 5 advertisers in the genre were common...
Industry leaders opine that television will continue to grow irrespective of the economy and other hurdles since the medium promises reach and viewership like no...
Not really, feel experts who say the industry continues to rely on the data provided by BARC The year 2020 has been one of the...
As per industry estimates, festive billings have seen close to 80%-100% recovery. Broadcasters are hoping that the...
With MSMEs in FMCG, education, BFSI, real estate, retail, etc. being selective with their spends, news channels had to live off ads coming in from...
Zakka Jacob, Executive Editor, CNN-News18, talks about the revamp coinciding with the 'no BARC ratings' period, the channel’s primary focus areas and more A little...