Category: Television

Tata Motors media review for Passenger Vehicles business underway: EXCLUSIVE

The 2024 X Index surveyed 55,000 consumers in 9 global markets (U.S., U.K., France, Mexico, India, Portugal, Spain, Brazil and Argentina) and examined customer experience with bricks-and-clicks brands, retailers that maintain brick-and-mortar stores in addition to selling online, and pure players, internet-only retailers. (Image source: Moneycontrol)

Parts of Tata Motors media mandate are likely to be up for grabs. Industry sources say a media review is underway for the passenger vehicles business.

Kannada news channel Power TV goes off air

TRAI had issued the consultation paper on August 9 seeking responses from stakeholders until September 6 and counter comments until September 20.

The Karnataka High Court has issued an interim order stating that the channel does not have the requisite license from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting for news transmission.

OTT and TV audiences: One measurement system, one currency or multiple currencies?

More than 1,500 original content titles were released across all OTT video platforms in the country between 2016 and 2023.

In its recent recommendations on NBP, TRAI batted for multiple rating agencies for audience measurement across platforms including disclosure of viewership data by OTT. Advertisers and stakeholders, however, say ‘it is economically not feasible’ and recommend enhancing the existing mechanism.

BREAKING: MIB prohibits private channels from subleasing uplinking/downlinking permissions

A research report titled The Effectiveness of Tobacco Disclaimers on OTT Content Services by Koan Advisory Group, published in May 2023, found that OTT content does not significantly influence smoking habits in India.

At the beginning of this month, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting issued an advisory to all private Satellite TV channel broadcasters and operators to refrain from unfair practice of multiple uplinking of the permitted channels on multiple frequencies without the approval of the Ministry. However, some channels were seen floundering the norms.

ZEE-Sony failed merger: NCLT allows ZEE to withdraw merger implementation application

On April 16, ZEEL had said that it has decided to withdraw the merger implementation application filed before the NCLT, Mumbai bench against Sony.

ZEEL had initially filed the implementation application following the termination of the merger agreement by Culver Max and Bangla Entertainment on January 22, citing an alleged breach of the merger cooperation agreement (MCA).

Sony Sports Network bags India’s first post-World Cup series – with India Tour of Zimbabwe

The addition of India Tour of Zimbabwe adds to Sony Sports Network’s rich roster of cricket properties which boasts of multiple cricket boards including New Zealand Cricket, England Cricket Board and Sri Lanka Cricket, stated the company.

Sony Sports Network will bring all the LIVE action from the series in four languages – English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. The five-match T20I series will be broadcast on Sony Sports Ten 3 (Hindi) SD & HD, Sony Sports Ten 4 (Tamil / Telugu) & Sony Sports Ten 5 SD & HD.