The CCI might require the sale of some cricketing rights as a condition for approving the $8.5 billion media merger, experts from legal fraternity told e4m
Profit up nearly 500% at Rs 51.38 crore, a massive jump from the same period previous fiscal when it stood at Rs 8.7 crore
Industry experts say factors such as lack of innovative formats, competition from OTT platforms and rising content costs are discouraging advertisers
Network18’s TV news business recorded a jump of 28% in its revenue in the fourth quarter of FY24
Legal experts say if NCLT allows ZEEL’s plea, it can save the media conglomerate from multiple legal issues and strengthen its standing in the market
As the D-day of Jan 20 comes closer, e4m Editor Naziya Alvi Rahman explores if the Zee-Sony engagement will blossom into a joyous reunion or will it crumble under the weight of pressures and egos?
The group clocked profit of Rs 5.9 crore
Advertisers feel BARC must provide landing page details separately so that they have a fair idea of a channel’s viewership and organic growth
The CBO of Zee Media speaks to e4m about suspending BARC ratings, its impact on the network, and more
The GEC genre contributed 28% of the ad volume share of overall advertising across different genres, says TAM Media's half yearly report for 'Advertising in GEC Genre'
The second landing page, or LP2, has a very small cost since it is available only for a short duration and hence might not add to the viewership of the channel
In the company's annual report, TV Today Network Chairman Aroon Purie and Vice-Chairperson Kalli Purie talked about a host of issues, including their foray into original content space
Advertising revenue increased 5% to Rs 976.3 crore
Net profit was up 6.13% to Rs 35.05 crore
Customer base shrank by 3.2% YoY to 17.4 million at the end of Q1’23
Q2 total reported revenues declined 3% to $9.8 billion
Sources say the rationale behind exiting DD Free Dish earlier this year was to arrest the decline in pay DTH base, but the gamble doesn't seem to have paid off
The revenue this quarter was Rs 1621 crore, compared to Rs 1415 crore in Q4FY21
January 2022 saw a flat growth as compared to January 2021, but February has already picked up pace, and the industry expects this trend to continue
At a webinar held by BARC, CEO Nakul Chopra said unlike unrolled data, which cannot be used publicly, the broadcasters can use the CERs for social/marketing communications and sharing with trade/media
The CEO of the audience measurement body said the opt-in and opt-out options for availing the preceding three months' data has been taken following representations from subscribers
While addressing analysts during the Q3 earnings call, the ZEEL MD & CEO spoke about de-growth in subscription revenue, Pay TV, NTO 2.0 & more
With the estimated cost being pegged so high, experts say the days of one broadcaster owning all three rights will come to an end
The regulator said the decision has been taken following several representations from stakeholders requesting for extension of time limit due to Covid
TRAI says broadcasters are violating downlinking guidelines, however, broadcasters insist that they are not using the infrastructure which is regulated to offer linear content
The regulator has contended that this is in violation of Clause 5.6 of Policy Guidelines for Downlinking of Television Channels dated 5th December 2011
We bring you a roundup of the news that made headlines this past week
The regulator has floated a consultation paper asking about the various issues and difficulties being faced by the stakeholders in commencement and operation of their businesses
According to TAM advertising data, overall ad volumes on TV grew by 7% during Oct'21 compared to Oct'20
In its 39-page report to MIB, the committee has also recommended setting up of an appellate body for grievance redressal and mediation of disputes between stakeholders and ratings agencies
Dwibedy, Group Trading Director, Amplifi India, dentsu International, helps us understand the possible implications of Zee-Sony merger on the industry
The broadcaster has kept the MRP of its GEC and sports channels above the TRAI mandated cap of Rs 12
Since TRAI has brought down the MRP cap for channels that are part of a bouquet to Rs 12 from Rs 19, broadcasters are considering keeping GECs and sports channels out of bouquets
Shemaroo also announced key appointments & restructuring to focus on the broadcast business