Channel News

• Falling revenues prompt FTA channels to seek a waiver of carriage fees

  May, 2020

  A consortium of free-to-air (FTA) channels has appealed to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) to have their channels placed on Prasar Bharati’s DTH platform DD Free Dish. As…Read More

• ZEEL invests Rs 522 crore in SugarBox

  May, 2020

  The board of Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEEL) has agreed to invest a sum of Rs 522 crore in Margo Networks (SugarBox). In the year 2017, ZEEL had acquired 80 percent…Read More

• TV18 Broadcast 4Q profit grows nearly five fold

  May, 2020

  TV18 Broadcast, a subsidiary of Network18, has registered a 373.33 percent year-on-year growth in 4QFY20 consolidated profit owing to strong revenue and operating EBITDA. Profit for the quarter stood at…Read More

• Disney+ Hotstar teams up with Airtel

  May, 2020

  Disney+ Hotstar is teaming up with Bharti Airtel (Airtel) to bring high-quality video entertainment to all of India. This initiative aims to accelerate adoption of the video-subscription category in the…Read More

• Dish TV India partners with MX Player

  May, 2020

  Dish TV India Limited has partnered with entertainment app MX Player. With this strategic association with MX player, Dish TV India has strengthened its portfolio by adding one more app…Read More

• Sun Television Network donates Rs 10 crore

  May, 2020

  Sun Television Network’s employees and those belonging to its group entities will contribute their one day’s salary amounting to Rs 10 crore to COVID-19 relief funds. In an expression of…Read More

• Movements

  May, 2020

  Essel Propack Limited has appointed Sudhanshu Vats as chief executive officer and managing director. The board has further appointed Vats as additional director of the company. He has also been…Read More

• NBF Requests Media Agencies Not To Re-Negotiate Advertising Deals

  April, 2020

  The News Broadcasters Federation (NBF) has requested advertisers and advertising clients to refrain from renegotiating their advertising deals during the current period when news broadcasters are ramping up their COVID-19…Read More

• Disney+Hotstar India Hits Eight Million Paid Subscribers

  April, 2020

  Disney has garnered approximately eight million paid subscribers for its Disney+Hotstar video-streaming service in India. Disney now has surpassed the 50 million mark for paid subscribers globally. Disney+ went live…Read More

• Tokyo 2020 Olympics Postponed Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

  April, 2020

  The coronavirus pandemic has hit the biggest sporting event in the world – the Summer Olympics. The International Olympic Committee postponed the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo for about…Read More

• Sony Pictures Networks India Extends WWE Deal Amid Growing Local Interest

  April, 2020

  Sony Pictures Networks India and WWE have struck a 5-year exclusive extension to their broadcast deal for WWE’s weekly flagship programming and localized content in India and the Indian subcontinent….Read More

• Viacom18 Studios’ Digital Arm Tipping Point Unveils New Brand Identity And Logo

  April, 2020

  Viacom18 Studios has unveiled a new logo of Tipping Point – the digital content arm. The new identity designed by Avant Garde Films is unique, rustic, yet vibrant. The logo…Read More

• Movements

  April, 2020

  Sudhanshu Vats, Group CEO and MD of Viacom18, has decided to move on from Viacom18 after 8 years at the helm. Viacom18’s leadership team will continue to manage their respective…Read More

• Zee Media Corporation Slips Into Red In 3Q2019

  February, 2020

  Zee Media Corporation has reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 181.87 crore in the third quarter ended December 2019 as against net profit of Rs 27.20 crore during the…Read More

• Viacom18 To Launch New Subscription-Based Streaming Service

  February, 2020

  Months after announcing its launch plan, Viacom18 has come out with a name for its subscription-based video streaming offering – Voot Select. Set to go live soon on Voot, the…Read More