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Sports genre grows by 21% in week 13: BARC & Nielsen Report
BARC and Nielsen released the third edition of their insights into TV, smartphone and audience behaviour highlighting the changes during the COVID-19 period.
All major sporting activities and live events across the globe has been kept on hold or cancelled due to the COVID 19 Pandemic.
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ZEE Hindi Movie Cluster emerges as the leader in the Hindi movie category with 35.5% cluster share in Wk 13
As India continues to remain under quarantine, a drastic shift in consumers’ consumption patterns is seen as families turn to their trusted TV sets as their primary source of entertainment. Acting as a great contributor during these unprecedented times, television has taken over the role of the informer, entertainer, stress reliever and a companion for the entire family. Indian television witnessed a growth in TV consumption of 49% (HSM Urban 2+) led by an all-time high in time spent with 1.27 trillion viewing minutes across India. This growth in TV consumption is majorly driven by movies nationwide with a 77% rise in viewership.
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Is the Sony Corp-Viacom18 merger happening soon?
The sudden exit of industry maverick Sudhanshu Vats from Viacom18 as Group CEO and MD in the middle of the lockdown has reopened talks about a possible merger between Sony Corp and Viacom18. While all stakeholders continue to be tight lipped, the market is abuzz with speculations. Sources have hinted that Vats stepping down could be in lines with an announcement on the merger that is expected soon.
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ABCPL expects its Hindi news channel TV9 Bharatvarsh to break-even in FY21
MUMBAI: Associated Broadcasting Company Private Limited (ABCPL) expects its Hindi news channel TV9 Bharatvarsh to break-even in FY21. The channel, which launched in Q4 FY19, is expected to incur losses in FY20, which is its first full year of operations.
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TRAI advocates implementation of interoperability in DTH & Cable TV set top boxes
New Delhi: Industry Regulator TRAI has recommended that all DTH and cable set-top-boxes (STBs) provided to the customers must support interoperability and urged the I&B Ministry to make it mandatory by introducing the requisite provisions.
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TV reach plateaued in lockdown with marginal increase in time spent by viewer: Zapr report
Zapr, a media-tech startup, has released its latest report, ‘TV viewership in India –Week 14 (week-ending 10th April)”, that analyses the impact that the lockdown - in its third week – on account of the COVID-19 pandemic has had on Indian TV audience.
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TRAI issues recommendations on reserve price for auction of FM radio channels
MUMBAI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has today issued its recommendations on ‘Reserve Price for auction of FM Radio Channels’. The regulator had issued a consultation paper on ‘Reserve Price for auction of FM Radio Channels’ on 16th October 2019 and sought suggestions from stakeholders on the issues listed in the reference of MIB.
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Star India postpones channel launches indefinitely
Star India has deferred the launch of five upcoming channels – Vijay Music, Star Sports 3 HD, Star Gold 2 HD, Star Movies Select and Disney Channel HD. In an intimation to distribution platform operators, the network did not provide any reason for the delay.
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BARC WK 13: DD National leads the Hindi GEC Pay TV; DD Bharati secures the 6th spot in Hindi GEC Urban
According to BARC data of HSM NCCS All India (Urban+Rural) for week 13 and we see DD National leading the Pay TV category with 1173mn impressions, Sony SAB moves down to the 2nd spot with 859mn impressions followed by Sony Entertainment Television on the 3rd spot with 486mn impressions.
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Prasar Bharati on a Covid-19 awarness drive
Public broadcaster Prasar Bharati is making all efforts to educate and inform its viewers regarding the Covid-19 pandemic by leveraging its vast network of broadcast, radio and digital services. The pubcaster operates the largest network of TV and radio with thousands of transmitters and hundreds of stations/channels/services spread across the country.