MUMBAI: Sports genre has become the top gainer in week 1 of 2020 of Chrome Data Analytics and Media data. The genre grew by 8.48 per cent. In this genre, DD Sports channel gained the highest OTS with 98.6 per cent in all India 1 lakh+ market. OTS is the actual census-based percentage connectivity of a channel spread across 81 million homes, as reported by Chrome DM, across analogue cable, digital cable, and DTH.

After entering the digital space with ShemarooMe, the company has expanded its portfolio and has now entered the broadcast business with Marathi movie channel Shemaroo MarathiBana. 

Shemaroo MarathiBana plans to be a one-stop destination for some of the most popular Marathi movies and theatre plays which were launched with the sole objective to entertain the Marathi audiences. The channel will entirely focus on Marathi audiences across Maharashtra and Goa and will serve their preferences through the high-quality rich content offering.

While the Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF), along with a few large broadcasters, approached the Bombay High Court against the amendments in the New Tariff Order, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) held a press conference in Delhi to convey its conviction on the steps it had taken to fix a few concerns raised by stakeholders and consumers. A confident TRAI Chairman RS Sharma and Secretary SK Gupta said they were not aware of any such case filed by broadcasters but said they were ready to fight it legally.

 

Pankaj Krishna founded Chrome DM in 2009. Chrome Data Analytics & Media has 6 Proprietary Distribution Tools to its credit. Chrome Distribution Tools are being used by over 100 channels across the industry.

Being the Founder and CEO, Pankaj Krishna has been running the show and provides actionable insights to its clients across broadcasters, brands and media businesses across.

Pankaj Krishna, Founder and CEO, Chrome DM lists his Focus points for 2020.

When the first episode of Kodeeswari – the Tamil adaptation of the globally-popular television game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and its Hindi counterpart Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) – went on air on Colors Tamil on December 23, it made television history. Because for the first time in the format’s history, it was an all-woman quiz show. Everyone from the host to the participants were women.

Dentsu Aegis Network’s hybrid digital agency WATConsult has named Heeru Dingra as the Chief Executive Officer, effective February 1, 2020. The current CEO Rajiv Dingra shall move on to the role of Chief Mentor and Advisor for WATConsult.

Heeru, who is currently the CHRO and CFO, will now have a new role and an expanded set of responsibilities, overlooking the entire executive duties of the agency. In the last 9 years of her journey at WATConsult, Heeru has played a vital role in building a team of 400+ people and managing the day to day activities. She will continue to report to Dentsu Aegis Network India CEO Anand Bhadkamkar.

The Indian Broadcasting Federation (IBF) has called the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) decision to reduce the carriage fee as ‘arbitrary’.

According to industry leaders, TRAI’s decision to tweak the New Tariff Order (NTO) has hurt the government’s ‘ease of doing business’ agenda and has led to loss of over 12 million subscribers.

Lex Sportel has partnered with Hero MotoCorp, the manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters, for the exclusive broadcast of the Dakar Rally in India on DSport Channel.

Motorsports enthusiasts in India are now getting a chance to catch a 30-minute daily highlights package on DSport at 10.30 pm everyday between January 11 and 17, as well as two weekly highlights. Hero Motocorp is the title broadcast sponsor.

New Delhi: The Board of Directors of Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) has appointed Dr. Meenakshi Gopinath, Ms. Pallavi Joshi and Ms. Dipa Dixit as new Members of Broadcasting Content Complaints Council (BCCC), the independent and autonomous self-regulatory body for non-news general entertainment channels in the country.

They replace Ms. Sharmila Tagore, Ms. Arundhati Nag and Dr. Ira Bhaskar, whose terms at the Council have ended.

It is amply clear that the Indian economy is undergoing a slowdown. Despite this, the Media and Entertainment industry has registered a vibrant double-digit growth of 13.3 per cent in FY2019, touching Rs 1,631 billion. As before, although TV continues enjoying the largest market share, digital and online gaming have registered the fastest growth. By FY2023, digital is poised to emerge as the second-biggest segment after television, attracting the highest marketing outlays among all media segments. Yet, as digital usage soars, there are concerns about data privacy and allied issues, sounding a note of caution to all stakeholders. Concomitantly, news viewing continues to remain a powerful source of commonplace communication in every Indian household. Despite the disruptions, television is the most trusted medium when it comes to news consumption.