While Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal’s (TDSAT) recent judgment on landing page was good news for some, many broadcasters detest the move that nullifies TRAI’s restraint on all broadcasters and distributors of TV channels from placing any registered TV channel on the landing page. Broadcasters have written a letter to BARC, requesting it to “reconsider and reinstate the appropriate moderation policies”.

Following TDSAT’s ruling, BARC India has notified they would include the ratings of channels placed on landing page in its weekly ratings data. The latest data put out by BARC shows CNN News 18 on the number one spot followed by Republic TV, Times Now, DD India and India Today Television. Most broadcasters feel this data from Week 22 is reflective of how broadcasters with deep pockets manipulate the ratings with huge investments on landing page.

MUMBAI: No changes were observed in the Bengali, Bhojpuri, Kannada, Marathi and Telugu sectors in BARC week 22. In the Malayalam space, Surya TV continued to be in fourth position. Asianet Movies emerged as the new player in the market at fifth position by replacing Surya Movies. Sun Life emerged as the new player in the market by replacing Star Vijay Super in the and fifth position, in the Tamil space.

Bangla

No changes were observed in the Bengali space. Zee Bangla, Star Jalsha and Jalsha Movies, Sony Aath and Aakash Aath stood at first, second, third, fourth and fifth positions respectively

MUMBAI: Months after it launched its multi-TV pack, DTH operator Tata Sky is discontinuing the feature from 15 June. Now, every TV connection will be billed separately.

Even as Tata Sky decided to revert to its previous mode of operation, other DTH operators went the other way by launching offers for multiple TV sets, in line with TRAI regulations. Telecom Talk reported a Tata Sky spokesperson as suggesting customers to opt for varied channels on different TV sets if they wish to make best use of their budget.

BENGALURU: Seven Hindi general entertainment channels were in Broadcast Audience Research Council of India (BARC) weekly list of top 10 channels across genre for week 22 of 2019 (Saturday, 25 May 2019 to Friday, 31 May 2019, week under review). Besides Hindi GECs there were two Tamil channels and one Telugu channel in week 22 of 2019 across genres list. From the network’s perspective, there were three channels from Star India, two channels each from Sony Pictures Network India (SPN) and Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (Zeel) and one channel each from Enterr 10 TV, the Sun TV Network and Viacom18 in BARC’s weekly list of top 10 channels across genres in week 22 of 2019.

Mumbai: ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 opening match between England and South Africa on Star network recorded a massive 114 mn reach in TG 2+ U+R BARC (TV + OOH.  which is the highest for any opening world cup game under the BARC viewership measurement regime. This is 2.2x of the Opening game of the most recently played ICC tournament, the ICC Champions Trophy 2017, between England and Bangladesh. The average impressions recorded for the ICC CWC 2019 Opening match are 101 mn. The ten-team tournament being played in a single-round robin format from May 30th to July 14th is broadcast on Star Sports Network and Hotstar, the official global rights holder of the tournament.

Since the beginning of the election season in April, media houses have witnessed a spike in both viewership and website traffic and this reached its peak on May 23, the Counting Day.

According to data provided by the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC), the total news viewership in the South Indian states - Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu - increased by 416 per cent to 721 million impressions during the Counting Week, compared to the previous 8 weeks.

MUMBAI: Direct to home (DTH) operator Dish TV is looking at 1.4 million net subscriber additions in FY20. The company added 0.7 million subscribers in FY19 to end the fiscal at 23.7 million subscribers.

Speaking during an earnings conference call to discuss Q4 and FY19 results, Dish TV Group CEO Anil Dua said, “So, we have a plan actually to get back to our 14 lakhs or 1.4 million kind of net adds this year. So, the start has been promising and we are hoping to get there.”

Dua is excited about the opportunities that exist at the moment both from DD Free Dish platform as well as the cable. Leading entertainment broadcasters have pulled out their channels from DD Free Dish which is expected to weaken the free DTH platform

The Walt Disney Company and education firm Byju's are jointly rolling out a new leaning app targeted at children aged 6-8 years, Byju's said on Thursday. Disney.BYJU'S Early Learn app will feature Disney cartoon characters in new course material designed for class 1-3 students.

For Byju's, the announcement marks its foray into a new category. At present, its Learning App, the company's core platform launched in 2015, offers courses in class 4-12 category, and for various competitive exams.

According to PwC Media and Entertainment (M&E) Outlook 2018-23 released by the research firm on Thursday, the Indian M&E sector is poised to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.28 per cent over the next five years, and reach Rs 4.51 trillion by 2023.

This is significantly higher than the global M&E revenue growth projected at 4.3 per cent for the same period. While new media platforms such as over-the-top (OTT) video and internet advertising are expected to lead the growth, traditional platforms such as TV and print continue to show growth. 
As chief strategy officer, Rishad drives the company's mergers and acquisition strategy, apart from leading Wipro's $100-million venture capital fund, which invests in start-ups that develop new-age technologies. As former chairman of the IT industry association Nasscom, Rishad is aware of the dynamics of the trade, and proved his mettle by raising issues the industry faced.

MUMBAI: Rajiv Bakshi, the media veteran who has witnessed the growth of the Indian media and entertainment industry from close quarters, took up the mantle of CEO of Reliance Entertainment’s Big Synergy Media Ltd last December. Within six months, he has clearly set his mandate to turn Big Synergy into ‘a comprehensive production creation development house’. His vision is directed at having diversity at the company’s content plate.