KOLKATA: Despite growth in subscription revenue, Sun TV Network’s profit for the second quarter declined 5.62 per cent to Rs 345.91 crore, from Rs.366.51 crore in the corresponding quarter last year.

The revenues for the quarter stood at Rs 756.16 crore as against Rs 773 .93 crore for the corresponding quarter previous year. The total income for the quarter was at Rs 807.71 crore as against Rs 846.07 crore in Q2 FY19.

However, it has reported a good growth in subscription revenue that is up by 14 per cent year-on-year Rs 427.04 crore compared to Rs 375.65 crore in the same quarter last year. EBITDA for the quarter is up by 7.10 per cent year over year standing at Rs 502.03 crore.

Close on the heels of launching three new fiction shows in October and another exciting supernatural fantasy thriller ‘Brahmarakshas’ on its way in November, Zee TV is set to introduce a clutter-breaking format innovation on reality TV early next year.

Claiming it as the world’s first-ever music league, Zee TV in collaboration with Fathom Pictures will present audiences with the ‘Indian Pro Music League’ (IPML).

While the world of sports has seen several league competitions, be it in India or abroad, this first-of-its-kind music league will have six teams owned by the likes of Shraddha Kapoor along with her father and brother - Shakti Kapoor and Siddhant Kapoor, Govinda along with wife Sunita, Rajkummar Rao, and Riteish Deshmukh along with wife Genelia D’Souza Deshmukh, representing different regions of India, battling it out against each other in a musical championship. Each of these teams will have celebrated playback singers, one male and one female vocalist as their captain.

Mumabi: Continuing News18 Lokmat’s commitment to spearheading issues of the common man and bringing it to the notice of the policy makers, News18 Lokmat has brought a smile to the face of State Transport Department.

State Transport personnel who have emerged as warriors in the midst of the Corona Epidemic have been facing lot of difficulties with their salaries not being disbursed on time since the last 3 months.

News18 Lokmat which stands for the voice of the people of Maharashtra shown spotlight and brought to light the plight of the workers during these trying times. The channel also raised the matter upfront with the government.

Cochin: News18 Kerala, has announced an all-new programming line-up for morning primetime. This coincides with the channel’s much anticipated reboot, the first in three years.

The channel is launching a one of its kind morning show called News18 Good Morning from Monday November 16th. Telecast from 7AM to 8:30AM Monday to Friday, this will be one of the most comprehensive news shows in the state of Kerala. Led by our top anchors and satirists Gopikrishnan & Lallu, The show will rely heavily on virtual and augmented reality to bring an unparalleled visual experience to viewers.

The NDTV Group has recorded a profit of Rs 17.6 crore for Q2 that according to the company is the best second quarter figure in its history.

This is a turnaround in profitability of Rs 28 crore over the same quarter last year.

NDTV Limited has registered a profit of Rs 5.3 crore, a turnaround of Rs 15.5 crore over the same quarter last year.

Sun TV Network’s profit for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 stood at Rs 345.91 crore, against Rs.366.51 crore in the same quarter a year ago. This is a decline of 5.62%.

Revenue for the quarter stood at Rs 756.16 crore as against Rs 773.93 crore in the year-ago period. Total income for the quarter was Rs 807.71 crore as against Rs 846.07 crore a year ago. Subscription revenue for the quarter was up 14 per cent at Rs 427.04 crore from Rs 375.65 crore for the corresponding quarter ended September 2019.

EBITDA for the quarter was higher by 7.10 per cent at Rs 502.03 crore from Rs 468.74 crore a year ago.

MUMBAI: Marathi general entertainment channel Star Pravah has been on a hot streak lately. The channel, which was launched in 2008 by Star Entertainment Media, has been leading the pack for the past six weeks as per BARC India ratings and has now raced past rivals, including Zee Marathi, to clinch the title of most viewed Marathi GEC, that too by a yawning gap.

While regional GECs have witnessed a sharp rise in viewership amid the Covid2019 pandemic, Star Pravah has managed to consistently engage more Maharashtrian viewers than its competitors over the last six weeks. According to BARC, the channel has registered 354112 impressions in million, a notch higher when compared to other Marathi GEC channels. In week 43, the channel clocked 10, 6 watch times in a billion minutes. What is the winning formula behind the channel’s recent string of successes, we wondered.

Cinema is an ever-evolving art form and is not only a medium of expression, but also a way for the creator to find meaning and know the nuances of the process.

Celebrating the mélange of the craft, youth brand MTV from Viacom18, in association with India Film Project (IFP) brings IFP Shorts, a platform for budding filmmakers to showcase their thought-provoking short films, starting this November, every Sunday at 9 pm only on MTV.

Ad production house Chrome Pictures has produced 42 commercials with leading brands and agencies during the lockdown and after it was lifted. Their first campaign during the lockdown was for Lifebuoy, which gave the production company a ground to prepare themselves for more commercials.

Working for clients and agencies were challenging for production houses during the lockdown period and in the initial months of unlock because of reduced budgets.

After he returned from jail on Wednesday, Arnab Goswami has announced that Republic Media Network will launch news channels in every regional language in the next one year.

After the Supreme Court granted him interim bail, Goswami, in a more aggressive manner, dared all other news networks, saying “rok sako toh rok lo” (stop if you can). “I want to tell all other news channels that Republic Media Network will launch a channel in every state in their local language in the next 11-12 months. Stop if you can.”