Dr Chandra said, “Today, ownership of media, particularly of news channels is opaque. We should not be surprised if some of these news channels are owned by underworld elements. The need of the hour is to have a media council with robust media ethics and code of conduct, similar to the due diligence as provided in the Banking sector by the RBI…”
Radio One’s operating revenue grew from Rs 14.52 crore in Q1 14-15 to Rs 17.21 crore in Q1 15-16. PBT grows 364%
BARC data (All India 1lakh+ CS4+) showed a big rise in ratings in week 30 (July 18 – 24, 2015) of 82% from week 26 to 29 in the news genre. Hindi GEC in the HSM markets (ratings in ‘000) fell by 101,404 ratings.
The account was won in a multi-agency pitch, and will be handled from the New Delhi office
NDTV’s digital businesses show 51% revenue growth. Over the past quarter the television network has consolidated its transition to a digital media company from a pure television play by moving further into the e-commerce space
The brand is running the #iamfan contest which will offer the actor’s fans a chance to be part of the upcoming film’s promotions
Majumdar takes on the new position following a 21 year relationship with JWT. At Rediffusion he will work closely with Company President Dhunji S Wadia
This is the third technology title from Next Gen Publishing. In the coming month the magazine will launch stand-alone apps for iOS and Android to power its web content
The e-commerce major has been meeting creative agencies in Delhi. Industry sources indicate that Snapdeal is looking for an agency for its upcoming festive campaign; there has also been talk since a few months of the brand looking for a bigger agency to handle its creative mandate
Week 31 saw Z Marathi jump to 483 GRPs, an all-time high for not just the channel, but for any Marathi General Entertainment Channel according to TAM data
In week 30 (July 25 – 31, 2015) of the English news genre according to BARC ratings, Times Now was at top spot, followed by India Today TV and NDTV 24x7
In week 30 (July 25 – 31, 2015) of the Hindi GEC Universe, BARC ratings showed that Sab TV which gained No.5 spot was very close behind the heels of Life OK in No.4 spot
Sasural Simar Ka on Colors took No. 1 spot with ratings of 3.55 TVRs. Kumkum Bhagya on Zee TV came in next with a rating of 3.52 TVRs
In week 31 (July 26 – August 1, 2015) Colors ratings reduced to 202 GRPs in week 31 from 224 GRPs in week 30. In GVTs, it decreased to 327 million GVTs this week against 362 million GVTs last week
More than three years after being acquired by Facebook, one of the most popular social photo sharing networks is taking the first steps towards independence and marketers can now directly buy ads for Instagram instead of having to go via Facebook or a third-party
To give due credit to the best in the business, Pitch has undertaken a three-tier process of evaluation. Through the initiative, exchange4media Group aims to acknowledge the impactful, efficient and commendable marketing practices being upheld by brands in various categories
On Thursday, Nestle India stock slipped by 5% as a reaction to FSSAI's statement
In response to our story on Tuesday, Shweta Narayan, Coordinator at Community Environmental Monitoring, shared a detailed rebuttal to HUL's response
It is now looking likely that the GST Bill might not get passed in the Rajya Sabha this session. Bill has been eagerly awaited by e-commerce companies who feel it will bring rationalization and simplification of taxation as well as reduce supply chain problems when goods move across state boundaries
Delhi has a single bid of Rs 138 crore at the end of Day 9. Ahmedabad, Bhubaneshwar and Bangalore saw no new bids on Day 9