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  • BARC week 11: Entire news genre sees a decline in the ratings

    BARC week 11: Entire news genre sees a decline in the ratings

    MUMBAI: Times Now continued to be the undisputed leader in the English News space while CNBC TV 18 dominated the English business news genre. In the Hindi news genre Aaj Tak continued to lead securing the number one position. According to week 11 Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) All India data, the entire news genre saw a decline in the ratings.  

    Meanwhile, CNBC Awaaz stood at the first spot in Hindi business news space.

    News 9 entered the English news space whereas News Nation made a comeback in the Hindi news genre.

    English news

    Times Now maintained its first position with 290 (‘000s) followed by India Today Television with 251 (‘000s). NDTV 24×7 took the third birth with 122 (‘000s). News 9 made a comeback this week grabbing the fourth position with 116 (‘000s) whereas CNN-IBN bagged the fifth position with 111 (‘000s).

    English business news

    CNBC TV 18 secured its number one position with 268 (‘000s) followed by ET Now securing the second slot with 238 (‘000s). NDTV Profit and NDTV Prime with 58 (‘000s) and Bloomberg TV with 17 (‘000s) took the third and fourth position respectively.

    Hindi News

    Aaj Tak stood at the first spot with 79605 (‘000s), while India TV took the second position with 72602 (‘000s).  India News jumped to the third position with 58344 (‘000s) followed by ABP News securing the fourth position with 48198 (‘000s). News Nation entered the top 5 list taking the fifth position with 45567 (‘000s).

    Hindi business news

    CNBC Awaaz saw a decrease in the ratings grabbing the first spot with 1050 (‘000s), while Zee Business stood at the second spot with 681 (‘000s).

  • Experience the thrill of World T20 on CNN-IBN

    Experience the thrill of World T20 on CNN-IBN

    MUMBAI:   As India prepare to launch their campaign to emerge the World T20 champions at home, CNN-IBN’s special programming ‘Kings of Cricket’ is all set to bring alive all the excitement from this premier tournament with top cricketing experts to give the viewers an unmatched experience right through the tournament. The channel’s programming will be led by the CNN-IBN’s anchors and reporters along with a panel consisting of cricketing legends -Kris Srikkanth, Jonty Rhodes and Chris Harris.

     CNN-IBN will be building on its legacy of bringing the best coverage of key sports events and tournaments. The channel will heavily utilize technology, interesting GFX and incisive analysis apart from regular & latest updates to provide it viewers with coverage that will be unparalleled in the genre.

  • Experience the thrill of World T20 on CNN-IBN

    Experience the thrill of World T20 on CNN-IBN

    MUMBAI:   As India prepare to launch their campaign to emerge the World T20 champions at home, CNN-IBN’s special programming ‘Kings of Cricket’ is all set to bring alive all the excitement from this premier tournament with top cricketing experts to give the viewers an unmatched experience right through the tournament. The channel’s programming will be led by the CNN-IBN’s anchors and reporters along with a panel consisting of cricketing legends -Kris Srikkanth, Jonty Rhodes and Chris Harris.

     CNN-IBN will be building on its legacy of bringing the best coverage of key sports events and tournaments. The channel will heavily utilize technology, interesting GFX and incisive analysis apart from regular & latest updates to provide it viewers with coverage that will be unparalleled in the genre.

  • Union Budget: CNN-IBN presents layman’s wish-list to Jaitley

    Union Budget: CNN-IBN presents layman’s wish-list to Jaitley

    MUMBAI: With the Union Budget round the corner, news broadcasters often get into overdrive mode in order to attract maximum eyeballs. In order to have an edge over the competition, both the general and the business news channels develop and broadcast unique content on their respective platforms. However, over the last three years, viewers’ interest has shifted from business news channels to English general news channels for special coverage on the Union Budget 2016, informs CNN IBN managing editor Radhakrishnan Nair. 

    “Sponsors are also moving to general news channels as they are creating content from the people’s point of view with a very people centric concept,” explains Nair.

    With some business news channels claiming to be the final authority on budget programming, a few English general news are now attempting to go out of their way to cover the budget from a layman’s point of view outside the news room.

    One such channel is CNN-IBN, which has constantly taken the aspirations of a common man into account for the past 10 years and has put forth the wish list to the finance minister. Talking about the meeting with Arun Jaitley, Nair says, “We go to the finance minister every year with a small request, which we call Axe The Tax. Usually whenever budget happens, every industry group,  industrial organisations and sectors of the economy go to the finance minister with a wish-list. But there is no way a normal taxpayer could communicate his expectations to the minister. We believe that as a news channel, we should take up these issues and present it to the official spokesperson asking for a few changes.”

    India has a complicated tax system with laws, which are too old and have not changed with the times. “Every year we go with five taxes that we think the government should act on. The basic idea is to present certain small things that can be done in keeping with times,” adds Nair.

    Apart from Axe the Tax, the channel will also air other shows like If I Were FM, Budget on Campus, Budget Yatra, Budget and Politics and Corporate Wishlist in its special programming line-­up – The Budget Booster.

    The channel has roped in Renault as the sponsor for the Budget centric shows. “You will see Renault as our sponsor in most of our coverage. We will see a lot of more brands coming in at the last minute before the budget,” informs Nair.
    The channel, not only interacts with the common man through its website, but also utilises social media and digital platforms asking viewers about the provisions and laws that need to be rectified.  It also consults big tax experts in the country to figure out different personal taxes that are not included with time.

    When asked about the various issues that were pointed out to the minister, Nair says, “One thing that we have been constantly asking from the finance minister is that the medical reimbursement allowance for all of us is just Rs 15,000 even for a salaried employee for a year i.e. approx Rs 1,250 a month. With the medical and health cost going up, people will need more money. Last year, there were a few changes in the health insurance for the senior citizens.”
    He further explains, “All the ministers that have met us have shared a warm and positive response and we aren’t even asking for anything big. They have also promised us to look into the list. We have also asked the government to lay down the guideline to levy service charge by the restaurants. At the end, consumers end up paying more than they are ideally supposed to. We also discussed issues that a common man faces while applying for income tax return. We observed a demand for an online system to file income tax returns. If I am filing my return electronically, any question can be directly answered by mail. The system will also simplify the procedure.”

    The constant matter of discussion between the broadcasters, when it comes to placing their content for the viewers on TV, is the time slot. The primetime is often decided with where the majority of the viewers are. The channel expect to see a huge viewership spike during the budget period. 

    With the primetime being shifted between 8 to 11 pm for news channels, it gets difficult for the heavy weights to pin-down an ideal time band for their content keeping in account the competition. Keeping everything in mind, the channel has placed its budget shows in the 10 pm time slot.

    “The shows can play in the daytime but the mass is not there on TV. In our shows, we get people from across the country to talk about the budget where they explain their expectations. We would obviously want the viewers to be involved in the show,” Nair adds.

  • Union Budget: CNN-IBN presents layman’s wish-list to Jaitley

    Union Budget: CNN-IBN presents layman’s wish-list to Jaitley

    MUMBAI: With the Union Budget round the corner, news broadcasters often get into overdrive mode in order to attract maximum eyeballs. In order to have an edge over the competition, both the general and the business news channels develop and broadcast unique content on their respective platforms. However, over the last three years, viewers’ interest has shifted from business news channels to English general news channels for special coverage on the Union Budget 2016, informs CNN IBN managing editor Radhakrishnan Nair. 

    “Sponsors are also moving to general news channels as they are creating content from the people’s point of view with a very people centric concept,” explains Nair.

    With some business news channels claiming to be the final authority on budget programming, a few English general news are now attempting to go out of their way to cover the budget from a layman’s point of view outside the news room.

    One such channel is CNN-IBN, which has constantly taken the aspirations of a common man into account for the past 10 years and has put forth the wish list to the finance minister. Talking about the meeting with Arun Jaitley, Nair says, “We go to the finance minister every year with a small request, which we call Axe The Tax. Usually whenever budget happens, every industry group,  industrial organisations and sectors of the economy go to the finance minister with a wish-list. But there is no way a normal taxpayer could communicate his expectations to the minister. We believe that as a news channel, we should take up these issues and present it to the official spokesperson asking for a few changes.”

    India has a complicated tax system with laws, which are too old and have not changed with the times. “Every year we go with five taxes that we think the government should act on. The basic idea is to present certain small things that can be done in keeping with times,” adds Nair.

    Apart from Axe the Tax, the channel will also air other shows like If I Were FM, Budget on Campus, Budget Yatra, Budget and Politics and Corporate Wishlist in its special programming line-­up – The Budget Booster.

    The channel has roped in Renault as the sponsor for the Budget centric shows. “You will see Renault as our sponsor in most of our coverage. We will see a lot of more brands coming in at the last minute before the budget,” informs Nair.
    The channel, not only interacts with the common man through its website, but also utilises social media and digital platforms asking viewers about the provisions and laws that need to be rectified.  It also consults big tax experts in the country to figure out different personal taxes that are not included with time.

    When asked about the various issues that were pointed out to the minister, Nair says, “One thing that we have been constantly asking from the finance minister is that the medical reimbursement allowance for all of us is just Rs 15,000 even for a salaried employee for a year i.e. approx Rs 1,250 a month. With the medical and health cost going up, people will need more money. Last year, there were a few changes in the health insurance for the senior citizens.”
    He further explains, “All the ministers that have met us have shared a warm and positive response and we aren’t even asking for anything big. They have also promised us to look into the list. We have also asked the government to lay down the guideline to levy service charge by the restaurants. At the end, consumers end up paying more than they are ideally supposed to. We also discussed issues that a common man faces while applying for income tax return. We observed a demand for an online system to file income tax returns. If I am filing my return electronically, any question can be directly answered by mail. The system will also simplify the procedure.”

    The constant matter of discussion between the broadcasters, when it comes to placing their content for the viewers on TV, is the time slot. The primetime is often decided with where the majority of the viewers are. The channel expect to see a huge viewership spike during the budget period. 

    With the primetime being shifted between 8 to 11 pm for news channels, it gets difficult for the heavy weights to pin-down an ideal time band for their content keeping in account the competition. Keeping everything in mind, the channel has placed its budget shows in the 10 pm time slot.

    “The shows can play in the daytime but the mass is not there on TV. In our shows, we get people from across the country to talk about the budget where they explain their expectations. We would obviously want the viewers to be involved in the show,” Nair adds.

  • News broadcasters’ expectations from the Union Budget 2016

    News broadcasters’ expectations from the Union Budget 2016

    MUMBAI: As another budget looms ahead of us, expectations are high riding especially amongst the Indian news broadcasters. The budget will be presented by the Finance Minister on 29 February, 2016 and almost every segment has a set of expectations. To get a better perspective of what news broadcasters’ aspirations are from this year’s allotment, Indiantelevision.com spoke to a few stalwarts from the industry.

    Times Network MD and CEO MK Anand says, “Digitisation in general and the rollout of Digital Addressable System (DAS) in the Phase III and IV markets will be perhaps the biggest game changer for Media & Entertainment. We’re looking at addressability and millions of undeclared TV households coming into the radar and huge corrections in the subscription ad revenues anomalies in India. Between Phases III and IV, we are talking around 110 million TV homes. So my biggest budget wish for the industry is that the operators in the distribution chain be empowered, financially, to be able to afford or access, and offer the mandated technically superior digital setups to take their analog TV homes digital. This will become easier if the government accords infrastructure status to the broadcast industry. The cable industry is expected to invest some Rs 40,000 – 45,000 crore on STBs. The government can really help accelerate and optimise the roll-out of DAS to a great extent with this one step.”

    As the press is often considered to be the fourth pillar of democracy in India, it is constantly observed that the fraternity has not been benefited much by the budget.

    Shedding some light on it, News Broadcasters Association honorary treasurer and News24 chairperson cum managing director Anurradha Prasad says, “First, according to me the government should include media industry in the infrastructure sector. Second, the fruits of digitisation should now come to media. It should positively come into news broadcasting. Media is the fourth pillar of democracy and it’s high time that it gets treated differently.”

    However Prasar Bharati CEO Jawhar Sircar is of the opinion that their requirements are being met by the Ministry’s budget. “We don’t seek much from the national budget,” he adds.

    CNN-IBN managing editor Radhakrishnan Nair says, “There is an opportunity available as the global oil prices have come down majorly, so we are sitting on a lot of money. We have not reduced excise on the fuel prices for consumers. There is a lot of tax money that the government has got in. One major thing is that GST, which has not yet been implemented. The budget should look towards the tax structure in which we will make ourselves ready for GST whenever it comes. There could be a possible increase in the taxes or some excise adjustments for different commodities but this year’s budget will not be a great people’s budget or a populist budget. It will be a budget that will try to reserve money for the economy and the government. I do not expect too many freebies rather I am expecting many improvements in the agriculture sector as the sector is facing a lot of stress due to various reasons. I would also like a lot of things for the benefit of the start-ups as they are young and willing to start their own businesses. So I expect a lot of tax allowances or policy allowances in this year’s budget.”

    With the budget round the corner, we journalists are often worried about different ways to cover it with a unique peg to the story. Speaking as a true journalist, NDTV Group CEO Vikram Chandra scorns, “I am not expecting anything from the budget. I am more worried about how I will cover it.”

  • News broadcasters’ expectations from the Union Budget 2016

    News broadcasters’ expectations from the Union Budget 2016

    MUMBAI: As another budget looms ahead of us, expectations are high riding especially amongst the Indian news broadcasters. The budget will be presented by the Finance Minister on 29 February, 2016 and almost every segment has a set of expectations. To get a better perspective of what news broadcasters’ aspirations are from this year’s allotment, Indiantelevision.com spoke to a few stalwarts from the industry.

    Times Network MD and CEO MK Anand says, “Digitisation in general and the rollout of Digital Addressable System (DAS) in the Phase III and IV markets will be perhaps the biggest game changer for Media & Entertainment. We’re looking at addressability and millions of undeclared TV households coming into the radar and huge corrections in the subscription ad revenues anomalies in India. Between Phases III and IV, we are talking around 110 million TV homes. So my biggest budget wish for the industry is that the operators in the distribution chain be empowered, financially, to be able to afford or access, and offer the mandated technically superior digital setups to take their analog TV homes digital. This will become easier if the government accords infrastructure status to the broadcast industry. The cable industry is expected to invest some Rs 40,000 – 45,000 crore on STBs. The government can really help accelerate and optimise the roll-out of DAS to a great extent with this one step.”

    As the press is often considered to be the fourth pillar of democracy in India, it is constantly observed that the fraternity has not been benefited much by the budget.

    Shedding some light on it, News Broadcasters Association honorary treasurer and News24 chairperson cum managing director Anurradha Prasad says, “First, according to me the government should include media industry in the infrastructure sector. Second, the fruits of digitisation should now come to media. It should positively come into news broadcasting. Media is the fourth pillar of democracy and it’s high time that it gets treated differently.”

    However Prasar Bharati CEO Jawhar Sircar is of the opinion that their requirements are being met by the Ministry’s budget. “We don’t seek much from the national budget,” he adds.

    CNN-IBN managing editor Radhakrishnan Nair says, “There is an opportunity available as the global oil prices have come down majorly, so we are sitting on a lot of money. We have not reduced excise on the fuel prices for consumers. There is a lot of tax money that the government has got in. One major thing is that GST, which has not yet been implemented. The budget should look towards the tax structure in which we will make ourselves ready for GST whenever it comes. There could be a possible increase in the taxes or some excise adjustments for different commodities but this year’s budget will not be a great people’s budget or a populist budget. It will be a budget that will try to reserve money for the economy and the government. I do not expect too many freebies rather I am expecting many improvements in the agriculture sector as the sector is facing a lot of stress due to various reasons. I would also like a lot of things for the benefit of the start-ups as they are young and willing to start their own businesses. So I expect a lot of tax allowances or policy allowances in this year’s budget.”

    With the budget round the corner, we journalists are often worried about different ways to cover it with a unique peg to the story. Speaking as a true journalist, NDTV Group CEO Vikram Chandra scorns, “I am not expecting anything from the budget. I am more worried about how I will cover it.”

  • CNN-IBN to cover Union & Railway Budget 2016 with ‘The Budget Booster’

    CNN-IBN to cover Union & Railway Budget 2016 with ‘The Budget Booster’

    MUMBAI: With the Union and Railway budget to be announced on 29 February, 2016 by the Finance Minister of India Arun Jaitley, the much awaited report will be watched by all the viewers including corporates with high expectations. CNN-IBN is all geared up to decode the Budget 2016 with its special programming line-up, The Budget Booster.

    The budget typically includes a slew of measures and initiatives that may have long term, far reaching and cascading impact.

    Apart from the live coverage, the channel will bring a wide array of programming that will assess and evaluate the impact of the budget on individuals, the industry and the overall economic climate of the country. The line-up will comprise multiple special shows and segments like If I were FM asking the viewers would want to share and include in the budget, Budget on Campus will go to top institutes of the country and ask students to spell out their priorities for the budget. Axe the Tax will identify taxes and other related provisions that the government could target to modify in order to ease the tax burden on common citizens. 

    CNN-IBN will travel to various parts of the country to do a reality check on the impact of the various reform measures undertaken by the government for various sectors like agriculture, exports, manufacturing to name a few in Budget Yatra.

    The channel will also air Budget and Politics consisting of round-table discussions with eminent politicians discussing the impact of the budget on politics whereas Corporate Wishlist will have CXOs talking about their expectations from the Budget.

  • CNN-IBN to cover Union & Railway Budget 2016 with ‘The Budget Booster’

    CNN-IBN to cover Union & Railway Budget 2016 with ‘The Budget Booster’

    MUMBAI: With the Union and Railway budget to be announced on 29 February, 2016 by the Finance Minister of India Arun Jaitley, the much awaited report will be watched by all the viewers including corporates with high expectations. CNN-IBN is all geared up to decode the Budget 2016 with its special programming line-up, The Budget Booster.

    The budget typically includes a slew of measures and initiatives that may have long term, far reaching and cascading impact.

    Apart from the live coverage, the channel will bring a wide array of programming that will assess and evaluate the impact of the budget on individuals, the industry and the overall economic climate of the country. The line-up will comprise multiple special shows and segments like If I were FM asking the viewers would want to share and include in the budget, Budget on Campus will go to top institutes of the country and ask students to spell out their priorities for the budget. Axe the Tax will identify taxes and other related provisions that the government could target to modify in order to ease the tax burden on common citizens. 

    CNN-IBN will travel to various parts of the country to do a reality check on the impact of the various reform measures undertaken by the government for various sectors like agriculture, exports, manufacturing to name a few in Budget Yatra.

    The channel will also air Budget and Politics consisting of round-table discussions with eminent politicians discussing the impact of the budget on politics whereas Corporate Wishlist will have CXOs talking about their expectations from the Budget.

  • Q3-2016: Reliance organised retail continues on growth path, Jio launched

    Q3-2016: Reliance organised retail continues on growth path, Jio launched

    BENGALURU: The Mukesh D Ambani led Reliance Industries Limited’s (RIL) organised retail segment – Reliance Retail, continued its growth momentum and profitability in the quarter ended 31 December, 2105 (Q3-2016, current quarter, Q3-16).

     

    RIL chairman and managing director Ambani said, “Our portfolio of world-class refining and petrochemical assets are paying-off handsomely. Refining business delivered yet another record performance on the back of seven-year high refining margins and highest ever crude throughput. In the current nine-month period, our refining business EBIT has surpassed the record earnings it achieved in FY-2015. The petrochemical business also delivered amongst its best quarterly performance, driven by robust polymer margins. The benefits of low crude oil and energy prices for our downstream businesses clearly outweigh the impact of these factors on our upstream segment, reflecting in the record earnings for the quarter.”

     

    “In the last quarter we also achieved significant milestones in our consumer facing businesses. In the biggest ever launch, Jio services have been offered to over 100,000 group employees and their families enabling them to experience the world-class digital services and applications, and help co-creating the best experience for all our customers. Our retail business crossed Rs 6,000 crore quarterly revenue milestone with a footprint now encompassing over 3,000 stores in 371 cities,” added Ambani.

     

    Revenues from RIL’s retail segment for Q3-2016 grew by 28.9 per cent YoY to Rs 6,042 crore (8.9 per cent of consolidated net turnover) as compared to Rs 4,686 crore (five per cent of consolidated net turnover) and grew 18.7 per cent QoQ as compared to Rs 5,091 crore (7.2 per cent of consolidated net turnover). RIL says that consolidated its leadership position in the grocery category. It further optimised its network operations to enhance profitability across the grocery retailing chain. Several private label products were launched under various grocery and general merchandise categories during the quarter. These continue to attract consumers due to compelling value proposition and great quality.

     

    The business delivered operating profit growth of 10.5 per cent YoY at Rs 147 crore (2.4 per cent margin)in Q3-2016 as against Rs 133 crore, and grew 25.6 per cent QoQ as compared to Rs 117 crore in Q2-2016.

     

    RIL numbers

     

    For Q3-2016, RIL achieved a consolidated net turnover of Rs 68,261 crore, a decrease of 27 per cent YoY, as compared to Rs 93,528 crore in Q3-2015 and 3.7 per cent lower than the Rs 70,901 crore in the immediate trailing quarter.

     

    However, RIL’s net profit after tax (PAT) increased 39.3 per cent YoY in Q3-2016 to Rs 7,431 crore as compared to the Rs 5,271 crore in Q3-2015 and increased 9.4 per cent as compared to the Rs 6,709 crore in the previous quarter.

     

    Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited

     

    Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (RJIL), a subsidiary of RIL, is rolling out a state-of-the-art pan India digital services business. In addition to fixed and wireless broadband connectivity offering superior voice and data services on an all-IP network, RJIL says that it will also offer end-to-end solutions that address the entire value chain across various digital services in key domains such as education, healthcare, security, communication, financial services, government-citizen interfaces and entertainment. RJIL aims to provide anytime, anywhere access to innovative and empowering digital content, applications and services, thereby propelling India into global leadership in digital economy. RJIL aims to bring connected intelligence to the country through its extensive true 4G connectivity.

     

    RJIL is the first telecom operator to hold pan India Unified License. It holds 751.10 MHz of liberalised spectrum across the 800 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2300 MHz bands. RJIL plans to provide seamless 4G services using LTE in 800 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2300 MHz bands through an integrated ecosystem. The combined spectrum footprint across frequency bands provides significant network capacity and deep in-building coverage. In addition, RJIL has entered into agreements with RCOM for change in spectrum allotment in the 800 MHz band from RCOM to RJIL across nine circles and sharing of spectrum in the 800 MHz band across 17 circles.

     

    Media business

     

    Consolidated revenue and EBITDA of Network18 Media & Investments Limited was Rs 906 crore and Rs 95 crore, respectively during the quarter. Network18’s news channels (CNBC-TV18, CNBC Awaaz and CNN-IBN) and entertainment channels (Colors, Vh1, MTV, Nick) continued to be leaders in their respective genres says the company. Network18’s digital properties Moneycontrol and Bookmyshow continued to be market leaders. Moneycontrol launched new Android and iOS versions of Moneycontrol App during the quarter.