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  • TV18 Broadcast consolidated Q3 net profit up 142%

    TV18 Broadcast consolidated Q3 net profit up 142%

    MUMBAI: TV18 Broadcast Ltd’s consolidated net profit in the quarter ended December 31, 2013 rose 142 per cent from a year earlier on a fall in programming cost and marketing, distribution and promotional expenses and as its consolidated revenue increased.

     

    TV18’s reported revenues on a consolidated basis stood at Rs 525.5 crore in the third quarter of 2013-14, up 3 per cent from a year ago.

      

    TV18’s consolidated programming cost in the third quarter fell to Rs 142.58 crore from Rs 155.52 crore a year ago. Its marketing, distribution and promotional expenditure in the third quarter was down to Rs 140.78 crore from Rs 166.01 crore a year ago.

     

    The company reported its highest ever quarterly Operating Profit (EBITDA) at Rs 77.5 crore, up 61 per cent year-on-year with both the entertainment and news businesses turning in strong quarters.

     

    On a consolidated basis, the company’s advertising revenues grew 3 per cent year-on-year. While the news and infotainment advertising environment continued to be sluggish, entertainment led by Colors and MTV delivered strong double digit advertising growth.

     

    Its net distribution Income continued its steady growth at Rs 43.6 crore, a rise of 145 per cent year on year.

     

    TV18’s broadcast operations turned in a very strong quarter with an operating profit of Rs 91.1 crores, up 110 per cent on a year over year basis.

     

    TV18’s proforma results assuming financial consolidation of 100 per cent of ETV News  and 50 per cent of ETV Entertainment, showed its revenues were up 5 per cent at Rs 595.9 crore in the third quarter and pperating profit (EBITDA) was up 79 per cent year on year at Rs. 94.5 crores  led by a strong performance in ETV News.

     

    TV18 said on a proforma basis, this was a landmark quarter for TV18 with broadcast operations turning in an EBITDA of Rs 108.1 crore. ETV Entertainment reported a sharp reduction in losses compared to the previous two quarters as programming and marketing investments made in the first half led to an upswing in ratings and revenues.

     

    On 22 Jan 2014, after receiving the required regulatory approvals, TV18 completed the acquisition of the ETV channels  –  100 per cent of ETV News, 50 per cent of ETV Entertainment and 24.5 per cent of ETV Telugu.

     

    Raghav Bahl, Managing Director of Network18, the promoter of TV18, said, “…..the strong performance of TV18 (was) despite the continued uncertainty in the macro-economic landscape…. The environmental risks may continue in the medium term.”

     

    Bahl said the company’s pre-tax profits almost tripled due to the robust operating performance of the broadcast operations and a significantly deleveraged balance sheet.

     

    Network18’s Group CEO B. Saikumar, said, “Entertainment operations at Viacom18, led by Colors delivered a healthy performance even as Motion Pictures saw losses in this quarter. Infotainment operations at A+E Networks I TV18 broke into positive territory and IndiaCast continued on its robust growth trajectory.

     

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  • Amagi Media Labs enables ETV to generate custom feed for Singapore

    Amagi Media Labs enables ETV to generate custom feed for Singapore

    MUMBAI: Geo-targetted advertising was started in India by Amagi Media Labs that enabled channels to have particular ads in particular regions. But it didn’t just stop there. It has also started creating local feeds for channels that want to air in other countries.

     

    According to Amagi, at times, certain shows are not allowed to be aired in other countries due to broadcast regulations, so it is replaced with regional shows. Local content to cater to local audiences can also help in getting targeted advertising in the country.

     

    In the latest move, the channel has partnered with Eenadu Television to provide custom feed for ETV Telugu in Singapore through Amagi’s cloud enabled broadcast solution. Amagi’s localisation platform at SingTel’s Mio TV will be doing the job for the channel. Earlier, another Telugu network had done the same in Singapore. Maa Network’s Maa TV and Maa Movies also aired local shows to its viewers in Singapore earlier this year.

     

    ETV Telugu wanted to bring their linear feed to Singapore and it was asked to opt out of two hours of its programming. Using Amagi’s cloud based platform, they have been able to create a local feed for Singapore audiences. “We had a requirement to replace couple of hours of programming on every day basis for our distributor in Singapore while justifying the RoIs,” said Eenadu TV vice president Bapineedu.

     

    Amagi’s technology helps channels save a lot of resources of creating a new feed using satellite or fiber.

     

     “The system is designed in a manner such that the content masking process works in parallel to the satellite broadcast’s processes and scheduling,” said Amagi co-founder and CTO Srividhya S. “Unlike the traditional triggering mechanism used, Amagi’s barcoding based approach offers workflow flexibilities and 100 per cent accuracy in identifying and replacing content assets.”

     

    Recently Amagi has perked up on its geo targeted advertising for Nickelodeon and HUL as well as Zee TV.

  • Ditto TV inks deal with IndiaCast to expand offering

    Ditto TV inks deal with IndiaCast to expand offering

    MUMBAI: Ditto TV, the Over-The-Top distribution platform from Zee New Media, has inked a deal with IndiaCast Media Distribution, the distribution joint venture between TV18 and Viacom18, which will take its offering to 50 channels.

    The Ditto TV platform will help IndiaCast Media Distribution Private Limited to strengthen its existing viewers and to reach out to new audiences that is increasingly turning to mobile phones, tablets, and laptops for infotainment.

    The IndiaCast stable comprises 19 channels with 12 regional, five news, one entertainment and one music channel which includes Colors, MTV, CNBC-TV18, CNN-IBN, CNBC Awaaz, IBN7 and IBN-Lokmat, and the regional channels including ETV Bangla, ETV Bihar, ETV Gujarati, ETV Kannada, ETV Marathi, ETV Madhya Pradesh, ETV Oriya, ETV Rajasthan, ETV Telugu, ETV Urdu, ETV UP and ETV2.

    Zeel Business Head-New Media Vishal Malhotra said, "This partnership with IndiaCast Media Distribution spells a momentous occasion for Ditto TV and takes us to the 50-channel mark, ensuring that we continue to delight our customers across the world with rich, premium and quality content, anytime, anywhere."

    Ditto TV already has partnerships in place with other leading content providers namely such as Zeel, Multi Screen Media (Sony Entertainment Television), Sri Adhikari Brothers, TV Today Network, BBC, and Big CBS. The Star network of channel is missing in Ditto TV‘s menu.

    Earlier, IndiaCast had signed a multi-year licensing deal with iStream.com which will see the online TV service provider carrying TV18 and Viacom18‘s bouquet of 20 channels for its streaming and video on demand services online and Internet-enabled devices including smart phones and tablets.

  • NGC, ETV announce content partnership

    NGC, ETV announce content partnership

    MUMBAI: The National Geographic Channel (NGC) and regional network ETV have announced a content partnership.

    NGC will provide content to ETV, which will air five days a week (Monday-Friday) in a half hour evening slot. From today 13 November viewers of ETV Telugu, ETV Oriya, ETV Kannada, ETV Bangla, ETV Gujarati, ETV Marathi, ETV UP, ETV MP, ETV Rajasthan and ETV Bihar will be able to catch NGC’s programmes in their native language. The regional language versions of the programs will be provided by NGC to ETV Network.

    The new partnership with ETV is a step further in NGC’s strategy to reach out to a wider audience across the country. The programmes being aired on ETV will cover a wide range of topics. The alliance will be kick started with NGC’s series Most Amazing Moments” that will premier across the ETV network from today. This partnership also underlines ETV’s mission to provide its viewers with quality international programming to enhance the viewer experience.

    NGC India VP marketing Rajesh Sheshadri, “National Geographic Channel is synonym for smart, innovative and interesting programmes that invite viewers to Think again. Reaching a wider audience to expose them to our superior content has been a goal we have been constantly working towards.

    “Partnership with a leading channel like ETV that reaches to millions of viewers through their bouquet of regional channels is an excellent opportunity to further our reach. I am confident that viewers in these states will appreciate our unique programmes and will look forward to their daily dose of the best of National Geographic Channel programmes in their native language.”

    ETV Network VP – operations Bapineedu said, “Quality entertainment in the language of our viewer’s choice is one of the key contributors to our success. Our programs depict the culture with which our viewers are able to connect and it is this spirit of empathy with individual cultures/languages that has helped us to reach to millions of viewers. Through this partnership with National Geographic Channel we endeavor to further enhance our viewer’s experience by exposing them to never before seen international programmes in their native language.”