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  • IBN18 Q2 standalone net loss at Rs 598.7 mn

    IBN18 Q2 standalone net loss at Rs 598.7 mn

    MUMBAI: IBN18 Broadcast Ltd widened its standalone net loss to Rs 598.66 million for the quarter ending September. The company had posted a net loss of Rs 175.76 million in the year-ago period.

    The standalone results constitute the financials of CNN IBN and IBN7.

    For the quarter under review, total income fell 12 per cent to Rs 408.46 million, as against Rs 464.48 million a year ago. Expenses were at Rs 574.56 million, up marginally by 2.13 per cent.

    The company incurred exceptional expenses of Rs 296.74 million, as option premium paid by IBN18 through its wholly owned subsidiary which had been written off as impairment.

    Operating loss widened to Rs 166.10 million in the quarter, as compared to Rs 98.09 million in the prior-year period.

    IBN18’s consolidated net loss stood at Rs 823.68 million. Total income was at Rs 1.37 billion, while expenditure stood at Rs 1.73 billion for the quarter.

  • IBN7 readies to launch third season of ‘Zindagi Live’

    IBN7 readies to launch third season of ‘Zindagi Live’

    MUMBAI: Hindi news channel IBN7 is set to bring back the third season of its popular talk show Zindagi Live. Starting 18 October, the show will go on air every Sunday at 8 pm.

    The series will commence with special episode on ‘On-screen Bhagwans’ that will feature Arun Govil who portrayed Sri Ram in Ramayana, Nitish Bharadawaj who played Sri Krishna in Mahabharata, Dhriti who was the playful Makhanchor of Jai Sri Krishna along with Mukul Naag, the Sai Baba in the serial Sai Baba Tere Hazaron Haath.

    The four ‘TV Gods’ will talk about how their lives changed after playing these characters.

    Zindagi Live, in its third season, will take bigger subjects, untouched issues and a sensitive and compassionate approach to bring forth sensitive topics that have never been discussed on Indian television, the channel said in a release.

    Some of the topics that will be discussed this season include the life of Bollywood stars’ duplicates, extraordinary lives of people after retirement, life of a stuntman, terrorism suspects who were actually innocent, victims of ragging, and unusual entrepreneurs.

    IBN7 managing editor Ashutosh said, “Zindagi Live is not just another talk show, what makes it different is its sincerity that has no parallel while communicating to the viewer. The show is one such example where the ‘emotional connect’ of the presenter has turned the show into an intense powerhouse of emotions.”

  • NewsX beefs up top rung

    NewsX beefs up top rung

    MUMBAI: NewsX, the Indi Media-owned English news channel, has made key appointments at the top rung as part of its revamp plan.

    While the channel has roped in former Triveni Media CEO Rahul Kulshreshtha as consultant for technical operations, it has also brought on board Shamya DasGupta as sports editor.

    During Kulshreshtha’s tenure at Triveni Media, the company had launched the Hindi news channel Voice of India. He has also worked with TV Today as director technology and operations.

    DasGupta, meanwhile, moves in from Headlines Today, where he was working in the same capacity. Prior to Headlines Today, DasGupta has worked with the Indian Express, Tehelka, and ESPN.

    Additionally, Nitin Sukhija, who was earlier with IBN7, has been appointed as entertainment and lifestyle editor in Mumbai and Monica Malik has joined as executive producer. As part of her new mandate, she will be responsible for news production and packaging of the channel. Prior to this, she was at NDTV as senior news producer.

    Also, Sukarno Sen has joined as Kolkata bureau chief. Prior to NewsX, he has worked with CNN-IBN, IBN7 and Zee News.

    Said a channel spokesperson, “This is an important milestone for NewsX and part of our strategy of incrementally but continuously strengthening our leadership team. At NewsX, it’s our endeavour to deliver news and programmes that are informative, engaging and timely. The recent hiring will give a strong leadership to the team which has been delivering fresh content and programming.”

    Recently, NewsX got VK Shashikumar on board as head of special investigations and news programming, Nandita Kumar as GM strategy and planning, and Sanjay Singh as resident editor Mumbai.

  • IBN18 ups stake in Viacom18 to 33.7%

    IBN18 ups stake in Viacom18 to 33.7%

    MUMBAI: IBN18 has invested Rs 2.63 billion to hold a 33.71 per cent stake in Viacom18 Media, the joint venture company with media conglomerate Viacom that runs channels such as MTV, Vh1, Nick, and Colors in India.

    IBN18 now has the option to purchase an additional 16.29 per cent stake in Viacom18, resulting in an aggregate stake of 50 per cent in the joint venture entity.

    Sources say IBN18 plans to raise Rs 1.50 billion through qualified institutional placement (QIP) to complete its holding of 50 per cent stake in Viacom18.

    IBN18 had earlier raised Rs 1.14 billion through QIP at a rate of Rs 102 per share, while the promoters had additionally infused Rs 2.41 billion in equity.

    By the end of December 2008, IBN18 had acquired 6.6 per cent of Viacom18. For the 50 per cent stake, the price is fixed at $62.5 million ($50.5 million for the transfer and $12 million as option premium – inclusive of costs of funding).

    Meanwhile, IBN18, which houses news channels CNN IBN, IBN7 and a JV Marathi news channel IBN Lokmat, has posted a consolidated net loss of Rs 920.01 million for the fiscal ended 31 March 2009.

    The net loss has expanded as in FY’08 the company had suffered a loss of Rs 234.45 million.

    Revenue rose 38.96 per cent to Rs 1.83 billion for FY’09, as against Rs 1.32 billion a year ago. Expenditure moved up 94.34 per cent to Rs 2.57 billion, compared to Rs 1.32 billion in FY’08.

    The results of Viacom18 Media will get consolidated once IBN18 holds 50 per cent in the JV.

  • FIFA World Cup Mania on CNN-IBN, IBN7 & IBN Lokmat

    FIFA World Cup Mania on CNN-IBN, IBN7 & IBN Lokmat

    NEW DELHI: CNN-IBN, IBN7 and IBN Lokmat have lined up an exciting programming line-up to capture the latest happenings and the action from the football field during the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

    The special programming A Beautiful Game on CNN-IBN and Goal on IBN7 will provide a 360 degree perspective of the tournament. A panel of experts will add their analytical perspective to the game through special preview and review shows of each match played and an indepth examination of the players’ performance in the tournament. The experts include renowned former Moroccan football player and India’s No.1 football coach, Karim Bencherifa and the country’s top football analyst and commentator Novy Kapadia. They will provide the viewers with all the vital highlights and analysis of the matches and cover all aspects of FIFA World Cup 2010.

    On IBN Lokmat, the special programming Kick Football Chi with Sunandan Lele, Consultant Editor, IBN Lokmat will consist of daily bulletins focusing on match reviews and previews. While the morning bulletins will focus on reviewing the matches which have been played, the evening bulletin will examine the various teams’ preparations for the matches ahead.

    During the tournament, CNN-IBN and IBN7 will take a comprehensive look at the entire tournament with match reviews and previews, profiles, in-depth analysis and panel discussions. While on IBN7, Senior Anchor Darain Shahidi will be seen in conversation with Novy Kapadia who will provide viewers with rare insights into the game; on CNN-IBN, host Sanjeeb Mukherjea along with Novy Kapadia, Karim Bencherifa and some of the celebrity football fans will discuss the teams’ performances and strategies for the important matches. The special programming on the channels will go on-air as per the following schedule

    On CNN-IBN, there will be a special one hour show focusing on who could win the FIFA World Cup at 7:00PM (with repeat telecast at 10:00 pm) on 10 June. The programming will also include a one and half hour special on 11 June at 6.00 pm. This interactive programme will lead up to the kick off of the FIFA World Cup 2010 at 7:30 PM IST and will bring live feeds from CNN-IBN correspondents across the country as they interact with soccer fans in the build up to the inauguration of the tournament. Additionally the programme will also feature reactions from football fans across the globe as they prepare to launch themselves into FIFA Fever. The daily programming will be telecast at 7.30 am, 7.30 pm and 10.30 pm till the tournament ends.

    On IBN7, daily programming will be telecast at 8 am and 6.30 pm throughout the tournament and on IBN Lokmat, the programming will go on air at 7.30 am (with a repeat at 11.30 am) and 6.30 pm during the length of the tournament.

  • IBN7 to launch daily news analysis show ‘Agenda’

    IBN7 to launch daily news analysis show ‘Agenda’

    MUMBAI: Hindi news channel IBN7 is set to launch a new analysis-based daily show Agenda every Monday to Friday at 8.30 pm, starting 8 June.

    Hosted by IBN7 managing editor Ashutosh, the show will pick one issue from everyday news, which has the potential to impact the entire nation and change the society. It will highlight and discuss that biggest news issue of the day and will look at the agenda that matters most to people through debates and discussions involving a panel of experts.

    The experts will discuss the topic and bring in their own perspective and value judgment. The show will look at each topic from a historical perspective, analysing its underlying factors and will debate its present day relevance and trajectory.

    Ashutosh said, “Agenda will look at one key issue that affects a common man and its impact on their lives. The show is an attempt to give viewers a real sense of the issues prevailing in the society. We are confident that the show’s hard-hitting style, comprehensive information and innovative packaging will be appreciated by the audience.”

  • IL&FS sells 4 million IBN18 shares for Rs 410 million

    IL&FS sells 4 million IBN18 shares for Rs 410 million

    MUMBAI: IL&FS Private Equity Trust has sold four million shares of IBN18, a Network18 Group company, for Rs 410 million.

    IL&FS offloaded the IBN18 shares in the open market at Rs 100.25 per share. IBN18 houses news channels CNN IBN, IBN7 and IBN Lokmat.

    IL&FS sold to Talma Chemical Industries and Indea Long Term Opportunities Master Fund in two bulk deals. There were other buyers as well which did not get reflected in bulk deals.

    Talma Chemical Industries purchased 1.7 million IBN18 shares, paying out around Rs 170.42 million. Indea Long Term Opportunities Mssaster Fund, on the other hand, picked up 1 million shares for around Rs 100.25 million.

    Shares of IBN18 closed Tuesday at Rs 114.95 on the BSE, up 14.95 per cent over the previous close.

  • Cranes sofware to assist CNN-IBN on poll count

    Cranes sofware to assist CNN-IBN on poll count

    NEW DELHI: Even as voters are getting ready to cast their votes in the fifth and final phase of the Lok Sabha elections tomorrow, news television channels are gearing up to give live coverage of the results as they come in and trends that emerge on the counting day, 16 May.

    Cranes Software International Limited (Cranes) will analyse the findings of opinion and exit polls as well as do the analysis of early trends for the CNN-IBN TV news channel on the counting day.

    Dr Rajeeva Karandikar, Cranes Software executive vice president, a former professor at the Indian Statistical Institute, has been driving this exercise along with the team from the Analytics Group of Cranes. The team uses Cranes’ in-house statistical software product Systat and its derivatives to analyse the data.

    In January and February 2009 as a run up to the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, the Cranes Software team analysed data collected during the opinion poll commissioned by CNN-IBN. The raw data was collected by CSDS – the Center for the Study of Developing Societies under the leadership of noted psephologist Yogender Yadav, while the statistical analysis and implications of the data on the final composition of the Lok Sabha was presented by Karandikar in a TV program anchored by Rajdeep Sardesai on CNN-IBN.

    The Cranes team has been involved in assimilating, analysing and preparing the raw data received from AC Nielsen for use in the graphics that go on air. The team at Cranes uses their powerful statistical analysis and graphics software – Systat, to run statistical models on early counting trends and make early seat projections of the final composition of the house. The graphics team at CNN-IBN then renders the findings into graphs which are then telecast on the CNN-IBN channel along with IBN7 (Hindi), IBN Lokmat (Marathi) and occasionally on CNBC channels.

    This exercise is to take place again during the post election coverage on CNN-IBN between 13 May and 17 May.

  • CNN-IBN & IBN7 to air special series on cricket’s ‘Golden Generation’

    CNN-IBN & IBN7 to air special series on cricket’s ‘Golden Generation’

    NEW DELHI: CNN-IBN and IBN7 will telecast a six-episode special series on Indian cricket called Golden Generation, from 7 February onwards.

    The series will telecast every Saturday at 7.30 pm on CNN-IBN and at 10 pm on IBN7 with a a repeat telecast at 10:30 pm on CNN-IBN.

    Says IBN18 Network editor-in-chief Rajdeep Sardesai, “Golden Generation is a special documentary that acknowledges and admires the six rare talents of Indian cricket. The show is an attempt to bring for its viewers their journey of these legends and their heroic triumphs.”

    The show’s first episode depicts the journey of former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly from childhood to becoming few of India’s greatest cricketers. The final episode will focus on Sachin Tendulkar. The series will also interview coaches, friends and families of these players to explore the unseen side of the them.

    According to the channel, Golden Generation will feature the legacy left behind by these great cricketers and the huge mark they continue to make on Indian cricket and the ‘men in blue’.