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  • PVR launches 5-screen multiplex in Nagpur

    PVR launches 5-screen multiplex in Nagpur

    MUMBAI: PVR has launched its five-screen multiplex at the Empress Mall, near Gandhi Lake, Nagpur.

    With this launch in Nagpur, PVR now has 39 screens and eight multiplexes in five key cities of Maharashtra including four in Mumbai, one in Latur, one in Aurangabad and one in Nanded.

    The multiplex is spread across an area of 50,000 sq. ft. with a capacity of 1234 seats and will provide a digital movie experience to the cinegoers of the city at a pricing ranging from Rs 70–Rs 180.

    With the launch in Nagpur, PVR today stands at 184 screens in 42 cinemas in 13 states & 25 cities across India.

    PVR Ltd. Group President Pramod Arora said, “Over the years, we have understood the demand in smaller towns and hence we have grown steadily by expanding our presence in tier II and III cities across India. Building on the success of our properties launched across Maharashtra in cities like Mumbai, Latur, Nanded and Aurangabad, we are confident that the multiplex in Nagpur will be well received by the patrons.”
     

  • IBN Lokmat set for launch by March-end

    IBN Lokmat set for launch by March-end

    NEW DELHI: IBN Lokmat, the upcoming Marathi news channel from the GBN-Lokmat joint venture company, is all set to launch by March-end.

    “We will be officially launching it between 16 March but before 1 April,” editor-in-chief Nikhil Wagle told indiantelevision.com.

    Wagle said that the existing 13 bureaux are fully functional and two more are being added. Four OB vans from the four key cities – Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur and Aurangabad – will be used for the most “vibrant live coverage and programming.”

    “We are completely ready after the training by the American technological and editorial experts have done their work over the past few months, and this will give us the competitive edge,” Wagle held.

    He added that the channel has 13 leased lines from across the state, so that direct and live news content can be shown throughout the day.

    However, Wagle refused to disclose any programming or coverage pattern, saying: “Already there are many copycats who are getting half-baked information of the kind of programming we are going to do, and are copying them. I do not want to disclose the content beforehand.”

    Asked about the usual repeated show of violence that the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has been seriously upset with, Wagle said that if there is violence in society, it will be shown, but in a responsible manner, so that further violence is not fomented.

    Reminded that most channels had shown old footage of violence against north Indians during the Raj Thackeray arrest on 12 February, but without mentioning that those were old file photos, Wagle asserted that this will not be done in IBN Lokmat.

    “I do care for TRPs but I shall not stoop so low for TRPs that it gets away from serious but popular journalism, because that is what I have done in my 20 years of print and the past decade of television journalism. I believe that TRPs will come if one does serious and popular but highly credible journalism,” Wagle clarified.

  • WWIL to pump in Rs 3 billion over 2 years in STBs

    WWIL to pump in Rs 3 billion over 2 years in STBs

    MUMBAI: Wire & Wireless India Ltd. (WWIL), the demerged cable outfit of Zee Group, is planning to invest Rs 3.28 billion on set-top boxes (STBs) over a period of two years to spread its presence in digital cable.

    This will comprise 46 per cent of its overall funding requirement of Rs 7.14 billion. The next big expenditure will be towards hardware. The multi-system operator (MSO) has earmarked Rs 2.21 billion for investments in hardware during the two-year period.

    “We have planned such investments for two years. We are bullish about digitalisation,” says WWIL CEO Jagjit Singh Kohli.

    Another area where WWIL will be pumping in big money is customer acquisition. The company plans to put in Rs 1.14 billion towards this. “We are aggressive on customer acquisition. We have ramped up 250,000 subscribers in recent months through aggressive acquisitions,” says Kohli.

    WWIL has made MSO acquisitions in Lucknow, Shimla, Agra, Nagpur, Pune Jalgaon and Indore. It is under negotiations with 15 MSOs in places like Meerut, Allahabad, Jaipur, Noida and Kohlapur.

    The company is planning to launch a headend-in-the-sky (HITS) platform and has booked transponders on Thaicom satellite. It has already lined up a debt of Rs 2.15 billion and plans to make an initial investment of Rs 5 billion.

    WWIL recently set up a digital headend at Worli in Mumbai. “We already have nine digital headends,” says Kohli.

  • TDSAT directs Zee Sports to restore Incable feed

    TDSAT directs Zee Sports to restore Incable feed

    MUMBAI: The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has directed Zee Turner Ltd to restore the feed of Zee Sports to Incablenet.

    Incablenet, on its part, will have to deposit a sum of Rs 2 million with the tribunal. The matter will come up for hearing again on 10 October.

    TDSAT has asked Incablenet to, meanwhile, negotiate with Zee Turner and try to conclude the subscription agreement by 10 October. If both the parties fail to conclude a mutually acceptable agreement by then, the tribunal will finally hear the matter and decide the issue.

    Zee Turner raised an apprehension that Incablenet may choose not to enter into an agreement after the DLF cricket tri-series which ends on 24 September. The MSO may get away by paying just a month’s subscription. “The TDSAT has asked us to raise the issue on 10 October, depending upon factual matrix,” says a Zee Turner spokesperson.

    Following TDSAT’s interim order today, Zee Sports will be available on Incablenet’s network in Mumbai, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Nagpur, Nashik and Baroda. For Bangalore, Incablenet already has an agreement with the sports channel.

    Incablenet had earlier moved the TDSAT, arguing that Zee Turner had not served 21-day notice before blacking out the signals of Zee Sports. Zee Turner, which distributes Zee Sports, had submitted its reply yesterday.

    Zee Sports, which has the exclusive rights to the DLF tri-series, has been asking several cable operators to enter into commercial agreements for carrying the pay channel on their networks. The sports channel is priced at Rs 10 a month per subscriber.

  • Max kicks off Champions Trophy promotions with Gully Cricket

    Max kicks off Champions Trophy promotions with Gully Cricket

    MUMBAI: Movies and events channel Max is back with its flagship on-ground activity Gully Cricket. Launching on 7 September, the initiative will kick off the channel’s promotional activities around the big ticket cricket property ICC Champions Trophy.

    Max brand ambassadors Mandira Bedi, Sameer Khan and the mascot Tiger Deewana will visit the cities of Hyderabad, Nagpur, Kolkata, Mangalore, Visakhapatnam, Coimbatore, Amritsar, Ahmedabad and Lucknow between September 7 and September 30, 2006 to take the cricket fever from the lofty stadiums to the dingy bylanes.

    The fifth edition the Champions Trophy, which is being played in India for the first time, is scheduled for October 2006.

    Commenting on the return of the promotional initiative, Max business head Albert Almeida said, “Cricket is not only for the select few rolling their arms and swinging their bats in the parks and fields. It is our national passion and there’s no greater fun than playing the game on the streets. And with our Max icons for company, I am sure Gully Cricket will make everyone go deewana all over again.”

    Gully Cricket schedule

    Nagpur 7 September

    Kolkata 10 September

    Mangalore 15 September

    Visakhapatnam 17 September

    Coimbatore 20 September

    Amritsar 23 September

    Ahmedabad 26 September

    Hyderabad 28 September

    Lucknow 30 September

  • WorldSpace launches in Goa, Jaipur, Nagpur, Trivandrum

    WorldSpace launches in Goa, Jaipur, Nagpur, Trivandrum

    MUMBAI: Satellite radio firm WorldSpace has launched its subscription service in four more Indian markets- Goa, Jaipur, Nagpur, and Trivandrum.

    Collectively representing a population of over 6.2 million, including approximately 2.6 million consumers who fall into WorldSpace’s targetted listener base, the new market launches expand the company’s target market penetration to nearly 38 million consumers nationwide.

    To ensure ready access for subscribers in the new service areas, WorldSpace satellite radios are already available in nearly 100 retail outlets across the markets, with more expected in the near term.

    WorldSpace COO Andy Ras-Work said, “WorldSpace continues to gain traction across India, and service availability in these burgeoning markets enables us to reach more Indian residents than ever before. These new members of the WorldSpace community will undoubtedly be pleased with the network’s expansive content diversity, including national, international and local music, news and entertainment, whenever and virtually wherever they want it.”

    WorldSpace provides more than 40 channels of digital quality programming to the subcontinent of India, spanning a wide range of musical genres, news, sports and information. Its Indian programming includes two Indian classical channels — Shruti (Carnatic) and Gandharv (Hindustani), as well as regional Indian channels — Tara (Bengali), KL Radio (Tamil), Sparsha (Kannada), RM Radio (Malayalam) Spandana (Telugu) and Tunak Punjabi (Punjabi).

    These commercial-free services and more are now available to subscribers in more than 14 markets throughout the country.