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  • Eleven TV channels directed to go off air for fixed periods in last three years

    NEW DELHI: Eleven television channels have been asked to suspend transmission for limited period of a minimum one day up to 30 days for violations of Programme or Advertisement Codes since 2014.

    However, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore told Parliament today that the orders were kept in abeyance in three cases – DY 365, NDTV Good Times, and TLC.

    Of all the channels, News Time Assam was asked to stop transmission for one day for three different programmes.

    Only one channel – Satlon News – was asked to go off air for as many as thirty days in March 2015.

    The other channels asked to stop transmission for fixed periods were: WB, NTV, Jai Hind, Al Jazeera TV, NDTV India, and Care World.

  • Around ninety violations of Programme and Advertising Codes since 2013: Rathore

    Around ninety violations of Programme and Advertising Codes since 2013: Rathore

    NEW DELHI: Action was taken in 88 cases since 2013 to ensure compliance with or against violation of the Proigramme and Advertising Codes by private television channels.

    Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore told the Rajya Sabha today that this included thirteen cases of advisories issues to all news or general entertainment channels on issues like depiction of children, showing of road accident cases, urging channels to use sign language in Republic Day broadcasts, advisories about specific advertisements, showng films with displaying the Central Board of Film Certification certificate, telecast of anti-terrorist operations by security forces etc.

    There were 32 cases of violation in 2013, 22 in 2014, 23 in 2015 and eleven so far this year, the Mihister said.

    Amiong these, those channels which figure more than once in the list include Manoranjan TV, Colors, FTV, DY365, NTV, Comedy Central, and Raj News.

    indiantelevision.com had earlier this week reported that there were a total of 49 complaints since 2013 – four in 2016 – for vulgarity in advertisements.

  • Around ninety violations of Programme and Advertising Codes since 2013: Rathore

    Around ninety violations of Programme and Advertising Codes since 2013: Rathore

    NEW DELHI: Action was taken in 88 cases since 2013 to ensure compliance with or against violation of the Proigramme and Advertising Codes by private television channels.

    Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore told the Rajya Sabha today that this included thirteen cases of advisories issues to all news or general entertainment channels on issues like depiction of children, showing of road accident cases, urging channels to use sign language in Republic Day broadcasts, advisories about specific advertisements, showng films with displaying the Central Board of Film Certification certificate, telecast of anti-terrorist operations by security forces etc.

    There were 32 cases of violation in 2013, 22 in 2014, 23 in 2015 and eleven so far this year, the Mihister said.

    Amiong these, those channels which figure more than once in the list include Manoranjan TV, Colors, FTV, DY365, NTV, Comedy Central, and Raj News.

    indiantelevision.com had earlier this week reported that there were a total of 49 complaints since 2013 – four in 2016 – for vulgarity in advertisements.

  • Chrome DM launches Bangladesh operations; to track overseas viewership

    Chrome DM launches Bangladesh operations; to track overseas viewership

    MUMBAI: Chrome Data Analytics & Media has launched Chrome Bangladesh Track, an exhaustive viewership and channel availability audit. With this, Chrome Data has become the first Indian distribution and audit firm to take an initiative towards tracking viewership and channel availability overseas.

    The Chrome Bangladesh Track report will contain vital indicators, specifically designed to provide channels with a holistic view of their performance, namely; performance index, distribution details, distribution summary, neighborhood analysis, OTS summary and weekly highlights enabling broadcasters to obtain data about the visibility of their channels.

    This strategic tool will cover 28 major cities of Bangladesh enabling broadcasters to view their own distribution status, as well as that of their competitive sets, across all key markets, at a head-end level. As a result, complete transparency in the system can be witnessed, allowing broadcasters to take immediate corrective distribution measures.

    Chrome Data Analytics & Media founder & CEO Pankaj Krishna said, “Preparations for commencement of Chrome Bangladesh Track have been in full swing since January, 2015. The team has worked relentlessly over the last eight months, to tap a new territory, which now takes Chrome DM to an international level, in line with our mission statement – to become the most respected media audit and intelligence company in India and globally, creating a substantial stakeholder value, through continuous improvement driven by the integrity, teamwork and innovative approach of its’ people.”

    Bangladesh is the world’s eighth most populous country with over 160 million people and is among the most densely populated countries. Making effective use of its concrete infrastructure of 150+ field staff, 50+ managerial staff and 125+ tele-callers speaking 22+ Indian languages, at par with their proprietary tools, Chrome DM will map 4.5 million households, on a monthly basis, in Bangladesh.

    Out of 182 channels available in Bangladesh, the majority (66 per cent) is made up of Indian channels:

    Genre-wise channel list:

    Also highlighted in the first top lines of Chrome Bangladesh Track, broadcaster’s can obtain data about the visibility of their channels. Currently, the channels that are most available in Bangladesh’s prime band are ATN Bangla, BTV, BTV World, NTV and Channel I. With regards to Indian origin channels, the most available channels in the prime band are Star Plus, Star Jalsha, Zee Bangla, Max and Sony.

  • New hope for NTV and HMTV with new editors

    New hope for NTV and HMTV with new editors

    MUMBAI: The editorial team of an old Telugu News channel, NTV, has just got a new boss. The channel has roped in K Siva Prasad as its new editor. Prasad took charge from 3 July and was earlier the editor of Zee 24 Gantalu, the now defunct Telugu News channel from the Zee cluster.

     

    On the other hand, Rajasekhar who was the editor of NTV before Prasad took charge has moved on to HMTV where he will be the MD and chief editor. Rajasekhar replaces erstwhile HMTV MD, CEO and editor in chief K Ramachandra Murthy.

     

    Murthy’s next stint is yet unknown. He has worked with Andhra Jyoti, Vartha and Udayam newspapers.

     

    HMTV was launched in 2009 with the slogan ‘Faster…Brighter’ while NTV was launched in 2007.

  • BVITV signs TV licensing deals with Russian broadcasters, AXN Japan

    BVITV signs TV licensing deals with Russian broadcasters, AXN Japan

    MUMBAI: Buena Vista International Television (BVITV), the international TV distribution division of The Walt Disney Company, has announced new TV licensing agreements with broadcasters across Russia, with St Petersburg TV, NTV, Ren TV and TV3 having licensed a wide range for programming for their viewers.

    In another development, BVITV and AXN Japan have reached a licensing agreement for broadcasting The Amazing Race, distributed by BVITV. With the signing of this agreement, viewers can enjoy Seasons 4 and 5 of the hit reality series on AXN. Scheduled to air in the first half of 2007, The Amazing Race will be available to viewers in Japan for the first time.

    St Petersburg TV, one of Russia’s newest channels, has licensed a selection of feature films and live action series from BVITV. This is the channel’s first ever deal with a major US Studio. In a separate agreement introduced by BVITV, the channel has also licensed a selection of Jetix Europe content.

    TV3 Russia, one of the country’s largest independent broadcasters has licensed a selection of features and live action series from BVITV.
    One of Russia’s largest and most popular free TV channels, NTV, has also licensed a selection of feature films and series from BVITV’s portfolio. This is the first free TV agreement between NTV and BVITV.

    Free TV channel Ren TV has also licensed a selection of movies and live action series. The channel will also launch a selection of Jetix Europe programming to its viewers, says an official release.

    Co-created by Bertram van Munster (Profiles from the Front Line) and with Jerry Bruckheimer (CSI, Armageddon) as one of the executive producers, The Amazing Race has won four consecutive Emmy Awards for Outstanding reality program. Twelve teams of two people with relationships such as spouses, best friends or parent and child are filmed around the clock in a race to various worldwide destinations to be the first team to the finish line.

    At every destination, each team will have to compete in a series of challenges — some mental and some physical — and only when the tasks have been completed will they learn their next destination. Teams who are farthest behind will gradually be eliminated as the contest progresses, with the first team to arrive at the final destination winning a large cash prize, the release adds.

  • Aggregator launches TV over broadband(TVoBB) service

    Aggregator launches TV over broadband(TVoBB) service

    MUMBAI: Aggregator Limited has announced the launch of its first TV-over-Broadband (TVoBB) service, a Russian language portal that is set to change the TV viewing habits of over half a million Russians living in the UK.

    MoëTV (pronounced ‘my-oar TV’ meaning ‘My TV’ in English) will go live later this month and will provide a collection of on-demand entertainment, drama, current affairs, films, documentaries, music and children’s programming.

    MoëTV is a service which combines the speed of broadband and the best in Russian television with high quality pictures and sound. Aggregator has secured licences for programming from over 20 content suppliers including Amedia, Discovery Networks, Mosfilm, MTV Russia, National Geographic, nTV and RenTV.

    Consumers interested in the service can pre-register by going to www.moe.tv and entering their email address. The service will offer around 400 hours of programming at launch, growing to an average of 1000 hours, refreshed monthly.

    MoëTV has no mandatory subscription charges, meaning consumers can choose to obtain content on a per-view basis of 99p to £2.99 per programme or to view unlimited content for a £15.99 monthly payment.

    All that the viewer needs to do to receive MoëTV is a broadband connection from any ISP and a PC or laptop. Programming can be viewed on the PC or the TV using a media extender. Aggregator has built a unique TVoBB content delivery platform, based on open standards technologies, to provide the viewer with a quality and easy to use service – for example MoëTV can schedule downloads so that users don’t exceed their ISP’s monthly download limits. 

    “The launch of this service will provide broadcast-quality television services to the 500,000 Russian speakers in the UK,” said Aggregator’s co-founder and Director of Programming, Chris Griffin.

    “This is a well-educated, affluent community that has grown rapidly in the UK but is woefully underserved by mainstream television platforms. MoëTV can ensure that they, and their families, stay in touch with their language and culture while they are living abroad,” Griffin added.

    MoëTV is the first in a series of planned service launches targeted at niche audiences from Aggregator, the brainchild of senior television industry figures Martin Goswami and Chris Griffin. Aggregator’s TVoBB services will create a new UK pay-TV platform, an on-demand broadband service that will deliver high-quality content to ethnic and special interest communities that are currently underserved by the television market.

    “In order to be successful and provide consumers with exciting services they are prepared to pay for, new TV delivery platforms such as IPTV and TVoBB need differentiated content. We are excited about the potential of a fast growing broadband universe, so we have created services that work best in an IP based environment,” said Aggregator’s co-founder and CEO Martin Goswami.

    “It seems that many operators currently planning IPTV services are targeting audiences who are already well-served on existing platforms. We’ve looked at that model and rejected it. What we’ve done instead is to develop packages of the best content available for specialist audiences who are not part of the mainstream pay-TV franchise,” added Goswami.

    Aggregator is well advanced with a number of services aimed at underserved communities and interest groups. In 2007, the company plans to bring all these services together under a common platform brand incorporating the Freeview channels and PVR functionality.