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  • Secondmarriage.com releases in 100 theatres via satellite

    Secondmarriage.com releases in 100 theatres via satellite

    NEW DELHI: ‘SecondMarriage.com’, a film directed by Gaurav Panjwani for Vin Mehta Films, is being released via satellite in just over 100 theatres in the face of the second part of ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ and the re-release of the first part of that film.

    The small budget film has been shot in Delhi and Gurgaon and stars Mohit Chauhan, Charu Rohtagi, Vishal Nayak, Sayani Gupta, Manjeet Tiger and Nikita More among others.

    The film is the unconventional story of two friends connecting through the website, ‘secondmarriage.com’, and getting their single parents married. However even as the elders begin to find comfort in each other, the two youngsters feel uneasy about their relationship when they realise they are in love.

  • SES-5 satellite launched, to boost capacity across EMEA

    SES-5 satellite launched, to boost capacity across EMEA

    MUMBAI: Leading satellite operator SES has said that the SES-5 satellite has been successfully launched into space on board an ILS Proton Breeze M booster.

     

    After a 9-hour, 12-minute mission, the Breeze M upper stage of the Proton rocket released the SES-5 satellite directly into geostationary transfer orbit.

     

    The SES-5 satellite was designed and built for SES by Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), a leading manufacturer of commercial satellites.

    The spacecraft, to be positioned at the orbital slot of 5 degrees East, features 36 active Ku-band transponders and up to 24 active C-band transponders.

     

    SES-5 has two Ku-band beams, one serving customers in the Nordic and Baltic countries and one serving Sub-Saharan Africa, as well as two C-band beams, one with global coverage and one with hemispheric coverage over Europe, Africa and the Middle East. The satellite provides Ku-band uplink capability, allowing for flexible operations between Europe and Africa.

     

    SES-5 is designed to deliver high performance and extensive coverage for direct-to-home (DTH) services, broadband, maritime communications, GSM backhaul, and VSAT applications in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

    The satellite also features the L-band payload for the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS). The EGNOS payload, which was developed for the European Commission (EC), will help verify, improve, and report on the reliability and accuracy of navigation positioning signals in Europe.

     

    SES President and CEO Romain Bausch declared, “SES-5 marks the second successful ILS-Proton launch in 2012 for SES and the third SES satellite delivered by Space Systems/Loral in the last ten months. SES-5 furthermore hosts the EGNOS payload for the European Commission. The powerful new satellite enters the global SES fleet as Number 51.

     

    “We would like to thank the launch teams of Space Systems/Loral, ILS, Khrunichev and SES for their dedicated work that ultimately ensured total mission success. We would also like to thank the European Commission for entrusting SES with the EGNOS hosted payload. After thorough in-orbit testing, SES and its customers can now look forward to SES-5 providing new, state-of-the-art satellite capacity across Europe, Africa and the Middle East.”
  • SES, Samsung unveil Africa’s first TV with integrated FTA satellite receiver

    SES, Samsung unveil Africa’s first TV with integrated FTA satellite receiver

    MUMBAI: SES is collaborating with Samsung to drive digital broadcasting via satellite in sub-Saharan Africa.

     

    Samsung will introduce LED television with an integrated free-to-air satellite receiver, the Samsung LED TV Free Satellite, that will be distributed in Nigeria, Ghana, Cote D’Ivoire, Senegal, Democratic Republic of Congo and Cameroon in August 2012. Distribution to additional countries will follow.

     

    The integrated satellite receiver will allow consumers to receive free-to-air television channels without the need for an additional set top box as the LED TV will be directly connected with the satellite dish. In preparation for the launch, SES and Samsung will jointly arrange training sessions with distribution partners and installers to ensure the proper connection of the TV device to the satellite dish. Both partners will also run a joint marketing campaign in June 2012.

    As a leader in the free-to-air digital TV market, SES delivers more than 60 free-to-air channels in more than 40 African countries. The launch of the new Samsung LED TV Free Satellite coincides with more channels becoming available in Africa.

     

    SES senior director of marketing development and Marketing in Africa Christoph Limmer said, “This collaboration is the first of its kind and will drive digitalisation in Africa .Today, one out of three households in Africa has a TV set but less than 10 million homes receive content in digital format. Our cooperation will not only help to improve access to digital content for African consumers but it will also encourage African broadcasters to launch more content. In servicing more than 40 African countries, we are well aware of the huge demand for more and higher quality TV services. The opportunity lies in providing an increasingly sophisticated African viewership with a significantly increased number of TV channels – a first for many African countries.”

    Samsung Africa Regional Product Manager Dae Hee Kim said, “The Samsung LED TV Free Satellite is our contribution to the continent’s efforts to ’go digital’, providing African consumers with greater choice and broadcasters with the opportunity to grow the region’s media industry.”
  • Eutelsat, Es’hailSat select Arianespace for satellite

    Eutelsat, Es’hailSat select Arianespace for satellite

    MUMBAI: Global satellite operator Eutelsat and Es’hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, have selected Arianespace to launch their Eutelsat 25B[1] / Es’hail 1 satellite in the second quarter of 2013 on board an Ariane 5 launcher.

     

    The contract signed with Arianespace to deliver Eutelsat 25B / Es’hail 1 into orbit marks a further step forward in Eutelsat and Es’hailSat’s joint programme to operate a high-performance satellite at 25.5° East, a longstanding orbital position serving expanding markets in the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia.

    The new satellite will provide superior coverage and power to follow on from Eutelsat’s Eutelsat 25A satellite. In addition to securing Ku-band continuity for Eutelsat and Ku-band resources for Es’hailSat, it will initiate a Ka-band capability to open business opportunities for both parties.

     

    The satellite, weighing over six tonnes, is under construction by Space Systems/Loral (SS/L).

    Eutelsat CEO Michel de Rosen said, “Together with our partner, Es’hailSat, we are delighted to entrust the launch of our satellite to Arianespace that has delivered Eutelsat with reliability, flexibility and on-time performance over almost 30 years. This mission for 2013 is a new marker in a solid and longstanding relationship, enabling Eutelsat to pursue our objective to renew and expand the resources and quality of service we provide our customers.”

     

    Es’hailSat CEO Ali Ahmed Al Kuwari said, “We are delighted that, together with Eutelsat, we have been able to select Arianespace to launch our first satellite. Es’hail 1 is just the start of our mission to provide high quality, independent satellite services to meet Qatar’s national stakeholder’s interests and serve customers throughout the Middle East and North Africa”.
  • IRS Q4: C&S, Internet continue growth momentum

    IRS Q4: C&S, Internet continue growth momentum

    MUMBAI: The cable and satellite (C&S) sector continued its growth momentum, posting a CAGR of 13.9 per cent as its reach rose to 462.38 million, according to the Indian Readership Survey (IRS) 2011 Q4 report, released today by the Media Research Users Council (MRUC) and Hansa Research. This, however, is lower than the 15.8 per cent CAGR the medium had recorded in the trailing quarter.

    TV sector’s reach recorded a CAGR of 6.9 per cent, increasing from 539.87 million in Q3 to 549.86 million in Q4.

    However, the reach of radio and cinema continued to record a decline with a negative CAGR of 5.8 per cent and 5.2 per cent respectively. While radio recorded a reach of 156.70 million in Q4 from 158.28 million in Q3, cinema’s reach grew from 76.83 million in Q3 to 75.77 million in Q4.

    The press’s reach showed a positive CAGR of 1.5 per cent at 350.35 million in Q4 compared to 349.89 million in Q3.

    Continuing to expand its reach, the Internet sector recorded a positive CAGR of 46.7 per cent. The medium grew 11.4 per cent from a reach of 634.88 million in Q3 2011 to 639.71 million in Q4.

     

     

  • IRS Q3: C&S and Internet reach up, cinema drops

    IRS Q3: C&S and Internet reach up, cinema drops

    MUMBAI: Cable & Satellite (C&S) and Internet are two sectors, which are continuously showing robust growth in the total reach.

    As per the Indian Readership Survey (IRS) 2011 Q3 data, C&S reach has gone up by 15.8 per cent CAGR and Internet by 42 per cent.

    C&S total reach is up at 448.24 million compared to 433.21 million in Q2 2011, according to the third quarter IRS data released today by Media Research Users Council (MRUC) and Hansa Research.

    The total reach of TV media has also gone up by 6.8 per cent CAGR to 539.87 million (from 531.76 million in Q2).

    Internet, the fastest growing sector, saw a 42 per cent CAGR and reach is at 30.89 million, up from 28.41 million in the first quarter survey.

     

    Meanwhile, radio and cinema sectors continued to show the decline in the reach. Cinema‘s reach fell to 76.83 million from 77.83 million in Q2, a negative growth of 7.1 per cent CAGR.

    In the Q3 report, total reach of radio has seen a negative CAGR of 3.9 per cent to 158.28 million. In Q2, the total reach for radio was at 161.45 million.

  • Indiantelevision.com’s Media, Advertising, Marketing Watch US ad spend to grow 4.1% to $1.12 trillion in 2011

    Indiantelevision.com’s Media, Advertising, Marketing Watch US ad spend to grow 4.1% to $1.12 trillion in 2011

    MUMBAI: The US ad industry spending is on pace to grow by 4.1 per cent in 2011 to $1.120 trillion and will expand at a 5.5 per cent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in the 2010-2015 period, according to a new forecast released by Veronis Suhler Stevenson (VSS).

    By the end of 2015, the communications industry will be the eighth-fastest-growing and fourth-largest US economic component.

    Ad Industry growth in the 2010-2015 period will be driven primarily by the rapid convergence of computer, Internet and wireless mobile technologies fueling the ongoing transformation of the media landscape, the report said.

    Major segments that have been negatively impacted in recent years by the migration to digital platforms and economic factors are expected to stabilise during the forecast period, according to the VSS Forecast.

    The traditional consumer advertising media sector, which includes the broadcast television, consumer magazine publishing, and broadcast and satellite radio segments, among others, will generate growth in the forecast period, albeit trailing GDP, as brand-related digital products and delivery methods gain a stronger foothold for most traditional media outlets.

    VSS co-founder, president and general partner John Suhler said, “The sectors that held up well in the last economic downturn – targeted media, business and professional information and services, education and training media and services, and entertainment and leisure media – are all expected to record solid growth in the forecast period, thanks in large part to their migration to digital platforms and delivery methods.”

  • IRS: C&S sees strong growth, radio continues to fall

    IRS: C&S sees strong growth, radio continues to fall

    MUMBAI: Cable & Satellite (C&S) and Internet are two sectors which are seeing robust growth in reach compared to the sequential quarter, whereas radio is continuously dipping.

    As per the IRS 2010 Q4 data, C&S reach has gone up by 22.1 per cent CAGR and Internet by 35.9 per cent.
     
    C&S total reach is up at 403.38 million, from 383.60 million in Q3.

    The total reach of TV media has also gone up by 5.7 per cent CAGR to 516.41 million, according to the report released today by the Media Research Users Council (MRUC).

    The Internet reach is at 24.33 million (24,329,000) as compared to 22.52 million (22,520,000) in the third quarter survey. (See table for details).

    Source: IRS
    (TR numbers, All figures n ‘000)

    Source: IRS 
     
    Meanwhile, radio is the only sector which is continuing its trend of negative growth. In the Q4 report, total reach of radio has seen a negative CAGR of 9.8 per cent, to 163.91 million. In Q3, the total reach for radio was at 168.67 million and in Q2 it was 172.60 million.
     

  • IRS: C&S sees speedy growth in reach, radio falls

    IRS: C&S sees speedy growth in reach, radio falls

    MUMBAI: Cable & Satellite (C&S) and Internet have seen a major jump in reach over the sequential quarter while radio has fallen, according to the latest IRS report. 

    As per the IRS 2010 Q3 report, C&S reach has gone up by 23.2 per cent CAGR and Internet by 37.2 per cent.

    C&S total reach is up at 383.60 million, from 365.09 million in Q2. The total reach of TV media has also gone up by 7.2 per cent CAGR to 509.86 million, according to the report released today by the Media Research Users Council (MRUC).

    The Internet reach is at 22.52 million (22,520,000) as compared to 20.87 million (20,867,000) in the second quarter survey and 19.22 million in Q1. (See table for details).

    However, radio is continuing its degrowth trend. In the Q3 report, total reach of radio has seen a negative CAGR of 7.5 per cent, to 168.67 million. In Q2, the total reach for radio was at 172.60 million and in Q1 it was 175.36 million.
  • SET India acquires slate of Bollywood titles from Eros

    SET India acquires slate of Bollywood titles from Eros

    MUMBAI: Sony Entertainment Television has acquired the global satellite rights for a package of films, including blockbuster hit Lage Raho Munnabhai, from leading Bollywood media and entertainment major Eros International.

    The deal gives Sony retain exclusive broadcasting rights to the original version of a slate of titles for five years and includes recent films like Salaam-e-Ishq as well as upcoming releases like Namastey London.

    Sunil Lulla, the director and president for India at Eros International, was quoted in an official statement as saying: “We have a strong relationship with all the leading Indian television networks and are delighted that Eros’ content will now be showcased on Sony Entertainment Television. It is one of the leading channels in India with a global footprint. We also regularly partner with Sony to market and promote our films through its extensive television network.”

    Said Set India CEO Kunal Dasgupta, “Eros is a major player within the Indian film sector and Bollywood films are a critical part of our programming mix. We are delighted to have secured this deal with Eros with whom we have enjoyed a great working relationship for several years.”

    Queried as to the number of titles in the package, Set India COO NP Singh said they comprised some 15-16 movies.