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  • Indian media and entertainment techies flock to IBC2024

    Indian media and entertainment techies flock to IBC2024

    AMSTERDAM: IBC which is held at the Rai exhibition centre in Amsterdam in September every year is considered a very important stop in every leading broadcaster, systems integrator, OTT platform, technology provider, equipment manufacturer’s  calendar. 2024 saw its importance rise even further as a record number of executives, journalists, sales folks, students descended from their planes in the famed Schipol airport and made their way to the south of the city between 13 and 16 September.  

    The constant refrain amongst most attendees was that IBC2024 had outscored the other famous exhibition which is held in Las Vegas – the NAB show -which until now was considered a bigger trade show. The final day is an indicator of a trade show’s success. At the Rai, stands were packed as meetings continued till post lunch and some booths had conversations continuing till as late as 3:30 pm when the exhibition was supposed to close at 4pm on 16 September.

    Amongst the Indian companies which had taken up booths included: Tata Elxsi, Tata Communications, PlanetCast, Magnifi, Amagi, Canara Lighting, Ali Corp, Tabsons, UTO Solutions, Prime Focus Technologies, Workflow Labs, and Magnaquest.

    The aisles were bustling with Indians as systems integrators, distributors, resellers, technology executives, engineers scoured the booths to get abreast of the latest in solutions. Techies from Disney Star India, Whistling Woods, Sun TV, Zee5, GTPL Hatway, Hathway, Prasar Bharti, Hoichoi, Jio Platforms, NDTV, among many others kept busy over the duration of the exhibition.

    With the  rise of streaming, mergers and acquisitions amongst media majors, cord cutting continuing, explosion in free to air, automation of work processes, the uptake of generative AI and AI as a whole, increase in adoption of the cloud, Indian industry is grappling with which way they should direct their investments in tech so that they can get an efficient return on their investments and be future ready as well. Hence, the rush to tech shows such as IBC.

     

  • Sun TV Q2 net profit up marginally to Rs 400.71 cr; revenue from operations declines

    Sun TV Q2 net profit up marginally to Rs 400.71 cr; revenue from operations declines

    Mumbai: Sun TV has reported that its second quarter net profit was Rs 400.71 crore, up marginally by 1.88 per cent from Rs 393.32 crore in the same period of the previous fiscal.

    Ebitda (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation) was Rs 610.89 crore in September 2022. This was a 4.15 per cent increase over the previous fiscal period of Rs 586.57 crore.

    Profit after tax rose significantly by three per cent to Rs 407.31 crore, compared with a profit of Rs 395.46 crore in the same quarter of the previous fiscal.

    However, revenue from operations fell by 2.7 per cent to Rs. 825.65 crore compared to Rs. 848.67 crore in the same quarter of the previous fiscal.

    A dividend of Rs 3.75 per share has been declared by the company.

  • Zee and Sun TV likely to witness opportune times as ad revenue growth returns this festive season: Report

    Zee and Sun TV likely to witness opportune times as ad revenue growth returns this festive season: Report

    Mumbai: Despite facing an adverse impact in the wake of the covid pandemic last year, the media & entertainment industry witnessed some respite in ad revenues for the current quarter-on-quarter (QoQ). According to a report published by Elara Securities (India), in comparison to other traditional media, the television industry has reported healthy growth in the post-covid era. The report also indicated a positive outlook for ad revenues in the upcoming festive season.

    TV Segment: Some respite (QoQ) in ad revenue, led by festive season 

    Traditional advertisers such as fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) continue to spend on ads, while new-age players such as edtech, fintech, and gaming have chosen to reduce their ad spending. The CPG and automobile industries, as stated in the report, continue to maintain their ad spending, the report highlighted.

    The report noted that Zee group and Sun TV are likely to expect better ad revenue of 3.5 per cent and 6.4 per cent, respectively, while ad revenue may be flat for TV Today. This growth will be driven by some stability in ad spending and the start of the festive season.

    Zee’s subscription revenue, as noted by the report, may decelerate by 1.2 per cent, whereas Sun TV is likely to expect a growth of 4.2 per cent.

    Sun TV reported a growth of 12 per cent as compared to the pre-covid period or FY2020, which also witnessed the absence of income generated from IPL and movies, and stood at 7.4 per cent year-on-year (YoY) of Rs 8,899 million.

    Meanwhile, Zee and TV Today reported 3.7 per cent and 1.1 per cent YoY revenue declines, respectively.

    Zee’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (Ebitda) QoQ margin is expected to rise by 85 basis points (bps), while Sun TV and TV Today to fall by 100 and 535 bps, respectively.

    According to the report, expect margin to be under pressure on content investments for Zee and Sun TV, driven by programming initiatives in Tamil and other genres, and TV Today, on lower YoY revenue and digital segment development, which may also witness the same strain.

    Zee’s and TV Today’s YoY profit after tax (PAT) is estimated to decelerate by 46 per cent and 25 per cent, respectively. TV Today, as the report noted, is estimated to grow by nine per cent.

    Exhibitors – Subdued Q2 hit by weak content

    Multiplexes can experience a series of downgrades due to poor Bollywood content. Large-scale films with poor box office results like Laal Singh Chadha, Raksha Bandhan, Shamshera, and Ek Villain Returns were expected to drive strong Q2FY23 performance, but their failure hit revenue growth for mega-multiples operators PVR and Inox.

    According to the report, Hindi box office revenue has noted a decline of 47 per cent compared to pre-covid levels in Q2FY23, as no film performed except Brahamastra (which recorded Rs 256.25 crore in domestic ticket receipts).

    Domestic box office collections are expected to fall 41.5 per cent and 42 per cent sequentially, respectively, and 35 per cent and 34 per cent as compared to Q2FY20 for PVR and Inox.

    Average ticket price (ATP) and spend per head (SPH), driven by premium content traction, have already outperformed Q2FY20 by 22 per cent and 24 per cent, respectively, in Q1FY23. On low-quality content, ATP/SPH may start getting soft, the report said.

    It further highlighted that ad revenue recovery is delayed and may only revive to a pre-covid level in FY24 and added that this recovery is expected to recover to 60 per cent of pre-pandemic levels of Q2FY20.

    PVR and Inox (including INDAS) are expected to have Ebitda margins of 11.6 per cent and 11 per cent, respectively, in Q2FY23, as screen additions may pick up in H2FY23.

  • Delhi HC stays TDSAT order asking broadcasters to provide OTT content information

    Delhi HC stays TDSAT order asking broadcasters to provide OTT content information

    Mumbai: The Delhi High Court has stayed Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) order and the proceedings until the next date of hearing. TDSAT issued an order last week requiring broadcasters to provide information on content available on over-the-top (OTT) platforms.

    In past legal processes, Trai has publicly indicated that it does not regulate OTT platforms or the content that is associated with them.

    “Prima facie, the court finds itself unable to sustain the order of 20 September by TDSAT,” said the order dated 28 September by Delhi HC.

    According to the High Court, the TDSAT was not authorised to make the ‘contested decision’ while the main dispute over whether it had the authority to issue the ‘contested direction’ was still being resolved.

    A source informes Indiantelevision.com that the court judge made oral remarks saying “what kind of order is this? Later he also said (in a lighter vein) there seem to be lofty principles in the order.”

    Broadcasters are allegedly breaking Clause 5.6 of the TV channel uplinking and downlinking guidelines by providing linear channel signals to OTT services, claimed Trai.  

    This clause requires broadcasters to make satellite TV signals available to registered cable operators, multi-system operators, direct-to-home players, and internet protocol TV service providers.

    As the clause reads, “The applicant company shall provide satellite TV channel signal reception decoders only to MSOs/cable operators registered under the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act 1995 or to a DTH operator registered under the DTH guidelines issued by the government of India or to an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service provider duly permitted under their existing telecom licence or authorised by the department of telecommunications or to a HITS operator duly permitted under the policy guidelines for HITS operators issued by the ministry of information and broadcasting to provide such service.”

    While OTT services are exempt from Trai oversight, broadcasters contend that Clause 5.6 has not been violated. They claim that both platforms controlled by broadcast networks and those owned by independent players are covered by this.

    Broadcasters including Sony, Star, and Sun TV had approached TDSAT to challenge Trai’s directive. The networks, on the other hand, had received no relief from the appellate tribunal, with TDSAT ordering them to provide the information to Trai within a week.

    The Court also questioned Trai’s authority to control OTT and make the requests for information that they did. In past legal proceedings, Trai has publicly indicated that it does not regulate OTT platforms or the content that is associated with them.

    When Trai requested certain broadcasters (such as Star India, Sony, and Sun TV) to submit detailed information on the content of TV channels that were available on OTT, the problem began.

    Dissatisfied broadcasters challenged Trai’s decision, which ordered the disclosure of information and architecture in TDSAT, among other things, by questioning Trai’s authority to request such information.

    Notably, the broadcasters asserted that Trai has always maintained in court proceedings that it does not regulate over-the-top (OTT) content.

    The TDSAT had previously provided broadcasters with ad-interim protection against Trai coercion. However, it later directed broadcasters to provide information, which resulted in the current petition before the Delhi High Court.

  • Barc week 34: Sun TV regains pole position in all India market

    Barc week 34: Sun TV regains pole position in all India market

    Mumbai: Broadcast Audience Research Council (Barc) has released currency data for week 34 i.e. 20 August 2022 – 26 August 2022. Sun TV is number one in the top 10 channels – all India, 2+ with an average minute audience of 2339.22 (000). It was followed by Star Maa 2268.93 (000), Star Plus 2184.8 (000), Goldmines 2100.79 (000) and Dangal 1870.14 (000).

    Average minute audience (AMA) is defined as the number of individuals of a target audience who viewed a televised “event,” averaged across minutes.

    In the Hindi speaking market, Star Plus is in the top spot with with an average minute audience of 2112.24 (000) followed by Goldmines 2074.51 (000), Dangal 1862.07 (000), Sony Sab 1592.74 (000) and Star Pravah 1584.93 (000).

    In the South market, Sun TV is on top with an average minute audience of 2328.41 (000) followed by Star Maa at 2215.65 (000), Star Vijay 1470.12 (000), Zee Telugu 1464.92 (000) and Zee Kannada 1411.31 (000).

    In the megacities, Sun TV was number one with an average minute audience of 418.99 (000) followed by Star Plus 395.23 (000), Colors 343.16 (000), Sony Sab 315.65 (000) and Star Vijay 296.08 (000).

    In West Bengal market, Star Jalsha was number one with an average minute audience of    1105.92 (000) followed by     Zee Bangla 799.43 (000), Jalsha Movies 231.88 (000), Zee Bangla Cinema 155.76 (000) and ABP Ananda 140.45 (000).

    In Maharashtra/Goa market, Star Pravah was number one with an average minute audience of 1568.57 (000) followed by Zee Marathi 538.99 (000), Colors Marathi 430.36 (000), Sony Sab 419.22 (000) and Goldmines 346.87 (000).

  • Sun TV veteran Kavitha Jaubin quits

    Sun TV veteran Kavitha Jaubin quits

    MUMBAI: For over 15 years, she was one of many bright lights at the Kalanithi Maran-owned Sun TV network. But for now, content & brand integration head the Chennai-based Kavitha Jaubin has decided to move on.

    Jaubin who put in her papers some time back at Sun TV spent her last day at the broadcaster on 14 August just a day before India’s Independence Day. Apparently, personal family exigencies forced her to take that decision. 

    She took up many challenging assignments at Sun TV. She was the head of Sun Life (the network’s second GEC), a position she held for nine years, prior to taking over the brand role in 2020. Between 2007 and 2011, she wore the hat of cluster head – content acquisition and kids channels – Chutti TV, Chintu TV, Kochu TV and Khushi TV.  

    A keen buyer of animation content, Jaubin was a speaker at many international forums. A keen creative professional, she spent quite a few years earlier on in her career as a writer and director at Disney+Star India’s Star Vijay channel in Chennai. 

    Jaubin, who is taking some time off currently, did not comment on her quitting Sun and was unwilling to reveal where she was headed. 

  • Barc week 16: Star Sports 1 Hindi becomes most-watched channel

    Barc week 16: Star Sports 1 Hindi becomes most-watched channel

    Mumbai: TV audience measurement agency Broadcast Audience Research Council (Barc) India has released its currency data for Week 16  (16 to 22 April). As per the data for All India 2+ target group (TG), Star Sports 1 Hindi has overtaken Sun TV to become the most-watched channel in India with a weekly average minute audience (AMA) of 2474.31 (000).

    Sun TV trailed with 2291.11 (000) AMA, Star Maa and Star Plus recorded 2160.22 (000) AMA and 2052.17 (000) AMA, respectively. Dangal rose to the fifth position with 1713.94 (000) AMA. Star Vijay, Sony SAB, Colors, Star Pravah, and Zee Telugu followed.

    The average minute audience is defined as the number of individuals of a target audience who viewed a televised “event,” averaged across minutes.

    Star Sports 1 Hindi was also the most-watched channel in the Hindi-speaking market with 2425.97 (000) AMA followed by Star Plus at 1998.41 (000) AMA. Notably, Dangal beat Sony SAB to gain the third position with 1705.17 (000) AMA. Star Pravah took the fifth spot (TG: 2+).

    Star Pravah was the most-watched channel in the Maharashtra/Goa market with 1383.18 (000) AMA followed by Star Sports 1 Hindi, Zee Marathi, Sony SAB, and Colors Marathi (TG: 2+).

    Star Jalsha was the most-watched channel in the West Bengal market with 1140.83 (000) AMA followed by Zee Bangla, Star Sports 1 Hindi, Jalsha Movies, and Aakash Aath (TG:2+).  

    Sun TV was the most-watched channel in the South market with 2283.1 (000) AMA followed by Star Maa, Star Vijay, Zee Telugu, and Zee Kannada. Asianet was the most-watched channel in Kerala at 916.78 (000) AMA. Zee Kannada was the most-watched channel in Karnataka with 1289.01 (000) AMA. Star Maa was the most-watched channel in Andhra Pradesh/Telangana with 1995.15 (000) AMA. Sun TV was the most-watched channel in Tamil Nadu with 2056.69 (000) AMA (TG:2+).

    Sun TV was the most-watched channel in the megacities i.e., Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Chennai at 435.78 (000) AMA followed by Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Plus, Star Vijay, and Colors (TG:2+).

  • Sun TV maintains top position in week 15: Barc data

    Sun TV maintains top position in week 15: Barc data

    Mumbai: TV audience measurement agency Broadcast Audience Research Council (Barc) India has released currency data for week 15 (9 to 15 April). As per the data for all India 2+ target groups (TG), Sun TV has maintained its lead as the most-watched channel in India with the weekly average minute audience (AMA) at 2643.56 (000). Star Sports 1 Hindi which is currently airing the 15th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) surpassed Star Maa to become the second most-watched channel with AMA at 2492.79 (000), the data revealed.

    Star Maa stood in third position at 2404.14 (000) AMA. Star Plus and Star Vijay followed at 1981.52 (000) AMA and 1694.77 (000) AMA.

    Dangal, Sony SAB, Star Pravah, Zee Telugu and Zee Kannada followed.

    In the Hindi-speaking market (HSM), Star Sports 1 Hindi was the most-watched channel with 2447.57 (000) AMA followed by Star Plus at 1928.3 (000) AMA. Dangal, Sony SAB and notably Marathi channel Star Pravah followed (TG: 2+).

    In the Maharashtra/Goa market, Star Pravah was the most watched channel with 1319.68 (000) AMA followed by Star Sports Hindi at 657.54 (000) AMA. Zee Marathi, Sony SAB and Colors Marathi followed (TG: 2+).

    In the West Bengal market, Star Jalsha was the most watched channel with 1077.96 followed by Zee Bangla at 760.81. Star Sports 1 Hindi, Jalsha Movies, Aakash Aath followed (TG: 2+).

    In the South market, Sun TV led by 2634.05 (000) AMA followed by Star Maa 2355.28 (000) AMA. Star Vijay, Zee Telugu and Zee Kannada followed. Sun TV was the most watched channel in the Tamil Nadu/Pondicherry market at 2377.31 (000) AMA, Zee Kannada was the most watched channel in the Karnataka market at 1294.55 (000) AMA, Star Maa was the most watched channel in Andhra Pradesh/Telangana market at 2210.99 (000) AMA and Asianet was the most watched channel in the Kerala market at 864.83 (000) AMA (TG: 2+).

    In the megacities (Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Chennai) market, Sun TV was the most-watched channel at 486.48 (000) AMA followed by Star Sports 1 Hindi at 433.3 (000) AMA. Star Vijay, Star Plus and Sony SAB followed.

  • Sun TV becomes most-watched channel in week 14: Barc

    Sun TV becomes most-watched channel in week 14: Barc

    Mumbai: Sun TV displaced Star Utsav to become the most-watched channel with 2462.15 AMA in week 14 (2 April to 8 April) according to data released by Broadcast Audience Research Council (Barc).

    Star Maa and Star Sports 1 Hindi were at second and third spots, with 2436.38 and 2354.46 respectively.

    Star Plus, Dangal, Sony SAB, Star Vijay, Star Pravah, Zee Kannada, and Colors followed.

    The mega cities and South markets were ruled by Sun TV at 434.64 and 2455.56 AMA, respectively.

    It was followed by Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Plus, Sony SAB and Sony Vijay in the mega cities. The South market had Star Maa, Star Vijay, Zee Kannda and Zee Telugu in the remaining four positions.

    Among the regional markets, Maharashtra/Goa was led by Star Pravah at 1465.01 (‘000s), West Bengal by Star Jalsha at 1123.02, Odisha by Tarang (465.05), Karnataka by Zee Kannada (1349.6), Rajasthan and UP/Uttarakhand by Dangal at 159.45 and 456.67 respectively. 

  • Star Utsav retains top slot in week 13: Barc

    Star Utsav retains top slot in week 13: Barc

    Mumbai: Star Utsav was once again the most-watched channel with 2882.4 AMA in week 13 (26 March to 1 April) according to data released by Broadcast Audience Research Council (Barc). Tamil GEC Sun TV jumped from No. four in week 12 to number two with weekly ratings of 2448.39. Star Sports 1 Hindi was the new entrant at number three with 2270.12 AMA.

    Star Plus, Star Maa, Star Vijay, Zee Telugu, Sony SAB, Dangal, and Star Pravah followed.

    The mega cities and South markets were ruled by Sun TV at 433.93 and 2441.6 AMA, respectively. It was followed by Star Plus, Star Sports 1 Hindi, Colors, and Sony SAB in the mega cities. The South market had Star Maa, Star Vijay, Zee Telugu, and Zee Kannada in the remaining four positions.

    Among the regional markets, Maharashtra/Goa was led by Star Pravah at 1396.25 (‘000s), West Bengal by Star Jalsha at 1195.05, Odisha by Tarang (450.48), Karnataka by Zee Kannada (1313.33), and Rajasthan and UP/Uttarakhand by Star Utsav at 335.91 and 508.89 respectively.