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  • I&B ministry to take up cable TV monopoly recommendations

    I&B ministry to take up cable TV monopoly recommendations

    MUMBAI: The inter-ministerial committee in the information and broadcasting ministry (MIB) is likely to take up the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI’s) recommendations on controlling monopoly/market dominance in the cable TV sector this week. These were released by the TRAI on 26 November 2013. This was revealed by MIB minister Manish Tewari to the Times of India (TOI) yesterday.

     

    According to the TRAI recommendations, a barometer known as the Herfindahl Hirschman Index (HHI) is to be used to measure monopoly of MSOs or cable TV service providers in a market which as defined as a state (with certain exceptions).

     

    The recommendations state that “the threshold value for any individual/group/entity contribution to the market HHI should be no more than 2500.”  According to the TOI report, this constitutes 50 per cent market share, the market being defined as a state.

     

    The TRAI recommendations further state that “any M&A among MSO(s) or between an MSO and LCO in a relevant market shall require the prior approval of the regulator. The decision on any proposal, complete in all aspects, shall be conveyed within 90 working days.”

     

    They go on to further add that in “the cases where any group’s contribution to HHI in a market is more  than 2500 as on the date of issue of guidelines, such legal entity/ ‘group’ shall take necessary remedial measures, within 12 months from the date of issue of guidelines, so as to limit  its ‘control’ in various MSO(s)/ LCO(s) in such a way that the  contribution to market HHI of that ‘group’ reduces to less than or equal to 2500.”

     

    Tewari told the TOI that the ministry was “seriously looking at introducing a cap on the market share of MSOs to stop monopolistic practices, whether due to political pressure or political ownership, to protect plurality and diversity of content.” 

  • Sony Six appoints Neo’s Prasana Krishnan as Business Head

    Sony Six appoints Neo’s Prasana Krishnan as Business Head

    MUMBAI: In an early morning announcement, former COO of Neo Sports Broadcast Prasana Krishnan has been brought into MSM’s sports channel Sony Six as their new Business Head. Krishnan was also previously associated with Nimbus Media, Times of India and Arthur Andersen.

    Talking about this new development MSM India COO N P Singh says, “We are optimistic that Prasana’s appointment will further strengthen and grow Sony Six’s position in what can be called as one of the most competitive broadcasting markets in the world. We look forward to a long and fruitful working association with him.”
    Prasanna Krishnan is confident that the channel will grow consistently to the leadership position in this space

    Prasana, who is delighted about his new role with Sony Six, says “I look forward to take up this challenging role and work towards ensuring that the channel grows consistently to the leadership position in this space.” Krishnan has over 17 years of experience in the media and consulting sectors.

    In 2006, Krishnan joined Neo Sports and in 2009 was elevated to chief operating officer.

  • TOI launches TOIFA to rival IIFA

    TOI launches TOIFA to rival IIFA

    MUMBAI: The Times of India Group has announced the first edition of the Times of India Film Awards (TOIFA) that honors and recognises excellence in Hindi cinema at foreign locations.

    Felicitating the best from the field of acting, direction, music, choreography and scripting, the awards will be held annually at diverse international destinations. In its first year, TOIFA has partnered with British Columbia to hold the awards in Vancouver, Canada, from 4-6 April.

    TOIFA will rival International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA), an initiative of Wizcraft International Entertainment. IIFA is being held every year since 2000.

    Times of India Group MD Vineet Jain said, “Times of India Film Awards is yet another step in getting closer to millions of Indians across the globe. The Times of India Group has always been at the center of the readers‘ mind and heart. As we celebrate our lineage of 175 glorious years of thought-leadership in the media, TOIFA will extend this to a worldwide audience. The awards come at a time when Hindi Cinema celebrates a centenary milestone of offering versatile entertainment.”

    TOIFA will connect the international film communities and act as a gateway to the glittering world of showbiz. The awards give fans a chance to vote for their favorites that have demonstrated exceptional work spread across 14 different categories.

    The event will be conceptualised, scripted, directed and managed by event management company The Cineyug Group of Companies.

    The evening will see performances by celebrities like Shah Rukh Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Abhishek Bachchan, Anushka Sharma and Priyanka Chopra.

  • JWT rolls out ad campaign for TOI‘s recently launched Kerala edition

    JWT rolls out ad campaign for TOI‘s recently launched Kerala edition

    MUMBAI: The Times of India is getting aggressive in Kerala, the new state where the English newspaper is going all out to conquer. Having launched multiple editions in the state, it has come up with an ad campaign that celebrates the competitive spirit of the modern Malayalee.

    The ad campaign, created by JWT, captures ‘A Day in the Life of Kerala‘. The latest film will largely be broadcast online, in cinema halls and on all the local news channels. It is targeted at every Malayalee who can read English and is a potential reader of The Times of India in Kerala.

    “The film is a satire that celebrates the competitive spirit of the modern Malayalee, in the typical Times of India point of view. ‘A Day in the Life of Kerala‘ is an authentic news commentary on the state of Kerala today, where competition breeds chaos between communism and capitalism,” said JWT NCD Senthil Kumar who is also the writer and creative director of this campaign.

    The Times of India plans to come out with more campaigns that would stress on the traits of the state.

    “The newspaper giant has rolled out only one ad film that captures ‘A Day in the Life of Kerala‘. Going forward there could be others that bring alive a completely different perspective on the state,” said Kumar.

    The client‘s brief was to take the high decibel ‘God‘s Own Delivery Boys‘ launch campaign forward with a film that brings to life the state of Kerala today and celebrates the competitive spirit of the modern Malayalee.

    The TVC begins with a political stand-off between left party and right party on two boats that crash into each other and soon the river is blocked from bank to bank, creating a bottleneck in the backwaters.

    Competition breeds chaos but triggers a bridge between the two sides, as some locals use the stranded chain of boats like a bridge over the backwaters to give the message “It happens only in Kerala.”

    According to Kumar, the response has been phenomenal so far with the anthemic local folk musical track by the legendary ‘Kalabhavan Mani‘ receiving a standing ovation in several cinema halls and online forums.

    “We are hoping that the popularity of this campaign ensures local brand equity for The Times of India and amplifies its readership across the state. While the campaign has already made the local headlines, we would be happy if The Times of India becomes the largest read English daily in Kerala soon,” Kumar concluded.

    The launch campaign was largely directed towards recruiting new readers in Kerala. It was spread across outdoor, print and live events that highlighted the concept of ‘God‘s Own Delivery boys‘ across 10 different cities where the Times Kerala edition is printed. As part of the launch, hundreds of elephant delivery boys and warriors of the ancient Kalaripayattu form were engaged and a floating tea shop which is a popular apsect of Kerala culture was invented as well.

    The effort was supported by a radio campaign and a music video by Malayalam Rock Band ‘Avial‘ along with several local musicians, bands and dancers who performed in the week long Times Kerala festival.

  • IRS Q4: Dainik Jagran, TOI continue to dominate

    IRS Q4: Dainik Jagran, TOI continue to dominate

    MUMBAI: Dainik Jagran and The Times of India continue to be the most read Hindi and English dailies, according to the Indian Readership Survey (IRS) Q4 report, released by the Media Research Users Council (MRUC) and Hansa Research.

    However, breaking the trend from Q3, Dainik Jagran recorded a decrease in its average issue readership (AIR) from 16.46 million in Q3 to 16.41 million in Q4. It saw a negative of 0.3 per cent.

    Dainik Bhaskar, meanwhile, continued to be second and recorded an AIR of 14.60 million, down 1.84 per cent, compared to 14.88 million in Q3.

    While the top five places did not see any major changes, the top two recorded decrease in AIR while Hindustan, Malayala Manorama and Amar Ujala (third, fourth and fifth position respectively) gained readership.

    Maharashtrian daily Lokmat and Tamil publication Daily Thanthi swapped places to land up at No. 7 and 8 respectively. The Tamil daily’s AIR was recorded at 7.5 million while the Marathi publication’s AIR was 7.5 million

    Among the English dailies, The Times of India leads with a readership of 7.62 million, an increase of 2 per cent over previous quarter’s AIR of 7.47 million.

    While the top six dailies maintain the pecking order from the last quarter, the last four positions have seen some shuffle with The Economic times (AIR 790,000) slipping to No. 8 and Mumbai Mirror (AIR 803,000) climbing to No. 7.

    The ninth and tenth positions also saw a change as The Tribune (AIR 585,000) slipped to No. 10 while The New Indian Express (AIR 637,000) settled at No. 9.

    The regional dailies also experienced changes in the top ten order. While Lokmat went up a notch to No. 2 with AIR of 7.56 million, Daily Thanthi replaced it at the No. 3 spot with a readership of 7.5 million. Eenadu slipped down the ladder to sixth position with AIR of 5.99 million, propelling Anand Bazar Patrika to fifth spot with a readership of 6.05 million. Tamil daily Dinakaran dropped down to No. 8 at an AIR of 5.22 million while Telugu daily Sakshi bumped up to No. 7 with AIR of 5.3 million.

  • IRS R4: Dainik Jagran, TOI lead flock

    IRS R4: Dainik Jagran, TOI lead flock

    MUMBAI: Dainik Jagran and The Times of India have retained their stature as the most read publications in the Hindi and English language dailies, according to the IRS (Indian Readership Survey) fourth-quarter report released by the Media Research Users Council (MRUC) today.

    Among the Hindi dailies, Dainik Jagran has earned an average issue readership (AIR) of 16.07 million for the quarter, followed by Dainik Bhaskar (AIR of 13.99 million) and Hindustan (11.45 million).
     
    Even though, the top-order remains same, all the publications, barring Navbharat, have seen some growth.
    (AIR numbers, All figures n ‘000)

    Source: IRS 
     
    The Times of India continues to hold its numero uno position among the English dailies.
     
     
    TOI has garnered a total AIR of 7.42 million, thereby topping the list by far. It is followed by Hindustan Times (AIR of 3.59 million) and The Hindu (AIR of 2.11 million).

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

    Meanwhile, the regional dailies have seen a downward trend. Malayalam Manorama has once again topped the chart with 9.93 million AIR (9.94 million in Q3).
     
     
    The list includes Lokmat (Marathi) (AIR of 7.71 million) and Daily Thanthi (Tamil) with an AIR of 7.01 million.
    (AIR numbers, All figures n ‘000)

    Source: IRS