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MUMBAI: CNN International today unveiled details of its second Asia Business Forum, a special event to be held in Bengaluru on 13 February.

This invitation-only event brings together key business leaders and thought influencers to assess India’s position in a tumultuous global economy.

Delegates will explore new ideas, innovations and technologies that will shape India’s economic future.

Sessions include:

India at 30,000 Feet – Exploring the world’s fastest growing aviation industry
Digitising India – How technology is transforming the world’s biggest democracy.

Richard Quest, CNNMoney editor-at-large and anchor of Quest Means Business, and Kristie Lu Stout, CNN News Stream anchor, will lead discussions with star speakers including EkStep chairman and Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani, Air Vistara CEO Phee Teik Yeoh, Spicejet chairman, MD Ajay Singh, JetSetGo co-founder and CEO Kanika Tekriwal, and viral YouTube star ‘Rickshawalli”.

The forum coincides with the start of the Indian government’s ‘Make in India Conference’ in Bengaluru.

CNN International senior VP, managing editor Ellana Lee said, “We’re delighted to return to India for the second Asia Business Forum. It promises to be a stimulating evening of thought-provoking discussions around the Indian economy which shines as a bright spot in the global economic scenario.”

CNN International senior VP ad sales Asia Pacific Sunita Rajan said: “CNN has led the industry in the way we produce and deliver news on multiple platforms and how we combine content, data, audiences, events and creativity in our work with commercial partners. Building on the tremendous success in 2016, the CNN Asia Business Forum 2017 will once again provide an exclusive platform for leaders across the region to come together in the heart of India’s Silicon Valley in Bengaluru.”

A detailed breakdown of sessions and speakers will be announced in the coming weeks.

CNN announces 'Asia Business Forum' | TelevisionPost.com
 
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MUMBAI: Blaming demonetisation as the culprit, Raj Kundra has quit as the CEO of Best Deal TV. His last day was 15 January.

Uncertainty looms large on the future of the home shopping channel as it is predominantly owned by Kundra along with his celebrity wife Shilpa Shetty.

Kundra drafted his resignation on 15 December through email wherein he stated that “I would like to officially resign as CEO of Best Deal TV. All good things come to an end I guess. We nearly conquered the industry, so close yet so far. The demonetisation, whilst a bold and most needed step, unfortunately came at a very bad time for our industry and we have seen nothing but collateral damage.”

Best Deal TV suspended operations in December 2016 after experiencing loss in business due to demonetisation, which directly affected cash-on-delivery (CoD). In India, CoD is the most preferred way of payment.

Best Deal TV was launched in March 2015 as a free-to-air (FTA) channel by the celebrity couple who jointly owned around 63%. Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar owned 8% as part of his endorsement deal with the channel. UY Industries MD Deepak Kothari invested a significant amount and owned around 26% stake in Best Deal TV.

The free-to-air (FTA) channel is available across all major cable and DTH platforms as well as online.

Raj Kundra resigns as CEO of Best Deal TV | TelevisionPost.com
 
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MIB directs 78 TV channels to send equipment to EMMC for content monitoring


MUMBAI: The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB) has directed 78 TV channels that are yet to provide equipment to the Electronic Media Monitoring Centre (EMMC) for monitoring of content to send details or required equipment urgently.
The ministry had issued a notice on 9 December directing 194 TV channels to provide the EMMC with one set of professional IRD for each TV channel permitted to them that can give SD-SDI output (in case of HD channels, HD-SDI output) along with one spare IRD per bouquet.

The last date for sending the details/equipment was 31 December; however, only 116 channels had furnished the same.

Alternatively, pay TV broadcaster/service providers are required to provide viewing cards (VC) with matching CAM modules for interfacing with demodulators to decrypt and demodulate the channels over IP. TV channels are also required to provide the technical parameters as satellite, frequency and location of teleport.



MIB directs 78 TV channels to send equipment to EMMC for content monitoring | TelevisionPost.com
 
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India TV's 'Chunav Manch' to be telecast live on 4 February

While the country braces itself for much awaited Assembly Elections 2017, the epicenter of all the buzz remains Uttar Pradesh. The soaring high political fever has gripped this all-political state like never before – an election that is almost seen as run through of the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections or a verdict of PM Narendra Modi’s demonetization move to say the least.

Chunav Manch – UP will be held at Lucknow on 4 February, 2017, and will be telecast live on India TV through the day.

To gratify its audiences with top content, India TV has declared yet another edition of its a full-day mega conclave “Chunav Manch” right from the nerve-centre of Lucknow from where all the big political headlines are endlessly being generated for months now.

India TV chairman and editor-in-chief Rajat Sharma shall himself punctuate the day’s proceedings by subjecting political bigwigs to the tough questions in his unique interrogating style to bring out the real plot to light amongst the almost continuous news of endless flip-flops by the key contenders.

Political big-wheelers those are most likely to be present for the day include - UP CM Akhilesh Yadav, BJP president Amit Shah, UP Congress chief Raj Babbar are expected to share the Manch with leaders like Yogi Adityanath, Dr. Mahesh Sharma, Prof. Ramgopal Yadav, Sakshi Maharaj, Shivpal Yadav, Asaduddin Owaisi, Keshav Prasad Maurya, Dr. Sanjay Singh, Pramod Tiwari, Anupriya Patel, Naresh Agarwal, Sudhanshu Trivedi, Manoj Tiwari and Raghuraj Pratap Singh (Raja Bhaiyya) amongst others.

Announcing the second chapter of Chunav Manch – UP, India TV MD & CEO Ritu Dhawan said, “We as the leader of the genre owe a magnifying view of all that interests our viewers. UP is hot (for our viewers) at the moment & thus the initiative is unavoidable.”

“The booming success of the first edition has made the challenge a really difficult one & we will strive best to match it.” She added.

India TV's 'Chunav Manch' to be telecast live on 4 February | Indian Television Dot Com
 
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Demonetisation punctures ZEEL’s ad wallet in Q3; sports biz reports operating profit

TV broadcasting major Zee Entertainment Enterprises’ advertising revenue growth has plummeted to single digits in the October–December quarter due to the government’s abrupt decision to demonetise higher-value currency notes, which led to cut in ad spends.

Despite ad revenue growth being weak in the fiscal third quarter, ZEEL’s EBITDA grew 20.1% over the year-ago period due to higher subscription income, sports business reporting a profit of Rs 7.7 crore and placement and marketing costs being under tight cost control.

Muted ad growth

ZEEL’s domestic ad revenue grew by 3.7% to end the quarter at Rs 873.7 crore compared to Rs 860.7 crore a year ago. This indicated shrinkage of ad volume for the TV broadcasting industry as a whole following the government’s demonetisation of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 currency notes.

ZEEL’s ad revenue had shown some signs of softening in the fiscal second quarter ended 30 September, which grew 15.7% compared to 34.7% in the year-ago period.

Consolidated ad revenue including international markets grew 3.4% to Rs 955.4 crore as against Rs 923.7 crore in the previous fiscal year.

International advertising revenue stood at Rs 81.7 crore.
The demonetisation move had led to a drop in consumption, prompting advertisers to recalibrate their marketing strategy. FMCG advertisers, the biggest spenders on TV channels, had pulled back marketing spends as sales saw a dip during the quarter.

Generally, media companies do well in the third quarter, thanks to the festive season. However, the gains made by the media companies were washed away by the demonetisation move of the government.

Said ZEEL MD and CEO Punit Goenka, “The deceleration in our advertising revenue growth during the quarter is largely attributable to demonetisation.
Advertisers’ willingness to invest in their brands remains intact. However, the timing of spends has been recalibrated to an extent to suit the change in dynamics due to demonetisation. As economic situation is normalising, ad spends have already started moving up from December levels.”

Subscription revenue

Subscription revenue registered a growth of 13.7% to Rs 593.5 crore compared to Rs 521.8 crore a year ago.

Domestic subscription revenue stood at Rs 481.8 crore in the quarter ended 31 December 2016. International subscription revenue stood at Rs 111.7 crore. Income from other sales and services fell 35.5% to Rs 90.2 crore from Rs 139.9 crore.
The company said that the strong growth in domestic subscriptionrevenue is attributable to closure of content deals with a few large distribution platform operators during the quarter. Accordingly, Q3 subscription revenue includes catch-up revenue for the
previous quarters.

Revenue from international business stood at Rs 253 crore.
ZEEL’s consolidated revenue increased by 3.4% to Rs 1639.1 crore from Rs 1585.4 crore in the previous fiscal.

Net profit and EBITDA
The company’s net profit grew 10.1% to Rs 254.9 crore from Rs 231.6 crore a year ago.
EBITDA rose 20.1% to Rs 515.8 crore from Rs 429.5 crore. PAT and EBITDA margin stood at 15.6% and 31.5% respectively. Ex-sports EBITDA grew at 14.3% year-on-year while margin was at 33.9%.
Tight control on costs
Expenditure decreased 2.8% to Rs 1123.3 crore from Rs 1156 crore.

Operating cost remained flat at Rs 703.5 crore compared to Rs 699.9 crore. Employee cost increased 13.2% to Rs 141.9 crore. Advertising expenses dropped 12.4% to Rs 104.9 crore. Other expenses saw an 18% dip to Rs 173 crore.

Sports biz

ZEEL’s sports business under Ten Sports Network made an operating profit of Rs 7.7 crore on revenue of Rs 141.1 crore while the expenses stood at Rs 133.4 crore.

In the year-ago period, the company had incurred an operating loss of Rs 15 crore on a revenue of Rs 191 crore and expenditure of Rs 206.4 crore.
The key properties during the quarter included the telecast of Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka, South Africa vs Australia and Pakistan vs West Indies.
ZEEL had in August agreed to sell its sports business under Ten Sports to Sony Pictures Networks India for $385 million. The deal was recently approved by the fair-trade regulator Competition Commission of India (CCI). Other regulatory approvals are awaited.
Other biz activities in Q3
During the quarter, the company got into an agreement with Reliance Broadcast Network Ltd (RBNL) to acquire its television broadcasting operations. Upon conclusion of the transaction, RBNL’s two channels—Big Magic (Hindi GEC) and Big Ganga (Bhojpuri GEC)—will form part of ZEEL’s portfolio along with four television broadcasting licences.
In the quarter, ZEEL also launched HD feed of three regional channels, Zee Marathi, Zee Bangla and Zee Talkies, taking the count of non-sports HD channels to 9.

“Acquisition of broadcasting business of RBNL is in line with our strategy to expand our offering in key genres and focus on regional space. BIG Magic, a comedy channel, will complement our Hindi GEC portfolio. BIG Ganga, the leading Bhojpuri channel, will give us entry into the attractive Bhojpuri market. We are confident that these two channels will benefit immensely from the strength of our network,” Goenka said about the RBNL acquisition.

Demonetisation punctures ZEEL’s ad wallet in Q3; sports biz reports operating profit | TelevisionPost.com
 
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MUMBAI: Republic Day is just around the corner, and Shop CJ is here to accentuate the spirit of the holiday with a mega ‘Bachat Parade’. The daylong celebration on 26th of January, 2017 is a sale one cannot miss. With discounts starting from a whopping 60% , Shop CJ is all set to make the national holiday more enjoyable for all.

To satiate the budget shopping needs of customers, Shop CJ is here with lucrative deals on their home shopping channel and shopping website. As part of the one day ‘Bachat Parade’, customers can avail huge discounts on brands like VLCC, Nutriglow, TTK Prestige, Electrolux, Elisha Coy, Onida, Hawkins, Micromax, Lenovo, iBall, Karbonn, etc. Shop CJ has something to offer to every member in the family, so now shoppers can embark on a shopping spree and choose from a plethora of items like electronic goods, kitchen appliances, men and women’s apparel, footwear, cosmetics, jewellery, home décor etc.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Dhruva Chandrie, COO, Shop CJ India says “When it comes to shopping, Indians love to strike themselves a good deal and prefer to shop where they can avail attractive discounts. Keeping in mind the consumer psyche, this Republic Day Shop CJ is offering customers excellent discounts across all product categories beginning from 60% off. We urge customers to make most of the ‘Bachat Parade’ and avail the finest offers across a wide range of premium products.”

This Republic Day, avail the best offers with Shop CJ’s ‘Bachat Parade’ | TelevisionPost.com
 
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