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28 Jan 2022 Volume 70 Issue No:80
 
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Television | TV Channles

 
Sony Sports acquires exclusive broadcast rights for 2022 Asian Games  
Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) has acquired exclusive media rights for the 2022 Asian Games from November 2021 to September 2023. The media network will broadcast the 19th edition of the Asian Games on its sports channels across India and the subcontinent including Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Afghanistan, Bhutan and Maldives.  
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iWorld | OTT

 
AT&T likely to close WarnerMedia-Discovery merger by June-end  
US major AT&T has reported its fourth-quarter financial results on Wednesday. The company's WarnerMedia segment posted revenues of $9.9 billion, a growth of 15.4 per cent year-on-year driven by content licensing and direct-to-consumer subscription growth.  
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iWorld | OTT

 
Cornerstone Sport signs exclusive streaming deal with Loco  
Esports team GodLike Esports has inked a deal with streaming and esports platform Loco. Cornerstone Sport, the management agency of GodLike Esports, facilitated the deal to provide live streaming rights for GodLike's BGMI, Free Fire, and CODM rosters to Loco.  
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Television | TV Channles

 
HT forays into web 3.0 with NFTs documenting 100 years of Indian history  
Hindustan Times has announced its foray into web 3.0 with the launch of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) under the banner of 'HT Timeless Tokens,' which will document India's 100-year-old history as digital art.  
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iWorld | OTT

 
Disney+ Hotstar appoints Shweta Poojari as PR & publicity head for India  
Disney+ Hotstar has appointed Shweta Poojari as head of public relations and publicity for the Indian market. She was previously managing publicity for Netflix originals in India for three years.  
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Television | TV Channels

 
Asianet News rolls out employee stock ownership plan  
Asianet News Media and Entertainment has rolled out an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). The stock option plan will be extended to Asianet's long-term employees as well as new team members who have displayed exceptional performance, said the statement.  
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Press Releases
» News18 India to telecast 'Mahapoll' ahead of assembly elections
» News18 Rajasthan & MP/CG launch 'Vaccine Kavach Ko Na Nahi' campaign
» Zee Ganga set to bring latest season of 'Memsaab No 1'
» India Ahead consolidates youth connect starting with poll-bound Uttar Pradesh
   
 
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News channels data blackout could devalue TV ratings as a currency
The news genre relies more heavily on TV ratings than others, argued industry stakeholders during a virtual webinar organised by Indiantelevision.com on Tuesday, highlighting that a major part of their revenues comes from advertising and discontinuation of TV ratings has impacted their ability to customise content, distribution and negotiate fair rates with advertisers.......... Read More...
 
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Tata Sky rebrands to Tata Play to reflect its expanded business interests
DTH and pay TV platform Tata Sky has announced a new name and identity – Tata Play as it expands its business interests beyond direct-to-home services. The company's services include a 100 per cent fiber network that has been renamed to Tata Play Fiber. Its aggregator app Tata Play Binge offers content from 13 OTT platforms through various bundled offerings....... Read More...
 
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TV ad volume soars in 2021, Oct-Dec records highest quarterly growth since 2019: Barc India
The television ad volume recorded significant growth in 2021, beating the previous year's performance, according to the latest data released by the Broadcast Audience Research Council (Barc). The total ad volume in October-December 2021 was in fact recorded to be the highest during a quarter since 2019, as per the data......... Read More...
 
   
More Indian Stories From Elsewhere
   
»   Web-tracking 'cookies' meant to protect privacy: Inventor
»   China conditionally approves AMD's $35 bln deal for Xilinx
    Source: ETTelecom
»   Trai directs telcos to have at least 1 plan allowing recharge validity of 30 days
»   Biggest gainers & losers of the day: TV18 hits upper circuit, Torrent Pharma bleeds
    Source: ET
»   Govt sought info from media companies under new IT rules stayed by HC
    Source: TOI
»   Panchkula: 87 files of telecom firms missing from MC office
    Source: HT
»   TV industry remains divided as TRP on news genre returns after 15 months
   

Source: Financial Express

»   India Accounted For 18% Of 43,387 Global Content Removal Requests To Twitter
    Source: India Times
»   Tamil Nadu becomes 26th state to align with Centre's telecom RoW rules
    Source: BS
»   Comcast to Double Spending on Its Peacock Streaming Service to Boost Paid Subscribers
»   Iran State TV Says Exiled Dissidents Hacked Live Broadcasts
    Source: Bloomberg Quint
»   70% of Indians frustrated with OTT viewing experiences: Accenture
»   Reliance in talks to raise $1.6 billion for media JV as Viacom seeks lower stake
    Source: Livemint
»   COAI Pursues Maharashtra Government for Aid in Deployment of Aerial OFC Network in Pune
    Source: Telecom Talk
     
 
More International Stories From Elsewhere
   
»   Watchdog calls for fines for influencers who fail to declare sponsorship
»   Parties inquisitor Sue Gray also in charge of finding Ofcom chair
    Source: The Guardian
»   PBS Chief Details Diversity Efforts, Promises Change In How It Recruits Filmmakers and 'NewsHour' Staff
»   Susanne Daniels Exits YouTube as Global Originals Head After More Than Six Years
    Source: Variety
»   Amazon must pay $2M and end program after price-fixing investigation by Washington AG
»   Let's make the teen Tesla hack a teachable moment
    Source: Techcrunch
»   Gigi Sohn Will Recuse From Retrans, Broadcast Copyright Issues
»   Draymond Green Signs With Turner's 'Inside The NBA' As Active Player
    Source: Broadcasting Cable
»   Deeper Dive—Comcast gets serious about Peacock
»   Discovery far and away made the most TV shows in 2021
    Source: Fiercevideo
»   Comcast Q4 Broadband Results Narrowly Miss Consensus; Dividend Upped
    Source: Multichannels News
»   Sky subscribers dip as Peacock reaches 24m
    Source: Broadband Tv News
     
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