Television and Broadcasting

A Snapshot of Indian Television History : Part V : 2003 - STAR NEWS AND NDTV GO THEIR SEPARATE WAYS

manishtibrewal@gmail.com (Manish Tibrewal) — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:00:00 +0000

A Snapshot of Indian Television History :
Part V :
2003 - STAR NEWS AND NDTV GO THEIR SEPARATE WAYS

The big news of the year was the split between Star and NDTV. While Murdoch wanted complete control, Prannoy Roy did not want to let go of editorial independence. Star would take full control of Star News from 31 March 2003 after the five-year exclusive supply contract ended while NDTV announced it would launch two channels of its own around the same time.

The government also set in motion a process whereby FDI in TV channels operating in the news category was to be reviewed and likely to be linked to the parameters prevailing in the print medium. In the print arena (except trade publications), the government allows 26 per cent FDI investment.

Zee Telefilms was on an acquisition spree, buying stake into ETC Networks and Padmalaya Telefilms. The size of the all-cash deal for ETC Networks which owned ETC Punjabi and ETC Music was approximately Rs 250 million (Rs 180 million for purchase of shares from promoters and Rs 70 million for preferential allotment).

Zee's stake in Padmalaya Telefilms (a listed company) was through an acquisition of a 64.3 per cent stake in the holding company, Padmalaya Enterprises Pvt Ltd (PEPL). This gave Zee a 32.8 per cent stake in Padmalaya Telefilms, a Hyderabad-based content company. Zee was to pay Rs 590 million for the deal including an open offer of 20 per cent as required by regulations.

The year also saw the exit of Zee Telefilms CEO Sandeep Goyal. Chandra decided to run the company at the operational level as well and brought back his brothers Jawahar Goel and Laxmi Goel to manage Siticable and news businesses of Zee.

For the major players like Sun and ETV in the southern region, it was a period of consolidation. Vijay TV led the move towards pay in Tamil Nadu. Sun announced plans to take Telugu channel Gemini TV pay.

Doordarshan's revenues were being taken away by the private satellite players. During 1999-2000, DD's revenues stood at Rs 5,971.9 million and AIR's at Rs 808.4 million. DD's earnings increased in 2000-2001 to Rs 6,375.1 million while AIR's dipped to Rs 739 million. For 2001-2002, DD earned Rs 6,152 million (indicating a dip in earnings), while AIR's revenues increased to Rs 966.8 million. By the time this financial year closes, Prasar Bharati expects that DD would have mopped up about Rs 6,250 million, while AIR is expected to do another Rs 1,000 million.

(source: www.indiantelevision.com)

A Snapshot of Indian Television History : Part IV : 2002 - PARLIAMENT LEGISLATES ON CAS

manishtibrewal@gmail.com (Manish Tibrewal) — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:54:00 +0000

A Snapshot of Indian Television History :
Part IV :
2002 - PARLIAMENT LEGISLATES ON CAS

Making conditional access system (CAS) mandatory for viewing of pay channels was the most important piece of legislation to be passed by Indian Parliament in 2002, though it came after several hurdles.

On 7 May 2002, the Cabinet passed a bill in the Lok Sabha (lower house) seeking to amend The Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act 1995. Cable TV operators would have to transmit or retransmit programmes of any pay channel through an addressable system. For the free-to-air channels that were to form part of the basic tier, the government would decide the minimum number of channels and the maximum rate that cable operators were to charge viewers.

And on 15 May, the Cable TV Networks (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2002 was passed through voice vote by the Lok Sabha after a marathon debate that lasted three hours.

However, hectic lobbying by a section of politicians and broadcasters delayed the passage of the Bill in the Rajya Sabha (upper house). Finally on 10 December, it won overwhelming support in the Rajya Sabha.

The credit to bring legislation in for CAS must go to then information and broadcasting minister Sushma Swaraj. Multi system operators welcomed CAS which they believed would change their fortunes as they were squeezed in between broadcasters asking for more payout and last mile operators who were under-reporting their actual subscribers. Independent cable operators also saw this as an opportunity.

The complexity of implementing CAS would only surface in 2003 as it would require massive investments and seeding of CAS boxes. In 2002, it was seen by the MSOs and independent cable operators as a victory for them.

Sony Entertainment Television India also had reason to celebrate as it bagged the exclusive cable and satellite TV rights for live telecast of ICC cricket tournaments to be held from 2002 to 2007 covering the Indian subcontinent. The cost: a whopping $ 208 million in the biggest ever licensing deal in Indian broadcast history.

Sports broadcasting saw a new entrant with the launch of Ten Sports in April. The channel was immediately in the limelight as it had bagged the exclusive terrestrial and C&S telecast rights to the FIFA soccer World Cup for a piffling $3 million. Sports properties would thus get fragmented, a situation that ESPN Star Sports had wanted to avoid when they set up the joint venture.

(source: www.indiantelevision.com)

A Snapshot of Indian Television History : Part III : 2001 - MARRED BY CONTROVERSIES

manishtibrewal@gmail.com (Manish Tibrewal) — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:36:00 +0000

A Snapshot of Indian Television History :
Part III :
2001 - MARRED BY CONTROVERSIES

The year 2001 was marred by a series of controversies, starting with diamond merchant and noted film financier Bharat Shah's arrest and Ketan Parekh's expose which led to the collapse of the stock market and the media stocks. B4U's initial public offering (IPO) plans went for a toss as Shah was to play a prime role in the company.

Then came the accusation against the prevailing ratings system - the currency advertising industry used to measure the popularity of television programmes - being rigged, an effort by some organisations that ultimately fizzled out as they could not back it with adequate proof. And just as this mudslinging effort continued, the news came that a unified rating system would emerge after Dutch Communications giant VNU NV had acquired AC Nielsen. This meant VNU would own TAM and INTAM, the two companies that were monitoring TV viewership in India.

It was also a dark year with three events spelling disaster: the earthquake in Gujarat, the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and the US-led offensive on Afghanistan. But this was fodder for the news channels and Aaj Tak gained audiences to become the leading news channel in the country.

Kerry Packer's dream to expand his base in India ended rather unfortunately as Doordarshan did not bend to sweeten the commercial terms with HFCL-Channel Nine. By no stretch of imagination would DD Metro find somebody to bet Rs 1.2 billion a year for a three-hour prime time possession on the channel. Packer had done it as an entry strategy, but hoping that he would repeat it for another year was a little too much to expect. And with the exit of Packer also ended Balaji Telefilms' hopes of roping in Channel Nine as a minor equity partner in the company.

Zee continued to fall and its much-hyped relaunch with 24 shows initiated by newly inducted chief executive Sandeep Goyal flopped miserably.

Star retained its premium leadership position, climbing up the charts. Sony failed to stem Star's onslaught and its Jeeto Chappar Phaad Ke, a game show hosted by actor Govinda, managed to create initial hype but fizzled out fast.

Chandra's attempt at getting Turner International to invest as an equity partner in Zee may have failed, but he managed to get a joint venture agreement for distribution. While Zee Telefilms would hold 76 per cent stake in the distribution company, the balance 26 per cent would be with Turner. Such distribution alliances to strengthen bouquet offerings to cable operators would prove to be the trend in future.

The government continued to be hazy on outlining a broadcast policy that would free foreign media companies from the clutches of regulation and be attractive for investments. But the government finally tabled the Convergence Bill which envisaged a super convergence commission with control of broadcasting as its major plank.

(source: www.indiantelevision.com)

A Snapshot of Indian Television History : Part II : 2000 - KBC THRUSTS STAR PLUS TO NUMERO UNO POSITION

manishtibrewal@gmail.com (Manish Tibrewal) — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:28:00 +0000

A Snapshot of Indian Television History :
Part II :
2000 - KBC THRUSTS STAR PLUS TO NUMERO UNO POSITION

The year 2000 will be remembered for a single show that dominated the Indian television industry and went on to switch the fortunes of some media companies. Kaun Banega Crorepati, the Amitabh Bachchan hosted game show based on Who Wants to be a Millionaire, not only became the most-watched programme on private satellite television but also catapaulted Star Plus into leadership position.

On the back of the success of Star Plus, Rupert Murdoch built his media empire. If Subhash Chandra had tasted success all through these years since Zee launched, 2000 was a turning point in Zee's history. Chandra's dream of creating a media company that would march into the convergence era faced severe threat and the internal weakness of his organisation stood exposed.

It was clearly Murdoch's year. After divorcing his business from Zee, his Star Group acquired a 26 per cent stake in the Rajan Raheja-owned Hathway Cable & Datacom for an estimated $50-60 million. This marked a re-entry of Murdoch into cable after selling his 50 per cent stake in Chandra's Siticable and gave him a presence in a cable network which had around one million subscribers.

Sony Entertainment Television, which was competing fiercely against Zee at the time, also floundered as it came under the attack from three Star Plus programmes - Bachchan's show which gave away prize money of Rs 10 million, flanked by the Balaji Telefilms' produced soaps Kyunki saas bhi kabhie bahu thi and Kahaani ghar ghar kii.

The year saw the entry of Kerry Packer's Channel Nine in a joint venture with HFCL. The HFCL-Channel Nine JV sealed a deal with Prasar Bharati, agreeing to pay a whopping Rs 1200-odd million for a three-hour prime time band on the floundering DD Metro channel. This revenue model was unsustainable, as would be proved later when Channel Nine withdrew from renewing the contract on the same commercial terms. DD Sports was also launched as a pay channel, trying to cash in on the India cricket rights which Prasar Bharati bagged in a successful bid for five years.

It was also the year that saw the birth of a Hindi news channel, Aaj Tak, from the India Today stable. This was to later fuel a news channel boom in the country. B4U, promoted by LN Mittal, Kishore Lulla and Binani, was also launched during the year.

There was activity in the regional channel space. Down south, Sun Network continued to rule supreme. Zee made a foray into regional language broadcasting with the launch of four channels under the Alpha brand - in Marathi, Punjabi, Gujarati and Bengali. Rathikant Basu, ending his stint as CEO in Star India, launched the Tara group of regional channels. ETV Network also made a foray into regional language broadcasting.

Cable TV was getting high valuation on the back of ambitious convergence plans. Intel forked out $59.23 million to pick up 3.3 per cent stake in Hinduja-owned IndusInd Media & Communications. Chandra's Siticable was valued by HSBC at $1.9 billion. MSOs announced upgradation plans, but the investments were more promised than made. The cable TV industry grew to over 30 million subscribers in the year, up from around 28 million a year ago.

Telecom operators like Reliance, Bharti, BPL and Spectranet also began to dream of the convergence play. Hopes on broadband emerged with players like NumTv.com, broadcastindia.com, sharkstream.com, homelandnetworks, and spectranet.com surfacing.

On the policy front, Ku-band DTH broadcasting was permitted after a three year ban. Guidelines were issued but a detailed note on how DTH will roll out mysteriously did not see the light of day. Uplinking and ownership of earth stations by private broadcasters from Indian soil were opened up.

No final word was heard on the broadcasting bill however. The idea of a convergence bill was mooted, but it was caught up in a tussle between the IT, telecom and I&B ministries as to who would play the steering role for convergence.

The door was open for private players to own and operate communication satellite systems. The local INSAT system was offered for commercial use by private agencies.
Sun TV and Eenadu TV were the first players to get permission to enter the fray. They set up their own earth stations and were granted uplinking facilities.

Meanwhile, Chandra's ambitious Agrani satellite project ran into export licence issues under US munitions restrictions imposed after India's nuclear explosions.

(source: www.indiantelevision.com)

A Snapshot of Indian Television History

manishtibrewal@gmail.com (Manish Tibrewal) — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:56:00 +0000

A Snapshot of Indian Television History

Television in India has been in existence for nigh on four decades. For the first 17 years, it spread haltingly and transmission was mainly in black & white. The thinkers and policy makers of the country, which had just been liberated from centuries of colonial rule, frowned upon television, looking on at it as a luxury Indians could do without. In 1955 a Cabinet decision was taken disallowing any foreign investments in print media which has since been followed religiously for nearly 45 years. Sales of TV sets, as reflected by licences issued to buyers were just 676,615 until 1977.

Television has come to the forefront only in the past 21 years and more so in the past 13. There were initially two ignition points: the first in the eighties when colour TV was introduced by state-owned broadcaster Doordarshan (DD) timed with the 1982 Asian Games which India hosted. It then proceeded to install transmitters nationwide rapidly for terrestrial broadcasting. In this period no private enterprise was allowed to set up TV stations or to transmit TV signals.

The second spark came in the early nineties with the broadcast of satellite TV by foreign programmers like CNN followed by Star TV and a little later by domestic channels such as Zee TV and Sun TV into Indian homes. Prior to this, Indian viewers had to make do with DD's chosen fare which was dull, non-commercial in nature, directed towardsonly education and socio-economic development. Entertainment programmes were few and far between. And when the solitary few soaps like Hum Log (1984), and mythological dramas: Ramayan (1987-88) and Mahabharat (1988-89) were televised, millions of viewers stayed glued to their sets

When, urban Indians learnt that it was possible to watch the Gulf War on television, they rushed out and bought dishes for their homes. Others turned entrepreneurs and started offering the signal to their neighbours by flinging cable over treetops and verandahs. From the large metros satellite TV delivered via cable moved into smaller towns, spurring the purchase of TV sets and even the upgradation from black & white to colour TVs.

DD responded to this satellite TV invasion by launching an entertainment and commercially driven channel and introduced entertainment programming on its terrestrial network. This again fuelled the purchase of sets in the hinterlands where cable TV was not available.

The initial success of the channels had a snowball effect: more foreign programmers and Indian entrepreneurs flagged off their own versions. From two channels prior to 1991, Indian viewers were exposed to more than 50 channels by 1996. Software producers emerged to cater to the programming boom almost overnight. Some talent came from the film industry, some from advertising and some from journalism.

More and more people set up networks until there was a time in 1995-96 when an estimated 60,000 cable operators were existing in the country. Some of them had subscriber bases as low as 50 to as high as in the thousands. Most of the networks could relay just 6 to 14 channels as higher channel relaying capacity required heavy investments, which cable operators were loathe to make. American and European cable networks evinced interest, as well as large Indian business groups, who set up sophisticated headends capable of delivering more than 30 channels. These multi-system operators (MSOs) started buying up local networks or franchising cable TV feeds to the smaller operators for a fee. This phenomenon led to resistance from smaller cable operators who joined forces and started functioning as MSOs. The net outcome was that the number of cable operators in the country has fallen to 30,000.

The rash of players who rushed to set up satellite channels discovered that advertising revenue was not large enough to support them. This led to a shakeout. At least half a dozen either folded up or aborted the high-flying plans they had drawn up, and started operating in a restricted manner. Some of them converted their channels into basic subscription services charging cable operators a carriage fee.

Foreign cable TV MSOs discovered that the cable TV market was too disorganised for them to operate in and at least three of them decided to postpone their plans and got out of the market..

The government started taxing cable operators in a bid to generate revenue. The rates varied in the 26 states that go to form India and ranged from 35 per cent upwards. The authorities moved in to regulate the business and a Cable TV Act was passed in 1995. The apex court in the country, the Supreme Court, passed a judgement that the air waves are not the property of the Indian government and any Indian citizen wanting to use them should be allowed to do so. The government reacted by making efforts to get some regulation in place by setting up committees to suggest what the broadcasting law of India should be, as the sector was still being governed by laws which were passed in 19th century India. A broadcasting bill was drawn up in 1997 and introduced in parliament. But it was not passed into an Act. State-owned telecaster Doordarshan and radiocaster All India Radio were brought under a holding company called the Prasar Bharati under an act that had been gathering dust for seven years, the Prasar Bharati Act, 1990. The Act served to give autonomy to the broadcasters as their management was left to a supervisory board consisting of retired professionals and bureaucrats.

A committee headed by a senior Congress (I) politician Sharad Pawar and consisting of other politicians and industrialist was set up to review the contents of the Broadcasting Bill. It held discussions with industry, politicians, and consumers and a report was even drawn up. But the United Front government fell and since then the report and the Bill have been consigned to the dustbin. But before that it issued a ban on the sale of Ku-band dishes and on digital direct-to-home Ku-band broadcasting, which the Rupert Murdoch-owned News Television was threatening to start in India. ISkyB, the Murdoch DTH venture, has since been wallowing in quicksand and in recent times has even shed a lot of employees. But News Corp has been running a C-band DTH venture in the country which has around 20,000 subscribers.

In 1999, a BJP-led government has been threatening to once again allow DTH Ku-band broadcasting and it has been talking of dismantling the Prasar Bharati and once again reverting Doordarshan's and All India Radio's control back in the government's hands. Some things change only to remain the same.

(Source: www.indiantelevision.com)

Contacts of Major Television Channels in India - TV Channels Contatcs

manishtibrewal@gmail.com (Manish Tibrewal) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:31:00 +0000

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Here is a Contact List or Addresses of Television Channels, TV Broadcasters or TV Companies.
The efforts has been made available as much contacts possible. However watch out this place for more contacts for Television companies and other contacts related to film, TV, advertising and other related companies & associations..

AAJ TAK, HEADLINES TODAY
Today Network Ltd.
8th Floor, Videocon Tower, E-1,
Jhandewalan Extension, New Delhi 100 055
Tel. : +91-11-3684888/78
Fax : +91-11-3684895
URL : www.aajtak.com
Mr. Raj Mohan Nair, Head Of Distribution

AAKASH BANGLA
225E, A.J.C. Bose Road,
5th floor, Kolkata - 700020
Tel : 91-33 3090 1762 / 1704 / 2289 2290
Fax : 91-33-22817001
URL : www.aakaashbangla.com
Somnath Ganguly
Email: akash_b@vsnl.net

ADITHYA TV
365 & 367, Anna Salai,
Teynampet, Chennai - 600 018
URL : www.sunnetwork.org/adithya/

AMRITA TV
TC 15/1069, Gandhi Nagar
Vazhuthacaud, Trivandrum - 695014.
Tel : +91 471 2321 500
Fax : +91 471 2320 096
URL : http://www.amritatv.com
Email : info@amritatv.com

ANIMAL PLANET, ANIMAX, AXN, DISCOVERY CHANNEL,DISCOVERY TRAVEL & LIVING, MAX, MTV, NDTV 24x7, NDTV PROFIT, NDTV INDIA, NICKLODEAN, SAB TV, SONY, TENSPORTS,
The One Alliance
Interface Building No.7, 3rd Floor,
Malad Link Road, Malad (W),
Mumbai- 400 064
Tel. : +91-22-40422222
Fax : +91-22-56407565
URL : www.setdiscovery.com
Anuj Gandhi President (Set discovery)

ARIRANG TV, TV5
CATVISION PRODUCTS LTD.
E-14 & 15, Sector-8, Noida-201301(UP)
Tel : 0120-2424940/ 41 /2424802/3/3914100
Fax : 91-11-8-4520314
URL : www.catvisionindia.com
Suresh Kumar Bhaskar,
Manager Distribution/Projects
Email : sbhaskar@catvisionindia.com

ASIANET KAVERI
N-402,Manipal Centre,
Kickenson Road, Bangalore - 560042
Tel : 080-5588023
Fax : 080-5589531

ASIANNET
Asianet Communications Ltd.
Studio Complex, Puliyarakonam
PO Trivandrum, Kerala 695 573 INDIA
Tel. : 91-471-2378407
Fax : 91-471-2575454
URL : www.asianetindia.com

ASTHA
AASTHA BROADCASTING NETWORK LTD.
Vaman Centre, 1stFloor, Makwana Road,
Off. Andheri-Kurla Road, Marol,
Andheri (E), Mumbai-400059
Tel: 022-256941471
Fax:022-56941475
URL : www.aasthatv.com
Mr. Pramod Joshi - Head of Distribution

ATN BANGLA, ATN World / Ahimsaa
10, Princess Street, 2nd Floor,
Kolkatta- 700072
Tel : 2256851/52
Fax : 91-33-2379053
URL : www.atnbangla.tv
Mr. Santosh Kumar Jain, Director
Email : atn@indiaallinfo.com

B.A.G Films & Media Ltd
FC-23, Sec 16-A, Film City, Noida(U.P)-201301
Tel.: 91-120-3911444/555
Fax: 91-120-3911401/2516662
Email: bagdelhi@bagfilms.com

Balle Balle
268, Masjid Mot, Nr Uday Park,
New Delhi-110049
Tel : 91-11-51643171/73
Fax : 91-11-51643170

BBC WORLDWIDE
BBC World (India) Pvt. Ltd.
17, Maker Chamber VI,
Nariman Point, Mumbai-400 021
Tel : +91-22-22816590/94
URL : www.bbcworld.com
Mr. Amit Upadhyay,
Email : amitup@bbc.co.uk

BHASKAR TV (INDORE)
4/54, Dainik Bhasker Building,
Press Complex, A.B.Road, Indore,
Madhya Pradesh - 452001
Tel : 5026378,
Fax : 25777503

CARE TV
Care Tv Pvt. Ltd.
B-16, Hari Om Chambers, 7th Floor,
Veera Desai Estate, Off New Link Road,
Andheri (W), Mumbai, Maharashtra 400 053
Tel: +91-22-26733190-2
Fax: +91-22-26733189
URL : http://www.7starcare.com
Mr. Sandeep Singh, Head Of Distribution
Email : response@7starcare.com

CARTOON NETWORK
Turner International India Pvt. Ltd.
S-2 Level, Block F, International Trade Tower,
Nehru Place, New Delhi 110 019 INDIA
URL : www.cartoonnetworkindia.com
Mr. Siddharth Jain
Email : parent.info@turner.com

CNN-IBN
Jagran TV Private Limited
FC-7, Channel 7 Studio, Sector-16 A,
Film City, Noida - 201 301
Tel:+91-120-5395555
Fax: +91-120-5395556 / 7

CHANNEL NEWS ASIA
C-1070, IInd Flr, Sushant Lok-I,
Gurgaon-122002
Tel. : +91- 98101 55580
Fax : +91- 124 5049989
URL :www.channelnewsasia.com
Siddharth Srivastava -
Country Manager - South Asia & Middle East
Email : ssrivastava@vsnl.net

CHANNEL V
Star India Pvt. Ltd.
Star House, Off Dr. E Moses Road,
Mahalaxmi, Bombay, Maharashtra - 400 011
Tel. : +91-22-56305555
Fax : +91-22-56305050
URL : www.channelv.india.com

NETWORK18, CNBC, CNBC India/TV 18/ CNBC Awaaz
TV 18 India Ltd.
601,Commercial Tower, Hotel Le-meridien
Raisina Road, New Delhi - 110001, India.
Tel: +91-11-41506112 -14
Fax: +91-11-41506115
MUMBAI: Empire Complex, 1st Floor,
4/4 Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel,
Mumbai - 400013
Tel. : +91-22-56509598

CNN
Turner International India Pvt.Ltd.
Ground Floor, Peninsula Center,
Dr.S.S Rao Road Parel, Mumbai-400 012
Tel. : +91-22-56607430
URL : www.cnn.com
Mr Anshuman Misra, MD - South Asia
Email : cnnfeedback@cnn.com

CVO
Cable Video India Ltd.
In Centre, 49/50, MIDC, 12th Road,
Andheri (E), Mumbai, Maharashtra 400 093
Tel. : +91-22-28248300
Fax : +91-22-28248366
URL : www.hindujatmt.com
Mr. Denzil Fernandes
Email : enquiry@hindujatmt.com

DAN Cinema/DAN Music/DAN Tamil Ozhi
Dish Asia Network
59/33, 4th Avenue, Ashok Nagar
Chennai - 600 083
Tel : +91 44 3099 0440
Fax : +91 44 4203 3163
URL : www.dan-dth.net
A.Ghulam Hussain, Director & CTO
Email : agh@dan.dth.net

Discovery Channel/ Discovery Travel & Living
9/1B, Qutub Institutional Area
Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi- 110 067
Tel : +91 (0)11 696 5438 / 686 1909
Fax : +91 (0)11 686 1911 / 696 5386
Email : writeus_India@discovery.com

DOORDARSHAN
Doordarshan bhawan, copernicus marg,
New Delhi-110001
Tel : 011-23352558 Fax : 011-23385843

DW TV
Distribution by : Cabsat Channels Pvt Ltd
106, Stanford Plaza, Off New Link Road,
Andheri (W), Mumbai-400 018
Tel. : +91-22-26733163
Fax : +91-22-26733162
URL : www.dw-world.de/english/
Mr. Sudeep Malhotra, CEO
Email : smg@vsnl.com

ESPN SOFTWARE INDIA LTD.
Building No. 22, Pushp Vihar,
Community Centre,
New Delhi 110062 INDIA
Tel. : +91-11-51544444
Fax : +91-11-51544443
URL : www.espnstar.com
Mr. R C Venkateish, MD
Email : info@espnstar.com

ETC /ETC Punjabi
Etc Networks Ltd.
7B Shah Industrial Estate,
Off Veera Desai Road, Andheri (W),
Mumbai, Maharashtra 400 053
Tel. : +91-22-26732033
Fax : +91-22-26732220
URL : www.entertainmenttv.com
Email : feedback@entertainmenttv.com

ETV MADHYA PRADESH/ETV URDU
Vinay Sharma / Ashish Mandal
Tel : 0755-2765671/8

ETV Marathi
Kolsite House, 31, Off Veera Desai Road,
Shah Industrial Estate, Andheri (W),
Mumbai, Maharashtra-400 053
Tel : 26730481/0544
Mr. Sunil Seth Distribution

ETV NETWORK
SP-3 Building, Ramoji Film City,
Hyderabad - 501 512
Tel. : +91-8415-246555 Extn : 6756-317902
URL : www.etv.co.in
I.A. Uthayya, Head of Distribution
Email : Uthayya.ia@etc.co.in

ETV ORIYA / ETV URDU
Subba Rao / Satyabrata Dash
Tel : 0674-2506207/2506208

ETV RAJASTHAN
5/96A, Bhavani Singh Lane,
Bhavani Singh Road, Behind Alu Factory,
C-Scheme, Jaipur-302006
Tel:0141-744041-48
Fax:0141-744042

ETV UTTAR PRADESH
12A/1, Mall Avenue, Lucknow
Tel : 0522-2236570/1/2/3
Fax : 0522-2236574
Dilip khilrani / S.E.Haider

ETV-BANGLA/ETV-URDU
Biswajit Guha Roy / Somnath Babartta
Tel : 033-22127627/28/29/30/31

ETV - GUJARAT (AHMEDABAD)
Prathik Gadhavi / Hetal Raval
Tel : 079-26871207

ETV-KANNADA/ETV-URDU
R. Subbanaidu / J. Prakash
Tel : 080-22384360/61

GEMINI TV
8-2-502/1/AG, Road No.7, Banjara Hills,
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh 34, INDIA
Tel. : +91-40-23358679/770/772
Fax : +91-40-23358771
URL : www.sunnt.com/geminitv/
Email : info@sunnt.com

Gyandarshan
Ignou, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi110068
Tel : 011-29533079
Mr. V. K. Arora

HALLMARK
Hallmark India Pvt. Ltd.
Suite 408, Paharpur Business Center,
Nehru Place Greens, New Delhi 118 019
Tel. : +91-11-26207423
URL : www.hallmarkchannel.com
Mr. Amitabh, General Manager
Email : hallmark@bol.net.com

HBO ASIA
Room No. 180, C/O The Grand-New Delhi,
Vasant Kunj, Phase-2, Nelson Mandela Road,
New Delhi 110 070 INDIA
Tel:+91-11–51668405
URL : www.hboasia.com
Shruti Bajpai, Country Manager
Email : feedback@hboasia.com.sg

HISTORY CHANNEL / NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL
NGC Network India Pvt.Ltd.
News Television (India) Ltd.
205-206, Okhla Industrial Estate, PH - II,
New Delhi 110 020, INDIA
Tel. : +91-11-26319950
Fax : +91-11-26316210
URL : www.ngcindia.com
Mr. Piyush Chakraborty, Head of Distribution
Email : piyushc@in.startv.com

HUNGAMA TV
United Home Entertainment
Parijaat House, 1076, Dr. E Moses Road,
Worli Naka, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400 018
Tel. : +91-22-24905353
Fax : +91-22-24943988
URL : www.utvnet.com
Mr. Kevin Pereira, VP Distribution
Email : kevinp@hungamatv.com

INDIA TV
Independent News Service
Poonam Chambers, A-Wing,
401 C, 4th Floor,
Annie Besant Road,
Worli, Mumbai - 400 018
Tel : +91-22-39501837
Mr. Arun Poddar, Head of Distribution

JAIN TV
Jain Studios Campus, Scindia Villa,
Ring Road Sarojini Nagar,
New Delhi 110023, INDIA
Tel. : +91-11-6877592
URL : www.jaintv.com
Email : info@jaintv.com

Janmat
Shri Adhikari Brothers Television N/W Ltd
Oberoi Chambers, Oberoi Complex,
New Link Road, Andheri (W)
Mumbai - 400053
Tel : 022-26395400
Fax : 022-26395459
Markand Adhikari

JAYA TV
# 48 N.P. Jawaharlal Nehru Road,
Ekkattuthangal, Chennai,
Tamil Nadu 600097
Tel. : +91-44-22321073/2245/0443
Fax : +91-44-22320448
URL : www.jayatv.org

JEEVAN TV
Somatheeram Ayurvedic Beach Resort,
Chowara PO,Kovalam,
Thiruvananthapuram-695501
Tel : +91-484-2343344, 2347671/72/73
Fax : +91-484-2347728
URL : www.Jeevantv.com
Shri Baby Mathew, Managing Director
Email : md@jeevan.tv

JHANKAR TV
710, Indraprakash Building,
Barakhamba Rd, Cannought Place,
New Delhi.
Tel Fax : +91-11-23325786
URL : www.jhankarrtv.com
Mr. Zaheer Ahmed Chairman
Email : mail@jhankarrtv.com

KAIRALI CHANNEL
The Malayalam Channel
Vadakkekottaram, Padmavilasam Road,
Fort PO, Thiruvanthapuram,
Kerala 695 023
Tel. : +91-471-2572250
Fax : +91-471-2572255
URL : www.kairali-tv.com
Email : mail@kairali-tv.com

MAA TELEVISION
6-1-85/9, Sarala Sadan,
Opp Telephone Bhavan,Saifabad,
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh 500 004
Tel. : +91-40-6781678
Fax : +91-40-3243043
URL : www.maatv.com
Mr. Murli Krishnam Raju CMD
Email : admin@maatv.com

MAHARISHI CHANNEL
Age Of Enlightment New Services
A-14, Mohan Estate, Mathura Road,
New Delhi 110 044, INDIA
Tel. : +91-11-6959532
Mr. Yugantar Saxena

MAKKAL TV
Makkal Tholai Thodarpu Kuzhumam Limited
12/16, Subba Rao Avenue First Street
College Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai - 600 006
Tel. : +91-44-43900439
MR. Sivakumar - CEO
Cell : 099400 90285
Email : ceo@makkal.tv
Mr. Nallasivam - Manager Distribution
Cell : 099401 78107
Email : nal@makkal.tv

MH1 CHANNEL
Mh One Tv Network Ltd.
2, S.S.I. Industrial Area,
G.T. Karnal Road,
New Delhi 110 033, INDIA
Tel. : +91-11-27213923
Mr. J.S. Batra, Distribution Head
Email : mh1@musichitsonline.com

Manorama News
MM TV Ltd.
Nr. Aroor Toll Gate, NH Bypass Road,
Aroor (Post), Alappuzha Kerala-688 534
Tel : 0478-6610000
URL : www.manoramanews.com
Mr. Manoj V Cherian
Email : manojvcherian@mmtv.in

MTV (MUSIC TELEVISION)
36/b, MTV House,
Dr. R.K. Shirodkar Road,
Parel, Mumbai - 400 012
Tel : 022-56622424,
Fax : 022-2256547720
Debkumar Dasgupta, Director Network Devpt.
Email : dasgupta@mtv-asia.com

MUSIC INDIA
Sangeet Bangla Network Pvt. Ltd.
118, Oshiwara Link plaza,
Next to Oshiwara Police Station,
Oshiwara, Mumbai 400 102.
Tel : +91-22-2636 9111 / 2635 9158
Fax : +91-22-2639 0982 / 83

NDTV Profit, NDTV India, NDTV 24x7
NDTV India
New Delhi Television Limited
Archana Complex, Greater Kailash Part 1,
New Delhi - 110 048
Tel. : +91-11-26446666 Fax: +91-11-26461740,
URL : www.ndtv.com
Pranoy Roy, CEO
Email : feedback@ndtv.com

NE TV
NETV Building
A. K. Azad Road, Rehabatri, Guwahati-781008
Tel: +91-361-2607071/74/75
Fax: 0361-2519319
URL: www.netvindia.com
Manoranjan Singh
Email : distribution@netvindia.com

NEO SPORTS
C/o Nimbus Sports Broadcast Pvt Ltd.
Nimbus Centre, Oberoi Complex,
Andheri (W), Mumbai- 400 053
Tel : 022-26352000
Fax : 022-26352123
Mr. Hitesh Sabharwal Head Distribution
Email : hsabharwal@nimbus.co.in

NEPAL TV
TV Live (India) Pvt Ltd.
207, 2nd Floor, Kanchanungabldg.,
16, Barakhamba Road,
New Delhi-110001
Tel : 91-11-51512323
Fax: 91-11-23317800
URL : http://nepal1tv.com

POGO
Zee Turner Pvt. Ltd.
Ground Floor, Peninsula Center,
Dr. SS Rao Road, Parel,
Mumbai - 400 012
Tel. : +91-22-56607430
URL : www.pogo.tv
Email : info@pogo.tv

PRASAR BHARATI
PTI Building, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi - 110001
Tel : 011-23352558
Fax : 011-2335249

Raj TV, Raj Digital Plus
12 B, III Street, Poes Road, Teynampet,
Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 018, INDIA
Tel. : +91-44-4341260
URL : www.rajtvnet.com
Mr. Raajendhran, MD
Email : rajtv@vsnl.com

SADHNA TV
38, Rani Jhansi Road,
New Delhi - 110055
Tel : 011-23558283
Fax : 011-23517085
URL : www.sadhna.com
Email : rakesh2@bol.net.in

Sahara Filmy, Sahara Samay,
Sahara Mumbai, Sahara One
SAHARA ONE TELEVISION
Sahara One Towers, Kamala Mills Compound,
Lower Parel, Mumbai-400 013
Tel: +91-22-5552 4200
Fax: +91-22-5661 8770
Mr. Purnendu Bose COO

Sangeet Bangla Network Private Limited
6th Floor, Income Tax Building, 54/1,
Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road, Kolkata - 700 016.
Tel / Fax: 033 2227 3770 / 71 / 72
URL : www.sangeetbangla.com
Email : sales@sangeetbangla.com

SANSKAR TV
Sanskar Bhawan, Plot D 10,
Central Road, MIDC, Andheri (E),
Mumbai-400093
Tel : +91-22-28302302/3
Fax :+91-22-28302304
URL : www.sanskartv.com
Mr. Kishor Mohata
Email : sanskar@sanskartv.com

SITI CABLE
B-10, Lawrence Road., New Delhi-110035
Tel : 011-27101146
Jawahar Goel

STAR ANANDA, ABP TV
ABP Pvt. Ltd.
4, CR Avenue, Kolkata - 700 072
Tel. : +91-33-22600726
Fax : +91-33-22129971
Mr. Prosun Banerjee, Manager - Dist. & Mktg.

STAR NEWS, STAR PLUS, STAR UTSAV,
STAR ONE, STAR MOVIES, STAR WORLD, STAR GOLD
Star India Pvt. Ltd.
Star House, Dr. E. Moses Road,
Mahalakshmi (W),
Mumbai - 400011, INDIA
Tel. : +91-22-56608840
Fax : +91-22-56603400
URL : www.starnews.indya.com

STAR SPORTS
205 - 206 Okhla Ind. Estate Phase-III
New Delhi - 110020
Tel. : +91-11-6319950
Fax : +91-11-6317223
Email : kevinv@in.startv.com

SUN TV
367 & 369, Anna Salai, Teynampet,
Chennai, Tamil Nadu 18 INDIA
Tel. : +91-44-24318181
Fax : +91-44-24342729
URL : www.sunnt.com/suntv/
P. Sarvanan
Email : info@sunnt.com

SURYA TV
Lotus Gardens, TC 9/923,
Panikkers Lane, Sasthamangalam,
Trivandrum, Kerala 695 010
Tel. : +91-471-2720744
Fax : +91-471-2727080
URL : www.sunnt.com/suryatv/
Email : info@sunnt.com

TAMIL THIRAI
Tamil Entertainment Art Media Ltd.
No.38, Sarangapani Street, t. Nagar,
Chennai-600017
Tel : 55190642,
Telefax : 28341202, 28342211
R.K. Selvamani

TARA Newz / Muzik
122 Mittal Court ‘B’, Nariman Point,
Mumbai - 400 021
Tel. : +91-22 5631 7377
Fax : +91-22 5631 7378
URL: www.taratv.com
Email : mailus@taratv.com/ bww@vsnl.com

TBN CHANNEL
TBN India, 90, New Colony,
Mel Nadivakkarai, 12th Main Road,
Anna Nagar, Chennai-600040
Tel : 044-26211879/26206498
Fax : 044-26206497
Prakash

TEJA TV
8-2-502/1/AG, Road No.7, Banjara Hills,
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh 34, INDIA
Tel: +91-40-23358770/72
Fax: +91-40-23358771
URL : www.sunnt.com/tejatv/
Email : info@sunnt.com

TEN SPORTS
C/o Taj Television (India) Pvt. Ltd.,
403, Manish Commerical Centre,
Dr. A.B. Road, Worli, Mumbai - 400015
Tel:24623101/02, Fax:56626290
Kishan C.M

TIMES NOW
Times Global Broadcasting Company Ltd
Mumbai: Trade House,
Kamala Mills Compound,
Senapati Bapat Marg
Mumbai – 400013
Tel:- +91 - 22 - 24999944
Fax - +91 - 22 – 24931341
Email: info@timesnow.tv

TOTAL TV
Total Tele Films Pvt Ltd.
1206-07,12th Floor, New Delhi house,
Barakhambha Road, New Delhi-110001
Tel : 91-11-51035551
Fax : 91-11-52035556
Manoj Sardana, Head of Distribution
Mob : 093504-99201

TV9
TV9 Associated Broadcasting Company Pvt Ltd
No.97, Road No.3, Banjara Hills,
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh 500 034, INDIA
Ravi Prakash CEO

UDAYA NEWS, UDAYA TV, USHE TV
16/A, IInd floor, Maratha Bhavan,
Thimmaiah Road, Vasanth Nagar,
Banglore, Karnataka 560 052
Tel. : +91-80-2383501/8
Fax : +91-80-2383642
URL : www.sunnt.com
Mr. Manoj Kuchalappa Mgr
Email : info@sunnt.com

VIJAY TV
House No.15, Jaganathan Road,
Nangambakkam, Chennai,
Tamil Nadu 600 034
Tel. : +91-44-28224722
Fax: +91-44-28224755
URL : www.vijay.indya.com
Mr. K.Shridhar, Mgr Distribution

VISSA TV
32, Poes Road, 2nd Street,
Teynampet, Chennai 600018
Email : rajtv@vsnl.com; rajtv@tatanova.com

VYAS CHANNEL
Nsc Campus, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg,
New Delhi-110067
Tel : 91-11-26897416,
Fax : 91-11-26897416
Bhavna Sharma
Email : cec@del2.vsnl.net.in

Disney / Disney Toon
Level 4, Peninsula Tower One,
Peninsula Corporate Park, G.K Marg
Lower Parel, Mumbai 400 013.
Tel. : 5651 6666/5651 6657

WINTV TAMIL
Thiru Complex, 3rd Floor, # 44,
Pantheon Road, Egmore,
Chennai 600 008
Tel. : +91 (0)44 5263 8626 / 2858 4782
Fax : +91 (0)44 5263 8218 / 2858 4780
URL : www.wintv.co.in
Email : support@wintv.co.in

ZEE CINEMA, ZEE MUSIC, ZEE NEWS,
ZEE TV, Zee Akash 24 Ghanta, ZEE Marathi, ZEE BANGLA, Zee-Trendz
Zee Turner Pvt.Ltd.
Ground Floor, Peninsula Center,
Dr.S.S Rao Road, Parel, Mumbai,
Maharashtra 400 012
Tel. : +91(22)56971234
Mr Siddharth Jain, CEO
Email : jains@zenetwork.com

ZOOM TV
Times Entertainment
1st floor,Trade Garden,
Kamla Mills Compound
Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel,
Mumbai 400013
Tel: 022 - 24810000
E-mail: zoom.television@zoom-television.com

Films and Television Trade Associations in India, Producers, Directors, Artist, Distributors, Theatres, Cinematographers, Central & State Associations

manishtibrewal@gmail.com (Manish Tibrewal) — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 14:33:00 +0000

Here is a List of Trade Associations in India, related to Films and Television.
The efforts has been made available as much contacts possible. However watch out this place for more contacts for umbrella associations.. advertising and other related associations..

Films and Television Trade Associations in India

Federation of Western India Cine Employees
Kartik Compound, Unit No. 113, 1 st Floor, Linking Road, Oshiwara,
Andheri (W),
Mumbai-400 053
Tel: 2630 2552/26355175

Film Federation of India
B/3, Everest, Tardeo Road,
Mumbai-400 034
Tel: 23515531
Fax: 23522062

Andhra Pradesh Film Chamber of Commerce
Dr. D. Rama Naidu Bldg.,
Complex, Film Nagar, Jubilee Hills,
Hyderabad-33
Tel: 040-3607882/3/7902/3540389
Fax: 040-3540980

Akhil Bhartiya Marathi Chitrapat Nirmata Mandal
C/o Uday Chitra, 2/E,
Naaz Bldg., 5 th Floor,
Lamington Road, Mumbai-400 004
Tel: 2385 5301/2414 2323

All India Film Employees Confederation
Unit-113, 1 st Floor, Kartik Complex,
Opp. Laxmi Industrial Estate,
New Link Road,
Andheri (W), Mumbai-400 053

Association of Motion Pictures & TV Programme Producers
701/702, Bldg-29, MHADA Complex, Oshiwara Samruddhi Co-op. Soc., Oshiwara, Andheri (W),
Mumbai-400 053
Tel: 2633 6774/26393640
Fax:2635 2636

Association of Motion Pictures Studios Equipments
401, Saba Palace, 4 th Floor,
4 th Road, Khar (W),
Mumbai-400 052
Tel: 2605 4094
Telefax: 2605 4093

Bihar Motion Pictures Association
Hari Om Commercial Complex,
3 rd Floor, New Dak Bungalow Road, PATNA-800 001.
Tel: 0612-228238/237602
Fax: 0612-237609

Central Circuit Cine Association
Film Bhavan, Near Rani Sati Mandir
Rani Sati Gate, Yeshwant Niwas Road,
Indore-452 003 Tel: 0731-431675
Fax: 0731-539804

Eastern India Motion Pictures Association
98-E, Chowranghee Square,
Kolkatta-72
Tel:2374040/1/2

Film & TV Producers Guild of South India
South India Artiste Assn. Complex,
No-153. Habibullah Road,
T Nagar,
Chennai-600 017

Film Distributors Council
52/55, Mangal Market,
Chandnichowk,
Delhi
Tel: 2296 7328

Film Makers Combine
IMPPA House,
Dr. Ambedkar Road,
Bandra (W)
Mumbai-400 050
Tel: 26486344/45/5097
Fax: 26480757

GRAFTI
C/o. Cine Magic, Suresh Naik,
Dhan Co-op. Soc.,
Near 7 Bungalows,
Andheri (W),
Mumbai-400 061
Tel: 2556 5165

Hyderabad State Film Chamber of Commerce
1/1/145/147, Happy Trade Centre,
Sarojinidevi Road,
Secunderabad-500 003
Tel: 902830
Fax: 801999/800864

Indian Documentary Producers Association
223, Famous Cine Bldg.,
Mahalaxmi,
Mumbai-400 011
Tel: 2496 1020
Fax: 24920757

Indian Film Exporters Association
C/5, Everest Bldg., Tardeo,
Mumbai-400 034
Tel: 23525480 /23515716
Fax: 2351 5716

Indian Motion Pictures Distributors Association
33, Vijay Chambers,
Tribhuvan Road,
Mumbai-400 004
Tel: 23884422/4449 Fax: 2388 4448

Indian Motion Pictures Producers Association
IMPPA House, Unit-11,
Dr. Ambedkar Road,
Bandra (W),
Mumbai-400 050
Tel: 26486344/45/5097/1760
Fax: 26480757

Kannada Film Producers Association
No.3, 9 th Main R.M.V. Estn.
Bangalore-560 080
Tel: 3447025/4

Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce
28, Fist Main Crescent Road,
High Grounds,
Bangalore-1
Tel: 2265370/1
Fax: 080-2265422

Kerala Film Chamber of Commerce
P.B. Box No. 3577,
Cochin-682035
Tel: 0484-351546

Cinematograph Renter's Society P.L.
Haroon House,
Peer Nariman Road,
Fort, Mumbai-400 001
Tel: 2266 4914
Fax:2266 4914

Akhil Bhartiya Marathi Chitrapat Mahamandal
C/o. Ravindra Natya Mandir,
Room No. 16,
Prabhadevii,
Mumbai-400 025
Tel: 24308876

Motion Pictures Assn. Of America Inc.
D-682, Chittaranjan Park,
New Delhi-110019
Tel: 011-26279280
Fax: 011-26275671

Motion Pictures Association
52/55, Mangal Market,
Chandni Chowk,
Delhi-110 006
Tel:2296 7328

Northern India Motion Pictures Association
Post Box No. 7948,
Pratap Road,
Jalandhar City,
Tel: 57642

Short Film Makers Association of Eastern India
4/C, Valmeek Street,
Maddox Square, Calcutta-700 026
Tel: 476 3444
Fax: 337 6667

South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce
Film Chambers Bldg.,
T.R. Sundram Avenue,
604, Anna Salai,
Chennai-6
Tel: 8279175/5628/5642
Fax: 827 5870

Tamil Film Producers Council
Film Chember Bldg.,
606, Anna Salai,
Chennai-600 006
Tel: 8274780
Fax: 8241240

Theatre Owners Association
G/11, 8 th Floor,
Everest,Tardeo,
Mumbai-400 034
Tel: 24942012

Western India Film Producers Association
Richa Bldg. Plot No.229,
New Link Road, Andheri (W),
Mumbai-400 102
Tel: 26732960

Cine & TV Artistes Association
221, Kartik Complex,
Opp. Laxmi Indl. Estate,
New Link Road,
Andheri (W),
Mumbai-400 053
Tel: 2673 0510/11/13

Indian Film Directors Association
501, Navin Asha,
Dadasaheb Phalke Road,
Dadar,
Mumbai-400 014
Tel: 2411 1106

Cinematograph Exhibitor' Association of India
42/43, 1 st Floor,
Vijay Chambers,
Opp. Dreamland Cinema,
Tribhuvan Road,
Mumbai- 400 004

Radio & TV Advtg., Prac. Association (RAPA)
Everest Bldg., 2 nd Floor,
Tardeo Road,
Mumbai-400 0034
Tel: 23521888/2888/23522144
Fax: 23523568

The Indian Music Industry (IMI)
Flameproof Equpt. Bldg.,
II Floor, Near Monginis's Factory,
B/39, Off New Link Road,
Andheri (W),
Mumbai-400 053
Tel: 2639 1391/26733872
Telefax:26391394

Some Facts about Television and Broadcasting ( Cable TV) Industry in India

manishtibrewal@gmail.com (Manish Tibrewal) — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 06:00:00 +0000

Facts & Figures about Television and Broadcasting industry (Cable TV) in India

Reach and Spread:

. India has approx 220 million Households

· There are 112 million TV Households.

· Out of that 68 million are Cable & Satellite TV Household (NRS 2006).

· 4,300 towns having population of more than 1 Lac are prime target for Cable Networks.

· There are more than 30 regional Languages in India.

· There are more than 300 channels in India.

· TRAI says there are more than 6000 MSO and more than 60000 LCO in India.

· There are more than 30000 registered Cable TV Operators in India.

· Corporate Media Houses are joining DTH Bandwagon to have their pie in the industry.

· DTH Operators having licenses in India:

Tata Sky (TATA & STAR TV)

Dish TV (ZEE TV)

DD Direct (Prasar Bharati)

SUN DTH (SUN TV)

ADA Reliance (Reliance ADAG)

Bharti (Bharti Group)

Videocon (Videocon Group)

Revenues and Market Share

· The Average Revenue per user (ARPU) in April 2006 was Rs. 150 per Month.

· Indian Cable TV annual Revenue during 05-06 were Rs. 12240 Cr. ($ 3 Billion) approx.

· Television Revenue for 2007 was Rs. 26600 Cr. ($6.65 Billion) approx.

· While Film Industry Revenue for same period was $ 2.40 Billion approx.

· Ad Revenue for TV channels in India is Rs. 6800 Cr. ($1.70 Billion) approx annually.

· Total size of Advertising Industry in India is Rs. 17000 Cr. annually.

· Carriage Fees Market is of Rs. 5 billion and is projected at Rs. 7.5 billion in FY 08-09.

· Dish TV & Tata Sky charges a carriage fee of Rs. 3-5 Cr. per channel.

· License fee for DTH is at present 10% and is going to be reduced to 6%.

· Dish TV & Tata Sky may cross Rs. 650 Cr. revenue in 07-08.

· While they together generated Rs. 188 Cr. in 06-07 with 2.2 million subscriber.

· Reach & Revenue for world’s largest 3 Cable TV Markets in 2007:

Country Cable TV Homes Annual Industry Revenues

China 140 Million $ 4.2 billion

India 72 million $ 4.3 billion

USA 65 million $ 33.6 billion

TV Rating and Research

· In India Television viewer-ship rating is dominated by TAM Media Research.

· There are 7000 TAM Meter Monitors in India.

· North East, Bihar, CAS & DTH Homes are not monitored by TAM.

· TAM named its popular viewer-ship rating TRP (Television Rating Points).

· Broadcasters & Advertisers have teamed up to start a new monitoring system as BARC.

· They target to install half a million People meter in Iindia covering wide spectrum.

The future of Television and Broadcasting Industry is looking very bright as well as competitive as around 134 channels are about to launch in recent future and around 400 new applicants are waiting for approval.

Origin of Television

manishtibrewal@gmail.com (Manish Tibrewal) — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 18:16:00 +0000

Origin of The Word 'Television': The word 'Television' has an hybrid origin. It has been derived from two word i.e. 'Tele' and 'Vision'. The Greek word 'Tele' mean 'long distance' or 'Far' and Latin word vision means 'Sight'. The word was first used by 'Constantin Perskyi' in his paper in International Electricity Congress in Paris in 1990.

Origin of 'Television', The Technological invention: The invention of Radio by 'Guglielmo Marconi' was the foundation stone. However discovery of Photo-conductivity by 'Willoughby Smith' and Scanning Disk and first electromechanical television by 'Paul Gottlieb Nipkow' were other milestones. 'John Logie Baird' Demonstrated the first successful Broadcasting and working television System and also launched first television company. Later 'Philo Farnsworth' demonstrated the electronic television.

What is Television ??

manishtibrewal@gmail.com (Manish Tibrewal) — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 10:25:00 +0000

Television popularly known as TV is an inclusive terms which includes all the participants of Broadcasting Industry.

For a common man electronic equipment at their home, offices and other places showing the visual and audio content is TV or Television.

Thus a system or electronic means to telecommunicate is television.

It consists of:
Television programming: The Audio and Visual component in the form of moving picture and sound, prepared for a particular set of audience or viewer is called Programs. which are popularly known as TV program. The process of making these program is Television Programming.

Television Transmission or Broadcasting: Radio Broadcasting of analog or digital signal via a telecommunication system is called transmission

Television Sets: These broadcast are being received by Multi System Operator (MSO), Cable Operator or DTH set-top-boxes at homes and relayed to Television sets or TV of viewers.

The entire Industry is known as Television or Broadcasting Industry.

Casting...

manishtibrewal@gmail.com (Manish Tibrewal) — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:56:00 +0000

Program Producer
Celebrities
Editor
BROADCASTER
Advertising Agencies
Media & PR Agencies
Advertiser
Multi System Operator
DTH Service Provider
Cable Operator
Subscriber