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Broadcasters have supported the recommendation of MIB’s TRP Committee that periodicity of TRP announcement be made longer. They feel it will give channels more time to analyse their content.
Nitin Pandey Jan 14, 2011 9:34 AM

STAR India, a wholly owned subsidiary of News Corporation and India’s leading media and entertainment company, today announced that it has expanded its partnership with Comcast, launching four channels into two additional U.S. markets, Washington, DC and the city of Philadelphia, PA. Prior to this, STAR channels were distributed by Comcast in multiple locations across the United States, including California, Georgia, Texas, Illinois, Florida and Washington State.

As the biggest clash in cricket is all set to grip cricket enthusiasts in India, CNN-IBN, IBN7 & IBN-Lokmat, for the first time on Indian Television brings a special series on the World Cup winning champions since 1975. Watch these champions as they relive their journeys to winning cricket’s biggest prize on ‘Idea Champions of the World’. This special series is starting from 15th January on CNN-IBN at 8:00PM, on IBN7 at 6:30PM and from 16th January on IBN-Lokmat at 1:30PM every weekend.

After two and a half years with Pickle, SAB is on a hunt for a new creative partner.
Shubhangi Mehta Jan 14, 2011 7:53 AM

Mukesh Gupta, MD, Graphisads and General Secretary, Delhi Outdoor Advertisers Association highlights some key issues that adversely affect the OOH industry in exchange4media’s Rewind 2010 special coverage.
Mukesh Gupta Jan 14, 2011 7:50 AM

Max New York Life has been actively engaging the digital medium, but the essence and idea behind their approach is different. Anisha Motwani, Director and Chief Marketing Officer, Max New York Life Insurance shares how…
Preeti Hoon Jan 14, 2011 7:49 AM

Commenting on the periodicity of ratings, Raviratan Arora, MD, Audience Measurement and Analytics (aMap) affirms that less frequent information can make the market inefficient and make media buying more error-prone.
Fatema Rajkotwala Jan 14, 2011 7:45 AM

Annie Rickard, President, Posterscope Worldwide, charts out the factors that are favourable for growth of the OOH industry in India in exchange4media’s Rewind 2010 special coverage.
Annie Rickard Jan 14, 2011 7:43 AM

The current ratings system is the biggest disservice that broadcasters have done to themselves. I don’t believe our rating system is universal; it is focussed around a few large pivots and the niche channels suffer as a consequence. The parameter of our rating system is based on the Chief Wage Earner who may not necessarily be the target audience. There is no language or genre preference. Our concepts of measurement in this country are limited. They need to be challenged. They need to expand into many more markets and recognise the size of the television industry.
e4m Desk Jan 14, 2011 12:00 AM