Click here to View in Browser 1 Oct 2024 Volume 17 Issue No:45   Television | TV Channels GMR Global set to acquire UK-based Hampshire Sport This is one cross-border planned acquisition – and that too relating to the most important sport in India: cricket. GMR Global Pte Ltd (GGPL). Read More... Television | TV Channels Producers Guild of India re-elects Shibasish Sarkar as president When the Producers Guild of India met for its sixty ninth annual general meeting on 27 September, one of the jobs on hand was to elect a president for the coming year. Read More... DTH | DTH Operator DirecTV to acquire EchoStar's video distribution business in the US This is clearly a sign of the times: the impact that streaming is having on consumption of video by viewers at home. American DTH operators DirecTV and EchoStar. Read More... Television | TV Channels Nippon TV appoints Satoru Hiramatsu as global content MD Nippon TV Japan's leading multiplatform entertainment powerhouse, announced the appointment of Satoru Hiramatsu to the position of managing director of global ontent business. Read More... Regulators | I&B Ministry MIB gives nod to RIL's Viacom18 to transfer TV channel licences to Disney's Star India The creation of a media monolith in India got another tick mark over the weekend. Oil to telecom to retail giant the Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Industries Ltd and its broadcast subsidiary TV18 Broadcast Ltd. Read More...   Press Releases » Amuz Distribution announces fall slate for MIPCOM » 'Shrimad Ramayan' airs on Sony AATH from 30 September » Bingo! Tedhe Medhe releases 'Rockanjali' song Videos #VBS2024 | Stopping the leakages in the pay TV ecosystem More News From Indian Television Red Bull expands partnership with JioTV Red Bull India is excited to announce a dynamic partnership with JioTV, one of India's leading OTT platforms, for the highly anticipated global street dance competition; Red Bull Dance Your Style World Finals.......Read More... Building brands for the gen z mindset - advertising in the digital era The India Brand Summit featured a riveting panel discussion on "Building Brands for the Gen Z Mindset - Advertising in the Digital Era," showcasing insights from industry stalwarts across diverse sectors. The panel discussion focused on the evolving landscape of advertising and brand building in the digital era, particularly emphasizing how brands connected with the Gen Z audience........Read More... The new paradigm of selling sport... The India Brand Summit 2024 hosted a riveting panel discussion featuring prominent voices in the sports industry. The discussion explored innovative strategies to market sports content effectively and adapt to the evolving demands of advertisers and focused on how sports marketing has evolved, particularly in attracting advertisers by localising sports content.......Read More... 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