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1. India Media Monitor
India Media Monitor
| Fortnightly newsletter on the Indian media industry | Issue No. 5, Published 15th June 2009 | Published by Heernet Ventures Limited (heernet.com) |
News stories
Videocon announces launch of DTH service
Big TV in partnership with ESPN
Aegis launches Vizeum in India
Dainik Jagran launches new broadsheet newspaper, Rashtriya Sanskaran
Adlabs undergoes restructuring
Prasana Krishana appointed Neo Sports COO
Percept Knorigin launches travel search engine
ROK and BSNL launch mobile TV
Data
Share price data
Deal Sheet
Advisory services
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2. India Media Monitor
News
Media
ATV television channel launched
Videocon announces launch of DTH service Date 8th June, 2009
Date 8th June, 2009 A new television channel called ATV has been launched in
Videocon, an Indian consumer electronics group, plans to Hyderabad. It offers information on job and business
launch DTH services through Bharat Business Channel opportunities (including tenders) and counselling services.
(BCCL), a subsidiary, by the end of June. The service will
first be launched in Kolkata under the D2H+ brand name.
The company also plans to launch GSM mobile services Adlabs undergoes restructuring
through Datacom, another subsidiary. Date 3rd June, 2009
The diversified media group, Adlabs has launched a
Big TV in partnership with ESPN restructuring of its business. It will transfer Big 92.7 FM, its
th
radio division, to Reliance Unicom and merge its film
Date 8 June, 2009
production business, Entertainment One India, into the
BIG TV, a DTH service offered by Reliance ADAG, and parent company. It will also transfer its digital cinema
ESPN Star Sports have entered into a partnership to provide division, Mukta Adlabs Exhibition, to Adlabs Films.
interactive cricket services on Big TV. Interactive services
Adlabs Films has also launched a new film and television
include match highlights on demand, multi-view options and
outsourcing unit that will digitise films and television shows
choices between live and extra camera or highlight feeds.
and transform them from old formats to new formats such as
DVD and mobile. Adlabs operates 430 multiplex cinemas
Aegis launches Vizeum in India in India, Malaysia and the US.
Date 9th June, 2009
Aegis Media, a subsidiary of the UK-based Aegis Group has Prasana Krishana appointed Neo Sports COO
launched Vizeum, a new media agency in India. Vizeum Date 5th June, 2009
has operations in 44 countries alongside Carat, another of
Neo Sports Broadcasts, an Indian operator of sports
Aegis Media’s brands. Aegis Media operates in outdoor and
channels, has appointed Prasana Krishnan as its COO.
digital services in India through its Posterscope, Isobar,
Krishnan was previously Vice President (Strategy and
Carat Fresh Integrated and Carat Media brands.
Business Development), and has been with the company
since 2006.
Dainik Jagran launches new broadsheet
newspaper, Rashtriya Sanskaran
th
Amit Sinha appointed CEO of Triveni Media
Date 10 June, 2009
Date 9th June, 2009
The Indian newspaper group, Dainik Jagran has launched
Rashtriya Sanskaran, a new 16-page Hindi language Triveni Media, a media subsidiary of Triveni Infrastructure,
broadsheet newspaper. The newspaper will focus on has appointed Amit Sinha as its CEO and director. Sinha
national issues and has a cover price of INR3. Its first has acquired a 50% stake in Triveni Media.
edition has been launched in Delhi and it will eventually
launch editions in other major cities.
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3. India Media Monitor
Internet mobile content services. Comviva is the parent company of
Bharti Airtel and provides mobile content services to
telecom service providers in emerging markets. It will
Percept Knorigin launches travel search engine
manage Bharti’s services for 3 years.
Date 1st June, 2009
Percept Knorigin, an Indian digital company, has launched
Swan Telecom renamed as Etisalat DB Telecom
ChalBabaChal.com, an online travel search engine. The India
search engine will provide flight details and the availability
of train tickets, and search for hotel deals. It can search the Date 9th June, 2009
details of approximately 0.9 million hotels in 118 countries. Swan Telecom, an Indian telecom operator, has renamed
itself as Etisalat DB Telecom, a joint venture between
Etisalat and DB Realty. The company has recently acquired
Novatium launches netPC
licences to provide telecom services in 15 circles in India.
Date 7th June, 2009
Novatium Solutions, an Indian computing services provider, RCOM in joint venture with Krishak Bharati
has launched netPC, to be used with a BSNL broadband
th
connection. Nova netPC retails for INR2,999 and includes a Date 11 June, 2009
CPU, keyboard, mouse and modem. The service aims to Reliance Communications (RCOM), an Indian telecom
increase computer and Internet penetration in India. operator, has entered into a joint venture with Krishak
Bharati Cooperative Limited. Kridhak Bharati will hold a
60% stake and RCOM a 40% stake in the joint venture,
ROK and BSNL launch mobile TV called Reliance Kisan Ltd, formed to sell RCOM’s mobile
Date 5th June, 2009 services in rural areas.
ROK Entertainment Group, a UK-based mobile
entertainment company, will offer mobile TV services for Tata Teleservices plans to launch GSM services
subscribers to BSNL, an Indian telecom operator, on its
Date 11th June,2009
2.5G network. Its mobile TV services (branded as TINY
TV) include 14 channels and are available for INR150 per Tata Teleservices, an Indian telecom operator, has
month. announced that it will launch mobile services on a GSM
platform by the end of June 2009 under the Tata DoCoMo
brand. Tata Teleservices is a leading player in the CDMA
Telecoms segment with 35.7 million subscribers (April 2009).
Bharti in agreement with Comviva
Date 10th June, 2009
Bharti Airtel, an Indian telecom operator, has entered into an
agreement with Comviva Technologies Ltd to manage its
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4. India Media Monitor
Share Price Data
Company name Reuters Bloomberg Currency Current % Change
Code Code price
1 mth 6 mth 12 mth
Diversified Media
Adlabs Films ADLF.BO ADLF:IN INR 405.20 74.62% 119.03% -24.12%
UTV Software Communications UTVS.BO UTV:IN INR 394.95 32.53% 64.56% -49.37%
Broadcasting
Balaji Telefilms BLTE.BO BLJT:IN INR 61.00 41.20% -19.74% -68.39%
Entertainment Network India ENIL.BO ENIL:IN INR 210.60 44.30% 62.00% -47.09%
ETC Network ETNT.NS ETCN:IN INR 117.95 65.43% 71.07% -36.59%
IBN Broadcast IBN.NS IBN18:IN INR 118.65 28.97% 29.67% 29.32%
NDTV NDTV.BO NDTV:IN INR 154.05 35.85% 35.37% -61.09%
Sun TV SUTV.BO SUNTV:IN INR 254.55 23.87% 52.52% 25.79%
TV Today Network TVTO.NS TVTN:IN INR 100.50 29.26% 50.00% 10.38%
Zee Entertainment ZEE.NS Z:IN INR 183.40 41.68% 44.69% -14.74%
Zee News ZEEN.NS ZEE:IN INR 43.40 34.57% 33.13% -15.40%
Publishing
Deccan Chronicle DCHL.BO DECH:IN INR 80.15 35.85% 70.17% -29.07%
Mid day multimedia MIDD.BO MIDM:IN INR 18.85 40.67% 65.35% -30.06%
Navneet Publication NAVN.BO NPI:IN INR 70.15 28.72% 89.59% -13.93%
HT Media HTML.BO HTML:IN INR 100.75 50.94% 39.06% -23.03%
Jagran Prakashan JAGP.BO JAGP:IN INR 80.20 49.07% 45.82% 17.08%
Entertainment
K Sera Sera Productions KSER.BO GPM:IN INR 14.70 47.00% -2.97% -43.46%
Mukta arts MUKR.BO MUKR:IN INR 62.65 53.37% 22.84% -35.94%
Prime Focus PRFO.BO PRIF:IN INR 209.15 74.58% 61.69% -58.17%
Pritish Nandy Comms PNCL.BO PRTN:IN INR 28.30 57.22% 58.99% -44.13%
Pyramid Saimira Theatre PYSA.BO PSTL.IN INR 28.55 60.39% -39.26% -90.42%
Crest Animation CRCO.BO CRSA:IN INR 21.65 18.63% 9.90% -61.82%
PVR PVRL.BO PVRL:IN INR 117.35 42.67% 58.69% -32.27%
Internet
Info Edge INED.BO INED:IN INR 641.90 18.87% 60.47% -31.43%
Northgate Technologies NOTC.BO NORT:IN INR 46.55 18.15% -8.28% -87.59%
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5. India Media Monitor
Deal Sheet
A summary of key deals and joint ventures over the last 3 months.
Date Sub Sector Investor Investee Terms Details
May-09 Value-added Geodesic Ltd Interactive 100% stake Geodesic Ltd is a communication and entertainment
services Networks Inc solutions provider. Interactive Networks Inc is a value-
added services provider in South America.
May-09 Advertising Ybrant Digital Dream Ad n.a. Ybrant digital is an e-marketing company. Dream Ad is an
ad network based in Argentina.
May-09 Television Zee Entertainment Resource 40% stake for Zee Entertainment Enterprise Ltd is an entertainment
Enterprise Ltd Software US$56 million company.
Limited
May-09 Telecommuni Sahara Group S Tel 11.7% stake S Tel is a Chennai-based telecom company. Sahara Group
cations is an entertainment conglomerate.
Apr-09 Advertising Future Group Dhar & Hoon 60% stake Future Group is a major retail company in India. Dhar &
Hoon is a mid-sized advertising company.
Apr-09 Television Oman Investment Fund Neo Sports INR2.58 billion Oman Investment is an-Oman based venture capital
(Oman) and 3i Broadcasting company and 3i is a Mauritius-based investment company.
(Mauritius) Neo Sports is owned by Zenith Sport, a subsidiary of
Nimbus Communication Ltd.
Apr-09 Outdoor Hype Integracomm Pvt Asawari n.a Hype Integracomm Ltd is a Mumbai-based advertising
advertising Ltd (India) Publicity company. Asawari Publicity is a Pune-based outdoor
advertising company.
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