BCCL buys 49% stake in Daiki Brands through ‘private treaty’
http://www.livemint.com/Companies/n4TQ7L7FzRWYG1Dt1wvotO/BCCL-buys-49-stake-in-Daiki-Brands-in-private-treaty.html
Mint/Zahra Khan and P R Sanjai
Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd (BCCL) has bought a 49% stake in Mumbai-based underwear maker Daiki Brands Pvt. Ltd through a so-called private treaty, as per the report.
News channels opt for self-regulation on ad duration from today
http://www.exchange4media.com/50979_news-channels-opt-for-self-regulation-on-ad-duration-from-today.html
Exchange4media.com/Abid Hasan
Starting today (May 15), news channels will adopt a new self-regulation on ad duration: 18 minutes of ads plus 3 minutes of promos for Hindi news channels and 15 minutes of ads and 3 minutes of promos for English news channels.
DD News and Samachar beat pvt news channels: Prasar Bharati CEO Jawahar Sircar
http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k13/may/may75.php
IndianTelevision.com
Must-read quote of Prasar Bharati CEO Jawahar Sircar: “Though we have our problems with TAM India, and we have filed a petition, even they have admitted that DD has started topping the English news channel genre, between 9 and 10 PM when DD’s ‘Newsnight’ is telecast in English.”
ABC to Test Expanding Nielsen Ratings to Mobile
AdAge/Jeanine Poggi
According to this report, ABC will begin measuring advertising in videos viewed with mobile and tablet apps during a trial run with Nielsen, the network said at its upfront presentation to ad buyers Tuesday afternoon