PAY TV there has been some failures in the past. Mega TV, FineTV and MiTV never made it big. In fact, some just closed shop after a few months of ambitious screening. Running a pay-TV business requires deep pockets, content that appeals, low pricing and wide reach. However, repetitive programming irks and the station must …
Tag Archive: Business
Oct
19
Netflix’s fall from grace: Can it recover?
In early July, buying Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX) looked like a can’t-lose proposition: The online video provider was dominating the streaming market. In April, at the end of Q1, Netflix counted 23.6 million subscribers and was forecasting that number would reach 25 million by the end of the second quarter. Yet as it turned out, those …
Oct
17
India’s Reliance Broadcast plans new HD channel
India’s Reliance Broadcast expects to launch a new high definition channel this quarter, a senior official said today, The Economic Timesreports. The Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group firm runs its radio business under BIG FM and has launched three English entertainment channels under its joint venture with a division of CBS Corp. Click here for complete …
Oct
12
The pay TV market is still resisting disruption
U.S. Pay TV operators lost a net aggregate of 380,000 subscribers in the second quarter, according to data compiled by IHS iSuppli. The sharp decline, which followed two quarters in which subscriber losses appeared to be stabilizing, inevitably rekindled talk of cord cutting and its close cousin, the rise of a la carte cable. Yet …
Sep
21
New Book: Public Relations in India: New Tasks and Responsibilities
Vilanilam, J.V (2011). Public Relations in India: New Tasks and Responsibilities. New Delhi: Sage. ISBN: 978-81-321-0629-6 (PB). 292 pp. From the blurb: This book is a review of the history of Public Relations (PR) in the World and India and an in-depth critical analysis of the value of PR as an essential feature of the management …
Aug
16
Bloomberg seeks reporter
Bloomberg News seeks a corporate finance reporter to work in its Singapore office. The Bloomberg reporter will be responsible for stories about the corporate debt markets, including new bond issues, loans and asset-backed securities. The successful applicant should have proven experience in reporting and breaking news for a financial newspaper. Applicants must have at least …
Aug
09
Reuters offers free financial reporting workshop
Date: 19/09/11 – 23/09/11; Deadline: 09/09/11 Journalists from Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and mainland China can apply for a free workshop on business and financial reporting. The five-day workshop, sponsored by the Thomson Reuters Foundation and Hong Kong Baptist University, will focus on reporting and writing financial news as practiced by Reuters and other global …
