Kisan TV channel likely to be launched soon

Doordarshan could soon launch a channel devoted exclusively to farmers and agriculture with public broadcaster Prasar Bharati actively considering such a proposal.

It is learnt that consultations are already underway for the launch of a 24-hour agriculture-based channel which could leverage the expertise Doordarshan has in creating programmes for farmers and rural audiences and telecast them to a wider audience.

While different Doordarshan channels regularly beam programmes meant for farmers, there is a view that the public broadcaster would be able to create more awareness and educate farmers if there is a channel specially dedicated to agriculture.

According to the Prasar Bharati Act, agriculture is one of the fields to which Prasar Bharati is required to pay special attention.

The broadcaster is also considering what would be the most appropriate model for the launching of the channel.

Since crop patterns and requirement of farmers differ from region to region, it is being considered whether one channel with different time slots for regional content would be more suited or whether more than one channel is required to reach out to the diverse agro-regions of the country.

Sources said that Prasar Bharati is exploring the possibilities though a final decision would be taken only after proper discussions including with the government.

Significantly, the BJP in its election manifesto had mentioned that if voted to power, it would explore setting up of regional Kisan TV channels.

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/kisan-tv-channel-likely-to-be-launched-soon/article6138539.ece

ETV Gujrati On DD FREE DISH

TV18 Network has announced the launch of ETV's 24X7 Gujarati News channel, ETV News Gujarati, on June 21. Gujarat chief minister, Anandiben Patel, will launch the channel in Ahmedabad on Saturday.

ETV as a network is known for regional language channels and it has a presence in 18 states. This is the fourth news channel launch from the network in 2014. The ones that came before this were ETV Bangla News, ETV Kannada News and ETV Haryana-Himachal Pradesh. The next channel on the anvil is ETV's Oriya News channel.

According to Jagdish Chandra, head, ETV News Network, the idea is to have the network channels in all parts of the country. "ETV is known as Voice of the people for its fair and unbiased news coverage. We want to give less noise and more news to the people of our country and that too in their own languages. Therefore, the first of our aims is to meet the expectations of viewers by providing them fair, unbiased and impartial news. Marketing opportunities will definitely follow."

As any news channel, ETV News Gujarati also aims to provide fast and accurate news to the audience. The three latest entrants in the network's news bouquet are said to be performing well. "We are ahead of all channels in terms of breaking news emanating from every nook and corner of the state," Chandra adds. As for the content, the channel aims at airing new programmes and try to minimise repetitions of programmes.

Giving a sense of the market, Neeraj Attri, national sales head of ETV says that most of the national channels are looking at Gujarat as a potential market. "Compared to other markets, Gujarat is at a very nascent stage and there is scope for growth if quality content is delivered." Attri believes that content quality in the Gujarati market will force viewers to divert from Hindi to their own language. The current market for television advertisements in Gujarat is around Rs 550 crore, a majority of which goes to the national channels. "Our priority would be to take the maximum share," adds a determined Attri.

The channel will be made available to all the national DTH platforms like Airtel, Tata Sky, Dish TV, Videocon, Sun, DD Direct and Reliance DTH. It will also be available on the local network in Gujarat. While the channel didn't divulge the names of the advertisers on board, it said that most of the national brands and lot of regional clients would be active from the day one. Fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) and pharma are two categories that have spent heavily on the channel.

As for the marketing and promotion of the channel, a promo is being run on all the ETV channels for past one month. There are also outdoor promotions across key markets in Gujarat. ETV also runs a general entertainment channel in the market. The other news channels in the Gujarat market are TV9, GS TV (belongs to Gujarat Samachar), Sandesh News and VTV Gujarati News.

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FICCI hopes soon DD KIDS launched

FICCI expressed the hope that appropriate steps will be taken soon by Prasar Bharati and Doordarshan to make the vision of a kids and animation channel in the public broadcasting space a reality in the very near future.

It has been asking for creation of a dedicated kids and animation channel from Doordarshan for several years, and has been lobbying this initiative at various levels in the Ministry, as well as with Prasar Bharati and Doordarshan. FICCI had even taken a delegation of industry stakeholders to the Prasar Bharati CEO, a couple of years earlier and made a presentation for a dedicated kids channel by Doordarshan.

The benefits of a ‘DD Kids’ Channel’ would be manifold: not only would it be instrumental in catalysing original IP creation for animation and kids’ content in the country but also serve as a medium for the dissemination of content that is uniquely Indian in its cultural ethos.

While Indian myths and tales continue to be of interest to children in India today, broadcast content for children and animated shows continue to be largely dominated by foreign-made IPs.

Thus, the launch of a kids and animation channel by the national public broadcaster would ensure greater exposure for Indian-made content, which would in turn give a new lease of life to diverse value-based indigenous stories and allow for their packaging in attractive formats that appeal to today’s children.

The initiative will serve as a reinvigoration of our country’s rich cultural heritage and help inculcate quintessentially Indian mores and ethics in the young minds of India – compensating in some measure for the lost art of storytelling in today’s nuclear-family-dominant society.


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WWE: Drew McIntyre, Jinder Mahal and Evan Bourne among 11 Superstars to be released

WWE: Drew McIntyre, Jinder Mahal and Evan Bourne among 11 Superstars to be released

WWE has released 11 of its on-screen personnel, including Drew McIntyre and Jinder Mahal.

McIntyre and Mahal, best known for performing in the 3MB stable alongside Heath Slater, were last seen in a segment on the June 9 edition of Raw, in which they were attacked by The Shield.

Evan Bourne, a onetime WWE Tag Team Champion with Kofi Kingston, has also departed the company following a long spell on the sidelines with a foot injury.

Brodus Clay, Yoshi Tatsu, and Curt Hawkins have left WWE, too, as have Camacho, who most recently feuded with Adam Rose in NXT, and former Smackdown general manager Theodore Long and

The released list is completed by JTG, Diva Aksana and referee Marc Harris.

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दूरदर्शन पर बच्चों का चैनल चाहते हैं जावड़ेकर

प्रकाश जावड़ेकर के नेतृत्व में सूचना एवं प्रसारण मंत्रालय का कामकाज शुरू हो गया है और इसने गति पकड़ ली है। जावड़ेकर ने कामकाज को आगे बढ़ाने की प्रक्रिया में तेजी लाने की मांग की है और बच्चों का एक चैनल शुरू करने के अतिरिक्त दूरदर्शन पर एनिमेशन कार्यक्रम प्रसारित की भी सलाह दी है।

अधिकारियों के अनुसार, जावड़ेकर फाइलों को तेजी से निपटा रहे हैं, जिसमें वे फाइलें भी शामिल हैं, जो उनके पूववर्ती मंत्री मनीष तिवारी के कार्यकाल से जुड़ी हैं। एक वरिष्ठ अधिकारी ने बताया कि जावड़ेकर नतीजे चाहते हैं और हर काम की निगरानी कर रहे हैं।

चंद रोज पहले प्रसार भारती के मुख्य कार्यकारी अधिकारी जवाहर सरकार ने उनके सामने कार्यो की रूपरेखा प्रस्तुत की। जावड़ेकर ने मंत्रालय के अधिकारियों को बताया कि वह आल इंडिया रेडियो व दूरदर्शन को देश का शीर्ष चैनल बनाना चाहते हैं।

अधिकारियों ने मंत्री के हवाले से बताया, मुझे जल्द प्रगति चाहिए और मुझे किसी भी तरह परिणाम चाहिए। उन्होंने राष्ट्रीय चैनलों के विषय वस्तु में सुधार पर विशेष जोर दिया।

अधिकारी ने बताया, अधिक से अधिक दर्शकों को खींचने के लिए जावड़ेकर बच्चों के लिए चैनल शुरू करने जा रहे हैं। वह डीडी पर एनिमेशन कार्यक्रमों का प्रसारण चाहते हैं, क्योंकि यह युवाओं को आकर्षित करेगा। वह दक्षिण कोरियाई एनिमेशन चैनल के बारे में बात कर रहे हैं, जो सफल हैं।

जावड़ेकर ने क्षेत्रीय भाषाओं के कार्यक्रमों को पड़ोसी राज्यों की भाषा में बदलने की संभावनाओं को तलाशे जाने के भी निर्देश दिए हैं। एक अन्य अधिकारी ने बताया, उन्होंने मलयालम टीवी कार्यक्रमों को तमिल चैनलों पर प्रसारित करने के लिए अनुवाद करने की सलाह दी।

जावड़ेकर ने अधिकारियों को चैनल से पैसा बनाने की जगह, इसे पूंजी बनाने की सलाह दी है।

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Doordarshan to telecast Bangladesh series

The 3-match ODI series between India and Bangladesh will be covered live by Doordarshan, the national broadcaster of India.

There were fears that Indian views wouldn't be able to watch the action live after Gazi Sports, the official rights holders of cricket in Bangladesh failed to negotiate deals with either Sony Six or Star Sports. While Sony, who are also telecasting the 2014 FIFA World Cup showed no interest at all, Star Sports offered Rs 5 crore for the 3-match series, a sum considered 'paltry' by Gazi TV.

Salahuddin Chowdhury, CFO and head of operations of Gazi Group, was quoted as telling a local newspaper: "The Star offer is too less in comparison to the cost of the rights." 

With BCCI involved in legal tussles with Neo Sports and Ten Sports, Chowdhury said his group could not enter into any sort of negotiations with the two channels. While Doordarshan will cover the series live, it will not be the official broadcaster of the series.

The matches will be played on the 15th, 17th and 19th of June in Dhaka. India has named a weakened side having rested seven of its senior players including MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin.

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