Mumbai, May 22, 2013: Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEE) today reported its fourth quarter fiscal 2013 consolidated revenue of Rs 9,643 million. The consolidated operating profit (EBITDA) for the quarter stood at Rs 2,423 million, recording a growth of 51.4% over corresponding period of previous fiscal. PAT for the quarter was Rs 1,804 million. The EBITDA margin for quarter stood at 25.1% and the PAT margin was at 18.7%.
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(May 21, 2013) SES has signed a multi-year agreement with Telekom Srbija for capacity on Astra 3B at 23.5 degrees East.
The Serbian telco is currently using capacity at 19.2 degrees East to distribute the public channels RTS Sat and Radio Belgrade in Serbia.
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(May 21, 2013) NBC has picked up the drama Siberia from Sierra/Engine Television and Michael Ohoven’s Infinity Films for its summer schedule.
The drama series is set around a fictional reality show, in which contestants are sent into a remote Siberian territory.
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(May 21, 2013) Verimatrix, the specialist in securing and enhancing revenue for multi-network, multi-screen digital TV services around the globe, today announced that it will host the latest event in its popular Multi-network Solutions in the Real World Forum series at ANGA COM 2013, June 4-6, 2013 in Cologne, Germany, at the Dorint an der Messe Hotel (across the street from the Convention Center).
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(May 22, 2013) Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved the restructuring plan for the military-run Viettel Group in the 2013 – 2015 period.
Specifically, the country’s largest mobile operator will have a total registered capital of VND100 trillion (US$4.81 billion), and mainly operate in the telecom, informatics and technology, radio and television broadcast, and post and forwarding sectors.
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(May 21, 2013) The independent Indian MSO, Bhagyanagar Digital Services, has selected Conax to deliver its consortium of cable TV operators with a content security solution for enabling smooth digital migration. The system makes it easy for the cable operators to upgrade to future services and business models such as multi-device and broadband content delivery. Bhagyanagar Digital Services is a large consortium of cable TV operators based in Hyderabad, the capital of Andhra Pradesh, which is the fifth most populous state in India.
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(May 22, 2013) Elemental Technologies, the leading supplier of video solutions for multiscreen content delivery, today announced that Canby Telcom has chosen Elemental systems to help with creation of a channel on the Roku® streaming platform for over-the-top (OTT) delivery of local broadcast channels to subscribers.
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21 May 2013, Singapore – Coming to the channel of 100% characters – Universal Channel – is the much talked about series “Bates Motel” premiering in Asia on 29 May, Wednesdays @ 10.50pm (Starhub Channel 512). The contemporary prequel to the genre-defining film, “Psycho,” “Bates Motel” promises to give viewers an intimate portrayal of how Norman Bates’ psyche unravels through his teenage years.
First and exclusively on Universal Channel, the modern day prequel of Alfred Hitchcock’s classic “Psycho,” executive-produced by Carlton Cuse (“Lost”) and Kerry Ehrin (“Friday Night Lights”), follows widow and motel manager Norma Bates and her son, Norman, as they begin to settle into life on an idyllic coastal town in search for a fresh start. Fans will have access to the dark, twisted backstory and learn first-hand just how deeply intricate his relationship with his mother, Norma, truly is and how she helped forge the most famous serial killer of them all.
However, they discover that the residents are keeping many secrets from them — which they are not too keen on sharing. Re-imagine in present day as the mother and son duo toil through a ganglion of tragic and eerie stories, shaping their characters before evolving into what the master of suspense, Hitchcock, designed for this good boy turned bad.
“Bates Motel” stars Academy Award nominee and award winning actress Vera Farmiga (“Up in the Air,” “The Departed”) and double SAG nominee and Film Critics’ Best Young Actor winner Freddie Highmore (“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” “Finding Neverland”). Max Thieriot (“Disconnect”),
Olivia Cooke (“Blackout”) and Nicola Peltz (“The Last Airbender”), Nestor Carbonell (“Lost,” “The Dark Knight Rises”) and Mike Vogel (“Pan Am”) join the cast.
Watch it first on Universal Channel from 29 May 2013, Every Wednesday @ 10.50pm (Starhub Channel 512).
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(May 19, 2013) The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has launched a new website that will serve as a resource for audiences to legally access movies and TV shows.
The website, at www.WheretoWatch.org, makes it easy for audiences to watch content online by breaking the various services into relevant categories and summarising what each platform provides, including what content is available, how it is supported, and what devices are compatible.
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(May 20, 2013) Deborah Turness, who formerly served as editor for ITV News, has been named president of NBC News.
Turness joins a team that includes Mark Hoffman, the president of CNBC, and Phil Griffin, the president of MSNBC, as part of the NBCUniversal News Group, reporting to Pat Fili-Krushel, the chairman of NBCUniversal News Group.
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