Sony Entertainment Television (SET) is prepping up to launch a new regional language general entertainment channel Sony Marathi. Sony’s Ajay Bhalwankar will lead the channel, according to a source at SET.
The channel is at the development stage and the company is building the team by hiring more employees for the new channel. The launch date has not been announced yet but the channel is likely to make its debut after March, said another source.
The government of India is exploring ways to ban the advertising of junk foods and soft drinks on television channels targeted at children, junior minister for information and technology Rajyavardhan Rathore told the parliament today.
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Discovery Communications India, which is estimated to make Rs 400 crore revenue annually, is looking to triple its revenue over the next three years through a series of expansion moves. The broadcaster is planning to launch a Male oriented GEC Discovery Jeet early next year.
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