Rotary Club Metro City "BUSINESS OF MEDIA- Opportunities & Challenges" 

 Saturday, 15th Nov 2014 at Crystal Room, Calcutta Club

India : Media & Entert.(Rs./’000 Cr.)

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Type 2008 2012 2013* 2017*

TV 24.1 37.0 41.9 84.8

Radio 0.8 1.3 1.4 2.7

Print 17.2 22.4 24.1 34.0

Film 10.4 11.2 12.2 19.3

Digital Ad 0.6 2.2 2.8 8.7

Others 4.8 7.9 91.5 16.5

Total 58.0 82.1 91.7 16.6

Source: FICCI-KPMG Report - 2013

PRASAR BHARATI : Profile

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DD (TV) AIR(Radio)

Total

Stations 67 414 481

Transmitters 1416 589 2005

Satellite Channels 33 22 55

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Strengthened Democratic Discourse: At Grassroots Level: 814 Mn Voters

Open, Fearless, Critical: Even under Threats & Strain

Warded off Censorship & Won Few Exceptions: They are now History!

Forced Govt’s Attention on Issues

SUCCESS of Print Media-I

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 From 1980s, Newspapers Went After Scams:

SUCCESS of Print Media II

‘87 : Bofors

‘92 : Harshad Mehta ‘96 : Telecom

‘96 : Fodder ‘96 : Hawala Diaries

‘01 : Ketan Parekh & Stocks ‘03 : Telgi Stamp Paper

‘09 : Satyam ‘09 : Hasan Ali et al....

‘81 : Antulay Trust

First 25 yrs: Parliament was the Watchdog

Feroze Gandhi, PAC, Sahujain, Mundhra, Telco

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SUCCESS of State TV

EPIC RUN

Ramayan & Mahabharat ‘Re-told’ on Sundays

Brings Entire Nation To A Halt

TV Reaches Every Corner, Covers All

DEBUT OF FAMILY DRAMA

2 Family Dramas Captivate Viewers

Themes Of ‘Partition’ & Middle-Class Aspirations

Certainly Not ‘Soap-operas’

GEC: Peoples’ Popular Entertainment :

Popular Entertainment: is ‘Bolly-Packed’

Standardization of Indian Bolly-Culture!

NEWS: Competitive Sensationalism :

Blood Thirsty: ‘Trial by Media’ &

Soaps & Serials Reality Shows

Competitions Songs & Films

Tehelka (2001) 2G Spectrum (2008)

Adarsh Housing (2010) CWG (2010)

‘Heads Must Roll’.

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SUCCESS of Private TV

Worrisome Trend !

1400 cases tracked in last 4 years

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* Election Commission of India estimate

Watchdog body ‘ineffective’

No strict laws in place : Leveson?

‘Biggest Threat to Fair Polls’

$10 million ‘Industry’ *

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Cross-Media Ownership

Editor in $18 Mn Blackmail Case

News Channels as ‘Leverage’ ?

Undue Influence In Politics & Business

Right or Wrong ?

Television ‘sting operations’

Who Decides ?

4th PILLAR IS ALSO BREAKING

Media MonopoliesMedia Monopolies

CorruptionCorruption

PoliticsPolitics

Witch-huntsWitch-hunts

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Corporate Control Driving Agenda ?

Rise of Social Media

Transparency Views Governance As

Democracy Maturing, At Crossroads

Public Disenchantment

Media: Crisis of Credibility

Huge Reach + Impact :

Feudal,

Aggregates

Cronyistic, Corrupt, Slothful

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Need Proper Regulatory Regime:

Where Does India Go From Here?

Green Shoots Visible : 1st Wins

SEBI, CIC, CAG, TRAI......

Public Frustration : Out in Open

Thriving Social Media Heat,

Demanding & Forcing :

(Lokpal) Slashing Corruption

Better Governance

Earning ‘Democracy’

Not Light