August 1st week crucial for News Channels

Almost all the news channels feel that 1st week of August is going to be very much crucial in terms of salary hike and recruitments.

TV9: The channel thet created ripples in the industry by giving hike upto 300 percent is also thinking seriously about 1st August. It is the date Mr. Ravi Prakash promised to pay the enhanced salaries along with dues ( the hike was with retrospective effect ). Mr. Ravi Prakash is in a dilemma whether to give all the dues this month or to divide it into two instalments since Zee 24 Gantalu and iNews are going to lure some people in the first week of August. There is nothing he could do if some of the employees desert him even after taking the dues.

NTV : The management has already promised its employees that they can see their incresed salary when they take the salary slips on 1st August. Everybody is anxious to know the level of the hike and then decide their future. While chances are still alive in the new channels, they are eagerly waiting for 1st August.

TV5: As promised to their employees, TV5 has to disburse the enhanced salaries in the 1st week. Many of them have already left and those who are still in the channel are waiting for the hike so that they can bargain on the latest salary. On the other hand, Mr. Sivaram Prasad has been promising his followers in TV5 to wait till 1st week for his proposed channel.

ETV2 : The management has decided to stick to its earlier stand that there will not be any hike in salaries. Most of the employees are planning to join Zee 24 Gantalu, which is also like a Public Sector Undertaking and aptly suits ETV2 people. They may not demand huge amounts on par with Sakshi but a stable job. Zee 24 Gantalu is going give such an assurance anyway. However, 5 day week concept is not applicable to the news staff of Zee 24 gantalu.

SAAKSHI TV : All those who have been recruited so far will be officially joining on 1st August. They will also be moving to the new building next to Care Hospital on Raod No. 1, Banjara Hills. There will be training classes to all the staff members. Happy that they could complete recruitment before the entry of Zee 24 Gantalu.

iNEWS: The recruitment will gain momentum once TV9 pays all the dues it promosed its employees since some of them have already confirmed to Mr. Rajasekhar that they will be joining in the 1st week. Even many of the NTV staff are also eyeing on iNews. The structure of the channel will be clearly known only at the end of the first week.

TTV : The recruitment has already reached its peak. Procurement of equipment will be complete by 1st August. Poaching of middle level staff is on. While Mr. Rammohan's efforts to bring Satya staff didnt yield the expected results, Mr. Sagar has started inviting Maa TV staff who were earlier im Mana Telugu. There is a fear that the demand for higher salaries goes up once there is hike in salaries of NTV and TV5. Even the existing staff may demand hike in salaries.

ZEE 24 GANTALU : Eyeing on freshers with reasonable salaries. There will be 20 percent of staff with more than 3 years experience in addition to those who are already with them. Dont want to be in the mad race of poaching. Likely to be very selective. Salaries will be better than TTV but less than TV9 and Sakshi. Bonus will be an added advantage. Existing staff were also promised a hike in salary soon after the recruitment