HOW TO INCREASE SALARIES?

In recent days some journos getting hike in salaries very quickly. Because of competition all channels are searching for seniors and talent fellows (some organizations totally depending on juniors; exemption for those people). If people really talented they may get big hike. But recently one lady journalist(?) from NTV went to SAKSHI for interview. There she got an offer letter also. Then she came back to Naredra Chowdary and showed her offer letter. After that she got a promotion in VANITHA TV with hike. Is this journalism or blackmailism?

Bottom Line is Mr. Srinivas Reddy who encouraged her for joining in sakshi is now facing very embarassing situation...Star news asked to shut down all its regional offices. Aajtak has taken a stand to keep only a single reporter in States and asked its staff to use only one mobile phone. Sahara and Times now are following the suite. 3,000 electronic media professionals across India are expected to loose their jobs before Jan 2009. In the state, HYtv, Inews, Rajnews and CBS are history now. HMtv is in two minds. AJtv and IVRtv are non starters. Among the existing channels Ntv and TV5 are wantedly loosing their senior staff. Both of them are loosing Rs.1.5 Crore per month. Maatv is up for sale and bargaining with Sony and Star has remained a non starter.

These are the hard times. Lets see how may will become unemployed by this year end.

Gemini staff resign

The staff who have been working with the Sun Network enjoying benefits like Bonus despite meagre salaries are now worried about the latest development. Some of the staff have already searched for new jobs and left the organisation but those who didnt find a suitable job are still continuing. It has to be seen whether the new agency retains all of them or jettison some of them. The inevitable has happened. All these days, the Geminimanagement has been telling its employees that the staff will not lose their jobs. Now that the channel has been leased out to an agency, all the Gemini News staff have been asked to tender their resignation. The only assurance being given is that they will be given appointment orders on behalf of the new agency

NTV, TV5 were allowed to attend a private party organised by a Bangalore based company

Malli story repeat ayyindi. NTV, TV5 were allowed to attend a private party organised by a Bangalore based company. And just for one invitation to attend a small private party NTV Chairman had to call people associated with the party organisers and after repeated requests from Mr Choudary, NTV staff were allowed inside. For TV5, no contacts, no recommendation, no entry.

But do we really have to do this. It is heard that most companies have decided not to invite NTV reporters to entertainment nites considering misbehaviour of Shiva and Sunil who bad mouthed organisers during previous occassions.

I think we need to think over it. Any thoughts on it.

Vijay
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IVR's Mahaa News Channel

Yes, it is another news channel in the already crowded Telugu News Channel market.It is MAHAA TV of Mr. I.Venkata Rao. ETV2, TV9, Gemini News, NTV , TV5 are operational and work is going on in Sakshi , HMTV, iNews, Asianet Telugu, Zee 24 Gantalu while Andhra Jyothi's TV (name yet to be known) , IVR's mahaa TV and Sivaram Prasad's Studio N are ready for recruiting hands.The total number of telugu news channels thus become 13.

Today's advertisement in Andhra Jyothi said that MAHAA TV is Mr. I.Venkata Rao's own channel. Since his books are also published by "Monika" and the network is also named after Monika, people are made to believe that Mr. IVR is the chief promoter of the channel, though it is rumoured that Mr. Nama Nageswara Rao is behind this venture. There is another news doing its round saying that a retired police officer is the chief promoter. The launch is expected in February ( Mr. IVR is hopeful of launching in January itself ) but it will be herculian task considering the experience of Mr. Ramachandra Murthy who has been struggling hard to bring out hmtv for the past one year.

Mr. Katta Shekhar Reddy will be the second in command and the key persons in the team have already been selected. It is also known that Mr. Vinay is the Chief Producer for this channel. Mr. Rama Rao ( Formerly with Andhra Jyothi at Guntur ) will be the Input Editor, Mr. Narayana ( ETV) will be the Hyderabad Bureau Chief and Mr. Keshav (ETV ) will be the Output Editor. Some more ETV staff members have been finalised but the names are yet to be known.

Sivaram Prasad's Studio launch in January.

Interestingly, Mr. Sivaram Prasad of Narne Group is also planning to launch his channel in January. He has already ordered for the equipment and the installation is likely to be completed by the end of November. The recruitment will be from 1st December, by which time everything will be in nplace and those who join can start working immediately. His experience helped a lot and the planning is likely to prove that he can bring out his channel in January without burdening the promoters heavily with the unproductive pre launch expenses. ( Sakshi and HMTV are now spending huge sums on salaries without any tangible productive work.)

As for the other news channels waiting for the launch, Sakshi HDTV, Zee 24 Gantalu, Asianet Telugu News are likely to be aired in January taking into consideration the pace of work going on. iNews and hmtv are planning for November launch, but insiders say that only test signal is possible since the content trials are still in a preliminary stage. Heads of these two channels are under pressure since the launch is getting delayed.

oka daily rajahamundry reporter STORY …

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To all journalists unions and media heads,

1st anniversary jarupu kuntunna oka daily rajahamundry reporter STORY …
-every day 3k godavari district stringers nunchi vasul chestunnadu
-daily evining fish(chepalu), liquer, money ichina vaari news maatreme vestadu
-single column 1k, double column 2k, 3column 3k(3,000)… evee news items rates
-eeyana addayam monthly above 30k
-etani daily avasaraalu teerchani east godavari stringers ni job nunchi peekestaanani warnings istaadu
-HydOffice loo ED to Incharges varaku itadiki close ani Rjy loo politicians ki cheppukuntaadu .
-eeyana vegetarian famly nunchi vachinnappatiki daily fish, motton,bottle stringers too teppinchi kontaadu
-weaker sections koosamee velubadutunna news paperloo illanti currept journos elaa vachharo aa patrika manege ment kee teliyali

-pl save me

people are talking about news media only and why not about entertainment

On ETV there is a reality show and it's name is DHEE. It is good and only thing I cant digest in it is, it has the essence of Tamil (Tamila vasana). The judges and majority of choreographers are from Tamilnadu. The anchor Udaya Bhanu also speaks Tamil words while anchoring. The choreographers and judges are speaking Tamilised Telugu. In that competition there was a folk segment. for that segment all contestants did "Tappan kuthu" which is a dance form of Chennai urban folk dance for festivals and funerals. Why not these choreographers use real Telugu folk dance which Maa tv did months back.

Calling choreographers from neighbouring state is not at all a mistake as there is no language barrier for any art.

What about the Telugu choreographers. Are they not talented or they all unfit for doing choreography.

A Telugu choreographer raised one objection the Judges blatently refused to oblige.

I thing it is a private producers programme generally ETV group wont do that type of mistakes.

The Producers of that reality show should include more and more Telugu choreographers, since it is a Telugu programme by a Telugu Channel targetted for Telugu viewers.

Though both the Judges Kala Master and and Tarun master well talented senior Choreographers there can be a room for Telugu choreographers as judges.

Sumadhurabhashini@yahoo.co.in

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karim pai acia attack jariginatte ntv delhi repoter krishna pai kuda eppudaina acid attack jaragochu.kakapote veedi meeda dadi chesedi veedi daggara pani chese cameramen lu, driverlu. veedi harras ment tattukoleka delhi lo eppativaraku 7guru cameramenlu mararu. veedi daggara pani chesevallanu ela harras cheyalani veedu eppudu alochistu vuntadu. nenu okappudu veedi daggara pani chesi hyderabadku return vachinavadine. a madya vere chanelo udyogam vetukovadaniki veedu leave pettinappudu ma cameramenlandaram chala santoshincham. kani ma karma kali veedi vishayam telisina kottaga vastunna channels veediki udyogam evvaledu.veedu vellipoti delhi lo job cheddamani nenu anukunnanu.nake kadu ntv camera department lo chala mandiki akkada pani cheyalani asha. ekkada udyogam dorakka veedu malli delhi ki ravadamto akkadiki vellenduku evaru sahasimchadam ledu. e vishayanni shivaji garu managemento cheppina labam ledu.kottaga vastunna channellu veediki udyogam echhi punyam kattukondi.

Many private regional channels bear resemblance

Many private regional channels bear resemblance to neighbourhood tabloids in metros like Chennai , Bangalore etc. The local-specific tabloids in cities manage to survive with the ad revenue they generate. The local and area news is very little, at best providing only a passing interest. As long as the owner-editor-publisher-reporter of these tabloids manage ads from the local bodies and ad agencies, they survive. If the going is tough, they roll up one fine morning.

It is no easy task to start, run or sustain private channels, news channels in particular. Apart from the heavy financial outlay on the hardware, running a 7x24 channel needs a lot of planning, programme planning, qualified and skilled staff etc among the others. It takes considerable time to achieve a breakeven and sustain on their own - ad revenue being the mainstay of almost all start-up and established channels.

Announcements about starting of new channels without doing the homework properly or starting channels in a piecemeal manner and cutting a sorry figure later would only cause embarrassment to the promoters.

Reliance with 18 channels the list doesnt mention anything about the regional channels.

Reliance with 18 channels the list doesnt mention anything about the regional channels.Reliance group is coming out with 18 channels and the list of the channels approved by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is given hereunder for your information

1. BIG FAMILY
2. BIG BONDHON
3. BIG CHITRAPAT
4. BIG CHOBI
5. BIG FITNESS 24X7
6. BIG FOOD
7. BIG GAURAV
8. BIG HEALTH
9. BIG HITS
10. BIG HOLLYWOOD
11. BIG ISAI
12. BIG JUICE
13. BIG MAGIC
14. BIG MAUJA
15. BIG SANGEET
16. BIG SANJHA
17. BIG SPIRITUAL
18. BIG ULLAS

టివి9 రవిప్రకాష్ పై ఓ ప్రత్యేకమైన వెబ్ సైట్..www.raviprakashtv9.com

A Hindi grad and journalism major, Prakash went on to be a frontline broadcaster with several successful shows for premier news channels.


Dyed in the wool for 17 years, he dreamt of starting a news channel that would be fiercely independent and bring the best professional practices to Telugu journalism.


It all came to be in the spring of 2004 with the launch and instant success of TV9 AP. As CEO of ABCL, he is the steward of its pan-Indian vision and the face of TV9 AP with his self-titled show.


He strikes a fine balance between journalism and management, but it's when he is in the anchor's chair that the adrenalin really The Associated Broadcasting Company Ltd (ABCL) is one of the fastest growing media companies in India today.

We started with a 24-hour news channel (TV9 AP) in Andhra Pradesh in 2004, and quickly became a ratings leader there with our unique br and of bold and fearless journalism.

In just four years we've added five more channels to our bouquet, each a major player in its metier:


» TV9 Karnataka - the first news channel in Kannada, and a runaway TRP topper
» TV9 Gujarat - the only Gujarati news channel, and a resounding success
» Indiavision - fierce competitor in the Malayalam news space
» Kolkata TV - path-breaking Bengali news channel
» Sanskriti - niche channel in Telugu devoted to faith and culture


Four new channels are all set to beam up in 2008:

» TV9 New Delhi (Hindi) - will make us a national player
» TV9 Mumbai (Hindi) - our stake in the financial capital
» Bangalore 9 (English) - a happening channel for our most happening city
» TV9 Chennai (Tamil) - an independent channel for an independent people

జీ 24 గంటలు టెష్ట్ సిగ్నల్....డిసెంబర్ 22 అండ్ Narne's News Channel in Dec ?

Zee 24 gantalu News channel December 22 Lo Test Singaln start avuytundi.. Next Month First week loo Employees ne teesukunaa pra kriya modalu avutundi ani telustondi...Star News channel Regional offces close cheestanu ani vaastunn vaastala napadhyam loo Loocal chanalla kanna Nactionl channal loo Job garenty vundundani andaru Zee 24 gamtalu lOO apply chyyalani chuustunnaru so Requrtment stat ayethy Zee ku journalist laa taakidi yaakkuvagaa vuntundi ani telustondi

Shailesh Reddy who is with Zee News since 1999 and headed news bureau of Zee News Hyderabad and Zee Telugu News, now will be heading Zee 24 Gantalu as Channel head.

A Master of Communication and Journalism from Osmania University Shailesh Reddy has 13 years of experience in Journalism. Shailesh Reddy started his career in 1995 with Eenadu group as Reporter. Worked in the New Delhi bureau of the Eenadu television for two years before joining Zee.

"Shailesh brings in a wealth of experience in news and will lead the professional team at Zee 24 Gantalu. Shailesh has a unique understanding of our business priorities, a great capacity to build and lead multidisciplinary teams in the accomplishment of our objectives, and the strategic acumen.” Says Ramprasad, CEO south for Zee Network. Shailesh will be reporting into Sanjay Reddy to further the presence of Zee Network in the state of Andhra Pradesh it will sucess in the telugu news channels Zee 24 Gantalu leads

Narne group's telugu news channel is being planned for December launch. The staff recruited so far doesnt exceed 20 but they are confident enough to launch in December. The trainees of RV Prasad at Channel 4 office who joined the institute paying around 20,000 will be inducted as per the information available. Pooja was performed at the new premises located on the outskirts of the city, somewhere at Manikonda, about 8 km from Jubilee Hills Checkpost. This will be the third such experiment to go to a far off place, after HMTV and RTV. The management is said to be very particular on immediate launch keeping in view the Assembly elections.

Upcoming News Channels: Friend Think ware you Join

NEWS Channels:
TV9
ETV 2
NTV
TV5
Gemini News

Upcoming News Channels:
HMTV
Zee 24 Gantalu
I NEWS (Not sure if this gets materialize or not as the investors back stepping with the affect of real estate)
HYTV (Not sure if this gets materialize or not as the Chairman and his wife filed cases against each other)
Sakshi News
Raj News
Rtv (The project has almost shelved, but there is some hope in the scribes who joined in RTV
Studio N (Impact of Real Estate to start the channel)
K channel (Looking for Investors and supporters of Telanagana)
Mahaa TV (Impact of Real Estate to start the channel)
AJ Channel (As of now its called as AJ Channel, but name can change)

Star news asked to shut down all its regional offices.

Aajtak has taken a stand to keep only a single reporter in States and asked its staff to use only one mobile phone. Sahara and Times now are following the suite. 3,000 electronic media professionals across India are expected to loose their jobs before Jan 2009. In the state, HYtv, Inews, Rajnews and CBS are history now. HMtv is in two minds. Aajtak and Ivenkat rao tv are non starters. Among the existing channels Ntv and TV5 are wantedly loosing their senior staff. Both of them are loosing Rs.1.5 Crore per month. Maatv is up for sale and bargaining with Sony and Star has remained a non starter.

These are the hard times. Lets see how may will become unemployed by this year end.so media friends when u join new channel think once servival are not some channels are onely live at election time TV9.Etv2,Tv5,Ntv,Zee News,Inews,Ashianet News,Sakhi Tv,Studio N ,in these channels how many channels live longe time

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తెలుగులో వినోద, న్యూస్ ఛానెళ్ళు పుట్ట గొడుగుల్లా పుట్టు కొస్తున్నాయి. ఈటీవీ, ఈటీవి-2, టీవీ-9, ఎన్-టీవీ, టీవీ-5, జెమిని, జెమిని న్యూస్, తేజా, డీడీ, మాటీవీ లకు తోడు త్వరలో సాక్షి, సితార, హెచ్.ఎం .టీవీ, హై టీవీ, జీ 24 గంటలు, ఇ-న్యూస్, ఎన్ స్టూడియో, లోకల్ టీవీ, ఆర్ టీవీ..(ఈ జాబితాకు అంతం లేదు, ఇందులో భక్తి, కామెడి, మ్యూజిక్ చానెళ్ళను మినహాయించం) ఛానళ్ళు రావడంతో జర్నలిస్టులకు గిరాకీ పెరిగి వేల కొలది రూపాయల జీతాలు దొరుకు తున్నాయి. ప్రస్తుతానికి అంతా హాపీయే.. కాని భవిష్యత్తు గురించి ఎవరూ అలోవించడం లేదు. ఈ పోటీ ప్రపంచంలో ఒకటి రెండు ఛానళ్ళే నిలుస్తాయని మీడియా ప్రముఖులు అంచనా వేస్తున్నారు. ఛానెల్ ప్రారంభించేందుకు అవసరమైన టెక్నాలజీ ఖర్చు తగ్గడంతో సౌండ్ పార్టీలన్నీ తమ వ్యాపార, రాజకీయ ప్రయోజనం కోసం పోటా పోటీగా గోదాలోకి దిగుతున్నారు. ప్రస్తుతం ఐటీ రంగంలో కనిపిస్తున్న గడ్డు పరిస్తితే రేపు మీడియాకూ రాక తప్పని పరిస్తితులు కనిపిస్తున్నాయి. తగిన మార్కెట్ లేక, జీతాల బిల్లులు భారమై కొన్ని ఛానెళ్ళు మూత పడక తప్పని పరిస్తితి కనిపిస్తోంది. చివరికి మిగిలేదెవరో, మునిగేదెవరో చెప్పడం కష్టమే. ఎన్నికలు అయ్యేంత వరకైతే ఎవరికీ డోకా లేదు ఆ తర్వాత జర్నలిస్టులు ఎవరి దారి వారు చూసుకోవటానికి ఎప్పటి నుండే జాగ్రత్త పడటం అవసరం.

'Chronic' is showing unnecessary interest in Television Journalists

SUHAASINI WROTE Why Deccan 'Chronic' is showing unnecessary interest in Television Journalists salaries and career?..I cannot understand...when gamblers, womanisers and horse racers can give their coolies (Journalists) such an exorbitant salaries (for ur information DC staff salaries are more than Hindu)Yes! definitely News channels are capable to pay such hefty amounts...
People used to say that 50% of Chronicle Journalist's salary is for his worth the remaining 50% is for Jayanthi/Venkatramireddy's scoldings (AmmanaaBOOTHULU)...So my dear 'Chronic' friends please dont be so bias...treat us as ur collegueas and dont WASTE your valuable time in writing such bullshit subbarao type stories.....


Sumadhurabashini dont write SOLLU Opinions and after that dont beat SONTA DABBA..... SUHAASINI

Anonymous said... at http://apmediatruth.blogspot.com/

Journalism School principal having 7 families

In our AP journalistic society not only TV5 Karim.. there has number of Karims like Eenadu Journalism School principal M.Nageswara rao.

He spoiled around 7 families in his close circle of Eenadu. But suffers are enjoying huge powers like City Desk Visnu. So, they dont bother what will happen. But i think this situation should not be always. It come back like a bal hit into a wall.. Vishnu or any one family sufferer may also put acid on Nageswararao.

3 years back a EJS student (not mentioning name for her privacy) father came to film city to beat Ngageswara rao, while he was a sufferer like Karims Sirisha family. But his henchmen enter into the feild and close the issue.

ther has number of like this incidents. Any one enquire about EJS confidential matters.. there will be a blowout.

Every thing know in Eenadu what his relationship with SUNDAY.

Why some persons in key role with the blessings of Nageswara rao.

Actually Iam a close friend of Nageswara rao. Iam suggesting him to change his attitude or be prepare for acid attack by any sufferer family.

Once he has good.. only have sunday relation.. but power may change him as characterless. Iam friendly telling this to him.
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ఇద్దరు పెళ్ళాల ముద్దుల జర్నలిష్టుల వివరాలు....త్వరలో...మీ..తెలుగుమీడియాన్యూస్ బ్లాగ్ స్పాట్ లో

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Attack on journalist Kareem and his wife Sirisha

Shaik Kareemulla alias Kareem, a journalist with TV5, a Telugu news channel and his wife, Sirisha, a former anchor with TV9, suffered injuries when her family allegedly threw acid on them on Tuesday at their Srinagar Colony apartment.

Both were admitted to Apollo Hospital at Jubilee Hills. While Kareem’s condition is said to be critical, Sirisha is being treated for burns on her hands and chest. Kareem and Sirisha got married on March 22, 2008, against the wishes of her parents. Kareem reportedly divorced his first wife. Subsequently, he married Sirisha who converted to Islam. After marriage, Sirisha’s parents had lodged complaints with the police but since she is a major, no case was pursued.

Sirisha’s family then approached the SHRC. In her deposition during the hearings, Sirisha said she had married Kareem on her own accord.

According to Banjara Hills police inspector Mohd Iqbal Siddiqui, Sirisha’s father M Sambasiva Rao, a retired employee of ASI, mother Krishna Kumari and brother M Kiran Babu, came to Kareem’s house around 9.30 am. “After a heated argument, my husband was attacked by my father and brother,” Sirisha said.

Police said Kiran Babu threw acid on Kareem’s face, chest and hands resulting in his suffering severe burns. His eyes too got damaged in the attack.

“The extent of damage to his eyesight will be known only after he regains consciousness,” Dr K Hari Prasad, CEO, Apollo Hopsital, told TOI. In her complaint, Sirisha said Kareem was also hit on the head with a hammer by Kiran. Sirisha who tried to intervene when acid was thrown at Kareem also suffered burns.

“My parents came with the plan to attack us and brought the acid in a bag. Since my father carries his medicines in his bag, we did not suspect their real motive,” Sirisha said. When Kiran and Sambasiva Rao tried to flee from the scene, they were caught by the neighbours. A shocked Sirisha alerted police and 108 ambulance.

According to Kareem’s journalist friend V Suresh, the former had called up the latter in the morning asking him to come to his flat by 9 am.

“I went to his flat 40 minutes later and found Kareem moaning with pain,” Suresh said.

Dr Hari Prasad told that Kareem’s condition was critical and that he would have to be kept under observation for three to four days. Kareem suffered 30 per cent ‘deep burns’ on his face, on both his eyes, chest and hands. Sirisha suffered five per cent burns on her chest and hands. Kiran Babu whose ear Kareem had reportedly bitten also went to the hospital for treatment. Kiran Babu and Sambasiva Rao were arrested.