BIBLIOGRAPHY SERVICE

Vol. 39 (3) 2015

Broadcasting - 2014

NATIONAL DOCUMENTATION CENTRE ON MASS COMMUNICATION

NEW MEDIA WING (FORMERLY RESEARCH REFERENCE AND TRAINING DIVISION)

(MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING)

Room No.437-442, Phase IV, Soochana Bhavan, CGO Complex, New Delhi

This service meant primarily for the use

of the Ministry of Information &

Broadcasting and its media units gives

an annotated index to select articles on

Broadcasting published in various

periodicals and newspapers received

by the Centre.

Compiled, Edited & Issued

by

National Documentation Centre on Mass Communication

NEW MEDIA WING (Formerly Research, Reference & Training Division)

Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

Chief Editor L. R. Vishwanath

Editor Alka Mathur

Asstt.Editor Sushma Gautam

How to read – at page 15

CONTENTS

Broadcasting, Autonomy 1

Broadcasting, Public 1-2

Radio 2

Radio Community 3

Radio, FM 3

Radio, News 4

Television 4

Television and Children 5

Television and Elections 5

Television and Information Technology 5

Television, Artistes 5

Television, Cable, Channels 6-7

Television, Cable, Tariff 10

Television, Commercials 11

Television, Programme 11-13

Television, Programme and Society 13

Television, Programme and Women 14

BROADCASTING, AUTONOMY

JAWHAR SIRCAR, ‘If I knew there’s been no promotion for 30 years, no

equipment for 20 years, I would not have taken up this job’. Indian Express.

25 May 2014; 12.

Prasar Bharati CEO, Jawhar Sircar, presents his views on the lack of

autonomy in Prasar Bharati in the Idea Exchange moderated by Senior editor

Archna Shukla.

SHUMA RAHA. Broadcast blues. Telegraph. 11 May 2014; 13.

Discusses how the lack of real autonomy is hobbling Prasar Bharati.

TELEVISION of the state. Telegraph. 4 May 2014; 10.

A critical appraisal of Doordarshan’s functioning in the light of recent

incident of telecast of an edited version of an interview with Shri Narendra

Modi.

VERGHESE (B.G). Unshackling Prasar Bharati. Indian Express. 19 February

2014; 13.

Comments on the recommendations of the Sam Pitroda Committee on

Prasar Bharati, set up by the government in January 2013.

BROADCASTING, PUBLIC

A.SURYA PRAKASH, ‘The government shouldn’t control the media, we should

not allow it’. Asian Age. 30 November 2014; 7; Deccan Chronicle. 30

November 2014; 11.

A.Surya Prakash, Chairman, Prasar Bharati, speaks to Nitin Mahajan on the

controversy regarding his appointment and his plans to improve contents of

national broadcasters, i.e Doordarshan and All India Radio.

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BROADCASTING, PUBLIC

SIRCAR (Jawhar). Why India can’t have its BBC. Times of India. 19 November

2014; 18.

Explains why public broadcasters – Akashvani and Doordarshan are not

fulfilling their mandate as autonomous bodies in the same spirit as BBC.

RADIO

GUPTE (Viplav). Naye roop mein laut aaya hai radio. Dainik Bhaskar. 13

February 2014; 10.

Taking into account the growing popularity of radio, assesses the role of

radio in bringing socio-economic change in the society.

MENON (Nitya). The humble origins of radio broadcast in India. Hindu. 22 May

2014; 2.

Narrates the story of origin of radio broadcast in India.

SIRCAR (Jawhar). Riding the waves, a shared history. Indian Express. 13

February 2014; 13.

Recalls Akashvani’s pivotal role in shaping the nation, on the occasion of

the World Radio Day on 13 February.

RADIO (Odisha)

MISHRA ( Ambika Sankar). It’s been an eventful journey from Cuttack. Vidura. 6

(1); January- March 2014; 44.

A brief look at radio services in Odisha which have improved and

progressed over the years.

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RADIO, COMMUNITY

GAUR (Suchi) and ANAND (Sarita). A community radio station aims at

empowering people. Vidura. 6 (4); October-December 2014; 20-21.

Describes the role the Radio Namaskar, the first NGO-based community

radio service in Odisha, has been playing in improving the situation in the

area through an activist participator mode.

PURI (Nikita). Now on air. Indian Express. 10 July 2014; 6.

Discusses Ham radio community, a social networking club powered by radio

waves.

RAHA (Shuma). Radio lifeline. Telegraph. 13 July 2014; 15.

Throws light on the efforts of the government to energise the community

radio movement in India.

VERMA (Chetna). Rural poor find their voice. Pioneer. 20 February 2014; 9.

Gives a brief account of Mobile Vaani, a social media platform that works

on similar lines as a community radio station and is using modern

communication technologies to engage those who live in the remote

Indian villages.

RADIO, FM

TRAI recommends review of flawed reserve price methodology for FM radio.

Times of India. 22 February 2014; 26.

Outlines recommendations of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.

(TRAI) on FM radio phase 3.

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RADIO, NEWS

DUTTA (Ankuran) and RAY (Anamika). Private FM community radio stations

have a case. Vidura. 6 (2); April-June 2014; 36-38.

Comments why government has prohibited private FM channels and

community radio stations from airing news and programmes on current

affairs.

TELEVISION

CHANDRAN (Anushree). TV ratings to get an overhaul. Screen. 62 (20); 7

February 2014; 44.

Comments on the new guidelines on television audience measurement

system, issued by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) and

approved by the Union Cabinet on 9 January 2014.

POONJA (Rahul). A telly triumph. Deccan Herald. 25 May 2014; 2.

Analyses the changing TV trends which have shook off its ugly tag as the

idiot box.

SHAH (Bindi). Out of the box. Cine Bilitz. 40(1); January 2014; 96-100.

Recapitulates the key trends that have been transforming Indian television

industry and lists some that sparked a renaissance on the small screen and

behind it too.

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TELEVISION AND CHILDREN

CHRISTENSEN (Claire G) and MYFORD (Carol M). Measuring social and

emotional content in children’s television: An instrument development

study. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media. 58 (1); March 2014; 21-

41.

Studies the television programme characteristics that effectively facilitate

social and emotional learning (SEL) in children.

TELEVISION AND ELECTIONS (USA)

DIDDI (Arvind) et al. Partisan balance and bias in TV network coverage of the

2000, 2004 and 2008 Presidential elections. Journal of Broadcasting &

Electronic Media. 58 (2); June 2014; 161-178.

Examines partisan bias in the broadcast news coverage of the 2008

presidential election by replicating measures used in the previous two

elections.

TELEVISION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

REGIDI (Anirudh). Workshop: From idiot box to smart TV. Digit. 14 (9);

September 2014; 76-77.

Discusses how a dumb television can be transformed into a smart television

in no time at all.

TELEVISION, ARTISTES

MODY (Dhwani). Bollywood calling. Screen. 62 (36); 30 May 2014; 36.

Looks at television anchors who are turning towards Bollywood to repeat

their success stories on the big screen.

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TELEVISION, CABLE, CHANNELS

BHADANI (Priyanka). Blurring boundaries. Screen. 62 (39); 20 June 2014; 42-43.

Writes about Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd’s (ZEEL) new channel-

Zindagi which will air shows from across the border and seven seas.

……………………. Indie-features get a platform. Screen. 42 (41); 4 July 2014;

40.

Writes about Pepsi MTV Indies and the film club shamiana that were

launched this year to give a platform to Indie artistes across genres like

music, films and comedy.

BHARDWAJ (Karan). More channels kill the bore. Pioneer. 23 May 2014; 16.

In order to respect the evolving taste of the audience and create inventories

for advertisers, major television networks are fragmenting content with

dedicated channels.

INDRA SHEKHAR SINGH. The rise and rise of English TV. Hindustan Times. 20

July 2014; 8-11.

Discusses why audiences are gravitating towards English content in India.

LAKHE (Amruta). New yet familiar. Screen. 62 (48); 22 August 2014; 33.

Writes about recently launched channel Zindagi which has allowed the

Indian audience to reconnect with Pakistani television content that addresses

similar issues with a different approach.

SARKAR (Anindita). Telly scope. Screen. 5 September 2014; 42-43.

Gives a brief account of new projects of the Hindi General Entertainment

Channel (GEC) which is one of the biggest contributors to the broadcasting

pie.

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TELEVISION, CABLE, CHANNELS

SHAH (Karan). Edutainment is the new way of learning. Screen. 63 (4); 17

October 2014; 42.

Writes about KIDS HUT, a new You Tube channel for kids, launched by

T-series.

TELEVISION, CABLE, PROGRAMME

BHADANI (Priyanka). Character obsessed. Screen. 62 (45); 1 August 2014; 34.

Analyses the sway the popular television actors, portraying some of the most

loved characters, hold in the mind of the audiences.

……………………. Chat it up . Screen. 62 (52); 19 September 2014; 35-36.

A critical appraisal of format of chat shows, both in Hindi and English,

shown on the entertainment channels in the past decade.

…………………….Keeping it short. Screen. 62 (40); 27 June 2014; 17.

Focuses on the revamping plans of the general entertainment channels which

will show short, crisp and limited series unlike the ongoing trend of never-

ending soap operas.

…………………….Revival drama. Screen. 62 (49); 29 August 2014; 35.

Writes about popular TV shows of early 90s which are making a comeback

in a new avatar to suit the new-age audiences.

……………………. A visual extravaganza. Screen. 63 (11); 5 December 2014;

36-37.

Analyses the trend of showing special effects/VFX in television shows to

give the television audience a better viewing experience.

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TELEVISION, CABLE, PROGRAMME

KANABAR (Ankita R). The making of a constitution. Screen. 62 (25); 14 March

2014; 38.

Film-maker Shyam Benegal gives a peek into the making of his comeback

serial Samvidhaan and the challenges that came along with it.

KHANZADA (Farida). The fine art of selling. Screen. 62 (25); 14 March 2014;

44-45.

Ekta Kapoor, the head of Balaji and Tanuj Garg, CEO of Balaji, reveal their

content driven promotional strategies for creating the right buzz.

MOHANTY (Deebashree). Out of the soap box. Pioneer. 9 March 2014; 9.

Discusses how the comments of fan fora on the social media help in

keeping favourite TV episodes alive days after these are aired.

PATHAK (Siddhi). Summer special. Screen. 62 (35); 23 May 2014; 36-37.

Discusses how channels are working overtime to woo their most valued

viewers-children-with a variety of programmes specially designed for them

for summer vacations.

…………………... The unexplored genre. Screen. 62 (33); 9 May 2014; 40-41.

Looks into the reasons that don’t allow youth fiction to take the forefront on

Indian television.

SAKSENA (Shalini). India vs Pakistan. Pioneer. 17 August 2014;8.

Comments on the growing demand for finite Pakistani shows like Maat,

Mere Qatil and Mere Dildaar in India.

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TELEVISION, CABLE, PROGRAMME

SARKAR (Anindita). On the front foot. Screen. 62 (32); 2 May 2014; 38-39.

Taking into account the popularity of IPL-7 (Indian Premier League)

tournaments, the Hindi General Entertainment Channels (GECs)

have come back with new-found stories to counter IPL.

SASHI KUMAR. Yudh: The story thus far. Frontline. 31 (16); 22 August 2014;

112-114.

Writes about Ribhu Dasgupata’s tele-serial Yudh, the theme of which is

about the corporates that want a free run of the country’s mineral-rich

swathes.

VERMA (Smitha) and SARKAR (Sonia). B for battle. Telegraph. 27 July 2014;

11.

Assesses whether Amitabh Bachchan’s magic is working in his debut

television fiction Yudh by Anurg Kashyap and Shoojit Sircar.

VIRMANI (Sakshi). Lahore lights. Outlook. 54 (28); 21 July 2014; 58-59.

Writes about Pakistani serials being telecast by Zee’s new channel launched

in June 2014.

VYAS (Neeraj). Old stories, new lessons. Screen. 63 13); 19 December 2014; 42-

43.

Looks at the challenges the movie channels are facing and how they can

overcome these challenges.

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TELEVISION, CABLE, PROGRAMME

YADAV (Sangeeta). Action dhamaka on TV. Pioneer. 14 September 2014; 9.

Tells about scripting the most daring and audacious stunts for serials and

reality shows to sweep the couch potatoes into an entirely filmy edge-of-the-

seat experience.

TELEVISION, CABLE, PROGRAMME AND WOMEN

SUNETRA NARAYAN. What television bahus tell us about India. Vidura. 6 (2);

April-June 2014; 23-24.

Discusses how the portrayal of women in many daily soaps on television has

changed over the decade of 1990-2000.

TELEVISION, CABLE, PROGRAMME, PRODUCTION

PATHAK (Siddhi). Up in arms. Screen. 62 (35); 23 May 2014; 16-17.

Looks at recent scuffle between unit workers of the television industry and

production teams which have raised several issues that have beleaguered

workers and producers alike.

TELEVISION, CABLE, TARIFF

BHATTCHARYYA (Anushree). The ripple effect. Screen. 62 (37); 6 June 2014;

46.

Discusses the impact of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s

(TRAI’s) decision to hike cable TV tariffs on consumers’.

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TELEVISION, COMMERCIALS

ABHINAV SINGH. Fixing the spots. Week. 31 (40); 6 October 2013; 54-55.

Discusses targeted advertising that allow broadcasters to offer city-based

advertising or programmes by replacing content from national feed.

LAHIRI (Papia). Ads reflect changing face of Indian society. Asian Age. 8 April

2014; 21.

Appreciates new breed of television commercials that are mirroring and

celebrating positive changes in society and driving home a message about

social issues.

TELEVISION, PROGRAMME

BANERJEE (Kaushani). The big splash. Screen. 62 (51); 12 September 2014; 33.

Looks at the innovative marketing strategies adopted by television channels

to lure the television viewers, by screening premieres of big ticket films.

BHADANI (Priyanka). Fantasy world. Screen. 62 (51); 12 September 2014; 34-35.

Tracks the making of mythological-historical drama Singhasan Battisi.

………………………. Poised for change. Screen. 63 (10); 28 November 2014;

34-35.

Presents the views of television show producers on why big and well known

producers are shying away from making programmes for Doordarshan.

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TELEVISION, PROGRAMME

CHATTERJEE (Saibal). The importance of being Aamir. Tribune. 30 November

2014; 1.

Appreciates television show Satyamev Jayate, hosted by Aamir Khan, that

has had a tremendous nationwide impact and has triggered meaningful

action on the ground.

KUMARA SWAMY (V). The bitter truth. Telegraph. 9 March 2014; 13.

Discusses how Aamir Khan’s television programme, Satyamev Jayate, on

social ills has affected the lives of some of those who appeared on it.

MERANI (Anil). Director’s unlimited. Screen. 62 (30); 18 April 2014; 38.

Discusses how the introduction of limited edition series heralds return of

talented film directors to the small screen which is known as a producer’s

medium.

PEREIRA (Priyanka). Laying a foundation. Screen. 61 (27); 28 March 2014; 20-

21.

Writes about epic television show Buniyaad, which was the first Indian

Television serial to tackle the effects of the 1947 Partition.

……………………….. Life’s like that. Screen. 62 (31); 25 April 2014; 20-21.

Writes about India’s first comedy Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi, first aired in 1984

when television was in its nascent stage in India.

SATYAMEV Jayate: Harbinger of change. Screen. 62 (50); 5 September 2014;

33.

Writes about third season of television show Satyamev Jayate which will

have Bollywood celebrities discussing certain issues and a live interaction

with the audiences on social media platforms after the show.

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TELEVISION, PROGRAMME

SAXENA (Poonam). That 80’s show. Hindustan Times . 20 July 2014; 16.

Writes about country’s first home-grown long-running television serial

Hum Log and speaks to some members of the cast to find where life has

taken them.

SHAH(Karan). Small screen medley. Screen.63 (13); 26 December 2014; 39-41.

Looks at highs and lows of Indian television in the year 2014.

YADAV (Sangeeta). The change is on. Pioneer. 9 November 2014; 8.

Talks to some of the directors and channel heads who are taking a leaf out of

the English General Entertainment Channels (GECs) and coming with tele-

series keeping in mind a wider audience.

TELEVISION, PROGRAMME AND SOCIETY

DOGRA (Bharat). How television reinforces gender stereotypes. Vidura. 6 (1);

January- March 2014; 27-28.

Assesses the social impact of popular shows on the perception of viewers

and how they help to reinforce and speed socially detrimental concepts such

as gender stereotyping and male domination.

TELEVISION, PROGRAMME AND WOMEN

KANABAR (Ankita R). Women power. Screen. 62 (24); 7 March 2014; 38-39.

Looks at the popular women characters that have been making a mark on

television in recent times.

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TELEVISION, PROGRAMME AND WOMEN

KHARROUB (Tamara) and WEAVER (Andrew J). Portrayals of women in

transnational Arab television drama series. Journal of Broadcasting &

Electronic Media. 58 (2); June 2014; 179-195.

Examines the gender portrayals of characters in the Arabic and Turkish

drama serials on transnational Arab television.

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