As Rajdeep Sardesai embarks upon a different role as an entrepreneur too, he insists that his forte is journalism and that it will remain so. Though...
Could you talk about what your investors 3i and Deutsche Bank bring to the table? From our point of view, getting the entry of these two...
His Greek God like well chiseled looks and physique made many a young lady’s heart throb as he strode across the ground to hurl his outswingers...
This time MIP has been good for India. First, documentary makers duo Harry Amarpal Singh and Rishi Rana Bharadwaj bagged an international pitch at MIPDOC, and...
When Television Eighteen was started in 1994, critics dismissed it as a fad. As if on cue, the company went through a bad phase towards the...
In the 1980s, when Anurradha Prasad, a jeans and T-shirt clad twenty-something journalist, went to cover Parliament proceedings, senior print journalists looked upon her rather curiously...
Music channels operate in a space that cannot be really defined as static or having set formulae. Certainly not in India. There was a time when...
MUMBAI: Huggies, which dominates the market with a 69 per cent share, has launched its premium end international diaper Huggies® Ultra Comfort in India with a...
MUMBAI: For the second year running, it is internet giant Google that has bagged the top spot ahead of Apple in the annual survey by online...
Kalanithi Maran is getting ready for his next big project. The Sun Network chairman and managing director has applied for a license to operate a direct-to-home...
The southern market is undoubtedly becoming increasingly critical for marketers. Ironically, this region in terms of its sheer advertising revenue contribution is shrinking. O&M president (Chennai...
Starcom Delhi’s success percentage can be pegged as almost 50 per cent last year and the agency’s executive director Anita Nayyar is upbeat about the year...
Indiantelevision.com’s Seema Pherwani spoke to India TV editor-in-chief Rajat Sharma, in the eye of a controversy following the series of ‘sting operations’ his channel has conducted...
The news channel space is getting more competitive in India. Recently NDTV, Zee and CNBC launched business news channels. The Times Group is also planning a...
MUMBAI: Fox has announced that the fourth season of its music based reality show American Idol climaxes in May at the Kodak Theatre. This is the...
Dominic Proctor, the man who launched MindShare Worldwide in September 1997, has seen the company grow to become the world’s largest media investment management company, with...
When Adhikari brothers floated Sab TV, they had the vision of growing from a pure content to a broadcasting company. But facing competition from biggies like...
BBC World’s veteran newscaster Nik Gowing is a multi-faceted personality. Not only is he a founding committee member for the Rory Peck Trust, which campaigns for...
His skills as a programmer are unquestionable, going by this 30 year old’s track record. He’s been one of few individuals in this industry who managed...
Coffee culture has grown by leaps and bounds in the country and cafes have become a hotspot for the young and old alike. With more and...
S antosh Desai does not fit into any of the stereotypes that you have in the Indian advertising world. At first glance, you would not think...
Brands are an important influence on our lives. They are central to free markets and democratic societies. They represent free choice. They also have a profound...
UTV’s initial public offering (IPO) has received overwhelming response, getting 3.4 times subscribed on the first day itself. Most of the bids were received at the...
He has seen the downside of life. Portrayed himself in a Hindi potboiler film after becoming a successful media personality. At one time, he had even...
NEW DELHI: The government today officially admitted that a decision has been taken in principle to allow FII investment in TV news ventures, bringing it at...
Hollywood film distribution companies have found the going tough in India, a market which has stood firm on local tastes and preferences. Rupert Murdoch’s 20th Century...
Amit Behl could rank as one of the most conspicuous faces on television. An engineer by profession, Amit started his innings as an actor on TV...
She bagged the best costume designer's award for Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand at the second Indian Telly Awards last year. One year down the line,...
Pre-school children’s entertainment producer and rights owner Hit Entertainment has entered the licensing business in India. It has come up with a licensing programme for its...
Professor Martin Pegler, a name considered to be one of the world’s leading voices in the field of VM and store design graced POP Asia 2005...
He talks of a “marketing meltdown” in the country. FMCGs are his real targets. Harish Bijoor does not mince words while reasoning a greater ‘autonomy’ for...
Point of Purchase Advertising International (POPAI) is the only non-profit trade association exclusively committed to serving the interests of all those involved in POP advertising including...
DaimlerChrysler India CEO and MD Hans-Michael Huber is bullish on the company’s India operations and targets a growth of about 10 – 15 per cent this...
MUMBAI: MagnaQuest, the Hyderabad based global customer management & billing (CM&B) solutions provider, has bagged a $350,000 contract from AlMajd Satellite Broadcasting, which is a new...
A few years ago an Indian business newspaper had profiled Subhash Chandra as the Entrepreneur of the Year soon after he bought out Rupert Murdoch in...
Andre Nair, the man who has been the face of India’s most powerful media independent for the last three years, is all set to move on....
Lintas’ media division comprises three arms – Initiative Media, Interactions and the newest baby Insight. The three media services agencies have diversified roles. Lintas was amongst...
For Andre Nair, chairman and CEO of Mediaedge:cia Asia Pacific, it is time to pack his bags. After three more than successful years at the helm...
Sunil Rohra, who took over as B4U Network’s global chief executive officer in November, was recently in India to formulate a business plan. Based out of...
His name is synonymous with 'soap operas' in the Malayalam southern regional language space. Shyamsunder is the man who heads one of South India's topnotch production...
NDTV managing editor Rajdeep Sardesai believes in starting his day early because it’s only up to 1 pm that he can do other things, which sometimes...
BBC World’s strategy is no longer just about dishing news. It is looking at content that while not branded entertainment is nonetheless entertaining. It recently launched...
This has been more than just another busy year for ESPN Star Sports (ESS). The broadcaster has not given up hopes on getting the India cricket...
The woman behind the leading entertainment channel in India talks about the ways of maintaining the lead and keeping viewers hooked. If there is a list...
The Left parties have sought his immediate dismissal for “criminal connivance” with private telecom operators who, they allege, are under-invoicing their access deficit charges (ADC) payments....
Triton Communications, Trikaya Grey, Leo Burnett, Ogilvy & Mather and now Ambience Publicis. The man has come a long way. Heading Ambience Publicis creatively as National...
There are no two opinions about this one: Aman Varma is a household name today. He leaves a mark no matter what he does. His portrayal...
While his portrayal of modern day Ram is garnering him accolades, there is more to Kiran Karmarkar than just Om Aggarwal. Unarguably one of the finest...
He chats with the sultry Negar Khan, in a discotheque, as Amol Palekar’s famous screen characters Lakshman Prasad Sharma and Ram Prasad Sharma. While chatting with...
The life of a broadcast journalist reporting from the frontlines is increasingly becoming difficult. Not only does one have to adapt to different cultures but in...

