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There aren’t many women CEOs in media, and the one’s who are in that position are put under the microscope. Every decision is scrutinized. And, even...
The Media Review – Most men have a problem comprehending figures (except those of the female form). Figures intimidate men and take them back to memories...
our news television medium seems to have finally begun to distinguish between truth-telling and ideological discourse. Indeed, this seems to be an increasing trend among most...
Soccer mania is in the air! With the Fifa World Cup scheduled to kick off 9 June in Germany, news channels in India, both domestic and...
She’s one woman who’s been there, done that! However, hers has been a long journey spanning 25 years wherein she has faced a lot of brickbats...
The heat is on! As 9 June inches closer, the decibel levels around the Fifa World Cup are definitely on the rise. In India, it is...
A true blue Mumbaiite, Hungama TV chief operating officer Zarina Mehta is one of the three founder members of United Television (UTV). Her child like enthusiasm...
Another tranquil evening is setting in the imposing Prasar Bharati complex, situated at Mumbai‘s upscale Worli area.As I enter the DD Kendra Mumbai (DD Sahyadri) office,...
It was in early October 2005 that we last had a close look at the Hindi entertainment space. What did we see then? The top programmes...
In the last two years, the South Indian television market has witnessed much churn in terms of fresh investments and new initiatives. In all the languages...
It’s the festival of lights. And for many the festival of noise courtesy exploding fireworks. In the hope of reducing the number of those belonging to...
It was around January that the team at ESPN Software India, led by managing director RC Venkateish, decided to evolve a game plan encompassing marketing, promotion...
The prologue to an agency review – an agency review is ideally an open minded exercise that is meant to evaluate the performance of the advertising...
Since Kalanithi Maran started his media business 13 years back, he has been fighting against one rival: himself. Now, after years of staying almost unchallenged in...
The fact that Vinta Nanda is a brilliantly creative writer, producer, director is undeniable. Every story that she has attempted explores fresh creative techniques, transcending boundaries....
At Zee‘s office in Noida Film City, on the outskirts of Delhi, which also houses the news, DTH and sports operations with a state-of-the-art playout facility,...
She took a break from being a journalist to start her own production house – B.A.G Films – in 1993 along with her Member of Parliament...
Elections are a matter of life and death for politicians and political organisations. Another section of society that approach elections with equal earnestness is the media....
From a media executive at Interpublicity Pvt Ltd in 1983 to the managing director North India and Pakistan of Starcom Worldwide, Anita Nayyar has come a...
Nothing can get more complex than this. It is not only the pay-TV broadcasters and the government who are wanting to take time out for implementation...
The Indian media industry today boasts of some powerful and intelligent women who have, through their incessant hard work and grit, found their place under the...
“If content is King and distribution is God, then God save the King!” That was Prasar Bharati CEO KS Sarma speaking at a recent industry seminar....
“We will have to speak to our competitors and see how they are placed before scheduling our press conference,” says a PR executive who works for...
Women in television and media… a handful of them but all worth their salt. Most people know them for what they do in their respective fields...
Bollywood is becoming a game for the big boys. New upstarts like Sahara and UTV are pumping in money behind production and marketing to create mega...
Toons have smashed through the TV screens and have come out in the flesh, ummm… fur more likely. As more and more kids‘ channels resort to...
The Indian government (read the information and broadcasting ministry) is suddenly finding itself caught between the devil and the deep blue sea, which more often than...
One after another, the complaints are gathering. Not enough set-top boxes (STBs); insufficient time to effectively and smoothly roll out conditional access system (CAS); and no...
In business as in life, timing is everything. And despite all the expected noises from the government (state elections are due in Kolkata after all) and...
It was one piece of news that cable TV networks were waiting to hear for long, too long in actual fact! Buffeted by potential competition...
After two years, finally, some light ahead on the narrative television sightscreen? Hindi entertainment certainly needs it. 24 April will witness the launch of five new...
When in late 2003, a few months ahead of the general elections (in early 2004), the then Bharatiya Janata Party-led coalition government in Delhi issued a...
The Lucknow police busted a racket running a fake television journalism college in Mahanagar this week.Aspiring TV journalists were promised with high-paying jobs in leading channels...
When it comes to India cricket nothing is impossible! The sheer scale of revenues that the BCCI has been able to extract from its cricket property...
It is the fight, not for the first, but for the second position! Zee TV has surged ahead of Sony Entertainment Television with the charge led...
News hit the headlines on Indian television in 2001 The Gujarat earthquake, the Tehelka corruption tapes, the WTC terrorist attacks and finally the Afghan-US conflict all...
Mid-December 2004, when a new English language news channel went on air in the already cluttered Indian sky, the first question that came to everybody’s mind,...
Time and again, Indian television‘s regional space has puzzled our national television players. National expansion through regional entry has always been pondered on, but the attempts...
The corporate teams that are overdependent on research averages often see their marketing fail at a spectacular rate. Their new product introductions seem caught in a...
Imagine, one morning you see all the roads and highways and ask for the reason of their existence while being totally unaware about the invention of...
This is one of such rare occasions when all players in the entertainment industry vie for the maximum eyeballs.Speaking about television‘s programming strategy for the New...
With new channels and genres like infotainment and news growing, the challenge for existing players is to hold on to their audience share.But that is what...
We are being forced to re-design to a new level of “micro-nization” of business units, a “wireless-izing” of mass communication and a “voip-izing” of populace conversations...
The Boys in Blue head into battle against Sri Lanka, the match to be played in Ahmedabad tomorrow, on a high note as regards the form...
Earlier this year in May, Zee Sports became the third private player to enter the Indian sports broadcasting arena. A year behind schedule and with little...
Today, newspapers are known to carry nothing but yesterday’s old news with fresh and often smelly ink. They are commonly treated like unnecessary fuel for our...
‘Come on girls, queue up in a single file and head to the computer lab,’ was a line my school teacher used once a fortnight. In...
The Rs 750 million Marathi television market will have a new player as brothers Markand and Gautam Adhikari prepare for launch of their channel in December....
The reason why ratings are consistently dropping for all the top GECs in markets like Delhi, UP and Punjab is because there’s a huge amount of...
Corporations that develop clear messages and clearly communicate their stories to both the internal organizations and the external forces are the real players. The rest are...
NEW DELHI: Hamdard Laboratories gathered a cross-section of India’s achievers in New Delhi on Friday, handing out the Hakeem Abdul...
MUMBAI: For decades, creative storytelling has been the cornerstone of brand communication. The “big idea” amplified through catchy jingles, striking...
MUMBAI: Zepto has elevated Ahmad Muneeb to vice president – HR centre of excellence, placing him at the helm of...
MUMBAI: When the applause gets louder than the dialogue, you know the fans have taken over. That was the unmistakable...
MUMBAI: As audiences spread across TV, OTT, and short-form platforms, deciding what gets greenlit has become more strategic than ever....
MUMBAI: Jacques Barreau has spent two decades helping Hollywood speak the world’s languages. From The Lord of the Rings to...
INDIA: Dell Technologies is doubling down on artificial intelligence in marketing. The company has elevated Aishwarya Sudhakar to director of...
GURUGRAM: Adidas has appointed Gaurav Pathak as director of key and field accounts, bringing back an executive who began his...
MUMBAI: Myntra has stitched a new thread into its leadership fabric, appointing seasoned technologist Pramod Adiddam as chief technology officer....
A wave of panic swept through Delhi and Mumbai over the past week as viral social media posts claimed a...
MUMBAI: India’s blind women’s cricket team emerged as the standout honouree at the fourth edition of the Zee Samvad with...
MUMBAI: The FMCG arm of Reliance Industries has acquired a majority stake in Australia-based Goodness Group Global, marking its entry...
WASHINGTON: At OpenAI, the fight was not about artificial intelligence going rogue—it was about who got the GPUs.An internal email...
MUMBAI: Zomato, India’s dual-headed monster of food delivery and quick commerce, is marching towards profitability at a clip that puts...
INDIA: From almonds to alcohol, American imports are about to get easier on the Indian wallet. India and the United...
