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Greymatter Entertainment – a 360 degree media company offering end-to-end creative solutions and production services for broadcast, celluloid and digital platforms – is debuting at this...
Ask any traveller the meaning of a journey and he/she is likely to say it’s something where you never know how far you’ve reached till you...
MUMBAI: The countdown to the ninth edition (and second under its current nomenclature) of the annual India Digital Operators Summit (IDOS) has begun with the two-day...
other states may do well to borrow a leaf from the Andhra Pradesh government, which is partly sponsoring the participation of Hyderabad’s animation industry at this...
If you thought shows such as Comedy Nights with Kapil, Uttaran or even Jhalak Dikhhla Ja have takers only in India, you couldn’t be more wrong. Indeed, there is a...
Reliance Entertainment Digital CEO Manish Agarwal is pretty excited about his company’s date with MipCom this year. Says he: “We want to understand the market and its offering...
BENGALURU: The Karnataka Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics (KAVGC) Summit organised by the Association of Bangalore Animation Industry (ABAI, in collaboration with the government of...
MUMBAI: The Media & Entertainment industry needs to get its act together to grow at a rate of more than 12.5 per cent to be on...
MUMBAI: The Information & Broadcasting secretary Uday Kumar Varma has asserted that the government is firm on 31 March deadline. Giving a keynote at the Valedictory...
MUMBAI: The electronic news industry is struggling against a business model of low subscription income, high carriage fees and commoditised content, experts said. “We are currently...
MUMBAI: In a single sport country like India, it is important for all the stakeholders in sports industry to come together and build other sports besides...
MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Television (SPT) will buy out private equity firm Capital International‘s six per cent stake in Multi Screen Media (formerly known as Sony Entertainment...
MUMBAI: GroupM Global president Dominic Proctor believes that the Indian media & entertainment industry should move away from the fragile ecosystem where Bollywood, cricket and a...
MUMBAI: With broadcasters upping investments on content and marketing, monetisation from multiple streams becomes crucial in a digitised market. Multi Screen Media President Ad Sales Rohit...
MUMBAI: Content providers have a wide array of opportunities to tap revenues from as multiple screens emerge and compete, particularly in the advanced markets. "Revenues are...
MUMBAI: App monetisation remains a challenge in India, experts at Ficci Frames 2013 said here today, while outlining factors that could trigger growth in the sector....
MUMBAI: The multi system operators (MSOs) might have successfully installed set top boxes (STBs) in majority of homes in phase 1 of digitisation but the government...
MUMBAI: Creativity, technology and right regulation will set the tone for engaging a billion consumers in India‘s changing media and entertainment landscape. Television broadcasters need to...
MUMBAI: The Walt Disney Company, which gobbled up UTV Software Communications last year, is building four specific lines of business in India centring around five brands....
MUMBAI: Viacom18, the equal joint venture company between Viacom and TV18, is looking at launching more channels, expanding into regional markets and creating content for new...
MUMBAI: For a $15 billion media and entertainment industry, the lack of reliable data is one of the major factors pulling down growth. Star India CEO...
The early exit of BBC Entertainment and focus on target segmentation marked the English general entertainment channel (GEC) genre as digitisation propelled change in 2012. Audience...
The Music Broadcasting scenario in 2012 has registered a significant growth both in terms of viewership, which is more consumption of the genre leading to absolute...
In 2012, the television industry was immune to the slowdown effect. The advertising revenue for the sector has seen double-digit growth and will be even better...
2012 proved to be a year when the broadcasters, media and ad agencies were fighting for change. The year began with the hunt for a TV...
In sport, sometimes you just need to sit back and admire. The great moments do not need analysis, they deserve wonder. The best commentators earn their...
The events in 2012 could be an indicator at how the sports business will look going forward. An oligopoly, with two primary broadcasters driving the business....
India because it is English speaking, in addition to all the other factors, has every global brand, executive and company vying for a place in the...
As the ancient Chinese proverb goes – May you live in interesting times! 2012 was certainly an interesting year. Worsening economic conditions caused India‘s GDP growth...
The year 2012 was an action-packed one for the television broadcasting industry. India began its historic journey with digitisation and the first phase kicked off in...
The media and entertainment (M&E) industry comprises several powerful vehicles – many of which are much older than television. But it is television that commands a...
The Mayans got it wrong and thankfully so! As we bid adieu to the Year of the Dragon, India has already added approx. 30 million children...
Grappling with an under-indexed ad market and audience fragmentation due to entry of new players, kids TV broadcasters found hope in cable TV digitisation towards the...
The year 2012 saw increased focus on localisation in the infotainment and lifestyle genre to attract more viewers – both in terms of local content...
The Indian television industry is poised for a dramatic transformation. 2012 saw significant changes in almost every aspect–increase in channel offerings, high-decibel launches, variety in content,...
MUMBAI: The Indian print market is different from the west and is still showing growth in readership unlike many matured markets where digital growth is affecting...
MUMBAI: For national broadcasters, having a regional footprint is becoming imperative as it is growing at a furious pace compared to its matured richer brother that...
MUMBAI: For national broadcasters, having a regional footprint is becoming imperative as it is growing at a furious pace compared to its matured richer brother that...
MUMBAI: There is a strong future for independent cinema in India that can focus on telling stories without first worrying about stars, music. This was the...
MUMBAI: Tailoring content to fit into a fragmented television and fast-changing socio-economic milieu is a fresh challenge that content creators face in India today. An expansive...
MUMBAI: Indian films have won laurels, been applauded at the box office and are watched theatrically, on television and many other available mediums. What then is...
MUMBAI: There is nothing called niche channels as the viewership for speciality content has grown substantially and the term is used by media buyers to stitch...
MUMBAI: Price controls are limiting the revenue growth for broadcasters in India as they earn net income of $700 million from subscription after paying out carriage...
MUMBAI: Cloud-based technology will empower consumers and has the potential to change the way content is consumed. This was the underlying theme of the panel discussion...
MUMBAI: Deal activity in the Indian media and entertainment (M&E) industry stayed strong in 2011. More than 1000 deals were stitched as mergers and acquisitions and...
MUMBAI: Taj Television Thursday launched Ten Golf, its third specialised channel, and has priced it aggressively at Rs 200 per subscriber a month. The golf-dedicated channel...
MUMBAI: Cisco will become the largest video and content security solutions provider in India following its $5 billion acquisition of NDS. The California-based networking giant has...
MUMBAI: Print is still breathing strong in India while gasping for life in the US where Internet is poised to overtake the traditional media this year...
MUMBAI: Filmmakers in India have begun to realise that low-budget films do well within the country as well as outside, if the content is good and...
MUMBAI: The world is going online and Indian businesses and consumers are not far behind in accepting the notion of online purchases and e-commerce sites. ‘The...
Platforms get three years to add features for hearing and visually impaired
Strong word-of-mouth turns Pongal satire into remake pick
Streaming giant bets on a seasoned marketer who helped build Amazon and Netflix into household names
Communications leader exits after three years spanning MD office strategy and media outreach.
Cricket star named face of Delhi Khel Mahakumbh to fuel youth talent hunt.
Kolkata-based beverage maker reports stronger revenues and profits for December quarter.
A crime thriller steps out of the shadows as Telugu storytelling claims centre stage.
From boards to bytes, chess readies for a nation-first showdown in Riyadh.
Leadership change follows layoffs, protests and a bruising battle over trust.
Revenue rises 4.3 per cent to Rs 10,209.33 crore while deferred tax gain lifts bottom line sharply
Akshay Kumar and stars launch awards at NSCI Dome on Feb 28
Merger creates one-stop hub for content, digital, and delivery
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...
