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MUMBAI: Radio Mirchi CEO Prashant Panday announced that his station would offer free commercial time FCT worth $ 1 million to combat the menace of piracy...
MUMBAI: True that the emergent trends of mobile advertising, OEM-managed services, bundled content on devices and open DRM are some of the factors that will drive...
MUMBAI: The last day of Ficci Frames 08‘ witnessed a provocative discussion on “Listener‘s Choice: Changing trends in music” among Mobile Entertainment Forum Americas chairman emeritus...
MUMBAI: The last day of Ficci Frames 08‘ witnessed a provocative discussion on “Listener‘s Choice: Changing trends in music” among Mobile Entertainment Forum Americas chairman emeritus...
MUMBAI: Innovation of digital cinema is likely to revamp the way content is produced and distributed in India. The incorporation of digital cinema will open Indian...
MUMBAI: Is media socially responsible? What are the constituents of social responsibility? Does free speech entails any social responsibility on the part of the speaker? These...
MUMBAI: Tapping revenues beyond the box office is a challenge that the Indian film industry has to wake up to. This is particularly important when film...
MUMBAI: While funding remained one of the key concerns at the Ficci Frames session on “Scope of International Co-productions” saw eminent panelists insisting that this is...
MUMBAI: As mobile and online media grow in India, broadcasters have a triple play opportunity to explore the three screens: broadcast, net and mobile. TV channels...
MUMBAI: Advertiser apathy and crippling music royalties are eating away at the FM radio indstry in the country, that‘s registering fast growth and is poised to...
MUMBAI: It has been a landmark year for the media and entertainment sector. A spate of 45 private equity deals have dotted the landscape in 2007...
MUMBAI: With the explosion of multiplexes, Indian filmmakers are increasingly putting importance on the performance of a film in the first weekend. The days of the...
MUMBAI: Content is King and distribution is God. A cliché to some but that was what came out as the main concern of broadcasters in the...
MUMBAI: Reasonable men confronting unreasonable challenges. In the pursuit of more eyeballs – and by extension ad revenues – content of most Hindi news channels are...
MUMBAI: While the government has decided to up the foreign direct investment cap on distribution platforms like DTH (direct-to-home) and HITS (Headend-In-The-Sky) to 74 per cent,...
MUMBAI: In order to give a lift to the film industry, the government is taking several measures. It will set aside Rs 200 million to encourage...
HONG KONG: Mobiles make their mark at the Hong Kong Filmart 2008. Joseph Lam‘s Infection walks away with five awards at the 1st Hong Kong...
MUMBAI: Three social media industry personalities will deliver keynote addresses at the television trade event MipTV in Cannes, France on 10 April when the spotlight will...
HONG KONG: The 3rd edition of the Hong Kong Music Fair kicked off on 17 March at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The fair...
HONG KONG: The Haf Awards in their sixth edition, which attracted over 900 participants, were announced amidst much fanfare today. The awards arranged over 500...
HONG KONG: The 12th edition of Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (Filmart 2008), which kicked off today at the Hong Kong Convention Centre,...
MUMBAI: Indian film company-Studio 18 will be attending MipTV in Cannes this year. MipTV, a market for audio-visual content, will commence on 7 April this year...
MUMBAI: Twenty-seven projects for interactive and multi-platform content have been selected for the final of the third international Content 360 festival competition, which takes place in...
MUMBAI: Television format creator and distributor FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) will arrive at next month‘s television trade event MipTV with a range of programmes. From quality drama...
MUMBAI: France Telecom chairman and CEO Didier Lombard will outline the telecom giant’s audiovisual strategy as part of the conference programme at the television trade event...
MUMBAI: Building on its success with the international distribution rights to the original Ghost Hunters for the last four seasons, Alfred Haber Distribution (AHD) has announced...
The English news channel market, unlike the situation existing in the Hindi arena, is not about cutthroat competition and a constant search for new and ever...
“Mind it!” A phrase immortalized by Channel [V]’s south Indian cowboy character Quick Gun Murugun in the nineties. And one that is most relevant to the...
Concluding our three-part series of interviews looking at the year that was and on into 2008, we turn the spotlight on NDTV Imagine CEO Sameer Nair....
It is not looking so high-priced now because T-20 was not a factor in that purchase and now it’s there as a very high value part...
2007 was a remarkable year for the Indian media industry. It was a year that witnessed small steps as well as giant leaps, fundamental shifts as...
For the radio industry, 2007 was a year that started off with several distinct lacunae; with concerns such as differentiation, measurement, talent and regulation top of...
When I was asked to do a round up for the year gone by, only one word resonated in my mind – 2007 was the year...
The year 2008 holds great promise for the MVAS industry in India. Two key focus areas of this year will be the launch of 3G and...
Looking at the larger perspective, what have been the big challenges the broadcast sector faced and will face, going forward? The pathetically slow pace of digital...
For Sony Entertainment Television (Set) India CEO Kunal Dasgupta, the big wish for 2008 is to throw up that one hit narrative show that would get...
The media space has always been explosive over the past years but this year, in my opinion, has been the second most significant year in the...
Here’s a year that barely was! When someone writes the history of 2007 they will find it difficult to find the right catchphrase to define an...
Television news industry was faced with a dilemma and consequently a huge challenge in the year 2007 – content. Numerous questions were raised on the kind...
So, as one captain of the industry says, if the advertisers stay with the credible, then some channels will die out and TAM would have to...
For noted media columnist Shailja Bajpai, her wish-list for 2008 includes cleaning up the news channels and getting back to ‘news as news should be. Or...
I will describe this year as one of the lowest points in Indian TV journalism. This has been the year with the most serious crisis of...
I t is easy to say that only those channels that got low ratings are criticising the ratings system. But no one can deny that many...
But, television viewer has only one option, to change the channel, if he/she doesn’t find the content interesting. Because TV viewers don’t have the option of...
Man, it’s been an eventful year if you have been faithfully stuck to the couch lapping up everything offered on the tube. So much happened on...
over the past two years the radio industry has moved beyond AIR with private FM stations lapping up the airwaves. The three policy initiatives from the...
Community radio is the latest addition the FM radio bandwagon in the country. With the great radio story just beginning to happen this year, it’s not...
Its an amazing feeling when you sit back at the end of the year and think of what ACTUALLY happened during the year and in most...
The floodgates opened in 2007. The year gone by was a time when years of hard work and patience finally paid off for the radio industry...
Sports in India today is no longer a leisure activity to be played or watched at one’s own convenience. With an increase in exposure through television...
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...
