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2009 began ominously with dark clouds looming in the aftermath of the meltdown of financial markets in the US. In the midst of this turbulence, Star...
The way the world changed in the first decade of the 21st century can be gauged by the year-end covers of two prominent magazines. Time Magazine...
2009. A year when most of the television industry gasped as the Indian economy slowed down and advertising and distribution revenues dried up even as costs...
For most observers, 2009 was year of mixed fortunes for Bollywood. While the industry took efforts to globalize and some of its talent got global recognition...
With India having touched the monumental figure of 512 in terms of television channels including 249 news channels, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry pushed the panic...
Promises, more promises, and no action. That is what the private FM radio operators felt as the government blanked out any reforms in 2009 that would...
Year 2009 shall be a year to recall…if not for all, at least for the Hindi general entertainment channels!!! Even through the recession fever, and the...
MUMBAI: I still distinctly remember the year 2007 when over a coffee table conversation in London, my friend started talking about Indian Idol 3 and CID...
MUMBAI: The beginning of the year 2009 was a huge challenge for us. We took up this challenge with great enthusiasm, confidence and a focused approach....
MUMBAI: I have a vivid recollection of that day in 1983, when a colour TV came into our house. The entire neighbourhood knew; there was special...
MUMBAI: The Hindi general entertainment channel (GEC) space is constantly changing and churning out fresh opportunities. In my opinion, it has been a year of shows...
MUMBAI: The Indian Premier League (IPL) emerged as a clear winner in 2009, but fortunately for sports broadcasters cricket had no losers. The three formats –...
MUMBAI: 2009 was the year to be in a different industry. ESPN-Star‘s billion dollar investment in cricket‘s Champions League made the Dubai property market look a...
Cable TV companies have attracted private equity funding and used it for consolidation and digitalisation. But tight liquidity credit markets, intense competition to woo local cable...
Though times are tough, the OOH sector will continue to clock steady growth, says Out-Of-Home Media chief executive officer Ishan Raina. Recently, I have been swamped...
The economic crisis may reshape Asian media, says Media Partners Asia (MPA) Executive Director Vivek Couto. Companies will focus on cost savings, improved business models and,...
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...
The curtains have fallen on 2007, the all important data is also out — that of the Top 10 categories of advertisers on television, print and...
Count of Advertisers and Brands. Count of new programmes on different channel genres General entertainment channels recorded the maximum launch of new programmes to hold...
The curtains have fallen on 2007, the all important data is also out — that of the Top 10 categories of advertisers on television, print and...
Before embarking on a discussion about the marketing strategies used by Indian TV channels in 2007, it will be worthwhile to see what the picture could...
Make no mistake about it, 2007 was a b-a-a-a-d year for the industry. That’s no doomsayer sounding the deathknell for the music industry, but one of...
It’s that time of year, for the annual tea leaf-reading ritual, as the media pundits herald a new round of trends. Looking back, 2007 was an...
We all sleep differently. Some sleep tight, like a baby. Some sleep light, like the mother of a newborn. No matter how we sleep, most of...
Let’s go back a little in time. Hosting was all about propah quiz masters and news readers. A Siddarth Basu or a Luku Sanyal is still...
As 2007 comes to a close, Reliance Entertainment president Rajesh Sawhney is an apt choice for our year-ending interview, not necessarily in the context of what...
You will start your television business with film channels. With more movie channels coming in what affect will this have on rights prices? We are working...
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...
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