“And the ‘word’ lost the struggle with the ‘visual’.” If one sees the context in which this observation was made by a young Bharatiya Janata Party...
MUMBAI: The “S” word is back in the news. Thankfully though, this latest sting has no sex and sleaze quotient but purports to expose corruption in...
MUMBAI: CNN International awarded Anuj Chopra, a freelancer, as the winner in the print and online category with CNN Young Journalist Award 2005 (CNN YJA) in...
MUMBAI: Star News is gearing up its Delhi operations with a view to sharpen its competitiveness that would herald a major shift in its functioning. In...
MUMBAI: Targeting the Indian diaspora in the US, the Aroon Purie promoted — TV Today Network officially kicked off its Hindi news channel Aaj Tak and...
MUMBAI: Etc Music has appointed Aaj Tak’s senior ad sales manager Alok Kumar Rakshit as vice president national sales. Rakshit has joined ETC Music with effect...
Spatial Access Solutions managing partner Meenakshi Madhvani gives a low down on what the critical drivers will be in the television and media space over the...
MUMBAI: Sting time on TV as politicians fall prey once again. It has barely being a week since Aaj Tak’s cash-for-query scam, that Star News ‘Operation...
MUMBAI: The Aroon Purie-promoted TV Today Network today reported a profit of Rs 23.7 million for the second quarter ended 30 September as against a net...
MUMBAI: After Star News, Zee News and NDTV, it is the turn of TV Today to make its American entry. Aaj Tak and Headlines Today, two...
And charging down the back straight is Star News, snapping at the heels of leader Aaj Tak but still not quite there yet. Early pacemaker NDTV...
MUMBAI: Mumbai deluge (26 July), which brought Media Content & Communication Services (MCCS), the company that broadcasts Star News in the limelight of ratings and still...
He may not look like the typical corporate executive and globe-trotting businessman like his elder brother Subhash Chandra or appear to be as techno-savvy as his...
MUMBAI: Star News has claimed that its shows including Khabar Din Bhar, Poll Khol and Sansani has brought the channel impressive ratings and thus helping it...
NEW DELHI: The Aroon Purie-promoted TV Today Network today formally launched its third channel, Tez, as a flanking strategy to provide headlines news in Hindi. Additionally,...
MUMBAI: The third channel from the the Aroon Purie-controlled TV Today Network ‘Tez’ will be inaugurated by the I&B minister Jaipal Reddy on 22 August around...
MUMBAI: Star News has claimed that it has shot up to share the top position with Aaj Tak, fuelled by a spurt in viewership in Mumbai...
MUMBAI: The cat is out of the bag. Not content with dubbing Aaj Tak the country’s subse tez (fastest) channel in promotional activities, the Aroon Purie-controlled...
Time: 3:30 p.m. Date: Tuesday, 26 July. Two news channel reporters discuss how they’re going to reach a theatre screening the Amitabh Bacchhan blockbuster Sarkar on...
Sad but true. Moving from the regular mundane breaking news; it is natural calamities, war and violence that make for classic ‘live news’ TV drama. No,...
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...
MUMBAI: Zee News, the country’s first Hindi news channel, claims it has seen a rise in viewership in the four metros riding a slew of new...
MUMBAI: Hindi news channel Channel 7, which was recently launched by Jagran TV Pvt. Ltd, has in a statement claimed that it recorded a reach of...
MUMBAI: The Aroon Purie-controlled TV Today Network is once more on the march with plans to unveil a new channel and a media institute. TV Today...
MUMBAI: The Nepalese government has lifted the ban on Indian news channels. The government took the decision in a cabinet meeting held on 8 June and...
MUMBAI: Star News’ Bengali sibling, Star Ananda, seems to have got off to a good start. At least in Kolkata. In the first week, figures show...
MUMBAI: Innovation is what news channels have to look for to survive in a cluttered space.. Speaking today at the second of a series of interactions...
MUMBAI: Star News is still upfront on its restructuring plans for its ad sales functions. And it is from lead Hindi news channel Aaj Tak that...
MUMBAI: Some new parting shots from the leading Hindi news channel Aaj Tak of TV Today network. Sahara news group, which is on a poaching spree,...
MUMBAI: Sansani, the daily crime show on Star News has completed 100 episodes. The channel claims to have redefined primetime news on Indian television. The crime...
MUMBAI: The tug-of-war continues in the business news channel space. CNBC-TV18 asserts it has retained the leadership position in the business news genre. Quoting TAM figures,...
Richest Indian and steel magnate, the big cat very keen on bidding for SAIL, this Seedhi Baat will air on 13 March at 9:30 on Aaj...
“Is it going to rain today? Let me check the news.” How many of us in India say that? Not too many, is the guess. But...
NEW DELHI: It’s that time of the year when India’s finance minister would present budgetary proposals and the railway minister his rail budget, which will be...
MUMBAI: What a night. And the fact that it was for a great cause made it even better. The ‘HELP! Telethon Concert’: an event that brought...
MUMBAI: After Aaj Tak, it’s Star News’ turn to don a new ‘avtaar’. Come 3 February, and the latter will see a complete makeover in terms...
MUMBAI: Aaj Tak has received international recognition for excellence in TV journalism at the New York Festivals. The news channel from the TV Today network was...
MUMBAI: As a precursor to the India – Pakistan cricket series, Aaj Tak has roped in Indian cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly for a five-episode series...
FR Lobo (name changed) of Lucknow these days is grateful to an organisation that had little relevance in his upper middle class home replete with technical...
5. DR PRANNOY ROY, NDTV PRESIDENT For taking NDTV India into a clear and undisputed second rung position behind leader Aaj Tak in the Hindi news...
MUMBAI: As the year draws to a close, special programming has been lined up by Aaj Tak, which will capture the essence of the year that...
MUMBAI: Aaj Tak has announced the results of its special ‘Sabse Tez Personality of the year’ series on a special program broadcast on the channel on...
NEW DELHI: TV Today distribution and network development head Amitabh Srivastava has finally quit and is set to join Disney India. According to TV Today sources,...
MUMBAI: Live feeds of news channels Aaj Tak, CNBC-TV18 and Asianet News have been made available on Airtel with the mobile service provider launching its multimedia...
MUMBAI: News channel leader Aaj Tak, which has witnessed a stream of defections these past months, has managed to get one “prodigal” back into the fold....
MUMBAI: On 31 December, Aaj Tak turns four and the news channel has rolled out an anniversary contest for its viewers. The contest started on 20...
MUMBAI: Crime shows across news channels are no doubt garnering eyeballs, but it is Star News that has emerged the winner as far as these shows...
MUMBAI: Crime shows are the order of the day. Aaj Tak has introduced a new crime show – Vardaat after the overwhelming success of Jurm. Vardaat...
NEW DELHI: Changes are taking place in TV Today Network-run television channels as it looks at expanding its current level of business activities. One of the...
MUMBAI: Asia’s premier awards programme for the broadcasting and production fraternity Asian TV Awards has released its list of nominees for the 2004 awards. Indian broadcasters...