NEW DELHI: The Foreign Investments Promotion Board (FIPB) has rejected the proposal by Irish animation firm DW Animation Ireland Limited for setting up of an LLP in...
BENGALURU: After receiving Foreign Investment Promotion Board’s (FIPB) permission to increase its foreign direct investment (FDI) limit from the existing 49 per cent to 74 per...
MUMBAI: In this era of ‘byte journalism,’ where media is either accused of paid news or being sold out for advertisement revenue, how to balance compulsion...
NEW DELHI: The Government has cleared Eros International Media’s proposal of setting up a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP). The approval followed recommendation of the Foreign Investments Promotion Board (FIBP)...
MUMBAI: Shareholders of the Aroon Purie led TV Today Network, which runs the Hindi news channel Aaj Tak and English news channel India Today Television, have...
MUMBAI: Multi system operator (MSO) Den Networks has received clearance from the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) to increase its foreign investment limit from the existing...
MUMBAI: The growth in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has been significant after the launch of ‘Make in India’ initiative in September 2014. The country has seen...
MUMBAI: From a recent speech of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Minister Arun Jaitley, speculation was drawn of a probable increase in foreign direct investment (FDI) cap...
NEW DELHI: The government has permitted foreign direct investment of Rs 30 lakh to Ironman Media and Advisory Services. The amount by the company which...
NEW DELHI: INX Music that had earlier applied for foreign direct investment (FDI) to launch a general entertainment channel (GEC) has requested the Foreign Investment Promotions...
Life insurance is one of the most important segments of the financial services industry and has contributed immensely to boost various sectors in the economy through...
KOLKATA: As the Union Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda started presenting his maiden Rail Budget in Lok Sabha on 8 July, Esha Media Research, a media monitoring...
MUMBAI: Information and broadcasting minister Prakash Javadekar, in an exclusive interview to NewsX, cleared the air about the Centre mulling over to allow 100 per cent...
MUMBAI: After the mammoth election, the new BJP-led NDA government took charge on 26 May and since then, the new Information & Broadcasting Minister, Prakash Javadekar,...
MUMBAI: While general entertainment channels enjoy the liberty of having 100 per cent Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), News channels are restricted to having just 26 per...
I will begin by taking a cue from a catchphrase Mr. Modi used frequently in his stump speeches through the electioneering. “More Governance. Less Government.” ...
MUMBAI: To have foreign direct investment (FDI) in TV ratings or not, that is the question. And the recently-cleared TV ratings guidelines by the Cabinet Committee...
MUMBAI: Cast and crew of Indian Panorama Films of three languages interacted with the media at the 44th International Film Festival of India (IFFI). Director of...
MUMBAI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released the consultation paper on the migration of FM radio broadcasters from Phase-II to Phase-III. As part...
As the country sheds tears over onion prices, cringes about the skyrocketing cost of LPG, cribs for a better system in place for tackling the ever-growing...
NEW DELHI: Even as the industry body Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) is struggling with its teething problems, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry (I &B) has...
New Delhi: The Finance Ministry today deferred decision on a proposal by non-resident company P5 Asia Holding Investments, Mauritius, to purchase 50 per cent of the...
MUMBAI: DDB MudraMax has won the digital media mandate for Experion Group. The client will be handled out of the DDB MudraMax office in Delhi. Experion...
Mumbai, August 23, 2013: The Indian retail market, currently estimated at USD 490 billion, is project to grow at a CAGR of 6% to reach USD...
NEW DELHI: In the recommendation issued by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India today, the foreign direct investment for FM Radio should be increased to 49...
NEW DELHI: In the light of the current scenario of demands for growth in the media sector escalating, Information and Broadcasting Ministry has asked the Telecom...
NEW DELHI: The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and the Indo – American Chamber of Commerce (IACC) has welcomed the decision of...
NEW DELHI: The total foreign direct investment inflows between April 2010 to May 2013 into the country in the sector of information and broadcasting (including print...
NEW DELHI: Even while reiterating its earlier proposal for increasing foreign direct investment (FDI) in FM Radio to 49 per cent, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of...
BENGALURU: Content and broadcast player Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (Zeel) unaudited results for Q1-2014 reported a growth of 42.6 per cent ( y-o-y) PAT, with a...
NEW DELHI: An open house called by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) in Hyderabad on media ownership had to be called off mid-way when...
MUMBAI: India‘s Economic Confidence grew by six points to 75 per cent in the month of October compared to the previous month, becoming the second most...
When Star floated a company for DTH, there were several issues raised on shareholding and other related matters. Was that a ghost that initially haunted you...
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...
MUMBAI: UTV Software Communications, an integrated media company owned 59.9 per cent by The Walt Disney Company, plans to buy a 49 per cent stake in...
Having acquired a broadband company in 2006, Citigroup Venture Capital International has set its eyes on the cable TV business. You Telecom has floated a subsidiary...
When she started Bhagwan Allah God Films, a television content production company, many thought she was out of her mind. The company (known better by the...
NEW DELHI: Star Group has received FIPB (foreign investment promotion board) approval for investing Rs 72.02 million to pick up a 20 per cent stake in...
MUMBAI: Kalanithi Maran’s Sun Direct TV has secured government approval to induct 20 per cent foreign equity worth $150 million. Malaysia-based Astro is making the investment...
The radio industry is poised to make its next big leap as radio stations gear up to implement the Phase 2 licenses. The metros have been...
MUMBAI: News major NDTV Ltd, while declaring an 85 per cent rise in net profits for the quarter, anounced that it has floated a subsidiary –...
NEW DELHI: Rationalisation of FDI caps in television distribution and news and non-news content, easing of policies and regulation for uplinking of channels and framing of...
NEW DELHI: The Indian government has issued an ultimatum to all TV channels that those failing to adhere to downlink norm deadline of 10 May will...
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting PRESS NOTE: FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT (FDI) IN UP-LINKING OF TV CHANNELS —————— At present, foreign direct investment (FDI) up to 49%...
NEW DELHI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) wants 74 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) to be allowed in cable TV which would bring...
MUMBAI: Following the notification of downlinking guidelines last month, the information and broadcasting ministry has issued new uplinking norms for television channels from India, effective 2...
MUMBAI: India Economic Summit 2005, jointly organised by the World Economic Forum and Confederation of Indian Industry, kicked off on 27 November. A session on “Media...
MUMBAI: It was in March at a special session on ‘The Future of Newspapers in the World’, organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), that...
MUMBAI: Midday Multimedia Ltd informed the National Stock Exchange that T Rowe Price International, Inc of Singapore has picked up close to 2.19 million shares or...
NEW DELHI: Even as a group of ministers (GoM) deliberate on a draft of the revised uplink norms, various arms of the government differ on the...

