MUMBAI: As the mother of all elections draws to a close, news channels are working themselves to a frenzy to feed the hungry electorate byte-by-byte updates...
KOLKATA: Esha Media Research, a media monitoring and research company, has plans of increasing its reach. The media monitoring company, which currently monitors 140 channels, across...
MUMBAI: Elections 2014 has gripped not only the News channels, but also the direct to home (DTH) players. One such is Tata Sky that has in yet...
MUMBAI: The 2014 election fever has gripped the nation and news channels in their quest to feed the hungry electorate with innovative and comprehensive news coverage,...
MUMBAI: India is witnessing an election with several firsts to its credit. Not only is it the first time that a million youth are voting, it...
NEW DELHI: Action was taken by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry (I&B) 74 times against different television channels in the three years between April 2011 and...
According to the Ministry of information and broadcasting (MIB), there are nearly 800 satellite channels in India, of which about half are news channels. With an...
For the elections of the century, news channels are doing all they can to not only outdo each other but also cover the elections, accurately. ...
NEW DELHI: The News Broadcasters Association (NBA) has expressed shock at what it described as ‘the unverified and objectionable’ allegations being made by Aam Aadmi Party leader...
MUMBAI: New Delhi Television (NDTV) is carrying forward its de-risking strategy of reducing dependence on advertising revenues. Higher revenues from programme sponsorship had helped the news...
MUMBAI: The countdown to the general elections has well and truly begun, what with political parties and their prime ministerial hopefuls engaging in an unending game...
MUMBAI: New channels normally throw the spotlight on politicians. As the ensuing elections to the Lok Sabha are turning out to be the most bitterly fought,...
MUMBAI: With an aim to further strengthen its consumer practice in Mumbai, Avian Media has appointed Shalmana Tendulkar as Group Business Director, Consumer practice. Shalmana brings...
MUMBAI: In a small bit of news that may come as a surprise to many, Independent Film Channel has officially changed its name to just IFC....
MUMBAI: The Broadcast Editors’ Association (BEA), the apex body of editors of news TV channels, elected its office bearers recently. The election process took place at...
NEW DELHI: The News Broadcasting Standards Authority has rejected the complaint filed by Lucknow-based social activist Dr Nutan Thakur regarding news relayed by various News channels...
BENGALURU: Zee Media Corporation Limited (ZMCL) unaudited results for Q2-2014 reveal that though advertising revenue for Q2-2014 at Rs 59.92 crore showed a growth of 20.5...
NNES: News is a hard business and it’s only set to get tougher with the proliferation of digital and social media. Till recently, the 250 news...
NEW DELHI: The petition by the News Broadcasters Association (NBA) challenging the constitutional validity of the regulations of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) enforcing the...
MUMBAI: News channels have been rather miffed with TRAI’s ruling that advertising air time should be restricted to just 12 minutes per hour. And they have...
MUMBAI: Is there some relief in store for India’s TV broadcast sector in terms of advertising allowed to be telecast per hour? A slight glimmer of...
NEW DELHI: Fearing a huge impact on their revenue models, TV news broadcasters have urged the government not to implement the ad time regulation notified by...
MUMBAI: Sudhakar Shetty-promoted real estate company Sahana Group is set to foray into television broadcast business with two news channels. The Marathi news channel, Jai...
MUMBAI: TV18 Broadcast turned profitable in the third quarter ended 31 December on fall in operating expenditure and a small rise in operational income from a...
That there is a political-promoter-news channel nexus in the South of India is something that we have been aware for quite sometime. In all the four...
NEW DELHI: Television news channels have made a special case for coverage of Big B‘s family matters. In a rare show of concern for protecting privacy,...
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: Television news broadcasters are pressuring for a monthly ratings system that will free their content from being weighed on a weekly basis, but advertising...
NEW DELHI: Even as television news channels heaved a sigh of relief over the decision of the International Cricket Council to allow coverage of the Cricket...
NEW DELHI: Stung by high carriage costs and a slump in advertising rates, television news channels are looking at tapping subscription revenues to drive growth. The...
MUMBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Indian television news broadcasters continue to be at loggerheads. The ICC has maintained that the footage guidelines that...
NEW DELHI: Although the News Broadcasters Association is expected to take a final stand on the issue of telecast of news clips of the ICC Cricket...
MUMBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has come out with its news access guidelines for broadcasters in India intending to cover the cricket World Cup starting...
NEW DELHI: Stung by high costs, shrinkage in the genre share and a slowdown in the economy, news channels have had a tough year. Expansion plans...
NEW DELHI: Television news content is getting redefined as costs spiral and revenue is under constant pressure, senior newscasters said here today. The investment in news...
NEW DELHI: A fresh row is brewing between the news channels and the Indian Premier League (IPL) organisers. Most television news channels in the country have...
MUMBAI: News broadcasters have posted third-quarter profitability despite revenue crawling below double digit growth. TV Today Network said Monday its net profit surged 57.87 per cent...
MUMBAI: News channels will relive the Mumbai terror attack as they line up a slew of special shows to mark the first anniversary. Zee News Ltd...
MUMBAI: On the occassion of the 62nd Independence Day, news channels have planned to give its viewers a patriotic treat. NDTV Network has lined up a...
MUMBAI: As the date for Budget 2009 nears, leading business channels are gearing up with a comprehensive line up of special shows to analyse the impact...
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: Indian democracy will be damaged if the government decides to go ahead with the proposed curbs on news channels, leading broadcasters said late Monday....
MUMBAI: Keeping in mind the public interest and interest of national security, the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting had directed all the news and current affairs...
NEW DELHI: News Broadcasters Association under the chairmanship of former chief justice of India JS Verma, will work towards creating an emergency protocol for all news...
MUMBAI: The information and broadcasting (I&B) ministry has directed news channels not to broadcast any scene of the Mumbai terror attack as it may evoke strong...
MUMBAI: As the deadly terror attacks struck Mumbai on 26 November, Indians all over the country stayed glued to news channels. Providing regular updates and a...
In times of crisis, news television is the most vital link between the event/happening and the people at large. Many have been been going to town...
MUMBAI: The news channels, which were boasting of fast and latest footage of terror attacks in Mumbai, were finally asked to discontinue live reportage, following the...
MUMBAI:Crime, law and order stories rule the roost on news channels. At least for the period 14 September to 24 October 2008 when news channels dedicated...
NEW DELHI: ‘India is a very dramatic country, and therefore it is the best country in the world to have television news channel – something is...
MUMBAI: The television news industry is gearing up for the Indian News Television (NT) Awards 2008 conducted by Indiantelevision Dot Com. Instituted last year, the awards...
NEW DELHI: The Self-regulating Guidelines for the Broadcast Sector, 2008 has special provisions for news channels, and is tough on ‘sting’ operations, mentioning it as issues...