Shivani Shinde &Amp; Aminah Sheikh In Mumbai

Stories by Shivani Shinde &Amp; Aminah Sheikh In Mumbai

Wooing NRIs with online videos

Wooing NRIs with online videos

Rediff.com   8 May 2007

A start-up by three friends with Angel investment of Rs 1.5 crore, NautankiTV has close to 40 per cent of its users from the US and UK.

8 new channels to hit screens soon

8 new channels to hit screens soon

Rediff.com   5 May 2007

After the saas-bahu serials, the idiot box will now witness a deluge of regional channels.

M&As to fuel business intelligence sector

M&As to fuel business intelligence sector

Rediff.com   30 Apr 2007

The domestic business intelligence sector is fast outgrowing its infancy, thanks to an increase in mergers and acquisitions.

Star to lose Rs 100 crore HLL ad deal

Star to lose Rs 100 crore HLL ad deal

Rediff.com   24 Apr 2007

Broadcaster Star India stands to lose Rs 100 crore (Rs 1 billion) following the decision of India's largest advertiser Hindustan Lever to pull its advertising off the Star network.

KPO may miss $12 bn mark

KPO may miss $12 bn mark

Rediff.com   24 Apr 2007

However, projections made over the last few years indicate a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 80-90 per cent. Research firm TPI believes this is "not easily achievable".

Capgemini looks for more buys

Capgemini looks for more buys

Rediff.com   18 Apr 2007

Paris-based IT major Capgemini is scouting for three more acquisitions amounting to over $1 billion (around Rs 4,300 crore or Rs 43 billion). It is looking at the business process outsourcing (BPO), product engineering and local consulting space.

Ash-Abhi wedding gets 'branded'

Ash-Abhi wedding gets 'branded'

Rediff.com   18 Apr 2007

The month-long carnival (after the April 20 wedding) will be held in 10 or12 cities and will showcase a collage of the couple's films, paintings and photographs, apart from exhibiting Gitanjali's new wedding collection.

Star soaps on your mobile

Star soaps on your mobile

Rediff.com   17 Apr 2007

Television soaps have now found another screen, your mobile phone, with the mobile interactive division of Star India, Star Mobile Entertainment, announcing it will launch a service called 'PLUS' by end April.

KBC losing viewership, Star tries innovation

KBC losing viewership, Star tries innovation

Rediff.com   16 Apr 2007

Confronted with declining viewership of its much-touted quiz show Kaun Banega Crorepati, Star Plus has found a new way to bring in viewers.

Software still beats hardware

Software still beats hardware

Rediff.com   16 Apr 2007

The salaries of hardware engineers in the Indian information technology industry have nearly doubled over the last two years and yet the exodus to software continues, according to an Elixir Web Solutions survey.

More executives to quit Star TV

More executives to quit Star TV

Rediff.com   7 Apr 2007

Star TV is facing a new challenge, with three of its top executives putting in their papers to join former Star India chief executive officer Sameer Nair in his new venture with broadcasting company NDTV

IT majors hiring big time in India

IT majors hiring big time in India

Rediff.com   6 Apr 2007

Both Indian and MNC IT majors are hiring big time, expressing their confidence in the Indian economy and outsourcing/offshoring growth story.

Industry in tizzy over CAS response

Industry in tizzy over CAS response

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2007

A meeting to resolve these differences has been called on April 5 by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.

T-Series drags Google to court

T-Series drags Google to court

Rediff.com   28 Mar 2007

The company has accused Google of showcasing its protected audio and video repertoire through its subsidiary and community site, YouTube.com.

Motorola to continue focus on cheap handsets

Motorola to continue focus on cheap handsets

Rediff.com   26 Mar 2007

Motorola, the world's second largest mobile manufacturer in the world, plans to continue to offer cheaper phones in the emerging markets even as there are reports that it may register losses in its first-quarter results and cut its sales forecast.

Beware! Virus can kill your mobile

Beware! Virus can kill your mobile

Rediff.com   19 Mar 2007

Cellphone users are unaware that there are almost 200 viruses that can get into their phones, and wipe out the entire address book, data and music files while they perform an everyday tasks.

HLL's talks with Zee leaves Star India red

HLL's talks with Zee leaves Star India red

Rediff.com   15 Mar 2007

As the country's largest advertiser Hindustan Lever negotiates a lower advertising rate with the largest entertainment network Star India, arch-rival Zee Network is smiling.

Buy Domino's pizzas, get online games free

Buy Domino's pizzas, get online games free

Rediff.com   12 Mar 2007

The next time you walk into a pizza joint don't be surprised if you see 'ZaPizza' on the menu.

Non-sport channels swing Cup deals

Non-sport channels swing Cup deals

Rediff.com   12 Mar 2007

Cricket programming is raking in big moolah for TV channels, across different genres

Call centres to rethink strategies

Call centres to rethink strategies

Rediff.com   9 Mar 2007

The current level of automation available in the Indian call centre industry is very rudimentary with only the language assistance interface or the first level of the call being automated.