Shuchi Bansal &Amp; Aminah Sheikh In Mumbai

Stories by Shuchi Bansal &Amp; Aminah Sheikh In Mumbai

TAM to set up radio tracking division

TAM to set up radio tracking division

Rediff.com   28 May 2007

Television Audience Measurement Media Research, in association with Nielsen Media Research and IMRB International, is set to launch a new division, Radio Audience Measurement to track radio listenership.

Now, interact with your TV

Now, interact with your TV

Rediff.com   26 May 2007

BSNL and MTNL are already offering IPTV, and before the year is out, two private telecom firms will also offer such services.

Visual radio: The next wave

Visual radio: The next wave

Rediff.com   22 May 2007

With over 700 stations spanning across the country and mobile penetration on the rise, FM players are now reaching out to listeners via the visual radio route too.

Hollywood studios eye Bollywood

Hollywood studios eye Bollywood

Rediff.com   22 May 2007

The overseas market for Indian films continues to be growing rapidly.

Now, message in the lunch box

Now, message in the lunch box

Rediff.com   21 May 2007

Last week, lunch boxes delivered by Mumbai's formidable army of dabbawallas (delivery boys) came with a small tag.

Brand India: Tonic for the soul

Brand India: Tonic for the soul

Rediff.com   17 May 2007

An interview with Landor's executive creative director Peter Knapp.

Nimbus plans Rs 300 crore IPO

Nimbus plans Rs 300 crore IPO

Rediff.com   16 May 2007

Broadcaster Nimbus Communication, which operates sports channel Neo Sports, is in talks with banks to float an initial public offer for nearly Rs 300 crore (Rs 3 billion).

Hollywood banks on 'dubbed for India'

Hollywood banks on 'dubbed for India'

Rediff.com   16 May 2007

Distributors of Hollywood films are lining up English blockbusters, dubbed in Indian languages, in the next few months.

Murdoch Jr has big India plans

Murdoch Jr has big India plans

Rediff.com   14 May 2007

Rupert Murdoch's elder son, was in Mumbai last week to partner Percept Holdings, a communications company, in a 50:50 joint venture for a celebrity management outfit

Infosys, TV18 set up media process outsourcing co

Infosys, TV18 set up media process outsourcing co

Rediff.com   14 May 2007

Infosys BPO (formerly Progeon) and media company TV18 have entered into a strategic alliance to launch Source18, a media process outsourcing company that will offer a range of services to media and entertainment companies globally.

Lachlan Murdoch eyes stake in INX Media

Lachlan Murdoch eyes stake in INX Media

Rediff.com   10 May 2007

If the deal goes through, it will be Lachlan's first investment through which he will take on his father Rupert Murdoch directly in the broadcasting space.

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.

A peek into Anil Ambani's ambitious plans

A peek into Anil Ambani's ambitious plans

Rediff.com   5 May 2007

An attempt to unravel the method in Anil Ambani's madness as he hopes to build leadership in entertainment.

Mid-cap cos AIM at LSE for quicker gains

Mid-cap cos AIM at LSE for quicker gains

Rediff.com   4 May 2007

A leading newspaper group in Delhi is keen to list a planned new company on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange.

Indian CEOs' breathtaking salaries

Indian CEOs' breathtaking salaries

Rediff.com   30 Apr 2007

Professional CEOs are taking home fat cheques and humungous stock options the size of small company turnovers

Network 18 to invest $10 mn in entertainment firm

Network 18 to invest $10 mn in entertainment firm

Rediff.com   30 Apr 2007

Network 18, the holding company of TV 18, Global News Broadcast, Web 18 and Studio 18, is investing $10 million in a new entertainment company -- The Indian Film Company, to be listed on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange.

A free newspaper from ABP soon

A free newspaper from ABP soon

Rediff.com   25 Apr 2007

Kolkata-based media house ABP, which publishes Ananda Bazaar Patrika and The Telegraph, is in talks with Swedish media firm Metro International to launch its free urban newspaper, Metro, in the country.

The company that's making TVs for TN govt

The company that's making TVs for TN govt

Rediff.com   25 Apr 2007

Becoming India's largest contract manufacturer of colour TVs isn't enough for Dixon Technologies. It now wants to revive the Weston brand.

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.

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.