The I&B minister's banning of AXN channel and threatening to ban 4 more channels for so-called obscene content has surprised many.
Blackstone, one of the world's largest private equity funds, is negotiating with the NDTV group for a stake in NDTV Networks, a new company, as part of an investment consortium.
Closely following a top management churn, Star India's top three shows - part of the famed "K" serials - have seen their television rating points plunge 20 to 30 per cent.
It's raining written words in India as the industry rides a boom. More newspapers, magazines... and still more launches ahead.
In Tamil Nadu, Moser Baer will sell its DVDs and VCDs through 7,000 retail outlets.
In a surprise move, Star Network has appointed NDTV Media, the advertising sales company of NDTV, to sell advertising space on its online venture Indya.com for the Cricket World Cup event.
Jagran Prakshan Limited, publisher of Hindi daily Dainik Jagran, has rolled out its second newspaper brand, I-next, in Kanpur and Lucknow.
Most top executives of film production companies said that they would not like to sell rights of their films cheap.
In order to acquire scale, a host of news and current affairs broadcasters are looking at starting even entertainment channels.
With the harvest season just a couple of months away and commodity prices, especially of foodgrain, showing a relentless upward graph
The editor used a novel strategy to completely reinvent it, but what's ironic is that what began as a search for funds to expand may now result in a change in ownership.
Other speakers will include CK Prahalad, Karan Billimoria and Apoorva Bagri.
Star Plus is where it is today, thanks to his creative genius, say Nair's friends and foes alike.
With increasing corporatisation of Indian television, creativity is being backed by professional management. The growth potential is huge.
Venturing into the outdoor media business, Kishore Biyani's Future group, with retail brands such as Pantaloon, Big Bazaar
