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Maharashtra ATS seizes 7 kg of 'highly radioactive' uranium; 2 arrested

The Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad has seized over seven kg of natural uranium worth about Rs 21.30 crore and arrested two persons in this connection, an official said on Thursday. IMAGE:......

TRP case: HC says police don't seem to have strong evidence against Arnab

The Bombay high court on Thursday said that even after three months' probe Mumbai Police did not seem to have anything 'on record' to make Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami and......

Bombay HC to Mumbai police in TRP scam: 'Why interact with press?'

The Bombay high court on Tuesday asked what had prompted the Mumbai police to hold a press conference last year over the alleged Television Rating Points (TRP) scam. IMAGE: Republic TV......

Arnab gets exemption from appearance in suicide abetment case

The Bombay high court on Friday granted interim exemption to TV journalist Arnab Goswami from appearing before a magistrates court at Alibaug in adjoining Raigad district in......

TRP scam: Ex-BARC CEO Partho Dasgupta gets bail

After spending over two months in jail in the alleged TRP rigging scam, ex-Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) CEO Partho Dasgupta was given bail on Tuesday by the Bombay high court which......

Despite Covid surge, TV advertising volumes rise 64% YoY

FMCG companies were the main advertisers in May, contributing to 72 per cent of total ad volumes. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Advertising on television continued to show momentum in......

Of dubious products & cautionary warnings

Are 'dubious' new categories and 'shady' new brands, financed and funded by avaricious investors, trying to change the contours of the Indian marketplace forever, asks ad guru Sandeep Goyal?......

Coronavirus spoils the show for media and entertainment business

Finding enough shows to air, creating content that gets people to pay and watch and wooing advertisers back into the fold are going to be the biggest challenges the M&E industry faces. While the......

Lockdown pushes up TV viewership to record levels

News viewership was the biggest gainer during the first full week of lockdown, growing 298 per cent versus the pre-COVID period between January 11 and 31. Ramayana, whose rerun has begun on......

How Dangal TV became a giant killer and topped TRP charts

Within rural markets, the viewership share of Dangal TV, which is a free-to-air channel, is at 33%. For over six months now, a little-known television channel called Dangal TV has commanded a......

Lockdown Effect: New TV channels strike gold!

Dangal's and Shemaroo's entry shows there is ad-supported gold at the bottom of the Indian consumer pyramid if you can keep the costs low.Vanita Kohli-Khandekar reports. Kindly note the image has......

What worked for KBC 11

'Bachchan is thoroughly enjoying himself.'Viveat Susan Pinto reports. A cook, a civil services aspirant and a railway engineer, all have one thing in common: They are all crorepatis, their names......

How Dangal TV beat Star and Zee

Is Dangal TV a flash in the pan?Vanita Kohli-Khandekar reports. Photograph: Kind courtesy StockSnap/Pixabay Is it a flash in the pan or the making of a new broadcasting power? In April this year,......

Season 10: Indian Idol did well; KBC didn't

In 2018, reveals Urvi Malvania, KBC failed to make it to the top 5 shows list, Indian Idol featured on the same thrice. Two of India's longest running shows -- Indian Idol and Kaun Banega......

2018 is a moneyspinner year for Indian cinema

After a miserable two years of flopping films and stagnant revenues, what has changed for the film industry? Vanita Kohli-Khandekar finds out. IMAGE: Alia Bhatt in Raazi. Sanju, Padmaavat, Raazi,......

Cricket hits a six after India's Aussie triumph

'There is pent-up demand for cricket after last year when no tournaments were played on Indian soil due to the pandemic.' IMAGE: The Indian team celebrates winning the Test series against......

IPL delivers even in COVID-19 times

BCCI's Dhumal called it the 'most successful IPL ever' in terms of viewership IMAGE: Kings XI Punjab co-owner Preity Zinta cheers for her team, Kings XI Punjab during IPL 2020. Photograph:......

Here's how many people tuned into IPL 13 in Week 1

IMAGE: There was also growth in viewership across all age groups and gender with the age bracket of 15-21 being the biggest contributor of viewership. Photograph: BCCI The 13th edition of the......

2020 IPL opener had record viewership

IMAGE: CSK captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma at the toss prior to the opening IPL 2020 match on Saturday, September 19. Photograph: BCCI The opening match of......

Star to charge Rs 1 million for 10 second IPL ad

Star earned ad revenues of around Rs 30 billion during last year's IPL.Whether it hits last year's figure will depend on how the economy picks up during the festival season.Surajeet Das Gupta......

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