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India bans 16 Pak YouTube channels, raps BBC for calling Pahalgam terrorists 'militants'

The government has blocked 16 Pakistani YouTube channels for allegedly disseminating "false, provocative and communally sensitive content" about India and has also strongly objected to the BBC's......

India-born media veteran selected as new BBC chairman

An India-born media executive who has worked in United Kingdom broadcasting for over 40 years, Dr Samir Shah, has been announced as the UK government's preferred candidate to take over as the new......

Rest In Peace, Voice Of America

What despots and dictators, jammers and competitors, had not managed to do in 83 years -- what the Soviet Union had failed to counter during the Cold War; what China had failed to crush during the......

Twitter labels BBC as 'government-funded media'

Elon Musk-owned Twitter has labelled the BBC as a "government funded media" on the microblogging site, leading to a sharp reaction from British public broadcaster which on Monday objected to the......

Pak train hijack: 21 passengers, 4 soldiers killed; all hostages freed

Twenty-one passengers and four paramilitary soldiers were killed by militants holding hostages after seizing control of a train in Balochistan, a Pakistani army general said on Wednesday. IMAGE: A......

BBC's success mantra in the digital age

'We're still of the camp that editors run news organisations. Having said that, we have a lot of technology and business people high up in the decision making.' One of the six TV studios in the......

BBC eyes JVs Hindi, Urdu channels in India

The British Broadcasting Corporation on Monday said it was looking for possible joint ventures for their Hindi and Urdu news channels in India."We are launching a 24-hour news channel in Arabic......

'Decision on Star TV uplinking soon'

Ravishankar Prasad, Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, said on Friday that the proposed uplinking of Star TV for providing 24-hour India-centric news will soon be taken to......

ChuChu TV: It began with a dad's love for his daughter

Doting father Vinoth Chandar made an animation character based on his little girl to amuse her. Today, it has grown into Asia's biggest YouTube kids channel with 14 million subscribers from 75......

Net neutrality: Lessons from cable TV

A look at the havoc carriage fees have wreaked in TV is a good way to appreciate the benefits of net neutrality, notes Vanita Kohli-Khandekar. What do cable television and the debate around net......

Criminal Justice 4 Review: Thrilling!

Pankaj Tripathi's Madhav Mishra is one of the most entertaining characters created for an Indian Web series, and the actor plays him with relish, observes Deepa Gahlot. A snooty lawyer for a large......

Meet The New Influencers

Across the board, brands use influencers like a Bhuvan Bam or Kusha Kapila as the second or third rung of their strategy. The first rung is always a celebrity that has been created outside the......

Manga Fever Takes Over India

'Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Crunchyroll, and Disney+ Hotstar are continuously expanding their Anime libraries.' Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. A Dragon......

Indian producer ties up with BBC to make film on Eichmann trials

Producer Sheetal Talwar, who has made films like Mausam, Rakhta Charitra and Rann, has tied up with the BBC to co-produce a film on the notorious Eichmann trials. Entitled The......

Have you seen these super TV shows?

'10 shows that left my senses boggled after bingeing on them,' says J Jagannath. The year gone by was when we got the biggest affirmation to the cultural adage of the 21st century: 'TV is the new......

42 Years On... Where Are Kapil's Devils Now?

The '83' WhatsApp group comprises the 14 members of the World Cup-winning team and administrative manager P R Man Singh. IMAGE: On June 25, 1983, under Kapil Dev's leadership, India won their......

Haaland suffers another Wembley blank after turning down penalty

IMAGE: Erling Haaland reacts as he and his Manchester City teammates walk off the field after the FA Cup final against Crystal Palace at Wembley Stadium, London, on Saturday. Photograph: David......

Williams stuns Trump, becomes oldest player to reach World snooker final

IMAGE: Wales's Mark Williams celebrates victory over England's Judd Trump in the semi-finals of the World Snooker Championship, at The Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, Britain, on Saturday.......

Women's WC: Record TV figures in Spain, England

IMAGE: Spanish fans celebrate. Stadium crowds at the 2023 tournament hit a total of over 1.9 million fans. The previous record was 1.35 million set at the 2015 Women's World Cup in......

BBC accuses senior Olympic figures of corruption

Two senior members of the Olympic movement told undercover journalists posing as business agents they could corrupt the 2012 Olympic bidding process, BBC TV will allege on Wednesday.On Tuesday, one......