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When networks cut away from Trump's White House address

With US President Donald Trump claiming that he was being cheated and the "illegal votes" were the reason behind Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's lead in several states, news......

Trump rolls back Obama climate change measures

IMAGE: US President Donald Trump with Vice President Mike Pence, left, during the signing of an executive order on ‘Energy Independence’, eliminating Obama-era climate change......

Comcast founder Ralph Roberts dies at 95

Comcast Corp founder Ralph Roberts died on Thursday at the age of 95, the company said. Roberts founded Comcast when he bought a small cable television system in Tupelo, Mississippi in 1963, and......

Comcast drops bid to buy Disney

Comcast Corporation said on Wednesday that it has withdrawn its $54.1 billion proposal to merge with Disney, effective immediately.Brian L Roberts, President and Chief Executive Officer, Comcast,......

Comcast makes $66-billion bid for Disney

Comcast Corp, America's largest cable television operator, has made an unsolicited offer to buy Walt Disney Company in a hostile bid worth $66 billion, reports ABC News.The surprise bid, if......

Google, Comcast keen to acquire AOL stake

Google Inc and Comcast Corp are in talks with Time Warner Inc about acquiring ownership stakes in America Online's Web portal AOL, a person familiar with the discussions said. Under the deal, the......

Shrinking screens: Is cable TV dying in India?

For years it has been evident that fibre and DTH would give tough competition to cable in India where regulatory overload has mutilated an already warped industry structure. OTT added fuel to the......

Will Poonawalla Let Karan Johar Thrive?

A non-strategic investor like Adar Poonawalla brings in not only capital but also creative freedom.Indian cinema needs more investors like him, reports Vanita Kohli Khandekar. IMAGE: Karan Johar......

If Ambani Buys Disney Star...

Assume Voot, JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar are merged into one entertainment app, and you have a streaming service with more than 233 million unique visitors.That is a reach just under half of......

Will Disney Exit India?

Disney Star India, bought at a valuation of $15 billion, could be on the block for roughly one-third that amount. Photograph: Dado Ruvic/Reuters For the first time since it entered India in 1993,......

Can Indian storytellers conquer the world?

If Indian storytelling can deliver, it can make the entertainment industry an engine of economic growth and a substantial contributor to GDP, says Vanita Kohli-Khandekar. IMAGE: Nawazuddin......

Paris Olympics OC apologises to Christians

Olympic ceremony's Last Supper sketch 'never meant to disrespect' IMAGE: A tableau at the Paris Olympic Games opening ceremony that parodied Leonardo da Vinci's famous The Last Supper painting was......

US won't send officials to Beijing Winter Olympics

'The Biden administration will not send any diplomatic or official representation to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games given the PRC's ongoing genocide and crimes against......

Money, money, money: the cost of Tokyo's pandemic-delayed Games

IMAGE: The logo of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games that have been postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus is seen through a traffic sign at Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office building.Photograph:......

The cost of Tokyo's pandemic-delayed Olympics

IMAGE: Although the cancellation scenario is looking less likely by the day, global insurers would face a hefty bill should that happen, with estimates running to a loss of $2-3 billion.......

Speeding Rio Games bus injures three reporters inside

A Rio Olympics media bus, driving above the speed limit, hit a speed bump injuring three reporters travelling inside it, with one being taken to hospital, a Games official said on Tuesday. The......