'Chest-thumping on-air theatrics on television are no consolation for families who've been forced to embrace the price of war,' notes Nikita Puri.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com What: The......
Israeli fighter planes continued to pound Gaza for a second day on Sunday in the largest military operation in the area since 1967 leaving over 270 Palestinians dead. Defence Minister Ehud Barak......
As vice chairman of the Reliance-Walt Disney JV, Uday Shankar is expected to create a content engine that feeds both digital and TV and push up the value. IMAGE: Uday Shankar, president, FICCI,......
Walt Disney Co and Reliance Industries on Wednesday announced signing of binding pacts to merge their media operations in India to create a Rs 70,000 crore behemoth. Photograph: Reuters Reliance......
Zee and Star, the two largest media companies in India, are undergoing some radical ownership changes. What could it mean? Vanita Kohli Khandekar attempts an answer. Photograph: Kind courtesy......
Fox shareholders will receive 0.2745 Disney shares for each share held. Walt Disney Co on Thursday said it had reached a deal to buy 21st Century Fox for $52.4 billion in stock, as the......
Global studios and indie content shops tap into the growing fan base for movie and TV characters in India, report Arundhuti Dasgupta and Urvi Malvania. IMAGE: Disney has been partnering......
'We did take after take, confusing and stressing her out, until she just threw up her hands and said she couldn't do it.''She was close to tears.' A fascinating excerpt from Adman Madman:......
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......
'I was reluctant about being friends with Sushant''He was a star.''It took me a while to understand him, and when I did, I opened up to him and we started talking about this and that and whatnot.'......
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......
Social media teams ensure there is something new around the movie every few days and as the release date nears, every few hours.T E Narasimhan reports. IMAGE: Akshay Kumar in a scene from the 2.0......