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Govt and the bogey of content regulation

Even if it wants to censor what you read, watch, or consume, the amount of content online is so huge that it is physically impossible for any government to do it, notes Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.......

The Sheena Bora case and the ugly face of Indian news

The voyeurism and poor taste on display in the reportage of the murder case involving Mukerjea’s wife reflect the mindset of the society we live in and the media we are exposed to, notes......

Netflix to drop 25% traffic to ease telecom load

Companies like Amazon's Prime Video are also temporarily lowering bit rates -- a measure of how much data is being transferred -- to ease pressure on telecom network infrastructure.  IMAGE: A......

Zee5 drives broadcaster's digital dreams

Zee5 is now the fifth largest streaming app after YouTube, Hotstar, MX Player and Voot, and there is talk of hiving off Zee5 to drive valuation, says Vanita Kohli-Khandekar. Within a year of......

RBNL rebrands its television channel as 'Big Magic Ganga'

As the Ganga is making big headlines, courtesy the Modi government, at least one television channel is taking inspiration from the name of the holy river. Big Magic Bihar and Jharkhand, run by......

Reliance-RTL to launch new channel on Nov 5

According to RBNL, the channel will have an entertainment mix developed by detailed sampling of content, focus group research and comprehensive market analysis BIG RTL, the joint venture between......

Reliance plans to be a strong TV player

The Rs 300-crore (Rs 3 billion) Reliance Broadcast Network forayed into television about two years ago. Its five channels include Spark, a Punjabi channel mostly showing dubbed CBS shows; Big......

How long will OTTs survive?

The argument that the pandemic has given a boost to streaming video is fallacious.Only three OTTs saw a rise in viewership; the others fell.Vanita Kohli-Khandekar reports. IMAGE: Patralekhaa in......

Aapka Abhijeet goes solo!

Indian Idol Abhijeet Sawant is storming his way to music stardom. Already a household name, the young boy has now recorded his first solo album, set for national release on April 7.Aapka Abhijeet......

Who will be the Idol tonight?

For some he was just another gawky-looking guy, others believed he was not up to the mark. Today he is the finalist of Indian Idol, the number one programme on Indian television.He's Amit Sana, the......

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