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TVR Shenoy on appeasing terrorists

If I am ever kidnapped, I hope you never even think of releasing any militants to have me freed!'' Thus said Rajiv Gandhi, then Leader of the Opposition, speaking to the Lok Sabha. He was speaking......

TVR Shenoy: What the results say

Now that the results are in, are there any broad conclusions we can draw from all the recent polls?To my mind, there is one glaring effect that stands out: the decline of the two principal......

TVR Shenoy on Office of Profit Bill

I have heard of going with one's gut instinct. I have heard of thevalue of having a second look. But it has been left to Prime MinisterManmohan Singh to demonstrate the gymnastic ability required......

TVR Shenoy on the HPCL-BPCL sale

We, the People of India... do hereby adopt, enact and give to ourselves this Constitution.' That is proof supreme that the best presents are the oneswe get to choose for ourselves. So, if the best......

Mr PM, the Bangladeshi taka is doing better than the rupee!

Based on the GDP numbers and the remarkable stability of the taka, Bangladesh's prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, is a better manager than our ‘economist prime minister’,’ says TVR......

IPL rights base price doubles to Rs 32,890 crore in five years

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has pegged the base price for the combined IPL media rights at Rs 32,890 crore, nearly double the Rs 16,347 that Star Disney paid five years ago.......

R-Cap in talks to buy majority stake in Bloomberg UTV

Reliance Capital is in talks with UTV founder-promoter Ronnie Screwvala to scale up its stake in UTV News Ltd much beyond the 18 per cent it holds at present.UTV News Ltd runs English business......

Bachchan magic pays again for Sony

Sony Entertainment Television's (SET's) gamble on airing the fourth season of Kaun Banega Crorepati seems to have paid off, with the final episode drawing record viewership.Kaun Banega Crorepati-4......

Should India rescue Dubai?

Is this the time for India to use its forex reserves to bail out Dubai? The emirate might be grateful, but how would the others in the United Arab Emirates react? asks TVR Shenoy. In November 1990,......

IPL beats soaps in eyeball count

It has already become one of the hottest properties on TV surpassing those of "saas bahu" serials or music game shows if one goes by the viewers response during the first three matches of the DLF......

'No Men-Bashing In The Crew'

'Whenever there is a women-oriented film, people think that it will be a serious film, or there will be men-bashing. But there's nothing like that. Women can do comedy very, very well.' Mumbai is......

Here's why Big B is the king of TV

Amitabh Bachchan kept his tryst with super-stardom on his birthday on Monday. His quiz master avatar fetched Sony one of its highest TV ratings (TVRs) in recent times.Kaun Banega Crorepati-4......

Priyanka trumps Akshay, big time!

Looks like what Akshay Kumar can do, Priyanka Chopra can do better.The actress, who is currently hosting the third season of Khatron Ke Khiladi, is becoming a hit with the television......

The INSPIRATION behind television shows

Till the lockdown was imposed in March, more than 200 Zee staffers had spent over 2,500 hours across 28 regions in Punjab, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and West......

IPL-5 viewership sees drop in opening week

The opening matches in the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League has recorded a dip in viewership and television ratings as compared those of last year. Television Viewer Ratings (TVR) were......

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