HC refuses to review defamation order against Tehelka

The Delhi high court has dismissed a plea by Tehelka.Com seeking review of an order directing it to pay Rs 2 crore to an Indian army officer for the loss of reputation suffered by him on account of......

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......

.32 revolvers, guns & more: Modi's 'arm aadmi' sarkar

National Democratic Alliance ministry's list of assets is fairly wide -- from land and property to vehicles and, for quite a few, guns. Nivedita Mookerji reports Quite a few ministers in the......

Ambani vs Chandra: Media convergence set for a new game

In terms of market capitalisation, Zee alone has a market cap of Rs 24,000 crore compared to Rs 15,000 crore of the merged Reliance entity. Recently Mukesh Ambani consolidated the media assets of......

Netflix Next Gen: Change is coming

The first phase of online video's growth is over. Netflix, Amazon, Hotstar, Voot, YouTube are all developing a new content ecosystem, finds Vanita Kohli-Khandekar. Netflix's global content......

The secret to being memorable!

Engage, don't entice, advises advertising guru Sandeep Goyal. As an advertising professional of 30 years, I tend to believe that I am largely immune to the lures and promises of commercials.......

Sandeep Goyal: Adman to investment guru via Rs 100 crore

'For now, I am a lone ranger.' There are very few people who would have Rs 100 crore (Rs 1 billion) to invest. With such money, there are several who would retire. Sandeep Goyal, below left, who......

'Salman Khan and his family sabotaged my career'

'Salman Khan family is the head of this venomous serpent.' IMAGE: Salman Khan in Dabangg. Director Abhinav Singh Kashyap appealed to the government to launch a detailed investigation into actor......

Netflix, Amazon Prime grab large chunk of India's OTT space

Netflix, Amazon Prime gain market share at the cost of Indian platforms Hotstar, VOOT, Jio Cinema.Yuvraj Malik reports.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Just like the smartphone segment, the......

The race for Hindi blockbusters digital rights

Amazon Prime leads the race to buy digital rights for Bollywood blockbusters with Hotstar and Netflix trailing far behind.Surajeet Das Gupta reports. Photograph: Abhishek N Chinnappa/Reuters......

Sandhya Mridul's #MeToo torment with Alok Nath

'A belligerent Alok Nath refused to leave.. kept screaming shouting threatening abusing trying to grab me..' Photograph: Kind courtesy Sandhya Mridul/Instagram Actress Sandhya Mridul has tweeted......

Coming up... a rival T20 cricket league

From left, Kiran More, Kapil Dev, Former Indian cricket captain and Subhash Chandra Goel, Chairman of Zee Telefilms Limited and promoter of Essel Group of Companies. Photograph: Getty Images The......

Bangladesh in crisis after ICL swoop

Bangladesh cricket plunged into crisis and its Test future looked bleak on Tuesday after 13 leading players signed up for the unofficial Indian Cricket League (ICL). Former skipper Habibul Bashar......

Doubts in ad industry over IPL success

Some experts in India's thriving advertising industry are sceptical about whether the Board of Control for Cricket in India's multi-million dollar Twenty20 league will be an unqualified financial......

Shane Bond joins ICL

New Zealand fast bowler Shane Bond has joined the rebel Indian Cricket Leaguein a move that could jeopardise his international career. "Shane Bond has signed up," senior ICL official Ashish Kaul......

BCCI may lure back unofficial players

The Board of Control for Cricket in India could lift a ban to lure players from an unofficial Twenty20 league into their own lucrative version, officials said on Monday. It is particularly keen to......