The Apprentice is a keenly observed and entertaining biopic about the making of a man who is mostly responsible for all that has gone wrong with current American politics, observes Aseem Chhabra.
While in some parts of the world reality TV sets out to see who can survive the longest eating bugs on an island or in a house with roommates from hell, in India the focus is more cerebral -- finding the brightest kid in the land.\n\n\n\n
Two racehorse magnates seized nearly a quarter of the club by buying TV firm BSkyB's stake in the English football champions.
After Zee Telefilms, it may be Star, which joins the race for direct to home service and is likely to tie-up with the Tatas in an estimated Rs 250 crore (Rs 2.5 billion) venture.
Today even those who support Prime Minister Modi feel there is a certain sense of listlessness in this government. What is it intending to achieve? This is not easy to say, notes Aakar Patel.
Liberty Global and Discovery Communications have made a joint approach to CVC Capital about buying a 49 percent stake in Formula One, the Telegraph reported, without citing sources.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said that any direct contact or direct clash of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) troops with the Russian army would lead to a 'global catastrophe'.
Rupert Murdoch owned top-selling British tabloid The Sun has scrapped its infamous Page 3 which featured topless women, ending a 44-year-old tradition that has been criticised for being sexist, offensive and anachronistic.
Could it be about clout? Given its size and influence, RIL doesn't need the media for that, notes Vanita Kohli-Khandekhar.
Manchester United is no stranger to ownership tussles and the rough and tumble of financial markets.
Health issues, divorce, court battles, moral turpitude, and more can all distract the CEO and impinge on a company's performance. So, how much of their private life should a company disclose? asks Amit Tandon.
Rupert Murdoch's Star group have bagged the broadcast rights for events to be held during an eight-year cycle after next year's World Cup, the governing body said on Sunday.
The MediaGuardian 100 power list, which measures the economic, cultural and political influence was topped by Brin and Page in recognition "of the all-pervasive impact of Google on the media". James, chairman of satellite broadcaster BSkyB in Britain and News Corp. Europe and Asia's chairman and chief executive, ranked second in the list, while his father was fifth in the ranking.
News Corp, parent company of Star group and other media businesses under Murdoch's control across the world, reported on Thursday a 4.5 per cent rise in net profit to $890 million.
Market experts have valued Housing.com at $700 million.
The focus was on the role that the media and entertainment industry can play in development and generation of employment opportunities in India
Here's a glimpse of all that happened around the world last week, in 9 images.
The Sun mocked its critics who celebrated the apparent disappearance of topless women.
British media regulator Ofcom said on Tuesday it would investigate whether the method used by the Premier League to sell live media rights for soccer matches to its home market distorted competition.
The British police have opened a second investigation into allegations of match-fixing after claims emerged that a player rigged a Championship game for cash.
Openly backing the ISL as the country's elite competition for the first time, the Indian FA (AIFF) said its recommendation was based on the Master Rights Agreement it signed in 2010 with its commercial partners Football Sports Development Limited.
Britain will unveil new rules regulating press in the country after politicians rejected a proposal for self-regulation by the media industry.
Ex-News International CEO Rebekah Brooks was on Tuesday cleared of all charges but her former colleague Andy Coulson was found guilty of phone hacking, bringing a dramatic end to the eight-month trial involving Rupert Murdoch's media empire in the UK.
Aizawl FC have threatened to 'fast unto death' after finding themselves in the bizarre position of staring at relegation next season despite winning India's top division title on Sunday.
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 India's largest streaming app: YouTube. 'This level of consolidation does not exist even in the US.'
The chairman of the Essel Group says he has settled 91.2 per cent of the estimated Rs 11,000 crore debt on the group's books.
Mukesh Ambani-owned TV18 Broadcast was valued at $824 million.
A Muslim television reporter for a British news channel on Friday filed a complaint against a columnist for Rupert Murdoch's 'Sun' newspaper who singled her out for wearing hijab while reporting on the recent terror attack at Nice in France.
This season, the nature of the advertising game has changed dramatically with TV and digital rights going to different entities.
8 CEOs on the list are female, and they far outpace the median pay for the Equilar 100 as a whole
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The network also unveiled a new brand identity for Star Sports across six channels and has renamed all the ESPN channels, subsequent to the buyout of ESPN Inc's stake in their 16 year old joint venture ESPN STAR Sports.
Online portals have become the preferred tool.
And the First Lady Melania was in tears -- not of joy -- after hearing about the surprise win.
The diminutive batsmen believes that football might one day emulate the national sport of cricket in India.
Andy Coulson, a former aide of British Prime Minister David Cameron, was on Friday sentenced to 18 months in jail for his involvement in the highly controversial phone-hacking scandal that rocked Rupert Murdoch's media empire here and brought down his popular tabloid.
Even today when news organisations and their owners have stooped before the powers that be when they were only asked to bend, Prannoy is still standing tall, asserts Sanjay Ahirwal, , former managing editor, NDTV Worldwide.
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