Cartoon characters created and developed in local animation studios are enchanting Indian kids like never before, says Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
Sony eyes a 2 billion payoff from telecasting the Fifa World Cup.
India has over 150 million first-time voters, around 100 million Facebook users, and 30 million Twitter and WhatsApp users.
Media firm New Delhi Television (NDTV) today said Malaysia-based Astro All Asia Networks will acquire 49 per cent stake for $40 million (about Rs 182 crore) in its lifestyle subsidiary NDTV Lifestyle.
'Param Bir's letter alleges that Waze was being used directly by the home minister.' 'I think an enquiry by a high court judge is the need of the hour.'
Demerging print and TV news businesses will allow for separate investment by interested players.
The project, code-named MF101 by Foxconn, will be spread across 1,500 acres at Talegaon or Khopoli.
Why are people migrating to this new app?
'The IPL is by the biggest sports property in the country and having it will give any digital video player an edge.'
As the country's largest advertiser Hindustan Lever negotiates a lower advertising rate with the largest entertainment network Star India, arch-rival Zee Network is smiling.
India's huge market is a major draw for sponsors and advertisers, who often plan product launches around major cricket events and book advertising slots in advance, which in turn leads to a race between broadcasters to secure content.
Dubbed as the "Super Bowl of American Democracy", Trump, 74, and Biden, 77, would respond to questions on their track record, the Supreme Court, economy, race and violence in cities and integrity of the elections at the Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio -- a key battleground state.
The three presidential debates scheduled this time are September 26 (Hempstead, New York), October 9 (St Louis) and October 19 in Las Vegas.
Facebook, which announced the move in a post on its official blog on Wednesday, is working with streaming music services Spotify, Rdio and Deezer to offer the music previews.
Stirring up a controversy over continuance of cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu in the Bharatiya Janata Partu, his wife said he has "gone back to the profession where he is respected".
As campaigns against Chinese brands intensify and the virus keeps people indoors, Vivo plays it slow with a digital-first launch plan.
'The attention economy is making it economically valuable for us to spread our attention thin', observes ad guru Sandeep Goyal.
The announcement was made by SPTI President, international networks group, Andy Kaplan. Bengali films and telefilms and is available in West Bengal, Tripura and some parts of Assam and Orissa.
Commercial services may start in Mar-Apr next year
In the past two years, Xiaomi has expanded its chain of offline stores across formats - 6,000 Mi Preferred Partner stores and 75 Mi Homes on a franchise-based model, besides exclusive small-format Mi Stores added last year to penetrate Tier-II, -III and -IV cities and towns.
A mixed global trend and weakness in rupee influenced the sentiments during the day.
Ad spends to revive in 2018; India likely to add Rs 47,028 crore in the next five years
In a move that will challenge the domination of television viewership rating company TAM (Television Audience Measurement), Prasar Bharati is planning to tie up with rival online rating agency aMap to collect and generate data, which will focus on rural homes across the country.
This follows a series of tax notices to broadcasters to pay TDS on the 15% agency commission reflected in their invoices
The business model is going through a reality check; expansion plans on hold and manpower rationalisation is on the cards. Checking expenditure is critical now as advertising is already on a downswing, though CEOs insist that the real impact will be felt in the next quarter. On condition of anonymity, an advertising sales executive admits to a 15 to 20 per cent decline in news channel advertising.
Around 750 Hindus who migrated from Pakistan, who live in makeshift tents in Delhi, welcome the move by the government to grant them citizenship.
Zee Entertainment last week witnessed shareholder activism that saw an open call for the ouster of promoters and the incumbent management led by Punit Goenka. Besides, Dish TV also faced a similar call earlier this month. The trouble at Zee Entertainment can be gauged from the fact that this is a unique company wherein the promoters own just 3.99 per cent, but fully control the firm.
Bumble began in 2014 as a dating platform for women to start discussions with potential male partners. The company is aiming to promote newer functions, Bumble BFF and Bumble Bizz, which help women find friends and build business networks, alongside dating.
While existing players are expected to first drop prices, acquisition of smaller firms by larger ones is likely in future
'Hot Mess Holiday airs on December 11 -- it's a really fun story.'
Home Shopping, it seems, is serious business not just on TV but across media.
The American was stripped of his Tour de France titles and banned from the sport for life in 2012 after the International Cycling Union ratified the US Anti-Doping Agency's sanctions.
Star India successfully bagged the global media rights for the next five seasons of Indian Premier League -- including broadcast and digital -- for a massive Rs. 16,347.50 crores ($2.55 billion), in Mumbai, on Monday.
News Corp is mulling to split into two companies, separating its publishing assets from the entertainment businesses.
Gold medal-winning Olympic swimmer and party boy Ryan Lochte will get his own reality television series as he trains with one eye on the 2016 Summer Games and another looking for love, US network E! said on Monday.
As anger in the Muslim world over anti-Islam film continued to smolder, the United States administration has turned to social media and television ads to try to stem global protest.
William, the Duke of Cambridge, also revealed that he had not spoken to his younger brother Harry since the interview was first broadcast over the weekend but plans to do so.
