Sheela Bhatt tries to decipher the Mohali phenomenon with help of Dr Sheth
'For around five hours the storm, reportedly the strongest one ever recorded in the Bay of Bengal, that mother of many a deathly vortex, shook Kolkata like a toddler playing with a rattling toy,' observes Debashish Chatterjee.
The e-auction of television and digital rights, a first in cricket, was not concluded but the Indian board (BCCI) received a bid of 44.4 billion Indian rupees ($683 million) for consolidated global rights from an unidentified bidder.
Nine years after parting ways, Prannoy Roy and Rupert Murdoch are again coming together for a unique airtime sale and marketing alliance.
Small and big advertisers are making their presence felt this year far more than they did earlier, bringing a smile to the faces of the tournament's organisers and partners.
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Looking to make a comeback in the domestic market, the Rs 450 crore (Rs 4.5 billion) Weston Electronics on Wednesday said it has added new capacities and would double its dealership network this fiscal.
Dialogue is the only way to address outstanding problems between Pakistan and India, as both countries cannot afford wars, Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said.
If a feasible business model is worked out for cable operators, they will not only build the last-mile networks, but also market them among the local population telling people the benefits as well as how to utilise them
'It was like a f---ing firing squad,' The New York Post reported.
Brussels commuters, heading to work the morning after Belgium's painful World Cup loss to France, had to endure the French soccer anthem piped through the city's metro on Wednesday.
'In the next five years both online and TV viewership will grow and complement each other.'
Its pre-consultation paper has been silent on the issue of closed electronic communication network, a loophole telcos can exploit to offer discriminatory pricing.
Former India Test batsman Praveen Amre and ex-Karnataka left-arm spinner Raghuram Bhat have been found to be in Conflict of Interest by the Board of Control for Cricket in India's Ombudsman. However, former India skipper Dilip Vengsarkar was cleared of a similar charge.
Both signed a non-binding deal on Sunday.
Prime-time viewers among the younger audience are swiftly moving to social networking sites and the internet.
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Anil Ambani Group firm Reliance Broadcast Network on Wednesday said it has completed its final negotiations with US media conglomerate CBS Corp to form a JV to own and operate TV channels.
The redevelopment of stations is good news for construction companies.
The TAM numbers have managed to establish the supremacy of Doordarshan over competing news channels like AajTak and India TV (the top others, also established by TAM data) and also entertainment channels like STAR Plus, Colors and Zee TV (the top Hindi general entertainment channels) in 2009.
How did people with less education than me and my several degrees navigate the Internet with such ease, asks Geetanjali Krishna.
A Pakistani parliamentary panel on Monday urged the government to ban Indian television channels beamed by cable networks if restrictions on Pakistani channels are not eased in the neighbouring country. The panel reiterated an earlier recommendation for banning Indian channels if restrictions on Pakistani channels were not eased by the neighbouring country. Pakistani cable networks beam nearly all top Indian entertainment channels, which are very popular with viewers.
Is it likely that one of these days, a demand may rise that only truthful endorsement should be made in media and that if it is discovered that she or he in real life does not use that brand, punishment may follow, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
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'I think he had this in his head to go to different places, get some experience and then become the Congress president.'
'Our real future is the boy in the slum and the girl in the village.' 'We need to find the voices that can empower them to lead a better life,' TED Talks' Chris Anderson tells Niraj Bhatt.
A poll update from a village in Maharashtra.
From jaded showbiz personalities endorsing 'divine gemstones' and miraculous 'weight reducing products' at unearthly hours to 24 hour shopping channels, the virtual retail market on the idiot box has come of age.
The Customised Connectivity Tracking tool can be installed in the catchment area of a cable network and track frequencies.
The direct-to-home television service of Zee TV will be operational in India in the second half of next month, Subhash Chandra, chairman, Zee Network has said.
Shaista Parveen, wife of Tabrez Ansari, said it is an attempt to save the culprits and sought a CBI investigation in the matter.
US President Barack Obama has vowed to defeat the Al Qaeda terrorist network and hit them anywhere in the world from where they are plotting attack against the US.
Donald Trump, known for his unpredictable leadership style, divisive rhetoric targeting both allies and opponents, and the only US president to be impeached twice, left the White House on Wednesday with a tainted legacy never seen before in American political history.
Pop singer Katy Perry will headline the halftime entertainment at February's Super Bowl, the most-watched US sporting and television event, according to an announcement by the National Football League on Sunday.
A Pakistan parliamentary panel has sought a ban on Indian television channels on cable networks. The standing committee on information and broadcasting, which recommended the ban in the upper house, also criticised the government's decision to allow Indian films to be screened in movie halls.
The Information and Broadcasting Ministry seems to think so, because it has issued a showcause notice against Colors for airing obscene and vulgar content.
Television as a category would see a lower rate of growth at 8% vis-a-vis 10% last year.
Five matches of the first three days of the World Cup aired on Sony Six and Sony Aath reached 14.8 mn Indian viewers
