Random notes from Mauritius

Deputy Managing Editor Anthony D'Costa is travelling with Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on the latter's four-day visit to Mauritius. An intrepid observer, D'Costa promised when he left Mumbai......

RIL's 'Paramount' dream to be a media giant

Paramount Global has agreed to sell its 13 per cent stake in its Indian TV business to Reliance Industries for Rs 4,286 crore, the Indian firm said on Thursday. Photograph: PTI Photo from the......

Can Uday Shankar Recreate At Reliance-Disney What He Did In Star TV?

As vice chairman of the Reliance-Walt Disney JV, Uday Shankar is expected to create a content engine that feeds both digital and TV and push up the value. IMAGE: Uday Shankar, president, FICCI,......

Disney, Reliance sign deal to create Rs 70,000 cr behemoth

Walt Disney Co and Reliance Industries on Wednesday announced signing of binding pacts to merge their media operations in India to create a Rs 70,000 crore behemoth. Photograph: Reuters Reliance......

Ad spends likely to get double-digit boost as festive cheer returns

After losing two festive seasons to Covid-led restrictions, 2022 is seeing an uninhibited celebration of festivals. Photograph: Kind courtesy, www.socialworker.com This is pushing up......

How TV viewing has changed

'In the lockdown, family viewing became even more important.''Kids saw adult content and adults saw a lot of kids content.''The audience is no longer just the housewife, but the whole......

Why India likes shows like Mahakali, Naagin 3, Porus...

Mythological and historical shows are lapped up not just by the young, but equally by grown men and women.Ritwik Sharma and T E Narasimhan report. IMAGE: Anita Hassanandani, Surbhi Jyoti and......

Meet Akshay Kumar's super successful partner!

'I got the script of OMG: Oh My God and I believed in it so much that I quit my job.' 'Singh Is Bliing was a success but it was not a film that made a difference.' Meet Ashvini......

'Where's your turban?'

Just when everything seemed picture perfect for brown faces on American television, Showtime reverts to form with its new series Billions. Aseem Chhabra points out how popular media still hasn't......