R-ADAG has taken on board Ashutosh, the business head of Sahara One and Entertainment's Hindi movie channel Filmy, as the COO for its upcoming movie channels.
The media and entertainment industry in 2007 grew by an estimated 17 per cent over the previous year to touch Rs 51,300 crore (Rs 513 billion), according to a recent Ficci-PwC 2008 report. However, this is 6 percentage points lower than the 23 per cent growth registered in 2006. All the major segments within the M&E industry, comprising TV, film and print, will see a year-on-year fall in their growth rates going by the report estimates for 2007.
'In an era defined by vengeful anger, he was a star who sang and danced while most others hollered and hectored on the big screen,' remembers Saibal Chatterjee.
'As the world goes digital, we cannot afford to be left behind.'
The controversial Broadcast Services Regulation Bill is unlikely to be introduced in the monsoon session of Parliament with the government set to hold talks with media barons to address their apprehensions on the alleged "draconian" provisions.
The entertainment industry is not amused by her activities, neither is the IT sector since it has given rise to a new breed of e-criminals (piracy is a crime according to the Indian Cyber Act 2000). Moreover, system administrators abhor her existence since her downloading clogs their corporate networks, weakens their firewalls besides disseminating unregulated content.
'Why should I go and sing for the country where they run factories for creating terror?' he asks.
The death of the veteran Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor a huge loss for the Indian film industry.
Sukanya Verma salutes the late actor's spectacular cinematic legacy.
The MET League of Colleges, Mumbai, invites applications for the first batch of its new full-time Management in Mass Media programme.
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The removal of over 54,000 accounts was the largest such removal yet.
The prospects for the media and entertainment industry look bright over the next four years, according to media pundits and independent research agencies.
On Preity Zinta's 39th birthday on January 31, the actress talks about her hopes and fears, and why she loves films like Jai Ho and Bhaag Milkha Bhaag.
'Salman Khan family is the head of this venomous serpent.'
Good times can be seen ahead for media companies.
Zee group Chief Subhash Chandra on Saturday met Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf and discussed the role media and entertainment industry can play in improving Indo-Pak relations.
Neither Thiruvalluvar nor me will get trapped, Rajini said with a big laugh.
'Nobody can put back and seal what the movement has unleashed -- conversation, awareness and support.'
Prannoy Roy-promoted news channel New Delhi Television Ltd and business process outsourcing company Genpact have formed a 50:50 joint venture to offer media outsourcing services to enterprises across the world.
Operating margins for multiplex owners, mainly in Maharashtra, would be hit once the tax benefits they currently enjoy would be taken back.
The growth of a credible, objective news media business in India requires political will and a belief in free speech.
The Centre on Monday made a strong plea to states for reduction in entertainment tax rates and collective fight against the piracy menace.
China with a growth rate of 25 per cent and India at 18 per cent, are among the fastest growing markets fueling the boom in entertainment
India is currently in the throes of an entertainment revolution spawned by economic liberalisation and the subsequent advent of cable television.
