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Aug 08, 2009
Media & Entertainment : How Star Plans To Get Its Mojo Back
The broadcaster is hitting back with a slew of new weapons to get its undisputed leadership status back |
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June 20, 2009
Entertainment : The Lost ‘K’ Factor
Balaji has not been able to keep pace with changing times |
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June 05, 2009
Entertainment : Equal Rights On Friday Nights
Post-strike, the film producers have a better revenue-sharing deal |
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June 05, 2009
Sports: David Gives In To Goliath
Indian Cricket League is out of business for now, and is unlikely to |
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April 25, 2009
Telecast Rights : Premium For Premier League
Sony may have paid only half the premium claimed by |
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April 18, 2009
Media : Slowdown In Tinseltown
Producers-exhibitors spat has left Bollywood in the lurch |
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April 10, 2009
Film Strike : The Battle For Box Office Moolah
Film producers are determined to get a larger share from multiplex owners |
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April 10, 2009
Direct To Home : Pros ’N’ Cons
DTH players are ramping up their customer base, but at a heavy cost |
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April 03, 2009
Advertising: Media’s Annus Horribilis
A sharp decline in advertising revenues has hit the media across verticals |
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March 27, 2009
Media: Picture Imperfect
Despite failures, filmmaking continues to lure corporates. |
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March 20, 2009
Media: The Battle Begins Now
Ten Sports is bracing for a management tussle as its founder CEO quits... |
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March 13, 2009
Media: Sudden Departure At INX
Promoters quit as investors clamour for professional management... |
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March 06, 2009
Broadcasting: Shifting Revenue Base
Viacom18’s entertainment channel, Colors, and the Sony-led distribution network OneAlliance have signed a deal that will give Colors a minimum guaranteed... |
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March 06, 2009
Sports: Spoiling The Cricket Party
The corollary of the Lahore attack goes well beyond cricketing in Pakistan |
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February 27, 2009
Media: The B[l]owout At Sony
The media industry’s longest serving CEO lived dangerously throughout his 14 years at Sony |
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February 27, 2009
Media: And The Game Begins
With only five weeks to go for IPL, Sony needs to sort out the broadcast contract |
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February 27, 2009
Broadcasting: Licence To Fleece
Taking a cue from cable operators, DTH players, too, now demand carriage fees |
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February 20, 2009
Hotels & Restaurants: A Delicious Proposition
Restaurants catch up on a growing trend of out-of-home breakfast... |
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January 30, 2009
Entertainment: Riding The Eastern Tide
Hollywood studios are betting dollars on Bollywood and India... |
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January 23, 2009
Media: Slim's Gesture To NYT
The cash-strapped new york times (nyt), which recently pledged its Manhattan... |
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January 23, 2009
Sports: Cash Before Cricket
IPL champion Rajasthan Royals is busy raking in cash and cutting costs... |
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January 09, 2009
Entertainment: The Big Picture
Is the expansionist Ambani strategy working for Adlabs? |
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January 09, 2009
Sports: SRK's Cheery Waltz
Cost cutting is for the dim. For Shah Rukh Khan, earning opportunities never cease... |
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January 02, 2009
Advertising: Name Of The Game
As competition gets fierce, advertising gets even fiercer |
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January 02, 2009
Gems & Jewellery: To Touch Or Not To...
The touch-n-feel culture of buying jewellery may be passé. |
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December 26, 2008
Publishing: Cashing In On Romance
Whenever you think of UK-based Harlequin Enterprises |
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December 26, 2008
Media: Naked Truth
Playboy's Indian avatar is likely to generate a few controversies |
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December 19, 2008
Cinema: Green Pastures
Despite recession, companies pour money into film-making. |
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December 12, 2008
Making No Headway
Merchant bankers and analysts say most news channels may not survive the harsh times. |
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November 28, 2008
Making No Headway
If you thought indian hockey could not sink any lower, think again. |
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November 21, 2008
The Print Run Slows
Media groups shelve plans as revenues plummet |
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November 14, 2008
Sports: Advertising Googly
Indications are that a slowdown is catching up on sports spending |
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November 14, 2008
Media: Headline Hunters
Ratan Tata asks his group’s ceos to watch cash flow, cut expenses and avoid acquisitions |
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November 14, 2008
Advertising: Hard Selling
Advertisers are adjusting to the downturn by telling it as it is “let the bad times roll. |
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November 07, 2008
Playing For A Draw
Subhash Chandra’s ICL continues to defy BCCI’s ban and low returns in a bid to score a win |
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November 07, 2008
Media: Striking Plot
The television industry is in a strange bind. Cine workers who run the production floors have gone on strike against content... |
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October 31, 2008
Sports: Odd Spins
Before long, IPL's success formula will be replicated by other countries |
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October 27, 2008
Media: A Splash Of Colour
Colors's meteoric rise has upset the GEC charts |
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October 27, 2008
Entertainment: Bollywood's Emi
Bollywood often flags off signs of the times. The latest is a film named EMI scheduled for a Diwali release. Produced by Balaji... |
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October 20, 2008
Media: Better Late Than...
The setting up of the News Broadcasting Standards (Disputes Redressal) Authority is good news for channels that have... |
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October 13, 2008
Designs on India
Walt Disney company has set its eyes on India. Its first animation film for the... |
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October 06, 2008
Media: Survival Stratagem
Cautiously, newspaper companies are raising their cover prices |
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October 06, 2008
Media: Making Headlines
Exciting times await India's struggling magazine industry |
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October 069, 2008
Entertainment: Realising Big Dreams (26 Sep 2008)
In one of the biggest deals involving an Indian media firm, Hollywood producer Steven... |
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September 29, 2008
Sports: Serious Game
Anil Ambani will be exposed to the vagaries of owning a sports team |
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September 29, 2008
Radio: Sound Bites
True, the new FM radio policy is good. But it could have been better |
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September 19, 2008
Media: Cause And Effect
Coverage of the Delhi blasts reflected media's callousness |
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September 05, 2008
Media: Shooting The Messenger
Government mulls banning exit polls ahead of election |
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August 29, 2008
Sports: 3 at Beijing, 30 at London
Inspired by the medals haul at the Beijing Olympics, India Inc. is beginning to bankroll sporting excellence |
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August 22, 2008
The Bigger Picture
A break-up and a launch indicate maturing of the industry |
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August 22, 2008
Selling the Bare Idea
Absence of clear laws on nudity make regulation difficult |
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August 14, 2008
Olympics: Opening Shot
India gets its first ever individual Olympics gold medal |
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August 14, 2008
Olympics: Winning Game
The Games has marked China’s accession to the world stage |
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August 14, 2008
Olympics 2012: London Calling
Nandan Nilekani, co-chairman of Infosys is to join London Mayor Boris... |
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August 14, 2008
Media: In Search Of New Allies
Why did Rupert Murdoch meet Sharad Pawar? |
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August 08, 2008
Focus: India
News Corp's mega plans highlight the potential of the Indian market |
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August 01, 2008
Entertainment: Cable Wars
The cable wars that erupted a decade ago continue unabated. Zee Turner, which distributes a bouquet of ... |
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July 25, 2008
Entertainment: The Sixth Sense
6D cinema takes sensory perception to the next level |
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July 25, 2008
Global Media: NYT Snubs McCain
The New York Times (NYT), which ran an opinion piece by Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama on 14 July... |
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July 25, 2008
Copyrights: Paul's Royalty
Extended copyrights could keep classics out of public domain |
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July 25, 2008
Media: Straining To Grow
Regulation and royalty issues slow down expansion of FM radio |
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July 11, 2008
Profile: Master Of Fantasy
The story of Anupam Sinha, creator of super-heroes |
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June 27, 2008
Sports: Of Off-field Rivalries
IPL’s aversion to ICL players may upset the Champion’s League |
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June 20, 2008
Sports: Short Notice
Television viewers prefer Twenty20 To other forms of cricket |
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June 13, 2008
Sports: Money Talks
Lalit Modi is betting on money to decide a player’s loyalty |
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June 06, 2008
Sports: A Whole New Ball Game
IPL is a winner. Now, the game is to retain eyeballs |
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June 06, 2008
Media: Dangerous Times
It’s been a bloody half-year for press freedom. According to the World Association of Newspapers... |
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May 23, 2008
Media: Fine Print?
Why the media always go wrong while reporting on Nepalese |
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May 16, 2008
Media: IPL’s New Winner
IPL is proving to be a long-term money-spinner for SET |
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May 09, 2008
Media: One More Launch
The Viacom-TV18 team is muscling into a very crowded space vrooming onto |
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May 01, 2008
Politics: Reality Television
A minister pushing for a wider base for TV ratings says he was threatened |
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May 01, 2008
Advertising: Stop The Deluge!
The law to restrict television ads is extant, but people care less |
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May 01, 2008
Media: Old Hand, Old Game
The debate around the ouster of The Wall Street Journal’s Managing Editor Marcus... |
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May 01, 2008
Print Media: No Cause For Celebration
Readership for most English dailies has gone down in the last year |
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April 11, 2008
Advertising: Spotting The Difference
Advertising clients think there is too much focus on television and print |
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March 14, 2008
Online Advertising: The Right Click
MSN is ready to slug it out for a bigger share of online ads |
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March 14, 2008
Media: India’s Next Media Powerhouse
Network18 is building a Kingdom in convergence. Is it going to rule media? |
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March 14, 2008
Interview: ‘We Are The Guerrillas’
In a short span of 10 years, Raghav Bahl, managing director of Network18 Media & Investments, has built... |
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March 07, 2008
Watch The Stands
Many new entrants will soon invade the segments |
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March 07, 2008
Creative Collaboration
The world of advertising often doesn’t spring surprises. But when it does, it does it in style |
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March 07, 2008
Problems Of Reel Life
Bans on films are to appease a particular community and win a few brownie points in electoral politics
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February 21, 2008
IPL Players' Bidding: At Rs 6 crore, Dhoni Is Top Of The Pops
India’s charismatic ODI captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Wednesday emerged as the hottest... |
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February 08, 2008
Media: Reality TV
INX News is making headlines even before its launch
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December 5, 2007
Law: Knocking On India's Doors
Foreign law firms are gearing up to enter the Indian market. But the government is flip-flopping on allowing them to set up shop here, reports Seetha
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December 17, 2007
Advertising: Think Again
The winds of change blow hot and cold as the ad industry comes to terms with new media, products and consumers.
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December 3, 2007
Direct To Market
The tangle of intense competition and government regulation will not keep the DTH industry from its expected growth
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November 8, 2007
Entertainment: Bucks Sans The Bang
Unable to grow beyond a self-limiting A-list of stars and directors, Bollywood is flush with big money but little else.
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October 29, 2007
Media Rides Modernity
The Indian Readership Survey gives an insight into changing urban trends which could dictate media growth in the country
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September 24, 2007
Entertainment: A New Order Looms
Star Plus is losing its monopoly to rival channels. And Zee TV is back in the reckoning after an eight-year lull
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September 17, 2007
Bollywood Toons In
Animation is Bollywood’s new fascination and producers are excited by this new business adventure, but it is not clear when they will be raking in the moolah
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July 17, 2007
Notes Of Discord
Steep royalties put a crimp on radio business’ sunshine
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July 17, 2007
Radio Ga Ga
With the boom in FM channel licences, radio stations are revisiting their strategies
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July 2, 2007
Sivaji’s Global March
The movie not only has the local box office counters ringing, but has also sent ripples across the world
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July 2, 2007
Time For a Reload
With online DVD rental and home delivery services taking off, the fate of 15,000 odd neighbourhood video stores looks increasingly uncertain.
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June 11, 2007
Disney’s Eyes On India
To click in its second innings, Disney is leaving no stone unturned — including localising its content.
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April 12, 2007
Big Media Goes Online
India''s largest media companies are getting to the Internet, just in time, making their first serious investments in the online industry.
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April 12, 2007
The World’s Wide Web
Some of the biggest global online brands come from old media companies. A look at how they cracked it.
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April 12, 2007
Uneasy Connection
Blogs are reshaping business. Can Indian companies stay away for long?
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January 15, 2007
Crackle and Buzz
As private radio finally takes off, one thing is clear: size matters
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December 18, 2006
The Lead Story
TV9 wants to replicate its success in Andhra Pradesh in the rest of India and Africa. A look at its strategy
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December 11, 2006
Beyond News
For now, TV18 looks like it is way ahead in the game of building scale. Can it stay there?
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November 20, 2006
A New, Sprightly JWT
Once a stodgy, boring agency, JWT India is now sporting youthful colours
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