4G operator Reliance Jio’s trial services, which started in earnest about three months ago, has disrupted the online ad industry by massively increasing the total inventory without a commensurate increase in ad budgets. INTERNET EXPLODES Today, Reliance Jio has 50 mln users who, on average use about 1 GB of data per day. This creates 50 mln […]
In what is becoming something of a routine, yet another rumor has been spread that Reliance Jio is about to start a DTH service and you will be able to get all the channels at half the price that you currently pay. According to this, 350 TV channels will be offered at Rs 185 per […]
Youtuber Gaurav Chaudhary, who goes by the name of Technical Guruji, has set off a minor storm in the gadget reviewer circles by accusing many of his peers of passing on paid reviews for the real thing. Chaudhary dons the mantle of the whistleblower and warns his fellow reviewers and Youtubers not to cheat their audience […]
Almost three months after the tussle between various lawyers associations and journalists first hit the headlines, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today took a stand on the issue, urging lawyers to let the media do their job. “The lawyers should realize that they do wrong in blocking journalists from accessing the court premises,” Vijayan said […]
Zee Entertainment Enterprises said it bought UAE-based Hum 106.2 FM, marking its first radio property. After being a pioneer with the launch of India’s first Hindi Satellite channel, Zee TV in 1992, Zee Entertainment was the first to launch a Bollywood TV channel, Zee Aflam in 2008 for the Arab audience as well introduce the […]
Cash-strapped Cyber Media India Ltd. said its sale of US unit TDA group will generate funds of $4.58 mln (30.43 crores). The deal for the sale of its wholly owned subsidiary TDA Group was announced yesterday. The company added that the subsidiary accounted nearly half of its revenue last year. Cyber Media has seen its […]
Cyber Media, a technology industry portal, said it sold its wholly owned subsidiary TDA Group to The Marketing Group. The deal is valued at $4.58 mln, subject to due diligence and regulatory approvals. TDA Group is engaged in marketing content and communications based in Silicon Valley, and was acquired by Cyber Media in 2008. The […]
Zee Media Corporation said Rohit Gandhi, who is heading the group’s English News Channel – WION as Editor-in-chief, will additionally take over the role of Editor-in-Chief of DNA newspaper. Gandhi said DNA will looking at expanding its operations. The paper does not publish from Delhi. “We are moving to expand our coverage and the editions of […]
In a novel gesture, NDTV, one of India’s biggest broadcasting firms, issued a detailed question-and-answer feature to counter what it called “media reports being circulated on various forums” about an alleged funding scam. The company has been asked by the government why a fine of Rs 2,030 cr ($300 mln) should not be imposed for […]
TV18, one of India’s leading television broadcast networks and CNN International, the number one international news brand today announced the extension of their collaboration on CNN IBN. This comes weeks after the two said they are letting their agreement lapse. “Both parties embark on this new chapter with a determination to refresh CNN IBN and […]
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has promised to intervene in case any registered cable feed provider is not given a signal by any channel as part of the move from analogue to digital cable by end of next month. According to India’s switch-over schedule, all analogue transmission in all urban areas in the […]
NDTV has finally announced that it has raised an unspecified amount of money by selling stake in its NDTV Gadgets portal. The investments have been made after valuing the unit at $50 mln (around Rs 325 cr). Interestingly, that amount is close to almost half of the value of the parent firm’s shares — which […]
Putting an end to much speculation, Zee Media Corporation — the news arm of the Zee Group — today announced its intention to enter into English News Broadcasting with the appointment of Rohit Gandhi as Editor-in-Chief – English News Broadcast and Related Content. Zee had been expected to make this announcement for almost a year. […]
UFO Moviez India Limited, India’s largest digital cinema distribution network and in-cinema advertising platform in terms of number of screens, said its Q1 revenue rose by 23.3% to Rs.1,306 million in Q1FY16. PBT for the quarter stood at ₹183 million, up 43.8% compared to Rs.127 million in the corresponding quarter last year. The Company’s PAT […]
Olga Tellis, Consulting Editor of the The Asian Age, has turned out to be one of the rare journalists, if not the only one, in India to complete 50 years in the profession. She will be honored in a special function at the Mumbai Press Club on Wednesday at 3 pm. “One of the best […]
NDTV and TV Today said they had received show cause notices from the ministry of information and broadcasting for airing programs on the suitability of the death penalty for Yakub Memon, who was hanged to death last week. “The Company firmly believes that it has not violated any law while covering the said news and […]
TV18 Broadcasting Ltd swung to a first-quarter operating loss as expenses increased and revenue fell. Revenue fell to Rs 596.7 cr from Rs 629.7 cr in the preceding quarter. However, operating expenses rose to 595.9 cr from 555.1 cr in the previous quarter. Revenue from media operations fell to Rs 566.3 cr from 628.9 cr […]
Air India, India’s national carrier, denied reports that it had neglected to take care of its customers grounded due to technical failure with a flight from Paris to New Delhi. Media reports had said that forty Indian students, who were stranded at an airport in Paris, were forced to sleep on the floor of the […]
Throwing the latest viewership numbers in its face, Arnab Goswami, editor of Times Now proclaimed that his channel had returned to No. 1 and urged his rival (read India Today) not to waste its money on futile marketing campaigns. “Each time someone mocks or apes us, our viewership grows. There is a big lesson in […]
Rupert Murdoch-owned Start India – one of India’s biggest broadcasting companies – has come out strongly against the Indian telecom regulator’s move to let telecom operators side-step the so-called net neutrality principles in the country. UPDATE: Airtel Digital has removed all Star channels from all its packs. https://ultra.news/s-e/38651/bhartis-airtel-digital-removes-all-star-india-channels-from-its-packs Star India, formerly Start TV, wondered why […]
