Zee Tamil launches new comedy show ‘Joker Poker’

Zee Tamil launches new comedy show ‘Joker Poker’

Zee Tamil, a Tamil GEC from the ZEEL family, has announced the launch of its rib-tickling non-fiction offering – ‘Joker Poker’, which airs every Sunday at 2 pm. The fun-filled show not only has some fun skits but some entertaining games as well. Each week 4 celebrity guests are put into two comic teams, who go head-to-head in four challenging...


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MIB advises TV news channels to shun sensationalism

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting issued an advisory Saturday to all TV channels to desist from sensationalising coverage of events like the Russia-Ukraine war and clashes between two communities in parts of Delhi and also refrain from putting out unconfirmed reports. “It has…been found that in the recent past several Satellite TV ...


Nice uptick in user engagement in India, says Netflix

Nice uptick in user engagement in India, says Netflix

Despite a below average financial results for the first quarter of 2022 when it lost 200,000 subscribers globally and a gloomy prediction for the next quarter, Netflix feels its strategies seem to be working in India, which include slashing of subscription prices. Content streaming platform Netflix, which reduced its subscription prices ...


AT&T total revenue down 13% reflecting divested TV biz

AT&T total revenue down 13% reflecting divested TV biz

AT&T Inc. on Thursday posted a 2.5 percent rise in revenue for its core phone and internet business in the first quarter, as the telecom giant benefited from the expansion of its fiber internet and 5G services. The Texas-based firm, whose WarnerMedia unit completed its merger with Discovery Inc. earlier this month to form the new media firm W...


Warner Bros. Discovery to shutter CNN+

Warner Bros. Discovery to shutter CNN+

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has announced it would shut down its CNN+ streaming news service less than a month after its highly touted launch. The service, which sought to capitalize on the popularity of streaming video and the growth of digital news subscriptions, will cease operations on April 30. The executive who helped design CNN's strea...


Cinema created an identity for India in the world: Anurag Thakur

Cinema created an identity for India in the world: Anurag Thakur

Cinema is India’s soft power, which has many benefits, and has helped in creation of an identity of the country abroad, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur said Thursday. “Indian cinema is our country’s soft power, which rules the hearts of millions of people across the world,” Thakur said in Mumbai during a visit to the N...