Reaffirming its supremacy in the English news category, TimesNow said it dominated the Lok Sabha election season with a commanding 31 percent market share, quoting Week 16-23 ’24 data from BARC India With an extensive election reportage and curated programming, the channel surpassed its contemporaries by a significant market share...
News18 Network has outperformed the television viewership of the 2024 IPL finale on the counting day of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. According to the latest data released by the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC), News18 network reached an unprecedented audience of 16.20 crore, surpassing the IPL Finale’s reach of 10.90 crore...
Jio Satellite Communications has sought spectrum from the Department of Telecom (DoT) to start trial of satellite broadband services following authorisation granted by regulator IN-SPACe, sources aware of the development said. The Department of Telecom has already granted satellite communication service licence GMPCS and internet service provider...
To make Indian art and culture more accessible to the people, an important agreement has been signed between the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) and Sansad TV (Parliament television). Under this agreement, not only programmes produced by IGNCA will be telecast on Sansad TV but the latter will also be able to access the art centre’s cultural archives, an official government statement said yesterday.
National Amusements, which owns a majority voting stake in embattled entertainment giant Paramount Global, said Tuesday that it has ended talks on a possible merger of Paramount with movie production company Skydance Media. The potential deal had drawn attention for weeks amid concerns about Paramount’s future given its heavy debt load and declining television business.
The government on Thursday claimed to have busted fake news carried in 134 videos across 12 YouTube channels, having cumulative subscribers running into several lakhs. The Press Information Bureau’s fact checking unit said the YouTube channels in question carried videos making misleading claims such as payouts to the tune of Rs 51,000...
Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) has acquired US cinema chain Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, the companies said on Wednesday, a move that will give the studio control over movie distribution. The movie theatre chain will be managed under SPE’s newly established division, Sony Pictures Experiences, which will be headed by Alamo Drafthouse’s Michael...
Zee Cinema has announced the World TV premiere of the mass action entertainer ‘Skanda’starring Ram Pothineni, which is set to air on June 16 at 8 pm. Directed by the renowned Boyapati Srinu, the film promises to deliver a spectacular viewing experience. Known for his blockbuster hits like ‘Akanada’ ‘Simha,’ ‘Legend,’ and ‘Sarrainodu’ director Boyapati Srinu...
The highly anticipated sequel to the horror comedy ‘Stree’, starring Rajkummar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor, is set to release on August 15, 2024, coinciding with Independence Day. The release date has been moved up from the original August 31. Producer Dinesh Vijan’s Maddock Films announced the new release date on social media platform X, stating, “Iss swatantrata diwas....
Spotify has unveiled its new in-house creative agency, Creative Lab, designed to collaborate with brands and agencies to foster innovative campaigns tailored to Spotify‘s unique audience. Creative Lab will operate in 11 markets, including India, the US, Brazil, Mexico, Japan, Singapore, Australia, the UK, Germany, France, and Italy.