FIR lodged against 'The Wire' Editor Siddharth Varadarajan
The FIR has been lodged for posting on Twitter a report to allegedly “mislead people”
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Govt expects to earn Rs 1164.75 cr rev from broadcasting in 2021-22
Government has projected earnings of Rs 44.55 crore from information and publicity in 2021-22
IHCL appoints Parveen Kumar Chander as Senior Vice President – Sales & Marketing
Gaurav Pokhariyal has been appointed as Senior Vice President & Global Head – Human Resources
Betwa Sharma, former Sr. Editor with Huffington Post joins India Ahead
Sharma is an alumnus of Columbia School of Journalism. She joins India Ahead to bolster the group’s digital journey.
Nickelodeon announces winners of Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards 2020
Varun Dhawan is best actor, Shraddha Kapoor best actress and Baadshah is best rap music star at the only awards by the kids, of the kids and for the kids
FIRs against journalists over farmers’ protest is like shooting the messenger: NBA
Both print and electronic media have been covering the farmers’ protests on the outskirts of Delhi in a fair, balanced, and objective manner, NBA said in a statement
Sr. journalist Neha Khanna joins India Ahead as Executive Editor and prime time anchor
Khanna has been a broadcast journalist for 16 years.
Wavemaker bags media mandate for PagarBook
The account will be handled from its Bangalore office
Dish TV Q3 operating revenue down 6% to Rs 815.7 cr
The company's profit after tax was at Rs. 86.4 crore as against a net loss of Rs. 66.8 crore in the same quarter last year
How Google is preparing its partners for Apple’s iOS 14 policy updates
Google Ads Group Product Manager Christophe Combette said in a blog post that Google’s iOS apps will not show the ATT prompt on those apps, in line with Apple’s guidance
Union Budget: MIB allocated Rs 4071.23 cr
Prasar Bharati will receive Rs 2640.11 crore
No relief in custom duty on newsprint in Budget 2021
The print industry was looking forward to the 5% custom duty waiver on newsprints
Mandeep Punia sent to 14 days of judicial custody
Punia, who had been covering the farmer's protests in the capital, was arrested for allegedly getting into an altercation with police personnel at Singhu border
Discovery Communications names Azmat Jagmag as Head of Marketing & Corp Comm
Based in Mumbai, she will report to the company managing director, South Asia- Megha Tata
Moneycontrol appoints S Shivakumar as COO- branded content
Prior to this, he was a part of BCCL/Times Group where he was the Business Head for ET-Grey Cell/ET for over 5 years
Garage Worldwide appoints Omkar Joshi as Creative Head
Joshi joins from Schbang, where he was ECD and Business Head
Discovery Communications onboards Azmat Jagmag as Head of Marketing & Corp Comm
Based in Mumbai, she will report to the company managing director, South Asia- Megha Tata
Digital-first movie release as a trend is here to stay for the long-term: Pradeep Dwivedi
Dwivedi, Eros STX Global Corporation CEO - India, talks about the challenges being faced by the Indian film industry and the company’s plans for its film and OTT businesses
Coral Media launches specialist integrated agency ‘Coral Infinite’
The agency will offer 360-degree media led solutions across OOH, retail, events, BTL and soon venturing into digital space
A23 launches initiative to promote responsible gaming
The platform has a responsible gaming policy that consists of several measures to ensure that the users continue to play and enjoy rummy in a safe and sustainable manner
Vi inks strategic deal with VOOT Select
Under this partnership, Vodafone Idea customers will get access to hours of exclusive content pieces from Voot Select
VOOT Kids launches Bheem special 21-movie marathon
The channel has tied up with Green Gold Animation for the endeavour
Budget 2021: Digital players expect bold measures, structural reforms, grants for startups
What started as PM's mission for a digital India should now go beyond just digital infrastructure, governance, and citizen empowerment, say experts
e4m IPRCCA 2020: Jury shortlists nominees from among 650+ entries
The grand jury was chaired by R S Sodhi, Managing Director, Amul; and Dr Annurag Batra, Chairman & Editor in Chief, BW Businessworld and exchange4media group
M&E sector looks forward to tax relief in FM’s ‘never before’ Union Budget
Industry players are hoping for a progressive Budget with structural reforms that will drive consumption and growth
Mobile gaming company Octro plans to spend Rs 150-200 cr on marketing in 2021
CMO Manav Sethi says though the company has achieved growth without significant marketing spends on traditional media, going forward, it will also look at traditional mediums like TV
Our focus will be to bring more localized & home-grown concepts for audience: Kevin Vaz
In a conversation with e4m, President & Head - Infotainment, Kids & Regional Entertainment Channels, Star & Disney India talks about the importance of regional markets and feeds for Nat Geo
DMRC sites see dip in ad revenue despite increase in ridership
The DMRC has seen a growth of 150% since the resumption of metro services; however, advertisers' confidence in the medium has seemingly still not gained momentum
Guidelines for functioning of OTT platforms will be announced soon: Prakash Javadekar
Also, I&B ministry has released a standard operating procedure for cinema halls and theatres on preventive measures to contain spread of COVID-19