In 1989, on February 14, Valentine?s Day, when Ayatollah Khomeini declared war on The Satanic Verses, saying it was against…
Aggressive beyond-the-TV marketing, made-in-India shows and a slew of new channels, which appeal to a wider audience, are helping the…
Cuba. Germany. Ireland. Morocco. Spain. Thailand ? Bollywood is crossing new frontiers from old, and still popular, favourites like the…
As the digitisation dream draws closer to reality, the English general entertainment channels are giving another push to widen their…
The Tattooed Fakir makes an attempt to paint a part of our history long forgotten: the rebellion launched by fakirs…
Theme song in Hindi, character portraits on taxis and malls, dubbing in local languages: a 360-degree marketing initiative has helped…
With a population of 1.3 billion and growing, China is an important new market for the Indian film industry. But…
Here at last is a ringside view of the birth of Bangladesh, by its liberator Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
While Star, Zee and Sony expand its regional footprint, players like Sun TV are strengthening their overseas operations by leveraging…
French, Australian, Indian, Iranian films are in competition for the debut Ladakh International Film Festival, being held from June 15-17.
Made alien by decades of neglect and misunderstanding, could Nagaland and Manipur be utterly lost to India?
One year in govt later, Mamata is seeing criticism as conspiracy. She should instead heed the discontent simmering stronger from…
Last July, at a speech at Chennai?s Anna Centenary Library, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the reason why…
As digitisation grips the TV industry, broadcasters and other players across the chain are putting new strategies in place. Expect…
Star India and Aamir Khan are pulling out all stops to make a success out of Satyamev Jayate, the reality…
With 2013 being the centenary of the Indian film industry, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee spent a few moments on the…
For the media and entertainment industry, 2011 was a bit of a mixed bag.
Even as exhibition companies reap the benefits of growing footfalls at multiplexes and a flow of good content from Bollywood,…
