Aminah Sheikh

Stories by Aminah Sheikh

My Name is Khan faces near-empty halls

My Name is Khan faces near-empty halls

Rediff.com   18 Feb 2010

After the hype and hoopla it's the film's serious nature and subject matter which is putting people off.

The man who dreamt the multiplex dream

The man who dreamt the multiplex dream

Rediff.com   12 Feb 2010

The youthful former owner of Fame has unwittingly set off a takeover battle over his successful multiplex business.

Abhishek's Bingo hits the jackpot, for now!

Abhishek's Bingo hits the jackpot, for now!

Rediff.com   29 Jan 2010

The show has got a rating of 5.1, much more than the first episode of Bigg Boss (also on Colors a couple of months earlier) that the senior Bachchan hosted. In the process, Abhishek has outperformed the other celebrities as well -- Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, Salman Khan, et al (see table below). The ratings have been given by TV rating agency TAM Media Research.

3 Idiots set to rake in Rs 65 cr in first 3 days

3 Idiots set to rake in Rs 65 cr in first 3 days

Rediff.com   29 Dec 2009

The Aamir Khan-starrer raked in Rs 12.5 crore on Friday and experts estimate the movie to net Rs 40 crore over the first weekend from the box office, with gross collections of Rs 65 crore.

3 Idiots: Battle brews over sharing of revenue

3 Idiots: Battle brews over sharing of revenue

Rediff.com   15 Dec 2009

The fight is between Vidhu Vinod Chopra, the producer of 3 Idiots, and multiplexes.

ADAG bites into food business

ADAG bites into food business

Rediff.com   9 Dec 2009

To launch in BIG Cinemas in India, abroad. Brother Mukesh Ambani might be the king of retail, but Anil Ambani's ADAG is getting ready to make its presence felt in branded food products

Now, Dubai travel gets cheaper

Now, Dubai travel gets cheaper

Rediff.com   8 Dec 2009

Your holiday in Dubai just got a little cheaper. Thanks to Dubai World's crash, travel portals and agencies like MakeMyTrip, Yatra, Cleartrip and SOTC are offering packages at prices almost 40 percent lower than a week or two ago.

Turner to buy NDTV Imagine

Turner to buy NDTV Imagine

Rediff.com   4 Dec 2009

Turner International is close to acquiring a controlling stake in entertainment company NDTV Imagine, which runs three entertainment channels.

Reliance Media World to list on BSE, NSE

Reliance Media World to list on BSE, NSE

Rediff.com   3 Dec 2009

Anil Ambani's radio business, Reliance Media World, which operates radio station BIG FM 92.7, will list on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange on Thursday. This makes BIG FM 92.7 the second radio station to be listed on the stock exchanges.

Game on: IPL team owners vs BCCI

Game on: IPL team owners vs BCCI

Rediff.com   26 Nov 2009

The eight team owners of the Indian Premier League (IPL) are all set to lock horns with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) by refusing to pay their next instalment of the franchisee fee which is due in January 2009.

Brand endorsements: Cricketers lose their edge

Brand endorsements: Cricketers lose their edge

Rediff.com   18 Nov 2009

The heat from the cricket endorsement pitch is cooling, with rates falling between 25 and 50 per cent as advertisers shy away from new deals.Industry sources say the only major cricketer to have signed on for a new brand in the last six months is Yuvraj Singh. Up-and-coming players like Gautam Gambhir, Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina are charging Rs 40 lakh to Rs 60 lakh but have not signed any new individual deals in the last few months.

SET Max making another pile from IPL ad revenue

SET Max making another pile from IPL ad revenue

Rediff.com   10 Nov 2009

SET Max, the official broadcasters of the Indian Premier League (IPL)cricket tournament, has already hit a sixer with the third edition of the twenty20 league. The channel is estimated to rake in over Rs 650 crore, 30 per cent higher than it got in IPL-2.

Balaji, Star TV at war!

Balaji, Star TV at war!

Rediff.com   23 Sep 2008

After the dramatic end of the Star-Balaji proposed joint venture -- formed to launch regional channels -- Balaji has signed a content deal with leading southern broadcaster Sun Network. Balaji's move will set the battleground between Star and Balaji as the Murdoch company is believed to be partnering with Kerala-based broadcaster Asianet for its regional foray.

3 broadcasters plan combine to improve rates

3 broadcasters plan combine to improve rates

Rediff.com   22 Sep 2008

At least three major broadcasting companies have held discussions on forming a combine, the first of its kind, to counter the might of media buying houses in dictating commercial air-time rates.

Yusuf Pathan, S Sreesanth top IPL wish list

Yusuf Pathan, S Sreesanth top IPL wish list

Rediff.com   18 Sep 2008

A day after the Board of Control for Cricket in India announced that players can be transferred for the second edition of the DLF Indian Premier League team, owners are already drawing up their wish lists.

Studios zoom in on small-budget films for profits

Studios zoom in on small-budget films for profits

Rediff.com   11 Sep 2008

Small-budget films seem to be raking in the moolah for production houses. Little wonder that filmmakers like Ghai, Mahesh and Mukesh Bhatt and Pritish Nandy have over the years stuck to making small-budget films in the range of Rs 10-15 crore (Rs 100-150 million).

Bollywood a big hit with iTunes

Bollywood a big hit with iTunes

Rediff.com   10 Sep 2008

What started as a trickle three years ago has now hit big time with music companies putting more and more songs on iTunes. "Three years back, when we started off, Bollywood filmmakers were not very bullish about promoting music content on a global platform. Under iTunes' world category of songs, Bollywood certainly features in the top three," said Neeraj Roy, CEO, Hungama Mobile. The company has been responsible for making Bollywood music available on iTunes.

Advertisers make a beeline for Indian Idol 4

Advertisers make a beeline for Indian Idol 4

Rediff.com   6 Sep 2008

Riding on the success of Indian Idol 3, advertisers are queuing up for the fourth season of the show. Sony Entertainment Television, which will air Indian Idol 4 starting September 19 has sold over 85 per cent of the advertising inventory.

Star hosts double reality show budgets

Star hosts double reality show budgets

Rediff.com   2 Sep 2008

With competition rising in the entertainment channel business due to the advent of new players, broadcasters are ready to cough up huge amounts to celebrities in the hope of wooing a more fragmented audience. As a result, anchor rates have doubled and tripled since Bachchan warmed the hot seat. Naturally, the programming cost has shot through the roof.

Shopping channels: The next big thing!

Shopping channels: The next big thing!

Rediff.com   12 Aug 2008

You can soon buy your car or house sitting in front a television set. With Network 18 launching India's first home shopping channel Home Shop 18 in April, and Star TV group soon to join the fray, the home shopping channels are expected to be the next big thing for television broadcasters.