FAQ: What's net neutrality? How does it affect you?

Social media timelines these days are abuzz with updates on the fight for freedom of the Internet. Some of you may have even come across requests to sign e-petitions and shoot e-mails to ensure......

Wronged techie: 'I just want my selfrespect back'

In the wee hours of August 31, software engineer Lakshmana K Kailash was picked up from his Bangalore home by six policemen from Pune on charges of defaming Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on......

Advertising slowdown likely to weigh on IPL this year

The 2023 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will see Disney-Star and Viacom18 competing to sell their ad space with an eye on the estimated Rs 4,000-crore advertising money. Photograph:......

Will 5G turn the tables for India's telecom companies?

For 5G players, new-use cases could be the key for making money in the immediate future. Surajeet Das Gupta reports. Photograph: John Sibley/Reuters Consumers can expect a 5G launch in the country......

Shrinking screens: Is cable TV dying in India?

For years it has been evident that fibre and DTH would give tough competition to cable in India where regulatory overload has mutilated an already warped industry structure. OTT added fuel to the......

When advertising created celebrities

Sasha Chhetri, the Airtel 4G girl, is a better known face across India than most Bollywood starlets, says ad guru Sandeep Goyal. IMAGE: Sasha Chhetri, the star of Airtel ads. Photograph: Kind......

Netflix, Amazon Prime grab large chunk of India's OTT space

Netflix, Amazon Prime gain market share at the cost of Indian platforms Hotstar, VOOT, Jio Cinema.Yuvraj Malik reports.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Just like the smartphone segment, the......

A Flop film! What's that?

Saawariya is a flop, or is it? Even as ticket sales are falling at a higher speed than the number of times Ranbir Kapoor drops his towel in the Rs 40 crore movie, the producer isn't too perturbed.......

Star India wins IPL media rights for Rs 16,347.50 crore

Star India successfully bagged the global media rights for the next five seasons of Indian Premier League -- including broadcast and digital -- for a massive Rs. 16,347.50 crores ($2.55 billion),......

Will IPL media rights cross a massive Rs. 20,000 crore?

'The IPL is one of the biggest cricketing property globally. That the best companies in the global market have shown interest is a testimony to the value that it brings in for the investors.'......

Unprecedented demand for IPL broadcast rights

The IPL broadcast rights -- internet, TV and mobile -- are expected to fetch the BCCI a massive sum of around Rs. 20,000 crore-plus. IMAGE: Mumbai Indians celebrate winning IPL-10. Photograph:......