Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......

Will Vijay Do Business With The BJP?

If the BJP has to work as a junior partner of Vijay's TVK, then either the party will have to change the state leader, or the latter should change himself.Incidentally, ever since Vijay started......

GOAT, Vijay's Failed Political Launch Vehicle

Vijay has a lot of young and middle-aged women fans, but as voters, they are possibly now with the DMK, or remain with the AIADMK. Recapturing this constituency would have helped Vijay's political......

123 killed, hundreds trapped under debris in Kerala landslides

In one of the worst natural disasters in Kerala, at least 123 persons were killed and 128 injured in massive landslides triggered by torrential rains in Wayanad on Tuesday. With hundreds trapped......

Sony warms up for new game plan

Sony Six, the sports and entertainment channel from Multi Screen Media is gearing up to take on Star Sports in a bid to emerge as the leading sports broadcaster in the country. The channel launched......

Sony, BBC in alliance for India business

BBC Worldwide India, a unit of British Broadcasting Corp, and Multi-Screen Media, which runs Sony Entertainment Television, are finalising a mega alliance involving distribution and sales.......

IPL on turning track, broadcast revenue down by a third

The world's richest cricket competition, the Indian Premier League (IPL), is finding the going tough in its fifth season. Multi-Screen Media (MSM), which runs the league's official broadcaster,......

Indrani, Peter Mukerjea quit INX Media

Indrani and Peter Mukerjea, promoters of INX Media Pvt. Ltd, have stepped down from their current management positions at the broadcasting company that operates Hindi General Entertainment channel......

Kamal Haasan@70: What Makes Him Ulaga Nayagan

'With passage of time, Kamal did move away from the humdrum of commercial cinema, using it only as a peg to launch a new concept or new technology, as no other actor/film-maker has done in Indian......

Varshangalkku Shesham Review: Magical Bromance

Vineeth Sreenivasan deserves applause for striving to blend the past with the present and revoking your memories, states Divya Nair. For any Malayalee, think bromance in cinema, and two names that......

Looking At 1999: 25 Years Ago In Bollywood...

1999 in Hindi movies marked the end of a vibrant young decade and a gentle promise of electrifying new things to come in the new millennium. Where madcap masala still reigned supreme, morally......

Khalnayak's Charm And Controversy

A messy masala about an antihero bolstered by tons of whimsy, controversy and high drama, Khalnayak's hype is stuff of history. Sukanya Verma celebrates 30 years of this blockbuster. 1993 was a......

Star TV subsidiary wins IPL media rights for Rs 302 crore

Novi Digital Entertainment Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Star India Private Limited, has secured certain media rights relating to the Indian Premier League for Rs 302.2 crore over a......

BCCI declares open tender for IPL broadcast rights

IMAGE: The trophy of Indian Premier League. Photograph: BCCI. The BCCI on Sunday announced an open tender process for allocating the cash-rich Indian Premier League's global broadcasting rights,......

WSG head admits receiving bribe for IPL TV rights

Venu Nair, World Sports Group (WSG) has reportedly told IT officials on Friday that Multi-Screen Media (MSM) did pay WSG Rs 225 crore or $80 million as kickbacks for IPL telecast rights. The......

Enforcement Directorate seeks non-bailable warrant against Lalit Modi

The Enforcement Directorate moved a special court in Mumbai on Monday seeking issuance of a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against former Indian Premier League chief Lalit Modi in alleged money......

Star Group bags Indian cricket's broadcast rights

The Star Group beat back competition from Multi Screen Media (Sony) to bag the six-year broadcast and digital rights for India's international cricket matches at home and domestic events, like......