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......
Expanding the scope of its hearing in the Patanjali Ayurved case, the Supreme Court on Tuesday took a stern view of misleading advertisements by Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) firms and asked......
The print and electronic media 'rarely cross the line' by the very nature of their composition but the digital media is 'completely uncontrolled' and 'remains unregulated' by and large, the Centre......
Vishvapradhan Commercial Private Ltd, a little-known entity through which the Adani Group has launched a hostile bid for NDTV Ltd, had an annual turnover of just Rs 60,000 few years back but it......
In a stunning move with the potential to change the media landscape, billionaire Gautam Adani launched a hostile takeover of media giant NDTV, first with an indirect acquisition of a 29.18 per cent......
India, averaging over $4.5 billion in monthly foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows since January this year despite global uncertainties and challenges, is tipped to sustain the trend in 2025 on......
Venture capitalist Srini Raju is set to conclude a deal involving the sale of a majority stake in Hyderabad-based Associated Broadcasting Company Limited held by iLabs Venture Capital Fund.ABCL......
Direct-to-home broadcasters may have to get government permission for changing their equity structure and joint venture agreements.This move by the government is aimed at tightening the norms......
The inter-ministerial group set up to review the guidelines on foreign direct investment in news channels may consider a proposal for mandatory clauses in joint venture agreements between Indian......
A new fight has broken out between broadcasters and telecom service operators. To block telecom firms from getting into television services, leading media companies have petitioned the government......
vSurajeet Das Gupta reports. IMAGE: The PVR theatre in Mumbai. Photograph: Pradeep Bandekar for Rediff.com Can Bollywood, battered for nearly two years by Covid, get back on its feet and......
'The pride of the devoted Seinfeld fan is that he happens to love a show that doesn't take his love for granted, so that even on repeat viewings he is never really sure what directions an episode......
IMAGE: Flags are pictured in front of the headquarters of soccer's international governing body FIFA in Zurich. Photograph: Ruben Sprich/Reuters The Swiss lawyer heading up a committee charged......
Francois Carrard. Photograph: John Kolesidis/Reuters Scandal-plagued FIFA have turned to the man who helped the International Olympic Committee (IOC) out of their corruption crisis, appointing......
IMAGE: Security guard wearing protective facemask outside the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, in Dharamsala. Photograph: BCCI Already suspended till April 15, the uncertainty......
'We’re looking at the logistics of a closed race, how would we get the people there, how would we protect them, how would we make it safe, who would we allow into the paddock.' IMAGE:......
Tax exemptions for future global events, broadcasting rights for the World Test Championship and capping participation in private T20 leagues are among the issues that will come up for discussion......