As vice chairman of the Reliance-Walt Disney JV, Uday Shankar is expected to create a content engine that feeds both digital and TV and push up the value. IMAGE: Uday Shankar, president, FICCI,......
It has been a slow year for the Indian media and entertainment (M&E) business. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com After two years of double-digit growth, it grew at just about 8 per cent in......
E-sports experts say the burgeoning sector will not be affected by the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council’s recent decision to levy a blanket 28 per cent tax on online gaming, which is......
In the first phase, most of the outdated regulations in the state and central Acts will be removed. Further, compliances with regard to annual inspections, licence renewal, and storage of multiple......
Will the warning shots fired by giant advertisers Unilever and P&G break the dizzying speed of growth of digital? Viveat Susan Pinto finds out. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com ......
IMAGE: The Baahubali sets at Ramoji Film City. Photograph: Kind courtesy Ramoji Film City/Instagram The ministry of information and broadcasting is working on a proposal to set up a mega movie......
'Since God was being shown in live action on such a large scale, Prasanth was initially sceptical about going with an animated character.' IMAGE: Teja Sajja in HanuMan. Prasanth Varma's Telugu......
'In terms of ticket sales, Hindi is at 50-60 per cent while the South markets are at 80-90 per cent of pre-pandemic levels.'The patchy performance of Hindi, the largest segment of the business, is......
'This is a blip in the 100-year history of cinema.' IMAGE: A worker sanitises chairs inside a theatre hall. Photograph: ANI Photo The devastation has been absolute. PVR Cinemas had sold over 101......
From Rs 191 billion in 2019, the world's largest film producing industry now stands at Rs 72 billion, thanks to the pandemic.Vanita Kohli-Khandekar reports. IMAGE: A scene from Saina streaming on......