A simple look at the prices of 10 media stocks during the tenure of the current government tells an interesting tale, says N Sundaresha Subramanian. Over the past week or so, NDTV and its founders......
A battle is brewing in the families which run the Jagran group of newspapers. The group's flagship brand, Dainik Jagran, is the country's largest circulated newspaper. Sanjiv Mohan Gupta, who......
DE Shaw, a global private equity (PE) and hedge fund company, is close to acquiring a 14.2 per cent stake in New Delhi Television (NDTV) for Rs 70 crore (Rs 700 million).It was in the headlines......
Budget Provisions To broaden the tax base, service tax leviable currently on sale of space or time for advertisements in broadcast media, namely radio or television, has been extended to cover such......
It has been known for long that The Times Group (Bennett, Coleman and Company) is the largest. While the News Corporation-owned Star Group briefly lay claim to number two spot, it is now clear that......
Foreign investors seem to be investing in Indian media and entertainment sector with a vengeance.In the first four months of 2005 alone, over Rs 150 crore (Rs 1.5 billion) has been pumped into......