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Exhibitors pin hopes on big southern films to bring cheer to box office

New Delhi, May 13 -- Theatre owners across the country, who have seen their business hit rock bottom with few Hindi language titles releasing in cinemas since the Eid weekend in April, have pinned all... Read More


India's influencer marketing industry to swell to Rs.34 billion by 2026

New Delhi, May 12 -- India's influencer marketing industry is expected to swell to Rs.34 billion by 2026, from Rs.19 billion in 2023, as businesses increasingly turn to social-media influencers to dri... Read More


Universal Music Group announces changes to India senior leadership team

New Delhi, May 9 -- Music company Universal Music Group has announced changes to its India leadership team, with Sanujeet Bhujabal who was executive vice president of content being formally promoted t... Read More


After boxoffice duds, jingoism runs into a new hurdle: the censor board

New Delhi, May 9 -- If the makers ofThe Sabarmati Report,Jahangir National University, andHum Do Hamare Baarah were hoping to ride the pre-election fervour, they were in for a disappointment. Not beca... Read More


Aparna Purohit quits Amazon Prime Video after 8 years, may join Aamir Khan's firm

New Delhi, May 8 -- Aparna Purohit, head of India and south east Asia originals at Amazon Prime Video, has quit the company after an over eight-year stint. Purohit joined the firm in January 2016 as ... Read More


National Broadcasting Policy is restrictive and heavy-handed, media industry bodies tell Trai

New Delhi, May 7 -- The government's National Broadcasting Policy (NBP) has come in for criticism from television broadcasters, film and TV producers, and industry bodies representing members of the f... Read More


Media industry pushes back against "restrictive, heavy-handed" broadcast policy

New Delhi, May 7 -- The government's National Broadcasting Policy has come in for criticism from television broadcasters, film and TV producers, and other industry bodies over concerns about what they... Read More


Movies go solo as OTTs swipe left on deals before theatrical release

New Delhi, May 6 -- In a departure from the practice of securing a streaming partner before theatrical release, a growing number of films are now arriving in cinemas without OTT deals, leading to dela... Read More


News TV kicks into high gear as elections rolls on

New Delhi, May 5 -- Year 2024 was expected to be a blockbuster for TV news channels, and it has lived up to its billing. The Ram temple consecration ceremony in January brought viewership gains, and a... Read More


Contentious VPF issue adds to woes of ailing theatrical business

New Delhi, May 2 -- The recent VPF (virtual print fee) conflict between multiplex chain PVR Inox and Malayalam film industry producers has brought the long-standing issue back to the fore yet again. ... Read More