Indian News Media

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BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's Network18 Media & Investments reported a third-quarter loss on Tuesday, as the billionaire Mukesh Ambani-backed conglomerate splurged to push up its share of television viewership, while advertisers pulled back on spending.

Says CBI approval for the transaction has been withheld; exploring legal options

Reddy succeeds Mohit Jain of the Economic Times at INS, the apex body of publishers of newspapers, magazines and periodicals in the country

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has said that there is no evidence of involvement of Republic TV and R Bharat in the case of manipulation of Television Rating Points (TRP)

Information & Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Monday made a strong pitch for bringing back neutrality in news, saying shrill debates may get television channels eyeballs but not credibility. Addressing a function organised by the Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD), Thakur said the biggest threat to mainstream media is not from new age digital platforms, but mainstream media channels itself. "If you decide to invite guests who are polarising, who spread false narratives and who shout at the top of their lungs, the credibility of your channel goes down. Your decisions regarding the guest, the tone and visuals define your credibility in the eyes of the audience," the minister said. He said the viewer may stop for a minute to watch a television news show, but will never trust the anchor, the channel or the brand as a transparent source of news. Thakur said mainstream media organisations have a great challenge to provide truthful, accurate, and reliable ..

The govt will propose the Registration of Press and Periodicals Bill, 2019 with the changes before the Union Cabinet soon, says a media report

The company said that the projects will be evaluated against several criteria, including impact on the news community, innovation, feasibility and a willingness to share knowledge

Press Association condemned the alleged roughing up of a journalist by authorities during a press conference of the Delhi and Punjab chief ministers recently

Mohit Jain will succeed L Adimoolam of Health & The Antiseptic

President Biden during his first in-person bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House on Friday praised the Indian press, calling it "better behaved" than the US media

In a Q&A, Raghav Bahl and Ritu Kapur tell what it takes to build a digital news business in India

The court ruled following petitions filed by a news website and a journalist.

Justice P B Suresh Kumar also issued notice to the Centre and sought its stand on the plea by NBA

The survey also said amid the pandemic, legacy print brands and government broadcasters, DD News (Doo­rdarshan) and All India Radio, retained high levels of trust among consumers in India

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The pathetic state of India's news media - particularly news TV - leaves it at the mercy of international media and a few Indian brands that have the capacity to cover a story like the pandemic

The Google New Showcase, launched late last year,currently active in several countries, will show content from Indian publisher partners in English and Hindi in dedicated News Showcase panels.

An Indian non-profit which runs an independent news website on Tuesday challenged in court the country's new rules that seek to regulate content on digital news media

Left parties condemned on Wednesday the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids on the offices of a digital news portal and described it as 'another attack on independent media'