Print Media

India's DB Corp reported a 44.2% fall in quarterly profit as the owner of India's largest Hindi daily was hit by high newsprint prices, sending shares down as much as 9.5%

Crisil said ad revenue will rebound as economic activity improves, given their high correlation, while reopening of offices and people moving back to offices will help shore up subscription revenue

At 468 million unique visitors a month, digital's reach is just a little over half of TV's 892 million.

Sharp cost rationalisation measures and digitalisation of content will lead to a revival in profitability to 9-10 per cent, ratings agency Crisil said

India Ratings and Research on Thursday gave a stable outlook to print media, broadcasters and multi-system operators for FY22

Monetising online readership, a deeper focus on content and getting revenue from the reader are ways to make the business future-proof, they say

Industry body of newspaper media outlets says the practice, which gained steam following lockdown, is in total violation of IPR and is also a threat to society

Digital advertising, says KPMG, will overtake TV advertising for the first time this fiscal, pointing to the priorities of advertisers

The affidavit said: "There is no check on digital media. Apart from spreading venomous hatred, it also causes violence, terrorism, and can tarnish the image of institutions and individuals"

Revenue was two-third lower year on year in June quarter for major players, with 76% plunge in ad revenue, 32% in circulation

India Ratings and Research on Friday opined that the overall 'EBITDA' margin of print media players are likely to shrink 10 per cent on a year-on-year basis in FY21

Or a brief stop on the way to better times?

Justice P B Varale on Monday took a suo-moto (on his own) cognizance of the issue, seeking the government's reply by April 27

This is contrary to trends in developed world where print circulation is losing to digital news

JD-U member Harivansh asked government to review its advertisement rates

As if the big picture was not bad enough, the small picture was equally so