Indian Media

Indian media strong enough to set narrative across world: Anurag Thakur

Union minister Anurag Thakur on Sunday said the Indian media is strong enough and has the capability to set narrative across the world. He alleged that some foreign media houses carried "false" reports about India during the COVID-19 pandemic, and this agenda of spoiling the country's image was not only being run from outside the country, but many Indian leaders used that opportunity for their self-interests. The Information and Broadcasting Minister also said that Indian media was independent in the past and will remain so in the future as it is today. Thakur was speaking at the Lokmat National Media Conclave on the topic 'Is Indian Media Completely Polarised?' The media conclave was organised to mark the birth centenary of freedom fighter and Lokmat Media Group's founder editor Jawaharlal Darda, fondly known as 'Babuji', as well as the golden jubilee of the Lokmat Nagpur edition. Addressing a gathering of journalists and intellectuals, the minister said, "On the part of the ...

Thakur cautions media against narratives that threaten India's integrity

Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday urged the media fraternity in the country to remain cautious and desist from giving its space to narratives that threaten the nation's integrity. Substandard and illogical opinions, delivered freely from within or abroad, could not destroy the democratic nature of the country, he added. "I urge the media fraternity to remain cautious and desist from giving its space intentionally or unintentionally to such voices and narratives that have the potential to threaten the integrity of India," he said. The minister was speaking while participating as a special guest in the centenary celebrations of eminent Malayalam daily "Mathrubhumi". He said there is a proverb that facts are sacred and opinion is free. "I want to emphasise here that the democratic nature of our great nation will always remain a fact, no matter how many substandard and illogical opinions are delivered freely from within or abroad," Thakur added.

Network18 posts Rs 76.8 mn net loss in December quarter amid ad slowdown

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.

Quibbles of a media reporter

Cinema is the core of India's creative ecosystem feeding TV, OTT, advertising, music and several other businesses

Is Adani's media foray enough to sustain a rally in related stocks?

India's media sector has recently received a regulatory fillip from the govt. But are these triggers enough to sustain the rally in related stocks? How should investors pick media- related stocks?

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Down to the wire

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Surprised by priorities of media's prime time debates: Mehbooba Mufti

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday hit out at the media, saying instead of covering real problems, it was wasting time by discussing non-issues such as the Jammu and Kashmir administration issuing an eviction notice to her. The administration had earlier this week issued an eviction notice to the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister, saying she was not entitled to use the bungalow on the high security Gupkar Road. "The media is wasting time in discussing non-issues like Mehboba Mufti vacating the house. Ideally, they should focus on real issues and problems faced by people (of Jammu and Kashmir) but they are not doing that," the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader told reporters after paying obeisance at her father Mufti Mohammad Sayeed's grave in Anantnag district. Mehbooba also said that seizing of passport, questioning by the Enforcement Directorate or eviction notices do not surprise her. "If anything surprises me, it is the priorities of (the visual) media," she ...

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Redrawing the media map: Firms are discovering they are better together

Sony-Zee merger caps the massive round of consolidation in the media and entertainment space that is on the cusp of change

TV18 Broadcast Q2 profit down 95.5% to Rs 10.28 cr; revenue up 12.6%

Media firm TV18 Broadcast Ltd on Tuesday reported a 95.55 per cent decline in its consolidated net profit to Rs 10.28 crore for the second quarter ended September 30, 2022. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 231.40 crore for the July-September period of the previous fiscal, TV18 Broadcast said in a regulatory filing. However, its consolidated revenue from operations rose by 12.65 per cent to Rs 1,473.43 crore compared to Rs 1,307.90 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago. TV18 Broadcast's total expenses were at Rs 1,485.95 crore, up 34.59 per cent from Rs 1,104 crore earlier. According to the company, economic sentiment remained weak during the quarter with high inflation posing a challenge for companies, especially in the FMCG sector. During the quarter, brands held back advertising spends on new product launches and sustenance campaigns due to these headwinds. Advertising spends by startups and e-commerce players also declined due to the difficult fund-raising ...

90% of leadership positions in Indian media occupied by upper caste: Report

About 90 per cent of leadership positions in Indian media are occupied by upper caste groups with not even a single Dalit or Adivasi heading Indian mainstream media, according to a new report. The second edition of Oxfam India-Newslaundry's Report Who tells our stories matters: Representation of Marginalised Caste Groups in Indian Media' reveals that around 90 per cent leadership positions in print, TV and digital media are occupied by General caste groups with no Scheduled Caste (SC) or Scheduled Tribe (ST) heading mainstream media outlets. The report released at The Media Rumble, South Asia's largest news media forum also shows that every 3 out of 5 articles in Hindi and English newspapers are written by General caste authors while marginalised castes (SC, ST or OBC) only contribute to around 1 out of 5 articles. Of the 121 newsroom leadership positions editor-in-chief, managing editor, executive editor, bureau chief, input/output editor across the newspapers, TV news channels,

Beyond print: The future of news media

Focus and a sharply defined target audience help in separating the wheat from the chaff

Media dissent at home and abroad

There could be further leaks on Pegasus in the American media, following the one in the New York Times in January

Print media revenue set to rebound by 20% to Rs 27,000cr: Report

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

Ask people to follow Covid norms during festivities: I&B to pvt channels

The ministry noted that media has been at the forefront of informing people about the need to adhere to COVID-19 norms.

Picture perfect: Indian media is more than 'better behaved'

US President had held more than 140 media interactions since he took charge in January. He has held more interactions in eight months than the seven years that Prime Minister Modi has been in office

US media riled by Biden comments criticising it during Modi meeting

US President Joe Biden's remarks to Prime Minister Narendra Modi disparaging the US press and calling the Indian reporters "better behaved" has riled up the US media

Indian press is 'much better behaved' than American: Biden jokes with Modi

US President Joe Biden on Friday shared a couple of banters with Prime Minister Narendra Modi when they met at the White House for their first in-person bilateral meeting

'Get Lost': Taiwan strongly reacts to China's note to Indian media

China's hackles were raised by advertisements placed in leading Indian newspapers by Taiwan's govt to mark the democratic, Chinese-claimed island's national day on Saturday