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Chilling effect: Supreme Court lifts ban on MediaOne news channel

Says views critical of govt can't be termed anti-establishment; criticises sealed cover proceedings

Insightful debates, announcements mark India TV Samvad Budget Conclave

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News channel 'India Ahead' shuts down, employees not paid for months

The employees have alleged that they have not been paid their salaries for several months

Internet blues for media

The fall in internet growth has consequences for both advertisers and digital businesses. For one thing, life will remain uncertain for them till the numbers start rising

What does Gautam Adani's partial takeover of NDTV mean for television news?

Since its inception, NDTV's strength has been questioning the establishment on every side of the ideological divide

Broadcast must carry official press release: HC to channels on liquor scam

The Delhi High Court directed news channels to adhere to the guidelines governing them and to ensure that all broadcasts carried while reporting liquor scam case are based on official press releases

Delhi court may hear Alt News co-founder Zubair's bail plea on Tuesday

A Delhi court is likely to hear on Tuesday Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair's plea seeking bail in a case related to an objectionable tweet he had posted in 2018 against a Hindu deity. Additional Sessions Judge Devender Kumar Jangala will hear Zubair's application filed on Monday against the order of a magisterial court which on July 2 dismissed his bail plea and sent him to 14-day judicial custody (JC) in the case. The magisterial court had cited the nature and gravity of the offences against Zubair and observed that the matter was at the initial stage of the investigation. The court had sent him to JC after his five-day custodial interrogation. In its order, the court had noted the submission of the public prosecutor that the investigation was at the initial stage and that there was every likelihood that police custody (PC) remand of the accused would be required. The judge also considered the addition of new sections during the course of the investigation while rejecting the

Six Pakistan-based YouTube news channels among 16 blocked by I&B Ministry

This is the second time in a month that govt has taken such an action

Govt orders blocking of 18 Indian, four Pak YouTube-based news channels

False thumbnails were used, title and thumbnail of the videos were frequently altered to increase the virality of content on social media

After 18 months, BARC resumes publishing news channel ratings

Over 2 months after the government asked television monitoring agency BARC to resume publishing ratings of news channels and 18 months after it was forced to suspend the job following an alleged scam

I&B ministry asks BARC to release news ratings with immediate effect

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Wednesday resumed ratings for news channels.

PM Narendra Modi to launch Sansad TV on September 15: Report

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to launch Sansad TV, a new channel formed by merging the Lok Sabha TV and Rajya Sabha TV, on September 15

Country is going to get bad name: SC concerned over fake & communal news

The top court emphasized if this were to continue unchecked then it may get a bad name for the country

Men or women, who owns TV remote? A study busts popular viewership myths

An unreleased study busts popular myths around television viewership

Eyes and ears of marketing

Media experts point out various flaws in the BARC television rating system. But what they don't point out is that BARC ratings (or the earlier TAM ratings) are not used by advertisers in isolation

News channels need permission to hold programmes in Ayodhya on Aug 5: Admin

Ahead of the 'Bhumi Pujan', the Ram Mandir Trust issued an appeal to devotees, asking them not to donate silver bricks

Facebook won't pay Australian media firms for using news on its platform

Facebook says it would not affect its revenue if news were not available on its service

The show must stream on: Media firms ensure connectivity in lockdown

As India overdoses on mass media, how are TV channels, DTH operators, streaming firms and others dealing with the challenges

Consumption of news online is steadily growing, reveals IRS data

In comparison, Hindi and regional dailies have fallen in terms of their average issue readership

News channels hit big on election result day, huge jump in viewership

Thanks to hype around the recently held UP elections, Hindi news channels in the country saw a massive tripling in viewership on the day of the results. Results of elections in five states were announced on March 11. These states included UP, Uttarakhand, Goa, Manipur and Punjab. Hindi news channels, which command the lion's share of viewership within the news genre, registered a combined viewership of 368.59 million impressions (total number of viewers) on the day of the results, as compared to 112.02 million impressions registered as an average of the previous three Saturdays. According to data provided by Broadcast Audience Research Council of India (BARC), the top five Hindi news channels on election result day were ABP News, Aaj Tak, India TV, India News and News 24, in that order (see chart). ABP News was not only the most viewed, but also the biggest gainer, albeit on a lower base than its peers, jumping from 12.9 million impressions to 65.6 million on result day. Aaj Tak ...