Tag: Media

BREAKING: Disney’s deal with Viacom18 expected to close this month

The merger would create one of India’s biggest entertainment empires, setting it in competition with TV players like Zee Entertainment and Sony and streaming giants such as Netflix and Amazon Prime.

Disney reaches pact to sell 60 percent of its India unit to Viacom18, as per reports on CNBC-TV18, quoting Wall Street Journal.

Sony alleges Mad Man Films is a proxy for ZEE

Phantom owns Zee shares worth 1.3 million after investing Rs. 50 crore. (Image source: Moneycontrol)

Sony asks Singapore International Appellate Tribunal to restrain Zee from seeking legal relief from National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT).

Ashneer Grover on RBI restrictions on Paytm: ‘RBI does not want FinTechs in business’

Today IIM and IIT are struggling to place people - we as a country cannot afford such overreach ! Tom-Tom-Ing @UPI_NPCI to the world and punishing pioneers in the space is pure ‘Doglapan’! (Image sourced via Moneycontrol)

The Reserve Bank of India has restricted Paytm Payments Bank Ltd from accepting any new transactions across its services.

AR Rahman uses AI tool to recreate voices of iconic singers; netizens divided

On 29 January, Rahman cleared the air surrounding the issue and expressed that prior permission was taken by the families of the iconic singers and were also offered remuneration. (Image sourced via Forbes India)

The music composer recreated the voices of late singers Bamba Bakya and Shahul Hameed for Rajinikanth’s ‘ Lal Salaam’.

Down with marketing-gimmick Fever: Why an FM radio channel’s stunt backfired

the question that has been raised as a result of this campaign is if announcing the demise of a brand is a good marketing strategy. (Representative Image: Daria Nepriakhina via Unsplash)

What is the purpose of a campaign? To grab eyeballs, to turn viral and to get everyone to talk about it. From that stance, it was a success. But another very important aspect of marketing is getting the right message across. Did HT Media succeed in doing that? That has been the debate.

State of economy: IIMs struggle to place their students

This news is concerning. If IIM-L, known for its 100 placement is unable to place all of its students, what is the situation at other B schools? (Image sourced via official website)

IIM Lucknow has sent out a message to its previous batches, asking them to provide recruitment opportunities through their connections for 72 their unplaced students.