India’s Producers Guild, Times NOW settle civil suit

India’s Producers Guild, Times NOW settle civil suit

The Producers Guild of India on Tuesday said it has settled a civil suit against Times NOW news channel over alleged "irresponsible, derogatory and defamatory remarks" against the film industry.

The news channel, belonging to The Times of India group, has agreed to abide by provision...


HDFC, LIC, TCS amongst Kantar’s Top 100 global brands

HDFC, LIC, TCS amongst Kantar’s Top 100 global brands

Very few Indian brands figured in the list of world’s most valuable brands even as Amazon and Apple were top of the pops, though Chinese brands were seen rising up the leaders list and were more valuable than Europe’s top brands, according to a global ranking by Kantar’s BrandZ.

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Zee denies merger talks with Reliance-controlled Viacom18

Zee denies merger talks with Reliance-controlled Viacom18

This is a news that a classic case of ‘if wishes were horses’. And, it’s not the first time that the buyout of India’s homegrown media company has made headlines --- at least for the last two years or so.

Before the sale (or merger) of Zee Entertainment to Viacom18, a Reliance Indust...


IMI launches India’s 1st Top 20 international singles charts

IMI launches India’s 1st Top 20 international singles charts

The Indian Music Industry (IMI), the organisation that represents the recorded music industry in India, yesterday released its first-ever International Top 20 Singles chart.

The charts, formulated using streaming figures of international singles, are compiled by global music technolo...