2005-2014

"There are actually 7 million blogs being watched on this one site called Technorati. And it gives you an idea of what is going on. And there's so much out there. And it's so hard to keep track of it all. But if you take a look at a site like this it will break it down for you." -- Jacki Schechner, CNN's blog reporter, talking on "Inside Politics" Nothing could be weirder than the first time you...

Inaugurating Frames 2005, the annual conference on entertainment organised by industry body Ficci, Union information and broadcasting minister S. Jaipal Reddy made several policy announcements that were welcomed by various segments of the entertainment industry. The best news was for the radio industry, within which the private players are labouring under heavy licence fees. Reddy said the radio...

Diligent Media Corporation, the joint venture company of ZEE and Dainik Bhaskar groups, has sued Bennett, Coleman & Co. for Rs 100 crore in damages. The company has also asked for an unconditional apology for hijacking a teaser ad campaign of the group's yet to be launched English newspaper from Mumbai. Diligent Media Corporation has filed a civil suit in the Bombay High Court claiming that the...

The Subhash Chandra-promoted Zee group, along with its partner, the Dainik Bhaskar group, has slapped a civil suit against Bennett, Coleman & Co Ltd (BCCL) for "hijacking" its teaser campaign for an English newspaper to be launched in Mumbai. They have sought Rs 100 crore in damages as well as an unconditional apology from BCCL. The matter came up for hearing in the Bombay High Court on Friday...

Television news channels, with foreign institutional investment, can continue to uplink from India for another three months. As per uplinking guidelines, while 26% foreign direct investment is allowed in news channels, FIIs are not allowed to pick up any stake. The channels, which are expected to benefit from the three-month extension include NDTV, CNBC, Zee News, Sab TV, Jain TV and some regional...

There are two ways to view Yahoo News. One is to dismiss it as simply a collection of other people's journalism, slapped together and considered just another feature of a big Internet portal. The other is to sit in awe of a site that includes some of the best journalism created, packages it in a simple way with links to outside sources and balances human judgment with technological innovation. For...

Print reporters and photojournalists in nine countries where HIV, AIDS and tuberculosis are most severe can apply for fellowships aimed at raising public awareness of these problems. The Panos Global AIDS Program and the Stop TB Partnership are sponsoring the fellowships, which will run from June to October 2005. May 2 is the application deadline. The organizers say the fellowships will help...

Next Gen Publishing, a company recently set up by the Forbes Group and HDFC, has announced the launch of its first niche magazine 'Smart Photography' targeted at photography enthusiasts. Smart Photography (SP) is a classy, well-designed and informative monthly that covers the entire spectrum of the photography industry and related products. It carries various interesting sections through which...

NEW YORK: Newspapers' online operations grew to a $1.19 billion industry in 2004, according to a new report from Borrell Associates. While online sites represented about 3% of a newspaper company's revenue, the segment accounted for 45% of advertising growth. Newspaper sites are expected to reap $1.52 billion overall in 2005. Borrell Associates surveyed 719 daily and weekly newspapers (out of 2...

The Special Public Prosecutor, Manjula Rao, said on Wednesday that she would not allow the media to view a police video of the Best Bakery incident. She did not give any reason for this. When the videotape was produced in court on Tuesday, the Additional Sessions Judge, Abhay Thipsay, asked a member of the court staff to view it along with the defence and the prosecution and note down the details...