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The situation at NewsX has taken an ugly turn with journalists alleging assault and I&B ministry referring their complaint about the company's source of funding to finance ministry, the Times of India has reported. Vir Sanghvi, the channel's editorial head, had quit a few days back following "differences" with its chief, Peter Mukerjea. Since then, many recruited by him have quit. Those who did...

The Information and Broadcasting (I&B) ministry has approached the telecom regulatory authority of India (TRAI) for recommendations to 'review and restructure' the foreign direct investment (FDI) caps in all sectors of the media, save print, according to a report in the Economic Times. Some details: TRAI has also been asked to give its recommendations on creating a new structure and guidelines for...

Vir Sanghvi, CEO of INX News and editorial head of the group's upcoming news channel News X, has left the INX group. He is said to be launching another news channel very soon, indiantelevision.com has reported. A source close to Sanghvi confirmed the developments to Indiantelevision.com, adding that equity driven issues and that of accountability was what 'finally broke the camel's back'...

The Principal Bench of the Company Law Board (CLB) on Monday held that the allotment of 10,208 shares of Rs 100 each of the United News of India (UNI) in favour of Media West was null and void and not binding on the UNI, says a Hindu report. CLB chairman S Balasubramanian passed the final order on a company petition filed by ABP Private Ltd; Manipal Media Network; Kasturi and Sons Ltd and the...

Newspapers are now fighting it out over the Hindi news space. Mint has an exclusive report on the scene: The list of companies includes Bennett, Coleman and Co. Ltd (BCCL), Business Standard Ltd, Amar Ujala and Jagran Prakashan Ltd and Television18 India Ltd (the last two have partnered to launch a local language business daily). Numbers show the vernacular business news market is underserved...

Kasturi & Sons has launched Ergo, a free daily, in Chennai, says a Mint report. Some backgrounders: Ergo, a 16-page, all-colour tabloid, is India’s first free daily from a large media house. Free newspapers try to recover all their costs—of publishing and distribution—from advertising. Globally, such free newspapers are now published in at least 52 countries. While Ergo is the newest offering, the...

The words leap from the page in a familiar bold white-on-black font, every word heavily underlined: "Bullying can hurt so much that kids at the receiving end can be driven to kill. At a Gurgaon school, two 14-year-olds did just that and shot their classmate." It's a classic Daily Mail story given a classic Daily Mail treatment. But this is Delhi, and Mail Today a joint venture between the India...

Television channels may come under the government scanner. Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Priyaranjan Dasmunshi has openly criticised the television rating point system of viewership assessment and news content, says a Business Standard report. Some details: Speaking in Kolkata at the Bengal National Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, Das Munsi said, "The TRP mechanism in India is...

Advertising in Indian magazines increased 15 per cent in January to September 2007 compared with that in the same period in 2006, according to a study by Adex India, a division of TAM Media Research. The growth was because of the proliferation of niche publications in the country. However, advertising in newspapers grew by only 1 per cent during this period. “The increase in number of magazines...

India has been chosen as the host country for the 62nd World Newspaper Congress, 16th World Editors Forum and Info Services Expo in 2009, the World Association of Newspapers announced today. The global summit meetings of the world's press will be held March 22-25, 2009 in Hyderabad and will be hosted by the Indian Newspaper Society (INS). India has than 2000 daily newspapers in 100 languages with...