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: NDTV opts out from BARC data again, will the move backfire?
In Television

: Uday Shankar and James Murdoch seal deal to become major shareholders in Viacom18
In Television

: In-depth: How can brands navigate the tricky Metaverse landscape?
In In-depth

: In-depth: How Indian brands are preparing for the Metaverse age
In In-depth

: Is it Arnab Goswami vs I&B Minister Anurag Thakur over the suspension of news TRPs?
In Television

: BMI Newsbreak confirmed: BARC to resume TV news viewership data starting March 17
In Television

: The landing page conundrum; how to treat the outlier data?
In Television

: TRAI defers NTO 2.0 implementation for three months
In Television

: There is nothing called slightly corrupt, says FCB’s Rohit Ohri on prevailing corruption in the industry
In Advertising

: Commentary: Why PMO must intervene and rescue India's broadcasting sector from the clutches of TRAI
In Commentary

: Disney Star India exits English general entertainment; Star World, Star World HD and Star World Premiere HD to go off air by November 30
In Television

: How Zee thwarted Invesco and OFI’s call for removal of Punit Goenka
In Television

: Zee turns down EGM requisition, calls it invalid and illegal
In Television

: In-depth: Will aggressive advertising spends help crypto brands?
In In-depth

: Clean up systems and processes before resuming news genre viewership data, NBDA tells BARC
In Television

: “Impulsive and premature,” says Zee as Invesco moves court
In Television

: Amazon, Flipkart to lead Rs 350-crore ad blitz to drive festive sales
In Digital

: Zee to merge with Sony Pictures Networks India
In Television

: Sony-Zee merger: NP Singh to lead board of directors with Punit Goenka as MD and CEO
In Television

: Reality check: How is print media recovering after the second Covid wave?
In Print

: Commentary: Why is Arnab Goswami-led NBF lying about being the first and the only government-recognised industry body?
In Commentary

: Ashish Bhasin resigns from Board of Directors and Audit Committee of BARC India
In Television

: In garb of creativity: How Dentsu Webchutney & Vice Media bypassed GOI’s internet & SMS restrictions in J&K to deliver 'anti-India' stories
In Advertising

: Truth vs Hype: Did Hathway actually remove NDTV from its popular packs?
In Television

: Industry raises a toast as Santosh Padhi ends his historic innings with Taproot dentsu
In Advertising

: Santosh Padhi ends his journey with Taproot dentsu
In Advertising

: Good News Today will be full of compelling storytelling and no debates, says Kalli Purie ahead of launch
In Television

: BARC India CEO Sunil Lulla calls it quits
In Television

: Rising Star Awards 2021: Underdog Abhishek Goyal of OrComm APL wins highest honour; Wavemaker wins maximum awards
In Advertising

: Kachcha pakka preparations but BARC India readies to resume TRPs for news channels
In Television

: Scarecrow M&C Saatchi designs High Chair for BestMediaInfo Rising Star Awards
In Advertising

: Good news channel concept sounds interesting and positive, says Krishnarao Buddha of Parle Products
In Marketing

: Too much negative tonality in news is extremely disturbing, presenting 24x7 good news content is a nice thought, says Harsha V Agarwal of Emami
In Marketing

: An initiative such as Good News Today may expand TV news genre, says Mediabrands’ Shashi Sinha
In Television

: Good and credible news content plays a big role in deciding ad spend, says Amul's RS Sodhi
In Marketing

: Shortlists announced for BestMediaInfo Rising Star Awards 2021
In Advertising

: Commentary: Bombay HC order upholding TRAI’s price-control regime will hit broadcast industry hard
In Commentary

: Dentsu to restructure its India business into seven agency brands spread across creative, media, CXM: India CEO Anand Bhadkamkar
In Advertising

: Top five reasons to participate in BestMediaInfo Rising Star Awards
In Marketing

: News channels to lose additional revenue, audience reach coming from OTT platforms
In OTT

: The digital divide: Why GEC-led OTT platforms distanced themselves from independent players
In OTT

: OTT players to stop streaming news channels over alleged content rating ambiguity in new IT Rules
In OTT

: Whistleblower alleges massive corruption at BARC India
In Television

: Commentary: BARC India has many questions to answer over extortion gate
In Commentary

: ABP Network enters Tamil market with digital news platform ‘ABP Nadu’
In Digital

: Rampant exchange of info between BARC India’s former heads and Republic top brass: Mumbai Police in chargesheet
In Television

: Rattled Republic ducks all questions but threatens entire media
In Television

: Arnab Goswami threatens BestMediaInfo; sends legal notice to stop publication of a report on brands pulling out ads from Republic
In Television

: Commentary: Exit BARC India, enter Government-monitored TV measurement system?
In Commentary

: More brands join chorus against toxic content on news channels, seek immediate course correction
In Television

: Media agencies may drop news channels resorting to unethical practices
In Television

: Major TV news advertiser Dollar Industries to pull out advertising monies from channels broadcasting toxic content
In Television

: Commentary: Parallel self-regulatory bodies detrimental to news sector, here is how government can fix this
In Commentary

: Commentary: Government’s overzealous TRP probe may end up being a death knell for BARC India
In Commentary

: India’s top brands want news channels to stop being toxic, warn they could pull the plug on advertising
In Advertising

: NBA urges advertisers to keep away ‘hate-mongers’, says President Rajat Sharma
In Television

: TRAI says “no” regulation for OTT for now
In OTT

: Cable TV operators do not need TRAI’s protection, they need protection from TRAI
In Television

: Commentary: Another shakeup at BARC — but who is behind it?
In Commentary

: Commentary: Who killed English entertainment television?
In Commentary

: Commentary: TRAI’s light-touch regulation is making a heavy-duty fool of broadcasters and consumers
In Commentary

: Commentary: TRAI’s overreach to become the third master of OTT sector is fallacious and unwarranted
In Commentary

: Commentary: What triggered TRAI to order broadcasters to comply with NTO 2.0 when a court order is due
In Commentary

: We are reaping rewards of what we have sown in last five years, say The Womb Co-Founders, Navin Talreja and Kawal Shoor
In Advertising

: Commentary: No TRAI! English channels were not so unwanted to be killed
In Commentary

: Commentary: How history will judge RS Sharma after his five-year stint as TRAI Chairman
In Commentary

: Is BARC data on website relevant anymore?
In Television

: In-depth: All it takes to make Indian Readership Survey more robust
In Print

: Irrfan Khan’s creative journey through the eyes of advertising veterans
In Advertising

: Why TRAI now wants to kill the world’s largest TV measurement system BARC
In Television

: Commentary: Does it take more than a pandemic for Indian TV news to behave sanely?
In Commentary

: #FightingCoronavirus: How brands can create responsible ad campaigns and stay relevant
In Advertising

: Commentary: Why seeking suspension of TV ratings is a bad idea
In Commentary

: People are sick and tired of coronavirus, brands must do positive campaigns, says Shashi Sinha
In Advertising

: #CoronavirusOutbreak: Why it is important for non-essential brands to be on top of consumers’ minds
In In-depth

: #CoronavirusOutbreak: Will work from home change the functioning of ad agencies forever?
In In-depth

: Ad wars in times of coronavirus outbreak: Can top FMCG brands try and be a little sensitive?
In Advertising

: #CoronavirusOutbreak: Why it's the best time for brands to advertise on TV news
In Television

: Coronavirus outbreak: Are GECs and OTT platforms ready with contingency plans if the lockdown continues longer?
In OTT

: Call for entries opens for BuzzInContent Awards 2020
In Advertising

: Bigg Boss or IPL — what offers more value for money to advertisers?
In Television

: In-depth: Is India’s ad industry investing enough in GenNext?
In In-depth

: In-depth: Is the concept of virality for marketers dead on Facebook?
In In-depth

: Commentary: Is Partho Dasgupta's exit from BARC industry's loss?
In Commentary

: In-depth: TRAI’s NTO impact on distribution business
In In-depth

: 26% FDI in digital media: Will existing platforms with major foreign ownership be affected?
In Digital

: How 26% FDI in digital media spells good news for domestic players
In Digital

: In-depth: Does a CMO role hold relevance today in Indian market?
In In-depth

: In-depth: Landing page not illegal – the way ahead
In In-depth

: Commentary: Why is Google shying away from giving access for content measurement to Ekam?
In Commentary

: Commentary: Has TRAI failed India's broadcast industry?
In Commentary

: Commentary: Confident MRUC isn't taking IRS criticism lying down this time
In IRS 2019 Q1

: In-depth: What makes consumers love a brand
In In-depth

: Hemant Bhandari of Chrome Pictures calls for a fair play in the ad production business
In Advertising

: In-depth: Decoding the impact of new tariff regime on consumers, channels, cable and DTH players
In In-depth

: Commentary: Will 2019 be a decisive year for ad agencies trying to reinvent?
In Commentary

: In-depth: How the new tariff regime will impact ad rates
In In-depth

: BestMediaInfo = exchange4media + afaqs
In Advertising

: Brandstand: 30 Bondel Road and the culture of an agency brand
In Guest Times

: Commentary: Ekam stuck — is ISA hand in glove with Google and Nielsen?
In Commentary

: Uday Shankar named Chairman, Star and Disney India, and President, The Walt Disney Company Asia Pacific
In Television

: Commentary: Rethink the AIR, else meet the fate of print in West
In IRS 2017

: India's first content marketing B2B platform BuzzInContent.com launches
In Marketing

: In-depth: Up close and personal – Marketing and the subtle art of relationship building
In In-depth

: In-depth: Indian agencies shift focus on co-creating with clients
In In-depth

: In-depth: Digital growing, but TV isn't bowing
In In-depth

: In-depth: It’s season in the sun for the non-metro and rural markets
In In-depth

: Commentary: ASCI approaching government for condom ads ban is deplorable
In Commentary

: In-depth: News genre – building brands and advertising categories
In In-depth

: In-depth: Influencer marketing — doing it right
In In-depth

: In-depth: When brands go for pot-shot advertising
In In-depth

: NBA is in tatters today, no need to join: Arnab Goswami
In Television

: Eight brands that need to re-invent themselves
In Marketing

: Boys do cry: Advertising and its portrayal of men
In Advertising

: Is RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group in talks with Living Media to pick majority stake?
In Television

: A lot is in a name when it comes to naming your brand
In Marketing

: Impact and implications of BARC’s boycott by English news channels
In Television

: Multiple frequencies: Will it leave a permanent scar on the broadcast industry
In Television

: GST: Will print be able to bear the burden?
In Print

: Dipstick: What makes youngsters change jobs frequently at creative agencies?
In Dipstick

: Why is BARC still releasing GRPs, asks Raj Nayak
In Television

: Marketing to moms: Are brands doing it right?
In Marketing

: Pro Kabaddi is back; BARC analysis on India’s biggest non-cricket league
In Television

: We sensed Arnab was planning an on-air farewell so was denied access: MK Anand, MD & CEO, Times Network
In Television

: A message that can’t be visualised will lack the power of emotion: Laura Ries
In Marketing

: In-depth: Will ad campaigns in men’s innerwear category come of age?
In In-depth

: The ONE advice India's top creative heads swear by
In Advertising

: Sandip Tarkas follows his dream, joins Songdew as Director
In Advertising

: Rising Star: Ahsan Khan, ‎Brand Services Director at Mullen Lintas
In Rising Star

: Print media in India is alive and growing, says ABC’s latest report
In Print

: Viacom18 restructures leadership team; elevates Raj Nayak to COO - Viacom18
In Television

: Republic goes live, all eyes on barometers now
In Television

: Times Now’s ‘The Morning Newshour’ goes Hindi
In Television

: BARC India makes subscriber contract more stringent
In Television

: Republic = Debate
In Television

: BARC to stop measuring analogue; viewership trend unpredictable
In Television

: Rising Stars: Ketan Kadam and Adith Fernandes of FCB Interface
In Rising Star

: After Hours: Santosh Padhi, the art enthusiast
In After Hours

: Amul defends ad on Sukma attack as netizens find it in bad taste
In Advertising

: The story behind Patanjali’s ad blitz on news genre
In Television

: Global sentiment with Mondelez is much better than it is in India, but we will fix it together: Sanjay Nazerali, Carat Global
In Advertising