BEHIND, THE NEWS BREAKS

When going beyond kitchen melodrama and family politics, television content providers need to research the setting for their shows with a fine tooth comb. When Lifeline was...

“While We Want Films To Be Our Anchor, We Are Equally Excited About Digital & TV:” Ajit Thakur

From transitioning from Unilever in London to the Indian media space, Trinity Pictures CEO Ajit Thakur was lucky enough to get mentorship from two of the best minds in the ...

It’s Time That English News Media Stops Being Sexist.

The news channels keep debating about how women get a raw deal in our country. How India is a male-dominated society. Anchors and activists get your blood to a boil, an Arn...

BREAKING NEWS, VARIETY AT PRIME TIME

I recently caught a glimpse of stories which could well be part of Code Red, Savdhaan India and many such shows which highlight violence against children. The Culture Beat ...

Note These Shows, Please

When scriptwriters and producers think out of the box and rope in actors to support their fresh thinking, one can see the emergence of shows which could make viewers sit up...

50 Shades of May

May was on to an encouraging start with Gabbar Is Back, which kicked up a storm at the box office. Theanti-corruption background in films has a way of gett...

MILESTONES, MAHA EPISODES AND TWISTS

Code Red?s 100 episode milestone is worth taking note of. Pitched against the 10 pm to 11 pm saas-bahu sagas, the channel stuck its ground and kept it going. While any othe...

VICTIMS, WOMEN & THE LANDED VOICELESS

So here?? the thing!

As I entered home this evening, my housekeeper Leela Lhama opened the door, as usual.

She normally takes my laptop bag from my hand and...

CNN-IBN REVAMPS ITS MORNING PRIME TIME; LAUNCHES 2 NEW SHOWS STARTING MAY11

New Delhi, 07 May, 2015: CNN-IBN is all set to revamp its morning prime time band – 8AM-10AM with the launch of two new shows – 8AM Exp...