Varada Bhat

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Crime pays on television
Rediff.com12 Sep 2012

Advertisers are tuning in to crime serials -- the new weekend chart toppers

Ek Tha Tiger set for a roaring opening
Rediff.com14 Aug 2012

The film expected to be the widest release of 2012, across 3,000 screens worldwide.

Spider-Man on 1,000 plus screens in India!
Rediff.com28 Jun 2012

Sony Pictures India will be splashing The Amazing Spider-Man across 1,000-plus screens,...

STAR bets on Aamir's Midas touch in his TV debut
Rediff.com24 Apr 2012

The show is set to be telecast from May 5.

BIG Cinemas, Cinepolis in talks for alliance
Rediff.com9 Apr 2012

Anil Ambani-promoted multiplex chain may sell stake to the Mexico-headquartered global...

DNA: Zee close to buying out Dainik Bhaskar
Rediff.com2 Apr 2012

DB Corp, which publishes the country's second most widely read paper Dainik Bhaskar,...

ABP to buy out STAR from TV news venture
Rediff.com2 Apr 2012

Murdoch may re-enter space after non-compete period lapses, ABP to control three news...

Bennett, Coleman in race to buy Neo Cricket, Neo Sports
Rediff.com17 Jan 2012

India's largest diversified media conglomerate Bennett, Coleman and Co Ltd (BCCL),...

Network18 promoters release pledged shares
Rediff.com5 Jan 2012

According to back of envelope calculations, the value of shares released in the past...

R-Cap in talks to buy majority stake in Bloomberg UTV
Rediff.com16 Dec 2011

R-Cap, part of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, may get a controlling stake in the...

Sony set to buy ETV's channels
Rediff.com15 Jul 2011

In what will be the largest media deal in India, Multi-Screen Media (MSM), which runs...

RCom-Digicable deal under govt lens
Rediff.com14 Jul 2011

Cable and DTH companies cannot hold more than 20 per cent stake in each other.

Cracks in STAR-ABP ties
Rediff.com14 Jul 2011

After eight years of joint operations in news television, the relationship between...

Reliance ADAG's BigAdda to venture into e-commerce
Rediff.com5 Jul 2011

The website will now be repositioned as an e-commerce portal such as eBay.

Cable giants' tie-up to take on broadcasters
Rediff.com27 May 2011

Top multi-system operators (MSOs, or large cable operators) are in talks to form a...

OneAlliance in talks to join ZEE-Star JV
Rediff.com25 May 2011

A top source in OneAlliance confirmed they were looking to join the JV. He did not give...

TV industry: Musical chairs for top management
Rediff.com17 May 2011

The high profile movement has, in fact, put in focus a growing talent crunch in the...

Raj Nayak on his plans for Colors
Rediff.com20 Apr 2011

He is not a regular corporate honcho. The appointment of Raj Nayak, often decsribed as...

Indian company to convert Star Wars into 3D
Rediff.com11 Apr 2011

"Star Wars films are the very fabric of film-making. Lucas film-tested our creative...

DE Shaw close to buying 14.2% stake in NDTV
Rediff.com8 Apr 2011

DE Shaw, a global private equity (PE) and hedge fund company, is close to acquiring a...