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Saturday, August 23, 2025
TopicTelevision channels

Topic: television channels

Centre asks TV to show ‘good taste & decency’ while reporting violence against women, children

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting issued an advisory Monday after noticing ‘several instances of lack of discretion by television channels’.

In the year of Covid, TV news appealed more to Indians than entertainment channels

BARC report shows TV news grew at the highest, at 27%, while the viewership for general entertainment channels and movies rose by 9% and 10%, respectively.

Baywatch, racy music videos and VJs — how Rupert Murdoch ‘corrupted’ India through Star TV

In ‘Starstruck’, Peter Mukerjea writes about foreign-owned Star TV’s journey to becoming one of the leading entertainment channels in India.

All about Fakt Marathi and Box Cinema — two TV channels named with Republic in ‘TRP scandal’

Owners of Fakt Marathi, a Marathi general entertainment channel, and Box Cinema, a Hindi movie channel, were arrested by the Mumbai Police.

Republic TV, 2 other channels bribed households to manipulate TRPs — Mumbai Police

Republic TV accused the Mumbai Police chief of making false accusations, and said it will file a criminal defamation case.

Indian TV media’s Chandrayaan-2 coverage: Modi, Pakistan & Deepak Chaurasia’s tinfoil suit

TV anchors sat on the Moon’s ‘surface’ even before Chandrayaan-2’s Vikram lander approached it. They credited Modi and discussed buying lunar property.

Udaan — DD series on life of DGP Kanchan Chaudhary inspired an entire generation of women

India's first woman DGP India's first woman DGP Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya, the inspiration for Doordarshan’s popular show Udaan, has left behind a large legacy.

Post-Babri, this DD programme showed a vibrant, secular India to home & the world

Over the years, the show covered both news and entertainment in a style similar to a weekly magazine.

Govt goes after TV reality shows portraying kids in a ‘sleazy’ way

An I&B ministry advisory to private TV channels says it has noticed dance-based shows with children ‘performing dance moves originally done by adults’.

On Camera

Swraj Paul was the original NRI powerbroker. Helped Indira’s return, shaped India Inc

When he was asked why he was so loud in his criticisms of Indian industry when his purpose could be better served by a shrewder approach, he said, “Because I am a Punjabi, not a Marwari”.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

India and France to jointly develop and manufacture 120 kN engine for homegrown AMCA

The new engine, set to be developed over the next 10 years, will power the second tranche of Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft. First set will be equipped with GE 414 engines.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?