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Wednesday, June 18, 2025
TopicTelevision industry

Topic: Television industry

Hollywood writers, studios hold last-minute talks to avert strike affecting TV production

The Writers Guild of America could call a work stoppage as early as Tuesday if it cannot reach a deal with companies such as Walt Disney Co and Netflix Inc.

Future of broadcast news is promising but legacy media must collaborate with upstarts

Much of the public debate around broadcast news has been focused on the TV audience measurement system but not the core values that will matter in the future.

Govt a ‘mute witness’ to hate speech problem, says SC, suggests Vishaka-like code for TV debates

The problem persists despite a provision to penalise violators, says the top court. It was hearing a plea to bar candidates who deliver hate speeches from contesting polls.

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.

WFH has meant 2 extra hours of TV during Covid pandemic, finds study

According to a survey by Nielsen, workers are watching 21% more TV on weekdays between 9 am and 4 pm, or about 26 minutes more per day.

Why TRPs are important for broadcasters, and are also prone to ‘manipulation’

TRPs are an estimate of the number of people who watch a particular channel during a specific time period. The system is being questioned, again, after Republic TV case.

Ramayan, Bigg Boss reruns keep viewers hooked, but lockdown is bleeding TV of crores a day

Industry insiders say the TV landscape is likely to look very different even once the lockdown ends, with social distancing keeping reality show shoots on backburner.

No kissing, no extras: How to make TV in the age of the virus

While studios can film late-night talk shows and singing competitions using Zoom, there is no way to make an entire sitcom or a movie with all the actors in remote locations.

How to torture a bahu: My mom’s very real struggle without Bengali TV serials

The strike could've been also used to solve a few serious issues in TV serials like why the good bahu never calls the domestic violence helpline.

On Camera

7 die daily on Mumbai trains due to overcrowding, trespassing. PAC’s 2017 solutions ignored

It’s extremely disturbing that thousands of precious lives are lost on the Mumbai Suburban network every year. Especially since causes and solutions are well-known.

Three yrs since launch, govt-backed e-commerce network ONDC is a tortoise running with the hares

Built as a novel concept to ‘democratise’ e-commerce in India, ONDC has seen limited success in specific pockets. But it’s still an emerging player in a highly competitive market.

India’s 1st-of-its-kind INS Arnala set to guard coastal waters against submarine intrusions

New Delhi: The Indian Navy is set to commission INS Arnala, the country’s first Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC), at Visakhapatnam dockyard on...

India-Pakistan terms of engagement: H-word, M-word & the Trump hyphenation

Return to hyphenation is dreaded because our successive govts have laboured for three decades to rid us of what we see as the equivalence big powers used to draw between us and Pakistan. Three things follow.