Media
Chidambaram gets court protection till 5 June in Aircel-Maxis case
31 May 2018
Apart from the Aircel-Maxis case, a Delhi court has also granted Chidambaram immunity from coercive action in the INX Media case also till 3 June
The digital transformation of news media and the rise of online disinformation
30 Apr 2018
True news audiences dwarf false news audiences, though fake news travels faster and further on social media sites, also across echo chambers and may capture consumer attention longer than true news
Government scraps controversial move on 'fake news' generation amidst uproar
03 Apr 2018
The I&B ministry on Monday amended the guidelines, stating that the accreditation of journalists creating or propagating fake news would be suspended or permanently cancelled, a move criticised by journalist bodies as backdoor press censorship
Delhi High Court grants bail to Karti Chidambaram
23 Mar 2018
The Delhi High Court on Friday granted bail to former finance minister P Chidamabaram's son Karti Chidambaram, in the INX Media corruption case
Mark Zuckerberg apologises for ‘major breach of trust
22 Mar 2018
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has asserted he would not let the social media be misused during elections including the one to be held in India next year
SC extends Karti’s relief from arrest till 26 March
16 Mar 2018
Extending the interim relief from arrest granted to Karti Chidambaram by the Delhi High Court, the Supreme Court said it would clear the "confusion" which has crept in on the Enforcement Directorate’s power of arrest
SC stays proceedings in Jay Shah case, asks media to be more responsible
16 Mar 2018
Hearing a petition related to a defamation case filed by BJP president Amit Shah’s son Jay against a news portal, the Supreme Court said the media should be more responsible and not write whatever it feels like
Karti Chidambaram’s CBI custody extended by 3 days
10 Mar 2018
In a breather for Karti Chidambaram earlier on Friday, the Delhi High Court granted him interim protection from arrest in the INX Media case, as a result of which he cannot be arrested by the Enforcement Directorate till 20 March in the case
Netflix in talks with Obamas for show series
09 Mar 2018
Former President Obama and wife Michelle are said to be in advanced talks with the streaming service Netflix to produce a series of high-profile shows
India’s media, entertainment industry to cross Rs2 trillion by 2020
05 Mar 2018
The country’s media and entertainment (M&E) industry touched Rs1.5 trillion ($22.7 billion) in 2017, a growth of around 13 per cent over 2016, and will continue to outpace GDP growth, says a FICCI-EY study
Karti Chidambaram brought to Mumbai, grilled alongside Indrani Mukerjea
05 Mar 2018
The son of former union minister P Chidambaram was flown from Delhi to Mumbai by the CBI for questioning alongside Indrani Mukerjea, former director of INX Media, who is in jail for the alleged murder of her daughter Sheena Bora
Man held for Gauri Lankesh murder; strong links with Kalburgi, Pansare killings
03 Mar 2018
K T Naveen Kumar, remanded over the killing of journalist Gauri Lankesh, is linked with the Hindu Yuya Sena, and the bullets used match those in the killings of other anti-right wing thinkers M M Kalburgi and Govind Pansare
Comcast’s $22 bn bid for Sky throws up multiple possibilities
28 Feb 2018
US cable giant Comcast’s $22.1-billion bid for the UK’s Sky network tops the $10.75 a share offer from Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox, and with Disney as a possible third bidder, the race is wide open
Karti Chidambaram arrested in INX Media money laundering case
28 Feb 2018
The INX Media case has been alive since January 2008 when the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU-IND) flagged the foreign direct investment of over Rs305 crore by three Mauritius-based companies in INX Media Pvt Ltd
CNN chief Jeff Zucker wants regulators to probe Google, Facebook monopolies
27 Feb 2018
The CNN chief is not alone in expressing displeasure with Google and Facebook; Rupert Murdoch recently suggested the two companies pay a carriage fee similar to the model adopted by cable companies
CNN to cut jobs as digital operations struggle
13 Feb 2018
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