Television

5% higher than Chinese, but 8-10% lower than Korean competitors

You could opt for free channels and YouTube, and not pay anything. Dor's search works across apps

Shift in preference for more flexible digital content options reason for fall

The grand finale of filmmaker Rohit Shetty-hosted Khatron Ke Khiladi 14 took place on Sunday. Karan Veer defeated Gashmeer Mahajani and Krishna Shroff in the finale

The deal affords satellite TV subscribers greater choice and flexibility, the companies said in a joint statement

Horror-comedy movie, Munjya, to be released on TV before the OTT platforms. The movie has done phenomenal business at the box office

Reliance Jio has invested $200 million for a 17 per cent stake in Glance and Google along with others, have put in over $145 million

Markets regulator Sebi on Tuesday barred Pradeep Pandya, who was anchoring stock market shows on a television channel, and seven other entities from securities market for five years and imposed a fine of Rs 2.6 crore collectively for indulging in fraudulent trading activities. Apart from Pandya, others banned by Sebi are Alpesh Furiya, Manish Furiya, Alpa Furiya, Alpesh Vasanji Furiya HUF, Manish V Furiya HUF, Mahan Investment and Toshee Trade. Pandya was the host/co-host of various shows at CNBC Awaaz till August 2021, while Alpesh Furiya appeared on the television channel as a guest/external expert and gave stock recommendations on his Twitter handle. A high correlation was noted between the stock recommendations given by Pradeep Pandya on the show 'Pandya Ka Funda' and the Buy-Today-Sell-Tomorrow trades and intra-day trades executed by Alpesh Furiya and connected entities during the period from November 2019 to January 2021. "Pradeep Pandya, while serving as an anchor for CNBC .

However, Super Plastronics, a Kodak brand licensee, plans to hike prices in the range of 3-5 per cent in June and another 3-5 per cent in July on its televisions

The transaction values Tata Play Ltd. at about $1 billion, the people said. Tata Group took full control of the TV platform after buying the 29.8% stake from Disney

The 55-inch TV category is fast becoming a bigger chunk of the market for the company, recording a growth of 30-35 per cent

Korean consumer electronics major LG will continue to introduce products in the home entertainment segment tailored for India to maintain its leadership position, according to senior company officials. LG Electronics India, which on Wednesday launched 55 AI-enabled television models, expects to grow 25-30 per cent this year in its home entertainment (HE) vertical. India is the most important market globally, a company official said. "There is a growing demand for large screen TVs in India and we are constantly enhancing our portfolio with products like the World's largest 97-inch TV with vibrant picture quality, advanced AI-powered processing technologies...With this new lineup, we aim to further enhance our market leadership in flat panel TV in India," LG Electronics India Managing Director Hong Ju Jeon said. The company plans to enhance its India-specific product lineups. "LG Electronics thinking about the Indian market is not one of the important markets, but it is the most ...

Analysts are waiting for a big move on the free-to-air market, either by going back on DD Freedish or by doing a big deal with YouTube, the largest video platform

Arya Omnitalk plans to expand its professional and commercial radio service operations to 100 cities by 2030, a senior company official said on Monday. The company provides PMRTS (Public Mobile Radio Trunking Services), CMRTS (Captive Mobile Radio Trunking Services) and Broadband Push-to-talk devices to enterprises, security forces etc. Announcing an exclusive partnership with Motorola Solutions for selling its Mototrbo portfolio, Arya Omnitalk CEO Paresh Shetty said the company operates in 18 cities and will obtain licence to operate in more cities after the rules are notified under the new Telecommunications Act. "We currently operate in 18 cities. We are planning to expand operations to 40 cities in the next 18 months and then to 100 cities by 2030. The expansion will start after we get a licence from the government. We are waiting for rules to come under Telecommunications Act 2023 after which we will apply for licences," Shetty said. Its potential customers include municipal .

The companies are in preliminary talks about an acquisition of Disney's significant minority stake, which would value Tata Play at about $1 billion or more, the people said

This is the second hike manufacturers will take in 2024

"Coming soon," Musk said in a brief response on X to a user's posting that the platform's long-form videos could be watched directly on smart TVs

New York-based media company has been in advanced talks to sell its minority stake in Viacom18 Media Pvt. to Reliance, said the people, who asked to not to be identified as the information is private

The media sector is expected to grow by 10.2% to reach Rs 2.55 trillion by 2024

The digital media will potentially overtake television as the leading segment in the media & entertainment sector in 2024 with an estimated size of Rs 75,100 crore, said a joint report from industry body FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry) and EY on Tuesday. While the Indian Media & Entertainment (M&E) sector grew by 8.1 per cent in 2023, reaching Rs 2.32 lakh crore and is expected to touch Rs 2.55 lakh crore and cross Rs 3 lakh crore mark by 2026, it added. "We expect the M&E sector to grow 10.2 per cent to reach Rs 2.55 trillion by 2024, then grow at a CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) of 10 per cent to reach Rs 3.08 trillion by 2026," the report said. Though in 2023 television remained the largest segment with Rs 69,600 crore, however, it had a degrowth of 1.83 per cent as against Rs 70,900 crore in 2022, it said. While, the digital media in 2023 crossed Rs 65,400 crore and is expected to be around Rs 75,100 crore in 2024, which is ahead