Hulu could go paid sometime next year
News Corporation has already hinted that they are planning a subscription based model for the Hulu service in which they are partnering with other media giants ABC and NBC.
The company has now hinted that the new model could be launched as early as next year as they [...]
The Simpsons: Submit your own character who could appear on the show!
Fox has announced that they are soon going to launch a new contest which would enable fans to submit their own characters which can appear on the show.
The Simpsons fans have until October 24 to submit their ideas. They do not have [...]
Shashi Seth joins AOL as senior vice president of global advertising
US based internet media company AOL has announced that they have hired Shashi Seth as their new senior vice president of global advertising.
He arrives at AOL from Cooliris which is known for their popular Firefox and Internet Explorer add-on.
Seth would now report directly to [...]
Analyst: Time Warner could sell magazine division
Gordon Crawford is the managing director of The Capital Group which is currently the largest stakeholder in Time Warner.
He has suggested that Time Warner could sell their magazine division which publishes popular titles like Time, People and Sports Illustrated.
Crawford said: “Time Warner just spun off their cable [...]
Disney Double Dare You announced
Disney is collaborating with director Guillermo del Toro to create a new label named Disney Double Dare You.
Disney Double Dare You would be creating animated feature films. One of the first products would be Trollhunters which would be based on an original story by del Toro.
Del Toro is currently directing The [...]
Big FM launched in Himachal Pradesh
Big FM has launched their radio service in Shimla. With this, they have completed the phase II of their expansion in the country.
Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group has thus become the first private player in this segment of the market in Himachal Pradesh.
The company has established 44 stations [...]
Microsoft to sell its digital agency Razorfish
Industry sources are claiming that US based software giant Microsoft is now planning to sell its digital agency named Razorfish.
Microsoft has said to have hired the services of Morgan Stanley to find a potential buyer for this property.
Publicis Groupe is said to be interested in acquiring Razorfish.
Microsoft [...]
Bombay Dost relaunched
Bombay Dost is considered to be the only Indian magazine aimed at the gay readers.
The magazine has been re-launched after a period of seven years.
Publication of this magazine was halted several years ago due to lack of revenues and advertising.
Things are changing in India despite all the negativity related to gay [...]
Sanjay Gupta is the new COO of Star India
Media group Star India has announced the appointment of Sanjay Gupta as their new Chief Operating Officer.
He would now look after the operations of the various television channels operated by the group.
STAR India’s CEO, Uday Shankar spoke about this new appointment: “The STAR footprint now [...]
Peter Chernin to step down as President of News Corp.
News Corp. has announced that their current President and Chief Operating Officer Peter Chernin is leaving the company.
He is currently the second most powerful man in the company after Rupert Murdoch. He has been with the company since the last 12 years.
Chernin said in a [...]
