COMCAST MEDIA INDUSTRY DISRUPTION

Comcast is taking a dramatic step to reshape its business in the face of a rapidly evolving media landscape. The company is exploring a spinoff of its major cable networks, including CNBC, MSNBC, and Bravo, into a new, shareholder-owned entity, spar...

Reliance Industries' shares will be in focus following the completion of the Viacom18-JioCinema-Disney merger, valued at Rs 70,352 crore. The joint venture, controlled by RIL, aims to consolidate media assets and create India's largest integrated me...

India has been grappling with a surge in hoax bomb threats targeting airlines, causing significant disruptions and financial losses. Despite the severity of the issue, authorities have struggled to apprehend the perpetrators, with only two arrests m...

Indian aviation authorities and airlines are gearing up for the upcoming fog season. The fog season is expected to begin on December 10 and last for three months. Dense fog often disrupts flight operations, causing delays and cancellations. Airports...

Reliance Industries Limited, Viacom18, and The Walt Disney Company have finalized the merger of Viacom18's media and JioCinema businesses with Star India. The newly formed venture, valued at approximately US$8.5 billion, brings together popular bran...

The victory of Trump will soon show results in the field of tech whether its social media companies to crypto investors. Here are some predictions about the future of tech.

Businesses in the digital age have the opportunity to innovate by converting raw data into actionable insights. Effective data collection, analysis, and integration can lead to revolutionary products and market disruption. While doing so, companies ...

Media companies are set to achieve 8% annual revenue growth, reaching Rs 60,000 crore by FY27, driven by digital segment expansion. This includes increased focus on OTT services, social media, and apps, alongside traditional ad revenue growth, impro...

The personal finance sector in India provides a compelling example of the increasing use of social media platforms by individuals and organizations. These unregulated individuals share information and offer advice to potential investors on various a...

Tony Vinciquerra will step down as Sony Pictures Entertainment's Chairman and CEO in January 2025. Ravi Ahuja, the current Chairman of Global Television Studios, will take over the role. Vinciquerra will stay in an advisory role until the end of Dec...

In China's booming micro drama industry, 69-year-old actor Zhu Jian stars in "Grandma's Moon," a series of minute-long episodes designed for mobile viewing, appealing primarily to middle-aged audiences. This $5 billion sector competes with tradition...

The Australian government said it would make tech platforms set codes of conduct governing how they stop dangerous falsehoods spreading, to be approved by a regulator. The regulator would set its own standard if a platform failed to do so, and then ...

Media and entertainment bodies have planned to request the Karnataka government to revoke the 1-2% cess on cinema tickets and OTT subscriptions. The cess would also affect TV channels and related establishments and could lead to higher consumer cost...

The issue with the update released by CrowdStrike, impacting computers using Microsoft's Windows operating system, was clarified by CrowdStrike as not a hacking incident or cyberattack. CrowdStrike apologised for the issue and assured users that a s...

The association of mutual funds in India (AMFI) said other than their five asset management companies, their mutual funds and registrar and transfer agents (RTAs) functioned without any impact. The glitch affected not only broking firms but also dis...

The recent Microsoft outage, which disrupted services worldwide including Microsoft 365, was primarily caused by a conflict between Microsoft's software and Cloudstrike's Falcon Sensor endpoint protection. This issue led to widespread disruptions in...

A CrowdStrike error caused global IT outages, impacting FedEx, Meta, and healthcare. Delta canceled 20% of flights. Microsoft aids recovery. Pete Buttigieg noted resolving issues. CISA reported increased phishing. Stock changes for SentinelOne and P...

A global tech outage on Friday, caused by a software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, led to disruptions in various industries, including travel, finance, and healthcare. The incident highlighted the risks associated with the increasing d...