Broadcasters happy with digitalisation bill
byNew Delhi :Top broadcasters today said the move to enable India’s TV industry to leapfrog into an advanced digital system . The Lok Sabha…
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New technology automatically updates online data
byTel Aviv : Popular websites Wikipedia and Tripadvisor rely on public participation to build up their pool of information, in a process known as…
Are stringers the future of media?
byHong Kong : In the pursuit of lower maintenance costs of news gathering and infrastructure, media groups will eventually work with stringers and outsource…
Pakistan blocks BBC
byLondon : Pakistan has blocked the BBC over a documentary that questions Islamabad’s commitment to the war against terror, the broadcaster said. BBC said…
Facebook to be valued at over $100 bn in 2012
byLondon : Social network Facebook is preparing to allow private investors to invest in the website next year, and hopes its first offering will…
300 years of British newspapers put online
byLondon : Around 65 million newspaper articles over the last 300 years were put online Tuesday in a new archive by the British Library….
HP university launches news journal : Newsense
byShimla : Newsense , a lab journal was launched Monday by the journalism department of Himachal Pradesh university,Shimla . “The journal was formally launched…
Javed Akhtar in retrospect of Bollywood’s ‘Classic Legends
byMumbai : From Raj Kapoor, Nargis, Kishore Kumar to Majrooh Sultanpuri, Bimal Roy and Vijay Anand — script writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar is set to…
Britney Spears most followed on Google Plus
byLondon : Pop star Britney Spears has become the most followed individual on Google Plus with over 743,000 followers. Contactmusic.com reports that Spears has…
The life story of India’s most classy editor
byEven before I began reading Vinod Mehta’s memoirs ‘Lucknow Boy’ I was certain the book will be highly readable , and so it was…