Features | Year Ender - 2005
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For News Channels Its Breaking News, Always
A Long, Long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, news meant politicians cutting ribbons and giving speeches. Not so long ago, news meant politicians trading charges and fighting with each other. |
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2005 A Year Of Multi-Channel Muddle
The kind of frenzied viewer reaction to hit shows seen recently is a clear indication that the Indian media and entertainment industry is booming. |
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Kashmir Rocks Indian Television This Year On Sony
young sons of the silent valley, television actor Iqbal Khan of Kaisa Yeh Pyar Hai fame and Fame Gurukul winner Qazi Tauqeer have emerged from tough circumstances to become the latest rage with teenyboppers. |
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Ghost Of A Christmas Past Offers A Lesson To All
Have you ever managed to upset thousands and thousands of people, all at the same time? I'm afraid I have. Back in 1995, when the Internet was a baby, I created an online Advent calendar for Lego. |
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Forecast Suggests Only The Paranoid Will Survive
Was that a year already? As this year comes to an end, it's important to reflect back on the events that shaped the industry for the year, and see if they will set the trends for the years to come. |
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India through a Eye of Global World
The kind of mass hysteria it generated was unprecedented, with aspirants lining up from every corner of the subcontinent to participate in the talent hunt. |
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Is The Industry Able To Adapt, Survive And Thrive?
Although most of the Indian media industry is constantly obsessed with the day-to-day pursuit of the latest demanding annual 'stretch' targets, I am sure that the most pressing long-term challenge is how to respond to the need for change. |
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