Jul
2
Remembering R.D.Burman…
July 2, 2008 | 1 Comment
I had a bunch of R.D.Burman tracks, and I found a couple videos on YouTube - so wanted to package it all together into a post. June 27th was R.D.Burman’s 69th birth anniversary. Popularly known as Pancham (fifth note in Hindustani music) to his family, friends and fans, his music has been enjoyed by more [...]
Nov
25
Indian Mythology Industry - Third Incarnation
November 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Last week, ACK media announced the acquisition of a popular Indian comic book brand Amar Chitra Katha and Tinkle for $2.5 millon and is reportedly planning to invest $15-20 million in the next 3 years.
Samir Patil, founder investor and CEO of ACK Media told Hindustan Times: “It is a 100 per cent cash deal. We [...]
Jul
2
Idol Worshipping And Superstar Economics
July 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Quentin Tarantino once said in an interview that the primary driver of the the film industry in the US and India was the superstar system. While Superstar Economics has been debated in the US, there’s no room for debate in the Indian film industry. The superstar renumeration is usually the biggest expense in a big [...]
Jul
1
Tambola In The Newspaper… Brilliant!
July 1, 2007 | 3 Comments
The newspaper industry is booming in India as reported here, especially financial newspapers since the Indian economy is growing 8% and the average investor wants to stay informed. But that hasn’t stopped newspapers from getting creative.
This is obviously old news, but I recently found out about it since my parents moved to Bangalore. Move over [...]
May
12
Death of the Newspaper?
May 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Livmint has published two articles that have contradictory headlines - first about readers, advertisers and analysts abandoning newspapers and second about the increase in newspaper circulation.
The panelists and participants at the Web 2.0 Expo had no doubts in their mind - the Internet was killing the newspaper, and the newspaper readers are a dying breed.
Some [...]
