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How Panchkula violence coverage became a talking point between Smriti Irani and IBF
The meeting presided over by Irani on August 25 was also attended by IBF President Punit Goenka and Secretary General Girish Srivastava
Delhi HC stays QoS regulations till Madras HC pronounces judgement in tariff order case
The tariff order and interconnect regulations devised by TRAI will stay on hold.
TDSAT refuses injunction on Dish TV’s plea seeking restrain on the launch of Star Bharat
Besides Dish TV, Videocon d2h which is being merged with the former simultaneously moved to court against Star India.
SC bars Prasar Bharati from airing borrowed feed through private DTH and cable operators
Prasar Bharati can only carry the shared feed of sporting events on terrestrial network or DD Free Dish
Spotlight: How TRAI's tariff order could change the broadcast game in India
If the tariff order manages to pass the litmus test before the law, it would drastically alter the manner in which channels are offered by broadcasters/distributors, impact channel pricing and disrupt existing subscription revenue model
Kunal Pradhan named HT Delhi Editor; key editorial elevations made
HT Media also elevated senior journalists Sonal Kalra, Krittivas Mukherjee and Anup Gupta
ABC AGM on Sept. 14 to approve audited statement, appoint council of management members
The members of the ABC include publishers, advertisers, advertising agencies and government bodies
Madras HC reserves judgement in tariff order and interconnect regulations dispute
The judgement is expected to be pronounced by the third week of August
Ashu Phakey elevated to COO, HT English Print Business
Phakey was previously HT Delhi’s Business Head Phakey was previously HT Delhi’s Business Head
HT Media appoints Sarabjit Singh Khurana as Chief Revenue Officer - English
Khurana was previously Hotstar’s Revenue Head. In his earlier association with HT Media, he was spearheading the circulation revenue department
TRAI, Star India bicker before Madras HC regarding serving of written submissions
While the bench has directed Star India to serve its submissions by 5 p.m. today, TRAI will do the same tomorrow
Delhi HC allows AIDCF to implead in Tata Sky, Airtel plea against TRAI regulations
The court has set the final date of hearing on August 16
Payments worth Rs 57 crore to broadcasters pending with DAVP
The Directorate of Advertising & Visual Publicity manages the advertisement campaigns and publicity initiatives of central government ministries and departments
Changes atop MIB & DAVP may help resolve ad rate dispute with broadcasters
While Smriti Irani has replaced Venkaiah Naidu as Minister for Information & Broadcasting, K Ganesan has made way for Esther Kar to become the Director General of Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity
Star India strikes back at TRAI before Madras HC, claims regulator cannot price pay channels
The rejoinders will continue tomorrow with Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi appearing on behalf of Vijay TV
New team to take over BEA, widening of membership base to follow
The election of new office bearers of the Broadcast Editors Association will be completed on August 14
Backing TRAI, interveners claim pricing power rests with regulator
Besides the Indian Broadcasting Foundation,the All India Digital Cable Federation and Videocon d2h are interveners in the tariff order dispute being heard by the Madras High Court
India to get fourth I&B minister in third year of Modi government
Previously, Prakash Javadekar and Arun Jaitley served at the helm of the incumbent government’s Union I&B Ministry
Magazine publishers gear up for "long-drawn" struggle to revoke 12% GST on LWC paper
A meeting between the Association of Indian Magazines and the Union Revenue Secretary could take place later this week
AIM urges Revenue Secretary to reconsider 12% GST on LWC paper
At the least, Association of Indian Magazines expects the GST rate to be brought down to 5%
TRAI concludes arguments, Videocon & AIDCF to intervene on Monday
Advocates P Wilson and Saket Singh argued on behalf of the regulator before the Madras High Court
Dismissal of wage board contempt petition leaves journalist union dejected
Though the recommendations were upheld by the Supreme Court, the newspaper groups were not convicted of contempt of court
TRAI to soon complete arguments in favour of tariff order before Madras HC
Following the submissions of the regulator, Videocon D2H and All India Digital Cable Federation will intervene
Legal battle around TRAI regulations reflect division among DTH platforms and broadcasters
Petitions challenging the constitutionality of the tariff order and interconnect regulations are presently pending before the Madras and Delhi High Court
I&B Ministry trying to involve PIB in the auditing of print circulation figures: Sources
The Registrar of Newspapers for India (RNI) and Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) are presently tasked with the auditing work pertaining to newspapers and magazines
Dissatisfied with DAVP ad rates, major broadcasters out of empanelment list
Effective from July 10, the new policy subjects news channels and GECs to five and six time bands, respectively
ABC asks member publications to submit audited circulation figures by August 16
If a publication fails to furnish the audited circulation details for even a single audit period of six months, it cannot be considered for certification during the subsequent assessment
No salary change at HT Media in FY18 due to shortfall in revenues during previous fiscal
The management has, however, decided to provide a special fixed monthly payment to individuals whose salaries are relatively less.
TRAI-Star dispute: Hearing in tariff order case postponed to June 27 in Madras HC
The case was previously slated to come up for hearing on June 12
Post demonetisation, HT's English business revenues dented by 18-21% in Q4 FY17
Advertising from across categories stood hurt with the sole exception of government ads
RNI extends deadline for filing of annual statement; publishers relieved
Under the new tax regime, print advertisements are slated to be taxed at 5% with the same rate applying to newsprint
Jagran's total income up by 9.16% to Rs 2324.13 crore
The profit before tax (PBT) also increased by 11.39% to Rs 516.80 crore from Rs 463.93 crore
Here's how listed news broadcast companies fared in FY17
While revenues de-grew at Network18 and NDTV, other listed companies such as TV Today and ZMCL managed single digit top line growth
Pankaj Pachauri's Go News granted NBA membership
The decision was taken at a meeting held by NBA on May 9
HT Media top line up by fraction after 3.5% de-growth in ad revenues
The profit after tax went down by 1.9% to Rs 170.25 crore
Private DTH operators least perturbed by DD Free Dish's expansion
Free Dish is offering vacant non-news and current affairs DTH slots as part of an e-auction on May 25
Acted in self-defence, not running on multiple LCNs anywhere now: Times Now
The network also termed BARC’s week 19 data as "tainted" and "not dependable"
NDTV turnaround plan: Develop new revenue streams, cut costs, divest from non-core areas
The network seeks to increase revenues through partnerships and campaign-driven initiatives
The Week takes rivals head-on in latest ad campaign
Urging competitors to dispute their claims, Malayala Manorama said that the campaign sought to set the record straight for the advertising industry
Despite curbing costs, NDTV piles up losses worth Rs 68.79 crore owing to top line depletion
The company registered a loss of Rs 54.82 crore after taxes, minority interest and share of associates in FY16
Charges fly thick as broadcasters accuse each other of running multiple feeds
The News Broadcasters Association recently complained against Republic TV to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
With circulation up, newspapers mull new editions
While Dainik Bhaskar is rumoured to be scaling up its presence in Delhi, Divya Himachal’s reported Baddi edition is also generating a lot of curiosity
TV Today hires Hersh Bhandari to up revenue prospects at India Today TV
In his role as National Revenue Head for India Today Television, Bhandari will report to TV Today's CRO Rahul Shaw
NDTV approves sale of Ethnic & Lifestyle Holdco
The equity stake being sold by NDTV will be picked up by Nameh Hotels & Resorts Private Limited
Uday Khandeparkar to launch news venture with financial backing?
The editorial team will work out of Mumbai and New Delhi
Flashed yesterday: SC grants stay on TRAI's tariff order regulations
Star India had filed a special leave petition before the Supreme Court
State cannot subject media to restrictions: BEA General Secretary
The government is mulling a regulatory body for complaints against content aired by private broadcasters, as per reports
Star India publishes rate card ahead of tariff order case hearing in SC today
The Madras HC had previously struck down Star’s plea for an interim stay on the tariff order and interconnect regulations scheduled to be implemented from May 2
TRAI tariff order implementation in limbo though Star indicates publishing RIO
The deadline for publishing RIOs expired on May 2
SC reserves judgement in case on non-implementation of Justice Majithia Wage Boards
The Indian Federation of Working Journalists requested the court to pronounce its judgement soon
Telephone subscribers increased to 1.18 billion (118 crore) in February 2017: TRAI
Urban and rural telephone subscribers have grown by 20.52 mn (2.05 crore) and 3.83 mn (0.3 crore), respectively
AIDCF puts onus on broadcasters as MSOs gear up to publish RIO
The AIDCF sided with TRAI while opposing Star India’s plea for a stay on the implementation of the tariff order and interconnect regulations
Broadcasters to publish RIO by May 2 after Madras HC dismisses plea seeking stay on TRAI tariff order
The main writ petition challenging the constitutionality of TRAI’s tariff order will be heard next on June 12
Ministers who passed Majithia Wage Board recommendations shouldn't argue against it in court: IFWJ
The contempt petition concerning the non-implementation of the Majithia Wage Board recommendations will come up for hearing before the Supreme Court on May 3
Vishal Chaddha moves on from HT Media
Vishal Chaddha is moving on from HT Media after five years with the company
Arnab Goswami to launch Centre for Indian journalism
The forum will host debates and discussions apart from shifting the centre of gravity of Indian journalism away from New Delhi
Speculation rife over India 24x7 now being rebranded as Zee Hindustan
In February, ZMCL management decided to position India 24x7 as a news channel meant for Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand
Times Network issues guidelines to clamp down unregulated use of social media by employees
Employees have been directed to only retweet news stories from the company’s official social media handles
Madras HC CJ, Indira Banerjee to hear tariff order dispute between TRAI and Star India today
The case has been hit by successive recusals in the previous few weeks
Uncertain days await Burrp as Network18 plans to sell food discovery platform
The board of directors at Network18 approved a proposal to restructure Burrp on April 19
Anjana Om Kashyap replaces Karan Thapar as presenter of To The Point
Anjana Om Kashyap replaces Karan Thapar as presenter of To The Point
Rohit Gandhi gives glimpse of his new venture Global Live as he gets down to business
Earlier this year, Gandhi quit from the position of editor-in-chief at WION and DNA
TRAI-Star standoff: Another judge's recusal hits tariff order case in Madras HC
Justice S Nagamuthu and Justice Anita Sumanth had earlier recused themselves from hearing the matter
Karan Thapar to be no longer seen on India Today Television
He used to present ‘To The Point’ for the network
CNN-News18's Sanjeeb Mukherjea joins NewsX as senior editor
Mukherjea was associated with CNN-News18 for 12 years
How Indian Express Online intends to welcome the new financial year...
Word has emerged from within the organisation that IE Online will launch two more websites shortly, namely, Evesilly.com and Hindom.com.
CNBC TV18, Times Now slug it out as BARC updates universe
In a surprising development, CNBC TV18 has toppled Times Now from the position of the most watched English news channel in the country
DNA halves cover price in Delhi to Rs 5
The daily first began selling its Delhi edition at a cover price of Rs 10 in October last year
HT Media expected to bring out fresh editions soon, one being Pune
In January 2017, HT Media had decided to close down four editions besides halting the operations of three bureaus
Sakal Media hikes ad rates by 10%, no change in cover price for another quarter
The revised ad rates have been applicable since April 1
CNN-News18 Mumbai bureau chief Smitha Nair resigns
Besides Nair, senior editor Karma Paljor and cricket editor Sanjeeb Mukherjea also quit the channel after 12 years; News18.com editor Roshan Tamang resigns too
After recusal of judges, TRAI-Star dispute likely to go back to square one in Madras HC
Star India and Vijay TV have contended that TRAI has violated the Copyright Act and overstepped its jurisdiction by pricing content through its tariff order
Print media now in power-play mode; scrutiny of ad pricing underway across several dailies
Eyeing early gains in FY18, several newspaper brands have either hiked ad rates or are mulling the same
Shiv Aroor to scale up own website after relinquishing full-time role at India Today
Aroor spent a decade working with India Today Television
Sudhir Chaudhary now also Editor-in-Chief of Zee Business
Besides editing Zee Business, Chaudhary also edits DNA, WION and Zee News
Editors Sanjeeb Mukherjea, Roshan Tamang bid adieu to Network18
The last working day of both journalists is March 31.
With competitors hiking cover price and ad rates, The Statesman also undergoes price revision
Another major newspaper, The Statesman has undergone price revision as FY'17 has witnessed several fluctuations in cover prices and advertisement rates.
Era of ad-free news in the works? Encouraging reception to Business Standard's pay wall over the past 10 months
The website of the business daily enacted a pay wall on June 1, 2016.
HT Media appoints Prabhakar Singh as Revenue Head for digital content
Singh was earlier associated with HT in the capacity of Sales Head for mobile and digital
As Madras HC hears closing submissions, TRAI confident about tariff order’s rollout from April 3
Star India and Vijay TV have contended that TRAI has overstepped its jurisdiction by pricing content
Integration with technology and expansion beyond metros identified as key areas for accelerating growth of OOH industry
Marketers and outdoor agency representatives spoke about marrying outdoor with digital technologies and moving beyond select outdoor locations in a few metro cities to take the OOH industry ahead
Carried yesterday: Raghav Bahl rubbishes corruption allegations, may take legal action against PGurus if necessary
The website alleged that Raghav Bahl and Peter Mukerjea paid a bribe to Karti Chidambaram to get FIPB approvals
Will the top line of listed TV news companies de-grow at the end of FY 2017?
The income of several listed television news companies fell on a comparative basis over a period of nine months between April to December 2016
TV Today now in firm command of Mail Today and India Today Online
On March 15, TV Today completed the acquisition of equity shares in both India Today Online Private Limited and Mail Today Newspapers Private Limited
Closure of some editions and bureaus won't impact circulation and revenues, says HT Media management
Last year, HT Media initiated an organisation-wide cost-cutting measure
The Statesman moves beyond eastern India; brings out an early edition for northern markets
The expansion plans of the newspaper include an entry into the electronic media
Pankaj Pachauri's Go News to go live on March 11, NBA membership likely to follow
In January, Pankaj Pachauri announced his plans of challenging the traditional news television model through his mobile-only venture
Hindustan Media Ventures Limited's employee costs reduced by 80% during Q3
HMVL’s employee costs reduced from Rs 31 crore in Q3 FY 15-16 to Rs 6.4 crore in Q3 FY 16-17
Former HT Mobile Editor Yusuf Omar moves to CNN International
Omar will be working out of CNN International’s London bureau as part of the social publishing team
Following SC nod, TRAI notifies tariff order even as broadcasters remain apprehensive
The Madras High Court will evaluate the legality of the tariff order issued by TRAI once again when the matter comes up for hearing before it on March 7
Demonetisation will have a big impact on non-essential items like magazines: Paresh Nath, Delhi Press
Paresh Nath observed that demonetisation resulted in several troubles for publishers from the consumers’ side as well as clients’ side
NDTV pins hopes on sponsors to make up for fall in revenues from advertising
NDTV incurred a loss (EBITDA) of Rs 7 crore during the quarter ended December 31, 2016.
enba 2016: Pressmen try to balance Lakshmi and Saraswati in the news business while redefining TRPs
enba 2016 hosted a panel discussion on the theme ‘Redefining TRPs: Trust & Respect Points’ moderated by Madhavan Narayanan.
Never been better for news than today: Sanjay Gupta, Star India @ enba 2016
Delivering the jury chair address at enba 2016, Gupta mentioned that there had been a fourfold increase in news television consumption over a period of six years.
Decoding the amalgamation schemes at Network18 and TV18
As part of the same, Network18 and TV18 will amalgamate 14 and 4 subsidiary companies, respectively
Network18 posts loss of Rs 79 crore while TV18's income rose marginally from Rs 247.7 crore to Rs 250 crore
Both the listed companies of Network18 group reported significant downturn in their financial performance during the third quarter ended on December 31, 2016
Zee Media Q3 results: Despite demonetisation, ad revenues up by 10 per cent; increase from Rs 103.46 crore to Rs 114.43 crore
Despite demonetisation of high currency notes in November 2016, ZMCL’s advertising revenues increased
TV Today elevates Puneet Jain as Group Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
Ashish Sabharwal has also been appointed as Company Secretary by TV Today Network Limited
What has broadcasters up in arms against TRAI's draft tariff regulations?
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) and the broadcasting fraternity are engrossed in a legal fight concerning the validity of the draft tariff regulations.
NDTV board reappoints Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy as Executive Co-Chairpersons
The reappointment will be with effect from July 1, 2017 for a period of three years
Zee Media elevates Jagdish Chandra as Executive Director - Regional News Channels
Chandra joined ZMCL recently as CEO – Regional News Channels
Shamit Bhartia appointed MD of HMVL after relinquishing Joint Managing Directorship at HT Media
Shamit Bhartia is the son of HT Media’s Chairperson and Editorial Director, Shobhana Bhartia
Vijay Joshi returns to PTI as Editor-in-Chief
Joshi has joined PTI from Associated Press where he was Southeast Asia Director of News.
Betting big on MoJo: Mobile phone-led newsgathering receives massive push from media brands
The early days of 2017 have resulted in publishers and broadcasters betting big on the content creation ability of smartphones
Leveraging digital technology, Express will bring credible journalism into new markets: Anant Goenka
Labelling itself an international news brand, Goenka’s Express Group is set to make its presence felt in regional markets.
Carried Yesterday: Raghav Bahl denies interest in TV9, calls it speculation
Speculation has been rife around the sale of TV9, which was earlier said to be on the radar of Subhash Chandra of Zee as well
Quint's Ritu Kapur appointed to advisory board of Oxford University's Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
The announcement of Kapur’s appointment was made public by Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism on February 2
I&B Ministry advises authorised officers to initiate action against MSOs-cable operators transmitting analog signals
Under Section 11 of the Cable TV Networks (Regulation) Act, authorised officers are empowered to seize equipment of the defaulting cable operators
Increase in budgetary allocation to I&B Ministry down to single digits at 5.96%
The budget presented by FM Arun Jaitley set apart Rs 4,409 crore for the I&B Ministry during the fiscal year 2017-18
Pay Rs 1 for ad-free experience on Outlook India's website
As part of the new feature, readers are provided with the option of paying Rs 1 to continue reading an article without advertisements.
ieMalayalam is just the beginning of Express' regional expansion journey
IE Digital has vowed to bring out content in Bengali, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu as well.
Joint "alliance campaign" on the cards for SP-Cong, "27 saal, UP Behaal" to be forgotten
The alliance between the Samajwadi Party and Congress will be led by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.
Media executives echo concern regarding GST before Union I & B Ministry
A closed-door meeting was held on January 25 between government officials and senior media personalities
Pankaj Pachauri to launch mobile-only channel, Go News
The venture is slated to go live in mid-February The venture is slated to go live in mid-February
Over the next three years, we will hold 5,000 workshops across 40 Indian cities for SMBs: Sundar Pichai
The twin announcements were made by Google CEO Sundar Pichai in New Delhi on January 4
Meeting with CM Mehbooba Mufti paved way for revocation of ban on Kashmir Reader
The order allowing Kashmir Reader to resume publication was delivered on December 26
HT, Jagran & Manorama invest more in digital than many other Indian newspapers: Reuters Institute
A report released by Reuters Institute studied the digital transition of Dainik Jagran, Hindustan Times and Malayala Manorama
PGurus alleges illegal routing of money by NDTV, Rao calls it "absolutely rubbish"
NDTV Group CEO KVL NarayanRao indicated that his statement before income tax authorities was not an admission of guilt
I don't have the liberty to change my targets: Sandep Amar, CEO, Express Digital
Amar claims that Express has registered 100% growth both in terms of revenues and traffic.
National Herald Case: Swamy’s plea seeking access to Congress accounts dismissed
Subramanian Swamy has levelled allegations of misappropriation of National Herald’s property by Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.
Times Now’s market share remains intact despite Arnab Goswami’s exit: MK Anand, Times Network
In the past one year, Times Network launched Movies Now HD, Movies Now 2, Movies Now 2 HD and Romedy Now HD
Demonetisation results in turbulent business scenario for print industry
exchange4media has learnt that various organisations have initiated cost-cutting measures in the wake of demonetisation
NDTV files FIR against hacking of Barkha Dutt and Ravish Kumar’s Twitter accounts
The hacking took place late Saturday night
Jyotin Verma appointed as HT's Business Head – Chandigarh & Punjab
Verma will report to HT English’s CEO Rajeev Beotra who returned to HT after a stint with Star India earlier this month
IMA 2016: No ad spends cut post-demonetisation: RS Sodhi, Amul
The last 5-6 years have seen Amul not invest more than 0.8% of the organisation’s turnover in marketing or advertising
IMA 2016: Lessons learnt by Lifetime Achievement Award winner Harsh Mariwala
In his acceptance speech, Marico’s Chairman reflected on the five lessons that his professional career taught him
HT Media revamps website of flagship digital product
The new design is aimed at making content more discoverable with a key focus on mobile audiences
Deccan Herald to bring down curtains on its Delhi edition
The last edition from Delhi will be printed on December 15
CNN News 18 to establish integrated newsrooms in Mumbai and Delhi
The channel wishes to foray beyond television broadcasting and gain credibility as a multi-platform content provider
News broadcasters likely to witness dip in ad- spends post-demonetisation
Industry leaders, however, cautioned against panic and hinted at an overall positive impact
Print industry adopts wait and watch approach on the impact of demonetisation
With the purchasing power of consumers taking a beating post-demonetisation, there are legitimate concerns regarding ad spend by companies and sale of print publications per se
Basharat Peer to have a rerun with NYT, made op-ed editor of international edition
He will help edit and give shape to the opinion pages of the International New York Times. The details of Peer’s new job are slated to be officially released by his employer on December 1
Andrew Clarance now multimedia editor at HuffPost India
His last stint was as an associate editor at Catch News
Express Group to further expand InUth team
InUth was launched on October 10 with a young team of 15-20 multimedia journalists
NDTV outdoes previous fiscal year net losses in first two quarters
The company reported a net loss after taxes, minority interest and share of profit/(loss) of associates at Rs 55.58 crore for the current period ended September 30, 2016.
Nehru's National Herald undergoes rebirth in digital age
As the website of National Herald was launched in beta version on November 14, editor Neelabh Mishra tells us about his revival plans and relaunching three newspapers, National Herald in English, Navjivan in Hindi and Qaumi Awaaz in Urdu
Sports journalist Digvijay Singh Deo moves on from CNN-News 18
Deo, who had been associated with the channel since its launch in 2005, quit on November 11
Rukmini Shrinivasan is now Editor – Data & Innovation at HuffPost India
Rukmini Shrinivasan has joined the digital only platform as Editor for Data & Innovation at HuffPost India.
I&B Ministry directs NDTV to shut down for a day
NDTV has been asked to stay shut for a day on November 9 on account of its objectionable coverage of Pathankot terror attacks
Media fraternity reacts to NDTV India ban, hints at "undeclared emergency"
NDTV India is a facing a one-day ban for its coverage of the Pathankot terror attacks
HuffPost India appoints Shivam Vij as Deputy Editor
Prior to this appointment, Shivam Vij was Contributing Editor at HuffPost
Regulations and disputes dominate discourse between TRAI and broadcasters
TRAI Chairman RS Sharma pointed out that the broadcasting sector is marred by a high number of disputes
Media coverage of Bhopal encounter better than Ishrat Jahan case: Siddharth Varadarajan
A section of the media was quick to label the accused as “terrorists” though they happened to be under-trial
Will work towards NDTV's financial turnaround: Group CEO KVL Narayan Rao
Rao spoke of delivering both in terms of top-line and bottom-line growth
Donald Trump mouthing Modi-like slogan fails to impress original campaign creators, Piyush Pandey and Prasoon Joshi
Both Pandey and Joshi are not giving too much importance to Trump’s latest promo, “Abki baar Trump sarkar”
Hindustan Times promotes Rajesh Mahapatra, appointments in senior positions likely to follow
Mahapatra, now Chief Content Officer, was earlier serving as Executive Editor
From films to broadcasting and news, Rathore addresses multiple issues at CII Big Picture
Rajyavardhan Rathore, MoS for MIB, announced that films representing India will be supported by the Government of India
Regulators are not strangulators: M Venkaiah Naidu
Policy makers and industry stalwarts came together to discuss the proposed regulatory framework for media and entertainment industry
Have 19 people on my news desk; don't have space for 20 guards: Arnab Goswami
Times Now Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami has rubbished media reports that he has been provided ‘Y’ category security
Has Vikram Chandra quit NDTV?
Chandra, who happens to be the CEO of NDTV Group, insisted that such rumours have been around for a long time