Print Media

The government on Monday said it has decided to increase print media advertisement rates by 26 per cent. This will yield several significant benefits, both for the government and the media landscape, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said in a statement. "The media rates for print media per sq cm for 1 lakh copies of dailies in the black and white advertisement have been enhanced from Rs 47.40 to Rs 59.68, an increase of 26 per cent," it said. The government has also agreed to the recommendations of the Rate Structure Committee (RSC) relating to premium rates to be offered for colour advertisements and preferential positioning. The rates for release of the print media advertisements by the Central Bureau of Communication (CBC) were last revised by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on the basis of the recommendations of the eighth RSC on January 9, 2019, which were valid for a period of three years. The ninth RSC was constituted on November 11, 2021, for makin

On television, government political and social ads conveying wishes accounted for nearly 28 hours of airtime across over 90 channels

Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday underscored the importance of factual and responsible reporting, particularly when India is engaged in a military standoff with Pakistan. Vaishnaw interacted with senior editors from the print media and urged them to refrain from relying on unverified sources for information related to the conflict. The minister also advised the electronic media to refrain from live coverage or real-time reporting of defence operations and movement of security forces. He asked the mediapersons to strictly adhere to the advisory issued by the Union information and broadcasting ministry. Vaishnaw made it clear that the action taken by the Indian Armed Forces was against terrorism and not any country or community. India and Pakistan are engaged in a military standoff after the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam on April 22. The Indian Armed Forces launched strikes on nine terror sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmi

Increasing advertisement demand and lower newsprint costs drive revenue and profitability for regional newsprint media companies, says CRISIL Rating report

On the other hand, the report added that 2024 might be the first year after a gap of 13 years when print advertisement market share will hold steady over 2 years

The government on Tuesday said it had spent Rs 967.46 crore through the Central Bureau of Communication for publicity of its schemes in the print media from 2019-20 to 2023-24. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said the Central Bureau of Communication (CBC) releases awareness/publicity campaigns through print media in accordance with the Print Media Advertisement Policy, 2020. "The details of expenditure incurred by CBC, under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, on awareness/publicity campaigns about schemes and programmes of the government of India through print media from 2019-20 to 2023-24 (till 12.12.2023) is Rs 967.46 crore," Thakur said. The minister said as of March 31, 2019, 1,19,995 periodicals, including newspapers, were registered with the Registrar of Newspapers for India (RNI). The number was 1,43,423 in 2020, 1,44,520 in 2021, 1,46,045 in 2022 and 1,48,363 in 2023.

Quite fittingly, the sprawling National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) in Bengaluru is paying tribute to one of India's legendary master printmakers, 79-year-old Devraj Dakoji. A retrospective that showcases over 600 of this prolific artist's works (which he says he whittled down from 3,000-plus) also highlights a unique problem that India faces Dakoji is its last 'Master Printmaker'. The curating team of the exhibition, which is on till October 10, has traced printmaking in India to when the Portuguese brought the printing press to Goa. One of its earliest highs was when Ravi Varma's popular paintings were printed as oleographs. According to curators, post 1990s, digital technology led to its significant transformation. In recent years, artists like Jyoti Bhatt, Nataraj Sharma, Ravikumar Kashi, Gulam Mohammed Sheikh, Ranbir Kaleka, Baiju Parthan, Pushpamala N, Akbar Padamsee, Rameshwar Broota and Gogi Saroj Pal, to name a few, created interesting visual vocabulary through ...

The print sector has been on the uptrend over the past few months and this is likely to continue on the back of strong advertising revenues, driven by elections, government spending etc.

This will increase the profitability of print media by 10% to 14.5% this year

Sameer Jain's share is believed to account for the media conglomerate's highest revenue-grossing business

Ahead of the Karnataka elections, the Press Council of India on Tuesday advised the print media to follow the norms of journalistic conduct on paid news. In advisories issued here, the Press Council of India (PCI) also cautioned against publication of any news that may appear to predict the results of the elections before the date of poll in Karnataka. Noting that newspapers should not misconstrue or misquote the statements given by any leader, the PCI said the statements quoted in editorial should project the true spirit of what was being tried to be conveyed by them. "Columns of news items which largely indicate names of voters on caste basis and supporters of the candidate of a particular political party, such tenor and manner of presentation of news establish the report to be paid news," it said. Political news published in competing newspapers with similar content strongly suggests such reports to be paid news. Two newspapers publishing the same news item verbatim during elec

India's DB Corp reported a 44.2% fall in quarterly profit as the owner of India's largest Hindi daily was hit by high newsprint prices, sending shares down as much as 9.5%

Crisil said ad revenue will rebound as economic activity improves, given their high correlation, while reopening of offices and people moving back to offices will help shore up subscription revenue

At 468 million unique visitors a month, digital's reach is just a little over half of TV's 892 million.

Sharp cost rationalisation measures and digitalisation of content will lead to a revival in profitability to 9-10 per cent, ratings agency Crisil said

India Ratings and Research on Thursday gave a stable outlook to print media, broadcasters and multi-system operators for FY22

Monetising online readership, a deeper focus on content and getting revenue from the reader are ways to make the business future-proof, they say

Industry body of newspaper media outlets says the practice, which gained steam following lockdown, is in total violation of IPR and is also a threat to society

Digital advertising, says KPMG, will overtake TV advertising for the first time this fiscal, pointing to the priorities of advertisers

The affidavit said: "There is no check on digital media. Apart from spreading venomous hatred, it also causes violence, terrorism, and can tarnish the image of institutions and individuals"