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Viacom18 Media elevates Raj Nayak as COO

Viacom18 also elevates Anuj Poddar to the position of head (rural business), gives Ferzad Palia additional responsibility of Brand Studio and MTV Music Project

1 min read9 May 2017
News

Trump presidency inspires a new golden age of late-night comedy

Donald Trump's election has been a boon for comedians ready to mock an administration disdainful of the media and the liberals who populate the country's media capitals

3 min read27 Feb 2017
Industry

English entertainment channels bank on film, show premieres for growth

Ad rates for the premieres on the channels range from Rs50,000 to Rs1.5 lakh for a 10-second spot, and sometimes go as high as Rs2.5 lakh,depending on the popularity of the movie

2 min read25 Feb 2017
Industry

Friends most watched English show on Indian TV in January-June

Re-runs of classic American sitcom, 'Friends', had 2.08 million impressions on Viacom18's Comedy Central between January and June

3 min read11 Jul 2016
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Business Lounge with Ferzad Palia

The man behind VH1, Comedy Central and Colors Infinity on censorship and the virtues of being thrown in at the deep end

6 min read19 Sep 2015
Industry

Trevor Noah set to replace Jon Stewart on ‘Daily Show’

His selection means late-night TV continues to be a male-dominated domain

2 min read30 Mar 2015
Industry

Jon Stewart leaving Comedy Central’s ‘The Daily Show’

'The Daily Show' is expected to continue but a replacement for Stewart has yet to be named, the network said

2 min read11 Feb 2015
Industry

SC stays Delhi high court order on Comedy Central ban

Lawyers appearing for Viacom 18, argued that these provisions amount to content control by the executive, something that cannot be permitted

1 min read28 Nov 2014
Industry

SC refuses early hearing of Viacom 18’s plea against Comedy Central ban

The apex court also refused to stay the case in the interim, till the special leave petition comes up for hearing

1 min read25 Nov 2014
Industry

Comedy Central to go off-air for 6 days

Delhi high court noted that it had gone through the allegedly offensive content and found 'that the punishment meted out is proportionate to the violations'

2 min read25 Nov 2014
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