TCL Pakistan gearing up to widen presence in Pakistan: Report

A recent survey conducted by TCL Pakistan in conjunction with GFK revealed Pakistan’s yearly demand for TV sets was 1.2 million, of which 18 percent constitutes of traditional and old tv sets.

Disney acquires Fox TV, film unit for $52.4 billion

CALIFORNIA: Walt Disney Co has struck a deal to buy film, television and international businesses from Rupert Murdoch’s Twenty-First Century Fox Inc...

Pakistan to host ‘AdAsia – Asian Advertising Congress’ this year

In a logo unveiling ceremony held at Faletti’s Hotel Lahore, on Sunday, it was revealed that AdAsia 2019 —Asian Advertising Congress is...

How a 30 year old became a media tycoon

Deep into the winding, messy streets of a Lahore township, on one end of a broken road stands a building five stories...

Hum network to launch news channel

Karachi: In a notification sent to the bourse on Friday, Hum Network Limited (HNL) announced that it would be launching a news...

French socially distanced cinema concept eyes Pakistan 

Conceived pre-pandemic, the concept can be used to bring groups of cinema-goers together in a socially distanced manner

Media Times, the Taseer-owned media conglomerate, is still struggling

The company says that it plans to reinvent itself. Will the Taseers walk the talk?

Media Wars

Traditional news organisations are caught between many a devil and a deep blue sea: Fake news, social media, ever falling revenues combined making it an uphill task to keep their heads above water

Everything standing between the PCB and a women’s PSL

With the deck already stacked against them, advertisers and marketers cannot seem to look beyond a lack of players - something that would be fixed by such a tournament

Hum Network’s EOGM ends with share registrar unchanged

KARACHI: Hum Network Limited (HUMNL) on Saturday held an extraordinary general meeting (EOGM) primarily for the election of directors and to vote...

The war for scraps

Already punch-drunk from censorship and changing times, a large crack has appeared within the print media industry over the most important issue there is — money

Comcast ups the ante, offers $31b to acquire Britain’s Sky TV

LONDON: Comcast Corp, the biggest cable operator in the United States, offered on Tuesday to pay $31 billion to buy Sky, challenging...

Sultana Siddiqui asks SECP to inquire alleged attempt to takeover Hum Network

KARACHI: President Hum Network Limited (HUMNL) Sultana Siddiqui on Thursday asked the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) to inquire about...
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Ministry of Information abolishes over 1,900 posts at PTV in rightsizing effort

1,232 positions eliminated from PTV’s total approved posts; 729 posts declared “dying” positions; abolished roles span various levels, including high-ranking designations

Spotify launches in the Middle East and North Africa

Before the launch in the Middle East and North Africa, Spotify’s music streaming services were available in 65 markets, according to its website