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...
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...
JSCL denies involvement in alleged attempt to take over HUMNL
KARACHI: Jahangir Siddiqui & Co Limited (JSCL) on Monday wrote a letter to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) denying its involvement in...
WPP to spend almost $400 million to reboot world’s biggest ad group
WPP added that full-year organic net sales were likely to be down by 0.5 percent this year, an improvement on the 1 percent drop it predicted in October, after trading stabilized
Instagram debuts IGTV, set to challenge YouTube’s domination
IGTV will be available as part of Instagram’s app and as a separate app
After Daewoo and K-Electric, why is AsiaPak interested in Bol News?
There is only one reason to buy a television channel in this day and age: influence. But could Bol’s baggage be too much to handle?
Facebook sever ties with data brokers in blow to targeted adverts
CALIFORNIA: Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it would end its partnerships with several large data brokers who help advertisers target people on...
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.
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...
US govt moves to block AT&T $85.4 billion acquisition of Time Warner
WASHINGTON: The U.S. Department of Justice sued AT&T Inc on Monday to block its $85.4 billion acquisition of Time Warner Inc, saying...
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...
Buzzfeed, Huffpost setback by new wave of lay-offs
Over at HuffPost, about 10 percent of journalists left editorial staff this week or about 20 people in total
French socially distanced cinema concept eyes PakistanÂ
Conceived pre-pandemic, the concept can be used to bring groups of cinema-goers together in a socially distanced manner
Facebook powers wide privacy debate over by tracking non-users
SAN FRANCISCO: Concern about Facebook Inc’s respect for data privacy is widening to include the information it collects about non-users, after Chief...
As Samaa drowns in losses, Aleem Khan offers to buy the channel
The story of Samaa will eventually be the story of every news channel in Pakistan