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11 ARTICLES
Can Umang Bedi write a new script for Dailyhunt?
The digital media company appears to have quietly changed its strategy, after the failure of its short-video platform Josh and amid a rush to get to a public listing.
25 Aug 2024
The case of Quikr - Part I
A three-part series that documents the rise and fall of Quikr so you don’t make the same mistakes this startup did.
09 Feb 2024
A succession struggle grips the Jagran group
The family that owns India’s most widely read daily is facing internal strife. At stake is the very stability of the legacy publisher.
01 Aug 2023
What’s holding up the Times Group split
Samir and Vineet Jain more or less agree that a mediated auction is the best way to divide their media empire, but can they rustle up the cash for the assets they want to control?
27 Mar 2023
The rise of misleading advertisements in India
We accessed six years’ data from India’s ad regulatory body. The findings show some worrying trends.
07 Jan 2023
The trials and tribulations of Urdu dailies
Circulation figures put out by the government paint a picture of revival, growth and hope but the ground reality of Urdu newspapers is completely different.
29 Oct 2021
The mistaken conflict between news companies and the internet
The furore over Facebook+Google versus the Australian media and government shows deep misconceptions over the relationship between platforms and media. Here’s an explainer.
19 Feb 2021
COVID-19 has kicked dying newspapers in the gut
Indian print executives have been buying time to turn digital into a real business. Their runway just got a lot shorter.
31 Mar 2020