Streaming platforms are playing it safe—and new shows are paying the price
Weekly viewership figures for fiction OTT originals published by media consulting firm Ormax sees most shows report numbers in the...
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As China tightens grip, German wind majors look to India for rare earth magnets
The interest is still at an early, exploratory stage. Last month, during a visit by a German delegation led by...
Why Indian IT firms are spending billions to gain Salesforce expertise
San Francisco-based Salesforce Inc develops software to manage client inventory tracking, sales, ticket resolutions, and data entry. It even tracks...
Armed with new RBI approvals, HSBC India’s Hitendra Dave wants a seat at the big banks’ table
In January, the bank got a Reserve Bank of India (RBI) go-ahead to open 20 branches across cities such as...
Fintech lending 2.0 shifts focus from blitz scale to depth and discipline
India’s fintech lending sector is entering its second act—and it looks markedly different from the first, top industry executives told...
SBI plans to add 6,500 staff for YONO 2.0 as it targets 200 million digital users
The State Bank of India (SBI), India's largest lender, plans to add around 6,500 employees as part of a broader...
New bill to open nuclear power to private sector, remove supplier liability
The Union government introduced the much-anticipated bill on Monday to open up nuclear power generation to private players, while excluding...
Bumper first-day openings fade as word of mouth trumps star power
Bumper openings are starting to fade, as audiences—overwhelmed by content—place greater trust in word of mouth than in star power...
Mint Explainer | India’s booming data centre industry: Which is the way of water and power for $70 billion investments?
While this is good for India’s artificial intelligence ambitions, experts and reports underline that the scarcity of freshwater supplies, coupled...
Mint Explainer | Trai plans a cut in network spectrum charges—why it matters for telcos
The proposal by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) seeks to rationalise how this backhaul spectrum is priced and...
