SHAILESH KAPOOR

All Eyes on IPL as Cricket Restarts Posted on 10 Jul,2020 | under COLUMNS As the England-West Indies Test at Southampton got along, it seemed like good old cricket after all, writes Shailesh Kapoor

Shailesh Kapoor: The TikTok India Story: Paused or Aborted? Posted on 03 Jul,2020 | under COLUMNS TikTok has been one of the most unusual success stories in the Indian media space in recent years, and also an under-reported one. But will it return to India anytime soon, wonders Shailesh Kapoor

2020: Halfway There… Halfway More To Go! Posted on 26 Jun,2020 | under COLUMNS And the way it looks, the second half of 2020 will continue to be one of uncertainty and very slow recovery, writes Shailesh Kapoor

Post-Covid Challenges: Hindi GECs will be Tested Posted on 19 Jun,2020 | under COLUMNS The relationship between Hindi GEC content and the viewer is now less emotional and more ephemeral in nature, writes Shailesh Kapoor

Lockdown Stars: An Actor Who Acted, A Reporter Who Reported Posted on 05 Jun,2020 | under COLUMNS The work of Sonu Sood & Barkha Dutt will be remembered much after the Lockdown is forgotten, writes Shailesh Kapoor

Lockdown Myths: Will Entertainment Habits Change Permanently? Posted on 22 May,2020 | under COLUMNS As life begins to limp back to normalcy, old habits, needs & tastes will return, writes Shailesh Kapoor

The Content Crisis That Awaits Us Posted on 08 May,2020 | under COLUMNS Halting of production will create a deep-end content availability crisis that could last months, writes Shailesh Kapoor

Shailesh Kapoor: News Television in Covid-19: FAILED! Posted on 17 Apr,2020 | under COLUMNS Barring a few exceptions, the news television genre in India has let itself down spectacularly, writes Shailesh Kapoor

Shailesh Kapoor: Lockdown TV: GECs Falling Short on Innovation? Posted on 03 Apr,2020 | under COLUMNS It’s the flexible and nimble-footed ones who will get the best share of the additional viewership volume available, writes Shailesh Kapoor

Given Covid-19, must the IPL show still go on? Posted on 13 Mar,2020 | under COLUMNS It should not be a decision governed by advertisers, franchises or players, writes Shailesh Kapoor

Shailesh Kapoor: Coronavirus Impact on the Indian M&E Sector Posted on 06 Mar,2020 | under COLUMNS The silver lining here is the comforting thought that the entire world is together in it, writes Shailesh Kapoor

Trump in India: News Or Entertainment? Posted on 21 Feb,2020 | under COLUMNS You don’t trade your favorite soap or reality show with news for nothing. You do it for entertainment, writes Shailesh Kapoor