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BY Pranati Mehra, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta| IN MEDIA BUSINESS |22/02/2014

NDTV Tax storyâ€"- Part II. Was there a case of conflict of interest in Sumana Sen handling the tax assessments of NDTV?

NDTV--Targeted by the BJP?

BY Pranati Mehra, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta| IN SPECIAL REPORTS |22/02/2014

NDTV Tax Story - Part III. Within this media house they believe that there is a BJP link connecting the politicians and journalists who target them.

NDTV -- Sham transactions or legit deals?

BY Pranati Mehra, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta| IN MEDIA BUSINESS |21/02/2014

How much merit is there in allegations of financial misdemeanour, money laundering and tax evasion against NDTV?

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Amazon resisting voluntary censorship

The new term for self censorship is voluntary censorship, as proposed by companies like Netflix and Hotstar. ET reports that streaming video service Amazon Prime is opposing a move by its peers to adopt a voluntary censorship code in anticipation of the Indian government coming up with its own rules. Amazon is resisting because it fears that it may alienate paying subscribers.

Let the games begin

Clearly, the run to the 2019 elections is on. A journalist received a call from someone saying they were from Aajtak channel and were conducting a survey, asking whom she was going to vote for in 2019. On being told that her vote was secret, the caller assumed she wasn't going to vote for 'Modiji'. The caller, a woman, also didn't identify herself. A month or two earlier the same journalist received a call, this time from a man, asking if she was going to vote for the BSP.