Media

TV-center in Ostankino

Moscow is the headquarters of nearly all Russian nationwide television networks, radio stations, newspapers and magazines.

[edit] Newspapers

Further information: List of Moscow newspapers

English-language media include The Moscow Times and Moscow News which are, respectively, the largest^[110] and oldest English-language weekly newspapers in all of Russia. Expert, Kommersant, and Gazeta ^{[disambiguation needed]} are Russian-language media headquartered in Moscow. Expert and Kommersant are among the country's leading and oldest Russian-language business newspapers.

TV and radio

Other notable media of Moscow include the Echo of Moscow (Эхо Москвы), the first Soviet and Russian private news radio and information agency, and NTV, one of the first privately owned Russian television stations.

Moscow television networks (Russian-language):

Channel One (Russia) Russia 1 TV Channel TV Centr Channel 3 NTV Petersburg - Channel 5 Russia 2 (Sport)

TV3 Russia REN TV STS-Moscow DTV [disambiguation needed] Euronews 7TV Domashny

Russia Kultura TNT (Russia) Zvezda 2x2 TV VKT Stolitsa Doverie

Muz-TV MTV Russia RBC TV MIR Russia 24 (former Vesti) RTR Planeta VKT-2

Moscow radio stations:

"Russkoe Radio" "Evropa Plus" "DFM" "NRJ" "Maximum"

"Radio Dacha" "Nashe Radio" "Radio 7" "Umor FM" "Retro FM"

"Radio Rossia" "Radio Podmoskovie" "Radiocompany Moscow" "Unost" "Mayak"

"Orphey" "Echo of Moscow" "Radio Jazz" "Classic Radio" "Vesti FM" other

Mumbai - Media

Mumbai has numerous newspaper publications, television and radio stations.Popular Marathi language newspapers are Navakal, Maharashtra Times, Loksatta, Lokmat and Sakaal. Popular English language newspapers published and sold in Mumbai include the Times of India, Mid-day, Hindustan Times, DNA, and Indian Express. Newspapers are also printed in other Indian languages.^[276] Mumbai is home to Asia's oldest newspaper, Bombay Samachar, which has been published in Gujarati since 1822.^[277] Bombay Durpan the first Marathi newspaper was started by Balshastri Jambhekar in Mumbai in 1832.^[278]

Numerous Indian and international television channels can be watched in Mumbai through one of the Pay TV companies or the local cable television provider. The metropolis is also the hub of many international media corporations, with many news channels and print publications having a major presence. The national television broadcaster, Doordarshan, provides two free terrestrial channels,^[279] while three main cable networks serve most households.^[280] The wide range of cable channels available includes ESPN, Star Sports, Zee Marathi, ETV Marathi, DD Sahyadri, Mee Marathi, Zee Talkies, Zee TV,ETV Urdu, STAR Plus and news channels such as Star Majha. News channels entirely dedicated to Mumbai include Sahara Samay Mumbai. Satellite television (DTH) has yet to gain mass acceptance, due to high installation costs.^[281] Prominent DTH entertainment services in Mumbai include Dish TV and Tata Sky.^[282] There are twelve radio stations in Mumbai, with nine broadcasting on the FM band, and three All India Radio stations broadcasting on the AM band.^[283] Mumbai also has access to Commercial radio providers such as WorldSpace, Sirius and XM.^[284] The Conditional Access System (CAS) started by the Union Government in 2006 met a poor response in Mumbai due to competition from its sister technology Direct-to-Home (DTH) transmission service.^[285]

Bollywood, the Hindi film industry based in Mumbai, produces around 150–200 films every year.^[286] The name Bollywood is a portmanteau of Bombay and Hollywood.^[287] The 2000s saw a growth in Bollywood's popularity overseas. This led filmmaking to new heights in terms of quality, cinematography and innovative story lines as well as technical advances such as special effects and animation.^[288] Studios in Goregaon, including Film City, are the location for most movie sets.^[289] The Marathi film industry is also based in Mumbai.^[290]