Comcast says traditional TV viewing is up, but subscribers are down across the board

Comcast Spotlight, the ad sales devision of cable giant Comcast, said the average American household watches six hours and 25 minutes of broadcast TV every day, which includes live and on-demand content. While Comcast’s study doesn’t break down total viewership by person, it did show that household viewing increased by over 20 minutes year-over-year across … Read more

Reliance Industries Q1FY20: Retail and Jio drive the show, traditional businesses feel the heat

Reliance Industries (RIL) reported mixed set of numbers in Q1FY20 where traditional businesses were weaker, but largely in line with global trend. Gross refining margin (GRM) at $8.1 per barrel was a miss on street expectations. Jio continues to meet expectations in terms of its quarterly performance. Despite slower pace of customer addition, strong competition … Read more

The challenge of respecting traditional knowledge

Recognizing, respecting and protecting the rights of indigenous peoples, which includes “traditional knowledge”, is not only enshrined in the Philippine constitution, but recognized internationally as expressed in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention No. 169. While the Philippines has not … Read more

Traditional Advertising, A Thing Of The Past? Not According To This Report

Are we nearing the end of traditional advertising formats like TV and radio ads? Will we view them as a long gone discipline five or six years from now? According to the State of Advertising report, released recently by the World Federation of Advertisers, the answer is plain and simple no. Traditional ads are staying for sure. … Read more

Kyrgyzstan President gifts traditional hat, coat to PM Modi

Kyrgyzstan President Sooronbay Jeenbekov has gifted a traditional Kyrgyz hat and a coat to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit here for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit. President Jeenbekov, who met Prime Minister Modi on Friday ahead of the SCO Council of Heads of State meeting, also presented him a ‘Samovar’, a traditional … Read more

How DrawBridge Lending bridges gap between traditional assets and Bitcoin

It may have been heralded as the key towards financial inclusion, but Bitcoin still has a ways to go before it can finally bank all of the unbanked. Can lending bridge the gap between the current financial system and the emergent cryptocurrency market? For coin lending platform DrawBridge Lending, the answer is a resounding yes. … Read more

Legacy Traditional Schools hiring 160 Arizona teachers and staff

Legacy Traditional Schools is interviewing applicants for teaching careers. Lots of them.  The “A-rated” network of Arizona public charter schools is looking to fill more than 160 positions statewide before students return in the fall. This includes nearly 50 full-time teacher positions across 15 Legacy Traditional School campuses throughout metro Phoenix, Pinal County and North … Read more

Modi Offers Prayers at Kerala’s Guruvayur Temple in Traditional Attire, Makes Rs 39,000 Digital Donation

New Delhi: In an attempt to blend tradition and technology, Prime Minister Narendra Modi used the digital payments method to donate Rs 39,421 at the famed Lord Krishna temple in Guruvayur area of Thrissur He also performed the thulabharam ritual for which the temple authorities had reportedly arranged over 100 kg of lotus flowers. The ritual is an … Read more

[Trend Alert] Traditional cookware makes a comeback in contemporary Indian kitchens

In 2019, retro is in. From dedicated radio channels that play classic music to the return of bell bottoms and polka dots, we are constantly celebrating the good ol’ style. And when it comes to home decor, particular, kitchens and cookware, the trend seems to following suit. Take kitchenware for instance, where more and more brands are going back … Read more