Among all genres of entertainment, the most challenging is the comedy and that too on a television.. Most channels attempted several times but only a few succeeded and made a mark ... Very few names and faces bring immediate laughter and people don't even wait to hear them speak and act and they just start laughing. Their very presence gives the smile and laughter. One such name is Ali who has established himself as the finest actor and comedian with the best timing in film industry. He is accepted and respected among all heroes and Tollywood technicians.

A new Tamil news channel is all set to debut in the state of Tamil Nadu. News7 is expected to launch on 19 October 2014. VV Group that is involved in the mining industry, is the backer of the channel.

Former Al Jazeera bureau head Nick Walshe has been got on board as the chairman of its editorial board. According to reports, Bhagwan Singh from Deccan Chronicle is also a part of the editorial board. Rajesh Sundaram is the editor and news head. The 24 hour news channel will enter the state that already has an abundant number of Tamil news channels.

Doordarshan might be in the limelight for its controversial decision to telecast live RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's Vijaya Dashami address, but life for the national broadcaster is only set to become more exciting with the Narendra Modi government's increasing emphasis on state run media.

For starters, the broadcaster's 30-year-old dream of going global may finally come true in January next year when it will be beamed free of cost to 120 million homes East, say I&B ministry officials. After the Maharashtra polls, I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar will hold the first inter-ministerial meeting of secretaries of ministries of external affairs, information and broadcasting, tourism, culture, and home affairs to finalise the content to be delivered to these countries.

A Coimbatore-based transgender has become a trailblazer for her community becoming the first TV transgender news anchor when she went 'live' on Independence day on a private Tamil satellite channel in Tamil Nadu.
Still reminiscing about the day when she read out her first bulletin on August 15, Padmini Prakash told PTI, "I will be completing two months in Lotus news channel on October 15." It has been a hard grind for Padmini considering the fact she had to drop out after her first year in B.Com course some 15 years ago after her parents disowned her.