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NEW DELHI: The Government has promised to encourage private players in broadband. Speaking at the 13th Convergence India, the I&B minister Jaipal Reddy said, “We welcome...
MUMBAI: Having drawn in new audiences with Indian Idol, Sony TV is now warming up to the task of retaining them. An early prime time launch...
MUMBAI: Now in its 18th year Nickelodeon US’ Kids Choice Awards (KCA) will dazzle with megastar wattage. Some of the hottest entertainers around join the host...
MUMBAI: When everything you do, see, say means business! Broadcaster Zee has tied up with Frames 2005, which claims to be the largest convention in Asia...
MUMBAI: The CII-KPGM report has identified ten action points for the entertainment industry and the government. The aim is to drive home the point that growth...
NEW DELHI: The government today said that it was not opposed to foreign direct investment (FDI) in the media, including print and electronic. Speaking at a...
MUMBAI: The film industry needs to pay more attention on training and education if it has to grow, according to CII national entertainment committee chairman and...
NEW DELHI: If any media czar could whip up the appetite of the media, it certainly is Rupert Murdoch, chairman of News Corporation, the fifth largest...
MUMBAI: Its kid’s time at FICCI Frames 2005. ‘Catch them young’ has always been the mantra of brand pundits who are experimenting anything and everything that...
MUMBAI: With new channels launching in the country almost every month, gone are the days when only Doordarshan had a stronghold in the country. While the...
NEW DELHI:Multinational telecom major Motorola launched today its wireless broadband solution here. The company introduced products at a time when the broadband segment is set...
NEW DELHI: The buzzword today is IPTV. Telecom companies like Reliance Infocomm have already expressed their intention to get into the arena. Now it is the...
NEW DELHI: News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch flew into Delhi today evening on the second leg of his five-day India visit, even as certain parts...
MUMBAI: There are no two ways about the fact that sports, especially cricket is a driving passion in our country. Now with Sania Mirza and Narain...
BANGALORE: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will be launching many satellites including Healthsat for tele-medicine. Also figuring in the list are OceanSat II, Radar Imaging Satellite,...
NEW DELHI: News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch today held one of the longest meetings with a representative of the Indian Government, information and broadcast minister Jaipal...
MUMBAI: Asian satellite operator Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company (Asiasat) and Pakistan’s Recorder Television Network have signed a lease agreement. As per this the Pakistan company...
MUMBAI: BBC’s smash hit Strictly Come Dancing will debut in the US following a new production agreement between BBC Worldwide and ABC. The US version of...
HONG KONG: Interest in India comes from the oddest places. How does Argentina sound as a location for Indian TV and film productions? That’s just the...
MUMBAI: An independent cable operator in Navi Mumbai was shot dead today afternoon, possibly bringing to surface the dirty face of cable wars. Sanjay Gupta was...
MUMBAI: The Big Picture! The entertainment industry, currently valued at Rs 222 billion, is expected to grow to over Rs 580 billion by 2010. The main...
NEW DELHI: Affordability. Connectivity. High Speeds. Value. Four things that the impending broadband revolution in India needs to focus on to become a reality. Chaired by...
BANGALORE: ISRO’s INSAT-3A and KALPANA-1 satellites in alliance with Automatic Weather Stations (AWS) have signed an agreement with Antrix Corporation, the commercial arm of the Department...
MUMBAI: The Indian entertainment industry will grow yearly at the rate of 18 per cent to reach Rs 450 billion in 2009. This data is contained...
MUMBAI: BBC DG Mark Thompson has announced savings of ?221m a year in the organisation’s content and output areas by 2008. This will be reinvested back...
HONG KONG: Filmart continues to grow exponentially both in terms of scope and visitor numbers. After over 1,000 visitors passed through the gates on the opening...
MUMBAI: The UK based publication Asians in Media (AiM) which looks at how Asians are faring in the UK media space has launched two new forums...
HONG KONG: It’s action stations Filmart at the first Entertainment Expo Hong Kong (which runs from 22 March to 6 April). Season Nine of Filmart, Asia’s...
BANGALORE: SAB TV’s Bangalore based VP Sales Madhusudan is migrating to the Telugu channel Maa TV as marketing & sales head. He will be joining the...
BANGALORE: Starting 21 March 2005, Karnataka’s Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) began transmitting live sessions through ISRO’s satellite Edusat across its 100 affiliated colleges in Karnataka. Earlier...
HONG KONG: The biggest trade mission at the convention has come from France, which is aggresively looking at pushing their film and television content across the...
MUMBAI: The business news and information network CNBC Asia Pacific today announced a new appointment to its management team with Anne Pappas taking on the role...
HONG KONG: Warner Home Video has launched a joint venture video operation with China Audio Video (CAV), marking the first time that a US studio has...
NEW DELHI: The government today exhorted the telecom equipment manufacturers to ramp up their capacities to meet the burgeoning demands of the country’s telecom industry. ...
HONG KONG: The Indian presence at Filmart has largely been on the distributor side. A number of small Indian companies essentially into selling of film, video...
MUMBAI: Ten Sports announced an agreement with News Corp controlled digital television platform DirecTV to offer live action from each and every international cricket match played...
MUMBAI:On the auspicious occasion of Holi, Sony will showcase a musical bonanza featuring the channe’s stars, famous personalities, leading singers, and the Indian Idol finalists. The...
HONG KONG: The future is now. If there was one overriding theme at this year’s Entertainment Expo that was creating the maximum buzz it is without...
MUMBAI: This is a piece of news that highlights the importance of the Asian American television viewer. On 28 March 2005 International Channel in the US...
MUMBAI: For the second consecutive year, Raven won an NAACP Image Award in the Outstanding Performance in the Youth/Children’s Program category for her starring role on...
MUMBAI: Over the past month the BBC has announced two rounds of job cuts in the UK which will amount to annual costs savings of ?355...
MUMBAI: Gail Berman the Fox Television network president of entertainment is said to be leaving to take an unspecified role at Paramount Pictures. An AP...
MUMBAI: Telecom service provider Reliance Infocomm has announced an agreement with consumer electronics manufacturer LG Electronics to offer instant, assured and uninterrupted Internet connectivity on LG...
NEW DELHI:Multinational telecom major Motorola launched today its wireless broadband solution here. The company introduced products at a time when the broadband segment is set...
MUMBAI: Shringar Cinemas has fixed the price band at Rs 47-53 for its public issue of 81,500,000 shares of Rs 10 each. The IPO will be...
Starcom Delhi’s success percentage can be pegged as almost 50 per cent last year and the agency’s executive director Anita Nayyar is upbeat about the year...
MUMBAI: UTV’s Hungama TV has acquired a host of new Japanese and French animated series to strengthen its various time bands. The channel has also tweaked...
MUMBAI: Infosys has for the fourth year running, topped the ACNielsen Corporate Reputation Index (CRI), according to the 2006 ACNielsen Corporate Image Monitor. The Top 20...
MUMBAI: Close on the heels of a humungous account win from Kishore Biyani’s Future Group, Starcom Media Vest Group has unveiled an independent agency called FutureWorks...
MUMBAI: Marking the 10th anniversary of it’s parent company, Yahoo! India today announced the Yahoo! Mobile Megafest, an offer for mobile users across the country. Staring...
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NEW DELHI: Hamdard Laboratories gathered a cross-section of India’s achievers in New Delhi on Friday, handing out the Hakeem Abdul...
MUMBAI: For decades, creative storytelling has been the cornerstone of brand communication. The “big idea” amplified through catchy jingles, striking...
MUMBAI: Zepto has elevated Ahmad Muneeb to vice president – HR centre of excellence, placing him at the helm of...
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