MUMBAI: Sony Entertainment Television (SET) assistant vice president marketing Rohit Bhandari, who is in charge of AXN India, has been promoted to AXN director South Asia....
NEW DELHI: Infotech and communications minister Dayanidhi Maran today made a strong pitch for India as an attractive destination for investments by saying the government has...
MUMBAI: Catherine Nebauer has been promoted to Nickelodeon Asia Pacific senior vice president and general manager. Nebauer is currently Nickelodeon Australia general manager. She will be...
MUMBAI: Digitisation is the single most important technology trend that is continuing to reshape the media and entertainment landscape in the more developed markets of Europe...
MUMBAI: Michael Jackson’s trial will kick off any moment and just before his trial, his parents, Katherine and Joe Jackson are holding out hope and holding...
NEW DELHI: What may bring smiles on the faces of many, the government today indicated that certified adult content could be allowed on television at late...
NEW DELHI: Shocking pictures of revered sadhus belonging to a famous religious sect of Gujarat appeared on India TV this afternoon. The footage showed sadhus asking...
MUMBAI: Its Budget Time again! Besides news channels, the music channel is also initating a programme on budget. MTV, in association with CNBC, presents Budget Fundas,...
MUMBAI: UK pubcaster the BBC has announced a package of measures to increase the prominence and appeal of current affairs programming on BBC One. This will...
NEW DELHI: In an effort to live up to its promise of ‘aapko rakhe aage’ (keeping the viewers interest in mind), which also is indicative of...
MUMBAI: National Geographic Television International (NGTI) has issued licenses for its documentary Tsunami: Killer Wave to a number of broadcasters, globally. These include ZDF Arte in...
MUMBAI: Its launch has been delayed somewhat, but it looks like the wait will have been well worth it. Zee TV’s reality hunt Business Baazigar –...
MUMBAI: The International Entrepreneurship Forum and Exhibition (IEFE) has stated that news channel BBC World will be an official media partner for its Entrepreneurs in Dubai...
MUMBAI: The omens are not good for NBC’s upcoming boxing based reality show The Contender. It has lost a participant several weeks before its take off....
Whenever there is a slowdown and results in belt-tightening by companies, one of the direct casualties is the duration or length of the television commercial (TVC)....
He has seen the downside of life. Portrayed himself in a Hindi potboiler film after becoming a successful media personality. At one time, he had even...
NEW DELHI: Carriage fee (paid by TV channels to cable ops) is like the casting couch in the entertainment industry. It exists, but is not discussed...
MUMBAI: BBC World will be the official broadcast partner of the 2005 Global Travel and Tourism Summit for the second consecutive year. The summit will be...
MUMBAI: NDTV Profit will be debuting one of the most successful broadcasts in television history -60 Minutes, with the episode of Aishwarya Rai. The show will...
MUMBAI: Whether the cash registers are going to start ringing again for Star will be known in due course, but what is certain is that participants...
NEW DELHI: The government today officially admitted that a decision has been taken in principle to allow FII investment in TV news ventures, bringing it at...
MUMBAI: UTV Software Communications has signed a deal with Miramax International Film Corporation to distribute 130 titles for a period of ten years. UTV has been...
MUMBAI: With two weeks to go for the Oscar Awards, Martin Scorcese’s epic about an eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes-The Aviator has added another feather to its...
MUMBAI: American consumers continue to experiment with fee-based online digital music services and download stores in record numbers. For the Indian music companies, battling with piracy,...
MUMBAI: This is a piece of news that proves that is a place on television for shows that concentrate on honest, decent family values rather than...
MUMBAI: Mobile is the buzz word for broadcasters looking to connect with viewers in different ways. US broadcaster ABC is the latest to join the chase....
MUMBAI: Zee TV is launching a new look Antakshari. The channel is fine-tuning one of its most successful shows with a new format and new sets....
MUMBAI: While lauding its efforts to migrate to a digital era, affluent industry bodies like the Motion Picture Association of America (MPA) and US-India Business Council...
MUMBAI: In a major strategic shift Telugu channel Maa TV has entered into a revenue sharing arrangement with Telugu film producers to telecast the latest blockbusters....
MUMBAI: Tetra Pak has appointed National Award winner actor Tabu as its new brand ambassador. She will be featuring in the latest Tetra Pak commercials created...
MUMBAI: Adidas has introduced the world’s first “intelligent” running shoe called – adidas_1 in India. Priced at Rs 12,499, adidas_1 will come to India as an...
MUMBAI: Tarun Tejpal’s English newspaper has done a ‘Tehelka’ yet again. The paper, which was launched in January 2004 has crossed a record copies of 100,000...
MUMBAI: Reebok has rolled out a new global advertising campaign — “I Am What I Am” — which embodies Reebok’s brand position – celebrating individuality and...
MUMBAI: British media regulator Ofcom has slapped a £25,000 fine on Benelux, owners of Playboy TV, for telecasting a R18 film just after midnight on 1...
MUMBAI: Replacing a woman-oriented daily soap for an Arabian Nights story and filling the gap of a Malayalam folklore daily serial with an international horror saga...
MUMBAI: In the wake of the tragic death of 39-year-old BBC producer Kate Peyton, who was shot in Somalia earlier this week by militiamen outside the...
MUMBAI: In the wake of the tragic death of 39-year-old BBC producer Kate Peyton, who was shot in Somalia earlier this week by militiamen outside the...
MUMBAI: Standing by the positioning that Star Gold is about more than just airing movies, Star’s movie channel in an endeavour to offer a complete Bollywood...
MUMBAI: Nick introduces Cupid day with characters celebrating all kinds of love on 14 February. Nick says that pictures of Cupid toon characters always generate excitement....
MUMBAI: Zee Telefilms Ltd has asked the promoters of Padmalaya Enterprises Private Ltd (PEPL) to pay Rs 590 million to buy out their entire shares in...
MUMBAI: In three weeks, as the Indian Idol climaxes in its grand finale, the question everybody seems to be grappling with is: What next? Though Sony...
As e-commerce matures, it opens a great door for smart marketing based on some fundamental laws of common sense, which should address bringing out honest and...
NEW DELHI: The Indian government is exploring whether a mechanism could be set in place whereby television programmes too can be classified under different ratings as...
NEW DELHI: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is contemplating legal action against One Alliance and Zee Turner for non-compliance of the regulator’s separate directives on...
BANGALORE: After Kerala government deciding to resume the state-run lottery, a division bench of the Kerala High Court comprising of chief justice B Subhahshan Reddy and...
MUMBAI: E! Networks and UK pay TV platform BSkyB have announced that they will cast actor Edward Moss in the role of pop legend Michael Jackson...
MUMBAI: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) and its buyers- a consortium of investors including Sony and Comcast have appointed Daniel Taylor as MGM president. It was in September 2004...
MUMBAI: One of the ways in which the image of the Mumbai police force can be improved is: if there is more openness and trust between...
MUMBAI: One of the ways in which the image of the Mumbai police force can be improved is: if there is more openness and trust between...
MUMBAI: EMI Music India has announced the joining of Narendra Kusnur as label manager, Warner Music with effect from 1 February. According to a company release,...

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