MUMBAI: Master of the craft Kamal Hassan has done it again. Instead of fuming at the cable operators who supposedly take away a sizeable number of...
MUMBAI: Television recording technology company TiVo has signed a deal with TV ratings agency Nielsen Media Research which will develop a service that tracks digital video...
MUMBAI: Spurred by the development of the regional technology and media industry in the region, the 10th edition of the Middle East International Cable, Satellite, Broadcast...
MUMBAI: South Indian ad agency Sasi Advertising has launched an academy for advertising training and education – “Sasi Academy for Advertising Research and Communication” (Saarc). The...
MUMBAI: For Aroon Purie’s TV Today Network (TVTN), the second fortnight of January started with one bang and ended with another. Fortunately for the company, both...
MUMBAI: In a bid to boost its broadcast and newsgathering operations, CNN has appointed new correspondents globally and will also be deploying a lap-top based Digital...
MUMBAI: Sky Sports has announced that it has secured the exclusive live rights to the Super League and international Rugby League for the next five years....
NEW DELHI: Given below is the reply to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (Trai) by the National Cable & Telecom Association (NCTA). We are grateful...
MUMBAI: Given below is the response in full issued by the Indian broadcasting Foundation to the Telecom Authority of India: Without Prejudice To The Preliminary Submissions,...
NEW DELHI: India’s information and broadcasting minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today hinted to the Pakistani government that it should lift the ban on Indian TV channels...
Political spoofs ? as short vignettes ? seem to be the latest trend among Indian news channels.As part of their never-ending endeavour to attract viewers, many...
MUMBAI: The latest addition to CNN Intl’s list of anchors and correspondents is Martin Soong. He will anchor the network’s news programmes produced out of CNN’s...
MUMBAI: CNBC-TV18 announced the launch of Expectations 2004 yesterday which is a comprehensive on-air, on-ground initiative that will analyse the government’s economic policies in the short...
MUMBAI: The latest controversy to hit American television revolves around pop icon Janet Jackson partially flashing her bosom during the half time special at the Super...
MUMBAI: BBC One’s new show for the UK gives Brits a chance to decide whom they want to see represent the country at this years edition...
Political spoofs as short vignettes seem to be the latest trend among Indian news channels. As part of their never-ending endeavour to attract viewers, many top...
NEW DELHI: The Budgetary support to the information and broadcasting ministry for 2004-05 fiscal year has been hiked by over Rs 3,000 million, signifying hectic activity...
NEW DELHI: Presented here is the full taxt of the order passed by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai). TELECOM REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF INDIA No....
MUMBAI: Sahara India Pariwar has tied up with K Sera Sera and Varma Corp in a Rs 350 million (35 crore) deal. The deal envisages production...
NEW DELHI: We hate to say we told you so but we told you so. India’s finance minister Jaswant Singh, hemmed in by the fact that...
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: A fresh Telecom Regulatory Authority (Trai) order on interconnect agreements, issued on a day when the nation is grappling with the interim Budget, can...
MUMBAI: It’s awards time yet again and this time it comes from down South. In its fifth year now, the Jeeva Asianet Awards 2004 are scheduled...
MUMBAI: Ten veteran television personalities will this year share the 2004 Lifetime Achievement Award given during the 31st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards. The National Television Academy...
MUMBAI: Going by the success some of the Hindi remakes of Tamil feature films have seen, it is no surprise that producers down south are now...
Vimal – the name stands out in the annals of Indian advertising as a brand well developed and projected. The credit naturally goes to Mudra,...
Cartoon Network has introduced a new brand promotion exercise using the popular toon character Dexter. “Something is amiss in toon land. Boy genius Dexter has lost...
MUMBAI: The Sridevi lure via massive promotional efforts has worked for Sahara Manoranjan. Malini Iyer has thrown up the best ratings enjoyed in the first week...
MUMBAI: The board of directors of Crest Communication Ltd has approved the issue of 1.779 million convertible preference shares to the promoters of the company. A...
NEW DELHI: ESPN Software India, part of the Disney group, has expressed its keenness to bid for the telecast rights of cricket matches organised by the...
MUMBAI: After fiction and animation, software major UTV has now trained its sights on the non fiction segment. Keen to tap into the huge potential for...
MUMBAI: Foreign broadcast companies operating in India – Star, Sony, MTV, BBC, HBO, Ten Sports and the like – have been given a February gift by...
MUMBAI: Harmony Gold?s five MIP market premieres now has a basket of goodies to offer, including a prestigious documentary, a modern screwball comedy and high-speed motorcycle...
NEW DELHI: All India Radio (AIR) has secured the rights for broadcasting the running commentary on the nine matches to be played during the India-Pakistan cricket...
MUMBAI: Even the courts appear to be waiting for the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) offer some clarity of the vexed issue of conditional access....
MUMBAI: Panamsat has announced a multi-year, multi-satellite, multi-transponder agreement with the Fox Entertainment Group. Under the terms of the agreement, Fox will consolidate its entire suite...
MUMBAI: Warner Bros International Cinemas (WBIC) has announced that it has become the first Western cinema investor approved to hold majority ownership in a Chinese cinema...
MUMBAI: Having failed to find a buyer for its Blockbuster video-rental business media conglomerate Viacom is said to be nearing a decision to spin it off....
MUMBAI: The Asian American Journalists Association (Aaja) has announced plans to debut a DVD to attract more Asian American males to the profession of television journalism...
NEW DELHI: Amid mounting doubts whether India’s cricket tour of Pakistan will take place or not, Indian cricket board chief Jagmohan Dalmiya is keeping his fingers...
Celeb after celeb has walked the talk on NDTV 24*7. And now its Sonia Gandhi's turn to do the same. The lady who has weaved her...
NEW DELHI: The sceptics can gulp. The ASC Enterprise and Zee combine promoted Dish TV direct-to-home (DTH) KU-band television service has signed a deal with ESPN...
MUMBAI: Tom Ascheim has been named to the newly created position of executive VP, GM for Nickelodeon in the US. A 13-year veteran of Nickelodeon and...
MUMBAI: Sony has announced consolidated results for the third quarter that ended 31 December 2003. In the motion pictures segment the sales decreased compared with the...
MUMBAI: Looking to expand its base in the 6-11 year age group Cartoon Network US has anounced a new programme block Miguzi. This will kick off...
MUMBAI: March seems to be a month full of action on [V] with the launch of three new shows apart from the [V] The Big Vote,...
US based Jupiter Media Metrix (JMM) has predicted that revenues from paid online content will grow to only $5.8 billion by 2006, up from $1.4 billion...
The best performing channel in India is also the most disciplined. A recent study by Madison Advertising lauds Star Plus for having the shortest ad break...
With polls around the corner, it's a little surprise that news channels are constantly trying to develop newer programming strategies. NDTV's Hindi news arm, NDTV India...
MUMBAI: Entertainment takes pride of place. Even on the “Old Aunty.” Come 2 February and Bollywood glam doll Preity Zinta will be joining the BBC as...
MUMBAI: ETC Channel Punjabi has announced the Punjabi Music Awards 2004 to honour excellence in the vibrant Punjabi music industry. The awards which will be held...

