MUMBAI: Looks like television channels now have to resort to shooting in foreign locales and weave various contests around their serials to attract viewership and acquire...
MUMBAI: Flash mobs, pal clubs, lavish spreads in fashion magazines…. The rising popularity of Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin may not be restricted to riveting content. For...
MUMBAI: The Standard Chartered Bank is organising a special Invitational Golf Event where Kapil Dev, tennis star Mahesh Bhupathi and other Indian corporate big wigs will...
MUMBAI: Coca-Cola has shifted its US media planning and buying to Publicis Groupe’s Starcom MediaVest Group. Until now, Coke’s domestic media buying and planning had been...
MUMBAI: The longest running kids show on cable & satellite TV, Star Plus’ Shakalaka Boom Boom, has just undergone a reinvention (thankfully not another 20-year fast...
Phase-I licensees were not permitted to broadcast news and current affairs. The Committee recommends that the restriction on news and current affairs should be lifted and...
NEW DELHI: Padmalaya Telefilms Limited (PTL) is gearing up to air a 52-episode 22-minute flash animation series on Zee TV, scheduled for early 2004. The serial,...
NEW YORK: This is an initiative that seeks to clear the air that surrounds the miniseries The Reagans. Showtime will air the controversial film on 30...
NEW DELHI: Turner International is now eyeing the tween of India. After the hugely successful Cartoon Network, Turner now plans to launch a new channel,...
LOS ANGELES: This is an event that aims at showcasing advanced television programming. On 2 December, the American Film Institute will conduct its annual Enhanced TV...
MUMBAI: With Christmas just a month away, Hallmark plans to fill the air with good cheer through films and a musical special. On 21 December,...
NEW DELHI: The market for entertainment products, including television, films, video games and music, is huge in India and Asia, in general. But for that a...
NEW DELHI: Wholl blink first in the state of Uttar Pradesh? The cable operators, who are on the warpath blacking out cable services in some parts...
TORONTO: 75 per cent of Canadian children and adolescents chose their favourite television programmes because of two attributes: “exciting” and “funny”. A few days ago,...
MUMBAI: National broadcaster Doordarshan was out in full strength on Saturday at the Goregeon Sports Club in Mumbai to honour and award its own. Information and...
The Emerald island is going to see a lot of Harish Thawani, the promoter of media firm Nimbus Communications. The reason: Thawani has in partnership with...
MUMBAI: One of the charming sidelights of this year’s MTR Foods Indian Telly Awards 2003 was the husband-wife duo of Supriya Pathak and Pankaj Kapoor winning...
MUMBAI: Whether it was the first time or even the third time, there was pride as well as a commitment that they would be back on...
CHICAGO: Our media czars could sure learn a thing or two from Time Warner in terms of giving back to society. The Time Warner Foundation has...
MUMBAI: First was the shut-off. Now the courts have been drawn into the dispute. A week after ESPN Star Sports (ESS) cut off signals to Hinduja...
HONG KONG: Shin Satellite and Asia Satellite Telecommunications (Asiasat) have announced that the administrations of China and Thailand have concluded a frequency coordination agreement between both...
BEIJING: The sitcom Friends may be in its last season but Joey and the gang are all set to be introduced to the worlds largest television...
MUMBAI: The best came, saw and conquered. Indiantelevision.com’s The MTR Indian Telly Awards held tonight at the Tulip Star in Mumbai had the best of talent...
LONDON: Australia and South Africa will be the first and second seeds respectively for the ICC Champions Trophy 2004. The event which takes place in England...
NEW YORK: Cable network UPN’s reality show America’s Next Top Model is going from strength to strength. The hit dramality series featuring world-renowned supermodel Tyra Banks,...
BIRMINGHAM: Audiences want television and radio content to be regulated, but they can imagine a future in which a ‘multi-layered’ approach to regulating channels might be...
NEW YORK: The International Tennis Federation (ITF) and broadband and mobile sports provider Sportev have announced the launch of DavisCup.tv. The comprehensive broadband offering covers action...
NEW DELHI: This is an initiative that aims at making affluent Indians more aware of the needs of the poor and society. ActionAid India, which has...
MUMBAI: Dubai has adapted a unique approach to highlight its achievements and significant future commercial plans. Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) have picturised...
MUMBAI: Diwali, at [V], isn’t just a time to set off the crackers, it’s also time to defuse the competition, it would seem. The latest salvo...
MUMBAI: It will be an evening of song, dance and reward for hard working folk in the television industry. The third annual Doordarshan Awards will take...
MUMBAI: MTV Immies are all set to heat up the music scene with some international sensations. Latest news is that the youth channel has roped in...
WASHINGTON: Intelsat and Level 3 Communications Inc announced an agreement to launch a new video delivery network to serve North American broadcast customers, yesterday. Scheduled for...
WASHINGTON: The US House and Senate negotiators defied a White House veto threat on 19 November and agreed to a provision that would prevent the Federal...
MUMBAI: Seems like Radio City 91 FM, the private FM radio station backed by Star, is gearing up to supersede competition. As a part of its...
MUMBAI: UTV claims to have beefed up its television programming front with a clutch of new shows on channels, both domestic and overseas. From pubcaster...
MUMBAI: In a bid to broaden its consumer base, Hot Wheels- the Mattel Toys brand – has announced a the Hot Wheels Grand Prix Program. While...
MUMBAI: Seems like Hinduja Group’s MSO InCableNet has finally decided to even the scores with ESPN Software India. In a point-by-point rejoinder issued today, InCableNet accused...
LOS ANGELES: With December fast approaching the movie awards season is all set to kick off. One of the first winners is actor Michael Douglas Wall...
MUMBAI: Star Movies has again chosen to be associated with the Sixth International Film Festival that kicks off in Mumbai tomorrow. The highlight of this year’s...
The Committee strongly recommends that after being awarded the license, it is mandatory for Licensee to operationalize the license within a maximum period of one year....
KABUL: BBC World Service has announced the launch of a new dedicated schedule of programming for Afghanistan. This features all the key languages of the country....
NEW YORK: The latest controversy on American television involved the television movie The Reagans. For several weeks the conservative majority has been up in arms over...
MUMBAI: After Vijay and Teja, another regional Southern channel has shifted focus to the lucrative afternoon band. Gemini, the Telugu channel from the Sun stable, is...
WELLINGTON: Here is some good news for Pakistan cricket fans. New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has set aside security threats regarding their upcoming tour of Pakistan. The...
MUMBAI: 31 days of non-stop excitement is what HBO plans to offer the viewers this December. HBO will present a countdown of blockbuster movies as a...
LONDON: A couple of days ago the BBC romped home at awards ceremonies. It took home a host of accolades at both the Royal Television Society...
DUBAI: Pehla Academy, recently launched by Gulf-based entertainment TV platform Pehla, has announced its support to Aid the Weaker Trust, an organization working towards betterment of...
MUMBAI: The Indian Trade and Technical Telly Awards, given away at a well attended function tonight, set the tone for the third edition of the annual...
NEW DELHI: According to a recent study by NFO Automotive, Maruti models rank highest for Total Customer Satisfaction (TCS) in the small car petrol segments. Honda...

