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MUMBAI: Latest addition to the Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) board of directors Aylwin Lewis. Yum! Brands president, chief multibranding and operating officer was elected on...
MUMBAI: The Advertising Club, Bombay, has organised a special treat for advertising creative afficianados on 12 September 2003. The special screening of the 50th Cannes International...
MUMBAI: Coffee major Barista and Inmatch Modelling have tied up in an interesting effort to find fresh new faces for careers in modeling and acting. ...
JAIPUR: Ad Asia 2003 got off to a rousing start this morning with the chief guest and India’s ultimate entertainment icon Amitabh Bachchan lighting the traditional...
BANGALORE: The 24×7 complete online ayurveda store, Ayurshop.com has announced a special offer exclusively for children on the occasion of Children’s Day. For an entire...
MUMBAI: Goodlass Nerolac Paints limited has decided to reposition its exterior paint brand Nerolac Suraksha. The company launched a new ad campaign as a platform to...
BEIJING: Rupert Murdoch’s Star Group and Toyota Motor Corporation have formed a partnership to promote motorisation in China. The unique partnership marks the biggest collaboration to...
JAIPUR: After the evocative speech by the Big B, it was down to the serious business of what Ad Asia 2003 was all about – intellectual...
LONDON: WPP’s Mediaedge:cia (MEC) has created MEC:Sponsorship as the specialist sponsorship consulting division of MEC. The global media communications specialist is looking to reinforce its commitment...
When Deepak Chaurasia, the 30-year-old political editor of Aaj Tak, was announced the consulting editor of Prasar Bharati’s news channel DD News, critics speculated if the...
The Committee suggests that broadcast by private broadcasters must not, inter alia contain the following (as per the AIR code): * Criticism of friendly countries....
The Committee is in favour of a simplified foreign investment regime for radio. We recommend that the following safeguards be introduced in the license agreement: ...
MUMBAI: Besides the saas bahu soaps, the other big draw for the Indian television viewer is India cricket. Tam data for C&S homes all India 4+...
MUMBAI: The good gals might endear the audience’s hearts on the television, but it’s bad girls who get maximum mileage. With everything going its way, all...
LONDON: The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and the International Cricket Council (ICC) have announced that The Oval, Edgbaston and Hampshire’s Rosebowl will stage the...
MUMBAI: Star Group announced a new CEO this morning: Michelle Guthrie who was earlier executive vice president of Regional Distribution and Business Development for Star. She...
NEW YORK: Time Warner is going ahead with plans to merge its recorded music operations with EMI as the long-awaited consolidation of the global music business...
NEW DELHI: The woes of the Hindujas-owned INCablenet continue as also internal churning. Close on the heels of company COO Rajiv Vyas quitting the organisation,...
SOUTH CAROLINA: Americans spend more time than they realise with the media, especially television. They often use multiple media simultaneously. These findings are contained in a...
MUMBAI: Seems like the Indian tricolour is the hottest colour scheme going around. With Indian music, Bollywood, art and even aloo gobi getting global recognition, it...
CALIFORNIA: Reality TV shows are not simply hooking US viewers to the idiot box, they are also driving them to the web. The finding is contained...
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today stayed till further order on the controversial decision of the Tamil Nadu Assembly sentencing five senior journalists of The Hindu...
NEW DELHI: A Mysore court has reserved its judgement on a copyright infringement suit against Independence Day and whether the 20th Century Fox movie can be...
NEW DELHI: Nestle India has launched a new print campaign for its packaged milk brand Nestle Slim Milk. Created by Ogilvy & Mather, the campaign focusses...
NEW DELHI: BBC World, the BBC’s commercially funded 24-hour international news and information channel, has signed new sponsorship deals with Toyota, the leading automobile product manufacturer,...
OAK BROOK: As part of McDonald’s multi-dimensional global relationship with popstar Justin Timberlake, the company announced on 7 November its sponsorship of the “McDonald’s Presents Justin...
MUMBAI: SBI Mutual Fund has awarded its Rs 200 million AOR to Media Direction. The account encompasses the print and television medium. In a...
MUMBAI: Preparations for the last round of the FIA’s (motorsports’ world body) Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) 2003, the MRF India Rally, are hotting up. ...
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Toonz Animations has announced that it will launch its second home production, an animated series called Adventures of Hanuman on Cartoon Network next year. ...
MUMBAI: Looks like fashion and entertainment channel go hand in hand. Zee TV channel will premiere Pantene Zee World Teen Queen 2003 on Saturday 15 November...
MUMBAI: While stage is being set for the first ever MTV India music awards IMMIES, MTV Asia is gearing up for the 2004 MTV Asia Awards...
MUMBAI: Talk about bad timing. A key executive each from Mumbai’s Big Two MSOs – INCableNet and Hathway – have put in their papers. INCableNet...
MUMBAI: The Dubai-based Arab Digital Distribution (ADD) DTH platform’s Pehla bouquet has started beaming into mainland Europe. Pehla, which targets South Asian audiences, launched on...
MUMBAI: They shot off a teaser and now they are out for the jugular. Piqued by Channel [V]’s claims of being the Numero Uno, MTV had...
NEW DELHI: Philip Morris Services India (PMSI) has signed an agreement with Barakat Foods and Tobacco (BFT) Private Limited for the distribution of Marlboro cigarettes in...
MUMBAI: It’s likely that MTV will be awfully busy these days. With barely a week left for the third MTV Music Summit for Aids and the...
NEW YORK: Things are looking up at Rupert Murodoch’s media conglomerate News Corp. The company has reported that its first-quarter profit more than doubled on strong...
MUMBAI: While Aaj Tak is airing a survey on crime against women as a week long news capsule, Zee news will air its initiative in unearthing...
TOKYO: The first round of the FIVB World Cup of Women’s Volleyball has produced excellent television ratings both in the Tokyo area and throughout Japan. This...
WASHINGTON D.C: Leaders from the US broadcast, cable and satellite industries have made a detailed presentation to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). It consists of over...
NEW YORK: Penthouse International Inc., whose General Media Inc. unit publishes the adult magazine Penthouse, said on 6 November the magazine’s founder, Robert Guccione, has resigned...
MUMBAI: A true story about former president Ronald Reagan and his family generated a storm of criticism from the conservative majority in the US. Such was...
MUMBAI: The National Basketball Association (NBA) is rapidly expanding television coverage. It has signed deals in seven countries including China and Georgia. In India, NBA action...
LONDON: UK entertainment channel BBC Prime will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the music countdown show Top of the Pops with a special New Year’s Eve...
MUMBAI: If the Hindi Entertainment channels go ballistic over Big B’s birthday celebration, its time for the Tamil entertainment channel Star Vijay to turn on the...
NEW DELHI: In a bid to give further fillip to the entertainment sector in India, the government recently set up a high-powered committee to suggest ways...
LONDON: Paris is the current favourite to win the race to host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. The next edition of the greatest sporting spectacle in...
MUMBAI: The music industry is in consolidation mode battered and bruised as it is by Internet music sharing, poor retail revenues and competition with other sources...
COLOMBO: Ten Sports can breathe a little easier for the moment. Michael Vaughan and his England cricket team will tour Sri Lanka from next week as...
GREENWOOD VILLAGE: 11/05/2003 — Hallmark Channel, and Comcast Cable announced on 5 November that they had reached an agreement providing for additional carriage opportunities for the...
Platforms get three years to add features for hearing and visually impaired
Strong word-of-mouth turns Pongal satire into remake pick
Streaming giant bets on a seasoned marketer who helped build Amazon and Netflix into household names
Communications leader exits after three years spanning MD office strategy and media outreach.
Cricket star named face of Delhi Khel Mahakumbh to fuel youth talent hunt.
Kolkata-based beverage maker reports stronger revenues and profits for December quarter.
A crime thriller steps out of the shadows as Telugu storytelling claims centre stage.
From boards to bytes, chess readies for a nation-first showdown in Riyadh.
Leadership change follows layoffs, protests and a bruising battle over trust.
Revenue rises 4.3 per cent to Rs 10,209.33 crore while deferred tax gain lifts bottom line sharply
Akshay Kumar and stars launch awards at NSCI Dome on Feb 28
Merger creates one-stop hub for content, digital, and delivery
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...
