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LONDON: Over a month of speculation on the appointment of the next CEO of British pay television operator BskyB looks likely to come to an end...
LONDON: The success of Oscar winning filmGladiator a couple of years ago stirred interest in Roman culture and history. Taking a hint from this, the BBC...
A fiercely independent lady, Shristi Arya never believed in taking life easy. Even as a young girl of 15, she took up a marketing job to...
The ‘Only Smiles, No tears‘ entertainment channel SAB TV is raring to go places. The channel, which has carved a niche for itself with its humour...
The total number of frequencies that an entity may hold, directly or indirectly, nationally in each phase should not be more than 25 per cent of...
BEIJING: A student from China’s Henan Province, Li Fang, has won the BBC’s first ever English speaking competition. He defeated 2,000 contenders. As a prize, he...
BEIJING: China’s online media, communications, commerce and mobile value-added services company Sohu.com and the Walt Disney Internet Group (WDIG) have announced an agreement aimed at leveraging...
LONDON: BBC Worldwide has signed an exclusive three-year licensing agreement with KTH, Korea’s telecommunication giant. As per the deal, the two companies will develop an extensive...
Networking or chain broadcasts means simultaneous transmission of programmes by various broadcast stations (transmitters). Licensees in Phase I were not permitted to Network except on important...
The PBS (Public Broadcast Service in the USA) model and the BBC model for non-commercial channels are widely followed abroad, where the programmes are funded by...
MUMBAI: It is edging towards an image overhaul. From being labeled as the blood and gore channel, it is gradually moved towards being action and adventure...
NEW DELHI: Direct marketing major Wunderman India has appointed Niranjan Jayaram as the head of customer relationship management (CRM) and loyalty management. Jayaram will lead the...
MUMBAI: The power of Generation Next in deciding family purchase decisions ranging from media and entertainment to even what food is eaten in American homes is...
MUMBAI: On November 7, Henna on Sony TV will complete 250 episodes. And who can be happier about the show’s success than it’s lead protagonist Simone...
LONDON: The BBC and Fox Television Studios in the US are joining forces to make a drama about a fictional terrorist attack on London. The three...
NEW DELHI: Happy days for the Zee family of channels? If the flagship, Zee TV, is moving ahead by garnering an additional channel share in the...
MUMBAI: B.A.G Films Ltd reported a whooping 177 per cent increase in Net Profit After Tax for the half year ended 30 September, 2003 over the...
MUMBAI: Seems like loads of actions happening on telly this week. While Sab TV launches two new shows, AXN, CNBC and Star World will be releasing...
NEW YORK: The United States Tennis Association (USTA) and CBS Sports have announced a landmark broadcast television partnership that includes an extension of CBS Sports’ America...
MUMBAI: 30 minutes of unadulterated, timeless, good music, is B4U Music’s recipe for a great Sunday brunch. Starting 2 November, every Sunday at 11 am, B4U...
LONDON: BSkyB, the satellite television group, is set to put through its fourth successive inflation-busting price rise to customers. The increase – more than many analysts...
The Committee is of the view that it is possible to help the market process in the direction of development of niche channels. In this respect...
MUMBAI: The ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 will feature 16 teams but the final format for the event is still to be agreed after the ICC...
MUMBAI: In a significant order relating to trademark rights in the trade dress comprising of the colour combination, Colgate yesterday won an injunction in an intellectual...
1) Licensing Process The Committee is of the view that the open auction bid process was not suitable for auctioning of the frequencies and it did...
MUMBAI: The war regarding who is numero uno among the music channels is getting red hot. Yesterday Channel [V] held a party boasting that it was...
FRANKFURT: Cut-throat competition forced by fiction based programmes and reality television have pushed some Formula One event organisers to modify their offerings in order to attract...
NEW YORK: Most mobile telephone users in the US have a chance to participate directly in America Rocks the Vote. The Democratic presidential candidate forum takes...
MUMBAI: Haath Se Haath Milaa, a TV show produced by BBC World Service Trust, Delhi, in partnership with Prasar Bharati and NACO (National Aids Control Organisation),...
NEW DELHI: After the launch of animation series Adventures Of Chhota Birbal in Cartoon Network earlier this month, the show’s Mumbai-based producer CB Media Ventures is...
HONG KONG: Discovery Networks Asia has expanded its penetration in the Asia Pacific region. The broadcaster has signed a five-channel carriage deal with Hong Kong Cable...
MUMBAI: World Cup champions Australia took home most of the spoils at the 8th Annual Ceat International Cricket Rating Awards for the year 2002-2003. The awards...
LOS ANGELES: Comedian Dennis Miller will become a TV talking head again in January, this time hosting an hour long show five nights a week on...
SINGAPORE: The Asia Media Festival (AMF) 2003, an annual media industry fiesta hosted by the Media Development Authority (MDA) and organised by Reed Exhibitions, is set...
CALIFORNIA: Making the audience suspend their disbelief to a greater degree is one of the main challenges that the action series 24 is facing. The third...
MUMBAI: With the news channels bolstering its weekend viewing, CNBC had to jump in to buttress its menu. The business news channel has got back the...
BARBADOS: The next edition of the World Cup is four years away but the sparks are already starting to fly. West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) president...
He may be known today as the newest hunk on the block, but Rajeev Khandelwal did not come to Mumbai with dreams of making it big...
Deepak Segal had films in his blood but hated watching them as a kid. Aeroplanes is what excited him. Segal is a walking encylopeadia on...
MUMBAI: The husband and wife team of Radhika and Prannoy Roy of New Delhi Television (NDTV) have won the Ernst & Young (E&Y) Entrepreneur of the...
MUMBAI: Star World is in for some image sprucing. Moving away from its predominant Western content, the English entertainment channel split its beam with an India...
MUMBAI: The bubble burst forth in full flow this evening as Star’s music channel – Channel [V] celebrated its status as the number one music station...
MUMBAI: National Geographic Channel (NGC) unveiled its final big programming of the year 2003 today (Thursday). The channel has announced the premiere of Secrets Unveiled, a...
MUMBAI: Frames 2003, billed as Asia’s biggest convention on the business of entertainment, will reflect on the future direction for the mantra of corporatisation and convergence....
WASHINGTON: Tiny tots in America are growing up immersed in media, spending hours a day watching TV and videos, using computers and playing video games, says...
MUMBAI: New BPO clients and resource optimisation have helped Hinduja TMT post net profit of Rs 203 million for the quarter ended 30 September, 2003, 18...
MUMBAI: New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) today announced the launch of the world’s first digital satellite news gathering network based entirely on MPEG-4 encoding. Done using...
The ‘Thanda Matlab Coca-Cola’ campaign is testimony of what McCann Erickson firmly believes in! The agency strives hard to produce work that is rooted in a...
BANGALORE: Last year, two giants Pepsi and Hindustan Lever got hitched to each other in order to exploit their respective strengths to market, sell and distribute...
MUMBAI: 72 per cent of television sets in urban Bihar are the black and white types. Close to 57 per cent of TV sets in 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...
