MUMBAI: Alpha Marathi, the pioneer in Marathi satellite television, has embarked on its fifth year of existence with a renewed emphasis on news and current affairs....
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: The government is optimistic. A section of the cable fraternity is sceptical, while another section airs cautious optimism (“with these politicians you never know,”...
NEW DELHI: If you thought that India’s ‘Father of Nation’ Mahatma Gandhi is the greatest leader of all times, think again! An opinion poll conducted by...
MUMBAI: In a truncated week comprising only four trading sessions, the 30-share Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) sensitive index surged 37.44 points or 0.9 per cent (as...
MUMBAI: Hinduja TMT recently announced the appointment of S Subramanian as the senior vice president and head of its IT Services Operations. A company release stated...
AMSTERDAM: Intelsat Ltd, a global satellite communications leader providing services in over 200 countries and territories, reported today that its shareholders have approved its proposed acquisition...
MUMBAI: After Karnataka, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh under its belt, Playwin, the lottery from the Essel stable, is adding Mizoram online lottery to its kitty. Pan...
MUMBAI: NDTV 24×7, in collaboration with the Catholic Communication Centre, will be airing the Beatification of Mother Teresa, live from Vatican on Sunday (19 October) at...
MUMBAI: Rico Hizon has been appointed the new permanent presenter of Asia Business Report, BBC World’s live Singapore-based daily financial programme, a recent press release stated....
NEW YORK: Most teenagers and young adults in the US prefer surfing the Internet or watching television over reading for recreation, the US-based Centre for Media...
MUMBAI: As the economy booms and the stock markets are resurgent once again, CNBC-TV18 is all set to present the report card of India Inc. through...
NEW DELHI: The battle between Rupert Murdoch and his one-time-but-now-estranged-ally Subhash Chandra has taken a new turn with Essel Group – the umbrella entity under which...
NEW DELHI: India’s radio pubcaster All India Radio (AIR) is starting a daily news bulletin in Maithili language from Darbhanga station of AIR from today. Deputy...
MUMBAI: Oh the ways of advertising! There really seems no limit or bar on the places one can advertise their brands. The latest is that Internet...
Let’s not debate whether she would have made a charming pilot or not. But hadn’t it been for the rebellion, television would have missed out on...
Simple, uncluttered and raw emotions are his forte. Never in his decade-long career as a director has he resorted to unwanted twists and turns in his...
NDTV’s Jai Jawan with Aamir Khan has definitely created some interest in the media. So has Zee TV‘s Independence Day special film The Hero (Its Thursday...
MUMBAI / NEW DELHI: One query that had been raised in the capital’s corridors regarding the the government’s “going after Star News” was: Why has the...
MUMBAI: “A record end to a record year. The most profitable fourth quarter ever and the most profitable year in our company’s 80 years of existence.”...
MUMBAI / NEW DELHI: Just over 15 days to go but the CAS picture seems to be still stuck in pause mode. The second meeting today...
As the nation gears up to celebrate its 56th Independence Day, television channels are not about to take a back seat. Channels have arranged an array...
NEW YORK: Here is a show that combines the real with the fake. It claims to be the ultimate reality show but has just one real...
MUMBAI: The Walt Disney Company tried to make a break for it nearly two years ago, but in the end had to wait till the contract...
NEW DELHI: Even as Zee News, from the Zee Telefilms stable, maintained there was nothing “official” about it, media reports indicated that the government is no...
PARIS: The winners of the winners of the sixth Hot bird TV awards were announced at a ceremony in Venice, last week. An annual event to...
CANNES: For those who believe that India’s cable industry is not really organised, it would be advisable that they think again. For the past four days...
NEW DELHI: Innovative ways of protests are not new in India and with the pressure of work increasing in the sector of media suicide threats too...
NEW DELHI: In a written reply in the country’s Lower House of Parliament (Lok Sabha) today Prasad said that officers of the I&B ministry had visited...
NEW YORK: The world’s largest media company will officially drop “AOL” from its name on Thursday, returning to the name “Time Warner Inc.” “AOL” was added...
LOS ANGELES: Arnold “Terminator” Schwarzenegger’s decision to run for the post of California Governor could see local television channels in the state pulling the plug on...
NEW DELHI: The Indian government is examining complaints regarding Music Broadcast Pvt. Ltd. (MBPL) being indirectly promoted and controlled by the Rupert Murdoch-owned Star Group. This...
BOSTON: Discovery has released the digital facial reconstruction image of the mummy believed to be Nefertiti. It was in June that indiantelevision.com reported Discovery’s announcement that...
MUMBAI: Tsk, tsk! Rupert Murdoch’s media platforms are masters at dishing it out, but are more than a tad touchy when on the receiving end. Murdoch’s...
NEW DELHI: India’s defence ministry came to the defence of another government outfit, the information and broadcasting (I&B) ministry – in a manner of speaking. As...
Simple, uncluttered and raw emotions are his forte. Never in his decade-long career as a director has he resorted to unwanted twists and turns in his...
MUMBAI: Coca-Cola India has issued a statement welcoming the the Kerala health minister’s assertion that “Coca-Cola does not contain toxic materials.” “The tests conducted by the...
MUMBAI: “The work of a researcher has undergone changes in the television age. While the scientist or researcher himself is not as important as his discoveries,...
BEIJING: People who thought that the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) crisis was behind them would do well to take another look. The Volvo China Open...
PARIS: Satellite operator Eutelsat and Eurovisioni, the international festival of cinema and television have announced the schedule for the Hot Bird TV Awards 2003. Initiated by...
SINGAPORE: The action oriented AXN is growing viewer cachet in the Far East. According to Nielsen Media Research, the channel from Sony Pictures Television International’s (SPTI)...
NEW YORK: The second anniversary of the events of 9/11 is expected to be a quiet affair for American television networks. While there will be news...
NEW DELHI: Rediff.com India Limited (Nasdaq: REDF), a premier worldwide online provider of news, information, communication, entertainment and shopping services for Indians, today announced its financial...
MUMBAI: Malaysian media magnate Ananda Krishnan’s pay TV company, Astro All Asia Networks, has raised $526 million (M$ 2 billion) through its Initial Public Offering (IPO)...
MUMBAI: GO 92.5 FM is all set to hook young collegian ears this August through October. The FM radio channel has planned a lineup of on-air...
NEW YORK: It was two and a half years ago that the Internet service provider AOL merged with Time Warner. Now that relationship as well as...
NEW DELHI: The government feels that the case of Radio City should have been taken into consideration earlier while giving the licence to Music Broadcast Pvt...
MUMBAI: “What’s a marriage? Let’s ask the wise of the ages… Shaadi ek aisa laddoo hai, joh khaye who pachtaye, jo naa khaye, woh pachtaye (Marriage...
LOS ANGELES: With the upcoming California governor elections having candidates from the terminator Ah-nuld (Arnold Schwarznegger) to a ‘has-been’ singer Mariah Carey, the time is ripe...
NEW DELHI: Indian radio pubcaster, All India Radio (AIR), mopped a record net revenue of Rs. 113.26 crore in the year 2002-03 and has kept a...
CHICAGO: Media conglomerate Viacom’s president and COO Mel Karmazin will be inducted in the Radio Hall of Fame. Inductees were selected through a ballot process in...