NEW DELHI: The Indian government today gave another 14-days extension to Star News for uplinking purpose from the country after the file was cleared by information...
MUMBAI: Galaxy Entertainment Corporation Limited, a public limited company listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange has declared a net profit of Rs 3.536 million for the...
NEW DELHI: Even as the government is preparing to issue another notification related to conditional access system (CAS), pay broadcasters have conveyed to the government that...
“Measuring the pulse of Indian TV audiences” – one sees these words almost everywhere in the Mumbai headquarters of TAM India. With services in more than...
NEW DELHI: The 20-something Sushanto Roy, who took over the reins of Sahara India Group’s media business from Sumit Roy recently, has begun in all earnest,...
SINGAPORE: Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) which claims to be Asia’s leading communications and satellite service provider has announced that it has been appointed by HBO Asia...
MUMBAI: Channel 7 to 9, a Hindi entertainment, terrestrial free to air channel, recently commenced airing Star Plus soaps Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi and...
NEW DELHI: “Conditional access system will bring a smile on the face of every consumer.” This is how information and broadcasting minister Ravi Shankar Prasad described...
LONDON: US satellite television provider DirecTV and NDS have agreed to a stay on the litigation between them. This is applicable until NDS’ parent News Corp...
MUMBAI: A special briefing session on the existing CAS (conditional access system) scenario was conducted for the benefit of Mumbai-based cable operators and last mile operators...
MUMBAI: Miditech, the production house better known for its adventure reality shows, is planning to set up a base in Singapore by the end of this...
NEW DELHI: Information and broadcasting minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today juggled criticism and defence admirably. Especially when it came to the Opposition criticism of the government...
MUMBAI: It could well be the silent winner of the season. Kahiin To Hoga (KTH), the Balaji Telefilms’ show that debuted on Star Plus a month...
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court yesterday passed an order to the owners of Ab Tak, a local TV channel, restraining them from using a name...
FRANKFURT: Creditors of insolvent German media group KirchMedia have accepted US billionaire Haim Saban’s revived bid to buy Germany’s biggest broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 Media, a spokesperson for...
MUMBAI: Scopus Network Technologies, which claims to be a leading supplier of digital compression technology to the broadcasting industry has announced that it has raised $15.5...
NEW YORK: Ever since Vivendi formally invited bids for Vivendi Universal Entertainment — the Universal film and TV studio, theme parks, and cable channels nearly two...
NEW DELHI: The Subroto Roy-promoted Sahara India group is making aggressive forays into the entertainment sector, planning to build multiplexes in 100-odd cities; and to produce...
HOUSTON: Anime Network, the first North American cable channel dedicated to anime (Japanese animation), is eyeing the MIPCOM market in Cannes, France for acquiring additional anime...
MUMBAI: After Pakistan cricket, Dubai-based Ten Sports has added exclusive telecast rights for West Indies cricket for the next five years to its kitty. The reported...
LONDON: A new report shows that European pay-television revenues will triple in the next five years from Euro 22 billion to Euro 77 billion. The revenue...
NEW DELHI: Indian pubcaster Prasar Bharati and the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) have joined hands to offer a first of its kind post-graduate diploma...
“TAM India has used the power of the net to empower the industry” For nearly two years, TAM India S-Group director Atul Phadnis has been...
MUMBAI: Content with the bottomline figures of Zee in the first quarter of this fiscal, Motilal Oswal has retained ‘buy’ status for the scrip at a...
NEW DELHI: Controversy notwithstanding, Star News is likely to get another extension for uplinking from India when the final extension expires Wednesday midnight. This was indicated...
NEW DELHI: The Indian Media Group (IMG) – the new front for the “swadeshi” bandwagon – is not letting up on the issue of media policy....
MUMBAI: CAS on schedule! This was the common message delivered by broadcasters and MSO (multi-system operators) representatives after the first meeting today of the recently constituted...
NEW DELHI: 93.5 RED FM says it has emerged the most popular radio station in Delhi with three of its programmes dominating the top spots among...
MUMBAI: Delgrada Ltd Mauritius, a group company of Zee, has offloaded 11 million equity shares in Zee of Re 1 each. This block deal is reportedly...
MUMBAI: When storylines hit a plateau, shake them up a bit with a fast forward seems to be the Star Plus credo. Kaahin Kissi Roz Three...
NEW DELHI: Star dabao, desh bachao (suppress Star and save the country). This seems to be the clarion call of the Indian Media Group (IMG), an...
NEW DELHI: Commemorating the 67th year of India’s independence, Animal Planet celebrates the country’s exotic wildlife through its month-long programming line-up YEH MERA INDIA. Airing from...
NEW DELHI: The Indian media barons may be proposing a uniform media policy for the print and electronic (radio and television) media, but the government does...
MUMBAI: Mumbai-based Crest Communication Ltd has decided to go the GDR way to raise funds for the company. The Crest Communications board of directors is looking...
Himani Shivpuri has always been an enigma. She has done some forgettable performances and some really unforgettable ones. She has always shuttled between films and television....
HOLLAND: European broadcaster Eurosport will air the Rabobank Men’s Champions Trophy which takes place in Amsterdam from 16-24 August 2003. The deal, which was brokered by...
NEW DELHI: The Anurradha Prasad and Rajiv Shukla-promoted television production house, B.A.G. Films is readying for its maiden public offer sometime this year. Simultaneously, it is...
MUMBAI: Film students would do well to keep their eyes open for the latest technology and at the same time remain connected with human emotions. These...
NEW DELHI: Practice makes a man perfect. This seems to be the adage followed by the Indian government and pubcaster Prasar Bharati Corporation, which oversees the...
NEW DELHI: Zee News today announced the successful completion of 150 episodes, of the first ever-investigative programme on Indian television, Inside Story. Launched on 29 July...
NEW DELHI: An amount of Rs 3190 million has been provided in the 10th Plan for Doordarshan’s modernization and digitalization of various regional offices and transmission...
LOS ANGELES: Good news for the peeping Tom! Playboy is gearing up to take reality television to a deeper level with The Extreme Truth. The show...
MUMBAI: Looks like Pakistan’s cable fraternity is voting with their feet on the issue of banned Indian television channels – and they have just been halted...
SINGAPORE: MGM is pushing forward in its attempt to penetrate the Asian market through MGM branded film channels. The film and television studio has announced a...
NEW DELHI / MUMBAI: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed American novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford’s petition challenging a Calcutta High Court order allowing telecast of mega...
NEW DELHI: The Anurradha Prasad and Rajiv Shukla-promoted television production house, B.A.G. Films is readying for its maiden public offer sometime this year. Simultaneously, it is...
LONDON: News Corp’s technology company NDS which claims to be the leading provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV today announced its unaudited results for the...
LOS ANGELES: Sony Pictures Chairman and Chief Executive John Calley will be stepping down after seven years in the top job of the studio. Calley took...
MUMBAI: Here is an opportunity for Mumbaiites on the go to participate in a cutting edge reality show. Over the course of the next few days...
Star India has created a powerful public service message featuring Amitabh Bachchan to sensitise and encourage viewers to their extend support in rebuilding the flood-ravaged hill-state...