NEW DELHI: Spice Telecom, which claims to be Punjab’s leading cellular service provider with a subscriber base of over 500,000 subscribers, has launched Spice MMS, Triple...
MUMBAI: They were referred to as the “unsung heroes” — a term used by CMCG managing director Samir Kale for cable channels — but several MSO...
MUMBAI: There is no logic in banning advertisements on pay TV channels but higher subscription rates might allow pay channels to reduce their dependence on ad...
MUMBAI: The barometer 30-stock Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensex continued its ascent; gained 39.28 points to settle at 3,622.34 on Friday (4 July) as compared to...
MUMBAI: To mark the launch of a dedicated India feed from Asiasat 2 satellite, FTV will air special programmes beginning 7 July. The Indian touch would...
MUMBAI: The free to air channels will provide the eyeballs and the pay channels will provide stickiness. These words by TV Today’s Aaj Tak CEO G...
MUMBAI: The conditional access system (CAS) provides a golden opportunity for the media fraternity to go beyond ratings and industry constituents must join forces to relook...
MUMBAI: An innovation must result in the development of a successful business model at an appropriate time. These words by Madison Communications CMD Sam Balsara summed...
MUMBAI: The automobile market is looking up. A recent study conducted by NFO Automotive, Maruti models rank highest for Total Customer Satisfaction (TCS) in the small...
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: It’s another day of meetings over CAS for the major pay broadcasters in the Capital with the Prime Minister’s Office officials Today’s meeting at...
MUMBAI: What’s with television production houses and filmmakers? Despite burning their fingers with Yeh Mohabbat Hai some years back- a debut venture under independent banner Eagle...
NEW DELHI: Zee Turner Pvt. Ltd has conveyed to the government its a la carte price with the promise that in every city where CAS is...
Mumbai: CAS stands for confusion, anarchy, stupidity. That is the way media expert and former Star India ad sales head Raj Nayak described the CAS conundrum...
MUMBAI: Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Ltd. (BECIL) has conducted a live test on Hathway’s Digital Set Top Box (STB) and confirmed that it meets BIS specifications....
MUMBAI: The Karishma imbroglio notwithstanding, Sahara Manoranjan has been gaining viewership for its entertainment programmes. As per the recently released TAM media report for Hindi speaking...
MUMBAI: After Zee Tele, Broadband Pacenet becomes the next Indian company to apply for a HITS license. Multi-system operator (MSO) Broadband Pacenet India (BPI) which recently...
MUMBAI: This is a piece of news that represents a major leap forward in the area of streaming media. The Films Division, attached to the information...
MUMBAI: Even as a section of broadcasters remained closeted with Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) officials today, another got together separately to voice its opposition to the...
MUMBAI: From 6 July, BBC World starts a new series of its popular programme Business Bizarre, profiling some unusual businesses in India. They run the gamut...
NEW DELHI: A suitable CASe for deferment seems to have been drummed up. The Indian government has seemingly blinked first. After maintaining all these days there...
Hallmark channel is going the sitcom route in a bid to add diversity to its programme line up. One of the shows lined up is My...
MUMBAI: When it comes to awards Max appears to be the channel to beat. At the Promax & BDA Asia Awards 2003 in Singapore last evening,...
NEW DELHI: Close on the heels of a meeting that the PMO officials had with broadcasters yesterday, leading MSOs today agreed that if there is an...
MUMBAI: The Prannoy Roy-promoted news network NDTV, has entered into an agreement with Standard Chartered Private Equity Limited (SCPEL) for the infusion of approximately $11 million...
MUMBAI: Less than a fortnight before the conditional access system (CAS) gets implemented in Mumbai, the first of its kind suburban news channel has been launched....
MUMBAI: It might seem like the world can’t get enough of the cricket celebrities or the football studs but there are certain pockets of the world...
MUMBAI: The host of popular shows such as Boogie Woogie (Sony TV) and song and dance talent show Grooves (Sahara) Jaaved Jaaferi is back in the...
NEW DELHI: A limited edition of conditional access in the four metros, especially in Delhi and Mumbai, is on its way. The MSOs and cable operators...
MUMBAI: Where is the question of talking eyeballs if there is no connectivity? And with the vexed CAS debate having put the cable trade and broadcasters...
MUMBAI: The uncertainty over the conditional access system (CAS) has compounded the problem; added to the woes of the advertising and media fraternity. The fragmentation of...
MUMBAI: There is another advertising option available for major spenders who target railway commuters. A medianet release says that the ministry of railways has issued detailed...
It's a pleasant surprise when one sees her for the first time, shorn of the burden of age that dogs her on screen. If Kamalika Guha...
NEW DELHI: The MSOs cannot come to a consensus on the areas that may be first included for conditional access rollout in the four metros. The...
MUMBAI: “This is our World… And the rest of the World is still in black and white.” A Kodak moment? Not quite. Just the tag line...
With one foot planted firmly on the mythological and another on the social, production house Creative Eye has slowly and steadily climbed its way up the...
MUMBAI: The first tennis Grand Slam of the year the Australian Open has announced that IBM has extended its role as the official information technology and...
MUMBAI: “This is our World… And the rest of the World is still in black and white.” A Kodak moment? Not quite. Just the tag line...
MUMBAI: Radio City, the private FM radio station backed by Star, turns two years old on 3 July in the Garden City. The channel has organised...
MUMBAI: The watered down version of FTV that has turned FTA and is available on Asiasat 2 now has a specially customised programme for India. According...
NEW DELHI: The confusion over the alternative and seemingly unviable options being mooted by the information and broadcasting ministry have forced broadcasters to approach PMO officials....
LONDON: In line with it’s commitment to its long-term regional expansion strategy, MTV Europe is set to launch its 11th channel, MTV Portugal on 3 July....
LONDON: To accommodate increased customer demand for video services, Intelsat has appointed Doug Triblehorn and Jean-Philippe Gillet to head regional sales efforts for the company’s media...
NEW DELHI: The MSOs cannot come to a consensus on the areas that may be first included for conditional access rollout in the four metros. The...
MUMBAI: In what looks like an attempt to expand its viewer base in the UK, Zee Music is all set to turn free-to-air this month (exact...
NEW DELHI: One more politician has entered the fray! Janata Dal supremo Sharad Yadav, who is also a minister of consumer affairs, food and public distribution...
MUMBAI: Sitars, tanpuras, dhols and thumbi mashed up with dancefloor beats, rocky guitar riffs and catchy vocal. International music with eastern influences. is what music fans...
MUMBAI: Singapore Airlines (SIA) and the Australian Tourist Commission (ATC) have launched a new promotional campaign aimed at increasing tourist arrivals to Australia. According...
MUMBAI: Media personalities had an opportunity to relish some exquisite international wine brands such as JP Chenet and Golden Gate at The Advertising Club, Bombay’s Emvies...
BANGALORE: Close on the heels of several national awards and last year’s Gold medal at The New York Festivals 2002, JWT Bangalore has rocked Madison avenue...
NEW YORK: BBDO Worldwide was the most awarded global agency network at this year’s International Advertising Festival in Cannes. The agency received a total of 42...