MUMBAI: Its show time folks. Star World is ready to debut three new launches for the season. The trio to be unveiled in forthcoming weeks comprise...
MUMBAI: If all goes well, the long delayed Kaalki should finally make its appearance on Star Plus by the first week of August. The 45 minute...
MUMBAI: It’s time for some happy weekdays at Hallmark. Starting today, 1 July, Hallmark Channel will be featuring sitcom slot every Monday to Friday at 6...
MUMBAI: In sync with its new positioning of a channel with a “Bharatiya Dil” (Indian heart), music and entertainment channel etc has taken its shows Essence...
NEW DELHI: The government’s compromise solution seems to have hit a speed breaker! On conditions of anonymity, government officials say that the cable operators, who met...
MUMBAI: The government’s decision to implement the conditional access system (CAS) by way of dual illumination has created problems for the multi-system operators (MSOs) such as...
MUMBAI: Veteran funny man of Broadway, nightclubs, TV and Hollywood movies Buddy Hackett, died on Monday, 30 June. He was 78. The talk-show host, television and...
NEW DELHI: It took the Indian government and bureaucrats almost six months to realise that conditional access system may not turn out to be as consumer...
As the battle among the media agencies gets more intense and media fragmentation gets more pronounced, it is surely challenging for any media professional to come...
NEW DELHI: British Broadcasting Corporation’s commercially funded 24-hour international news and information channel, BBC World, has won the prestigious award for Best International Pay TV News...
MUMBAI: The Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) along with the Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC) and The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) will hold...
LONDON: In a major awareness drive, Zee TV UK has launched an outdoor advertising blitzkrieg in London. Zee is advertising on buses, underground and billboards all...
SINGAPORE: Viacom kids’ channel Nickelodeon has confirmed partners IKEA and Qoo on the channel’s newest on and off-air initiative, Nick Takes Over Your Room, a new...
MUMBAI: What can one expect from a channel that has labeled itself as Movie and Cricket channel? A promotional activity combining movie and India’s pet passion...
ETC Networks director and Broadband Pacenet India chairman Jagjit Singh Kohli is a man doing a tight-rope balancing act as far as the conditional access system...
NEW DELHI: The minister of information & broadcasting Ravi Shankar Prasad has called upon the media, both print and electronic, to exercise self-restraint while reporting on...
HONG KONG: Rupert Murdoch’s Star Group is looking to make further inroads into China. The broadcaster and Chinese wireless value-added services provider Linktone Consulting have joined...
NEW DELHI/KOLKATA: Karishma may yet shine on the small screen and Sahara TV may yet be able to woo the viewers in an effort to cash...
NEW DELHI: Fifteen days away from the implementation of CAS, decisions still remain to be taken; discussions are still to be had to iron out glitches...
HYDERABAD: News Corp’s NDS has announced a strategic partnership with MagnaQuest, a leading customer care and billing solutions provider for the pay-TV and convergence industry headquartered...
OHIO: Those who use multiple media simultaneously are more likely to either give or receive advice about the products they buy and where they shop. This...
LONDON: Influential media forecaster Zenith Optimedia has hinted a slight 1.1 per cent increase in the UK’s advertising revenues in 2004, bringing to an end one...
NEW YORK: DDB Worldwide was recognised by the international ad festival in Cannes as the agency that won the most Grand Prix awards in the 50...
MUMBAI: It’s all about marketing the product. Huge advertisement budgets aside, broadcasters often rope in new innovations to lure their target audience. The latest success story...
MUMBAI: An Indian production house has bagged the mandate for the one of the largest ever TV series co-productions involving 20 countries. Mumbai-based Zonsta Creation will...
LONDON: The recent tender by the FA Premier League for a greater number of live TV rights to Premiership games from the 2004-05 season has brought...
MUMBAI: He came, he saw, he was not happy with what he saw. That reportedly sums up what was the feeling that information and broadcasting joint...
MUMBAI: The barometer 30-stock Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensex continued its ascent, crossed the 3,500 mark and ended at 3,583.06 on 27 June 2003 – the...
MUMBAI: The president of India Dr APJ Abdul Kalam will give away the Sangeet Natak Akademi fellowship awards 2003 on 6 July 2003 at a function...
MUMBAI: Mumbai based cable operators have expressed disappointment over the recent comments of I&B secretary Pawan Chopra that indicate that the government might soften its stand...
Fresh off the success of last years desi adaptation of Who Dares Wins AXN is all set to unveil its first local adaptation of the year AXN Hot N...
MUMBAI: FCB Ulka executive director MG Parameswaran has assumed charge as the new president of The Advertising Club, Bombay. During the annual general meeting of the...
NEW YORK: Detroit based auto behemoth General Motors has maintained its leading position as numero uno advertiser in the United States. The recently released annual adage...
NEW DELHI / MUMBAI: Has CAS finally degenerated into unconditional uncertainty? The joke seems to be coming true. But, say government officials, things may not turn...
In all the confabulations around CAS, one assumption that has generally made is that broadly speaking the cable fraternity stands as one. Indiantelevision.com met a group...
MUMBAI: Is the “non-negotiable” deadline of 14 July for the rollout of conditioinal access in the four metros about to be extended? Looks likely. ...
MUMBAI: The Essar backed Fortune Online Lottery has joined the World Lottery Association (WLA) as a full-fledged member. The World Lottery Association represents 143 lotteries from...
HONG KONG: TVB 8 and TVB Xing He Channel have begun broadcasting on AsiaSat 3S. An official release informs that with AsiaSat 3S TVB’s two...
MUMBAI: While the competitor has an animated cartoons line up, Nickelodeon is using star power to rope in audience this July. Starting 5 July, Amanda Bynes...
MUMBAI: First was Win Radio. Now another FM wannabe has sounded the death throes alarm. Radio Mid Day West India Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary...
MUMBAI: What is it about men (and women) pummeling each other to pulp that draws viewers? In India, one constant on Ten Sports’ top rated shows...
NEW DELHI: The cable fraternity today went before the politicians to make a spirited case for implementing the conditional access system . They were snubbed at...
MUMBAI: In a major development, Leo Burnett India has bagged the integrated “full service” advertising account of India’s only Fortune 500-listed company and the 17th largest...
MUMBAI: AsiaPac’s premier university Universitas 21 Global, headquartered in Singapore, has launched its first e-MBA programme in India by opening admissions for aspirants. In India, Universitas...
MUMBAI: DHL has announced that it will be partnering with ESS as the presenting sponsor of the rugby coverage. Beginning with Sanzar Test that is scheduled...
AHMEDABAD: The Rs 7.8-billion Mudra Communications has appointed Chandan Nath as executive VP and head – Mudra, Ahmedabad. As the office head, he will be responsible...
NEW DELHI: In an innovative way of creating buzz around its multiplex, the Gurgaon-based DT Cinemas has launched a new promotional campaign for both Hollywood and...
Negative Publicity. Whether Tarun Khanna agrees or not, this is how he was born, I mean, this is how he came into the limelight. Well, nothing...
MUMBAI: The finance ministry’s decision to notify a reduction in customs duty from 25 per cent to 5 per cent on key components of a set-top...
MUMBAI: BBC World is souping up its fare for the upcoming season. Among India-specific shows that have been lined up for the next quarter (July-September) are...