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Makers of software for the television industry will be among those to be hit by reduced budgets and a demand for more quality programming once CAS...
NEW DELHI: India’s Internet subscriber base increased to 3.5 million as on on March 2003 against 3.239 million in the corresponding period previous year, according to...
NEW DELHI: Zee Telefilms has set the cat amongst the pigeons by taking its set-top-boxes-for- rent scheme a step further. It asserts multiple TV homes consumers...
MUMBAI: Zee news channel, which witnessed a steady decline in it’s viewership with the influx of ‘new’ news channels, is making serious efforts to regain lost...
While Bollywood has its Kapoor ‘khandan‘ and the Khan clan, the television industry is slowly waking up to family values.You may never have guessed it, but...
NEW DELHI: Adidas India Marketing has signed up with India’s fast bowling duo, Zaheer Khan and Ashish Nehra, to endorse its entire range of products, today....
MUMBAI: The first to switch off and the last to do it, ESPN Star Sports and the Star Network respectively, ended their blackout of Hinduja group...
MUMBAI: It hasn’t been an easy task, but Kasautii Zindagi Kay has finally ousted Balaji siblings Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi and Kahaani Ghar Ghar...
NEW DELHI: Zee Telefilms may be gung-ho that, for a change, it seems to be more ready than others for a conditional access system (CAS) regime,...
MUMBAI: After Disney, it’s Fashion TV. The Modi Entertainment Network, which has been instrumental in thwarting Disney’s ambitious plans to enter India till today, now has...
NEW DELHI: The battle to enter the set top boxes into Indian cable homes, in the four metros initially, is getting interesting. In order to send...
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: Win 94.6, one of the private FM radio stations in Mumbai billed as the underdog among the five contenders, has gone off air from...
MUMBAI: The conclusion to the second season of Fox’s music based reality show American Idol has seen the Rupert Murdoch broadcaster make major gains. Around 33.7...
HONG KONG: The Star Group has announced the promotion of Michelle Guthrie to executive vice-president, regional distribution and business development. She reports to the president and...
CHENNAI: It had to happen someday! Film producers in Chennai have drawn up plans to start their own satellite TV channel which will exclusively air feature...
HONG KONG: Are there any life-forms in outer space? A poll released by Star Movies reveals that nine out of 10 people in Asia believe aliens...
LOS ANGELES: Harrison Ford who personified the action hero through characters such as Indiana Jones and Jack Ryan; and producer Gale Anne Hurd have been selected...
MUMBAI: Frog Books has published its second book, The Rape of News, compiled and edited by Sunil K Poolani, a Mumbai-based journalist. The theme of the...
SINGAPORE: Last night Japanese hip hop group Rip Slyme won kudos at the second annual MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2003 (VMAJ 2003). The group won...
MUMBAI: Court cases notwithstanding, French channel Fashion TV today became a fully free to air (FTA) feed beaming off the Asiasat 2 satellite. It has stopped...
NEW DELHI: There is some opposition brewing to the information and broadcasting ministry’s recent issuance of a conditional letter of intent (LoI) to Star India-promoted Space...
DoubleClick which claims to be the leading provider of tools for advertisers, web publishers and direct marketers has unveiled an enhanced version of the DART Enterprise...
NEW DELHI: India’s information and broadcasting minister Ravi Shankar Prasad is reported to have sought an appointment with Prime Minister AB Vajpayee today after returning from...
MUMBAI: The 30-stock Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) sensex registered a 6.74-point drop on Friday, 23 May 2003 to settle at 3,049.84 (3,056.58 last week). The sensex...
NEW DELHI: Contrary signals seem to be emanating from the government on conditional access system (CAS). India’s information and broadcasting ministry officials say that CAS rollout...
MUMBAI: The hype seems to have worked. While the first Popstars hunt resulted in catapulting girls-next-door to celebrity status as pop band VIVA and offered other...
NEW DELHI: The CAS conundrum is getting more confounding and murky. Even as consumer organisations were attempting to put forward their case at a press conference...
MUMBAI: Sahara Manoranjan’s penchant for Bollywood names and top producers in the television arena continues. After Asha Parekh and Saira Banu, it is Aruna Irani who...
MUMBAI: It is ‘awards’ time again. On Saturday, 7 June 2003, the 28 annual Radio and TV Advertisers Practitioners’ Association of India Ltd. aka Rapa awards...
NEW DELHI: The CAS conundrum is getting more confounding and murky. Even as consumer organizations were attempting to put forward their case at a press conference...
MUMBAI: With a plethora of news channels dawning the indian television, competition is bound to scale new heights. Aaj Tak claims it’s exclusive coverage on the...
MUMBAI: After Indica and Indigo comes the Tata CityRover! In what is being referred to as a momentous occasion for India’s indigenous automobile industry, Tata Motors...
MUMBAI: BBC World is searching for the world’s best young film makers in a competition launched at the Cannes Film Festival by its flagship entertainment programme,...
NEW DELHI:Just in case if it interests you all in the industry, India’s information and broadcasting minister Ravi Shankar Prasad is reported to have sought an...
MUMBAI: 24-hour Hindi news channel Star News has announced that it will launch Akbar Ka Darbar on 25 May. The show will air every Sunday at...
MUMBAI: Looks like Prannoy Roy is taking a leaf out of Subhash Chandra’s book! Fortune, the recently launched online lottery brand in India has announced that...
MUMBAI: AXN is all set to take viewers on yet another Amazing Race. The Amazing Race 4 kick-starts off on the channel on 30 May at...
CALIFORNIA: Satellite TV service providers in the US are gearing up to expand their customer base by aggressively tapping new geographic locations and becoming more customer-friendly....
MUMBAI: Fashion TV India has moved from Panamsat 10 to Asiasat 2 and is now available free to air, according to its new ad sales and...
NEW DELHI: The Subhash Chandra-promoted Essel group is looking at having over 20 third party television channels and 12 satellite radio channels as part of the...
MUMBAI: While wrestling has successfully maintained visibility for Ten Sports, the Bukhatir Rehman owned broadcaster is looking to extend the depth of its programming! With this...
MUMBAI: The Subrata Roy-promoted Sahara India Media Company has won a temporary reprieve. On Thursday, 22 May 2003, the Supreme Court sent back to the copy-right...
MUMBAI: HBO continues to innovate through diverse themes. The latest one targeted at the youth is called HBO Generation Me. The catchphrase being used is ‘Because...
MUMBAI: Birla Sun Life Insurance (BSLI) is seeking new ways of perfecting the art of giving a 360 degree marketing and communication spin to support its...
After a eight month hiatus from television, Rupali Ganguly (daughter of veteran filmmaker Anil Ganguly) stormed into our drawing-rooms by replacing Shilpa Kadam in Star Plus’...
MUMBAI: ETC Punjabi claims to have emerged the most popular channel in Punjab. The channel claims to have garnered a channel share larger than that of...
NEW DELHI: Does the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), leading the coalition government in India, want the implementation of conditional access to be deferred? As of today,...
MUMBAI: The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (Casbaa) has announced that the third annual Casbaa Satellite Industry Forum will be held on 28 October...
MUMBAI: A report titled “Conditional Access or Catch 22 – Who Will Blink First?” compiled by the Citigroup Smith Barney (CSB) report (dated 15 May 2003)...
MUMBAI: Despite the negative sentiment in the market about its performance, Balaji Telefilms has declared spiffing results not only for the last quarter of FY 02-03,...
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...
