NEW DELHI: Shape up, or ship out. This is the message that Prasar Bharati is giving out to private producers of programmes who have made hay...
MUMBAI: The press conference may have been called off and the first episode of Karishma – The Miracles of Destiny may not see light of day...
NEW DELHI / MUMBAI: A little over a month after the information and broadcasting (I&B) ministry issued a letter of intent (LoI) relating to the DTH...
BANGALORE: Following the successful launch of their PDA-phones the Xda IIs and Xda II mini in India in December 2004, all eyes are now turned to...
Understandably, he is quite excited these days. With his mega-scale war epic Mission Fateh launching on Sahara Manoranjan a few weeks ago, the man is on...
An actor, singer, dancer and anchor all rolled in one, pretty much sums up Ravi Behl’s multi faceted personality. Apart from his stint in various Bollywood...
MUMBAI: Well, it happened finally. Hinduja Group MSO InCablenet can now virtually qualify as Mumbai’s first major free-to-air cable service provider. The Star network late this...
MUMBAI: The second developmental flight of India’s prestigious Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-D2) was launched succesfully at (4:58 pm) IST today. The final countdown went as...
MUMBAI: Mipcom has clarified that MIPCOM JUNIOR this year will preceed the TV programme market as usual, and is fixed for 8 and 9 October, and...
MUMBAI: Bose Corporation, the internationally known audio technology company founded by Dr. Amar Gopal Bose is planning to open a company-owned technology centre in Hyderabad, India....
MUMBAI: Even as the government issued a notification on the basic tier in a post-conditional access systems (CAS) environment, media research and publishing company Media Partners...
NEW DELHI: All India Radio (AIR) may soon get a full fledged director general (DG), a post that has been lying vacant for quite sometime now...
MUMBAI: MagnaQuest Solutions has been chosen to provide its industry-proven Subscriber Management System (SMS), MQSubscribe, to IndusInd Media & Communications Ltd. IndusInd belongs to the Hinduja...
MUMBAI: Guess it is official now. Speculations about Sony’s Kahani Terrii Merrii, winding sooner than expected, have proved true. Starting 19 May at 9:30 PM, the...
MUMBAI: BBC World, the BBC’s 24-hour international news and informational channel, has announced a new list of guests on its weekly chat programme Face to Face....
NEW DELHI: Even as the Indian government in a much-awaited notification finalised the price of the basic tier of cable service comprising free to air channels,...
NEW DELHI: Star India probably is trying to re-invent itself and find alternatives to the tear-jerkers revolving round women on Star Plus, which has helped the...
NEW DELHI: It’s official. In a post CAS regime, the price of the basic tier of free to air channels will cost Rs 72. The ministry...
She has completed 370 episodes of Balaji’s late-night thriller Kaahin Kissii Roz, yet she considers herself a learner. She is breathtakingly beautiful and vivacious by every...
Late last year, we (not the viewers but the trade) mourned the untimely demise of Madhuri Dixit‘s Kahin Na Kahin Koi Hai on Sony Entertainment Television...
MUMBAI: As part of Zee’s initiative of bringing the best to their viewers the Subhash Chandra network upgraded transmission signals to cable operators yesterday. Viewers of...
NEW DELHI: CNN today announced the launch of an India-specific CNN Young Journalist Award to recognise quality journalism among young media professionals in the age group...
NEW YORK: The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced today the appointment of Bruno Wu, group CEO of Sun Media China and director of...
NEW DELHI: The Rupert Murdoch-controlled Star expects to make an announcement over the next 15-20 days regarding probable partner(s) for its news venture, which would have...
MUMBAI: After television broadcasting distribution specialists Fifth Avenue Media Services, it is the turn of a specialised outfit which offers writing services to TV producers, channels...
NEW DELHI: Conditional access system (CAS) keeps on throwing up different issues and aspects that serve to make matters more complicated and confusing. Now the Indian...
MUMBAI: The Iraq conflict may be behind us but the need to provide security for journalists reporting from the field of battle has come to the...
SINGAPORE : Sports broadcaster ESPN Star Sports (ESS) has announced the appointment of Goh Theng Kie and Loh Sin Gee as finance director and financial controller...
MUMBAI: For several years now Oprah Winfrey has entertained Star World viewers in India with her talk show. Now reports indicate that the media billionairess is...
NEW DELHI: Having consolidated its position a bit since last year after its ambitious programming strategy — unveiled by former broadcast chief executive Sandeep Goyal in...
NEW DELHI: The Subhash Chandra-promoted Zee Telefilms Ltd will use three C-band transponders and four KU-band transponders on Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro)’s Insat satellites for...
MUMBAI: Responding to yesterday’s disconnection by the Zee Turner alliance, Hinduja Group MSO INCableNet has disputed the reasons given for the switch-off. Zee had cited large...
Sports channels have realised that sport and animated characters make for a heady combination when it comes to the bat and ball game. Max got the...
NEW DELHI: Sahara Samay Uttar Pradesh, the free-to-air and digital 24-hour Hindi city-centric regional news channel will telecast Badrinath’s Kapaat opening live from Badrinath on Thursday,...
MUMBAI: The master of quiz is back with a new one. Siddhartha Basu may be taking longer to decide on the kind of show he wants...
MUMBAI: Ad agency veterans are now teaching a thing or two to ad industry professionals who are seeking ways to facilitate direct interaction between the trade...
MUMBAI: The board of directors of Hinduja TMT (HTMT), in their meeting held 5 May 2003, considered and declared an interim dividend of Rs 5 per...
MUMBAI: Pick up a MTNL land line anytime on Monday, 12 May, and you won’t get the dial tone. What you will get instead is a...
MUMBAI: Seems like there is nothing low key at Sahara – whether it is the presence of mega stars in its prime shows or the large...
MUMBAI: While its Hindi counterparts have matriarchs shedding buckets of tears, Alpha Marathi is all set to woo the niche family audience with the newest launch...
NEW DELHI / MUMBAI: In a move that puts paid to the pay channels’ plans to offer bundled bouquets in a post-CAS regime, the government is...
MUMBAI: At the rate the Hinduja Group MSO InCablenet is getting switched off by the different pay bouquets, it could soon qualify as a free-to-air platform....
MUMBAI: A new face will be seen in music videos on your TV sets! AMG india has “exclusively” signed on its first international musician – Oliver...
NEW DELHI: India’s pubcaster Prasar Bharati Corporation, which has said that Doordarshan is planning a KU-band direct-to-home (DTH) television service foray, will form a consortium with...
West meets East seemed to be theme of VISA’s much appreciated television commercial starring the suave Pierce “Bond” Brosnan and Zhang Ziyi, the svelte actress who...
LONDON: Global advertising expenditure is now expected to rise by a total of 3.2 per cent in 2003. These new figures released by media buying giant...
CONNECTICUT: Premium drinks company Diageo has announced the relaunch of one of its most recognisable icons Smirnoff. Later this year the vodka brand Smirnoff, flavoured vodka...
MUMBAI: Another women achiever has been recognised as first amongst equals! B4U Television Network vice president legal Rina Nameirakpam Barua has been selected as one of...
MUMBAI: The Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) may be riven by opposing viewpoints regarding the issue of the four-metro rollout of conditional access in India post the...
MUMBAI: Its time for pokéaction! The summer is well and truly on and to give kids a welcome break from the heat Cartoon Network has announced...