MUMBAI: The last date for receiving entries for the 28th Rapa (Radio and TV advertisers practitioners association of India) awards for radio and TV productions is...
MUMBAI: With 14 July 2003 , the date decided by the government for the final rollout of CAS (conditional access system) fast approaching, it was one...
CNN‘s chief Chris Cramer‘s speech at Ficci Frames 2003 has really put “reality TV in India under perspective! Taking about reality TV, Cramer said that this...
Aclassic case of inner resolve, she overcame her disability with the help of a prosthetic 'Jaipur Foot' to become one of India's most highly acclaimed dancers....
NEW DELHI / MUMBAI: Two leading multi-system operators of India, Siti Cable and the Hindujas-controlled INCableNet, are pushing ahead with conditional access (CA). While Siti Cable,...
LONDON: The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) has announced the names of this year’s nominees. The winners for the Bafta awards will be...
MUMBAI: It’s Rang Barse time in tellydom. The festival to celebrate the triumph of good over evil is here, and the television industry has different plans...
BERMUDA: Intelsat has announced that it has created three business units in order to sharpen focus on the data/carrier/Internet, video and government customer segments. An official...
NEW DELHI: KPMG released its first “Fraud and Misconduct Diagnostic Survey in India” today. Releasing the report KPMG Forensic global managing partner Norman D. Inkster, who...
LOS ANGELES: The latest twist in the HBO – James Gandolfini ongoing tussle sees HBO firmly placing placing the ball in the court of Gandolfini. HBO’s...
LONDON: This is an event that will bring interactive broadcast professionals under one roof. The American Film Institute (AFI), BBC and BAFTA will organise the first...
NEW YORK: In India, the Communications Convergence Bill is still to be introduced in Parliament. In the US, however, the cable industry is readying itself for...
NEW DELHI: Madison Media chief operating officer (north and south) CVL Srinivas has put in his papers after a successful five and a half-year stint in...
Amit Ray ko gussa kyon aata hai (what makes him angry)? In his capacity as a member of the Media Research User’s Council (MRUC) technical committee,...
MUMBAI: Indian companies have yet to get the message that sport is something that they can reap benefits from. Two companies that have done just that...
Call Anil V Kumar a ‘self-made man’ or ‘Ekta Kapoor’s man of crisis’. Actually, he is a mixture of both. He’s here for fortune rather than...
Call Anil V Kumar a ‘self-made man’ or ‘Ekta Kapoor’s man of crisis’. Actually, he is a mixture of both. He’s here for fortune rather than...
MUMBAI: Content aggregators, ad agencies and advertisers should jointly work out 360 degrees multimedia consumer interactions to provide positive experiences and move away from intrusion to...
MUMBAI: Better institutional financing would require a higher degree of professional management, better collaterals and tighter budgetary and time frame control from filmmakers. Bankers who addressed...
MUMBAI: Better institutional financing would require a higher degree of professional management, better collaterals and tighter budgetary and time frame control from filmmakers. Bankers who addressed...
MUMBAI: Responding to the “constant carping” about the problems facing the media and entertainment industry, IT telecom and disinvestment minister Arun Shourie suggested they look within...
MUMBAI: “The potential is there as an alternate platform. But to drive DTH forward the government should rethink its stand on cross media ownership restrictions as...
MUMBAI: Content aggregators including TV channels have failed to convert products to long-lasting brands. There is lack of consistency and an inherent failure in marketing good...
MUMBAI: The panelists at the session on “Films sans frontiers” at Ficci FRAMES 2003 were clear that Indians must make crossover films that had clear, national...
MUMBAI: The session ‘Multiple Revenue streams for entertainment industry: Out of the ‘box’ thinking’ had some innovative and bold suggestions coming from Neeraj Roy who co-ordinated...
MUMBAI: After well over a year in nowhere land, the Convergence Bill has got some oxygen pumped into its motor. Union minister for information technology and...
MUMBAI: 1+1=3, film co-production is financially beneficial to the countries involved but one has to be wary of the euro pudding, ensure legal due diligence. These...
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MUMBAI: Aamir Khan may be the star of day two at the ongoing FICCI-Frames convention but it’s clearly Shekhar Kapur who’s hogging all the media attention....
MUMBAI:With television becoming the main mode of entertainment in the country today, the impact and growth of regional language channels, especially in the South, cannot be...
MUMBAI: It was a session that was keenly awaited and lived up to its billing as one of the highlights of FRAMES 2003. “Conditional Access Systems...
MUMBAI: Get serious with the numbers that are being thrown around or miss a great opportunity waiting to be tapped. That was the message at the...
Indiantelevision.com’s feedback from speakers for next week’s FICCI FRAMES 2003 convention rolls on with comments from Mid-day Multimedia managing director Tariq Ansari. The last couple of...
MUMBAI: “There is a dearth for good kids’ programmes and movies in our country” was a fact that was reiterated time and time again on the...
MUMBAI: Roshan Abbas flagged off the session on ‘TV format- A boon for Indian Production?’ with an introductory speech which began taking one back to the...
MUMBAI: This was THE high-power session of FRAMES 2003. “Can India make it: The Way Forward” was chaired this morning by the I&B minister Ravi Shankar...
MUMBAI: With Lagaan getting nominated for last year’s Oscar, and Mira Nair’s Monsoon Wedding winning the Golden Lion, the question has arisen: are we ready to...
MUMBAI: It took staid ole’ Doordarshan to liven up proceedings a bit in the post lunch session on TV News – the new blockbuster. After hearing...
MUMBAI: Optimism and expectations of sustained growth of the live entertainment industry in India thrived at the session on “Live Entertainment and Shows: Engaging the audience”...
MUMBAI: The biggest event in filmdom, the 75th Oscar Awards, is just ten days away. Despite the war clouds hanging heavy as the US war machine...
MUMBAI: Another Indian has moved up the global corporate ladder! Soumitra Saha has been promoted to vice president-regional entertainment, advertising and sales, Turner Entertainment Networks Asia...
Sitting in his seventh floor sparsely furnished office at the Videocon Towers in the busy Central-West area of Delhi, Uday Shankar, the 30-something news director of...
MUMBAI: The session “Festivals – Broadcasting Horizons” held in the latter half of the first day of Ficci FRAMES 2003 saw a very objective analysis of...
MUMBAI: Content was the buzzword at the inaugural session of FRAMES 2003 as film luminaries as well as government bigwigs stressed on the need for good...
MUMBAI: The industry needs trained talent to rise from slumber! The entertainment industry needs to brace itself for harder time if it does not act soon...
MUMBAI: “Animation is the greatest frontier of human expression! But, visual effects are merely one of the tools which beef up good story-telling and content. Finally,...
MUMBAI: In the future, broadcasters will gain from subscription revenues; public broadcasters will continue to play an important role; digital platforms will rule; consumers will continue...
MUMBAI: Computer animation and special effects programmes on television and fantasy films will drive growth in the animation sector. These predictions were made by experts during...
MUMBAI: High Definition is the way forward – the pitch for the same was made at technology seminar organised by FICCI, NASSCOM, TIE and e-Entertainment alliance...
MUMBAI: The problem of piracy – be it in film or music – is growing day by day. One of the sessions at FRAMES 2003 “IPR...