MUMBAI: Duniya ko dika do kisme mein hai kitna dum! The latest programming initiative from Hindi general entertainment channel Sahara TV sees the channel muscling into...
India’s new information and broadcasting minister Ravi Shankar Prasad is of the opinion that in the national interest, cable operators should desist from re-distributing Pak TV....
Shobhaa De has perfected the art of reinventing herself – as a model, journalist, advertising copy writer, celebrity columnist, novelist and now as a television script...
Multimedia and animation industry has witnessed a tremendous growth rate in last few years. Worldwide, 2D and 3D animation offers a huge potential. US and Canada,...
NEW DELHI: The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has decided to form a task force to come up with recommendations on the specifications of set-top boxes...
NEW DELHI: Minister of Information and Broadcasting Ravi Shankar Prasad reiterated on Monday that developmental information can also be presented in a way that is both...
MUMBAI: Sony Entertainment has instituted some repositioning in its executive hierarchy both at the national and international level. Rajan Singh has been promoted to executive V-P...
LONDON: After having claimed dominance in the US and European markets, the DVD (Digital Video Player) is now poised to sweep the video business in the...
NEW DELHI: The pessimistic outlook on the retail and fashion segment seems to have turned into a positive one. The Consumer Outlook study conducted by KSA...
CALIFORNIA: It may have been the least watched Oscar telecast ever in the US but a study shows that TV and Internet advertisers have reason to...
MUMBAI: After the Australian tourism board promoting its business through Balaji Telefilms’ soaps likeKyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi and Kasutii Zindagi Kay, it is BBC...
NEW DELHI: The programming staff association of Doordarshan and All India Radio have deferred a decision to go on strike from today. The decision comes after...
MUMBAI: B4U Network Worldwide airs California based production house Tinseltown Entertainment’s weekly Hollywood show Tinseltown Live, which is the first and only show to promote ‘Hollywood’...
NEW YORK: Bloomberg, the global news and information organisation, has launched AV (audio-visual) via the Bloomberg Professional Service to all users. Using AV, users can watch...
NEW DELHI: BBC World today announced its new distribution figures which show the channel is now available in more homes worldwide than ever before. BBC World...
CALIFORNIA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has announced net income of $58.7 million, or $.24 per share, for the quarter ending 31 December 2002. In the fourth quarter of 2001,...
NETHERLANDS: New Skies Satellites NV will re-deploy its NSS-8 satellite, originally scheduled to be launched to 105 degrees west longitude for Americas coverage, to the company’s...
PARIS: The final mission of an Ariane 4 has been given the green light for liftoff following the launch readiness review performed at the Spaceport in...
NEW DELHI: Organised retailing in the country is estimated to touch Rs 180 billion in 2002-2003, says a study conducted by KSA-Technopak, India’s leading management consultancy...
MUMBAI: Crossover films seem to be making their mark on the Indian screen as several film makers are exploring new terrain. Actor-producer Deepak Tijori’s directorial debut...
he world over more and more countries understands the rewards of attracting International film productions to shoot within their boundaries. In the short term not only...
COLORADO, US: EchoStar Communications Corporation has announced that it has reached a joint sublicensing agreement with the Asian Television Network International Limited (ATN) and Viewer’s Choice...
MUMBAI: It was the night when budding beauty queens had their first brush with glamour and Bollywood as they hobnobbed with Bollywood queens, showman producers, liquor...
NEW DELHI: The ministry of defence, under minister George Fernandes, is understood to have suggested that foreign shareholding in a news channel should be capped at...
MUMBAI: The fifth KSA Retail Summit, organised by KSA-Technopak, India’s leading management consulting firm specialising in the fashion and retail industries, was inaugurated in Mumbai’s Hotel...
MUMBAI: King Khan will now endorse ITC Ltd-Foods Business’ flagship brand Sunfeast. Shahrukh Khan (SRK) will be endorsing the entire range of snacks under the umbrella...
MUMBAI: Bigger than anything that the cricket world has experienced ever before! That was the promise for the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup to be...
NEW DELHI: It was back to the slang match ways for broadcasters and cable operators yesterday at the meeting of the task force on conditional access...
MUMBAI: Family entertainment channel Hallmark is adding to its film title offerings with some new acquisitions from Disney. It will also be unveiling a Valentine Movie...
NEW DELHI: Even as broadcasters and cable operators disagreed over pricing of the basic tier of free to air channels in a post-conditional access regime at...
MUMBAI: Women from smaller towns have reacted favourably to Kittie Party’s theme of female bonding! This statement by celebrity novelist, script writer, journalist and socialite Shobhaa...
LONDON: Is advertising on television really a value for money proposition? Not if you go by the findings revealed in a recent study by the London...
The idiot box as it is called, is after all an inevitable part of our lives, and its essence is not in its being but all...
he multiple levels and multi-point Service Tax imposed on the Entertainment Industry is making survival difficult for the small content producers. Presently, the Entertainment Industry...
FRANCE: Eutelsat has awarded contracts to ViaSat for two broadband satellite networking systems and development of a future Ka-band system. The systems will enable Eutelsat to...
MUMBAI: Information and Broadcasting Minister Ravi Shanker Prasad on Friday gave the clearest indication yet that the government was considering ways to curb “excessive live” coverage...
The road to a digital future ought to be paved with good intentions! Or so the powers that be would have liked to have it! But...
(While some people love the shrews on television, others love to hate them. How important are they to a script ?Are the formulaic arched eyebrows, rolling...
MUMBAI: Raymond Apparel Limited – which claims to be the pioneer in the men’s readymade industry in India with its brands Park Avenue, Parx and Manzoni...
MUMBAI: In his new role as business head, digital media Saurabh will be responsible for providing holistic digital solutions for all clients of Percept Media and...
MUMBAI: Madison Communications chairman and managing director Sam Balsara has announced the elevation and appointment of Veena Gidwani as Chief Executive Officer of Madison Public Relations....
* Dearth of novel programming on television in 2002 * Production houses eye feature film making as viable proposition * Smaller production houses got platform in...
Krutika Desai – a Cancerian-Gemini cusp, whose linguistic skills and liberalised outlook complement her dusky sensuous look. Liberalised because on-screen as well as off it,...
MUMBAI: Regional cable has emerged as a strong contender in the advertising stakes. The local cable channels are wooing small advertisers and also bidding aggressively for...
CHENNAI: Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) is gearing up to promote its faith channel TBN India in the western and northern parts of the country. TBN channel...
MUMBAI: Zee Group chairman Subhash Chandra may have seen an erosion in his personal wealth this last year but that hasn’t prevented his climbing a place...
MUMBAI: There’s no slowing down the septuagenarian media baron Rupert Murdoch. Wendi and Rupert Murdoch – getting ready to change diapers again Even as his...
MUMBAI: The grande finale of IN Mumbai’s annual beauty and personality pageant “White Mischief Miss IN Mumbai 2002” will be held at Hotel Tulip Star, Juhu,...
CHENNAI: Battery and torch maker Nippo is all set to increase its market share. In a strategic decision to enhance its brand image and challenge the...
CHINA: BBC has joined forces with China’s media and internet services company, Sina, to launch a unique mobile phone service, which will teach English to upto...