MUMBAI: Family entertainment channel Hallmark claims to be on the upward tack in the ratings, at least for some of its shows. The first episode of...
MUMBAI: Deutsche Welle Radio, the audio wing of the German public service broadcaster, plans to strike a partnership with one of the FM players in Mumbai....
MUMBAI: If dubbing Hollywood blockbusters can work for the big screen why not the small screen. Star Gold was first off the blocks on this but...
MUMBAI: If dubbing Hollywood blockbusters can work for the big screen why not the small screen. Star Gold was first off the blocks on this but...
NEW DELHI: BBC World presents an opportunity for viewers to get a feel of the Mastermind India ‘hot seat’ by simply logging on to www.bbcworld.com/mastermindindia and...
MUMBAI: HTMT, which handles its BPO and Call Center activities from Bangalore, is presently operating a Voice Call Center with 660 Customer Service Representatives (CSRs). To...
MUMBAI: “The window of opportunity is getting smaller as new technologies offer alternatives.” That was the warning sounded by Eutelsat’s regional director for Middle East and...
MUMBAI: Neither Tom and Jerry nor the Rugrats have as much clout as that dimunitive mouse, Mickey, it would seem. Buena Vista Television, that markets the...
MUMBAI: The concluding session of the first day of the 2002 Broadcast India Symposium dealt with ‘promos and packaging: Defining the brand and identity of television...
NEW YORK: It may have been a damp squib in India, but in the US, HBO’s World War II show has done well both in terms...
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and Doordarshan are planning a joint venture educational TV channel, which would be the first of its kind in India....
The Hinduja run IN CableNet has inaugrated a new headend at Matunga, King Circle in Mumbai to service the areas of Sion, Wadala, Dadar, Chunabhatti, Dharavi...
Like several other satellite operators, even the Indian Space Research Organisation’s Insat series of satellites continued humming even as the clock moved Planet earth into the...
The Delhi government has lifted its policy of not allowing sale of liquor brands advertised on television in the state. The doing away of the ban...
The Rathikant Basu promoted Broadcast India has planned to launch four encrypted regional channels–Bangla, Punjabi, Gujarati and Marathi. The channels are expected to be on air...
Adults beware, because kids have a mind of their own. This is one of the conclusions that one could draw from the recent study conducted by...
MUMBAI: The information & broadcasting ministry is laying the final groundwork for the tabling of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2002, that will bring...
MUMBAI: Subhash Chandra’s Zee Telefilms Ltd saw net profit for the network as a whole rise 2.4 per cent to Rs 545.50 million for the quarter...
MUMBAI: The clock is ticking for the Trade and Technical categories of the Indian Telly Awards 2002, to be given away on 31 October. A total...
MUMBAI: As part of its Diwali celebrations, Star Movies has lined up a 72-hour non -stop movie marathon starting 3 November 2002. Star Movies is also...
MUMBAI: Recently acquired Zee Group company ETC Networks has notched up a net profit of Rs 21.56 million for the second quarter. This marks an increase...
MUMBAI: Surya TV, the Malayalam channel from the Sun fold, claims to have established its hold over audiences in Kerala with its shows sweeping the top...
MUMBAI: MTV has announced the launch of MTV Inbox, India’s first ‘on-air’ SMS based interactive music dedication show. The show which will flash dedication messages live...
MUMBAI: It will be server permanently down for the newspapertoday.com (TNT), the online newspaper from the India Today group, from 1 November 2002. A notice cites...
MUMBAI / NEW DELHI: Prannoy Roy’s New Delhi Television (NDTV) has made official its intent to launch its Hindi news channel after March 2003, with advertisements...
MUMBAI: Doordarshan is commencing the broadcast of locally relevant programmes, popularly known as ‘narrowcasting’, beginning 29 October. The programmes will be originated and telecast from 12...
NEW DELHI: Prasar Bharati Corporation (PBC) wants to add more flab to its 40,000 plus employee base. Reason: there are not enough programming and technical staff...
NEW DELHI: In a bid to justify the existence of some divisions (and also the employees working there) within its fold, the information and broadcasting ministry...
MUMBAI:Zee Telefilms has officially amalgamated its four subsidiaries with the company. At a court convened general meeting on 25 October, the earlier decision to merge Programme...
MUMBAI: Zee Telefilms has officially amalgamated its four subsidiaries with the company. At a court convened general meeting on 25 October, the earlier decision to merge...
CHENNAI:The Tamil- dubbed version of Asoka , the epic directed by Santosh Sivan starring super star Sharukh Khan, Ajith, and Kareena Kapoor, will premiere on Vijay...
NEW YORK: DoubleClick, a leading provider of tools for advertisers, web publishers and direct marketers has announced an exclusive US-based ad management and media planning agreement...
MUMBAI: Conviction of Boris Becker for tax evasion has led Siyaram Silk Mills Ltd to review its one-year contract with the tennis icon. However, after an...
With cable operators in Mumbai taking a decision to pull the plug on ESPN-Star Sports for three days, the ESPN Software India management has issued a...
MUMBAI: The wait is finally over those wondering what exactly ESPN Star Sports had lined up with its brand ambassador cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar. Tendulkar opens...
MUMBAI: If there was any doubters as to the possibilities open to the news channel wannabes queuing up to launch over the next few months catch...
LONDON: News Corp technology arm NDS Group has responded to the latest suit filed against it by Malaysian billionaire Ananda Krishnan’s satellite group, MEASAT Broadcast Network...
MUMBAI: After the success of the tiger animation he did for the SET MAX for the ICC Champions Tournament, animator Kireet Khurana is ready with Chhota...
NEW DELHI: ESPN is understood to be negotiating with Star India to supply it sports news for Star News when the Rupert Murdoch company takes full...
NEW YORK: Media conglomerate Viacom has had a happy Q3 2002. The results show that revenues increased 10 per cent to $6.3 billion from $5.7 billion...
MUMBAI: Television actress Anita Kanwal seen in serials like Chanakya and Humraahi’ will produce Sony’s new serial Goonj Ateet Ki. The show premieres on the channel...
PARIS: Mipcom, the international content market for TV video, cable and satellite held from 7-11 October 2002 in Cannes, welcomed a large number of international TV...
SINGAPORE: ESPN Star Sports has boosted its on-air commentary and presentation team with the appointment of Richard Drew, an experienced presenter and commentator with a wide...
NEW DELHI: Flush with the success of their Suno Aur Lakhpati Bano campaign and the way the market has responded, Star Radio, operating in the FM...
MUMBAI: The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) has given the green signal to United Television (UTV) , to increase its foreign equity in the company from...
A day after the Adhikari brothers’ SABe TV celebrated two years on air, the “relief channel” yesterday launched another rib-tickler – Doli Leke Aiyee Hai Dullhaniya....
NEW DELHI: ESPN is understood to be negotiating with Star India to supply it sports news for Star News when the Rupert Murdoch company takes full...
NEW DELHI: 11 November, 2002 marks the centenary of recorded music in India. In celebration of the 100 years of recorded music, national broadcaster Doordarshan is...
NEW DELHI:The battle against cable piracy has taken an interesting turn with a clutch of Hollywood studios alleging that the Delhi Home Cable Network owned by...
BOSTON : m-Qube, a provider of mobile marketing, has launched a short message service (SMS) marketing campaign in the United States in conjunction with the New...