Its creativity is reaping rich rewards. Literally. MTV India’s Poga – Heal Your Life campaign took home the award for “Best 3D Animation” at the regional...
Everyone seems to be getting into it now. The latest entrant into the television software space is Hindi film character actor Paresh Rawal. The versatile actor,...
After Star, it is the turn of the Subhash Chandra-controlled Essel Group promoted ASC Enterprises Limited (ASCEL) to apply for a DTH license. Agrani Satellite Services...
Sportscaster ESPN Star Sports (ESS) has selected SeaChange International’s Broadcast MediaCluster video server system for on-air delivery of television programming to viewers in 25 countries including...
Celebrations full of colour, business at a standstill, sales of the most varied products soaring. These and more are just some of the effects the ongoing...
He is one of the few writers in the Indian television industry who took up scriptwriting out of choice, not chance. Irshad Kamil started writing for...
I fully endorse the entry of foreign direct investment in all sectors in the country, including that in print media. It will help shift the horizon...
It is good news only if the print media partners, the foreign investors are genuine parties. Print has a tremendous impact on people, much more than...
Prasar Bharati Corporation, the autonomous body modelled on the UK pubcaster BBC and overseeing the work of Doordarshan (DD) and the All India Radio (AIR), is...
I am not surprised by the timing of the decision, it has long been debated by committees and the government has taken a decision based on...
MUMBAI: MTV Networks has announced an additional line up of presenters to join the previously revealed star cast of presenters for the upcoming 2006 MTV Movie...
The decision to allow 26 per cent FDI in print media is a good opportunity to bring in foreign capital and foreign technology in a sector...
It’s extremely positive. It brings print on the same platform as broadcasting and telecom. There were concerns of national security and these have been addressed in...
The Union Cabinet’s decision to prise open the print media sector to foreign direct investment has been applauded by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). In...
What has been done is logical. A lot of lobbying has prevented this from happening. Also the political class was not courageous enough. It’s good this...
A holy cow has been laid to rest after almost half a century. This morning, the Indian government opened up the print media sector to foreign...
Living Media’s RED FM, the last of the five private FM channels in Mumbai will be launched tomorrow on 93.5 MHz. The channel is being touted...
MUMBAI: Eros International Plc, the company that owns, creates and globally distributes Bollywood content, plans to dilute 15-20 per cent in its initial public offering. Expressing...
Undeterred by the fate of the Bhagat Singhs at the box office, the small screen is all set to see the unfurling of another mega scale...
The Union Cabinet decision this morning to open up print media to foreign investment has been rah-rahed by industry as a whole. Some professionals Indian television.com...
Speculation is rife in the Capital that in the impending reshuffle of the Union Cabinet which Prime Minister AB Vajpayee is slated to undertake over the...
The Jeetendra Kapoor family-promoted Balaji Telefilms Ltd announced today the appointment of V Devarajan as chief financial officer of the leading television software production house. Devarajan,...
They are firming their presence in the land of the rising sun. Singapore-hqed CNBC Asia Pacific and GE Equity – the private equity arm of the...
Not one, but three. Television software production house Creative Eye is making a splash into the movie making business with the announcement of three Hindi feature...
We’ve all heard of soaps that never seem to end. But try this one for sheer longevity. Guiding Light, the broadcast industry’s longest-running daily programme, is...
The Indian government is believed to be considering a proposal to lift the 20 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) cap in direct-to-home broadcasting ventures to...
Dubai will play host to the Global Entertainment and Media Exhibition (GEMEX) from 4 to 6 March 2003. The exhibition, this time round, will feature an...
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd (SingTel) has been voted Best Asian Telecom Operator for the fifth year running by readers of Telecom Asia, the region’s widely read telecommunications...
Irdeto Access, a leading player in content protection and management, has signed a license agreement with Zhengzhou Broadcasting & TV Information Network for delivery of its...
CNN has bagged top honours for continuing coverage and news documentary in the Network Television Division at the US’ 2002 Edward R Murrow awards. The Murrow...
HLL-MindShare Fulcrum team India have been awarded the highest honour at the Unilever Global Communication Channel Planning (CCP) awards – winning the Gold for their Fair...
MUMBAI: Convenience foods firm FritoLay India, has launched its new ‘Lay’s Wafer Style’ potato chips in the market. The thinly sliced, crisp, melt-in-the-mouth potato chips are...
Dr Akash Khurana’s single-point agenda is to transform Nimbus over the next three years into a creative powerhouse with multiple corporate and creative leaders. Dr Khurana’s...
In the end, it was too good to last. Yesterday, Hinduja Group MSO INCableNet’s subscribers who were tuned in to the quarter final match-up between new...
At this year’s Cannes International Advertising Festival, Universal McCann Sydney, Australia, received the top accolade, the Media Grand Prix, for its Magnum Ice Cream “7 Deadly...
Any thoughts that Ozzie-American media baron Rupert Murdoch might be ready to ease the pedal on the breakneck pace of life that he leads could well...
Internet audience measurement and analysis agency Nielsen//NetRatings has announced a new online multimedia measurement report measuring use of content for the three largest proprietary formats, regardless...
Firefly Media, which claims to be a leader in the US projection and visual communications industry, has established a presence in the Asian market through a...
Di3 Mobile Inc. a premium wireless media content and service provider in America and ESPN which claims to be The Worldwide Leader in Sports have announced...
M Bold & Friends has suddenly folded, with its largest client Discovery Networks Asia looking for a new agency. Discovery was M Bold & Friends’ foundation...
Has television killed the radio star in India? Marginally, if the National Readership Survey 2002 is to be believed. While urban radio reach has dipped from...
The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) will sponsor the 2002 International Emmy Awards regional voting in Hong Kong, which takes place on 13...
The World Cup is heating up and how. Soccer may be getting more eyeballs as the race to the World Cup gets hotter, but cricket continues...
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. has announced it has expanded its business operations in India and is now India’s leading VSAT provider. The company provides satellite-based, end-to-end...
Sun is getting into music mode with what it terms is the biggest statewide, inter-district singing competition in Tamil Nadu. Held in association with New Age...
Tektronix, the video test, measurement, and monitoring solutions company, will partner with the Academy of Broadcasting Science (ABS) to establish a national digital broadcasting research and...
Feature films seem to getting the better of television software production houses. The latest to bite the 70 mm bait is Creative Eye, which is producing...
Ek Mahal Ho Sapano Ka, the precursor to the tide of saas-bahu sagas that swept Indian television in the last two years, has just crossed the...
Ek Mahal Ho Sapano Ka, the precursor to the tide of saas-bahu sagas that swept Indian television in the last two years, has just crossed the...
The LA Convention Center will be the playground of the global television industry’s best known names , for four days from 26 June. The Promax&BDA global...