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Mumbai, Wednesday, May 24th, 2006: Watching STAR PLUS was never so much fun as viewers now get a chance to win prizes while enjoying their favourite...
The latest singing sensation of India – HIMESH RESHAMMIYA on BEING Saturday, April 27 at 8:30 pm Sundays at 3:30 pm Mention the name Himesh Reshammiya...
Shamim Shaikh is managing director and spokesperson of one of the most proactive cable TV network coalitions in India – the Seven Star Cable Network which...
The fourth player in the private radio field in Mumbai, Radio Today 93.5, has fixed its launch date for somewhere in the third week of May....
Twelve children, one of them from India, met the UN secretary general in New York on 7 May as part of a Nickelodeon effort to support...
Fueled by expansion in its business ventures, Zee Telefilms announced that its net profit has gone up by 160% to Rs 3.33 billion. Zee’s net profit...
Dutch comunication company New Skies Satellites has reported that revenues grew to $51.8 million, an increase of $0.6 million over the same period in 2001, for...
Hasratein was his ticket to fame in the heady early days of satellite television in India. The effective, empathetic portrayal of the other woman was a...
A report by Opt-in News on the email marketing industry from 1999 to Q1 2002 concludes that only one per cent of media buyers claim to...
400 odd wannabe veejays from all over the city and suburbs converged at Mikanos for live auditions arranged by MTV on 10 May. The Third MTV...
“I am a very cautious investor. I do not get swayed by jumps in numbers in the Sensex. I have recently bought Reliance Petro IPO –...
The Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) members met in New Delhi today to discuss the implication of the proposed Conditional Access Systems (CAS). Any propsoal that addresses...
Kkusum, the long suffering soap on Sony has made it to the nominations for the ‘favourite drama on cable’ in the fifth edition of the Cable...
The Indian Broadcasting Foundation meeting on CAS – or conditional access system – held at the offices of Discovery in New Delhi ended after a marathon...
If the IBF is meeting on CAS, can Mumbai’s powerful cable TV lobby be far behind? Well not really. IndusInd Media & Communications executive vice-chairman R....
The Union Cabinet gave the go-ahead to bring about amendments to The Cable TV Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 to allow the imposition of conditional access systems...
CAS – or conditional access systems – is causing indigestion amongst players in the broadcasting busines. The Indian Broadcasting Federation meeting which was slated to be...
‘Critics had written off Tarun Tejpal and his Tehelka (in English it would roughly translate to being ‘sensational’) venture after a run-in with the outgoing government...
Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat) has announced that its fourth satellite, AsiaSat 4 satellite will not launch this month, as scheduled earlier, due to manufacturing...
The Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) members met in New Delhi today to discuss the implication of the proposed Conditional Access Systems (CAS). Any propsoal that addresses...
Close on he heels of Zee-Asianet tie up, Vijay TV is getting its act together to face the competition. The UTV owned channel has tied up...
Kkusum, the long suffering soap on Sony has made it to the nominations for the ‘favourite drama on cable’ in the fifth edition of the Cable...
Recreate Solutions, a media services company based in London and Mumbai, has won three overseas contracts in interactive television programming. The company has signed on Canal+...
Rasna has roped in well known singer Asha Bhonsle to push its revamped corporate image – ‘Relish A Gain’, and with it, the new brand policies...
Film producer Vasant Chedda has hit upon a novel strategy to reach out to viewers directly with his new offering, Danger. He has had automobile guru...
Barely seven to eight episodes after she was introduced as the third-generation bahu Damini in Kyunkii Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (on Star Plus), Riva Bubber...
Media Futures, the media consulting wing of Lintas India, has been put in charge of formulating a strategy for ETC Music. The two year contract, says...
City eveninger Mid-day’s station becomes the third private FM player in Mumbai to go on air from today. Christened Go 92.5 FM, the channel will be...
NEW DELHI: Officials from the information and broadcasting ministry and the Bureau of Indian Standards are slated to meet on 20 August. The agenda: to discuss...
Zee Telefilms chairman Subhash Chandra today hinted that the group is not immediately interested in starting a direct-to-home (DTH) TV service. “DTH is not as big...
Subhash Chandra, chairman of Zee Telefilms, one of the biggest broadcasting companies in India, today set the cat amongst the pigeons when he said that he...
CNN has invested nearly one million dollars to step up security and safety training for news personnel stationed in different parts of the globe. Responding to...
Requirement of new norms and standards for the cable industry and viewers was the main topic in a discussion on `The Cable Industry and the Viewers:...
After going all out to jump into the Internet bandwagon, media companies are now hunting for people to head these ventures. Both the channels have given...
Columbia Tristar is banking on film property Spiderman to weave a web of magic in India. That the movie major’s expectations are high can be gauged...
The Showman – as Subhash Ghai is known – has found a buyer for his 15 strong movie library, a year after B4U failed to deliver...
The enabling provision giving the government powers to modify the The Cable TV Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 to incorporate CAS raises questions which beg answers. Legislators...
The Union cabinet okay on 7 May to CAS, increasingly becoming synonymous with a Can of Assorted Sorrows rather than Conditional Access System, has compelled both...
The Hallmark channel is gallopping ahead if one goes by the annual numbers released by its parent Crown Media Holdings. Crown claims that its subscribers globally...
Despite information and broadcasting minister Sushma Swaraj’s assertion on 6 May that efforts will be made to bring in the Convergence Bill during the current session...
Demand for a regulatory authority and implementation of the CAS ranked high on the agenda of the seminar on ‘Cable TV : New Age Dictatorship’ held...
The Union Cabinet gave the go-ahead to bring about amendments to The Cable TV Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 to allow the imposition of conditional access systems...
Ten Sports CEO Chris McDonald in a late night statement today denied that any negotiations were on between DD and Ten Sports for delayed telecasts of...
In a move timed to capitalise on the football fever on the eve of the World Cup, Discovery Channel has announced a series of documentaries about...
Ten Sports had announced earlier this week that it has the exclusive telecast rights of the FIFA World Cup and that state-owned broadcaster DD will be...
There’s been a lot of yo-yoeing on whether the Indian government would today consider modifying the Cable TV Networks (Regulation) Act 1995 to accomodate compulsory migration...
Indian information and broadcasting (I&B) minister Arun Jaitley said once again yesterday that the Broadcasting Bill is before the group of ministers telecom and IT convergence....
Chris McDonald has seen it all in sports television in Asia and India. He was one of the key senior professionals in launching sports TV services...
Indigenous comic strip character Chacha Chaudhary will come to life on Sahara TV from 13 May. Produced by Ketan Mehta’s Maya Entertainment, the simple, earthy Chacha...
Discovery channel returns to India for the second instalment of its reality show featuring babies, World Birthday. The concept involves filming babies born on the same...
MUMBAI: Netflix is celebrating ten years in India with a slick anniversary film voiced by Shah Rukh Khan, a nostalgic...
Gurugram: Delhivery’s boardroom is being reset. Deepak Kapoor, chairman and independent director, has resigned with effect from April 1 as...
SINGAPORE: Anuvrat Rao has taken charge as APAC head of commerce and signals partnerships at Meta, steering monetisation deals across...
Bengaluru: Brnd.me, the global consumer brands company formerly known as Mensa Brands, has entered the European market following strong momentum...
NATIONAL: TechnoSport has launched on Slikk, the ultra-fast fashion app offering 60-minute delivery, as the activewear brand accelerates its push...
MUMBAI: Jitendra Singh has been appointed senior vice president and division head – special projects at Reliance Industries Limited, marking...
MUMBAI: Dating, it turns out, is less about grand gestures and more about shared moments. The song you both hum,...
MUMBAI: This Republic Day, Godrej brought modern washing technology to the care of Indian handlooms. The appliances business of Godrej...
BENGALURU: Wipro Limited hosted the 15th edition of the Wipro earthian Awards 2025 at Azim Premji University, recognising schools and...
Gurugram: Blinkit has elevated Tulasi Mohan Padavala to associate director, capping a three-year climb inside the quick-commerce firm and signalling...
Noida: Haldiram’s has tapped a seasoned brand builder to sharpen its quick-service ambitions. Rajiv Singh has joined the snacks-to-sweets giant...
MUMBAI: When the stakes rise and seconds matter, even payments need a match-winning finish. That’s the cue for Bharatpe, which...
BENGALURU: In a city where red lights usually test patience and tempers, Oben Electric decided to give them a new job....
BENGALURU: Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming the operating backbone of the media industry, transforming everything from content creation to distribution,...
Mumbai: A quiet but significant exit is underway at one of India’s most influential philanthropic institutions. Pramit Jhaveri has decided...