Following up on the launch of Star Plus and Star News channels in the United Kingdom and Europe, Star has charted out plans to extend the...
If sources in the industry are to be believed, Zee News has secured exclusive rights to the full transcript of the explosive “Tehelka tapes” which has...
Zee Interactive Learning Systems Ltd (ZILS), in a pioneering effort which integrates video and television with the interactive capabilities of the Internet, today announced the launch...
Star India, which announced a new Rs 30 monthly price tag for its bouquet, effective 1 March, has from Thursday begun an “educative ad campaign” on...
CNBC India on Thursday announced the launch of ‘The Maverick’ series – another addition to its portfolio of on-ground properties. The inaugural event will feature Jeff...
After interminable delays, the government yesterday finally issued an executive order on direct-to-home (DTH) telecast in India and it has confirmed the industry’s worst fears. There...
Game shows are losing their fizz. Star’s Kaun Banega Crorepati’s viewership has been slipping. Zee’s Sawaal Dus Crore Ka came and went without a by your...
It was another wild day at the bourses today, with the Bombay Stock Exchanges Sensitive Index (Sensex) swinging through the day in a 24 per cent...
Reports of a concerted backlash from across the country to the 1 March increase in Star’s subscription rates appeared unlikely on Monday, with company officials confident...
On Friday, 9 February, the Economic Times featured a report saying that the government may finally come around on the vexed issue of 20 per cent...
The post-budget blues of India’s stock exchanges continued today with Mumbai Stock exchange’s Sensex breaching the 3800-mark as banks entered the fray to sell the shares...
The Seven of the top 10 programmes among the music based channels are blaring from the stables of etc, a company press release said on Thursday....
The Zee Telefilms stock has seen a lot of activity over the past two days. Positive for a change. Compared to the 15 million or so...
POW (Prisoner of War), Zee TV’s foray into the brave new world of reality TV, draws its inspiration from the British produced show Jailbreak, which aired...
The fear was palpable. As trading closed on the Bombay stock exchange a chill went down the spines of media related executives as the rumour gathered...
Zee TV on Monday laid down the gauntlet to its rivals and announced the commissioning of India’s first ever Reality TV show. Announcing the launch of...
Programming head Sameer Nair had let it slip some time in December last that Star might at some point consider taking its Kaun Banega Crorepati gameshow...
Zee Telefilms will be continuing with its millennium broadcast on 31 December. This is despite the collapse of the Los Angeles-based Millenium TV Network (MTN) in...
Sony Entertainment Television on Sunday, 11 March, premiers a new legal drama, Your Honour. ‘Your Honour’ looks at the legal system and addresses issues like...
ESPN Star Sports has acquired the Asian cable and satellite rights to the FIA Formula One World Championships for 2001-2005. Rik Dovey, ESPN Star Sports...
Viacom Incorporated, which has been toying with the idea of setting up operations in India to give its channels other than MTV a push, has left...
MUMBAI: In a reflection of the deep divisions among cable operators and control room owners, a call for a shutdown in Mumbai to protest against the...
The government has made the following announcements relating to the entertainment, film and television industry in the Union Budget announced today: *Customs duties on cinematographic equipment...
MUMBAI: The Star Network on Tuesday announced its new subscription package of RS 30 per month. A company release said the hike worked out to...
MUMBAI: The fizz has consistently being going out of Indian media shares on the stock exchanges. And today saw them hitting the depths. Zee Telefilms touched...
Cable operators and control room owners in the western Indian state of Maharashtra are on a collision course with the state government threatening to terminate services...
Instead of politicians dancing to popular tunes it was people who were dancing to politicians' tunes last Friday when leaders from different parties participated in a...
MUMBAI: Finally, some news that should be sweet music for B4U, which has been facing the rough end of the stick following the recent arrest of...
MUMBAI: Sony Entertainment Television is premiering a new serial, Hum Pardesi Ho Gaye on 4 March at 9:05 pm, according to a company release. Shot extensively...
MUMBAI: Cable operators and control room owners in the western Indian state of Maharashtra are threatening a total statewide blackout over the issue of non-payment of...
ETV Marathi is running 30-minute specials as part of its coverage of the Union Budget. The specials, which began airing on 21 February will continue till...
MUMBAI: The Indian media industry is finally coming of age and trying to adopt structures and procedures in line with international norms. For the first time,...
Pacific Century Matrix on Saturday enhanced its broadband satellite services with the addition of Alive Networks – the first international travel and learning company, using a...
Sanjay Dosi, CEO Balaji Telefilms Ltd, on Friday categorically ruled out any moves on the part of his company to start an entertainment channel. “The...
Malayalam film superstar Mammooty and Samyuktaverma have been adjuged best actor and actress respectively at the '2001-Lux Asianet Film Awards' announced on Thursday. Last year's Mohalal-starrer,...
MUMBAI: Close Up Antakshri, the successful game and entertainment show from Zee TV which completed its 400th episode this week, has just added another feather in...
The Zee Network is presenting the fourth Lux Zee Cine Awards, a company release notes. Films nominated in 15 different categories are up for awards. Nominations...
‘Kahani Kismat Ki’, etc channel’s first non-music and non-films based programme, has completed 365 days and is still going strong. Each day at 10.30 pm (repeat...
MUMBAI: Zee Telefilms, in continuance of its efforts to have a presence in south India, is launching on Friday a 24-hour Tamil television channel, Bharathi. ...
MUMBAI: Cable operators and control room owners in the western state of Maharashtra are hoping political heavyweight Sharad Pawar will help them secure their demand for...
MUMBAI: Fashion Television has adopted the adage if you can’t beat them join them and agreed to “change its programming to suit Indian sensibilities”. FTV...
There’s a positive buzz around Zee News these days. The place is a hive of activity as budget day draws near and the channel is savouring...
Anil Baijal, CEO, Prasar Bharati, was elected president of the Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) on Monday. The IBF Board of Directors elected him chief at...
MUMBAI: The waiting is over as far as Star’s subscription package is concerned. The talk has been doing the rounds for a while that Star is...
MUMBAI: CNBC India will not get into direct-to-home services on its own but would be looking at allying with other broadcasters in setting up a platform,...
Module 1 1. Concept/story idea: – what makes a good concept/idea for television? What are the elements necessary for an idea/concept to become a winning story?...
Come next week and the government guidelines on direct-to-home services should be out if information and broadcasting minister Sushma Swaraj is true to her word. ...
MUMBAI: Its official now. Star has declared war on Sony Entertainment Television and the viewers will get ringside seats as the two channels fight it out...
Antakshri, the successful game and entertainment show from Zee TV, completes its 400th episode next week and Zee Telefilms is using the occasion in its earthquake...
Looks like the “butts and cleavage” on Fashion Television will be around a while longer. For how long remains to be seen because the parliamentary...