MUMBAI: English general entertainment channel Star World has announced a slew of shows that it hopes will keep viewers tuning in for more. They run the...
MUMBAI: Imax and Sony Pictures Entertainment have announced that Columbia Pictures’ Spiderman 3 will be simultaneously released at theatres throughout the world and at Imax theatres...
MUMBAI: This is a result investors may have been waiting for. Television Eighteen put up a robust first quarter performance, pulling the scrip up by Rs...
MUMBAI: The MGM Channel will be broadcast to subscribers across sub-Saharan Africa via the new DTH platform, My TV. The MGM Channel will join networks such...
MUMBAI: Japanese consumer electronics conglomerate Sony has reported better than expected results for the first-quarter ended 30 June 2006. Net income was ¥32.3 billion with a...
MUMBAI: LG Electronics has appointed K.I. Kwon as its president in the US for its consumer electronics division. Kwon was most recently LG Electronics VP digital...
MUMBAI: Ten Sports, the world’s number one sports channel for south Asians, will telecast live action from Tour de France, arguably the toughest sporting event of...
MUMBAI: Tivo, which creates television services for digital video recorders (DVRs) in the US and US broadcaster ABC’s online streaming video player have won interactive Emmies....
MUMBAI: The Indian entertainment industry is looking at a brighter tomorrow as BAG Films’ Siddhant has qualified in the drama category for the final of the...
MUMBAI: The US-based animation software solutions provider Toon Boom Animation Inc. has announced that its Toon Boom Storyboard is ready to ship. Meeting the needs of...
MUMBAI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is seeking industry opinion on whether Rs 77 (excluding tax) should be the maximum cable operators can charge...
MUMBAI: UK pubcaster the BBC is counting on a pocket computer phone is set to revolutionise newsrooms and newsgathering across BBC Local Radio in Britain. Earlier...
MUMBAI: World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has signed a deal with Canadian broadcaster Global Television Network. The deal is for its property Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). ECW...
MUMBAI: The Broadcast Bill needs to adequately address the changing dynamics in a converging world; and the sector regulator (the proposed Broadcast Regulatory Authority of India...
MUMBAI: Sony Pictures producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron are planning a contemporary musical version of “Peter Pan” for Us television in 2007, as per a...
MUMBAI: As Animax grows up to appeal to an older audience, the channel will be introducing four new shows with a focus to target youth and...
MUMBAI: Balaji Telefilms Ltd’s net profit rose 39 per cent to Rs 173.77 million for the first quarter of this fiscal, as against Rs 125.15 million...
MUMBAI: Entertainment Network India Ltd’s (ENIL) income has grown by 69.2 per cent to Rs 354.5 million for the first quarter ended 30 June 2006 as...
MUMBAI: B.A.G Films Ltd’s net profit has dropped to Rs 5.6 million for the quarter ended 30 June 2006, as against Rs 8.8 million in the...
MUMBAI: Star Plus is kicking off its programming series with high advertiser participation with the kids talent hunt show Rin Mera Star Super Star. The channel...
MUMBAI: Hungama TV is all set to make a splash this monsoon with the auditions of John aur Kaun (JAK) – its talent hunt for kids...
MUMBAI: In a move furthering home entertainment’s new commitment to premiere high caliber films on DVD, Warner Home Video and Film Life Inc. have announced a...
NEW DELHI: A draft Broadcasting Bill may have been put in the backburner for the time being, but the government is determined to bring in regulation...
MUMBAI: Mobile 365, mobile messaging and data services provider has announced that it will provide SMS services to Skype, allowing Skype users to send an SMS...
MUMBAI: News channel CNN will air the documentary Living With Illegals on 5 August at 11:30 am, 7:30 pm, 6 August at 11:30 am and on...
MUMBAI: The Aroon Purie-controlled TV Today Network is exploring starting a business news channel in association with American financial and business news major Bloomberg. The tie-up...
MUMBAI: 4Kids Entertainment, Inc. will soon give kids instant, 24-hour access to some popular properties with the launch of the 4Kids TV VOD channel on Comcast...
MUMBAI: India will host the next edition of the Afro Asia Cup in cricket next year in Mohali. The rights for the event are with Nimbus....
MUMBAI: English general entertainment channel Star World will air the show NCIS from 28 July at 9 pm. The show deals with the inner workings of...
MUMBAI: MTV Asia Pacific has postponed production of the inaugural MTV Asia Movie Awards due to scheduling issues. MTV is in the process of strategising future...
MUMBAI: The co founder of US internet service provider AOL Steve Case has apologised for merging his company in 2001 with Time Warner. The merger proved...
MUMBAI: In a bid to expand its presence in the smaller European markets US media conglomerate News Corp has bought a majority stake in a Turkish...
MUMBAI: The United Nations has announced an agreement with global media intelligence company Teletrax. Teletrax will monitor output of all its broadcast video products. UNTV, a...
MUMBAI: Last month entertainment firm Zone Vision announced a new global brand for the company’s corporate identity and its channels. The company introduced an umbrella brand,...
MUMBAI: PlayFirst, a publisher of casual games announced the Macintosh-compatible version of the chart-topping SpongeBob SquarePants Diner Dash — the popular casual game combining Nickelodeon’s star...
MUMBAI: Online video entertainment website Guba is collaborating with the Motion Picture Association of America, (MPAA) to block illegal trading of movies and television programs on...
MUMBAI: It’s time for the third edition of the Pogo Amazing Kids Awards (PAKA) and this time the fun and frolic around the awards is set...
MUMBAI: The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (Natas) in the US has elected Herbert Granath as its chairman. Granath says, “I am honoured to...
MUMBAI: US television industry icon Dick Clark will be at the 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards hosted by Conan O’Brien, on 27 August 2006. Clark among...
MUMBAI: Motorola will acquire the American firm Broadbus Technologies. It provides technology solutions for Television On-Demand (TOD). Broadbus Technologies’ carrier-class technology solutions enable the distribution of...
MUMBAI: ESPN Software India, today announced the appointment of Vijay Rajput as COO, Sricharan Iyengar as vice president and business head of the consumer business group...
MUMBAI: Tamil channel Vijay TV is gearing up to launch the second series of its popular comedy show Kallaka Povadhu Yaaru. The show, slotted for Fridays...
MUMBAI: Ekta Kapoor’s Balaji Telefilms and Smriti Irani will co-produce Star Plus’ new weekend prime time venture Thodi Si Zameen Thoda Sa Aasmaan. The soap launches...
MUMBAI: Reed Midem which organises the television event Mipcom in Cannes France has named Time Warner chairman and CEO Richard D. Parsons as the Mipcom 2006...
MUMBAI: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group and Apple have announced that classic hit programming from Warner Bros.’ television library is available for purchase and download on...
MUMBAI: News broadcaster CNN will air a documentary In The Footsteps Of bin Laden on 23 August at 5:30 pm. The two-hour investigation paints a portrait...
MUMBAI: The American Advertising Council has joined a broad cross-section of the media and entertainment industries to launch a national multi-media public service advertising (PSA) campaign...
NEW DELHI: A meeting on the draft Broadcast Bill 2006, which has been tormenting the media industry over the draconian clauses it contains, has decided that...
MUMBAI: UTV Software Communications Ltd. has posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 34 million for the quarter ended 30 June 2006, same as in the...
MUMBAI: UTV will be cash rich by Rs 2.36 billion as a fallout of the Walt Disney deal, allowing it to pursue movie and animation businesses...

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