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The two babe-in-the-wood channels blanked out yesterday on the day of their launch for a cumulative period of 45 minutes. The first black out came between...
MUMBAI / NEW DELHI: The Subhash Chandra promoted Zee Telefilms board today approved splitting of its broadcasting business into three entities — news operations, broadcast and...
MUMBAI: US sports broadcaster ESPN has struck a deal with GlobeCast, a global content management and delivery company, to deliver ESPN Classic, the company’s first UK-dedicated...
MUMBAI: News channel CNN will air a two-hour documentary that takes viewers inside the secret world of the Vatican for the untold stories on the last...
MUMBAI: The hit Chinese talent search reality show The Mongolian Cow Sour Yogurt Supergirl Contest is being targeted by Chinese media regulators seeking to either change...
MUMBAI: Come April, in an unique cross platform event involving Internet, television and mobile, the lifestyle channel Discovery Travel and Living presents a pioneering 13 episode...
MUMBAI: The Subash Chandra promoted — Essel Propack, the largest manufacturer of laminated tubes has acquired 85 per cent stake in Tacpro Inc., USA, and Avalon...
Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh has invited the entertainment industry to come up with suggestions to help develop Maharashtra as a bigger player in the entertainment...
MUMBAI: Following its successful collaborations with Russell Simmons and Stan Lathan on Def Comedy, HBO in the US has entered into a multi-project deal with the...
MUMBAI: The Kitchen a media firm that positions itself as the television industry’s only ‘one stop shop’ for all language customisation requirements will have a presence...
MUMBAI: Subhash Chandra-promoted E-City Entertainment has diluted 26 per cent stake to Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Ltd (IL&FS) for Rs 1 billion. The funds will...
MUMBAI: A live-action main title sequence of The Simpsons will be unveiled on 26 March on US broadcaster Fox. The live-action show opening is a homage...
MUMBAI: The 2006 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) will return to New York City. The 23rd annual awards show will air live in the US from...
There was great speculation whether Rupert Murdoch would do it again – raise the DTH issue, which has got Star TV into trouble time and again...
MUMBAI: Sun TV has fixed the price band of its initial public offering (IPO) at Rs 730 to 875 per share. The issue will open for...
MUMBAI: Subhash Chandra-promoted E-City Digital Cinemas Pvt Ltd plans to invest Rs 1 billion in digitising 500 cinema theatres by 2007-’08. The company will start delivering...
MUMBAI: Format creator and production firm FremantleMedia has announced that it is launching a local version of The X Factor in the Middle East. The X...
Indian information and broadcasting minister Arun Jaitley issued a stern warning to TV channels which are banking on nudity and semi-nudity or provocative programming to attract...
MUMBAI: Funky Formats will showcase five new entertainment formats at the television event MIPTV in Cannes, France. The event runs from 2 to 6 April. This...
MUMBAI: Dic Entertainment (Dic) will debut an all-new, adventure-driven animated series, Horseland, at MipTV 2006. The announcement was made by Dic Entertainment chairman and CEO Andy...
MUMBAI: Sky has confirmed that the first installations of BSkyB’s new high-definition service, Sky HD, are scheduled to begin in May, in time for a raft...
The Sub-Group on Convergence headed by senior legal professional Fali Nariman, in its interim report, has recommended that so far as content of information is concerned,...
MUMBAI: Summer is just around the corner and no doubt kids’ channels have a lot of programming goodies up their sleeves. Movies, live action, animation, contests...
Zee Telefilms is expected to launch its direct to operator (DTO) bouquet on 1 May. It was earlier slated to introduce the bouquet last year but...
MUMBAI: A venture capital (VC) fund with a corpus of Rs 200 million will support the compelling business ideas from contestants of a reality show on...
MUMBAI: Digikore Studios Limited, a player in the animation, licensing and distribution business, has been appointed as the licensing agent for the popular character “Fido Dido”...
MUMBAI: TBWAIndia has promoted the agency’s executive creative director Narayan Kumar to a new role as executive director and Disruption Practice head. Disruption is...
The Ficci’s International Conference on The Business of Entertainment ended today with a concluding speech by Tapan Sikdar, the Minister of Communications. Earlier in the day,...
MUMBAI: Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Enterprises (ADAE) has finally created a radio division for its FM radio foray and has sought government clearance for the same. The...
MUMBAI: Technology is making all the difference to the way the people the world over access news. CNBC-TV18 will showcase the Industry Vector series 2006 today...
MUMBAI: “Made in India – Made for a Young India”. A celebration of youth and the paradise of riches lying there for the pickings by those...
MUMBAI: Though media baron Ruport Murdoch believes that digital is the future, Malayala Manorama executive editor Jacob Mathew believes that newspapers will put up a strong...
MUMBAI: Warner Bros. Television Group has promoted Karen Miller to the position of senior vice president for its Worldwide Television Creative Services. It was announced today...
MUMBAI: One of the sessions on the last day of Frames dealt with Mobile Entertainment. The session was moderated by Hungama.com CEO Neeraj Roy. The speakers...
MUMBAI: 658 participants, representing 324 companies from 43 countries worldwide, attended the recently concluded sports television market Sportel Asia 2006. The event took placeat the Pudong...
MUMBAI: UK pubcaster The BBC has announced that it will broadcast its 2006 World Cup coverage and major Wimbledon matches in high definition (HD) as part...
MUMBAI: US broadcaster Lifetime Networks has announced that it will conduct the Lifetime Women’s Pulse Polls. It says that it will be the largest women’s multi-platform...
MUMBAI: UK pubcaster The BBC is launching a brand new television marketing campaign in the UK. This will demonstrate the extreme lengths its staff experience daily...
MUMBAI: US kids channel Nickelodeon has announced its first-ever Japanese development projects for original content. The new projects include a development and acquisitions deal with the...
MUMBAI: “Television remains a strong, growth oriented business and despite fragmentation, rising internet interest and many gloomy forecasts, television viewership around the world is on the...
MUMBAI: One of the special addresses on the final day of Frames – The convention for the business of entertainment was made by Hutchison Essar MD...
MUMBAI: Amateur journalists will vie for a year long position at Rolling Stone magazine in a new reality series for MTV US. Contestants will work with...
MUMBAI: Taking another step to increase the value of outdoor advertising, Nielsen Outdoor has expanded its GPS (global positioning system) based ratings service to Los Angeles...
MUMBAI: A one-day PR workshop is being organised on 4 May 2006 in New Delhi by India News Communications (INCL), in association with PHD Chamber of...
MUMBAI: After Aishwarya Rai’s ‘kamar Coca Cola’ ad to mark the beginning of the Coca-Cola Thande ka Tadka” campaign, the beverage company has now rolled out...
MUMBAI: Anil Ambani, Rahul Dravid and Shahrukh Khan. What do these three have in common? Well, apart from being in the spotlight as a successful businessman,...
MUMBAI: US broadcatster MTV has announced the network’s latest pro-social initiative, Break The Addiction. This is a year-long campaign to engage, educate and empower young people...
MUMBAI: Fun Technologies Inc’s wholly owned subsidiary, Fanball UK Limited has signed an agreement with British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) Limited to provide fantasy sports games and...
MUMBAI: Owing to the growth of paid search market across the Asia Pacific region, Group M has made three new appointments in Singapore, Australia and India....
MUMBAI: MTV has awarded P9 Integrated as their sole concessionaires for marketing entertainment properties. P9 will now represent MTV in the entertainment industry. The deal...
Platforms get three years to add features for hearing and visually impaired
Strong word-of-mouth turns Pongal satire into remake pick
Streaming giant bets on a seasoned marketer who helped build Amazon and Netflix into household names
Communications leader exits after three years spanning MD office strategy and media outreach.
Cricket star named face of Delhi Khel Mahakumbh to fuel youth talent hunt.
Kolkata-based beverage maker reports stronger revenues and profits for December quarter.
A crime thriller steps out of the shadows as Telugu storytelling claims centre stage.
From boards to bytes, chess readies for a nation-first showdown in Riyadh.
Leadership change follows layoffs, protests and a bruising battle over trust.
Revenue rises 4.3 per cent to Rs 10,209.33 crore while deferred tax gain lifts bottom line sharply
Akshay Kumar and stars launch awards at NSCI Dome on Feb 28
Merger creates one-stop hub for content, digital, and delivery
NEW DELHI: Hamdard Laboratories gathered a cross-section of India’s achievers in New Delhi on Friday, handing out the Hakeem Abdul...
MUMBAI: For decades, creative storytelling has been the cornerstone of brand communication. The “big idea” amplified through catchy jingles, striking...
MUMBAI: Zepto has elevated Ahmad Muneeb to vice president – HR centre of excellence, placing him at the helm of...
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