MUMBAI: HFCL Infotel Ltd. (HITL), the private telephony operator in Punjab, is launching niche consumer Voice over IP (VoIP) service in the country. The company has...
MUMBAI: The Indian viewers will be on the jury to vote for their Miss India. Lifestyle channel Zoom presents a 12 part reality series Banungi Main...
MUMBAI: New research forthcoming in the March 2006 issue of the Journal of Consumer Research explores television viewers’ strong preference for unscripted programming. The researchers found...
MUMBAI: Mark Burnett Productions and AOL have signed a production deal to develop a real-life reality treasure hunt airing exclusively on the AOL.com website. Called Gold...
MUMBAI: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment and Hit Entertainment have entered into a multimillion dollar, multi-year agreement for the exclusive marketing, sales and distribution rights to...
MUMBAI: The music company Warner Music Group inks a deal with a global Internet calling company Skype to make available the master recordings from WMG’s roster...
MUMBAI: CNBC-TV18 has now stepped up its 8 pm to 11 pm primetime band of business programming, giving it a fresh appeal. The English business news...
MUMBAI: NDS Group plc has appointed Richard Yanowitch as a non-executive director and vice chairman of the NDS Board. Yanowitch, a consultant to News Corporation, will...
MUMBAI: Hinduja TMT’s net profit has dipped 51.19 per cent to Rs 110.7 million for the third quarter ended 31 December 2005, compared with Rs 226.8...
MUMBAI: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has roped in former DreamWorks and Miramax Films Rick Sands as its chief operating officer. The announcement was made by MGM chairman and chief...
MUMBAI: FremantleMedia has announced the appointment of Patrick Schult as managing director of the company’s Asian outfit, Fremantle Productions Asia. Previously director of operations, Asia and...
MUMBAI: Cable operators in Mumbai have pushed Star One into a higher frequency, forcing the channel to move out of its prime band location in all...
MUMBAI: Crest Animation Studios Ltd is planning to raise up to $12 million through the issue of foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCBs) for part financing three...
MUMBAI: Zee Telefilms has reported a 17.4 per cent decline in net profit to Rs 317 million for the quarter ended 31 December 2005, as compared...
MUMBAI: DirecTV, Inc. is continuously expanding the entertainment channels and services it provides to its more than 15 million customers. This expansion includes local and high...
MUMBAI: DirecTV, Inc. is continuously expanding the entertainment channels and services it provides to its more than 15 million customers. This expansion includes local and high...
MUMBAI: HFCL Infotel Ltd. (HITL), the private telephony operator in Punjab, is launching niche consumer Voice over IP (VoIP) service in the country. The company has...
MUMBAI: Buena Vista International Television (BVITV) and the UK’s Channel 4 New Media have signed an agreement. This will enable viewers to access clips from US...
MUMBAI: MTV Indonesia has entered into a new three-year partnership with local terrestrial Global TV for eight-hour programming blocks for both MTV and Nickelodeon. MTV Asia...
MUMBAI: It was an evening where Hollywood actors honoured great work done by their peers. The Screen Actors Guild Awards took place earlier today in Los...
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court has put the federal government in a tight spot over the rollout of conditional access system (CAS) in the country by...
MUMBAI: Film and television studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), recently bought over by Sony and a consortium of investors, have announced that MGM president Daniel Taylor is resigning...
MUMBAI: Dishtv, Subhash Chandra’s Essel Group-promoted DTH platform, has announced the launch of its movie-on-demand (MoD) service. The feature will offer two movies per week, allowing...
MUMBAI: UK pubcaster BBC has announced the launch of BBC jam, a new broadband learning service for 5 to 16-year-olds. The service is an innovative combination...
MUMBAI: Al Jazeera International, the 24-hour English-language news and current affairs channel has roped in the producer and presenter Shahnaz Pakravan, prominent figure in the Middle...
MUMBAI: Times Global Broadcasting Co. Ltd has finally announced the launch date of Times Now. From 31 January, the channel will beam into homes and can...
MUMBAI: Buena Vista International Television (BVITV) and the UK’s Channel 4 New Media have signed an agreement. This will enable viewers to access clips from US...
NEW DELHI / MUMBAI: Indian pubcaster Doordarshan will air the one-day cricket matches between India and Pakistan, but will not be able to market the matches...
MUMBAI: Shringar Cinemas Ltd. has posted a revenue of Rs 80 million for the third quarter ended 31 December 2005, up from Rs 39 million a...
MUMBAI: Post the premature exit of KBC 2, Star Plus aims to stabilise its weekend band with a slew of initiatives. The first in this line-up,...
MUMBAI: Sunir Kheterpal has joined Adlabs Films Ltd as the chief operating officer for its film production and distribution business. Kheterpal moves in from Yes Bank...
MUMBAI: As the eyes of the world continue to focus on the rebuilding efforts in Iraq, an independent media marketplace is emerging for the first time...
MUMBAI: Japanese media conglomerate Sony has posted a 17.5 per cent increase in third quarter net profit, to $1.4 billion, on revenues of $20.1 billion. This...
MUMBAI: Ten Sports is looking to leverage its most popular property outside India cricket which is World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). The broadcaster in association with sports...
MUMBAI: Dishtv, Subhash Chandra’s Essel Group-promoted DTH platform, has announced the launch of its movie-on-demand (MoD) service. The feature will offer two movies per week, allowing...
MUMBAI: Tamil Nadu Assembly has approved the state government take over of the administration of cable television network (Including Multiple Service Optical Transport System) bill, 2006. ...
MUMBAI: Indian lifestyle channel Zoom has acquired from E! the rights for the 15 episode show Girls of the Playboy Mansion. The show follows Playboy founder...
MUMBAI: FremantleMedia has inked multi-year deals with Canada’s CTV for both American Idol and Canadian Idol. The announcement was made by FremantleMedia North America CEO Cecile...
MUMBAI: In the age of video search, Hindi filmmakers and distributors would do well to keep an eye out for pirated products available online. Until recently...
MUMBAI: Media firm National Geographic Digital Media has changed the name of its footage service from National Geographic Television Film Library to National Geographic Digital Motion....
MUMBAI: News broadcaster BBC World has signed a long-term distribution deal in America with Discovery. Media reports indicate that Discovery could offer BBC World as a...
MUMBAI: MTV Networks and Apple announced that hit television programming from MTV, MTV2, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon and The N will now be available for purchase and...
MUMBAI: Nickelodeon’s latest hit animated series, Avatar: The Last Airbender will be makes its trading card game debut this month. Upper Deck Entertainment (UDE) in association...
MUMBAI: MTV US has announced a re-organisation of its programming department. The aim is to concentrate on developing online content for the Overdrive site and other...
MUMBAI: Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. has appointed NDS Group plc as exclusive interactive TV (iTV) games and enhanced television applications developer for the Asia Pacific region....
MUMBAI: English general entertainment channel Star World once again gives viewers a chance to rendezvous with famous personalities. From 12 February, 2006 Simi Garewal returns to...
MUMBAI: The BBC’s worldwide-success, Strictly Come Dancing, has sashayed its way to victory in the international category at the annual Broadcast Awards a few nights ago...
MUMBAI: Sports rights distributor Globo TV Sports, whose catalogue is 70 per cent football, debuts on the web. The site www.globotvsports.com includes updated information about football...
MUMBAI: Tata-Sky has teamed up with NDS Group Plc in order to deploy NDS solutions to support and provide range of digital and interactive TV services,...
MUMBAI: Star India has hit out strongly at India TV over a report in the Hindi news channel that puts in doubt the selection process of...

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