NEW DELHI: Conditional access system or CAS moved one step ahead towards likely implementation. The Indian government today submitted before a Delhi court that by 16...
MUMBAI: Media conglomerate News Corporation has announced the promotion of Jeremy Philips to executive VP, office of the chairman. He will also join News Corp’s executive...
MUMBAI: US broadcaster E! Entertainment Television has reached an agreement with the host of American Idol Ryan Seacrest for a multi-year deal. This calls for Seacrest...
MUMBAI: Interactive Television Networks (ITVN) which is an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service provider in the US has announced that it will carry MavTV. The new...
MUMBAI: A group of non resident Indians (NRIs) are getting together to float a multi-lingual entertainment channel The company, Manvik Vinjnan Communications Ltd (MVCL), will be...
MUMBAI: The TV rights for the Asian football tourney Carlsberg Cup will again be distributed by IEC in Sports. Croatia, South Korea and Denmark will visit...
MUMBAI: Disney is adding content from ESPN and ABC sports to the shows it already sells on Apple’s iTunes online music and video store. Sports highlights,...
MUMBAI: Mickey and his friends have arrived in Mumbai! The six member toon gang comprising Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy and Chip ‘N Dale...
MUMBAI: Delphi has begun producing satellite radios for the Canadian market, company officials said at the 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The Canadian...
MUMBAI: Despite a slow and bad start thanks to enthusiasm-dampening high licence fees during the first round of bidding in 2000, the private FM radio segment...
NEW DELHI: The government is likely to collect Rs. 13.5 billion as one-time entry fee for the licences for 338 FM radio stations in 91 cities,...
MUMBAI: Dow Jones & Co. has appointed Richard F. Zannino as chief executive officer. Zannino succeeds the outgoing CEO Peter Kann. Zannino’s appointment is effective from...
MUMBAI: Zoom and Pond’s have come together to bring a reality show titled – Banungi Main Miss India (BMMI), a 12 – part reality series on...
MUMBAI: UK pubcaster the BBC has announced that its division BBC News Interactive has released nearly 80 online news reports, for the first time from the...
MUMBAI: UK pubcaster The BBC has launched its new marketing campaign for Digital Access. The first part of the campaign will run over seven weeks to...
1)Rupert Murdoch’s India visit. The revival of Star Plus under Peter Mukerjea and its great success following Kaun Banega Crorepati and Amitabh Bachchan. 2) The arrival...
Mumbai, January 3 2006 – CricInfo, the world’s best-known name in online cricket publishing, is venturing into print with the launch of Cricinfo Magazine, a...
NEW DELHI: Controversies surrounding Indian cricket rights notwithstanding, advertiser confidence in ESPN Star Sports’ programming strategy and integrated advertising solutions remained intact Asia-wide in 2005. Pointing...
MUMBAI: Nominations for the 12th Star Screen Awards have been announced. The awards, scheduled for 11 January, will rank the best of Bollywood in 26 categories....
MUMABI: Times Now, the news channel from the Times of India Group, is all set for launch, laying the ground for competition in the English news...
MUMBAI: E! Entertainment Television is unveiling a new red carpet supreme team for the Network’s 2006 coverage of the Golden Globe Awards. Ryan Seacrest, Isaac Mizrahi...
MUMBAI: Taking a leaf out of Apple’s successful iPod experiment, Vodafone has launched an interactive radio service in association with Sony. The subscription service, called Vodafone...
MUMBAI: Zee Studio will telecast From the Earth to the Moon, a one-hour mini series, starting 7 January. The series is based on the backdrop of...
MUMBAI: BBC Worldwide Holdings BV is investing Rs 318.50 million in Radio Mid Day West (India), making it the first equity deal after the government allowed...
MUMBAI: Star Utsav is welcoming 2006 with a programming initiative titled Vote Do, Show Lo, where viewers can vote and demand for the new show they...
MUMBAI: The Film and Television Producers Guild of India has announced the nominations for the second Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards. The Nominees were...
MUMBAI: Sportsya, the production and distribution of Spanish sports content, signed an agreement with Hispanic Media, Inc. (HMI), the leader in online Hispanic content, to become...
MUMBAI: NBC is going the kung fu way. The US network has teamed up with Mr. & Mrs. Smith director Doug Liman and writer Dave Caplan...
MUMBAI: CNN-IBN has appointed MindShare as its agency of record. MindShare will provide a complete communication solution for the channel, which was launched on 17 December....
MUMBAI: Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) is planning to launch Insat -4C in April, the satellite which Sun Group has booked for its direct-to-home (DTH) venture....
MUMBAI: American pay TV network Dish has ended its contract with women’s network Lifetime which runs two channels. Dish TV’s parent Echostar was not able to...
NEW DELHI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) wants 74 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) to be allowed in cable TV which would bring...
MUMBAI: The American teen drama The Orange County (OC) kicks off on Star World on 3 January. It will air every Tuesday at 9 pm. It...
MUMBAI: Online major Yahoo has announced plans for an online reality TV show Wow House. The show follows two families as they refurbish their homes with...
MUMBAI: The Sony BMG Strategic Marketing Group (SMG) has launched a new record label, Burgundy Records. The new Sony BMG SMG imprint label will sign on...
MUMBAI: In what is being seen as a positive move in China’s fight against online porn peddlers Chinese public security authorities have shut-down 598 porn web...
MUMBAI: US pay TV service provider DirecTV has announced that it has begun offering local high-definition (HD) channels via satellite to New York. This is being...
For TV channel marketers and programmers it was a challenging year. How to get their programmes noticed above the din of everyone else’s marketing noise. For...
She is one lady who doesn’t hesitate in speaking her mind and believes in calling a spade a spade. In this article, penned for Indiantelevision.com, Lintas...
She is one lady who doesn’t hesitate in speaking her mind and believes in calling a spade a spade. In this article, penned for Indiantelevision.com, Lintas...
When the history of television in India is written, 2005 will be hailed as the YEAR OF MARKETING. The year when shouting was not enough, channel...
For TV channel marketers and programmers it was a challenging year. How to get their programmes noticed above the din of everyone else’s marketing noise. For...
When the history of television in India is written, 2005 will be hailed as the YEAR OF MARKETING. The year when shouting was not enough, channel...
MUMBAI: Viacom Inc. has completed the transaction to separate the company into two publicly traded entities, CBS Corporation and “New” Viacom Inc. Shares of the two...
NEW DELHI: At a time when most people in the media and broadcast industry were away on Christmas and New Year vacation, the government came out...
MUMBAI: CBS Corporation has awarded its media account for the CBS Television Network and Showtime Networks to Interpublic agency Initiative. Initiative will be involved in media...
MUMBAI: Korean fixed-line operator KT Corp is planning to launch IPTV service in Korea by the second half of 2006. The announcement came during a demonstration...
MUMBAI: Malayalam general entertainment channel Asianet is kicking off the New Year week with a new soap. The serial Ammamanassu will air Monday to Friday at...
MUMBAI: A report by the Asian Pacific American Media Coalition (APAMC) finds that the US television networks’ efforts to increase diversity among their talents over the...
MUMBAI: The Parents Television Council (PTC) in the US has condemned the American television industry for what it says are despicable attitudes towards religion. PTC president...

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