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MUMBAI: The BBC World Service has hit the road to meet its many listeners across Uganda and to broadcast programmes live till Thursday 27 October 2005....
MUMBAI: The Union budget has left some people high and others dry. Apropos, at a time when people are cautious about spending their hard earned money;...
MUMBAI: Warner Bros is near a deal for Blood On Snow, the first of a two novel series by The Snowman author Jo Nesbo. It will...
MUMBAI: Star One has claimed that, its brand new show Nach Baliye stuck gold in the opening week itself. Quoting Tam numbers, the channel says, the...
MUMBAI: Disney Channel’s Doy Princess hunt for ‘My Little Princess’ has finally come to an end. Five girls from different parts of the country have won...
MUMBAI: Pete Clifton has been appointed BBC News Interactive head. The role is responsible for all of BBC News’ interactive and on-demand services including the BBC...
MUMBAI: Action oriented AXN will launch in Italy on the Sky Italia satellite platform on 29 October 2005. AXN now reaches close to 100 million households...
MUMBAI: Wunderman, Mumbai, a part of Young & Rubicam group, has won the coveted ‘Echo Leadership’ award at the Direct Marketing Association (DMA) international Echo awards,...
MUMBAI: Celebration time at JWT Bangalore. After a six month scrutiny process by the sports accessory major – Nike; the agency has finally been bestowed with...
BANGALORE: Following launches in Karnal, Chandigarh and Noida, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.(M&M) has unveiled its new Loadking Pride light commercial vehicle (LCV) in Bangalore. ...
MUMBAI: The total value of E-commerce activities within India has exceeded Rs 5.7 billion during 2004-05, according to a research conducted by Internet & Online Association...
MUMBAI: Mudra Communications in a move to reposition the Yamaha Crux, has unleashed a new campaign which aims at capturing emotions and values of an Indian...
MUMBAI: Time Warner’s America Online (AOL) unit has announced plans to lay off 700 employees, mainly from its various call centers. AOL is closing its Orlando,...
MUMBAI: Motorola, Inc. and MTV Networks International will introduce Head and Body series, especially created for the handset which has been launched on a global scale....
CANNES: Peter Bazalgette, chief creative officer, Endemol Group believes the mobile is the “greatest opportunity the content industry has had” and is willing to put his...
MUMBAI: They are hugely popular shows in the US. However conservative American oprganisation Parents Television Council (PTC) which acts as a watchdog has criticised CSI and...
MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is making an entry into Hindi films. The company today announced that it had inked a deal with noted film director...
CANNES: Wet, miserable and about the jolliest crowd around seemed to be the brolly sellers (who made a killing). Still, Wednesday more than lived up to...
CANNES: Those skeptical about the entertainment value of Mobile TV will soon have to eat their words. The fact is that even as you read, there...
CANNES: Gone are the days when the classic black and white documentary was enough to take viewers into the innards of history, consumers today are demanding...
BANGALORE: Picture quality is the top concern for prospective IPTV customers, according to an independent research study conducted by research firm InsightExpress on behalf of the...
CANNES: Buena Vista International Television – Asia Pacific (BVITV-AP) and Sony Entertainment Television’s movies and events channel Max have signed a multi-year agreement for a library...
MUMBAI: It will be raining sixes and fours. Ten Sports will air the eleventh edition of the Hong Kong Sixes tourney. The eevnt takes place at...
MUMBAI: The action adventure show Lost, about a group of survivors from a plane crash who find themselves stranded on an island, has made a strong...
NEW DELHI: Like a lethal Shoaib Akhtar or Brett Lee delivery, private sports broadcasters are still trying to fathom what hit them and are fuming that...
CANNES: Index Corporation and Sojitz Corporation have announced the launch of Index Global Rights Management Corporation (IGR) at Mipcom in Cannes, France. The company will specialise...
MUMBAI: After creating specific genres such as games, music, films, cricket and prayers for mobile content, Tata Teleservices is now looking to explore the regional realm...
MUMBAI: Harry E. Sloan, who has built three successful publicly traded media companies over the past 20 years, has taken over as the chairman and CEO...
MUMBAI: Forbes Asia has selected HTMT as one of the 200 “Best Under A Billion” Companies in their October 31st issue, an annual listing in the...
MUMBAI: MTV Networks has tied-up with the forthcoming flicks – Priyadarshan’s Garam Masala and Sujoy Ghosh’s Home Delivery, which are due for a Diwali launch. In...
NEW DELHI: Even as the Indian cricket board continues to make a mess of cricket in general in India and the telecast rights, in particular, the...
MUMBAI: Independent sports producer Sunset+Vine has signed a deal with UK broadcaster ITV to provide coverage of the Volvo Ocean Race. Sunset+Vine will produce 32 weekly...
CANNES: It was a quiet day as Mipcom 2005 after the wild Wednesday. If it was the buzz around mobile TV that swept through the Riviera,...
MUMBAI: US broadcaster ABC will kick off a new reality show American Inventor shortly. It is being brought by the producers of the music based reality...
CANNES: In a world where fragmentation and multiple platforms are reducing the ROI (return on investment) for advertisers, there is slowly emerging a big question mark...
NEW DELHI: Even as a court case in the Delhi High Court relating to telecast rights got deferred today, the Indian cricket board in the interim...
MUMBAI: SBS Broadcasting S.A. and PKS Media S.?.r.l, a company controlled by funds advised by two private equity firms, Permira and KKR, has declared that PKS...
CANNES: So what of the India story? Understated seems to sum it up. The most active appear to have been Zee’s English language acquisition team who...
MUMBAI: Fremantle International Distribution (FID) has signed a joint venture agreement with Bertelsmann’s music publishing business, Sony BMG to maximise opportunities in the expanding popular culture...
MUMBAI: Rupert Murdoch-controlled UK satellite broadcaster British Sky Broadcasting has finally sealed the acquisition of high-speed internet provider Easynet Group. BSkyB has bought the telecom firm...
MUMBAI: The Walt Disney Studios and AOL have entered an exclusive content partnership through which AOL web sites, such as Moviefone.com, will offer people a first...
MUMBAI: UK-based Tandberg Television has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire US based GoldPocket Interactive, Inc. (GPI) for a total consideration of...
MUMBAI: UK pubcaster BBC Three controller Stuart Murphy is leaving the BBC to join independent production company RDF. BBC television director Jana Bennett said, “Stuart has...
NEW DELHI: Even as a court case in the Delhi High Court relating to telecast rights got deferred today, the Indian cricket board in the interim...
MUMBAI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) told the Delhi High Court that Zee Telefilms Ltd. had been found ineligible for the financial...
MUMBAI: The $ 67 billion Sony Corp’s chairman and CEO Howard Stringer has hinted at expanding the company’s business in India, saying, “We are here to...
NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet today gave approval to a host of stringent media related issues including mandatory sharing of sports content by private broadcasters with...
MUMBAI: Asian satellite operator AsiaSat and Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU) have announced the signing of a new lease agreement. ERTU will use C-band capacity...
MUMBAI: The Aroon Purie-promoted TV Today Network today reported a profit of Rs 23.7 million for the second quarter ended 30 September as against a net...
MUMBAI: Percept Picture Company (PPC) has plans of taking Indian cinema to a global platform and as a part of this initiative, the company has entered...
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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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