CANNES: The European Commission launched a new online audiovisual service providing media with free access to news, recordings, photography and documentation from inside the EU. A...
CANNES: Zee Telefilms has signed a deal to purchase 270 hours of content from the US broadcaster E! Networks at Mipcom. The shows include E! News,...
MUMBAI: FremantleMedia Licensing Worldwide (FLW), the licensing division of format creator FremantleMedia, has announced the appointment of Amrita Sindhu as VP, sales for home entertainment in...
CANNES: Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and actress Helen Mirren will be in attendance at the 33rd International Emmy Awards Gala, to be held on 21 November,...
CANNES: Day 1 at Mipcom: Whoops! Can we call this Brandmania? Consumer culture driven by technological enhancement and globalisation are today making every consumable into a...
CANNES: Content is king. An oftentimes overused cliché but one that will become ever more relevant to an evermore rapidly fast-changing audiovisual landscape that is leaving...
MUMBAI: The BBC has appointed Vin Ray as the first director of its newly established College of Journalism. Vin Ray, currently the deputy jead of the...
CANNES: Buena Vista International Television Asia Pacific, the distribution arm of Walt Disney Television International, does things in twos it looks like. BVIT-AP has just announced...
MUMBAI: The Dubai-based Media and Marketing Show 2005, to be held from 7 -9 November, will host a comprehensive bouquet of Al Jazeera channels. At the...
MUMBAI: UK satellite operator BSkyB is close to buying high-speed internet provider Easynet, media reports indicate. The telcom firm has invested heavily in providing broadband services...
MUMBAI: After the Murdochs, Eisners and Igers of the world, it’s now time for Sony Corp’s first non-Japanese chairman and CEO Howard Stringer to come on...
MUMBAI: Paul Schlesinger will head BBC Radio Entertainment in the UK. He will be responsible for all in-house comedy and entertainment programmes on BBC national radio,...
CANNES: Organised in association with License Magazine (US), the second Mipcom Junior licensing challenge witnessed some great ideas and concepts being pitched. Of the thirty five...
CANNES: The world’s largest television programme competition, the Banff Rockie Awards, have been rebranded as the Banff World Television Awards. This development is an indication of...
MUMBAI: Leveraging the tremendous growth of compelling user-generated content on the web, the US online video search engine blinkx.tv has now announced the launch of my.blinkx.tv....
CANNES: Italy based kids books publisher EdizPiemme plans to create a 3D feature around its popular character Geronimo Stilton and is here at Mipcom Junior looking...
MUMBAI: The investigative drama show CSI: Miami which airs in India on action oriented AXN is getting good ratings across Europe. CSI: Miami, which is the...
MUMBAI: UK-based animation company NaturalMotion Ltd. will commercially release next week what it calls the breakthrough 3D animation technology based on Dynamic Motion Synthesis (DMS) endorphin...
MUMBAI: TV18 has announced consolidation of its media businesses, creating a group structure that is expected to unlock significant shareholder value. Hitherto, the Hindi consumer channel...
MUMBAI: Telcom companies have gone in for broadband on the wi-fi line as revenues from voice calls have fallen, said Shah Technologies’ Sujata Dev. Explaining this...
CANNES: The multi-screen (mobile, TV, internet, PDAs etc) environment has not only created an abundance of ways in which entertainment can be consumed, but has also...
MUMBAI:Zee Marathi and Zee UK will host the world premiere of Shwaas, the first Marathi film which got an official entry to an Oscar. Zee targets...
MUMBAI: Prannoy Roy-promoted NDTV Ltd has reported a net loss of Rs 65 million in the quarter ended 30 September 2005, slipping into the red as...
CANNES:Warner Home Video has won the Grand prix du Jury at The 2nd MIPCOM DVD Awards ceremony held today at the MIPCOM venue for Autant en...
MUMBAI: BAG Films Limited had informed the National Stock Exchange (NSE) that it is planning to release two Hindi movies, one Punjabi and one Bhojpuri movie...
MUMBAI: Paramount Home Entertainment and Paramount’s television distribution entities have signed an agreement with Batjac Productions, the company founded by John Wayne, for worldwide DVD and...
MUMBAI: US broadcaster MTV Networks Music/Logo Group’s television, online, broadband and wireless platforms will be the exclusive outlets to preview all things Madonna celebrating her new...
MUMBAI: BMW Group has accelerated its entertainment presence through product placement on American television. The all-new BMW 3 Series recently appeared on ABC’s action...
MUMBAI: Footwear manufacturer Adidas has announced the launch of a new global basketball campaign highlighting Houston Rockets all-star forward Tracy McGrady and his latest adidas shoe,...
MUMBAI: Star Gold will treat its viewers with one more fanatical family drama Hulchul, by Priyadarshan. The channel will premiere the movie on 23 October at...
MUMBAI: A month after acquiring the rights for India football from the All India Football Federation (AIFF), Zee Sports is going all out to promote the...
MUMBAI: Buena Vista International Television–Asia Pacific (BVITV-AP) has promoted five members of its Asia Pacific sales team. The announcement was made by BVITV-AP senior vice president...
MUMBAI: In a bid to penetrate the Indian market, Publicis Groupe will acquire a 60 per cent stake in Solutions Integrated Marketing Services. This is a...
MUMBAI: A few days ago Oxford Bookstore and Response Books, launched the book Planning for Power Advertising. This is a users’ manual for students and practitioners....
MUMBAI: Balaji Telefilms announced the appointment of Source Strategic Communication (The Source) to handle its corporate communications responsibilities.Headed by Raju Kane,The Source is an independent strategic...
MUMBAI: The 2003 fiscal was a good year for Publicis Groupe SA. The communications major has posted a 21.8 per cent hike in the net profit...
MUMBAI: Advent, the events marketing division of Lintas India’s Integrated Marketing Action Group (IMAG), has been appointed by Mattel Toys for the execution of the 1st...
NEW DELHI: A group of ministers (GoM), looking into mandatory sports content sharing with Prasar Bharati, has recommended in favour of the pubcaster. Government sources told...
MUMBAI: Indian branding and communications consultancy Brand-comm is hosting BrandWidth 2005 in Bangalore on 26 November 2005. This seminar will tackle the dynamics of building successful...
MUMBAI: The Department of Economics and Statistics (DES), Tata Services has published its 31st edition of the Statistical Outline of India for the year 2004-05 popularly...
MUMBAI: In a first-of-its-kind survey US high definition (HD) network INHD has found that HD ads during the Super Bowl XXXIX were among the most impactful,...
MUMBAI: With the recent addition of premium movie channel HBO to the Zee-Turner distribution bouquet, Turner India is now looking at leveraging the individual strengths of...
MUMBAI: Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) has announced the launch of Toyota Innova, India’s first 3- Row seating passenger car. Innova is one of 5-IMV models that...
MUMBAI: India’s rapidly expanding phone market is attracting the interest of foreign companies. Vodafone Group, the world’s biggest mobile-phone company, is buying 10 per cent stake...
MUMBAI: American entertainment firm Rainbow HD Holdings and Tangerine Global, which provides entertainment for the hospitality industry have signed an agreement. As per the deal, Rainbow...
MUMBAI: CNN attracts more business travelers and high income earners (personal monthly income of more than US $8,000 per month) than any other channel and more...
MUMBAI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) chairman Pradip Baijal is keen to have competition in the cable TV sector. And he feels it is...
MUMBAI: The glitz and glamour of the Lycra MTV Style Awards had bestowed actor Feroz Khan as its Maha Style Icon of the year. Held on...
MUMBAI: Sports and lifestyle management and marketing firm IMG has signed an agreement to acquire Australian Fashion Innovators (AFI) and with it the fashion event, Mercedes...
MUMBAI: Virgin Atlantic Airways has announced the appointment of JP Singh as the head of commercial for India. In his present capacity, Singh will be responsible...

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