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MUMBAI: Nielsen Media Research’s plan to introduce peoplemeters has upset several broadcast networks in the US including Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. Their grouse: the metres will...
MUMBAI: Zee Smile, which is currently exercising in programming high drive, is planning to pick up some globally accepted comic formats. In this regard, the fun...
MUMBAI: National broadcaster Doordarshan will telecast a new Series titled Kashmir from 26 June, 2005. The Series will be telecast on Sundays at 9:30 pm on...
MUMBAI: As part of a promotion activity of his latest production, Paheli, Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan will be hosting Ankahee Paheli, a half hour musical special,...
MUMBAI: The BBC has acquired UK broadcast rights for the historical drama mini-series Into the West. Steven Spielberg is the executive producer of the series which...
MUMBAI: Britains regulator Ofcom has come out with a ‘digital television update’ for the first quarter of 2005. The report analyses data provided by the main...
BANGALORE: When Star Wars first hit movie theatres in 1977, the world had never seen a motion picture quite like it featuring massive space stations, intelligent...
MUMBAI: US-headquartered Lucent Technologies has been awarded two wireless network optimization contracts by Tibet Mobile and Inner Mongolia Unicom, provincial subsidiaries of China Mobile and China...
MUMBAI: Nick’s Jadoo space challenge brought the summer vacations to a fitting close with action, magical spells, drama and outer space tricks. Jadoo and his team...
MUMBAI: The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) has cleared Jagran TV and Bloomberg’s foreign investment proposals. Jargan TV proposal entailed offloading around 25.7 per cent stake...
MUMBAI: Even as the government gives a green signal to the Tata-Star DTH venture — Space TV and Sun Network’s DTH platform, consumer electronics company Oscar...
MUMBAI: The Chinese government has approved plans to lay an undersea cable, to increase the speed at which internet users in the Northern region access overseas...
MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has acquired a Russian reality show How to Build Your Love from Turner Network Television (TNT). This is the first...
MUMBAI: Another defection from NDTV to CNBC-TV18. Rajnath Kamath, NDTV Media’s vice-president ad sales, has put in his papers and is moving to CNBC-TV18 Network as...
MUMBAI: Nokia has associated with the California-headquartered Apple Computers for developing an open-source web browser for its smartphone software, the Series 60 Platform. The project will...
MUMBAI: Batman Begins star Katie Holmes will feature in Abandon, a show that will premiere on 28 June at 9 pm on Lifetime Television. In Abandon,...
MUMBAI: The first feature-length animated film ever made — Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs — will premiere in Hindi on The Disney Channel on 25...
MUMBAI: Footwear maker Adidas has announced a new global advertising campaign with basketball as its core theme. The TVC featuring NBA All-Stars Kevin Garnett, Tracy McGrady...
NEW DELHI: The rules of the burgeoning retail market were being written and rewritten at the second day of the 7th KSA Retail Summit here today,...
MUMBAI: The Samsung IIFA Awards, which was held at the Amsterdam Arena, will be broadcast on Star Plus on 26 June. The Samsung IIFA Awards was...
MUMBAI: With crime reporting becoming an important ingredient for all the news channels, Hindi news Channel 7 has now created an exclusive band — Crime Band...
MUMBAI: The head of the Paris-based fashion channel Fashion TV Michel Adams has been arrested in Israel on suspicion of indecent assault. Media reports have quoted...
MUMBAI: The Nepalese government has lifted the ban on Indian news channels. The government took the decision in a cabinet meeting held on 8 June and...
MUMBAI: A guardian angel sent to earth to protect a girl! A woman and man trying to escape their suffocating existence! These are the themes of...
MUMBAI: Leaders in the kids’ genre, Cartoon Network and Pogo have once again delivered in the holiday season. The latest Tam ratings (4-14 CS, All India,...
MUMBAI: Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has announced that the heaviest commercial satellite ever iPStar-1 satellite has arrived at the Arianespace spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. It is...
MUMBAI: Presently, Zee Smile is sporting a grin. What has buoyed the fun and entertainment channel is some good news on the ratings front. The channel...
MUMBAI: Discovery Asia has appointed Tom Keaveny as its new executive VP and MD. He takes on the job from next month. He succeeds Neville Meijers,...
MUMBAI: The 78th Scripps National Spelling Bee Championship, which was held in Washington recently, will be aired on ESPN. Anurag Kashyap, a 13-year-old expatriate emerged as...
MUMBAI: UK public broadcaster The BBC has announced an interactive initiative in the UK Wordhunt. This aims at rewriting the the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). BBC...
NEW DELHI: The Firm, a specialist marketing communications advisory agency has been launched in Delhi. The Firm has been founded by Parveen Ahluwalia, former...
MUMBAI: Discovery Communications has announced the kick off of a worldwide programming and marketing effort in support of the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team and Lance...
MUMBAI: ESPN Star Sports (ESS) announced that it would be having a special Hindi-programming package for the live and exclusive telecast of the FIFA Confederations Cup...
MUMBAI: Ten Sports will telecast live Indias historic football tour to Pakistan. An agreement to this effect was signed recently between the Dubai-based channel and Pakistan...
MUMBAI: Amitabh Bachchan is charting out a revival plan for AB Corp. De-risking the business model, his company and Ronnie Screwvala’s UTV have entered into a...
MUMBAI: National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) has announced that it has acquired 40 hours of natural history programming from one of the leading documentary program developers,...
MUMBAI: Star News’ Bengali sibling, Star Ananda, seems to have got off to a good start. At least in Kolkata. In the first week, figures show...
MUMBAI: Astro All Asia Networks plc’s net profit has doubled to RM39.8 million ( $ 151.24 mn) in the first quarter ended 30 April 2005 on...
MUMBAI: Discovery Networks Asia has appointed Patch Khan as VP, Network Operations based out of its regional headquarters in Singapore. An industry veteran with over 18...
MUMBAI: There is no end to reality based programmes the on small screen. Channel [V]’s Get Gorgeous II will beam its grand finale on 11 June...
MUMBAI: SET Discovery president Shantonu Aditya has quit and is joining Sahara One as chief executive officer. His responsiblity will extend to all Sahara’s media and...
MUMBAI: The music industry’s most prestigious event The Grammy Awards will take place on 8 February 2006 at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles. In India,...
MUMBAI: New York Based hotelier, model, actor Vikram Chatwal, is awarded Entrepreneur of the Year at the first South Asia Media Awards held at New York’s...
MUMBAI: Innovation is what news channels have to look for to survive in a cluttered space.. Speaking today at the second of a series of interactions...
MUMBAI: The stakes are high, the families are real and the neighbourhood will never be the same! On ABC’s upcoming reality show that kicks off next...
MUMBAI: World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has announced that it will conduct its final tour of Japan for the year next month. WWE has roped in former...
NEW DELHI: The Indian government has mooted a proposal of minimum net worth for all TV channels uplinking from India on the lines of norms prevalent...
MUMBAI: The Game Show Network (GSN) in the US has announced that it has acquired the off-network rights to episodes of the Emmy Award-winning adventure reality...
MUMBAI: Mumbai kid Komal Dubey has won Nick’s ‘I want to be with Jadoo’ contest, which was conducted from 7 March to 17 April. Dubey will...
MUMBAI: CNBC Asia Pacific is gearing up for a complete upgradation of its newsrooms and bureaus in Singapore, Hong Kong and Tokyo to a server-based nonlinear...
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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