MUMBAI: Pritish Nandy Communications Ltd has decided to wind up its overseas subsidiary, PNC International FZ-LLC, based in Dubai Media City. The board, which...
MUMBAI: Discovery Education which deals with digital video and multimedia learning materials from the broadcaster has added over 250 new video, DVD, and CD-ROM titles to...
MUMBAI: UK radio broadcaster BBC Radio has a 54 per cent share of all radio listening in the UK. This places it almost ten percentage points...
MUMBAI: What first began as the dream of African-American entrepreneur Robert Johnson has now reached a historic milestone. Media conglomerate Viacom has announced that its cable...
MUMBAI: With its tight fist focus on action, AXN will now try contemplate the sci-fi genre to gauge if it can help the channel to generate...
MUMBAI: Come March and the US media regulatory body Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will say goodbye to its two key members. Earlier this month FCC chairman...
LONDON: Taylor Nelson Sofres plc (TNS), a world leader in market information, announced the proposed acquisition of NFO WorldGroup, Inc. (NFO) from The Interpublic Group of...
ESPN Star Sports (ESS) has a feast of football action this weekend. It will showcase action from both the Spanish Primera Liga and the FA Cup....
MUMBAI: This is an initiative which consumer durable LG Electronics is looking to strengthen its relationship with the bat and ball game. The International Cricket Council...
MUMBAI: Dubai based real estate company Emaar Properties has announced plans to launch a local version of NBC’s hit reality show The Apprentice in the desert...
MUMBAI: NBC Affiliate Advertising and Promotion Services (AAPS), which is a part of The NBC Agency — the internal advertising agency for NBC Universal, has signed...
MUMBAI: Communications satellite operator Intelsat Ltd has announced its purchase by Zeus Holdings Ltd in a transaction valued at about $5 billion, including about $2 billion...
NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet today gave its approval to extend till 31 March, 2005 the deadline for conforming to the news channels’ uplinking guidelines. ...
Crest Animation Studios has incurred a net loss of Rs 5 million for the quarter ended 31 December 2004, as against a loss of Rs 6...
MUMABI: Shringar Cinemas has announced the appointment of a chief operating officer (COO). Armed with over 12 years of experience in the hospitality industry, Kumar Katra...
MUMBAI: Zee’s business channel Zee Business is coming up with a reality show. The channel claims that the show is India’s first ever reality show on...
MUMBAI: Ray Hume, one of the pillars of ESPN Star Sports (ESS) in Asia, and more so in India, has decided it is time to move...
MUMBAI: Spike TV president Albie Hecht has resigned from his post due to creative differences. MTV Networks Group President Herb Scannell said, “As Spike TV’s first...
MUMBAI: US broadcaster Fox’s tantalising action show 24 is leaving viewers wanting for more, all the time. A case in point is the number of calls...
MUMBAI: Star News recently made a bold exposé of ‘tantriks’ in the country, which blew the lid off a startling and rather widespread racket. The channel...
MUMBAI: GRB Entertainment, producers and distributors of non-fiction programs, has acquired the worldwide rights, excluding the US, for the reality series The Surreal Life IV. The...
MUMBAI: UTV Television Content is creating a fund raising seven-hour long Telethon for CRY; the first of its kind to be done in India. The Telethon...
MUMBAI: It may still be struggling to find its feet in India but in the US Nickelodeon continues to set a trail blazing path when it...
MUMBAI: The man who gave us the classic superhero Spiderman as well as X-Men Stan Lee has got further superhero plans up his sleeve. His company...
MUMBAI: New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) has posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 148.92 million in the quarter ended 31 December, 2004, turning around from...
MUMBAI: Just how strong a draw Martha Stewart is on American television can be gauged by this piece of news. NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution claims...
CANNES: Consumers will increase their power as the direct arbiters of the mantle of celebrity, thanks to the explosive growth and use of new entertainment technologies...
MUMBAI: CNBC Asia Pacific has kicked off the new year with a couple of promotions and also by realigning its network distribution team. The first promotion...
MUMBAI: Star Group chief executive officer Michelle Guthrie and John Yu Leung Lau, nominees of Asian Broadcasting FZ LLC (ABF), have joined the board of Balaji...
CANNES: The silence is deafening. Five days of hustle bustle schmoozing and listening to samplers, digital download debates, and new album releases, live music showcases and...
MUMBAI: The last time talk show queen Oprah Winfrey was seen acting was in the critically acclaimed but box office flop Beloved back in 1998. Now...
MUMBAI: Star Group chief executive officer Michelle Guthrie and John Yu Leung Lau, nominees of Asian Broadcasting FZ LLC (ABF), have joined the board of Balaji...
MUMBAI: It may have failed to make a dent in India on the ratings front. However that is not stopping Hallmark from innovation as far as...
MUMBAI: India’s first ever telethon, organised by CRY for child rights met with astounding success, thanks to the tremendous response by viewers. For seven hours on...
MUMBAI: In its efforts to raise funds for Tsunami victims, Kapil Dev-headed Hero Indian Sports Academy (HISA) is intiating a cricket match between stars from the...
MUMBAI: The times are a changing at BBC Worldwide. Earlier this month the BBC’s commercial arm sold its women’s magazine Eve to UK publishing group Haymarket....
MUMBAI: With the State assembly elections just around the corner in Bihar, Star News has prepared an hour long first-of-its-kind documentary titled Dharti Ka Laloo that...
MUMBAI: The BBC triumphed in six categories at the 10th annual Broadcast Awards. The ceremony took place on 27 January 2005 at the Grosvenor House Hotel...
MUMBAI:: Have a fresh spin on a reality TV show? Here’s your chance to pitch it to the ‘Hollywood Hitman’ who pioneered the genre. Beverage brand...
MUMBAI: Star World’s primetime premiere of American Idol propelled the channel to become the No.1 cable channel in Singapore on 19 January (4+ with cable, TNS...
MUMBAI: Malayalam language channel Asianet is getting into in-house production of serials, joining a trend already started by ETV Networks in the South. “The initiative is...
NEW DELHI: The annual general meeting of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was formally held today with new-office bearers taking charge, but...
MUMBAI: Zee Telefilms is adding momentum to its Southern plans. The company has roped in ETV Network general manager marketing R Ajay Kumar to head its...
BANGALORE: Describing lotteries as a social evil, Kerala – one of the pioneers of government run lotteries in India, has decided to ban all lotteries in...
BANGALORE: Matrix Partners, the US-based venture capital firm, prefers India over China to do some major investments. The firm, which focuses on early stage technology startups,...
MUMBAI: Aastha Broadcasting Network is planning to launch its international spiritual channel Aastha on the direct-to-home (DTH) platform in the UK market. This follows the channel...
MUMBAI: 28 January was a day of double celebration for CNBC-TV18 as it completed CNBC’s five years of Indian operations and also the the launch of...
MUMBAI: TWI, an event and talent management agency IMG’s television arm, will be the host broadcaster for the Clipper 05-06 Round the World Yacht Race. The...
MUMBAI: B4U Network is quickly putting in place a revival strategy. Just a week after taking charge as the operational head in India, BL Gautam has...
MUMBAI: As the political battle to decide Kaun Banega Mukhyamantri in the states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Haryana wages on, Star News has launched an extensive...

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