MUMBAI: Ask the working Americans to choose between their morning coffee and internet surfing at work – Don’t be shocked when a majority of them would...
MUMBAI: One of the sports where ESPN Star Sports (ESS) has a clear lead over the competition is football. The broadcaster has announced that it has...
MUMBAI: This is an initiative that seeks to infuses fresh doses of energy and creativity into American television. Even as the Writers Guild of America (WGA)...
MUMBAI: The BBC has announced that it has shortlisted three bidders for the final round in the procurement process for the technology services agreement and the...
MUMBAI: A new economic rationale for public service broadcasting identifies the value and positive impact broadcasting has on society in the UK. Producing popular programmes that...
MUMBAI: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. (MGM) would delay its annual meeting until late June to continue considering various strategic alternatives. The move signals that Sony Corp.’s $5 billion...
MUMBAI: Media moghul Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp marches on. The company announced its third quarter results today with net profit of $ 465 million dollars, up...
MUMBAI: The brain drain at B4U continues. Creative head Yugander VV has called it quits. As of 3 May 2004, he is no longer an employee...
MUMBAI: Reprieve has come hours before the last date for payment of license fees by private FM stations falls due on Friday. The Bombay High Court...
NEW DELHI: The Madras high court has stayed encashment of Suryan FM’s bank guarantee by the government, till a final decision is taken on various issues...
MUMBAI: Roshan Abbas has become the first casualty of the teporary closure of private FM radio station Win 94.6 in Mumbai last week. The television anchor...
NEW DELHI: It’s going live with the help of some technology and a few divine blessings. Kerala-based Amrita TV, a new infotainment channel to be launched...
MUMBAI: Programming overdrive! That is what Hungama is calling its latest venture. UTV’s to be launched channel Hungama TV has given commissioning letters to 16 production...
MUMBAI:2004 may well see the Indian launch of the US headquartered E! Networks, that operates E! Entertainment, the channel dedicated to the world of entertainment, and...
MUMBAI: The Walt Disney Company has shown the red card to director Michael Moore’s controversial documentary that criticises US president George Bush. The company has asked...
MUMBAI: It does not get any bigger than this. Join us as we light up screens and earn rewards. That in a nutshell was the message...
MUMBAI: In a tactical move to strengthen its broadband subscriber base, American Online (AOL) on Wednesday unveiled a video game site for high-speed subscribers. The launch...
MUMBAI: Fox Broadcasting Company has named ED Wilson as president of the Fox Television Network. Wilson was a former senior executive of NBC and CBS. Wilson’s...
MUMBAI: MTV has churned out five music programmes for international music lovers to feast on: MTV Imported, MTV Live, MTV Hoopla, MTV Alert and MTV Graveyard...
MUMBAI: One thing there seems to be no dearth of as regards the movie talent hunt bandwagon that the Hindi entertainment channels are getting on to...
NEW DELHI: He is 45 years old. He has traveled to more than 50 countries. He loves to eat popcorn and misses his eight-year-old daughter. Meet...
MUMBAI: Bringing professionalism into industry, that is what UTV aspires to bring about. In a bid to bolster its strength as a production and distribution house,...
MUMBAI: Media giant Vivendi Universal has reported results for the first quarter. Cconsolidated revenues for the first quarter of 2004 amounted to 5,973 million euros a...
MUMBAI: German based international media company Bertelsmann has increased its first-quarter operating results by 186 million euros, recording a profit of 111 million euros. During the...
NEW DELHI: The Election Commissions uttering may not be music to the ears of the financially-beleaguered private radio FM companies operating stations in several cities of...
MUMBAI: Warner Bros. Entertainment has announced the promotion of Diane Nelson to the newly created position of executive VP, global brand management. Nelson’s primary responsibility will...
MUMBAI: America’s hit serial from NBC, Friends will air its final episode on Thursday 6 May. NBC estimates that 40 to 50 million viewers will experience...
MUMBAI: Satellite operator Panamsat has reported financial results for the first quarter ended 31 March 2004. Total revenues increased to $205.4 million compared to $199.8 million...
MUMBAI: This is an initiative that looks to deliver no holds barred erotic experience for women. Trans Digital Media has announced the launch of Playgirl TV...
MUMBAI: He may not be running against Bush at the upcoming US presidential elections but former US vice president Al Gore has found a way to...
MUMBAI: The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (Casbaa) has launched CASBAA Fast Facts 2004 handbook, a 92-page digest of regional pay-TV data highlighting the...
NEW DELHI: Information and broadcasting minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has signed the file on the issue of licensing fees for FM radio operators, referring the matter...
MUMBAI: On your mark, get set , go. With almost all technology players using the poll time to its optimum translating into increased amount of services...
NEW DELHI: The government is keen to encourage community radio and has already opened access to this sector to well established educational institutes, information and broadcasting...
MUMBAI: The resisting actors who dub for Homer, Bart and the rest of the cartoon stars of Fox TV’s The Simpsons, will be back in office...
MUMBAI: Production company K Sera Sera is training its guns on the bigs boys of the production business Balaji Telefilms and UTV. The aim is to...
MUMBAI: AXN Asia managing director Todd Miller has been promoted.Miller, whose designation within AXN parent Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) was senior V-P, international networks, Asia,...
MUMBAI: Five countries — Egypt, South Korea, Kuwait, Pakistan and Turkey — have made it into the US’s priority watch list for intellectual property theft. This...
MUMBAI: NBC prime-time development in-charge Kevin Reilly succeeds Jeff Zucker as the US television network’s entertainment president. Reilly, 41, will report to Zucker, who was promoted...
MUMBAI: The next few days could prove crucial to the American film and television industry. The Writers Guild Of America (WGA) has not yet been able...
MUMBAI: The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (Casbaa) will stage the Casbaa Satellite Industry Forum on Monday 14 June 2004 in Singapore at the...
MUMBAI: The collective decision of leaders of the top three US cable TV operators to look for both programming companies and smaller cable systems is of...
MUMBAI: With ‘Going Live’ in vogue among the channel fraternity, Zee Cinema is all set to be the hippest of the lot with the launch of...
MUMBAI: After a quiet period, Zee English seems to be all geared for some summer fun. Last month saw the channel launching three new shows and...
MUMBAI: North America’s leading video-on-demand (VOD) provider Anime Network will soon go on air as a 24-hour, 7-day-a-week network. The company has signed an agreement on...
MUMBAI: The animation industry seems to be gearing up and how! With deals galore being signed, the Indian animation industry has its plates full. Padmalaya Telefilms,...
MUMBAI: Doug Miller has been appointed executive VP and MD of Walt Disney International Asia-Pacific and Walt Disney Television International Asia Pacific. He will oversee all...
MUMBAI: The crowded American television landscape will welcome a new entrant next year. EdgeTV, which is positioning itself as the first 24-hour gaming network, will launch...
MUMBAI: Radio City must be humming the victory tune. Tom-tomming the ACNielsen ORG-MARG study results, Star’s FM radio arm is currently rejoicing as the No. 1...
MUMBAI: In India cricket may rule the roost but in Asia and other continents television viewers are increasingly playing footsie. Last year soccer attracted the largest...

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