MUMBAI: Viacom’s US cable network UPN has two reality shows in development for its primetime line up. The first one has the working title UPN’s The...
MUMBAI: It’s a man’s world- even more so in media! Shocking, but that’s the report released by German media website Media Tenor on 16 January 2004. ...
NEW DELHI: The waiting is over! TV Today Television Network news director Uday Shankar is all set to join Star News as the content head as...
MUMBAI: The Zee group controlled ETC Network reported a net profit of Rs 27.4 million for the quarter ended 31 December, 2003 as compared to Rs...
MUMBAI: Media conglomerate Hinduja TMT Ltd (HTMT) reported a 37 per cent increase in net profit for the quarter ended 31 December, 2003. The company posted...
MUMBAI: Nothing says that Oscar awards are around the corner like movie bonanza. And Star Movie has the exact idea. The English movie channel has started...
MUMBAI: Nimbus Communications associate vice president Sumit Luthra has resigned from the organisation after a four-year stint. Luthra’s functions were threefold – supervising the I-T...
MUMBAI: It is surely going to be hot this Valentine’s Day at Singapore Indoor Stadium. Reason, the 2004 MTV Asia Awards are being hosted there by...
MUMBAI: It is not just Dubai-based Taj Television that is expecting to make a killing out of India’s upcoming tour of Pakistan, India’s first tour to...
MUMBAI / NEW DELHI: News Corp’s Star Group and Tata Sons today announced the inking of a deal for a 20:80 joint venture agreement for a...
NEW DELHI: The Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) has dropped the idea of going head to head and legally challenging the newly appointed broadcasting regulator the Telecom...
MUMBAI: Looks like kids programming is ready for some action. Claiming to offer a stiff competition to the Disney’s brand of cartoons, the channel will launch...
MUMBAI: Will it, won’t it (Ten Sports)? Hold firm on the Pakistan cricket telecast rights issue that is. Dubai-based Taj Television, which manages Ten Sports and...
MUMBAI: Sony Entertainment Television (SET) Asia has announced its annual Sports Award ceremony celebrating British Asian athletes who excel in their chosen sport.. The ceremony, in...
MUMBAI: The Star Group is expanding and how! It today announced that Star Chinese Movies will be launched in Singapore on StarHub CableTV Channel 62 on...
NEW DELHI: A section of broadcasters is contemplating taking the legal route to challenge the 15 January 2004 notification of the new broadcasting sheriff – the...
MUMBAI: CBS’ chairman and CEO Leslie Moonves is said to be trying very hard to get the lead Ray Romano back for another season of the...
MUMBAI: MTV has announced that its college network in the US will relaunch with a new name — mtvU – on 20 January. The channel, earlier...
MUMBAI: American Girl , the line of period dolls from Mattel, is coming to life as a series of TV movies for the WB network courtesy...
MUMBAI: What better way to get pester power into action than show the ultimate kid’s cult classic – Harry Potter – on your channel. Pogo, which...
MUMBAI: World Sport Nimbus (WSN) has been contracted by GCC to produce the ‘Live’ television coverage of the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup 2004. For the...
MUMBAI: Looks like television in the US is going to the dogs, literally. A recent survey in the country indicates that dogs are increasingly watching television....
MUMBAI: Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD) has announced a couple of executive promotions for Europe. Simon Kenny has been promoted to executive VP, Europe, and...
MUMBAI: It is shaping up to be the cricket series of the year and could be even bigger than last year’s World Cup. The schedule of...
MUMBAI: Hallmark will air CBS show Judging Amy every Monday from 23 February at 8 pm. This is the second court room drama that the broadcaster...
MUMBAI: Star Plus and Star News look set to get serious a leg-up in their UK distribution numbers. Come 1 March 2004, Star Plus and Star...
NEW DELHI: The Indian Broadcasters Forum (IBF) today held a preliminary discussions here ahead of its board meeting tomorrow and discussed various industry-related issues, including developments on...
MUMBAI: One thing you have to give to Modi Enterprises – they set great store by the judiciary in dealing with distribution disputes. Modi, which had...
MUMBAI: MTV has scored a coup with Hollywood actress Cameron Diaz. She has signed up with to present her own travel show for the broadcaster. The...
MUMBAI: The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has issued a call for entries for the 32nd International Emmy Awards. The deadline for entries is...
MUMBAI: Think cartoons in India and it is still the 2-D imageries of Bugs Bunny, The Roadrunner, Tom and Jerry and their ilk that really capture...
MUMBAI: By the looks of it, there has been a change of baton as far as the Number 2 position in the Hindi news channel space...
MUMBAI: Competition gets stiffer as Sony’s Indian Idol launches phase two. Starting this week (19 November), Indian Idol will air its ‘result special’ at 9:30 pm....
NEW DELHI: Siti Cable and Trinity Platco (formerly known as Spectranet) have announced a strategic marketing alliance in ground distribution and content management for the Delhi...
MUMBAI: On Thursday night, the Bhaidas Hall in Vile Parle (a suburb in Mumbai) buzzed with anticipation, excitement and delight, as the Lions Club International gave...
NEW DELHI: Sell, sell and sell more to get out of debt. Dispose off those businesses that are either not profitable or where the shareholding is...
MUMBAI: Unfazed by the less than lukewarm response elicited by the airing of Fox series Joe Millionaire late 2003, Star World is embarking on another journery...
MUMBAI: CNN International takes to the road for the 2004 US Presidential Election in a specially customised CNN Election Express bus. The first stop on the...
MUMBAI: Nigel Baker has been appointed the new managing director of Associated Press Television News (APTN). Prior to the appointment, Baker was APTN’s content director....
MUMBAI: Pure play cellular service provider Hutch has unveiled its brand for subscribers in Rajasthan. The company says it has earmarked Rs 2 billion for this...
NEW DELHI: The likes of National Geographic Society can bring in its magazines to India more easily and so can media companies their specialty technical and...
MUMBAI: 15 French production and distribution companies are scheduled to attend The National Association of Programme Executives (NATPE) event that will take place from 18-20 January...
MUMBAI: A BBC World Service freelance journalist has been killed in a bomb blast in Bangladesh. Journalist Manik Saha was travelling by rickshaw in the south-western...
MUMBAI: This should provide a welcome break to those fed up with watching the likes of Tagodia creating trouble between communities. A Discovery India special examines...
MUMBAI: The big ticket issue of TV Today that had garnered overwhelming response from retail investors and was over subscribed 35 times listed today on the...
MUMBAI: “Zubaan Pe Sach, Dil Mein India.” No this is not a variant on the ruling BJP’s India Shining campaign that bids to play up on...
MUMBAI: Barely a month old, National broadcaster’s news channel is all set to spruce its image. Doordarshan has invited tenders from experienced creative agencies for creative...
MUMBAI: The results are out and the business news channel has awarded Honda City as the car of the year for 2003. The third CNBC Autocar...
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), which had promised to come out with a consultation note within ten days of the notification entrusting...
NEW DELHI / MUMBAI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today came out with its first order through a notification — freezing the rates at...

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