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CALIFORNIA: US broadcaster CBS best known for reality shows like Survivor is looking to a comedy game show to help shore up ratings. It has announced...
Script approvals We feel that the process of approval of scripts prior to film productions by the Ministry of I & B for foreign film productions...
NEW DELHI: Amid clouds of not-so-cordial relationship between India and Pakistan overshadowing crucial matters – like formulating model guidelines for transnational satellite broadcasting – prime minister...
NEW YORK: As he prepares to succeed Tom Brokaw as the anchor of the NBC Nightly News after the 2004 presidential election, Brian Williams is shedding...
Presently, Government of India has a policy on uplinking of TV channels. The following two major benefits have accrued from this policy: (a) Outflow of...
BEIJING: China plans to make digital TV, popular because of its high-resolution images, available to everyone by 2010, the state media said. In seven years’...
MUMBAI: Sahara Samay-Mumbai, Sahara Group’s western India-specific news channel, may formally launch in two weeks time, informs channel head Rajiv K Bajaj. The channel began its...
MUMBAI: Reliance Capital Asset Management Limited has acquired 7.98 per cent of the total paid up capital of Television Eighteen Limited. According to a notice...
CHENNAI: Vijay TV, which has created a niche for itself in the Tamil entertainment industry with its mega ‘live events’, has broken new grounds with a...
CALIFORNIA: Icon Productions and Universal Network Television will make a comedy pilot at ABC. It will be executive produced by Oscar winning actor and director Mel...
In Phase-I of liberalization of FM broadcasting one frequency in each of the forty cities was reserved for educational broadcast by IGNOU. However, so far IGNOU...
MUMBAI: “We are not launching a sports marketing company (a la IMG, PMG, Procam), we’re launching a sports agency,” the core team behind Starcom MediaVest Group’s...
Zee Telefilms Ltd (ZTL) announced yesterday that it was setting up a DTH television joint venture with Sterling group’s C.Sivasankaran. According to sources, the actual vehicle...
MUMBAI: Latest addition to the Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) board of directors Aylwin Lewis. Yum! Brands president, chief multibranding and operating officer was elected on...
MUMBAI: The Advertising Club, Bombay, has organised a special treat for advertising creative afficianados on 12 September 2003. The special screening of the 50th Cannes International...
JAIPUR: After the evocative speech by the Big B, it was down to the serious business of what Ad Asia 2003 was all about – intellectual...
BEIJING: Rupert Murdoch’s Star Group and Toyota Motor Corporation have formed a partnership to promote motorisation in China. The unique partnership marks the biggest collaboration to...
MUMBAI: Goodlass Nerolac Paints limited has decided to reposition its exterior paint brand Nerolac Suraksha. The company launched a new ad campaign as a platform to...
BANGALORE: The 24×7 complete online ayurveda store, Ayurshop.com has announced a special offer exclusively for children on the occasion of Children’s Day. For an entire...
JAIPUR: Ad Asia 2003 got off to a rousing start this morning with the chief guest and India’s ultimate entertainment icon Amitabh Bachchan lighting the traditional...
MUMBAI: Coffee major Barista and Inmatch Modelling have tied up in an interesting effort to find fresh new faces for careers in modeling and acting. ...
LONDON: WPP’s Mediaedge:cia (MEC) has created MEC:Sponsorship as the specialist sponsorship consulting division of MEC. The global media communications specialist is looking to reinforce its commitment...
NEW DELHI: A Mysore court has reserved its judgement on a copyright infringement suit against Independence Day and whether the 20th Century Fox movie can be...
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today stayed till further order on the controversial decision of the Tamil Nadu Assembly sentencing five senior journalists of The Hindu...
CALIFORNIA: Reality TV shows are not simply hooking US viewers to the idiot box, they are also driving them to the web. The finding is contained...
MUMBAI: Seems like the Indian tricolour is the hottest colour scheme going around. With Indian music, Bollywood, art and even aloo gobi getting global recognition, it...
SOUTH CAROLINA: Americans spend more time than they realise with the media, especially television. They often use multiple media simultaneously. These findings are contained in a...
NEW DELHI: The woes of the Hindujas-owned INCablenet continue as also internal churning. Close on the heels of company COO Rajiv Vyas quitting the organisation,...
NEW YORK: Time Warner is going ahead with plans to merge its recorded music operations with EMI as the long-awaited consolidation of the global music business...
MUMBAI: Star Group announced a new CEO this morning: Michelle Guthrie who was earlier executive vice president of Regional Distribution and Business Development for Star. She...
LONDON: The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and the International Cricket Council (ICC) have announced that The Oval, Edgbaston and Hampshire’s Rosebowl will stage the...
MUMBAI: The good gals might endear the audience’s hearts on the television, but it’s bad girls who get maximum mileage. With everything going its way, all...
MUMBAI: Besides the saas bahu soaps, the other big draw for the Indian television viewer is India cricket. Tam data for C&S homes all India 4+...
The Committee is in favour of a simplified foreign investment regime for radio. We recommend that the following safeguards be introduced in the license agreement: ...
The Committee suggests that broadcast by private broadcasters must not, inter alia contain the following (as per the AIR code): * Criticism of friendly countries....
OAK BROOK: As part of McDonald’s multi-dimensional global relationship with popstar Justin Timberlake, the company announced on 7 November its sponsorship of the “McDonald’s Presents Justin...
NEW DELHI: BBC World, the BBC’s commercially funded 24-hour international news and information channel, has signed new sponsorship deals with Toyota, the leading automobile product manufacturer,...
NEW DELHI: Nestle India has launched a new print campaign for its packaged milk brand Nestle Slim Milk. Created by Ogilvy & Mather, the campaign focusses...
MUMBAI: SBI Mutual Fund has awarded its Rs 200 million AOR to Media Direction. The account encompasses the print and television medium. In a...
MUMBAI: They shot off a teaser and now they are out for the jugular. Piqued by Channel [V]’s claims of being the Numero Uno, MTV had...
MUMBAI: The Dubai-based Arab Digital Distribution (ADD) DTH platform’s Pehla bouquet has started beaming into mainland Europe. Pehla, which targets South Asian audiences, launched on...
MUMBAI: Talk about bad timing. A key executive each from Mumbai’s Big Two MSOs – INCableNet and Hathway – have put in their papers. INCableNet...
MUMBAI: While stage is being set for the first ever MTV India music awards IMMIES, MTV Asia is gearing up for the 2004 MTV Asia Awards...
MUMBAI: Looks like fashion and entertainment channel go hand in hand. Zee TV channel will premiere Pantene Zee World Teen Queen 2003 on Saturday 15 November...
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Toonz Animations has announced that it will launch its second home production, an animated series called Adventures of Hanuman on Cartoon Network next year. ...
MUMBAI: Preparations for the last round of the FIA’s (motorsports’ world body) Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) 2003, the MRF India Rally, are hotting up. ...
MUMBAI: It’s likely that MTV will be awfully busy these days. With barely a week left for the third MTV Music Summit for Aids and the...
NEW DELHI: Philip Morris Services India (PMSI) has signed an agreement with Barakat Foods and Tobacco (BFT) Private Limited for the distribution of Marlboro cigarettes in...
MUMABI: At the Seagate Technical Awards, Maya Entertainment Ltd won the excellence in Digital Technology for films and TV for Jajantaram Mamantaram (J2M2) and 6X4 –...
GREENWOOD VILLAGE: 11/05/2003 — Hallmark Channel, and Comcast Cable announced on 5 November that they had reached an agreement providing for additional carriage opportunities for the...
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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