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LONDON: Visa EU, a subsidiary of Visa International, has announced the launch of ‘Team Visa’, an integrated sponsorship programme across a number of European markets that...
NEW DELHI: Data Access, which claims to be the country’s fastest gowing telecom company has signed a multi-million dollar agreement with Intelsat. The deal will support...
NEW YORK: The International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has announced that it will host the semifinal round of its Asian/African Arts Programming category for...
NEW DELHI: Satellite channels like Star Plus, Zee TV and Sony, beaming Hindi entertainment fare, and other Indian channels may have to face longer period of...
NEW YORK: The International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has announced that it will host the semifinal round of its Asian/African Arts Programming category for...
SINGAPORE: Ratings for the FA Premier League Asia Cup confirm that Asian football fans are passionate about the tourney regardless of the teams playing. An official...
MUMBAI: Pentamedia Graphics, which has been in the news since 2001 for a merger here and a de-merger there, is having a board meeting tomorrow to...
MUMBAI: Soap queen Ektaa Kapoor will launch six new shows within the next two months, across almost all mainstream channels. For the first time in Balaji’s...
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: A day after the Indian government decided to defer rollout of conditional access system (CAS) in Delhi, a delegation of Cable Operators United Front...
MUMBAI: Jasoos Vijay, Doordarshan’s detective programme dealing with social issues, will return with a new series on 31 August. The serial will now also be shown...
MUMBAI: It was a matter of minutes, but Star News pipped its rivals to field coverage and providing images of the bomb blasts in Mumbai and...
CALIFORNIA: Sea Launch has received the 2003 ISCe Innovation Award during the International Satellite and Communications exchange annual awards dinner and reception a few days ago....
NEW DELHI: BBC World’s University Challenge road show will visit prominent colleges in Delhi this week after an enthusiastic response from college students in Kolkata, Bangalore...
NEW DELHI: The consumers of cable television in Delhi may have to bear the wrath of the cable industry if indications are anything to go by...
MUMBAI: Sahara must be having its fingers crossed . The big ticket Karishma- The Miracles of Destiny is finally releasing this week. On the other hand,...
NEW DELHI: India’s information and broadcasting minister Ravi Shankar Prasad will meet prime minister A B Vajpayee this evening on the issue of conditional access system(CAS),...
MUMBAI: Tehelka founder Tarun J Tejpal will be back with his weekend print publication Tehelka on the Weekend in October 2003. Tejpal’s company has embarked upon...
NEW DELHI: Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hain, the celebrity talk show on Zee TV, is slated for a revamped return on 5 September at prime time...
MUMBAI: Film and television artiste Ajit Vachhani passed away at a private hospital in the city today, following a prolonged illness. He was 52. The nature...
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: CAS has crashed out! Almost. And the frustration of a section of a disappointed industry was echoed by Hathway Datacom’s vice-president (North India) SN...
LONDON: The BBC is looking to take advantage of the digital revolution and the rapid pace of broadband by opening its archive. At the Edinburgh Television...
MUMBAI: The ministry of information and broadcasting seems to be pretty serious about the new conditional access system (CAS) deadline. The ministry has released 25*4 col...
MUMBAI: Sports event managers Crossover and I-Congo (Indian Confederation of NGOs) have roped in Hindustan Lever’s Lipton, Dell, Titan, Ten Sports, Radio City Bangalore, the Karnataka...
MUMBAI: Film and television artiste Ajit Vachhani passed away at a private hospital in the city today, following a prolonged illness. He was 52. The nature...
NEW DELHI: Over the past fortnight, news channels on television have been nudging the viewers with one persistent question: Is there an absence of security for...
MUMBAI: And they waltz their way to instant popdom! The lucky quartet of the Coke [V] Popstars 2 Hunt, Sangeet Haldipur, Neeti Mohan, Vasudha Sharma and...
The Goldie Behl and Shrishti Arya-produced daily serial Lipstick telecast on Zee TV, will get a new look from Monday, 25 August, when it completes its...
MUMBAI: In what could well be an unconscious bid to cement the Indo-Pak differences, a number of Indian TV artistes and producers have signed up for...
MUMBAI: It was sheer euphoria as the 30-share Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) sensitive index crossed the 4,000 points mark. The BSE sensex surged 203.92 points (as...
HONG KONG: Production company Deansee Entertainment under its newly-formed Chiseen label has signed a distribution deal with MTV Networks Asia. Chiseen will produce the stunt and...
MUMBAI: The boards of Zee Telefilms and Balaji Telefilms have approved dividends for the 2002-03 fiscal. In its Annual General Meeting held yesterday, shareholders of Balaji...
NEW DELHI: Uncertainty still hangs over the fate of conditional access system (CAS) as a senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader, Madan Lal Khurana, today said after...
MUMBAI: The International fashion-dedicated TV channel, Fashion TV has now begun its operation on Hongkong cable and broadband TV. The channel that broadcasts in over 132...
HAMILTON: Intelsat reported results for the three months and nine months ended 30 September 2003, today. A global satellite communications leader providing services in over 200...
WASHINGTON: Four consumer advocacy groups in the US have indicated that they will lobby Congress to reimpose regulation on cable television operators. The aim is to...
NEW DELHI: The Indian government today decided to tighten the screws for uplinking norms for news channels with foreign investment by bringing in safeguards against proxy...
NEW DELHI: The venue could have very well been the government-run Ashoka Hotel here where all official functions are held, and the event could have been...
NEW DELHI: India’s information and broadcasting minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said there would be strict implementation of the programming code for TV channels. In reply...
MUMBAI: A weekly comedy show on Doordarshan (DD) metro channel that has completed 65 episodes (as of today, 21 August 2003) is definitely a rarity in...
NEW YORK: MSNBC.com has launched MSNBC Wireless Traveler, for the benefit of laptop users in the US. With this, wireless professionals can get the latest news...
MUMBAI: Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin is not just Sony’s hope for the latter half of 2003. The Indianised version of the Hispanic show Yo Soy Betty...
MUMBAI: General Electric’s NBC has emerged as a front runner in the acquisition of the entertainment assets of Vivendi Universal in the US. The other major...
NEW DELHI: India’s pubcaster Doordarshan director-general S.Y. Quraishi may be staying put for the moment. His new posting orders have not come but the official hunt...
MUMBAI: Another big ticket Sony show bites the dust. Naam Gum Jaayega, launched two months ago amid much fanfare by the channel, will air its last...
MUMBAI: The numbers say it all. Star’s funny side is outshining the sunniest of laugh riots on other channels, with Sab and Sahara TV marking the...
MUMBAI: An Indian company Digikore Studios has staked its claim to be the first Indian company to bag a $5 million animation deal — what it...
MUMBAI: The Indian media industry turned up in full force at the India International Film Convention 2003 (IIFC 2003) which was held at Intercontinental The Grand,...
HAMILTON: Intelsat Ltd yesterday announced that it has advanced to the next phase in its effort to acquire the North American satellite assets of Loral Space...
WASHINGTON/CANNES: National Geographic has signed the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) to represent its interests in the Asia-Pacific region, as was announced yesterday by Film Library for...
MUMBAI: Riding the broadband wave, Walt Disney’s Internet Group’s (WDIG) has tied up with Terra Lycos in Spain to offer free of charge, a portal with...
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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...
