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CALIFORNIA: The Fifth annual Family Television Awards, held a few days ago in Beverly Hills, recognised honourees in six categories for their contributions to family entertainment...
NEW YORK: In October, Hallmark Entertainment arrives at the television trade fair MIPCOM with four new miniseries being offered for the first time. The content runs...
NEW DELHI: Even as the channels distributed by One Alliance, a joint venture between Discovery India and Sony Entertainment TV India, continue to be off prime...
NEW DELHI / MUMBAI: The group of ministers (GoM) panel, set up last month to examine the Star News case in particular and media policies in...
NEW YORK: The United States Tennis Association (USTA) and software giant IBM have announced the launch of www.usopen.org, the site for this year’s US Open. The...
LOS ANGELES: Harmony Gold, which has been active in the production, acquisition and distribution of quality international titles since its inception, will kick off this year’s...
LONDON: Ascent Media Network Services (AMNS), a division of Ascent Media Group, and Intelsat, a global communications leader, jointly announced on Tuesday that they have teamed...
LONDON: MIPCOM 2003 will see hot wrestling action courtesy World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). The international television market scheduled to take place from 10-14 October in Cannes,...
CALIFORNIA: Secure in its committment to produce and distribute multi-platformed programming with extended demographic appeal, GRB Entertainment has named international broadcast sales executive Marielle Zuccarelli as...
MUMBAI: indiantelevision.com and The Indian Telly Awards founder Anil Wanvari has been authorised by The International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences to collate entries from...
DUBAI: Taj Television’s Ten Sports is broadcasting all the 18 matches of the ongoing hockey champions trophy to the Middle East. The tournament began in Amsterdam...
MUMBAI: “Real time television, which is effectively reality TV.” That about sums up what Sahara Samay Mumbai, which soft launches 1 September, is all about, according...
MONTREAL: Cinar Corporation, a Canada-based entertainment and education company involved in the development, production, post-production and distribution of nonviolent, quality programmes and products for children, will...
MUMBAI: Taking a cue from the recent surge in track-two diplomacy between India and Pakistan, BBC World has lined up a series of special programmes in...
CALIFORNIA: GRB Entertainment has anounced an extensive content lineup at the trade fair MIPCOM 2003. The event takes place from 10-14 October this year in Cannes,...
NEW DELHI: The group of ministers (GoM) panel looking into the matter of Star News, aka uplinking issue, feels that the foreign investment guidelines for news...
MUMBAI: Gargi Kaul, senior manager, ad sales, Sony has joined Ten Sports as its Delhi regional head. Kaul comes in place of Saurabh Singh, who quit...
MUMBAI: The chosen four have finally arrived. Star’s music arm, Channel [V], in a televised version of Coke Popstars 2 announced the final band, a special...
MUMBAI: More competition is coming everybody’s way on the news channel front. With Sushanto Roy, heir to the Sahara empire, having just taken over as the...
MUMBAI: Sun TV launched in the UK on Sunday, the only Indian regional broadcaster to telecast ‘live’ internationally, according to Sun TV chairman and managing director...
MUMBAI: Television producer Asit Modi of Neela Telefilms is planning to make a feature film. However, he insists that TV serials and shows will be the...
MUMBAI: AXN TV has shortlisted eight finalists for its ‘AXN Hot ‘n Wild Contest’ in India, a company press release stated today. The finalists have been...
MUMBAI: First time soap producers, Miditech must be patting their back. On the very first day of launch, Saara Akash, the lavishly produced young and yuppy...
MUMBAI: Playtime Creation, promoted by actor Hemal Thakkar along with his good friends Bollywood star Paresh Raval and Anand Mundra, is planning a series of new...
MUMBAI: Ronnie Screwvala’s UTV is ready with a series of new shows that are being pitched with channels. The list includes India’s first silent comedy sitcom...
NEW YORK: It was a night of kiss-and-tell at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMA). Justin Timberlake and Coldplay may have bagged the honours but Justin’s...
MUMBAI: Insat-3E, India’s next generation communication satellite, slated to be launched on 3 September, from the spaceport of Kourou in French Guyana has been delayed yet...
MUMBAI: Seems like Zee Cinema has a gamut of programmes lined up for the benefit of its viewers. It has launched two festivals — The Sholay...
BAGHDAD: The Iraq conflict may have closed a while ago but the journalist community continues to take casualties. The latest one is a Reuters camera man...
MUMBAI: ATN International is poised to launch its new channel Ahimsaa on 2 October, 2003. This was conveyed to the National Stock Exchange (NSE) in official...
NEW DELHI: An amount of Rs 80 million and Rs 105 million, respectively, was allocated to Doordarshan Kendra (DDK) Guwahati and PPC (NE) Guwahati for commissioning...
NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Communications and IT has raised the issue of interoperability of set-top boxes (STBs) to be used in the implementation of conditional...
LOS ANGELES: As part of CBS’ ongoing commitment to diversity, the broadcaster’s chairman and CEO Leslie Moonves has announced the formation of the CBS diversity institute....
MUMBAI: Alpha Marathi, the pioneer in Marathi satellite television, has embarked on its fifth year of existence with a renewed emphasis on news and current affairs....
LONDON: Scientist Sir Isaac Newton has been voted the Greatest Briton by viewers of BBC World, following a 10-week series that profiled some of the most...
NEW DELHI: Star News viewers will witness some reshuffling in its programmes starting 18 August, according to an official statement released recently. Mera Gaon Mera Desh...
TAIPEI: The Taiwan Digital Cable TV Summit 2003, organised by Media Partners Asia and The Cable Broadband Institute in Taiwan, will be held at the Far...
NEW YORK: NBC, America’s Olympic Network and Clear Channel Advantage, a division of San Antonio-based Clear Channel Worldwide, announced a marketing alliance for the next five...
NEW YORK: Most teenagers and young adults in the US prefer surfing the Internet or watching television over reading for recreation, the US-based Centre for Media...
MUMBAI: Rico Hizon has been appointed the new permanent presenter of Asia Business Report, BBC World’s live Singapore-based daily financial programme, a recent press release stated....
MUMBAI: NDTV 24×7, in collaboration with the Catholic Communication Centre, will be airing the Beatification of Mother Teresa, live from Vatican on Sunday (19 October) at...
MUMBAI: After Karnataka, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh under its belt, Playwin, the lottery from the Essel stable, is adding Mizoram online lottery to its kitty. Pan...
AMSTERDAM: Intelsat Ltd, a global satellite communications leader providing services in over 200 countries and territories, reported today that its shareholders have approved its proposed acquisition...
MUMBAI: Hinduja TMT recently announced the appointment of S Subramanian as the senior vice president and head of its IT Services Operations. A company release stated...
MUMBAI: In a truncated week comprising only four trading sessions, the 30-share Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) sensitive index surged 37.44 points or 0.9 per cent (as...
NEW DELHI: If you thought that India’s ‘Father of Nation’ Mahatma Gandhi is the greatest leader of all times, think again! An opinion poll conducted by...
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: The government is optimistic. A section of the cable fraternity is sceptical, while another section airs cautious optimism (“with these politicians you never know,”...
NEW DELHI: India’s radio pubcaster All India Radio (AIR) is starting a daily news bulletin in Maithili language from Darbhanga station of AIR from today. Deputy...
NEW DELHI: The battle between Rupert Murdoch and his one-time-but-now-estranged-ally Subhash Chandra has taken a new turn with Essel Group – the umbrella entity under which...
MUMBAI: As the economy booms and the stock markets are resurgent once again, CNBC-TV18 is all set to present the report card of India Inc. through...
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...
