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LONDON: Production executive Chris Pye is Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) VP Worldwide Formats. Pye formerly held top creative posts with Granada Content, BBC Production and...
NEW DELHI: The Prasar Bharati Corporation board met here today to discuss various issues, but did not touch upon the subject of an imminent ouster of...
MUMBAI: Seems like August is definitely a good month for Sahara. Besides the two new launches- Hukum Mere Aka and Arzoo Hai Tu, the real big...
NEW DELHI: The inter-ministerial group (IMG), looking into the case of Star News, feels the equity structuring of Media Content Services India Pvt. Ltd. (MCCS) is...
MUMBAI: Subhash Chandra continues his entry into different areas off the media and entertainment space. E-City Entertainment (1) Pvt. Limited, the company spearheading the Essel Group’s...
NEW DELHI: Agrani Wireless Services Limited (AWSL) has been awarded the ‘best radio trunking company’ of the year (2003)’ by New Delhi’s Voice and Data magazine,...
MONTREAL: For the second year in row, DVcolor inc. will participate in one of the world’s most prestigious and renowned festivals, the Festival international du nouveau...
MUMBAI: This was the week that saw two of the top Indian brokerage houses raided in a dabba trading clean-up operation. Then there were Sebi and...
MUMBAI: TBS International president, which oversees channels including Cartoon Network, TCM and Boomerang in the UK, Andy Bird has resigned from his job, to pursue other...
LOS ANGELES: The 55th annual Primetime Emmy Awards scheduled to be held on 21 September will see a bunch of hosts. A report in the Hollywood...
MUMBAI: The young Arun V’s Penguins To The Zoo, a Toonz Animation India film, has been shortlisted for screening in the competition category of the prestigious...
PARIS: After a protracted battle of around four and a half months the battle over the assets of Vivendi Universal Entertainment (VUE) has come to a...
NEW DELHI: Hectic preparations are on in Mandi House, the headquarters for India’s pubcaster Doordarshan, to get the logistics in order for the re-launch of DD...
LONDON: BBC Urdu is launching a 10-part weekly series Uncle Sam ka Des (The Land of Uncle Sam) starting on 10 August 2003. The main focus...
LONDON: The Football Association (FA) has released the invitation to tender document for its overseas television rights for the period covering seasons 2004/20055 to 2007/2008. An...
GREECE: The Main Operations Centre (MOC) also known as the ‘headquarters’ of the Olympic Games began its operations yesterday. The aim is to prepare for the...
CANNES: Two powerful executives from the world of kids television made their presence felt at Mipcom Junior’s opening conference in Cannes’ Hotel Martinez by the picturesque...
MUMBAI: Veteran actor Anupam Kher has been chosen the new chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). This was announced in New Delhi by...
MUMBAI: If there is one thing that India and China share in common, it is a common disrespect for copyright. Therefore, the recent victory by three...
NEW DELHI: The information & broadcasting ministry has cleared Doordarshan’s direct-to-home (DTH) plan. However, since the projected cost of DD’s DTH foray is pegged at Rs...
MUMBAI: As far as historical significance goes, this could well rival the discovery in 1922 of the tomb of the Egyptian boy-king Tutankhamen. On Sunday, 17...
NEW DELHI: If the news channel was not enough of a pain for Star, the government today admitted in Parliament that Space TV’s application for direct-to-home...
NEW DELHI: Even as the government is preparing to issue another notification related to conditional access system (CAS), pay broadcasters have conveyed to the government that...
MUMBAI: Galaxy Entertainment Corporation Limited, a public limited company listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange has declared a net profit of Rs 3.536 million for the...
NEW DELHI: The Indian government today gave another 14-days extension to Star News for uplinking purpose from the country after the file was cleared by information...
MUMBAI: Music alone does not stimulate our party animals enough; style is the biggest turn-on today. MTV India has figured this out right and made another...
MUMBAI: The Hinduja group owned multi system operator (MSO) INCableNet’s conditional access system (CAS) branded as INDigital is ready to roll. Top officials of the multi-system...
NEW DELHI: It is a classic example of how a news channel came up with a scoop story that enables it to gain substantial brand mileage....
London: Intelsat is getting two new executives in the senior management cadre to manage sales and marketing for its largest customer segment, Data Carrier & Internet...
MUMBAI: Channel 7 to 9, a Hindi entertainment, terrestrial free to air channel, recently commenced airing Star Plus soaps Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi and...
SINGAPORE: Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) which claims to be Asia’s leading communications and satellite service provider has announced that it has been appointed by HBO Asia...
NEW DELHI: The 20-something Sushanto Roy, who took over the reins of Sahara India Group’s media business from Sumit Roy recently, has begun in all earnest,...
NEW DELHI: Indian pubcaster Prasar Bharati and the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) have joined hands to offer a first of its kind post-graduate diploma...
LONDON: A new report shows that European pay-television revenues will triple in the next five years from Euro 22 billion to Euro 77 billion. The revenue...
MUMBAI: After Pakistan cricket, Dubai-based Ten Sports has added exclusive telecast rights for West Indies cricket for the next five years to its kitty. The reported...
HOUSTON: Anime Network, the first North American cable channel dedicated to anime (Japanese animation), is eyeing the MIPCOM market in Cannes, France for acquiring additional anime...
NEW DELHI: The Subroto Roy-promoted Sahara India group is making aggressive forays into the entertainment sector, planning to build multiplexes in 100-odd cities; and to produce...
NEW YORK: Ever since Vivendi formally invited bids for Vivendi Universal Entertainment — the Universal film and TV studio, theme parks, and cable channels nearly two...
MUMBAI: Scopus Network Technologies, which claims to be a leading supplier of digital compression technology to the broadcasting industry has announced that it has raised $15.5...
FRANKFURT: Creditors of insolvent German media group KirchMedia have accepted US billionaire Haim Saban’s revived bid to buy Germany’s biggest broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 Media, a spokesperson for...
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court yesterday passed an order to the owners of Ab Tak, a local TV channel, restraining them from using a name...
MUMBAI: It could well be the silent winner of the season. Kahiin To Hoga (KTH), the Balaji Telefilms’ show that debuted on Star Plus a month...
NEW DELHI: Information and broadcasting minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today juggled criticism and defence admirably. Especially when it came to the Opposition criticism of the government...
MUMBAI: Miditech, the production house better known for its adventure reality shows, is planning to set up a base in Singapore by the end of this...
MUMBAI: A special briefing session on the existing CAS (conditional access system) scenario was conducted for the benefit of Mumbai-based cable operators and last mile operators...
LONDON: US satellite television provider DirecTV and NDS have agreed to a stay on the litigation between them. This is applicable until NDS’ parent News Corp...
NEW DELHI: “Conditional access system will bring a smile on the face of every consumer.” This is how information and broadcasting minister Ravi Shankar Prasad described...
NEW DELHI: The Indian Media Group (IMG) – the new front for the “swadeshi” bandwagon – is not letting up on the issue of media policy....
NEW DELHI: Controversy notwithstanding, Star News is likely to get another extension for uplinking from India when the final extension expires Wednesday midnight. This was indicated...
MUMBAI: Content with the bottomline figures of Zee in the first quarter of this fiscal, Motilal Oswal has retained ‘buy’ status for the scrip at a...
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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
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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...
