MUMBAI: It’s raining soaps on Doordarshan Metro. Four new shows -Deewar , Aane Wala Pal, Papa and Kinare Milte Nahin from the IPTV (Indraprastha Television Network)...
LONDON: News organisations are seeing a spurt in the take up of services offered not just on air, but also online on account of the ongoing...
WASHINGTON: Noted zoologist Jane Goodall has moved to the Discovery network, ending a long association with National Geographic, where she worked as the explorer-in-residence. The network...
MUMBAI: The Supreme Court has given temporary relief to Zee’s beleaguered Sunday morning show Kanhaiyya. Last weekend, the apex court temporarily set aside the stay on...
NEW DELHI: The business news channel that the Zee Group has been talking about is taking shape. Zee Biz is expected to be launched around June...
NEW DELHI: The Indian government’s new Exim (export-import) policy unveiled today lays emphasis on the entertainment industry, apart from giving a massive thrust to services, exports,...
NEW DELHI: With the Subhash Chandra-promoted ASC Enterprises having got the government go-ahead for a teleport facility in India, specifically for its headend in the sky...
FRANCE: The uptake of the electronic medium shows no signs of slowing down. The average time spent by the television buff across the globe last year...
MUMBAI: The BBC has come up with a helpline to assist Indian families worried about the well being of their relatives working in the region. The...
NEW DELHI: The industry had been referring to it as the day when the CAS (conditional access system) rollout picture would become clearer. What transpired though...
MUMBAI: Private channels and public broadcasters will have to do their bit to create awareness about health related issues. Union health minister Sushma Swaraj asserts that...
MUMBAI: The leader has to keep pace with the times too. Aaj Tak, the news channel that has cornered 59 per cent of the market share...
NEW DELHI: Three months is what Star India has been given to get the foreign direct investment (FDI) component in its news broadcast operations down to...
NEW DELHI / MUMBAI: After much suspense and waiting, the TV Today Network has finally decided on a name for Aaj Tak’s sister English news channel....
NEW DELHI: The Capital-based Foreign Corespondents’ Club, a cosy organisation for all foreign correspondents working in India, has sent out an appeal for any information on...
MUMBAI / NEW DELHI: On 1 April if you thought some new news channels would make their debut, as was being envisaged and claimed, it’s not...
MUMBAI: A theatre group which plunged into TV programming nearly 18 years ago and is still going strong. Rakesh Chowdhary’s Samvaad, the production house which has...
MUMBAI: Are you missing the pulsating excitement of cricket already? Well there’s no reason to fret as the next mega cricket tournament – the Cherry Blossom...
MUMBAI: With the Cricket World Cup over and the contests associated with it coming to an end, its time now for results- both in terms of...
MUMBAI: A new tool called Dialect can help your brands grow through customised and integrated micro marketing solutions. WPP Marketing Communications (WPP MCI), touted as India’s...
MUMBAI / NEW DELHI: The clock is ticking. With the uplinking issue “clarified” for the present, all systems are ready and waiting for the orders that...
NEW DELHI: Zee News announced today that it has revamped the look of the news channel, including the launch of the new studio, the logo and...
MUMBAI: The JP Morgan report states that states that MSOs (multi-system operators) have already started making moves to gear up to the challenge offered by the...
MUMBAI: According to the JP Morgan, the HITS model is the only option which provides a win-win situation in a scenario as the reach of the...
LONDON: BBC Worldwide has announced that its TV and TV related exports have, once again, made a significant contribution to the UK’s total TV export industry,...
MUMBAI: JP Morgan believes that the level of adoption by the consumers would be around 25-30 per cent by the end of the year. The JP...
MUMBAI: A JP Morgan report points out that the monthly financial charge (depending on the price of the set top box) will be a key determinant...
MUMBAI: A JP Morgan report concludes that direct to home services (DTH) could suffer and are unlikely to commence in the medium term. The JP Morgan...
NEW DELHI: Divisions seem to be appearing within the Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF), the apex body of broadcasters operating in India, even as Sahara TV president...
NEW YORK: The US-Iraq conflict has hit ad revenues of US television networks but if media reports are anything to go by, matters are not as...
MUMBAI: The JP Morgan report concludes the final price of the FTA (free-to-air) bouquet will be around Rs 70-80 per subscriber per month. The JP Morgan...
MUMBAI: The cricket World Cup has taken its toll on Zee, notwithstanding its aggressive promotions that include the Daily Dhoom Megawin Zee promo. The Zee Telefilms...
MUMBAI: The board of directors of Television Eighteen India has informed the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) that it has been decided that the foreign investments (by...
MUMBAI: The Sharjah Cup will take place at the original venue notwithstanding the Iraq Conflict. South Africa, one of the teams originally scheduled to participate in...
MUMBAI: The implementation of conditional access systems (CAS) in the metros, for which the government has mandated a 14 July deadline, will take about three months,...
NEW YORK: Media conglomerate Viacom has announced that MTV Networks has achieved breakthrough distribution agreements for MTV and kids’ channel Nickelodeon in the tightly controlled Chinese...
MUMBAI: The board of directors of Television Eighteen India has informed the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) that it has been decided that the foreign investments (by...
CANNES: The sixth edition of MIPDOC focused primarily on ‘quality programming’. Current affairs, history and ancient civilisations were some of the most popular themes at the...
NEW DELHI: Taking due note of the mounting pressure from the cable fraternity, the Indian government piloted task force on conditional access has agreed to rope...
MUMBAI: After Zee’s Thursday Premieres, it is time for “Friday Blockbusters” down south as Raj Television Network is planning to launch Velliminnalgal superhit feature films from...
MUMBAI: B4U Worldwide, the holding company of B4U Movies and B4U Music, has managed an operating profit of $ three million this fiscal. B4U CEO Ravi...
NEW DELHI: The Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF), the apex body of broadcasters operating in India, in its board meeting today, decided that Peter Mukerjea, chief executive...
CANNES: The US-Iraq war has left its impact on the 40th edition of MIPTV. This holds true if one looks at the numbers announced by organiser...
MUMBAI: The Mumbai High Court has ruled against Zee Telefilms restraining it from airing its beleagured Sunday morning show Kanhaiyya. The division bench of Justice AP...
MUMBAI: China Central Television, for long dominated by behind the scenes government intervention, is finally breaking free with the Iraq conflict. Viewers are being treated to...
MUMBAI: With the Iraq war gaining steam, news broadcaster CNN has claimed an excellent response for its round the clock coverage online. An official release informs...
MUMBAI: The stage is set for the launch of Sahara Samay. Starting 28 March, ‘Sahara Samay National’ Hindi news channel and ‘Sahara Samay Uttar Pradesh’, the...
NEW DELHI: The BBC has appointed Sanjeev Srivastava, currently India Business and Western India correspondent as its new India correspondent. Srivastava has been covering India in...
MUMBAI: Sanjay Khan owned- television and film production company Numero Uno has opened a fully integrated studio to offer creative, technical, pre and post production services...
MUMBAI: MAX can’t seem to get enough of cricket. Barely have the Indian team been able to get back home and recover from the drubbing they...