MUMBAI: As a host for a reality show, you couldn’t get someone more qualified than this. Monica Lewinsky, whose affair with former US president Bill Clinton...
MUMBAI: Hinduja TMT executive vice-president (corporate affairs) Ashok Mansukhani , in his presentation at ficci FRAMES 2003 on ‘Conditional Access System : a mid term review’,...
MUMBAI: Last year, the president of CNN International Chris Cramer was instrumental in undertaking a major initiative to create awareness about the need to increase the...
HONG KONG: The reality television bug is gradually biting viewers across Asia. In India, Zee’s reality TV channel was launched last month but Indian networks are...
MUMBAI: This is an initiative by the beeb to spread English China. BBC Worldwide and BBC World Service will provide educational content for an English language...
MUMBAI: The last date for receiving entries for the 28th Rapa (Radio and TV advertisers practitioners association of India) awards for radio and TV productions is...
MUMBAI: Sahara TV is all set to bludgeon its way into the big league of the Hindi television entertainment stakes. And the hook it is using...
MUMBAI: Here is a piece of news that should make MAX, ESPN-Star Sports and Ten Sports sit up. Interactivity is expected to increase the revenue streams...
NEW DELHI: The Indian Cabinet on Tuesday took the bull by the horn and exercising a country’s sovereign power to have laws to suit local environs,...
MUMBAI: Satellite operator Asia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Limited (AsiaSat) has announced financial results for the year ending 31December 2002. It has reported a turnover of HK$951million...
MUMBAI: INTERACTION ’03: A Transatlantic Producers’ Forum which was scheduled to take place on 1 April in London has now been put off till September. As...
MUMBAI: With 14 July 2003 , the date decided by the government for the final rollout of CAS (conditional access system) fast approaching, it was one...
NEW DELHI / MUMBAI: Two leading multi-system operators of India, Siti Cable and the Hindujas-controlled INCableNet, are pushing ahead with conditional access (CA). While Siti Cable,...
NEW YORK: In India, the Communications Convergence Bill is still to be introduced in Parliament. In the US, however, the cable industry is readying itself for...
LONDON: This is an event that will bring interactive broadcast professionals under one roof. The American Film Institute (AFI), BBC and BAFTA will organise the first...
LOS ANGELES: The latest twist in the HBO – James Gandolfini ongoing tussle sees HBO firmly placing placing the ball in the court of Gandolfini. HBO’s...
NEW DELHI: KPMG released its first “Fraud and Misconduct Diagnostic Survey in India” today. Releasing the report KPMG Forensic global managing partner Norman D. Inkster, who...
BERMUDA: Intelsat has announced that it has created three business units in order to sharpen focus on the data/carrier/Internet, video and government customer segments. An official...
MUMBAI: It’s Rang Barse time in tellydom. The festival to celebrate the triumph of good over evil is here, and the television industry has different plans...
LONDON: The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) has announced the names of this year’s nominees. The winners for the Bafta awards will be...
NEW DELHI: Madison Media chief operating officer (north and south) CVL Srinivas has put in his papers after a successful five and a half-year stint in...
MUMBAI: Indian companies have yet to get the message that sport is something that they can reap benefits from. Two companies that have done just that...
MUMBAI: Responding to the “constant carping” about the problems facing the media and entertainment industry, IT telecom and disinvestment minister Arun Shourie suggested they look within...
MUMBAI: Better institutional financing would require a higher degree of professional management, better collaterals and tighter budgetary and time frame control from filmmakers. Bankers who addressed...
MUMBAI: Better institutional financing would require a higher degree of professional management, better collaterals and tighter budgetary and time frame control from filmmakers. Bankers who addressed...
MUMBAI: Content aggregators, ad agencies and advertisers should jointly work out 360 degrees multimedia consumer interactions to provide positive experiences and move away from intrusion to...
MUMBAI: The session ‘Multiple Revenue streams for entertainment industry: Out of the ‘box’ thinking’ had some innovative and bold suggestions coming from Neeraj Roy who co-ordinated...
MUMBAI: The panelists at the session on “Films sans frontiers” at Ficci FRAMES 2003 were clear that Indians must make crossover films that had clear, national...
MUMBAI: Content aggregators including TV channels have failed to convert products to long-lasting brands. There is lack of consistency and an inherent failure in marketing good...
MUMBAI: “The potential is there as an alternate platform. But to drive DTH forward the government should rethink its stand on cross media ownership restrictions as...
MUMBAI: After well over a year in nowhere land, the Convergence Bill has got some oxygen pumped into its motor. Union minister for information technology and...
MUMBAI: 1+1=3, film co-production is financially beneficial to the countries involved but one has to be wary of the euro pudding, ensure legal due diligence. These...
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MUMBAI: Roshan Abbas flagged off the session on ‘TV format- A boon for Indian Production?’ with an introductory speech which began taking one back to the...
MUMBAI: “There is a dearth for good kids’ programmes and movies in our country” was a fact that was reiterated time and time again on the...
Indiantelevision.com’s feedback from speakers for next week’s FICCI FRAMES 2003 convention rolls on with comments from Mid-day Multimedia managing director Tariq Ansari. The last couple of...
MUMBAI: Get serious with the numbers that are being thrown around or miss a great opportunity waiting to be tapped. That was the message at the...
MUMBAI: It was a session that was keenly awaited and lived up to its billing as one of the highlights of FRAMES 2003. “Conditional Access Systems...
MUMBAI:With television becoming the main mode of entertainment in the country today, the impact and growth of regional language channels, especially in the South, cannot be...
MUMBAI: Aamir Khan may be the star of day two at the ongoing FICCI-Frames convention but it’s clearly Shekhar Kapur who’s hogging all the media attention....
MUMBAI: It took staid ole’ Doordarshan to liven up proceedings a bit in the post lunch session on TV News – the new blockbuster. After hearing...
MUMBAI: With Lagaan getting nominated for last year’s Oscar, and Mira Nair’s Monsoon Wedding winning the Golden Lion, the question has arisen: are we ready to...
MUMBAI: This was THE high-power session of FRAMES 2003. “Can India make it: The Way Forward” was chaired this morning by the I&B minister Ravi Shankar...
MUMBAI: Optimism and expectations of sustained growth of the live entertainment industry in India thrived at the session on “Live Entertainment and Shows: Engaging the audience”...
MUMBAI: Another Indian has moved up the global corporate ladder! Soumitra Saha has been promoted to vice president-regional entertainment, advertising and sales, Turner Entertainment Networks Asia...
MUMBAI: The biggest event in filmdom, the 75th Oscar Awards, is just ten days away. Despite the war clouds hanging heavy as the US war machine...
MUMBAI: Computer animation and special effects programmes on television and fantasy films will drive growth in the animation sector. These predictions were made by experts during...
MUMBAI: In the future, broadcasters will gain from subscription revenues; public broadcasters will continue to play an important role; digital platforms will rule; consumers will continue...
MUMBAI: “Animation is the greatest frontier of human expression! But, visual effects are merely one of the tools which beef up good story-telling and content. Finally,...
MUMBAI: The industry needs trained talent to rise from slumber! The entertainment industry needs to brace itself for harder time if it does not act soon...