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MUMBAI: A meeting of the board of directors of Zee Telefilms is scheduled to be held on 28 January, 2003 to consider and take on record...
On a macro perspective, one of the biggest challenges that Zee will have to face is the current national as well as international political and economic...
This is in reference to the news item on our website on 13 January, 2003 under the headline ‘ZEE STRIKES A BARTER DEAL WITH DD SERIALS...
LONDON: BBC News has signed a newsgathering exchange agreement with Qatar-based TV news channel Al-Jazeera, granting reciprocal access to material. Head of newsgathering at BBC News,...
MUMBAI: Two crucial space missions have been slated for 2003. First will be the placing of Insat 3A, the indigenous communication satellite in orbit by hi-tech...
CONNECTICUT: PanAmSat, the premier provider of global video and data broadcasting services via satellite has reported revenues of $812.3 million for the year ended 31 December...
NEW DELHI: The cricket controversy today took another turn when the Delhi high court admitted a petition by some former cricketers and a former BCCI chief...
PARIS: The First World Summit for digital satellite pay-TV platforms will be held on 27 and 28 January at the Hotel Inter-Continental, Paris. It will be...
MUMBAI: The 60th Golden Globe Awards, which will be handed out on 19 January at Merv Griffin’s Beverly Hilton Hotel in California, will be telecast live...
NEW DELHI: DD Bharati, national broadcaster Doordarshan’s channel dedicated purely to “lofty issues” like that of children, health, art and culture is preparing to celebrate its...
NEW DELHI: Prasar Bharati is likely to take a decision by Monday as to whether it would agree to a proposal from ESPN Star Sports (ESS)...
NEW DELHI: The Prasar Bharati Corporation board, which met here Friday here for the first time under the chairmanship of new incumbent MV Kamath, took a...
NEW DELHI: Continuing with its excellent performance in the international awards this season, JWT Bangalore has managed to gain a finalist certification for its work for...
MUMBAI: The original mytho moghul is looking to tread new ground. BR Films is producing four new serials: Dhristi and Kaamna on Doordarshan; Asha Nai Asha...
MUMBAI: Guess what the Balaji stalwarts are up to? Gearing for a change, what else. The trio Kyunki Saas Bhi Kaabhi Bahu Thi, Kahaani Ghar Ghar...
LONDON: The BBC increased spending on programmes and services by a further ?346 million last year.This is a 35 per cent increase since 2000. At the...
NEW DELHI: Even as FM radio station Radio City in Mumbai prepares to air live the Star Screen Awards this evening, the Star-Music Broadcast Pvt Ltd....
NEW DELHI: Prasar Bharati has decided to step on the gas pedal as revenue is the buzzword in the Corporation’s headquarters here, a la other broadcasting...
MUMBAI: ESPN which claims to be the worldwide leader in sports has announced that it has reached a new multi-year agreement for significant international rights for...
MUMBAI: Punit Pandey, head of ad sales at Radio Mirchi, Mumbai has put in his papers. Pandey, who has been in the industry for over 14...
MUMBAI: The Xavier Institute of Communications (XIC) will confer the second Fr Parmananda Divakar Memorial Communication for Peace Award on Mumbai-based activist, environmentalist, journalist and filmmaker...
MUMBAI: Star and Zee have both decided to strengthen their weekend programming lineup on their respective English entertainment chanels with some wrestling action. Star World will...
NEW DELHI: About 1000 radio stations are likely to be set up this year in the country by the educational institutions like the Universities, IITs, IIMs...
MUMBAI: CricketNext.com, the Walchand Capital Group driven Internet portal has bagged the rights for the mega ICC Cricket World Cup in South Africa commencing 8 February....
MUMBAI: Heena, one of the longest running soaps on Sony, has just completed four years on air. The serial produced by Rakhee Tandon, is a story...
MUMBAI: MTV, Nickelodeon, Pepsi and MAX have announced the Pepsi Badaa Shikari Hunt which gives six kids the chance to lead the Indian team onto the...
NEW YORK: CNN News,a division of Turner Broadcasting System will have a new chief executive officer in the next four months. Current chief executive officer Walter...
MUMBAI: The much hyped and talked about sitcom which marks former cine star Sridevi’s debut in a television series, will go on the floors in the...
MUMBAI: In a bid to liberalise its broadcasting policy, the Pakistani government is not only allowing the formation of private radio and television stations, but may...
MUMBAI: In a meeting with all the major Multi System Operators (MSOs) and independent cable operators today, information and broadcasting minister Sushma Swaraj has set a...
MUMBAI: The great Indian soap just got a whole lot bigger. Sony Entertainment Television announced the launch today of a “mega family entertainer” Kahani Terri Merri,...
NEW DELHI: India’s information and broadcasting minister Sushma Swaraj today asserted that the rollout of conditional access in the first phase should be done by 14...
MUMBAI: With its advertiser base declining steadily, public broadcaster Doordarshan has dropped its ‘unwritten’ clause requiring software producers to buy additional spot buys. While this has...
The new technologies are accelerating a shift of power away from traditional voices of authority in journalism and politics. However, new media designers predict that the...
When you lose in television news you lose big time! TV news, 24/7, is a huge, hungry, unforgiving animal that will swallow up every paisa you...
MUMBAI: Media focus in the run-up to the ICC Cricket World Cup has been on ambush marketing. Maybe “ambush programming” also needs to be considered. That...
MUMBAI: The BBC’s Digital Curriculum, a new public service, will provide interactive learning materials via the internet to support the school curriculum. The BBC will now...
Swedish company Volvo Aero has acknowledged that an engine nozzle it supplied for Ariane-5 might have been the cause of the European satellite launcher’s failed maiden...
NEW DELHI: As a part of an amicable settlement, the Subhash Chandra-promoted Zee Telefilms is likely to offer Prasar Bharati some serials in lieu of Budha...
MUMBAI / NEW DELHI: Sony Entertainment Television India reacted with outrage today to an announcement by Harish Thawani’s Nimbus Communications that national broadcaster Doordarshan (DD) has...
MUMBAI: Sony may have managed a programming coup of sorts on the last day of 2002 by slotting Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (K3G) at prime time,...
MUMBAI: ETC Networks has reported a profit after tax of Rs 123.6 million (up 663 per cent) for the nine months ended 31 December 2002 as...
BBC World in the year 2002 successfully completed the ongoing process of digitalisation of the channel in South Asia, which began in October 2001 with the...
If I look back on the year 2002 I don’t see anything major having happened. From the policy point of view I would like to point...
*NDTV, Star announce decision to part ways from April 2003 *TV news viewership more than doubles in two years *NDTV, Aaj Tak announce Hindi, English channels...
*Religious channels don the mantle of commercialisation *Target audience profile changed to include the younger ones *Attempt to woo advertisers with the “value for money” promise...
BBC World in the year 2002 successfully completed the ongoing process of digitalisation of the channel in South Asia, which began in October 2001 with the...
NEW DELHI: The Manufacturers Association of IT (MAIT) has revised its growth projections revised from the earlier 15per cent to 20 per cent and the sales...
NEW DELHI: Ethnic media is an important and credible medium for communication between India and its diaspora on one hand, and the Indian public and foreign...
MUMBAI: It was “womens’ day out” as the second edition of indiantelevision.com’s scriptwriters workshop Qalam – that provides an ideal platform for the convergence of the...
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...
