MUMBAI: JP Morgan India’s report on the Indian cable industry titled: “CAS: The Medicine for a chronic ailment” believes that the full implementation of the...
NEW DELHI: E-marketing company Virtual Marketing India has revamped Coca-Cola India’s website www.myenjoyzone.com in order to provide richer interactivity and an enhanced brand experience to its...
NEW DELHI: The direct marketing division of Saatchi & Saatchi India, Saatchi & Saatchi Direct has bagged the fourth place in the DMA International ECHO Awards...
MUMBAI: The first salvo has been fired. Star Plus, which has planned a slew of new serials before World Cup cricket starts next month, has firmed...
MUMBAI: To bring the common man closer to the stock market, BSE Training Institute and Zee News will launch a new weekly program Talking Stock- An...
MUMBAI: Revenues generated by the cable and satellite industry in India will increase from a current estimated $2.6 billion to $ 10.9 billion by 2015, according...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida: AsiaSat 4, which will launch in March is completing its final integrated system test. Critical tests are being conducted to achieve the highest...
MUMBAI:Merrill Lynch’s India Media and Entertainment Industry report on the media sector post the conditional access (CAS) legislation, produced in conjunction with DSP Merrill Lynch Limited...
LOS ANGELES: Bob Craft, a Montana based man who legally changed his name to “Jack Ass” back in 1997 has sued media conglomerate Viacom. He claims...
MUMBAI: Merrill Lynch’s India Media and Entertainment Industry report on the media sector post the conditional access (CAS) legislation, produced in conjunction with DSP Merrill Lynch...
MUMBAI: Subhash Chandra’s online lottery juggernaut just gets bigger and bigger. Following the successful launch of Maharashtra’s first online lottery “Megawin Bonus Ball”, E-Cool Gaming Solutions,...
NEW DELHI : The path has been paved and the first hurdle crossed as far as bringing addressability in Indian cable homes is concerned. But before...
NEW DELHI: In an effort to leverage the strength of its expertise in providing integrated marketing solutions using opportunities in the entertainment sector, WPP Group’s Broadmind...
MUMBAI: The Rajan Raheja owned multi system operator (MSO) Hathway Cable and Datacom, in which Star India has a strategic 26 per cent stake, has completed...
MUMBAI: Not to be outdone by private channels lining up fresh programming in the new year, Prasar Bharati too is gearing to make its presence felt. ...
NEW DELHI: 24-hour international news and information channel, BBC World, will air the first ever Wheels Awards 2002 today at 11.00 pm as its year-end special....
MUMBAI: The media and entertainment sector stocks ended the calendar year on a high note. The market sentiments improved due to varied reasons such as the...
MUMBAI: The long-in-gestation Malayalam satellite TV Indiavision is gearing up to launch its earth station on 3 January. The ribbon cutting will take place at the...
MUMBAI: B4U Movies has announced the acquisition of over 200 films for the domestic and international market. On the international front, B4U will be showcasing the...
MUMBAI: Music channel etc’s plans for staying one step ahead of the competition are straightforward. Build further on core programming strengths through constant innovation. Keeping this...
NEW DELHI: Television Eighteen Ltd., the New Delhi-based 49 per cent joint venture partner in CNBC India, has sought government permission to explore whether its teleport...
NEW DELHI: Even as 24-hour Hindi news channel Aaj Tak completes two years on 31 December 2002, TV Today Network announced today that the new news...
It’s a strategic retreat. Pummelled by the investment community for its wild expansion (its Re 1 face value share has plummetted from Rs 1600 to below...
TV Today is all set to launch its 24-hour Hindi channel Aaj Tak on December 31. The Aaj Tak news bulletin on DD Metro airs its...
Another player is eyeing the entertainment segment. This time it is the Prannoy Roy-promoted New Delhi Television (NDTV) which is quietly working on a plan to...
MUMBAI: Shoppers’ Stop, which claims to be a pioneer in the Indian retailing industry, has been awarded the Golden Scale for the Advertising Campaign of the...
Former big screen superstar turned TV deity Amitabh Bachchan on Thursday paid off nearly half the dues amount of Rs203.1 million his company, ABCL (rechristened AB...
Doordarshan on Wednesday launched a satellite channel catering to the needs of the northeastern states of India. The channel was originally scheduled to begin transmission on...
Zee Telefilms Ltd has lined up a new set of programmes for the Year 2001 and is planning to review its strategy and investment in the...
NEW DELHI: Agrani Satellite Services has reacted in a positive manner to the tax holiday extended to domestic satellite companies. ASS is a subsidiary of the...
HONG KONG: Asiacontent.com has announced that it has reached agreement with MTV Networks, its joint venture partner, to terminate the parties’ joint venture. The joint venture,...
MTV Networks is expanding its suite of channels available for digital distribution in America. Four new 24-hour channels for kids and music fans, including MTV Hits,...
MUMBAI: The World Cup cricket mania is not restricted to channels and advertising partners. Several retail companies such as Pantaloon Retail India, Archies and Nirvana Music...
MUMBAI: Indecisive advertisers and ad agencies had better watch out as there might not be any available spots during the World Cup 2003 cricket matches being...
MUMBAI: Former Test cricketer K Srikkanth’s summation of the current state of cricket as a means of business and entertainment aptly described the mood at a...
MUMBAI: SET India CEO Kunal Dasgupta has claimed that the World Cup cricket 2003 telecasts on MAX will provide 40 brands with a unique opportunity to...
MUMBAI: The svelte cricket-loving Mandira Bedi has replaced bubbly Ruby Bhatia in MAX’s Extraaa Innings during the forthcoming World Cup Cricket 2003. SET India CEO Kunal...
MUMBAI: DD Metro will ring in the New Year with style, rather filmi style. The channel will start New Year celebrations from 5.30 pm on 31...
MUMBAI: Beverages conglomerate Pepsi has launched a new TV campaign featuring four international cricketers. The commercial was first shown during the telecast of the first one-day...
MUMBAI: TV software production and marketing outfit Eternal Dreams has bagged the exclusive marketing rights of DD Metro channel for its New Year special events, to...
MUMBAI: Rescheduled ad breaks. Revamped logo. Catchier promos and fresh programming. That seems to be Hallmark India’s strategy to woo the slippery viewer. Latest in the...
MUMBAI: It may have slipped from the top 100 in the ratings stakes yet again, but the Original Movies, scheduled to start on Zee from this...
MUMBAI: Sanjay Khan’s Numero Uno International Limited (NUIL), is launching two mega serials under its banner during the next week on DD National. Maharathi Karna, a...
MUMBAI: It is not just sports channels that are looking to derive mileage from next year’s cricket World Cup. BBC World has announced a series of...
LOS ANGELES: Yahoo is all set to buy Internet search-software maker Inktomi for $235 million. Through the acquisition, the portal looks to strengthening its position in...
NEW DELHI: A Christmas present to a cable operator from the Indian judiciary? It seems so. On 24 December, a civil court of Faridabad, a town...
NEW DELHI: Though India’s information and broadcasting minister Sushma Swaraj would like the second phase of privatisation of FM radio to be completed within the next...
2002. Now that the Convergence Bill has been tabled, we should have a convergence law by mid to late this year. After five years of wait...
MUMBAI : Neighbour Bangladesh too seems keen to clamp down on advertisements of tobacco use. As a first step, the Bangladesh government has banned advertisements for...
MUMBAI: What will broadcasters do with CAS being implemented? Will the FTA channels go pay? Or will the pay channels go FTA? Motilal Oswal Securities in...