PARIS: David Droga has been appointed Worldwide Creative Director of Publicis Worldwide one of the three global advertising networks of the world’s fourth-largest communications group. Droga,...
Kourou : Arianespace successfully orbited the NSS-6 satellite for New Skies Satellites N.V. from Kourou, French Guiana on 17 December 17 at 8:04 p.m. local time....
EVRY(France) :Following the anomaly observed during Flight 157 on 11 December, Arianespace has decided — in cooperation with the European Space Agency and French CNES space...
MUMBAI: Sony Entertainment’s MAX is leaving no stone unturned to prove its mettle. Based on the latest TVR ratings , it claims that it has surpassed...
SUNNYVALE, California: Sun TV has deployed Harmonic’s industry leading MPEG-2 video encoders and statistical multiplexers for an extensive headend upgrade. Harmonic’s DVB compliant systems will enable...
NEW DELHI: The parliamentary consultative committee attached to India’s information and broadcasting ministry in a meeting earlier today came out in favour of forming a regulatory...
NEW DELHI: Broadcasters, mostly operating pay channels in India, are slated to meet India’s information and broadcasting minister Sushma Swaraj in the first week of January...
MUMBAI: After a period of inactivity, Zee MGM and Zee English are pushing ahead in terms of a new look as well as innovative programme strategies....
Recent legislation in India mandates the use of conditional access systems (CAS) for pay TV channels. Presently, every subscriber to the network receives all the channels...
NEW DELHI: Trust India’s information and broadcasting minister Sushma Swaraj to drive to the hilt the advantage she has gained in recent times. Now she is...
WASHINGTON: Former Federal Communications Commission chairman and AOL executive Dennis Patrick has been named president of National Geographic Ventures. He will assume office on 6 January...
MUMBAI : Balaji Telefilms, which recently sold telecast rights of 1000 hours of software from its library to an Indonesian company, plans to aggressively target the...
MUMBAI: Solomon Smith Barney (SSB) claims that the subscription revenues will eventually be linked to the content quality and the viewership. This will reiterate the fact...
MUMBAI : Aggro. That’s the mood that Zee Telefilms chairman Subhash Chandra is displaying these days. Determined to get his pet television network back on the...
MUMBAI: Continuing with the recent revamp in programming, Zee TV is now geared to start a new series of original movies under the brand name Kambakht...
MUMBAI : Salomon Smith Barney (SSB) has not revised its earnings estimate nor the 12 month price target for the Zee Telefilms scrip following the clearance...
MUMBAI: Motilal Oswal Securities Inquire (MOSt Inquire) Indian Equity Research’s update on Zee Telefilms maintained its ‘Buy’ recommendation as the stock quoted at 16.6xFY03E (Rs 102...
CHENNAI:Netru Indru Nalai , an event organized by The Banyan, a non government organisation working with mentally unstable destitute women in Chennai, is scheduled to be...
MUMBAI:BBC World, the 24-hour international news and information channel is gearing up for the grand finale of 2002 with an eclectic mix of news, business, analysis,...
NEW DELHI: The Indian government is exploring the possibilities of making some changes in the existing policies relating to foreign investment in the broadcasting sector. A...
MUMBAI: Catch them while they’re young and at the place they are most likely to be found – is the latest mantra on which B4U Music...
MUMBAI: After Gully Cricket, it is the MAX ‘van’ which will hit Mumbai roads to promote the channel and its various programmes. The Max van will...
Kourou: Undaunted by the failure of flight 157, Araianespace has announced that it has secured the go-ahead for the launch of its second flight for New...
MUMBAI: For those destined to spend New Year’s eve at home in front of the telly, mainstream channels have readied a line up of filmi fare....
NEW DELHI/ CHENNAI : The threat by Tamil Nadu’s cable operators to switch off Zee Turner channels in two weeks due to the increase in subscription...
MUMBAI: In a bid to boost its brand identity, kids’ channel Nickelodeon has decided to premiere its first ever show made for the Indian audience. Say...
MUMBAI: Even as Star India’s licence for uplinking Star News from Indian shores gets short shrift, Hindi entertainment channel Sahara TV looks to have stolen a...
The Zee Group, in a major restructuring bid as advised by AT Kearney, has brought all of its diverse activities and businesses under four broad categories...
MUMBAI: Living Media’s 93.5 RED FM’s tie up with the BBC World Service (BBCWS) is one among many initiatives that the FM station has lined up....
Zee Telefilms on Friday denied press reports that it planned to drop 16 serials currently airing on the channel. Sainath Aiyar, Head Corporate Communications, said there...
A couple of months back, the Pakistan government had awarded Star TV a licence to sell and distribute its decoders, and its channels in that country....
The Star TV India management is confident that its music-channel-turned-youth-channel-turned music channel Channel V is going to hit the right rhythm now that it is 87.5...
Hallmark Entertainment Network on Wednesday signed agreements with two new partners, Videoland in Taiwan and Korea’s World Event Network Co. Ltd (WENTV). The move comes just...
NEW DELHI: Several advertising agencies and design shops are likely to make pitches by early next week for designing and printing, on a turn-key basis, Prasar...
MUMBAI: WPP Media India has added another feather to its cap by gaining recognition in the Asia Pacific region. WPP Media India, comprising of operating units...
NEW DELHI: An early rollout of CAS looks unlikely, though the government (read the information and broadcasting ministry) would like an early implementation in the four...
The Cine TV and Artistes Association (CTVAA) on Thursday weighed into the dispute between sacked former host Anupam Kher and Zee Telefilms over the suspension of...
Where is Discovery India chief Kiran Karnik headed? The buzz is that Karnik, who announced yesterday that the network was looking for a replacement for him,...
NEW YORK: DoubleClick, a leading provider of marketing tools for advertisers, direct marketers and web publishers, has announced the release of its Cross Media Ad Spending...
MUMBAI: The 70th anniversary of the BBC World Service includes a three-hour broadcast of live entertainment and performances from musicians in India, Senegal, Great Britain, Afghanistan...
KOUROU: The independent inquiry board that will determine the causes of Flight 157’s launch failure will begin its work on 16 December 2002. The attempted first...
BANGALORE : Converging World 2002, held at the Sree Kanteevera Stadium in Bangalore from 3 to 5 December ended on a single note – Conditional Access...
MUMBAI: Star chief operating officer Sameer Nair is one of the Indo-American Society’s Young Achievers of the year 2002. The annual award ceremony will be held...
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India today morning stayed a ruling of the Delhi High Court which had yesterday sought to put a stay on...
Sony Entertainment Television, which has managed to successfully hold on to its number two slot in the face of Star Television’s Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) juggernaut,...
The dust just refuses to settle for Zee Telefilms after its decision last week to suspend its much maligned game show Sawaal Dus Crore Ka (SDCK)....
MUMBAI: There’s no stopping Ogilvy & Mather group president and national creative director Piyush Pandey who is moving from strength to strength. Pandey has bagged yet...
MUMBAI: Max the cricket and movies channel from Sony Entertainment Television’s stable has announced an innovative contest called . This is in conjunction with the film...
MUMBAI: Given below are relevant excerpts of a document prepared by Zee Telefilms and put out earlier (before the passage of the Bill in the Rajya...
Will conditional access prove to be the one shot medicine for all the ailments that afflict the various constituents in the Indian television industry and the...