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NEW DELHI:Just in case if it interests you all in the industry, India’s information and broadcasting minister Ravi Shankar Prasad is reported to have sought an...
NEW DELHI: The Subrata Roy-promoted Sahara India Media Company has decided to fight it out in the court “on merit” and not give up on the...
NEW DELHI: In a ruling today, the Supreme Court confirmed the stay on further telecast of Karishma – The Miracles of Destiny. The SC had, on...
NEW DELHI: This may be music to the ears of some of the private FM radio players. The Indian government is “quite open” to the idea...
NEW DELHI / MUMBAI: A little over a month after the information and broadcasting (I&B) ministry issued a letter of intent (LoI) relating to the DTH...
NEW DELHI: Shape up, or ship out. This is the message that Prasar Bharati is giving out to private producers of programmes who have made hay...
NEW DELHI: It’s official. In a post CAS regime, the price of the basic tier of free to air channels will cost Rs 72. The ministry...
NEW DELHI: All India Radio (AIR) may soon get a full fledged director general (DG), a post that has been lying vacant for quite sometime now...
MUMBAI: The trade was anxiously awaiting a decision but none was forthcoming. A division bench of the Mumbai High Court comprising Chief Justice CL Thakker and...
NEW DELHI: India’s information and broadcasting minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said that there are several new proposals for news channels that are pending the government’s...
NEW DELHI: Amidst the prevailing confusion on conditional access, comes a claim from an independent cable operator in Delhi that he is ready to deploy CAS...
MUMBAI: Even as the Mumbai High Court decision on the cable industry issues involving consumers, broadcasters and cable operators is pending, a Mumbai based consumer activist...
MUMBAI: Prasar Bharati is vigorously pursuing its mission of making the transition from analogue to digital. Tektronix which claims to be the market leader in video...
NEW DELHI: India’s Information and broadcasting ministry has got itself a new additional secretary (broadcasting) – Vijay Singh as Anil Baijal has been moved to Delhi...
NEW DELHI: Time to pop the double bubbly at Essel/Zee, it seems. First HITS, now DTH! It is learnt from government sources that the file relating...
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: 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: Zee’s Kanhaiyya that launched a week late and was again restrained by the court from airing its second episode last Sunday, should have a final...
MUMBAI: The High Court ruling on 7 March 2003 has led to a lot of confusion and varying interpretations amongst the various cable trade constituents. A...
MUMBAI: A two-judge bench of the Mumbai High Court today delivered a ruling that that has major implications on the subscription pricing mechanism instituted by broadcasters...
MUMBAI: A division bench of the Mumbai High Court comprising Chief Justice C L Thakkar and Dr Dhananjay Chandrachud today ruled that cable operators had the...
MUMBAI: The clock for the start of the next edition of FICCI FRAMES 2003, the convention dedicated to the business of entertainment, is silently ticking away....
MUMBAI: As the World Cup gets into overdrive, Sony Entertainment is getting increasingly aggressive on the issue of piracy. What has given further teeth to SET’s...
MUMBAI: More than 50 overseas speakers, along with media industry leaders are expected to participate in over 24 business sessions at Ficci Frames 2003, the three...
Ravi Shankar Prasad, the new minister of information and broadcasting is a no-nonsense man. He speaks haltingly, in a measured manner, mulling, chewing and pondering over...
MUMBAI: Ravi Shankar Prasad was, as expected, sworn in this evening as minister of state for information and broadcasting with independent charge. I&B minister Sushma Swaraj...
NEW DELHI:The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has issued guidelines for granting licenses to well established educational institutions/organizations like Universities and Institutes of Technology/Management and residential...
Conditional access may have been okayed by Parliament, but questions still haunt the industry. I&B minister Sushma Swaraj feels that post-CAS quite a few pay channels...
NEW DELHI: The information and broadcasting ministry today is understood to be pushing ahead for the issue of conditional access system (CAS) to be included in...
MUMBAI: It may not be music to the ears of Kavi Pradeep’s descendants, but the Mumbai High Court has upheld Creative Eye’s rights to use the...
MUMBAI: The information & broadcasting ministry is laying the final groundwork for the tabling of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2002, that will bring...
NEW DELHI: In a bid to justify the existence of some divisions (and also the employees working there) within its fold, the information and broadcasting ministry...
NEW DELHI: The government, in association with Prasar Bharati, has decided that cable TV services will be started in all those places in the country where...
MUMBAI: SCat India 2002, the country’s largest Cable TV and satellite broadcasting event will be held from 23-25 October, at the World Trade Centre in Mumbai....
NEW DELHI / MUMBAI: In what could be termed a minor victory for ESPN-Star Sports, the Delhi High Court today allowed highlights of the cricket matches...
Tomorrow India‘s BJP-led 18-odd party coalition NDA government completes three years in office.So does the information and broadcasting ministry, in a way the nodal organisation for...
MUMBAI: Just three days after ESPN STAR Sports announced the acquisition of telecast rights to feature comprehensive daily highlights of all international cricket played in India...
MUMBAI: Press Council of India (PCI) chairman K Jayachandra Reddy has said that the Council has suggested to the Central Government it constitute a regulatory authority...
MUMBAI: The Narendra Modi government in Gujarat has come up with a unique solution to the problem of under declaration of subscribers by cable ops. It...
NEW DELHI: The information and broadcasting ministry is understood to have sought the advice and opinion of the law ministry on conditional access system and whether...
NEW DELHI: The Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF), an apex body of broadcasting companies operating in India, has finalised a set of guidelines on ads which can...
NEW DELHI: Prasar Bharati is willing to start negotiations with KK Modi company, Modi Entertainment Network (MEN), on the issue of converting national broadcaster Doordarshan’s DD...
MUMBAI:It’s once again the turn of the Consumer Action Network (CAN) to air its views on conditional access. CAN president Ahmed M Abdi has welcomed the...
NEW DELHI: The media has an important role and responsibility in fighting and isolating forces of terror. The battle is to be fought by the journalists,...
NEW DELHI: UR Rao, chairman of the Prasar Bharati Corporation, has put in his papers, citing personal reasons. Sources in Prasar Bharati admitted today that...
MUMBAI: The Prasar Bharati board has decided to drastically cut down its dependence on news agencies PTI and UNI by 2006. Currently the two news...
NEW DELHI: Action seems to be happening slowly on the DTH front. Now, the information and broadcasting ministry will prepare a note on set-top boxes for...
NEW DELHI: Information Technology & Communication and parliamentary affairs minister Pramod Mahajan is staying put for the moment as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) closed ranks...
There is good news for SABe TV as far its comedy show Ramkhilawan CM ‘n family is concerned. A Patna court yesterday refused to grant a...
NEW DELHI: Broadcasters like Star that were hoping that the government may relax various investment and revenue sharing clauses in the policy guidelines announced on direct-to-home...
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...
