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Better known as Savita Chachi of Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Apara Mehta says she has lost count of the number of Gujarati and Hindi...
…and we knew that Ekta Kapoor had resorted on the secret mantra again. She did it with her flagship serial Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi,...
Talk about talk show power. Oprah Winfrey, who turns 50 next week and marks the occasion with a public, three-day celebration, including a live broadcast from...
It’s the festival of lights. And for many the festival of noise courtesy exploding fireworks. In the hope of reducing the number of those belonging to...
The phones haven‘t stopped ringing at Pereira Mansion in Mahim, Mumbai and neither have the cash registers. Especially after the numerologist Sanjay B Jumaani‘s year-end special...
Some moved because they weren‘t happy with the way things were going, some to pursue other career interests, some chose to spend time with family and...
Lists – don‘t we just love them, the best of…, the worst of…, the what not… But one list that everyone wants to be on is...
indiantelevision.com’s Guestspeak Westside View Global Branding Is So Easy With Global Trademark By NASEEM JAVED (Posted on 8 January 2004) Get your current corporate names analyzed...
Out with all that is old and in comes all thats new. That‘s how most of the telly celebrities think. Here‘s how the creme de la...
It has been a year of CAStroversies, reality shows, style, cricket, news channel launches, raunchy remixes, censorship rigours, non K shows and yet some K shows and...
On 27 September showmanship scaled amazing heights when film-maker Vashu Bhagnani released the music of his last venture Out Of Control (Ritesh Deshmukh, Hrishita Bhatt, Brande...
Surajeet Dasgupta, living in the Chittaranjan Park area of South Delhi, is not unduly perturbed that at the stroke of midnight (or so the cable operators...
Ever since the Election Commission (EC) announced last month that the assembly elections to the four states of Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan would be...
The ‘Only Smiles, No tears‘ entertainment channel SAB TV is raring to go places. The channel, which has carved a niche for itself with its humour...
It‘s that time of year again, when channels try every trick in the book to attract the viewer, and consequently, the advertiser. Star Plus set off...
Star Plus has always been known for marketing innovations. Recently, it agreed to get involved in a contest – sponsored by Samsung India – during its...
Conditional access system (CAS), new uplinking norms for the TV news channels, KU-band direct-to-home (DTH) television service finally on the horizon – it has been action...
Star World is counting on the science fiction genre to widen its audience base and maintain viewer loyalty. Dark Angel from the mind of Oscar winner...
Purchase of high-end products among elite consumers in Asia has shown an increasing trend, according to Synovate Pax – a survey conducted by global market research...
If the formula works, then indulge it. That seems to be Star India‘s motto regarding programming strategies for this quarter. And the name of the game...
Since mid-2002, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has been providing its discerning customers with a range of new exciting, value added services designed to create a...
The battle is on in real earnest. Music channels, which over the last one year had laid low while news channels slugged it out for eyeballs,...
The Amul Butter campaign with it’s cute moppet has aroused interest since the last 36 years or so. Indiantelevision.com tried to find out what goes behind...
TV stars Amarr Upadhyay and Aman Varma belong to the 100,000 happy customer club of Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM). More importantly, they are very willing to...
What happens when a US-based Hispanic model cum TV anchor dons of the role of Lara Croft, the beautiful sexy heroine of Eidos Interactive’s phenomenally successful,...
At a glittering function held on 22 August 2003 in Mumbai’s Taj Land’s End Hotel, Prasoon Joshi of McCann Erickson India walked away with the Grand...
Tent-pole programming — where one or two blockbuster shows are used to hook the viewers and ensure that they stay loyal to the channel just for...
The Advertising Council of India (ACI), apex body of advertising, media and allied associations in India, held its road show for the biennial Asian Advertising Congress...
You must have seen the Bajaj Caliber 115 TV commercial and must have heard children (and even young-at-heart adults) mouthing the catchy word “Hoodibabaa” quite often!...
NDTV’s Jai Jawan with Aamir Khan has definitely created some interest in the media. So has Zee TV‘s Independence Day special film The Hero (Its Thursday...
As the nation gears up to celebrate its 56th Independence Day, television channels are not about to take a back seat. Channels have arranged an array...
This is the tale of television viewers, Mr And Mrs Simpleton – conservative laymen (but notches above cartoonist RK Laxman‘s version of the common man) who...
When CNBC India, now rechristened CNBC TV 18, launched its Indian operations in the late 1990s, it needed to have adequate data support.In Keeping with its...
A silent revolution is taking place in the world of cinema while the television industry has tied itself up in knots over conditional access system (CAS).When...
Deafening sounds! Laser lights! Cameras all over place! Teens hopping up and down like jack rabbits! This was the scene that MTV created for its Just...
Dear advertising, media professionals, advertisers and broadcasters, (Warning!!!! Please treat this as constructive criticism because the views of your own fraternity and industry bigwigs have been...
In all the confabulations around CAS, one assumption that has generally made is that broadly speaking the cable fraternity stands as one. Indiantelevision.com met a group...
The camera pans across a young girl, Jyoti Dhawan, who has spent three of her seven years of marriage locked away in a room;who subsisted on...
Theres a lot of wishful thinking going on in government. That it can and should control pricing. That too, in a country which is moving from...
There’s a lot of wishful thinking going on in government.That it can and should control pricing. That too, in a country which is moving from a...
As uncertainty continues to swirl around the rollout of conditional access systems in the country, the belief that it might be better to wait for direct...
When he was thrown out of the Air Force Golf Club in Delhi on charges of theft in 1994, Ashok Kumar’s aspirations of reaching the higher...
Conditional Access System (CAS) is definitely changing the name of the game for the national broadcaster too. Last Saturday, Doordarshan director general Dr SY Quraishi met...
MUMBAI: The phenomenon of in-film advertising is helping to build brands and proving to be a revenue-spinner for several ad agencies. Film placements are currently raking...
It’s been just under ten days since RK Swamy (80), chairman of RK Swamy BBDO Advertising passed away peacefully in Chennai in the wee hours on...
Professional marketing in the business of entertainment is the need of the hour! That was the core theme at the Ad Club’s one-day seminar on ‘value...
The conditional access system has certainly changed a lot of things.Even in those particular niche segments not believed to be of much consequence in the mainline...
Makers of software for the television industry will be among those to be hit by reduced budgets and a demand for more quality programming once CAS...
While Bollywood has its Kapoor ‘khandan‘ and the Khan clan, the television industry is slowly waking up to family values.You may never have guessed it, but...
The late night slot (10-11 pm) has over the past few months grown in importance for niche English channels. This has resulted in a rearranging of...
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...
