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MUMBAI: In honor of the United Nations’ 60th anniversary this year, the UN will debut a special public service announcement (PSA) at MIPTV this year. The...
CANNES: “Be afraid. Be very afraid.” That’s what “traditional” broadcasters present during Wednesday’s presentation by Microsoft Windows eHome GM Joe Belfiore, were told while he outlined...
CANNES: One thing that the burgeoning technologies and convergence offer content creators and distributors are different avenues of revenues. Participation TV is one such (which looks...
CANNES: Television remains the best way to engage audiences but when it comes to communication, there is just no getting away from mobile, purely because of...
CANNES: While MIPTV 2005 was all about trying to get a grasp on the new technologies and applications out there, it was refreshing to hear someone...
CANNES: Hamburg companies Beck Office and Mineus’ project enabling people viewing the German finals of the Eurovision song contest to send videos of themselves via their...
CANNES: The United Nations (UN) has started a satellite feed UNIFEED, offering free video stories to television news broadcasters, which will be available on the Global...
CANNES: The future unwound at the Mobile Multimedia Broadcasting Showcases and business panel at the Palais this afternoon with the West and the East putting forth...
CANNES: “People need to prepare for all the oncoming changes that new technologies are engendering, the speed of which is quite scary.” That, according to Reed...
CANNES: If it’s reality Indian broadcasters are scouting for at MIPTV this year, ‘Fresh TV around the world the Spring Summer Collection’ held on Tuesday was...
CANNES: The Asian Festival of 1st Films 2005 will be held in Singapore from 25 November to 2 December 2005, it was announced on Wednesday. An...
Just what have the Indian contingent been up to at MIPTV 2005? One thing that stands out is that stall presence is minimal. Sony Entertainment India...
CANNES: Star India has bought the rights of Endemol’s reality format The Match at the ongoing MIPTV. Endemol and Star will produce The Cricket Match, a...
CANNES: The future holds opportunities of connecting to audiences in unimaginable ways through content that is more personal and more meaningful for the consumer. That was...
CANNES: The present and the future, it is difficult to figure out which is which, at MIPTV 2005. And that’s because technologies are driving change in...
CANNES: One of the highlights of MIPTV 2005 featuring MILIA takes place tonight when Reed MIDEM honours kids’ programming major HIT Entertainment’s founder and chairman Peter...
CANNES: If it has been the Latin American telenovellas that have impacted global television programming in the last few years, it could well be the Korean...
CANNES: Pyra Media of Egypt won the pitch for the best documentary on AIDS, at the UN-backed AIDS programming pitch held at the Palais on Tuesday....
INDIANS STAND OUT WHEN HEARD & SEEN THAT IS The Indian presence may not be overwhelmingly visible (an understatement if ever there was one) but when...
CANNES: Average daily television viewing time increased on all continents during 2004, with the exception of Asia, according to Eurodata Worldwide data released on Monday at...
CANNES: Going by the opening day of MIPTV, one would be excused for thinking that the big advertising issue of today is whether TiVo (and technologies...
CANNES: Digitisation of the programmes showcased at MIPDOC this year helped the number of screenings made onsite shoot up by 2.5 times over that of last...
CANNES: The weather has been kind to Cannes on Monday morning. The light drizzle that marked the two-day long MIPDOC 2005, has given way to clear,...
CANNES: Reed MIDEM is expanding the MIPCOM DVD Awards to include three new competitive categories. Organised in partnership with the DVD Association (DVDA, USA) and the...
CANNES: The Indian documentary duo of ‘Harry’ Amarpal Singh Bal and Rishi Rana Bharadwaj has won a fiercely contested pitch at the MIPDOC co-production challenge held...
CANNES: What’s hot in docs? The same as is to be expected if truth be told. Good content allied to the creative use of the latest...
CANNES: Reed Midem’s two-day documentary market that precedes the annual MipTV in sunny Cannes this weekend continues to prosper with an increasing presence over preceding years....
CANNES: Six television production companies from five French speaking countries in the South and five national television networks from African Francophone countries are promoting their offerings...
MUMBAI: The inaugural ‘Made-for-Mobile’ screenings, produced in association with Vodafone live!, has triggered strong enthusiasm from the international television industry and dozens of projects have been...
MUMBAI: The focus may be on the Korean contingent this year, but Singapore has already firmed up its intentions for MIPTV 2005. The Media Development Authority...
MUMBAI: NBC’s fare on offer at Cannes this year includes diverse fare including a highly anticipated network drama from Dick Wolf, a new network comedy, as...
MUMBAI: Calling the entertainment fraternity the most powerful group in the country, the chairman and chief mentor Infosys Technologies NR Narayana Murthy closed the three-day entertainment...
MUMBAI: It’s a new ‘revelation’. Multiplexes, digital cinema and electronic cinema are going to play a crucial role in the future of film entertainment business in...
MUMBAI: With new technologies like broadband emerging, the Geneva-based World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) is developing a treaty, which will update the rights of broadcasters in...
MUMBAI: The Subhash Chandra-promoted Zee Telefilms today made a strong pitch for allowing adult content on television, which should be regulated. Reason: it would help bring...
MUMBAI: The excitement, the nervousness, the anticipation, the honor… that’s what make award ceremonies exciting and the BAF Awards held yesterday at the Frames convention was...
MUMBAI: “Never take a consumer for granted if you want the consumer to turn to you as a trusted friend. But this is possible to attain...
MUMBAI: There is a huge opportunity for media owners to leverage the digital media space globally. The online market for digital content is expected to reach...
MUMBAI: In the beginning was the word! And then came the Net. So, has the nature of storytelling changed with the emergence of new media like...
MUMBAI: In the new converged paradigm, the boundaries of telecommunications, media and entertainment and information technology (IT) are blurring and the need to have a common...
MUMBAI: Financing the growth in India’s media and entertainment industry is one matter that concerns most media companies heads. While the information technology (IT) sector and...
MUMBAI: Has Bollywood gone global? And has the journey at least begun? Or is it just plain hype, merely a myth? That it is a myth...
MUMBAI: Today, the first day first show is the mantra for any producer, as BR Films’ Ravi Chopra puts it. That decides whether the movie is...
MUMBAI: Ficci Frames, which kicked off with much aplomb in Mumbai today, saw the Zee Network hogging the limelight with an overpowering brand presence at Hotel...
MUMBAI: Branding is not just about marketing, but is also about creating an image, which communicates with clients and viewers alike. And, when it comes to...
MUMBAI: Information and broadcasting minister Jaipal Reddy’s inaugural address at Ficci-Frames 2005 today gave the entertainment industry at large a reason to smile as he reiterated...
MUMBAI: Television advertising in India is expected to grow by 14 per cent by 2007, while over the next one year the increase is likely to...
MUMBAI: Even as superstar Amitabh Bachchan urged the Indian film industry to change its attitude to make further inroads globally, the Federation of Indian Chambers of...
MUMBAI: UK production company JH2 Media has announced that it has made a one-hour documentary on one of the greatest boxers and sporting legends of all...
MUMBAI: FICCI Frames, the biggest convention in Asia on the business of entertainment, will bestow its Living Legend Award on veteran screen actors Shammi Kapoor and...
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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...
