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CANNES: The largest contingent of children’s programme buyers ever registered in Mipcom Junior’s 10-year history visted the two-day screenings event ( 5 – 6 October at...
CANNES: BBC Worldwide, the main commercial arm of the BBC, has concluded record programming deals at the ongoing Mipcom international television market in Cannes. The company...
MUMBAI: The stage is set for Mipcom 2002 (International Film and Programme Market for TV, Video, Cable and Satellite), to be held in Cannes, France, from...
HOUSTON (Texas): ADV Films, a leading distributor of anime and genre live action programming in the English-speaking world has announced a partial list of the global...
MUMBAI: Eight new companies will join the 14 distributors already signed up to showcase product at MIP Screenings, the new screenings format held at MIPCOM. Newly...
PARIS: Following a trend that started at the last MIP TV in April, Asia at MIPCOM 2002 (7 October – 11 October, Palais des Festivals, Cannes)...
The MIPCOM 2000 (International Film and Programme Market for TV, Video and Cable & Satellite) seminar will be held at the Cannes Palais des Festivals, Paris...
Chairman of the entertainment committee of Ficci, Yash Chopra says the film industry will shortly unveil a task force to combat piracy, on the lines of...
MIPTV 2002 (International Television Program Market), which claims to be the spring’s leading international television programme market, saw the Asian region – particularly Japan and Korea...
MIPTV (International Television Program Market) has announced that award winning documentary producer Brian Lapping is MIPDOC 2002’s special guest. MIPTV claims to be the spring’s leading...
MIPTV (International Television Program Market) has announced that award winning documentary producer Brian Lapping is MIPDOC 2002’s special guest. MIPTV claims to be the spring’s leading...
It ended as it had begun. With a call to corporatise or perish. The film industry that is. The other key issue – piracy being the...
Walt Disney: “I’d rather entertain people and hope they learn rather than teach them and hope they get entertained.” David Ogilvy: “You can’t bore people into...
Convergence – much potential but miles to go before becoming a reality. That was the main thread of the session on Day 1 of Frames 2002...
Hyderabad based Suresh Productions Pvt Ltd’s Ram Mohan spoke about the need for upgrades in technology and personnel in India in the entertainment industry. Other issues...
The session chaired by AK Das, general manager (India ) Snell and Wilcox, had only two speakers who spoke about newer technologies and their benefits. Raj...
The horrific communal violence in Gujarat and the images they generated had an overarching influence on the course of the debate during the session “TV News...
The session started with Arun Arora, president, Bennet & Coleman, giving his views. On ‘Music In the age of convergence.’ ‘Music is a hobby which has...
Developed television markets like the US have a bouquet of channels, with some mainstream entertainment channels and other niche channels. But that kind of scenario is...
“Success is not only about getting more money in whatever you are doing, but doing things in the best possible manner and getting recognition for that,”...
Focus on the strengths of India’s film industry rather than aping the west. That was the main theme of the session – The New Aesthetics of...
Developed television markets like the US have a bouquet of channels, with some mainstream entertainment channels and other niche channels. But that kind of scenario is...
The script is one of the most important elements of film-making but its creator – the scriptwriter – is shoddily treated, poorly paid, mostly plagiarised, and...
One could bring the Horse to the water but no one could not force the Horse to drink it’. Thus began the session on the medium...
Corporatise or perish was the mantra of the session on finance and legal. Saurabh Srivastava, president, Venture Capitalist Association of India, explained the role of Venture...
Whatever may be their shortcomings perceived or otherwise, data that ratings agencies provide still give the best possible understanding of the viewing profile was a point...
The session on The New frontiers for Film chaired by Amit Khanna, had eminent film makers Subhash Ghai, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, G Venkatesharwan (GV Films), and...
Legislation is required but at the end of the day the protagonists (read cable operators and broadcasters) have to come together at the table. This point...
The second edition of the annual global convention on the business of entertainment – Ficci Frames (Films Radio Audio-visuals Music Events and Shows) 2002, kicked off...
Into its second year, Ficci Frames 2002, Global Convention on the Business of Entertainment, is much bigger this time round in terms of scale and scope....
All is ready for the second edition of the annual global convention on the business of entertainment – Ficci Frames (Films Radio Audio-visuals Music Events and...
Into its second year, Ficci Frames 2002, Global Convention on the Business of Entertainment, is much bigger this time round in terms of scale and scope....
All is ready for the second edition of the annual global convention on the business of entertainment – Ficci Frames (Films Radio Audio-visuals Music Events and...
Ficci Frames has established itself as a networking unit by virtue of the quality of its speakers, says Biren Ghose, Chief Operating Officer – Strategy &...
MIPTV 2002, the annual international television programme market held in Cannes, France, will look at the new trends of television programming and the emerging types of...
Ficci convergence committee chairman Amit Khanna believes the Indian entertainment industry is following a healthy growth curve and that piracy in the industry can be countered...
Michael Connors, Sr. Vice President (Asia Pacific), Motion Pictures Association of America (MPAA), believes Frames 2002 could not be better timed to discuss the new issues...
It was brief to say the least. The amount of time that finance minister Yashwant Sinha devoted to the entertainment sector in his speech to parliament...
The clock is ticking for Ficci Frames 2002. The third edition of the two-day global convention on entertainment conducted by the Federation of Indian Chambers of...
Representatives of the entertainment industry, led by information and broadcasting minister Sushma Swaraj, held their first ever pre-Budget meeting with finance minister Yashwant Sinha on 16...
Big. Very big. That is what the third edition of the annual global convention on the business of entertainment, Ficci Frames 2002, promises to be. The...
As it enters year 9, MIPCOM JUNIOR, the youth screenings event held in Cannes from 6 to 8 October, will open amidst a hyperactive and rapidly...
I. Income Tax on foreign telecasting Channels: a) Para 117 on page 36 of FM’s speech (Part B) says 177. The foreign telecasting channels will henceforth...
The vertically-challenged minister for I&B was given a special devise to stand tall on the dais as she spoke…a stool to help her gain a few...
Address by Smt. Sushma Swaraj, Union Information & Broadcasting Minister, at FRAMES 2001 Global Convention On The Business Of Entertainment, March 30 and 31, 2001, in...
Pawan Chopra, secretary of the I&B mministry observed that we were living in rapidly-changing, exciting times and we must keep pace with the changing trends and...
Lakshmi Seth, vice-president of Quantum Research, tried to explain the need to understand the need of the consumer and more specifically the movie consumer. By citing...
The session on Satellite TV: The Future Trend towards the end of the convention came out with a very positive picture about the television industry in...
Speaking on “Marketing Indian Animation Abroad”, Firdaus Kharas, co-founder, UTV International, delved into what India needs to look at to forge ahead in animation on the...
The session was inaugurated by Jorgen Blomqvist, director of Copyright Law Division of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). While putting forth the need for India...
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...
MUMBAI: When the applause gets louder than the dialogue, you know the fans have taken over. That was the unmistakable...
MUMBAI: As audiences spread across TV, OTT, and short-form platforms, deciding what gets greenlit has become more strategic than ever....
MUMBAI: Jacques Barreau has spent two decades helping Hollywood speak the world’s languages. From The Lord of the Rings to...
INDIA: Dell Technologies is doubling down on artificial intelligence in marketing. The company has elevated Aishwarya Sudhakar to director of...
GURUGRAM: Adidas has appointed Gaurav Pathak as director of key and field accounts, bringing back an executive who began his...
MUMBAI: Myntra has stitched a new thread into its leadership fabric, appointing seasoned technologist Pramod Adiddam as chief technology officer....
A wave of panic swept through Delhi and Mumbai over the past week as viral social media posts claimed a...
MUMBAI: India’s blind women’s cricket team emerged as the standout honouree at the fourth edition of the Zee Samvad with...
MUMBAI: The FMCG arm of Reliance Industries has acquired a majority stake in Australia-based Goodness Group Global, marking its entry...
WASHINGTON: At OpenAI, the fight was not about artificial intelligence going rogue—it was about who got the GPUs.An internal email...
MUMBAI: Zomato, India’s dual-headed monster of food delivery and quick commerce, is marching towards profitability at a clip that puts...
INDIA: From almonds to alcohol, American imports are about to get easier on the Indian wallet. India and the United...
