MUMBAI: In a major restructuring, Prime Focus Ltd. has decided to have independent heads for its three business verticals – film, VFX and advertising and broadcast....
MUMBAI: Hungama Digital Media Entertainment has named Niloufer Dundh as head of Integrated Media, a division that looks into the integration of web, mobile and gaming....
MUMBAI: Direct-to-home (DTH) operators are turning to Kerala to mop up subscribers during the Onam festive season with special packages. Big TV and Sun Direct have...
MUMBAI: Turner International has announced the availability of two of its channels, WB and Hollywood classic movie channel TCM, on direct-to-home (DTH) platform Tata Sky. Following...
MUMBAI: Tivo which offers television services for digital video recorders (DVR), has reported a net loss of $2.9 million for the second quarter ended June 2009,...
MUMBAI: Advanced Digital Broadcast (ADB), a supplier of technology to the global digital television industry, has announced that it is adding watermarking capabilities to its TV...
MUMBAI: Fresh data indicates that 158 million US Internet users have watched online video in July, the largest audience recorded ever. Online video peaked in July...
MUMBAI: The BBC has announced that approximately 25 hours per week of the BBC‘s audio-described programmes are now available on BBC iPlayer. Audio description describes what...
MUMBAI: The PGA Tour, through its partnership with US broadcaster Turner Sports, has announced the official PGA Tour App for iPhone and iPod touch on the...
MUMBAI: NDS, which provides technology solutions for digital pay-TV, has announced that Australia’s pay-TV provider Foxtel has chosen its Dynamic Audience Measurement System, integrated with TNS...
MUMBAI: NEC Electronics has announced the availability of a new image-processing solution, the EMMA3TMSL/P system-on-chip (SoC) based on NEC Electronics’ enhanced multimedia architecture (EMMA) platform. EMMA3SL/P...
MUMBAI: The year 2009 could be historic for Indian cable TV companies as they plan to tap the capital market to fund their expansion into digitisation,...
MUMBAI: Telegent Systems, the television mobile manufacturer company, has provided further commentary on the In-Stat report that estimates a worldwide user base of 54 million ‘free-to-air‘...
MUMBAI: US-based pay-TV operator, Dish Network, has partnered with NFL Network for the new sports channel. As per the agreement, NFL RedZone, from NFL Network, will...
MUMBAI: The US Olympic Committee (USOC) has deferred its plans for a dedicated US cable network in partnership with Comcast Corp. In July, Comcast and...
MUMBAI: The prospect of faster broadband connections will not be the catalyst for increase in TV viewing online, says a survey to be published by Deloitte/YouGov...
MUMBAI: The government has fixed the base price of third generation (3G) spectrum at Rs 35 billion per slot. The decision, taken by the empowered group...
MUMBAI: Wasp3D, the interactive 3D broadcast graphics solution provider, would be showcasing its touch-screen based broadcast presentation tool, WASPi Mimosa and Wasp3D 2009 edition, at IBC...
MUMBAI: NDTV Convergence, the company which oversees dotcom and mobile properties of the NDTV Group including flagship NDTV.com, has got a new CEO in popular news...
NEW DELHI: Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni assured today that the Headend-In-The-Sky (HITS) policy would be in place by the end of this year. Though...
MUMBAI: IP STBs is set to generate a market value above $3 billion by 2014, reveals the latest set-top box market data from ABI Research. The...
MUMBAI: YouTube, the video sharing site owned by web search giant Google, has decided to share a portion of its advertising revenues with users whose videos...
MUMBAI: Paramount Home Entertainment (PHE) and Coinstar‘s Redbox have entered into a trial license programme that will provide Redbox access to Paramount Pictures DVD releases on...
MUMBAI: Dish TV, the Essel Group-owned direct-to-home (DTH) company, has announced a special festive offer for its customers in Kerala on the occasion of Onam. As...
MUMBAI: Gameloft, a mobile game developer and publisher, has inked a licensing agreement with Fox Mobile Entertainment to develop, publish and distribute a mobile game based...
MUMBAI: DesiMartini.com, the social networking site from Firefly eVentures, has stitched a deal with Zapak.com wherein the latter will power the exclusive gaming section on DesiMartini.com....
MUMBAI: Prime Focus VFX, formerly known as Frantic Films VFX, has contributed 124 visual effects shots for the Stephen Sommers directed film, G.I. JOE: The Rise...
MUMBAI: After launching a branded HBO channel on YouTube last year, Time Warner, in an agreement, has decided to make clips from a range of movies,...
MUMBAI: Fixed broadband subscribers in Asia-Pacific region are expected to grow at 17.3 per cent to touch 182 million users by 2009, according to a study...
MUMBAI: US broadcaster Discovery and Comcast have announced that Discovery Channel has joined Comcast’s technical trial of On Demand Online. Discovery’s content will be made available...
MUMBAI: INX Network has completed the transition of converting its music channel 9XM in the UK market into a hybrid channel with a mix of Hindi...
MUMBAI: People in the US with Internet access are streaming more TV shows and movies than ever before. Recent data from Ipsos MediaCT’s Motion study illustrates...
MUMBAI: IBN18 Broadcast Ltd joint managing director Sameer Manchanda and associates own 62.65 per cent stake in DEN Networks Ltd, a leading multi-system operator (MSO) jointly...
NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet has approved a communication satellite, GSAT 10, which will replace the existing and ageing Insat 2E and Insat 3B satellites. The...
MUMBAI: As part of an exclusive output agreement, Samuel Goldwyn Films has licensed 20 of its upcoming theatrical releases to pay-television movie service, Epix. As...
MUMBAI: Turner Sports has roped in Akamai Technologies to serve as the exclusive live video streaming provider for the official PGA Championship. Akamai provides services for...
MUMBAI: Indiagames, the developer and publisher of mobile games, has launched the ‘Ashes Cup‘ on the mobile and iPhone platform. ‘Ashes‘, the test series between...
MUMBAI: Wire & Wireless (India) Ltd, Zee‘s demerged cable TV distribution company, has fixed the price of its rights issue at Rs 19 per equity share....
MUMBAI: WatchIndia.tv has unveiled two special online packages targeting the South Indian native market. Priced at $14.99 per month, the first offering is the ‘Tamil Indian...
MUMBAI: The BBC has announced that its shows will be available for purchase and download from the iTunes Store in Canada. This marks the first time...
MUMBAI: Web18 has roped in Hatim Kantawalla as group editor. Prior to this, Kantawalla was associate publisher at PC Magazine and was responsible for the business...
MUMBAI: US broadcaster HBO and Comcast have stitched a partnership deal that will offer television and movie content from HBO and Cinemax online for the first...
MUMBAI: The Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (Casbaa) and SNL Kagan have announced a joint initiative to provide market information to the broadcast and...
MUMBAI: Online gaming activity among consumers in US has seen a significant growth as compared to that of last year, reveals data released by comScore Inc,...
MUMBAI: China Digital TV Holding, the provider of conditional-access-systems (Cas) to the country‘s digital television market, has announced that it has shipped 2.13 million smart cards...
MUMBAI: Tokyo 2016, the organisation in charge of trying to secure the Japanese city‘s bid to host the 2016 Olympics, has announced that Apple iPhone users...
MUMBAI: Foxtel, Australia’s subscription television provider, has signed a multi-year agreement for licenses to Macrovision’s electronic program guide (EPG) patent portfolio. Foxtel, a current NDS customer,...
MUMBAI: News broadcaster CNN International will air Michael Jackson‘s memorial service live on Wednesday. Web users will also be able to share thoughts with others on...
MUMBAI: The battle for the future of TV is underway in the US with an overabundance of stakeholders pushing for greater influence as TV and computing...
MUMBAI: In sync with its commitment to offer products and services catering to the lifestyle of the Indian youth, Virgin Mobile has made its entry into...