MUMBAI: UK media watchdog Ofcom will not open an investigation into Project Canvas, a partnership between the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Five, BT, TalkTalk and Arqiva...
MUMBAI: GlobeCast has announced the launch of Fashion One HD following a multi-year agreement to provide a full range of media management services and distribution on...
NEW DELHI: A new Indian satellite will be launched by the end of the year to augment the C-Band capability, according to Antrix business development director...
MUMBAI: Videocon Mobile Services has launched its new ad campaign for unlimited tariff plans featuring actor Ritiesh Deshmukh in five different situations and looks. Videocon will...
MUMBAI: The highly competitive Indian DTH (direct-to-home) market is forcing players to come with new and innovative offers. So after bundling free connection with television sets,...
MUMBAI: The 18th edition of Scat, the television technology exhibition for the satellite and cable TV industry, takes place from 21 – 23 October. Scat...
NEW DELHI: The only way content providers can make money is by re-selling their products on different platforms, was the general concensus of the panel, ‘Imagining...
NEW DELHI: While broadcasters and direct-to-home (DTH) service providers agreed that digitisation would drive the next phase of growth in India, they could not come to...
NEW DELHI: Though viewers at present seem reluctant to pay more for content, they will be enticed to do so once value added services like interactivity...
NEW DELHI: Indian cable TV companies will be able to attract foreign strategic investors only after they build scale, have a large primary point ownership and...
MUMBAI: Pizza Hut has appointed Hungama Digital Media Entertainment to strengthen its social media presence. Hungama will be responsible for the brand and develop various campaigns...
NEW DELHI: The next five years will be crucial for digitisation in India and the industry needs to unite if the country has to move towards...
NEW DELHI: The sixth annual India Digital Networks Summit (IDNS), jointly organised by Indiantelevision.com and Media Partners Asia, is set to kick off here tomorrow the...
MUMBAI: Former WWE wrestler Hulk Hogan is taking to the ring again, this time online. The wrestling champion, actor, TV host, entrepreneur and reality-show star has...
MUMBAI: Lionsgate, Microsoft, Hulu, Google and Adobe are to take part in the upcoming Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (Casbaa) convention in Hong Kong....
NEW DELHI: The former Wireless Adviser to the Government, P K Garg, has been elected to represent Asia on the Radio Regulations Board of the International...
MUMBAI: Direct selling and e-commerce company Lifeis has launched in India. The Direct Selling market, according to the Indian Direct Selling Association (IDSA), is growing at...
MUMBAI: UK pay TV service provider BSkyB has lodged a submission with regulatory watchdog Ofcom expressing concern about YouView TV, a joint venture by seven parties...
NEW DELHI: Vodafone Essar has selected Nokia Siemens Networks to supply, implement and manage its 3G network in six of the nine circles – Tamil Nadu,...
MUMBAI: US telecom service provider AT&T is expanding in the media and television space. AT&T and Microsoft have announced the launch of U-verse TV on Xbox...
MUMBAI: After persuading cable operators to switch off Colors for a day, Shiv Sena has patched up and the Hindi general entertainment channel is back on...
MUMBAI: Private equity firms TPG and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts have approached Seagate Technology to take over the hard drive maker in what would be the largest...
MUMBAI: Agra-based multi-system operator Sea TV Network closed its debut listing day on the BSE at a six per cent premium over its IPO price of...
MUMBAI: Canadian company CTVglobemedia has announced that Kevin Crull will join COO, effective 1 January, 2011. He will report directly to CTVglobemedia president and CEO Ivan...
MUMBAI: Internet service provider AOL Inc is considering making an offer to buy out search engine Yahoo! Inc. According to reports, the plan would put the...
Reliance Communications, the global partner of the International Cricket Council (ICC), will be live steaming the World Cup 2011 matches. The telecom major also said Wednesday...
MUMBAI: DTH service provider Tata Sky has been directed by the Gujarat High Court to deposit entertainment tax for the quarter ended June. This is in...
MUMBAI: In a first of its kind move, Star Plus is launching its upcoming cookery-based show Amul MasterChef India online, even before the launch of the...
MUMBAI: Upping the ante against the participation of Pakistani contestants Veena Malik and Begum Nawazish Ali in Bigg Boss, cable operators have decided to black out...
MUMBAI: Videocon D2H, the direct-to-home arm of the Videocon Group, has acquired the telecast rights for 12 UTV movies. Videocon D2H will air these movies on...
MUMBAI: Big CBS, the joint venture company between Big Broadcasting and CBS Corp, has finalised the subscription rates of its three upcoming channels. The company,...
MUMBAI: Manhattan Communications India, the full service advertising agency, has appointed Saibal Dutta as COO and business head for the digital business. The digital business includes...
MUMBAI: Reliance Big TV, the direct- to- home (DTH) service provider, has entered into a partnership with electronics manufacturer MIRC Electronics, makers of Onida brand of...
MUMBAI: Tikona Digital Networks (TDN), the wireless broadband service provider which has an All India Class A ISP licence, rolled out its first digital campaign under...
MUMBAI: Tata Sky, a joint venture between Tata Group and Star, has invested over Rs 35 billion in the direct-to-home (DTH) venture and has mopped up...
MUMBAI: Robosoft Technologies, a developer of Mac, iPhone and iPad games, has announced its strategic relationship with Encore, a retail publisher for a range of personal...
MUMBAI: MTV India, the youth channel from the Viacom18, has announced the launch of three new shows on multiple platforms. Two of these shows are first...
BANGALORE: DTH service provider Tata Sky announced three new packages under what it claims is the much wanted solution to the dilemma of unwanted channels being...
MUMBAI: Asian satelite service provider Asiasat and International Launch Services (ILS) have announced a contract for the launch of AsiaSat 7 satellite on an ILS Proton....
MUMBAI: Airtel digital TV has appointed Sam Mall-promoted Media Track as the exclusive marketing partner for their pay-per-view (PPV) platform. Media Track is Mall’s start-up...
MUMBAI: Online consumers in rapid growth markets have overtaken mature markets in terms of engaging with digital activities. India has a higher proportion of ‘engaged’ online...
MUMBAI:In its aim to promote the range of Philips MP3 players CAM, MUSE and ARIAZ in colleges across India, MTV India has tied up with Royal...
MUMBAI: GlobeCast has renewed and expanded its contract with IMG Sports Media Production, a division of global sports and media company IMG Worldwide. The three-year deal...
MUMBAI: Airtel digital TV, the DTH arm of Bharti Airtel, is offering live updates of ongoing Commonwealth Games via its application iSports. The company said that...
MUMBAI: In response to the latest proposals by the Media Development Authority (MDA) of Singapore, the Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (Casbaa) has reiterated...
MUMBAI: BBC director general Mark Thompson continues his tirade against News Corp-promoter Rupert Murdoch‘s bid for BSkyB. In an interview with US television PBS’s Charlie Rose,...
MUMBAI: Samsung Electronics has announced consumer offers for the festival period this year. The company is relying on its new products like 3D TVs, LED TVs,...
MUMBAI: Netflix, the online DVD rental service, has struck a 28-day release window pact with Sony in which it has agreed to withhold renting of the...
MUMBAI: GlobeCast has expanded its facilities in Asia with the addition of a new multi-channel HD playout facility, as well as new staff for post-production and...
MUMBAI: BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of UK pubcaster the BBC, has announced the relaunch of its channel websites with the unveiling of a brand new...