MUMBAI: The foray of YouTube into movie rental streaming featuring five independent films from last weekend‘s Sundance Film Festival have resulted in the exercise being termed...
MUMBAI: Neil Smit is set to join Comcast Cable Communications as president. He will report to Comcast COO Steve Burke and will be responsible for all...
MUMBAI: SES World Skies, a division of SES, has unveiled its updated strategic satellite fleet development plan, as well as a new naming convention for future...
MUMBAI: Online and mobile video monetisation company Vdopia successfully inserted Online Video ads during the India -Sri Lanka series that was live webcast on CricketNirvana.com. Approximately...
MUMBAI: US broadcaster HBO is unveiling a newly imagined and flash-based web site (www.HBO.com) that it says reflects its brand, programming and reputation for technical innovation....
MUMBAI: Argosy, the leading international supplier of HD broadcast, cables and studio infrastructure products, has announced that it has provided a range of its infrastructure products...
MUMBAI: Wire and Wireless (India) Limited (WWIL) has mopped up Rs 2.12 billion from the first tranche of its Rs 4.5 billion rights issue. The remaining...
NEW DELHI: The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has introduced a ‘Satellite TV Channels Application Tracking System’ (STATS) to bring complete transparency in the entire system of...
MUMBAI: Dish TV has posted a net loss of Rs 762.18 million for the quarter ended 31 December 2009, as against a net loss of Rs...
MUMBAI: Central European Media Enterprises (CME) has decided to sell off its interest in the Studio 1+1 and Kino channels in the Ukraine to Igor Kolomoisky‘s...
MUMBAI: BSkyB has lost its latest appeal over the forced sale of most of its stake in ITV and could now have to cut its holding...
BANGALORE: Virgin Mobile, the Tata Teleservices (TTSL) youth-focused mobile brand, has launched its GSM services for the South India region. Additionally, the company has also roped...
MUMBAI: Euroconsult, an international research and analyst firm specialised in the satellite and broadcasting sectors, has announced that growth in the satellite pay-TV market remained strong...
MUMBAI: What’s On India, the recently launched consumer TV guidance channel, is now available on Essel Group’s direct-to-home (DTH) company Dish TV.What’s on India is on...
MUMBAI: In an unprecedented move, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has voted to prevent cable operators from blocking rival platforms access to their regional sports networks....
NEW DELHI: The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has prepared a proposal for Rs 8 billion to All India Radio and Rs 6 billion to Doordarshan for...
MUMBAI: Social network SMS GupShup has closed funding for a $12 million round, led by Globespan Capital Partners and additional financing from existing investors, Charles River...
MUMBAI: The IPL will come to a laptop near you! In a move that could revolutiionise the future of sports broadcasting, the Indian Premier league (IPL)...
MUMBAI: ITV Studios has increased its global footprint with the launch of its seventh international production office in France. The French studio will create new formats...
MUMBAI: A number of films from the Sony Pictures Television (SPT) stable will be shown on Swedish home-entertainment service Vodder to be available on demand. In...
MUMBAI: The Supreme Court has given the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) time till 30 June to fix tariffs for cable TV operators in non-Cas...
NEW DELHI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) today extended till 5 February the time for stakeholders to send their views on a supplementary consultation...
MUMBAI: Tata Communications is acquiring BT Group Plc‘s (BT) Mosaic business, an on-demand digital media management platform that manages content and workflow from production to distribution...
MUMBAI: Religious broadcaster Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) has announced the launch of its high-definition network, TBN-HD, on AT&T’s U-verse TV service in the US. TBN’s...
MUMBAI: Video on Demand (VoD) delivered straight to the television is generating high levels of consumer interest, but little revenue with free content accounting for more...
MUMBAI: Discovery has announced that its show Atlas 4D will return for a new season later this year in 3D for the first time. Atlas 4D...
MUMBAI: iVdopia, which works in the area of interactive video advertising for mobile devices, has introduced Talk2Me ads. For the first time, mobile advertisers can customize...
MUMBAI: Walt Disney Co. is in talks with Liberty Media Corp‘s Starz that may limit the movie channel‘s ability to provide films online to Netflix. Disney...
MUMBAI: Gaming and lottery company Playwin has announced its entry into a joint venture with Sportech PLC, a UK-based football gaming business ompany and owner of...
MUMBAI: Dutch International public broadcaster Radio Netherlands Worldwide (RNW) has entered into a partnership deal with Web18, the internet and mobile arm of Network 18. Under...
MUMBAI: McAfee and online social network Facebook have announced a collaboration that will provide additional security protection to a significant portion of the Internet population. Through...
NEW DELHI: Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni said today that she has asked Prasar Bharati to work towards offering at least 200 television channels on...
MUMBAI: Mips Technologies, which provides industry-standard processor architectures and cores for digital consumer, home networking, wireless, communications and business applications, has announced the integration of an...
MUMBAI: Japanese consumer electronics major Sony will introduce torne for the PlayStation 3 (PS3) computer entertainment system in Japan. This is a set of digital terrestrial...
MUMBAI: Reliance Communications‘ direct-to-home (DTH) brand Big TV is expecting to clock a revenue of Rs 1 billion from value added services (Vas) over the next...
NEW DELHI: IBM has signed a five-year business transformation deal with Ronnie Screwvala-promoted UTV Software Communications Ltd. IBM will transform UTV‘s business processes to provide customers...
MUMBAI: There has been a management restructuring at News Corp. Assuming the new designation of entertainment chairman at Fox Networks Group, Fox entertainment chairman Peter Rice...
MUMBAI: The popularity of Avatar and other 3D movies will put 3D TV on the map for consumers, reports In-Stat. 2010 will be a big year...
MUMBAI: The Fremantle Corporation has announced the licensing of All My Children, the long-running, daytime drama to Seven Network‘s digital channel, 7TWO in Australia. Episodes of...
MUMBAI: MTV India, the youth channel from the Viacom18 stable, has launched a new online property with Samsung Mobile as the title sponsor. Christened Samsung Mobile...
MUMBAI: The Federal Court of Florida has slapped online pirate Robert Ward with a $51 million summary judgment for distributing software that aided to the theft...
MUMBAI: Singaporean cable platform StarHub has expanded its library of content available on demand that includes inking new deals with Paramount Pictures and Comcast International Media...
MUMBAI: Hungama Digital Media announced the launch of www.artistaloud.com, a digital distribution platform for unreleased music created by artistes. Hungama Digital, which features songs spanning over...
MUMBAI: Sun Direct, the direct-to-home (DTH) service provider, has announced the availability of Telugu content on demand. Starting 9 January, the company is offering Chiranjeevi’s blockbuster...
MUMBAI: ET Now, the English business news channel from Times Global Broadcasting Company Ltd (TGBCL), is now available on Tata Sky. The channel, which delivers news...
MUMBAI: Ben Silverman‘s newly formed content studio Electus has entered into a strategic partnership with Yahoo! and will develop and produce exclusive premium content for the...
MUMBAI: Vdopia, the online and mobile video monetization company, has launched VLive, an online live streaming ad insertion technology platform. VLive will enable media companies and...
MUMBAI: Want to watch live TV channels in your car with personal audio? Now you can, with Dish TV’s Personal Live TV on Move. The direct-to-home...
MUMBAI: In a new deal with Warner Bros, Home Entertainment Netflix has agreed to a 28-day delay on new releases being made available to online DVD...
MUMBAI: Discovery Networks EMEA has rolled out Discovery HD Showcase, a channel that features high-definition content from across the company‘s portfolio of services in Europe, excluding...