NEW DELHI: The government is likely to collect Rs. 13.5 billion as one-time entry fee for the licences for 338 FM radio stations in 91 cities,...
MUMBAI: Dow Jones & Co. has appointed Richard F. Zannino as chief executive officer. Zannino succeeds the outgoing CEO Peter Kann. Zannino’s appointment is effective from...
MUMBAI: Zoom and Pond’s have come together to bring a reality show titled – Banungi Main Miss India (BMMI), a 12 – part reality series on...
MUMBAI: UK pubcaster the BBC has announced that its division BBC News Interactive has released nearly 80 online news reports, for the first time from the...
MUMBAI: UK pubcaster The BBC has launched its new marketing campaign for Digital Access. The first part of the campaign will run over seven weeks to...
MUMBAI: This Sunday 5 November, James Lipton chats up with Tom Cruise on Inside the Actors Studio, in an exclusive two hour special episode only on...
1)Rupert Murdoch’s India visit. The revival of Star Plus under Peter Mukerjea and its great success following Kaun Banega Crorepati and Amitabh Bachchan. 2) The arrival...
Mumbai, January 3 2006 – CricInfo, the world’s best-known name in online cricket publishing, is venturing into print with the launch of Cricinfo Magazine, a...
NEW DELHI: Controversies surrounding Indian cricket rights notwithstanding, advertiser confidence in ESPN Star Sports’ programming strategy and integrated advertising solutions remained intact Asia-wide in 2005. Pointing...
MUMBAI: Nominations for the 12th Star Screen Awards have been announced. The awards, scheduled for 11 January, will rank the best of Bollywood in 26 categories....
MUMABI: Times Now, the news channel from the Times of India Group, is all set for launch, laying the ground for competition in the English news...
MUMBAI: E! Entertainment Television is unveiling a new red carpet supreme team for the Network’s 2006 coverage of the Golden Globe Awards. Ryan Seacrest, Isaac Mizrahi...
MUMBAI: Taking a leaf out of Apple’s successful iPod experiment, Vodafone has launched an interactive radio service in association with Sony. The subscription service, called Vodafone...
MUMBAI: Zee Studio will telecast From the Earth to the Moon, a one-hour mini series, starting 7 January. The series is based on the backdrop of...
MUMBAI: BBC Worldwide Holdings BV is investing Rs 318.50 million in Radio Mid Day West (India), making it the first equity deal after the government allowed...
MUMBAI: Star Utsav is welcoming 2006 with a programming initiative titled Vote Do, Show Lo, where viewers can vote and demand for the new show they...
MUMBAI: The Film and Television Producers Guild of India has announced the nominations for the second Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards. The Nominees were...
MUMBAI: NBC is going the kung fu way. The US network has teamed up with Mr. & Mrs. Smith director Doug Liman and writer Dave Caplan...
MUMBAI: CNN-IBN has appointed MindShare as its agency of record. MindShare will provide a complete communication solution for the channel, which was launched on 17 December....
MUMBAI: The American teen drama The Orange County (OC) kicks off on Star World on 3 January. It will air every Tuesday at 9 pm. It...
MUMBAI: Online major Yahoo has announced plans for an online reality TV show Wow House. The show follows two families as they refurbish their homes with...
MUMBAI: The Sony BMG Strategic Marketing Group (SMG) has launched a new record label, Burgundy Records. The new Sony BMG SMG imprint label will sign on...
MUMBAI: In what is being seen as a positive move in China’s fight against online porn peddlers Chinese public security authorities have shut-down 598 porn web...
*CNBC-TV18’s new and innovative shows for Budget 2006* ***Will the Budget 2006 make or break the Indian dream?* ** * Budget 2006 Line-Up for the Consumer...
A decade milestone crossed, Turner International's kids channel Cartoon Network is gearing up for the next 10! More competition in the space or not… the channel...
MUMBAI: Viacom Inc. has completed the transaction to separate the company into two publicly traded entities, CBS Corporation and “New” Viacom Inc. Shares of the two...
NEW DELHI: At a time when most people in the media and broadcast industry were away on Christmas and New Year vacation, the government came out...
MUMBAI: Korean fixed-line operator KT Corp is planning to launch IPTV service in Korea by the second half of 2006. The announcement came during a demonstration...
In the 1980s, when Siddharth Basu used to go to Delhi’s INA market shopping for vegetables on a scooter on Sundays, people looked at him curiously;...
MUMBAI: A report by the Asian Pacific American Media Coalition (APAMC) finds that the US television networks’ efforts to increase diversity among their talents over the...
MUMBAI: The Parents Television Council (PTC) in the US has condemned the American television industry for what it says are despicable attitudes towards religion. PTC president...
MUMBAI: US channel Oxygen dedicated to women has commissioned Fremantle Media to make a fashion based reality show The Janice Dickinson Project (Working Title). The reality...
MUMBAI: Raghav Bahl, promoter of Television Eighteen India Ltd, is giving up over 10 per cent of his stake in Network 18, the new holding company....
This is one of such rare occasions when all players in the entertainment industry vie for the maximum eyeballs.Speaking about television‘s programming strategy for the New...
With new channels and genres like infotainment and news growing, the challenge for existing players is to hold on to their audience share.But that is what...
MUMBAI: A poll of 32,439 people from 27 countries was conducted for the BBC World Service by the international polling firm GlobeScan together with the Program...
MUMBAI: The terrorist attack in Bangalore a few days ago has prompted the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) to issue a red alert across its institutes...
MUMBAI: UK pubcaster The BBC has announced that its channel BBC One will air the drama series The Virgin Queen from next month. The show explores...
MUMBAI: A funeral service for the late Australian media moghul Kerry Packer was held today on his rural New South Wales property, Ellerston. A statement sent...
MUMBAI: With the final numbers now in for the 2005 ratings year, TNT US says that it has scored eight cable and ad-supported cable records, including...
MUMBAI: With the Indian government having allowed foreign investment in FM radio ventures, the sector has started singing deals. Radio FM operator Radio Today, part of...
MUMBAI: Public Media Works, Inc. (PMWI) has announced management reorganization with the appointment of a new chairman and chief executive officer of the company. The company...
MUMBAI: BBC World has promoted Preet Dhupar to director of finance and operations, India. Dhupar will be based in New Delhi and will be responsible for...
BANGALORE: Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has today successfully ground tested an improved version of the solid propellant strap on motor for PSLV. The new version,...
MUMBAI: MSN Video will webcast live the New Year’s eve festivities of New York City’s Times Square. Revelers can begin their New Year’s Eve journey now...
MUMBAI: The winners of the music based reality show American Idol are seeing their albums do well on the charts. American Idol stars Carrie Underwood, Bo...
MUMBAI: Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy and Chip ‘n Dale are a coming to India!!!! Disney Channel will be presenting its stars in ‘Disney...
MUMBAI: Telecom Communications (Tcom) has announced that its subsidiary, 3G Dynasty (3G) will provide China Netcom customers with exclusive, entertainment programming, created and distributed by Live...
MUMBAI: Nielsen Media Research in the US has announced that it wll make three streams of television ratings available to the industry from January 2006. They...
MUMBAI: Prime minister Manmohan Singh has announced the setting up of a committee to help promote the media and entertainment industry. The body will be chaired...

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