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MUMBAI: Television simply refuses to leave the court premises, be it cricket or adult content! The latest in this long list: the Bombay High Court’s interim...
MUMBAI: Television Eighteen India Ltd has finalised the scheme for consolidating its media businesses, the preliminary details of which were approved by its board on 12...
MUMBAI: Building on its extensive music offerings and tradition of delivering content in new, integrated and unique ways, Comcast announced that it will offer customers a...
MUMBAI: The Union government is examining the recommendations of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on digitalisation of cable television, the Lok Sabha was informed on...
MUMBAI: Tam India vice president Atul Phadnis has put in his papers at the agency. He is launching a strategic media studies group called Media e2e...
MUMBAI: Jeff Bewkes has been named president and chief operating officer of Time Warner Inc. The announcement was made by Time Warner chairman and CEO Dick...
MUMBAI: Cable TV networks are slashing prices and working out consumer friendly schemes to push their digital set-top boxes (STBs), ahead of the launch of Tata...
MUMBAI: On the first anniversary of the natural disaster that affected millions, DD is paying tribute in the form of a documentary directed by Kevin Sim....
MUMBAI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today announced that its order imposing a four per cent cable TV price hike will not come into...
NEW DELHI: Pubcaster Prasar Bharati has raked in a profit of Rs 200-300 million from the two one-day series and one Test series. Speaking to reporters...
MUMBAI: The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) head of sport, John Barton, has been appointed as chairman of the World Broadcasting Unions’ (WBU) Sports Committee. Barton was...
MUMBAI: Star India’s second bouquet of channels will not be visible on Indian Cable Net, Kolkata’s largest multi system operator, which was bought out by Siticable...
MUMBAI: Zee Studio will air the musical the Phantom Of The Opera on 24 december 2005 at 9 pm. The tale begins when an opera ghost...
MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court has admitted a petition filed by Ten Sports, challenging the Union Government’s uplinking guidelines on telecasting the India-Pakistan matches scheduled next...
MUMBAI: Canada based Rogers Cable Communications Inc has announced it will be adding New Delhi Television (NDTV) to its list of multicultural programming starting 21 December....
MUMBAI: Bose Corporation, which deals with audio technology,has launched retail operations in Kolkata. It has thus strengthened its retail footprint with a total of ten company...
MUMBAI: BBC Radio and Music Interactive controller Simon Nelson has made two new appointments to his senior management team: Radio Interactive head Chris Kimber becomes Radio...
MUMBAI: A year ago on 26 December 2004, one of the most severe natural disasters seen in recent times struck Asia. Tsunami affected several countries including...
MUMBAI: World’s second largest mobile phone operator NTT DoCoMo Inc is in talks with Japan’s Fuji Television Network Inc. to buy a stake in it. DoCoMo...
UMBAI: Viewers of US broadcaster NBC’s game show Deal or No Deal will have the opportunity to win $10,000 by playing the live interactive Lucky Case...
MUMBAI: Canada based Rogers Cable Communications Inc has announced it will be adding New Delhi Television (NDTV) to its list of multicultural programming starting 21 December....
As 2005 comes to an end, professionals in the media sector must be rubbing their eyes in disbelief looking at the numbers springing up from their...
MUMBAI: The Cable TV Show 2005, organised by the Kolkata-based Cable TV Equipments Traders & Manufacturers Association (CTMA), commenced today. The three-day annual event expects participation...
MUMBAI: The US House of Representatives on Monday approved a legislation to complete the transition to all-digital television broadcasts by 17 February, 2009. As per the...
NEW DELHI: The petition of Star India against the regulator-mandated cable TV price hike got admitted at the Delhi High Court today, but the next hearing...
MUMBAI: Ofcom, the UK media watchdog, has given its nod to product placement on British television. In a consultation paper issued on 19 December, the regulator...
MUMBAI: The first Hindi news channel in the Indian television market — Zee News’s webiste zeenews.com will sport a new look starting 20 December. According to...
MUMBAI: BBC World brings a season of special programmes that will review and analyse the main events of 2005 and look forward to the issues that...
MUMBAI: Softbank and Yahoo! Japan announced that TV Bank, a video content service joint venture established by the two companies, has begun providing a video content...
MUMBAI: The much-awaited launch of the popular ABC show Desperate Housewives on China’s CCTV8 failed to impress the tube thermometer. Thanks to the broadcaster’s insistence that...
NEW DELHI: If you thought with a new set of people taking over the Indian cricket board, the telecast rights controversy is over, then think again....
MUMBAI: Ten Sports has submitted a proposal before the Bombay High Court expressing its willingness to share the cricket telecast feed with Doordarshan only in rural...
MUMBAI: Information & Broadcasting minister P.R. Dasmunsi has informed the Rajya Sabha that the government has received a proposal to enact an Optical Disc Law to...
MUMBAI: VeriSign, Inc., a provider of intelligent infrastructure services for the internet and telecommunications networks, has appointed Star Group CEO Michelle Guthrie to its board of...
It has been a busy time for FremantleMedia in India. The company earlier this year finished co-producing the first season of Indian Idol. It is now...
MUMBAI: The Paris-headquartered media and telecommunication company Vivendi Universal is buying Television Par Satellite (TPS). The company will also combine its broadcast business with its French...
MUMBAI: Australia’s Macquarie Bank Ltd’s media fund Macquarie Media Group has bought Taiwan’s cable TV operator Taiwan Broadband Communications (TBC) for A$1.19 billion. This is the...
MUMBAI: After the government doctored the pitch in its favour, the Indian pubcaster now wants a share of more than just cricket under new media norms...
NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will finalise awarding of telecast rights in approximately 21 days time by when some uncertainties...
MUMBAI: UK pubcaster The BBC’s head of Television News, Peter Horrocks has announced two new appointments to his senior editorial team. Kevin Bakhurst, currently the Editor...
MUMBAI: Preparations are in its final stages for the launch of the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) latest satellite, Insat-4A, on board the 169th flight of...
MUMBAI: Robert Novak, CNN’s syndicated columnist, is joining Fox News as a contributor. Novak’s contract with CNN expires this month. In 2003, Novak’s column...
MUMBAI: Americans are watching more television than ever – an average of eight hours a day per family. By the time most kids finish high school,...
MUMBAI: This is a move through which Sony Pictures in the US is looking to leverage the mobile as a distribution platform. Some of Hollywood ‘s...
MUMBAI: TV actor John Spencer who starred in The West Wing died of a heart attack at the age of 58. In India The West Wing...
MUMBAI: As it heads towards its 11th year as basic cable’s number-one net in total programming, Nick US says that it closes 2005 owning the top...
MUMBAI: Well, they finally did manage to pip Times Now to the post as far as getting off the blocks is concerned. Global Broadcast News, whose...
MUMBAI: UK pubcaster The BBC’s commercial arm BBC Worldwide has announced that two channels, BBC Prime and BBC Food, are now successfully established on three key...
MUMBAI: The Writers Guild of America (WGA) have announced nominations for overall excellence in writing of episodic series on television during the 2005 season. For the...
MUMBAI: Touchstone Television’s hit series Desperate Housewives will debut in China on December 19, 2005 on state run CCTV8. In the US, the show revived the...
Platforms get three years to add features for hearing and visually impaired
Strong word-of-mouth turns Pongal satire into remake pick
Streaming giant bets on a seasoned marketer who helped build Amazon and Netflix into household names
Communications leader exits after three years spanning MD office strategy and media outreach.
Cricket star named face of Delhi Khel Mahakumbh to fuel youth talent hunt.
Kolkata-based beverage maker reports stronger revenues and profits for December quarter.
A crime thriller steps out of the shadows as Telugu storytelling claims centre stage.
From boards to bytes, chess readies for a nation-first showdown in Riyadh.
Leadership change follows layoffs, protests and a bruising battle over trust.
Revenue rises 4.3 per cent to Rs 10,209.33 crore while deferred tax gain lifts bottom line sharply
Akshay Kumar and stars launch awards at NSCI Dome on Feb 28
Merger creates one-stop hub for content, digital, and delivery
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...
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