MUMBAI: “The stock market is like sex! Sometimes up, sometimes down!” This is a sample of the many pithy quotes uttered last evening at the Budget...
NEW DELHI / MUMBAI: Cocking a snook at the BCCI’s assertion that it was for the Indian cricket board to decide who would manage air time...
MUMBAI: Toronto-based Asian Television Network (ATN) has announced that the company’s debenture holders have agreed to the extension and repayment plan agreement of its million dollar...
MUMBAI: At the invitation of UN secretary-general Kofi Annan, CEOs from leading international media companies will meet in Cannes, France, as a part of the UN-backed...
S antosh Desai does not fit into any of the stereotypes that you have in the Indian advertising world. At first glance, you would not think...
MUMBAI: Sony Entertainment Television (SET) has made a composite bid of $40 million to get the satellite TV telecast rights of the upcoming India-Pakistan cricket series,...
MUMBAI: SBI Mutual Fund’s stake in Crest Animation Studios Ltd has crossed five per cent with the acquisition of 125,000 shares on Monday. The purchase was...
NEW DELHI / MUMBAI: Bewafaa (unfaithful)! The title of Bollywood’s latest “masala” offering could well describe what the media and entertainment industry might be thinking of...
MUMBAI: The Bengali regional news channel space is getting crowded and how. Close on the heels of Rathikant Basu’s Tara Bangla morphing from an entertainment channel...
MUMBAI: UTV Software Communications Ltd is likely to be listed around or on 18 March, according to book running lead manager of the issue Enam Financial...
BANGALORE: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will be launching four satellites this year. The satellites in the pipeline include Cartosat-1 & Carrostat-2 – remote sensing mapping...
NEW DELHI / MUMBAI: It was the royal ignore for the second year in a row for the entertainment sector. Finance minister P Chidambaram, while presenting...
MUMBAI: Chennai-based Kalasa Entertainment Media Private Limited (KEMPL) which is into digital delivery of movies in Tamil Nadu will soon receive its own GDC encoder. This...
BANGALORE: Reliance plans to add another 2500 kms of Optic Fiber to the already existing 6500 kms network in Andhra Pradesh. The company plans to increase...
MUMBAI: Walt Disney’s Buena Vista International Television (BVITV) Japan, have closed a multi-year TV broadcast right agreement with Tohokushinsha Film Corporation for the provision of...
MUMBAI: Balaji Telefilms will undertake all film production activities of the promoters, marking a change in strategy aimed at scaling up operations. Earlier, the movie projects...
MUMBAI: After the exit of comedy show Ettu Sundarikalum Njanum, Yantra Media is all set to launch another comedy show on Surya TV. The show Vaa...
MUMBAI: As part of its budget programming, CNBC-TV18 will air a Budget Bonanza Contest on the channel on 27 February. CNBC-TV18 viewers can win Rs 1,50,...
MUMBAI: The Internet & Online Association (IOA) has released a study which includes a review, analysis and recommendations of the Information Technology Act, 2000, the Indian...
MUMBAI: The host of CBS’ popular reality show The Amazing Race Phil Keoghan will embark on a 10-city, cross-country Tour in the US from 2 March....
MUMBAI: While the media is full of reports over the cricket rights for the upcoming Indo-Pak series, a non cricket event with a local flavour is...
MUMBAI: Indiagames, online and mobile games company has signed on the World Cyber Games finalists to represent the brand as part of its ‘ Games on...
NEW DELHI: Play TV, India’s first proposed 24 hours interactive and gaming channel, will be managed by Dakshin Media Solutions, which is an enterprise of the...
NEW DELHI / MUMBAI: Even as ESPN Star Sports has asked Prasar Bharati to honour sharing clauses on cricket, the Indian Cricket Board is upset with...
MUMBAI: The Indian telecast rights issue continues to provide ever new twists in the tale. Yesterday’s interim ruling by the Madras High Court may mean that...
MUMBAI: Tamil channel Raj TV will telecast India Today Icons, an event which discussed about making Tamil Nadu the number one investment destination in the country....
NEW DELHI: The entertainment industry, comprising various segments, today collectively made a representation to the finance ministry seeking tax sops, including exemption from service tax for...
NEW DELHI: The Telecom regulatory Authority of India today released a consultation paper on private terrestrial TV broadcasting service, indicating that the sector could be thrown...
MUMBAI: Doordarshan has launched a Physics Helpline from 24 February to 28t February. 2005. The programme is being telecast live on the National Network Channel (DD-1)...
MUMBAI: If there is a genre on Indian television that lends itself to reruns it is the mythological epic. Production House Creative Eye has signed a...
MUMBAI: Warner Home Video has made major progress in China. The company has announced the historic formation of CAV Warner Home Entertainment. The joint venture with...
MUMBAI: This is a good news for video companies concerned about the menace of increasing piracy. In a raid carried out at Eros CD Center –...
MUMBAI: Alpha Marathi has acquired the telecast rights of a documentary film on India’s reining queen of melody, Lata Mangeshkar. The channel will telecast the film...
MUMBAI: BBC Showcase, which claims to be the world’s largest television programme market hosted by a single distributor, begins in Brighton next weekend. 500 TV programme...
NEW DELHI: With increasing number of international brands entering the Indian market, one aspect of worry is the survival of local brands in a market where...
MUMBAI: Increasing competition in the radio space in the US has taken its toll on media conglomerate Viacom. The company has reported a loss of $18.44...
NEW DELHI: Acting on expected lines, the Madras High Court, in an interim order today, ruled that the upcoming India-Pakistan cricket series telecast be done by...
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NEW DELHI / MUMBAI: Indian pubcaster Prasar Bharati believes it has got the telecast rights for the upcoming “blockbuster” cricket series between Indian and Pakistan for...
NEW DELHI / MUMBAI: Indian pubcaster Prasar Bharati believes it has got the telecast rights for the upcoming “blockbuster” cricket series between Indian and Pakistan for...
MUMABI: Doordarshan News channel will telecast live special programmes on the Economic Survey, Rail Budget and Union Budget-2005. The channel will air the Economic Survey on...
MUMBAI: After putting into effect some human resource reorganisation, Sahara Samay has readied to launch three programmes that have been conceptualised on tried and tested formulae....
MUMBAI: The Korea Digital Cable TV Summit 2005, organized by Media Partners Asia (MPA) and the Korean Cable TV Association (KCTA), will be held on 8...
MUMBAI: The kids’ channel Pogo is all set to premier a blend of fast and funny comedy shows as well as surreal Japanese game show Takeshi’s...
NEW DELHI: Its now official. News Corp chairman and media czar Rupert Murdoch is coming on his fifth visit to India in the second half of...
MUMBAI: India TV’s Most Wanted claims that the show has made a new record in capturing the criminals. The team says with the help of the...
MUMBAI: Raghav Bahls international venture South Asia World (SAW), which has been looking at the UK space for a while now, has signed a distribution pact...
MUMBAI: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has expressed its inability to further postpone Pakistan’s tour of India, says a UNI report quoting a PCB official release. PCB...
MUMBAI: Peer2Peer (P2P) Networks mark a radical shift in the architecture and availability of broadcast video assets. It is also severely reducing competitive entry barriers for...
MUMBAI: Business news channel CNBC-TV18, as part of its union budget line up called ‘Will the dream team deliver?’ endeavours to highlight the various issues and...

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