MUMBAI: With the aim of further positioning itself as the preeminent television rights, sales and production house, Octagon CSI has announced the appointment of two senior...
MUMBAI: This is an initiative that gives wannabe wrestlers a chance to fulfill their dreams. World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has announced that it will bring back...
MUMBAI: While the media focus in the past few weeks has been on who will get the rights for India cricket and on DD’s Olympic coverage,...
MUMBAI: Following up on the announcement made last week that Star Group affiliate Asian Broadcasting FZ LLC (ABF) was to take a 25.1 per cent stake...
MUMBAI: TWI has announced that it was re-appointed by the FA Premier League to be its production partner. TWI will produce and distribute all its matches...
NEW DELHI: Zee Telefilms CMD Subhash Chandra today made a presentation before the cable and broadcast regulator, Trai, presumably on KU-band direct-to-home television services. Though no...
MUMBAI: Things are certainly looking up for format show specialists Optimystix. The production house which took a leap into the fiction arena early this year with...
MUMBAI: Private television channel has come to Kabul. The first private television channel in the Afghan capital of Kabul has commenced broadcasting. Named as Afghan Television...
MUMBAI: GRB Entertainment has signed two licencing agreements with SBS Broadcasting in the Netherlands. This was announced by GRB Entertainment vice-president international distribution Marielle Zuccarelli. The...
MUMBAI: Pritish Nandy Communications Ltd (PNC) has been awarded the ISO 9001:2000 certificate. PNC is the first entertainment company in India to be ISO compliant in...
BANGALORE: The panel headed by Karnataka chief secretary KP Pandey has given in to the demands of the Karnataka Film Producers Association (KFPA) and the Karnataka...
MUMBAI: Dubai TV, which is investing in a new television studio with cutting-edge high-tech equipment in the Dubai Media City, has signed on Barco to provide...
MUMBAI: Orange and Endemol are teaming up to produce a network ITV series called Orange Playlist, according to reports appearing in a section of the European...
MUMBAI: Balaji Telefilms has informed Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) that an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) will be held on 17 September. According to the announcement posted...
MUMBAI: It’s that time of year again. The “judges” have gathered and are in session. The onerous task before them: vetting the record number of entries...
MUMBAI: Reality TV, an entertainment channel that entered India in 2003, depicts stories of real people in real life situations and shows events as they actually...
MUMBAI: The recently formed alliance between Foxsports.com and the MSN network contributed to a 265 per cent increase in site visitors to Foxsports.com. This data is...
NEW DELHI: Internationally acclaimed author and spiritual guru Deepak Chopra has joined the international advisory board of the iSOMES- International School of Media and Entertainment Studies...
NEW DELHI: Star India is all set to launch its new channel, Star One, towards the end of October and the profile of the channel can...
MUMBAI: Cricket is hotly followed not only among Indians in India but also among the NRI population. US-based Echostar Communications and its Dish Network are trying...
NEW DELHI: Star India though doesn’t foresee Balaji Telefilms, in which a Star affiliate has picked up more than 20 per cent stake, as the only...
Media baron Aroon Purie, almost 60-but-looking-like 50, wears various hats as one of the most successful entrepreneurs of post-Independence India. He is the founding editor &...
MUMBAI: Hungama TV has announced the 20 TV captains who will eventually “decide” the programming of the channel. Kids from Bangalore, Lucknow, Indore, Kolkata, Delhi, Pune,...
MUMBAI: They’re back. MTV Hero Honda Roadies 2 is all set for another bikers’ trail. Roadies 2 kicks off today with the seven lucky winners biking...
MUMBAI: According to an announcement published in the Bombay Stock Exchange website, Zee Telefilms has fixed 22 September to 28 September (both days inclusive) as book...
He may not look like a born fan of Mickey and gang, but is passionate about increasing the reach of the gang as also the Disney...
Proud folks, hefty pay packets, and a huge fan following all over the country-the pretty side of fame. The ugly side-back stabbing, false tales, snubbing, double...
She made quite a splash, two years ago, with her ideal middle class girl act. And she is back in the news again, this time because...
BANGALORE: The Bangalore-based Karnataka State TV Operators Association (KSCOA), supported by the affiliated associations, has been protesting the highly popular Kannada Udaya channel along with Udaya...
NEW DELHI: The operating earnings of News Corp’s Asian subsidiary Star Group has exceeded $50 million for the full year (ending June 30, 2004) with advertising...
MUMBAI: Looks like B4U is resorting to the good old glam power to build up the audience base. The network has announced two new addition to...
MUMBAI: Regis Philbin, the host of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire on ABC in the US, is in the Guinness World Records for having spent...
MUMBAI: Malayalam channel Asianet will celebrate its 11th anniversary with a 11-day long festivities starting tomorrow (20 August). The anniversary celebrations coincide with Kerala’s principal festival...
MUMBAI: HBO has treat in store for its viewers. The English news channel will be premiering The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers for the...
NEW DELHI / MUMBAI: The rumour mills that have been doing the rounds for a while now can finally be confirmed. Media Content & Communication Services...
MUMBAI: Prasar Bharati has invited bids from agencies for language dubbing of serials, documentaries, tele-films and other television shows for Doordarshan. Additionally, the pubcaster has also...
MUMBAI: In tandem with its excecutive rehaul, production house UTV has made a strategic appointment to complete the process of putting the new team in place....
MUMBAI: The scene is abuzz with the cricket fever building up as the Videocon Cup rolls out on 21 August. Maxing on the opportunity, Sony Entertainment’s...
Abhijit Saxena began his career with the State Trading Corporation of India, away from the media and away from the private sector. His first foray into...
MUMBAI: The 8-8:30 pm battle’s first week outcome is out. With Star Plus’ Spanish babyDekho magar pyaar se holding steady in its second week, all eyes...
MUMBAI: Star Group and Balaji Telefilms Ltd. Balaji announced that Asian Broadcasting FZ-LLC (ABF), a Star affiliate, and Balaji today reached a definitive agreement under which...
MUMBAI: They have been closely bonded for a while now. The Jeetendra Kapoor promoted Balaji Telefilms has been Star India’s leading winning content provider for more...
MUMBAI: Broadcast Worldwide’s regional language channel Tara Bangla plans to expand into satellite radio. The channel will be transmitting its audio feed through the radio channel....
MUMBAI: “Telemart isn’t like any other conference. The focus here is on actual trade and not just company plugs. In fact, the two-hour conference held every...
MUMBAI: After the revamp of the 8 – 8:30 slot on the other two major Hindi entertainment channels — Star Plus and Sony — Zee unveils...
Star India COO Sameer Nair calls it a strategic investment. Which indeed it is. And it is not the first time that the Murdoch owned network...
MUMBAI: Sony Entertainment Television Asia (SET Asia) recently launched in Germany following the signing of a distribution deal with the pay-TV platform Decimus GmbH of Mainz-based...
MUMBAI: British pay TV broadcaster BSkyB has filed a legal claim alleging “deceit, negligent misrepresentation and breach of contract” against US-based IT provider Electronic Data Systems...
MUMBAI: CNN will host a live one-hour town meeting on 19 August in Canton, Ohio. The aim is to directly examine and discuss key concerns of...
MUMBAI: This is a first for the Idol music-based reality show anywhere. On Canada Idol , competitors tomorrow 19 August will accompany themselves on musical instruments...

