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MUMBAI: Cartoon Network and the Warner Bros. Television Group have plans for the preschool brigade in the US. The two companies have announced their first major...
NEW DELHI: Prasar Bharati, which manages Doordarshan and All-India Radio, announced today that it has secured the terrestrial rights for Champions Trophy (2004 and 2006), Holland...
MUMBAI: Alpha Marathi, the local language channel from the Zee stable, has unveiled Apla Alpha Awards on the occasion of completing its five years. Alpha Marathi,...
MUMBAI: FirstNet, which airs on the Arab Digital Distribution (ADD) platform in the Middle East, North Africa and Europe will exclusively telecast the matches of the...
The Olympic Games, the biggest sporting spectacle on the planet, officially kicks off tomorrow in Athens. Over 10,000 athletes representing 202 countries, including 74 participants from...
MUMBAI: The film and television industry is coming together once again to combat a serious evil – piracy. Initiated by Cinema People’s Academy; the event will...
NEW DELHI: Hungama TV, the proposed kids’ channel from the UTV stable, which would be distributed by Star, will be priced at Rs. 6 per subscriber...
MUMBAI: Art knows no boundaries. Contrary to the rules of the academy which awards only Israeli talent, Parmeet Sethi (of Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin fame) has...
MUMBAI: BBC World asserts that more of Europe’s senior business people watch it each week than the number that tune in to the two business news...
MUMBAI: The Board for Cricket Control in India (BCCI) was today hit with a public interest litigation (PIL) filed in the Bombay High Court alleging irregularities...
NEW DELHI: Whatever may be the final outcome of the bidding process for India cricket rights, on one thing there is certainty. All matches would be...
NEW DELHI: The Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) today decided, in principle, to form a sub-committee that would be responsible for presentation and submissions before the government...
MUMBAI: Zee has announced a replacement to head its flagship channel, finally filling the vacancy left by the recent departure of Sunil Khanna. The network today...
MUMBAI: Broadcast Worldwide’s regional language channel Tara Bangla has lined up a couple of on-ground activities for the coming months. A music night-cum-talent hunt and a...
MUMBAI: The Indian television content landscape has grown in leaps and bounds over the past decade. The country has moved from a single Doordarshan channel environment...
MUMBAI: When it comes to sports in Pakistan, Ten Sports is ahead of the competition. It has the rights to Pakistan cricket. Now the Bukhatir-owned broadcaster...
MUMBAI: Disney has reported financial results for the third quarter ended 30 June, 2004. Revenues increased to $7,471 million from $6,377 million for the same quarter...
MUMBAI: Robert Greenwald’s controversial documentary film – Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch’s War on Journalism, was released in theatres on 6 August in New York, Los Angeles, San...
MUMBAI: Is the “Sabse se Pehla” (the first) news channel becoming “Sabse (bar one) aage”? An official communiqué issued by Zee’s news arm asserts that among...
NEW DELHI: Discovery Networks India today announced that it would launch Discovery Travel and Living — as reported by Indiantelevision.com earlier — a new channel aimed...
MUMBAI: State Administration of Radio, Film and Television China has granted licence to four companies in the country for digital television broadcasting. The decision indicates country’s...
MUMBAI: Director Ajai Sinha, the man behind critically acclaimed shows like Astitva-Ek Prem Kahani and Hasratein, is on the lookout for fresh talent to act in...
MUMBAI: The Muppets are coming to India. The popular American TV series for kids Sesame Street is to don an Indian avatar with the help of...
MUMBAI: The ratings are in for the first of the new 8 ‘o clock shows off the blocks — Star Plus’ Spanish infant Dekho magar pyaar...
MUMBAI: The serial blast has begun! Zee Music has set off its international hunt for an item bomb – a girl to perform an item number...
MUMBAI: Cable News Network’s website CNN.com has garnered the most users among news organisation websites for all four days of the 2004 Democratic National Convention, averaging...
MUMBAI: Regional language channel Tara Bangla is set to make its entry into North America. The Ratikant Basu-promoted Broadcast Worldwide’s Bengali language channel will be launched...
MUMBAI: It looks like an all out war has broken out among UK’s most prominent Asian TV channels for the viewership pie. In a bid to...
MUMBAI: ESPN Star Sports (ESS) and Thai pay TV operator UBC have reached a multi-year renewal agreement for carriage of the two sports channels. ESS MD...
MUMBAI: Star India has taken complete shareholding control of its Tamil regional language channel Vijay TV after buying out UTV Software’s 44 per cent stake. The...
NEW DELHI: Pay broadcasters who are members of Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) want that the organization should have separate panels for free to air channels and...
MUMBAI: Columbia Tristar has announced that it will release the first three seasons of the sitcom Seinfeld on DVD in November – newly enhanced in high...
Until yesterday, she was struggling real hard to make her presence felt in the tinsel town. Even shaking a leg with Fardeen Khan in Prem Aggan...
MUMBAI / NEW DELHI: Bidding is officially open for cricket’s “BIG ONE”. The Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) today invited tenders for the live...
MUMBAI: The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has come up with a platform – Telemart 2004 – which is the first International Content Marketplace and will...
MUMBAI: Sun Media Investment Holdings Ltd., (led by Chinese broadcaster Yang Lan) and the Lenovo Group have formed a joint venture -Sun 365 Multi-media Holdings Ltd.,...
UTV founder-promoter Ronnie Screwvala has shown again and again that he is a smart dealmaker. He got a string of private equity funds and News Corp....
MUMBAI: An action packed month awaits Sahara Manoranjan patrons. The channel has already begun rolling out its quarterly plan and next in the pipeline is launch...
MUMBAI: MSO Hathway Cable & Datacom has anounced that Anirban Choudhury, who has been handling its corporate communications for the past four years, will be leaving...
MUMBAI: Star’s Tamil entertainment channel Vijay TV has lined up two primetime shows for August. Daily soap Kanmani will go air from 16 August, while sitcom...
MUMBAI: Following a thorough review of all strategic options for the future of the playout of its entertainment channels, Turner Broadcasting System Europe (TBS) Limited is...
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: Who all would bid for the telecast rights of BCCI-organised home series? Or, who won’t ? Who are the serious players? How are the...
MUMBAI: The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has appointed sports marketing agency Octagon CSI as consultants to advise the ECB on the upcoming domestic media...
MUMBAI: Oprah Winfrey will not be leaving television anytime soon. The acknowledged queen of the talk show genre will be able to do something rare –...
NEW DELHI: Even as the Doordarshan director-general and information and broadcasting ministry secretary are in London to formally set up the European arm of Prasar Bharati,...
MUMBAI: Talk about grabbing it hot off the blocks. Zee has acquired the television broadcast rights for the two- month old “patriotic film” Deewar. Interestingly, the...
MUMBAI: Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray today issued orders to all the Sena leaders and office bearers that they should not give interviews to any television...
MUMBAI: Walt Disney has scheduled the UK launch of its entertainment channel ABC1 for 27 September. ABC1 network will be a localised version of Disney’s ABC...
BANGALORE: The Sun Network, Karnataka’s leading private broadcaster by a long way, has dismissed as of little consequence the threats issued by a section of cable...
NEW DELHI: Not content with making a mark on the media scene, Subhash Chandra is busy expanding his other businesses too. Essel Propack, world’s largest manufacturer...
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...
