MUMBAI: Sahara Manoranjan has not tried lifestyle programming till now, but is now aiming to go full throttle at it with a fashion magazine show hosted...
NEW DELHI: Even as the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), the broadcast and cable regulator, takes it own sweet time to come out with recommendations...
MUMBAI: Fresh off the success of Popstars and Popstars 2 Channel [V] in association with film production company Mukta Arts have announced a reality show [V]...
MUMBAI: Looks like reality has finally arrived. We reserve our comment on if the phenomenon seems akin to the infamous ‘Dotcom boom’, but the broadcasters are...
MUMBAI: Production house B. A. G. Films in collaboration with Missouri School of Journalism, USA, has announced the launch of iSOMES — International School of Media...
NEW DELHI: Multi System Operators have one more issue to add to their “litany of woes”. The government has brought under the expanded tax ambit, MSOs...
NEW DELHI / MUMBAI: Presented below are reactions from a cross-section of the industry to Budget 2004. Zee Telefilms CMD Subhash Chandra: “The 2004 budget...
NEW DELHI: In a surprising move, the grants-in-aid to Prasar Bharati, which manages India’s pubcasters Doordarshan and All India Radio, has been shaved off marginally, though...
NEW DELHI: Finance minister P Chidambaram today presented the Budget for 2004-05, which has taken a middle path of not unveiling any big ticket and grand...
MUMBAI: Zee Telefilms’ long-in-the-offing 2D animation film Bhagmati is finally ready for release. An early September opening of the film, that wrapped up in December 2003,...
MUMBAI: Zee TV has introduced Kahiye To… an interactive programme that will have the viewer calling shots and demand the programme of his choice. Raj Verma...
MUMBAI: Powerkids, DQ entertainment’s marketing arm, has launched the series The World of Tosh on DD Sahyadri on 1 July. After being dubbed in Marathi, the...
Indian television, they said, was meant to be for all those women sitting at home wielding the remote. Where, oh, where then are the neat specimens...
MUMBAI: Leopards of Bollywood. Armed with a apt title, the documentary produced by Miditech couldn’t have come in a better time. Scheduled to air on Thursday...
MUMBAI: AXN has major plans up its sleeve in the coming months. A couple of days ago it rescheduled its primetime band which now starts at...
MUMBAI: Samsung Electronics has announced the second consecutive year of its largest Asian social program — Samsung DigitAll Hope. The company plans to contribute $1.05 million...
MUMBAI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India today notified the 31st amendment to the telecommunication tariff order (TTO) 1999, mandating minimum validity period of six months...
MUMBAI: BBC World has chalked up a programme schedule to offer extensive coverage of the Union Budget, to be presented tomorrow, with in-depth analysis from both...
MUMBAI: DisplaySearch which conducts research into the penetration of flat panel display (FPD) television sets and Insight Media have announced a three day high definition television...
MUMBAI: Sahara Manoranjan is living up to its style of launching ambitious projects. The channel is getting ready to air fantasy-cum-adventure thriller Chandramukhi. Produced by Applause...
MUMBAI: Erstwhile Sony Entertainment Television executive vice president, network sales and marketing, Kacon Sethi has joined K Sera Sera production Ltd as its chief executive officer....
Mumbai: Business news and information network CNBC Asia Pacific has appointed Nartwanee Chantharojwong as account director, advertising sales, based in Bangkok, Thailand, in conjunction with the...
MUMBAI: Comcast Corporation has announced that Ted Harbert will become E! Networks president and CEO from 12 July. He will succeed Mindy Herman who had announced...
MUMBAI : Disney has extended the reach of its pre school channel Playhouse Disney in Asia. The broadcaster has announced that the channel has been launched...
MUMBAI: AXN is looking to increase viewer cachet further. Last year it had defined primetime as starting from 10 pm instead of 9 pm. Now it...
MUMBAI: It’s been a very good year for Star Gold, so far. Or so they claim. The Hollywood dubbed movies feat aside, the movie channel is...
There is an unwritten rule for those in Delhi, who cover the media: don’t miss any event where Sony Entertainment TV India CEO Kunal Dasgupta is...
MUMBAI: It is cementing its position as the world’s leading international radio broadcaster. However, in India as in other countries, BBC World Service is grappling with...
MUMBAI: BBC Television News turned 50 today. The Beeb stated that since the Television News unit launched, it has maintained its core commitment to strong, impartial,...
MUMBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced a new tournament the ICC Super Series. It has awarded the rights to stage the inaugural edition of...
NEW DELHI: Infobroad minister S Jaipal Reddy today informed fellow parliamentarians that the government was thinking of setting up a broadcasting regulatory authority to enforce guidelines...
NEW DELHI: DD News consulting editor Deepak Chaurasia and a few other contractual employees have decided that they would leave the organisation before the situation gets...
MUMBAI: The Animax South Asia service, the third in the channel’s regional expansions since the beginning of 2004, was heralded in India today with a champagne...
MUMBAI: It is not just original content that is bringing in the ratings for CBS. The Viacom broadcaster has announced that viewers flocked to rebroadcasts of...
MUMBAI: In a little over a month’s time the biggest sporting extravaganza The Athens Olympics will kick off. While Doordarshan will have coverage of the same...
MUMBAI: With positive response from channels as well as production houses, television and media services company Indiantelevision.com kicked off the third edition of its annual scriptwriter’s...
NEW DELHI: Dish TV, India’s first KU-band DTH service today announced that it’s channel offering has increased to 100 from 1 July. As reported by indiantelevision.com...
MUMBAI: Will it or won’t it work? That was the niggling doubt when Saara Aakash, the show with an air force backdrop, debuted on Star Plus...
MUMBAI: One of the most news worthy events of the year the US Elections are around the corner. CNN has launched an online and SMS based...
MUMBAI: CNN, Time Magazine and Fortune have announced that over 59,000 international entries and 460,000 messages were received for their Dream Getaway contest. The contest is...
MUMBAI: Till now it was NDTV’s Night Out which focussed on the hip n’ happening parties in Mumbai and Delhi. Now Zee’s fashion channel Trendz has...
MUMBAI: In order to keep its viewers excited and keep the freshness alive on Zee Cinema, the movie channel has opted for a change in look. ...
MUMBAI: Two years ago, Cinevistaas’ show Draupadi on Sahara Manoranjan was taken off midway. Today, Cinevistaas is ready with two new shows – Saathiya and Zaroorat...
Quaint wooden swings and benches strewn between potted plants dot the terrace that overlooks Dr. Akash Khurana’s neat and sleek office in the refurbished building recently...
MUMBAI: Noted Asian American writer-director-producer Krishna Shah will conduct a Story Telling Seminar in Mumbai on 10 and 11 July. To tackle both, the art and...
NEW DELHI: The information and broadcasting ministry is not in favour of taking direct action against political appointees made by the previous government in Prasar Bharati,...
MUMBAI: After a ten-day war of words in which accusations flew back and forth, sports broadcaster ESPN Star Sports today morning switched on its signal to...
MUMBAI: The drama series Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) has been a strong force in CBS doing well in the ratings. That prompted a spinoff CSI Miami....
MUMBAI: Regional channel Vissa TV has finally zeroed on an action plan to better its performance in the Telugu television arena. The Telugu channel from Raj...
MUMBAI: Tamil-speakers across the world will now access news and current affairs summaries in their own language. BBC has announced that it has relaunched the Tamilosai...