MUMBAI: After Jai Jawan and the India Fashion Week, NDTV has taken another step towards broadbasing viewership by deciding to air the Apsara Film Producers’ Guild...
MUMBAI: CNN International has appointed three new international correspondents in London, Bangkok and Tokyo as well as a new London-based anchor. The broadcaster has hired multilingual...
MUMBAI: As NBC’s long-running show Frasier is all set to air its final episode on Thursday, 13 May, here is some good news for those who...
MUMBAI: When it come to sport acquisitions cricket is certainly the flavour of the season. Ten Sports has taken the worldwide rights to the upcoming South...
MUMBAI: Sony Entertainment’s events and movies channel Max has decided to take to a road already traversed with some success by arch rival Star Gold. Max...
MUMBAI: TV ratings giant Nielsen Media Research faces strong opposition from the Latino and black groups on its decision to electronically measure viewership in Los Angeles....
MUMBAI: The blockbusters of 2003 are not all being pocketed by Sony Entertainment Television after all. Of the two blockbusters in the top four list still...
MUMBAI: There is no word still on when Disney will make its India debut but there is action happening elsewhere in Asia. Preschool educational ‘Playhouse Disney...
MUMBAI: Walt Disney Co. has decided to publish a range of video games on Chicken Little – the company’s first-ever fully computer-animated film. Disney’s Buena Vista...
MUMBAI: Television may just be on its journey towards elevation with BBC launching its pilot project later this month that could lead to all television programmes...
MUMBAI: The television channel share pattern in the skies of God’s own country is a near replica of the way the state’s top political rivals, the...
MUMBAI: With the last round of the general elections done and over with, CNBC-TV18 today announced their latest election special programme called Judgement Day. The show...
MUMBAI: Elections have taken a toll on the leader among Hindi news channels. Aaj Tak, which led the pack with a market share of 36 per...
Close on the heels of TOONZ which along with WEBEL (West Bengal Electronics Industry Development Corporation Ltd ) recently set up the first animation school in...
MUMBAI: It rained ghouls tonight in Mumbai, Lucknow, Delhi and Ahmedabad with 300 ghosts on the prowl as part of the promotions marking the debut of...
MUMBAI: After successfully innovating with horror serials and mega serials, leading Malayalam regional language channel Asianet is introducing a new concept (for India at least) –...
MUMBAI: This looks like a not to be missed musical extravaganza. Nearly two decades ago one of the most famous music concerts in history We Are...
MUMBAI: Gulf Air has signed an agreement with BBC World. The deal sees Gulf Air carrying the biggest block of BBC World programming offered by any...
MUMBAI: A wrestler dispensing financial words of advice and wisdom? That is what CNBC US promises its viewers. The broadcaster has signed on the World Wrestling...
MUMBAI: Close on the heels of ‘Toonz Webel’ which recently set up the first animation school in the north east, Padmalaya ZICA (Zed institute of creative...
MUMBAI: If you place a call to Singapore’s MediaCorp hq, you’d better be armed with this report. The multimedia firm has gone in for a sweeping...
MUMBAI: Aaj Tak has launched Sau Ghante, Sau Reporters (100 hours, 100 reporters), to cover the grand finale of the election coverage and the run-up to...
NEW DELHI: Business channel CNBC-TV18 has introduced a new game show titled ‘The Challenge’.Hosted by quizmaster and television personality Derek O’ Brien, the quiz show will...
NEW DELHI: The subscriber base for telephony services has continued to maintain its general growth, during the month of April. During the month, approximately 1.65 million...
MUMBAI: Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, which raised its forecast for the 2003-04 fiscal after its fiscal third quarter net income rose 69 per cent to $465...
MUMBAI: Padmalaya Telefilms with its new chairman-cum-managing director (CMD) Adiseshagiri Rao, is moving on to greater heights with a whopping figure of ten feature films all...
MUMBAI: As the saying goes, all good things must come to an end. Even Friends. One of the shows that gave a major boost to the...
MUMBAI: The list is out! The awards instituted by producers’ guild of India to celebrate excellence in TV and film industry announced its nominee list last...
MUMBAI: Ask the working Americans to choose between their morning coffee and internet surfing at work – Don’t be shocked when a majority of them would...
MUMBAI: One of the sports where ESPN Star Sports (ESS) has a clear lead over the competition is football. The broadcaster has announced that it has...
MUMBAI: This is an initiative that seeks to infuses fresh doses of energy and creativity into American television. Even as the Writers Guild of America (WGA)...
MUMBAI: The BBC has announced that it has shortlisted three bidders for the final round in the procurement process for the technology services agreement and the...
MUMBAI: A new economic rationale for public service broadcasting identifies the value and positive impact broadcasting has on society in the UK. Producing popular programmes that...
MUMBAI: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. (MGM) would delay its annual meeting until late June to continue considering various strategic alternatives. The move signals that Sony Corp.’s $5 billion...
MUMBAI: Media moghul Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp marches on. The company announced its third quarter results today with net profit of $ 465 million dollars, up...
MUMBAI: The brain drain at B4U continues. Creative head Yugander VV has called it quits. As of 3 May 2004, he is no longer an employee...
MUMBAI: Roshan Abbas has become the first casualty of the teporary closure of private FM radio station Win 94.6 in Mumbai last week. The television anchor...
NEW DELHI: It’s going live with the help of some technology and a few divine blessings. Kerala-based Amrita TV, a new infotainment channel to be launched...
MUMBAI: Programming overdrive! That is what Hungama is calling its latest venture. UTV’s to be launched channel Hungama TV has given commissioning letters to 16 production...
MUMBAI:2004 may well see the Indian launch of the US headquartered E! Networks, that operates E! Entertainment, the channel dedicated to the world of entertainment, and...
MUMBAI: The Walt Disney Company has shown the red card to director Michael Moore’s controversial documentary that criticises US president George Bush. The company has asked...
MUMBAI: It does not get any bigger than this. Join us as we light up screens and earn rewards. That in a nutshell was the message...
MUMBAI: In a tactical move to strengthen its broadband subscriber base, American Online (AOL) on Wednesday unveiled a video game site for high-speed subscribers. The launch...
MUMBAI: Fox Broadcasting Company has named ED Wilson as president of the Fox Television Network. Wilson was a former senior executive of NBC and CBS. Wilson’s...
MUMBAI: MTV has churned out five music programmes for international music lovers to feast on: MTV Imported, MTV Live, MTV Hoopla, MTV Alert and MTV Graveyard...
MUMBAI: One thing there seems to be no dearth of as regards the movie talent hunt bandwagon that the Hindi entertainment channels are getting on to...
NEW DELHI: He is 45 years old. He has traveled to more than 50 countries. He loves to eat popcorn and misses his eight-year-old daughter. Meet...
MUMBAI: Bringing professionalism into industry, that is what UTV aspires to bring about. In a bid to bolster its strength as a production and distribution house,...
MUMBAI: Media giant Vivendi Universal has reported results for the first quarter. Cconsolidated revenues for the first quarter of 2004 amounted to 5,973 million euros a...
MUMBAI: German based international media company Bertelsmann has increased its first-quarter operating results by 186 million euros, recording a profit of 111 million euros. During the...