MUMBAI: The Walt Disney Company’s board said yesterday that the campaign by two former directors, Roy Disney and Stanley Gold, to oust the chief executive, Michael...
NEW DELHI: Even as the government is waiting for the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) to come up with fresh recommendations on FM radio, the...
MUMBAI: Veteran TV personality Rajat Sharma may have the channel plan set out for his India TV news venture but he has yet to get his...
LV Krishnan, chief executive of TAM India, is a soft spoken man. But that could well have worked to an advantage for someone who been in...
NEW DELHI: How much validity do chief election commissioner (CEC) TS Krishnamurthy’s utterances on the ‘India Shining’ ad campaign have? For all practical purposes, nothing. A...
MUMBAI: The Bamboo Curtain is finally parting. Having realised the vast potential its media industry holds, China has loosened some of the tightest fetters that shackled...
One of the most hotly contested battles being played out on Indian television screens at the moment is in the English movie space. It‘s basically a...
MUMBAI: Will the real Mr Mumbaikar stand up please? No this time it isn’t one of the “Mee Mumbaikar” campaigns, but it was Cinthol Alpha Gaurav...
MUMBAI: Major organisational restructuring is currently underway at CNN International. As in a lot of cases, this one will leave a few people hunting for jobs....
MUMBAI: The grim Grammys? Not quite so drastic but hot bods of pop Beyonce Knowles and Christina Aguilera, both big winners at this year’s Grammy, “demurely”...
MUMBAI: Rights holders of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC), International Sportsworld Communicators, have announced the start of a comprehensive research programme with TNSSPORT. This will...
MUMBAI: Being ‘different’ pays – quite literally and otherwise as well. Pritish Nandy would agree. His production house Pritish Nandy Communications (PNC) has won the Golden...
MUMBAI: It’s not only Indian soaps that have made a success of taking plotlines 10-20 years into the future. All Grown Up, Nickelodeon’s popular Rugrats series...
MUMBAI: One fallout of all the jumping around that has been going on following pop princess Janet Jackson’s half time flash at last Sunday’s Super Bowl...
MUMBAI: A new series of the panel discussion programme Question Time India has begun on BBC World. New presenter Dileep Padgaonkar will be inviting India’s top...
MUMBAI: There are film awards and then there are film awards. Zee Cine Awards 2004 is taking to an international stage this time round. Some journey...
MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Entertainment Films India proudly announces the India release of Cold Mountain, a critically acclaimed motion picture based on Charles Frazier’s award-winning novel about...
MUMBAI: Discovery has gems in its eyes this month. The infotainment channel will be airing a programme about about Cartier’s exquisite masterpiece, The Patiala Neclace, once...
NEW DELHI: Just two days after TV Today Network CMD Aroon Purie told indiantelevision.com that the organization was zeroing down on a replacement for Uday Shankar...
MUMBAI: Doesn’t seem like glamour works for Sahara. Film and television actor- turned television procuder Kunika Lall, who was appointed as senior producer by Sahara Samay...
Bollywood's hottest star, Bipasha Basu will talk to Rajeev Masand on Star News' weekly film show Masand Ki Pasand this Saturday, 7 February at 8:30 pm....
MUMBAI: BBC Showcase which claims to be the world’s largest television programme market hosted by a single broadcaster, will play host to a record 480 of...
MUMBAI: After Jassi what? That has been the question on everyone’s mind regarding Sony Entertainment Television’s programming plans for 2004. According to reliable industry sources, the...
MUMBAI: Gemstar-TV Guide International has announced that Mark Wilson has been named chairman of its TVG Network. Wilson resigned from his earlier post in the organisation...
MUMBAI: The English general entertainment space is getting crowded this year and AXN’s strategy is quite simple. Build upon the strategy that has worked so far...
MUMBAI: Sky’s chief financial officer, Martin Stewart, has announced plans to quit his position at Sky “to pursue other interests.” Stewart said, “I have been...
MUMBAI: A new series of the panel discussion programme Question Time India begins on BBC World tonight 6 February at 10 pm. The new presenter Dileep...
NEW DELHI: Even as the Aroon Purie-controlled TV Today Network hunts for a news director for its two news channels following the departure of Uday Shankar,...
MUMBAI: French media and telecom major Vivendi Universal has reported much lower Q4 sales of 7.215 billion euros. Vivendi attributes the drop to the sale of...
MUMBAI: It has put all its fingers in as many pies and is gunning for more. Obviously, it needs funds to keep the mega plans going....
MUMBAI: In its fourth year now, India’s Mutual Fund Excellence Awards will be held on 9 February in Mumbai. The announcement was made today by CNBC-TV18...
MUMBAI: And so the show of outrage goes on. Pop princess Janet Jackson of the boob show at the Super Bowl fame has been dumped from...
MUMBAI: CNBC-TV18 today announced the launch of Awaaz, a bilingual new series that focuses on business away from the metros, in the small towns, in booming...
MUMBAI: Star Plus’ latest rage show Kahiin to Hoga is reaping dividends for its stars from the oddest places. Aamna Sharriff, lead protagonist (she plays the...
MUMBAI: It is not just Indian politicos who whip up the cultural invasion tag when it comes to films and programmes from the West. In the...
MUMBAI: After getting a good opening for their debut album, the Channel [V] Pop Stars 2 band – Aasma is going places. The foursome will be...
MUMBAI: Actor Preity Zinta who penned her first column for the BBC’s website www.bbcnews.com/southasia on Monday 29 January, has attracted an overwhelming response from all over...
MUMBAI: Given below is the response in full issued by the Indian broadcasting Foundation to the Telecom Authority of India: Without Prejudice To The Preliminary Submissions,...
NEW DELHI: Given below is the reply to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (Trai) by the National Cable & Telecom Association (NCTA). We are grateful...
MUMBAI: Sky Sports has announced that it has secured the exclusive live rights to the Super League and international Rugby League for the next five years....
MUMBAI: In a bid to boost its broadcast and newsgathering operations, CNN has appointed new correspondents globally and will also be deploying a lap-top based Digital...
MUMBAI: For Aroon Purie’s TV Today Network (TVTN), the second fortnight of January started with one bang and ended with another. Fortunately for the company, both...
Political spoofs ? as short vignettes ? seem to be the latest trend among Indian news channels.As part of their never-ending endeavour to attract viewers, many...
MUMBAI: BBC One’s new show for the UK gives Brits a chance to decide whom they want to see represent the country at this years edition...
MUMBAI: The latest controversy to hit American television revolves around pop icon Janet Jackson partially flashing her bosom during the half time special at the Super...
MUMBAI: CNBC-TV18 announced the launch of Expectations 2004 yesterday which is a comprehensive on-air, on-ground initiative that will analyse the government’s economic policies in the short...
MUMBAI: The latest addition to CNN Intl’s list of anchors and correspondents is Martin Soong. He will anchor the network’s news programmes produced out of CNN’s...
Political spoofs as short vignettes seem to be the latest trend among Indian news channels. As part of their never-ending endeavour to attract viewers, many top...
MUMBAI: It’s awards time yet again and this time it comes from down South. In its fifth year now, the Jeeva Asianet Awards 2004 are scheduled...
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: A fresh Telecom Regulatory Authority (Trai) order on interconnect agreements, issued on a day when the nation is grappling with the interim Budget, can...