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NEW YORK: Media and Entertainment honchos from New York and Los Angeles will raise a glass to News Corporation president and COO Peter Chernin when he...
MUMBAI: Star World, is all set to launch “Top Drive – Getaway” on 16 November at 9.30 pm. The show is edged with a distinct difference....
MUMBAI: Star Movies will premiere the sixth episode of Steven Spielberg’s Taken at 9 pm on Sunday (16 November). The sixth episode, Charlie And Lisa, is...
NEW DELHI: A Mysore court has refused to stay the re-telecast of 20th Century Fox film Independence Day on Star Movies. The petitioner, NRI Film...
MUMBAI: The BBC Hindi Service has announced the launch of a high impact two-week series on the issue of HIV/Aids starting this Sunday (16 November). ...
NEW DELHI: At a time when the global and Indian music industry is reeling under pressure of falling margins, what do you do? Try de-risking the...
NEW YORK: It is Game Over for traditional awards shows. Viacom’s all male network Spike TV presents the first annual Video Game Awards (VGAs) from the MGM...
NEW DELHI: Zee News Ek Shamshan Teen Ratein programme has received ratings of 2.18 amongst C & S 4+ homes. The first part of Ek Shamshan,...
NEW DELHI: A new leadership for Ernst & Young in India was decided at a meeting of the firm’s partners. The impending retirement of chairman and...
SWITZERLAND: Infront Sports & Media has signed an exclusive agreement with Hong Kong Cable Television (Hong Kong Cable) for the Hong Kong television rights to the...
HAMILTON: New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has launched its strategic plan Pushing the Boundaries. NZC chief executive Martin Snedden said that the four year plan was...
LONDON: The BBC will sell its wholly-owned commercial subsidiary BBC Technology. The move follows a strategic review of the BBC’s technology requirements for the next decade....
HONG KONG: The GMA-7 Network of the Phillippines won the 2003 CASBAA/ABU Unicef Child Rights Award. This was presented a few days ago during a gala...
MUMBAI: Sony Entertainment Television (SET)’s weekend supernatural thriller Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat will premiere its 10th series Kab Kyon Kahan on Sunday (16 November). The Balaji...
The radio industry in India is in a nascent stage of growth. However, as the market develops a number of legal and social issues (like content...
NEW YORK: EchoStar Communications Corporation, the satellite television service, earned a third-quarter profit of $35.1 million after taking subscribers from cable TV services. The net...
LONDON: Associated Press (AP) has announced its expansion, with the establishment of its newly named division AP International. The new division is charged with expanding AP’s...
NEW DELHI: Sian Kevill has been appointed to the newly created position of editorial director of BBC World, the BBC’s commercially funded 24-hour international news and...
NEW YORK: They may be taking the name off the masthead, but Time Warner is finally getting around to cooperating with its spurned partner, AOL. ...
LONDON: The media is at par with mothers as a source of love and sex education as 66 per cent of young people say they learn...
CALIFORNIA: US broadcaster CBS best known for reality shows like Survivor is looking to a comedy game show to help shore up ratings. It has announced...
Script approvals We feel that the process of approval of scripts prior to film productions by the Ministry of I & B for foreign film productions...
NEW DELHI: Amid clouds of not-so-cordial relationship between India and Pakistan overshadowing crucial matters – like formulating model guidelines for transnational satellite broadcasting – prime minister...
NEW YORK: As he prepares to succeed Tom Brokaw as the anchor of the NBC Nightly News after the 2004 presidential election, Brian Williams is shedding...
Presently, Government of India has a policy on uplinking of TV channels. The following two major benefits have accrued from this policy: (a) Outflow of...
BEIJING: China plans to make digital TV, popular because of its high-resolution images, available to everyone by 2010, the state media said. In seven years’...
MUMBAI: Sahara Samay-Mumbai, Sahara Group’s western India-specific news channel, may formally launch in two weeks time, informs channel head Rajiv K Bajaj. The channel began its...
MUMBAI: Reliance Capital Asset Management Limited has acquired 7.98 per cent of the total paid up capital of Television Eighteen Limited. According to a notice...
CHENNAI: Vijay TV, which has created a niche for itself in the Tamil entertainment industry with its mega ‘live events’, has broken new grounds with a...
CALIFORNIA: Icon Productions and Universal Network Television will make a comedy pilot at ABC. It will be executive produced by Oscar winning actor and director Mel...
In Phase-I of liberalization of FM broadcasting one frequency in each of the forty cities was reserved for educational broadcast by IGNOU. However, so far IGNOU...
When Deepak Chaurasia, the 30-year-old political editor of Aaj Tak, was announced the consulting editor of Prasar Bharati’s news channel DD News, critics speculated if the...
NEW DELHI: A Mysore court has reserved its judgement on a copyright infringement suit against Independence Day and whether the 20th Century Fox movie can be...
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today stayed till further order on the controversial decision of the Tamil Nadu Assembly sentencing five senior journalists of The Hindu...
CALIFORNIA: Reality TV shows are not simply hooking US viewers to the idiot box, they are also driving them to the web. The finding is contained...
MUMBAI: Seems like the Indian tricolour is the hottest colour scheme going around. With Indian music, Bollywood, art and even aloo gobi getting global recognition, it...
SOUTH CAROLINA: Americans spend more time than they realise with the media, especially television. They often use multiple media simultaneously. These findings are contained in a...
NEW DELHI: The woes of the Hindujas-owned INCablenet continue as also internal churning. Close on the heels of company COO Rajiv Vyas quitting the organisation,...
NEW YORK: Time Warner is going ahead with plans to merge its recorded music operations with EMI as the long-awaited consolidation of the global music business...
MUMBAI: Star Group announced a new CEO this morning: Michelle Guthrie who was earlier executive vice president of Regional Distribution and Business Development for Star. She...
LONDON: The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and the International Cricket Council (ICC) have announced that The Oval, Edgbaston and Hampshire’s Rosebowl will stage the...
MUMBAI: The good gals might endear the audience’s hearts on the television, but it’s bad girls who get maximum mileage. With everything going its way, all...
MUMBAI: Besides the saas bahu soaps, the other big draw for the Indian television viewer is India cricket. Tam data for C&S homes all India 4+...
The Committee is in favour of a simplified foreign investment regime for radio. We recommend that the following safeguards be introduced in the license agreement: ...
The Committee suggests that broadcast by private broadcasters must not, inter alia contain the following (as per the AIR code): * Criticism of friendly countries....
MUMBAI: They shot off a teaser and now they are out for the jugular. Piqued by Channel [V]’s claims of being the Numero Uno, MTV had...
MUMBAI: The Dubai-based Arab Digital Distribution (ADD) DTH platform’s Pehla bouquet has started beaming into mainland Europe. Pehla, which targets South Asian audiences, launched on...
MUMBAI: Talk about bad timing. A key executive each from Mumbai’s Big Two MSOs – INCableNet and Hathway – have put in their papers. INCableNet...
MUMBAI: While stage is being set for the first ever MTV India music awards IMMIES, MTV Asia is gearing up for the 2004 MTV Asia Awards...
MUMBAI: Looks like fashion and entertainment channel go hand in hand. Zee TV channel will premiere Pantene Zee World Teen Queen 2003 on Saturday 15 November...
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...
