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MUMBAI: US broadcast network CBS has given the producer of The Amaing Race Jerry Bruckheimer the go ahead for a fifth edition. In India the show...
NEW YORK: When NBC finalised the deal to buy Vivendi Universal Entertainment [VUE] many thought that Al Gore’s aim of launching a news channel to counterbalance...
NEW DELHI: India’s pubcaster Prasar Bharati, which oversees the functioning of Doordarshan and All India Radio, is showing rare courage of accepting challenges set by the...
CALIFORNIA: Ensuring a seamless transition and continued management stability, Jamie Kellner the founder of The WB Television Network will step down. He will turn over the...
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: What would you do if the programmes on your channel are good, but fail to create the buzz that the rival’s do? Of course,...
MUMBAI: Cartoon Network is sparing no effort in its endeavour to solidify its position as the number one kids channel in the country. It will launch...
NEW DELHI: The FM radio task force, which is likely to submit its recommendations on radio broadcast policy, has more or less arrived at a consensus...
NEW DELHI: In a bid to further broadbase the relevance of international film fests held in India, the Directorate of Film Festival (DFF) has decided that...
ATLANTA: Atlanta-based cable network TBS Superstation from the Time Warner stable will air a cleaned-up version of HBO’s Sex and the City. The telecast will commence...
With reference to the article dated 30 September, “MSOs now look to push set tops as Premium Offering,” on Indiantelevision where Hathway’s name is featured, we’d...
NEW YORK: John Malone’s entertainment group Liberty Media has exercised its right under a March 2003 agreement to buy US $500 million of News Corp preferred...
If the formula works, then indulge it. That seems to be Star India‘s motto regarding programming strategies for this quarter. And the name of the game...
His booming voice quite belies his age. 29-year-old Yugander V V joined B4U Television Network as head of promos. He took over as the creative head...
NEW DELHI: After having retained Prasar Bharati CEO KS Sarma as its president and getting Zee Telefilms’ Jawahar Goel as the new vice-president, the Indian Broadcasting...
Dashing, debonair, confident, successful, a dreamer and a believer, that’s what this 28 year old can be summed up as. Sheeraz Hasan, CEO, producer and host...
MUMBAI: Zee Cinema has ventured into the next phase of its revamp with a new initiative ‘Ek Bajega Ekdum Style Se’. The channel, after having driven...
NEW DELHI: It came, but a trifle too late. S Y Quraishi, who was relieved of his duties as director general of Doordarshan (DD) from 1...
MUMBAI: At the annual general meeting held on Monday, Hinduja TMT approved a final dividend of 20 per cent for FY 02-03. This would make a...
NEW DELHI: ESPN Star Sports (ESS) is looking at tapping the vast potential and opportunities that is offered by domestic Indian sports apart from cricket. As...
MUMBAI: In an attempt to break into home film distribution, the Walt Disney Company today launched its on-demand movie rental service MovieBeam The set top box...
HONG KONG: Global market research company Synovate has announced its full acquisition of Blackstone Market Facts in India. Mumbai headquartered Blackstone Market Facts is one of...
MUMBAI: The Sagar Arts promoted Sagar Film and TV Academy has just completed its third batch of its three month long comprehensive course in acting. Spread...
MUMBAI: Film financier Bharat Shah, formerly co promoter of B4U Entertainment, has been convicted under the Indian Penal Code by a special court “for conniving with...
MUMBAI: The shareholders of Saregama India Ltd have approved a scheme of arrangement for transferring the company’s television software business to a wholly-owned subsidiary Saregama Films...
MUMBAI: It took over a month to happen, courtesy technical snags, but Isro satellite Insat 3E was finally launched on board Ariane 5’s Flight 162. The...
WASHINGTON: Ever since 9/11 happened, a couple of years ago, Al-Jazeera and other Arab news channels have gained tremendous momentum. Realising this, the Bush administration has...
LOS ANGELES: It had 16 Emmy nominations, but ended up getting only one award. And that too in the technical category. The producers of the series...
MUMBAI: The Pogo Voice Awards has announced the nominees in the various categories, allowing kids to start voting. This will give five kids an opportunity to...
MUMBAI: The 27th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards were presented by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in the US . During the...
MUMBAI: The confusion over who holds the rights for cricket played in Sri Lanka has been resolved. The country’s cricket board, Sri Lanka Cricket, has decided...
MUMBAI: Star, a pioneer in innovative programming in a co-publishing venture with Popular Prakashan, a leading publishing house for over 75 years, is launching activity books...
By 30 June 2003 multichannel and digital TV penetration are estimated to have increased to 49.8 per cent and 45.5 per cent of UK households respectively,...
LOS ANGELES: Now that the Primtime Emmys are over and done with in Los Angeles, the focus is shifting to the International Emmys organised by the...
MUMBAI: Sony Entertainment Television (SET) is making a return to the tried and tested as far as the supernatural thriller format is concerned. Taking a leaf...
NEW DELHI: The Subrata Roy-promoted Sahara India is “actively exploring” a foray into ground distribution of television channels. This is because the channel is facing competition...
NEW DELHI: Escotoonz Animation Studio, a part of the Escorts Group, has signed a co-production deal with Europe’s CyberDodo Productions for a 2D animation series on...
MUMBAI: And now we have one more eager beaver taking position to ride the recent spurt of TV channels. The board of Mid Day Multimedia has...
NEW YORK: This is bad news for US networks who strongly rely on local advertising as a source of revenue. Media conglomerate Viacom has decided to...
LOS ANGELES: Australian channel Fox8 and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) have announced the addition of WWE’s sports entertainment franchise Raw to the channel’s programme line-up. In...
NEW DELHI: The board of directors of the Subhash Chandra-promoted Zee Telefilms Ltd (ZTL), at its meeting held today, has approved the proposal to commence broadcasting...
LOS ANGELES: It is not just India that is battling with lack of respect for intellectual property rights. In the US Rupert Murdoch’s Fox has landed...
FLORIDA: The WTA Tour and ESPN have reached a multi-year agreement for the cable network to broadcast the season ending WTA Tour Championships presented by Porsche....
NEW DELHI: Star Sports-ESPN will feature a series of six programmes in the run up to the Electrolux Wisden Awards to be held in Mumbai on...
MUMBAI: Now preschoolers can have their very own playdate with some of their favourite Sesame Street friends every day. Featuring Ernie, Bert and Grover, Play With...
MUMBAI: Jeet, a new one hour drama based on Fox’s Boston Public, will fill the 8.30 pm slot vacated by the Aman Verma hosted game show...
LONDON: The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has announced that its public consultation on proposed changes to its Programme Code has now ended. ITC is the body...
MUMBAI: WorldSpace Radio, that already has Sahara’s proposed news channel on board is now in talks with many Indian content partners. While private FM in the...
MUMBAI: The organisers at the television trade event Mipcom in France Reed Midem have announced that Mipcom Junior which is dedicated to kids content has enhanced...
Star World's Rendezvous with Simi Garewal has climbed the popularity chart so fast for a perfectly good reason. Time after time, the Lady in White Simi...
MUMBAI: Sahara Samay-Mumbai, Sahara Group’s western India-specific news channel, which was supposed to officially launch tomorrow (26 September), will make a “test launch at 9 am”,...
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...
