MUMBAI: US broadcaster MTV will acquire Harmonix Music Systems. The firm develops the PlayStation 2 product Guitar Hero and other music gaming titles. MTV will pay...
MUMBAI: It looks like UTV’s Kehta Hai Dil (KHD) is all set to give Des Mein Nikla Hoga Chand a run for its money if one...
MUMBAI: New addition to Intelsat’s terrestrial network, the mountainside teleport located near Hagerstown, Maryland, was officially launched on 24 September by Maryland Governor Robert Ehrlich. Launched...
NEW DELHI: India today dumped onto the backburner its attempt to have an over-arching law for the convergence era (telecom, broadcasting and infotech) with a high-powered...
When you walk into the room to meet her, you would hardly think that this slight person sitting across the table is the same one who...
MUMBAI: The Pakistan cricket calendar which looked like a dead loss for the Abdul Rehman Bukhatir-promoted Ten Sports channel has received a fresh lease of life....
MUMBAI: Congratulations are in order for Smriti and Zubin Irani. Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi’s Tulsi delivered a baby girl on Tuesday morning. While the...
PARIS: French media company Vivendi Universal posted a narrower first-half net loss thanks to fewer exceptional charges and rising operating profits at its telecoms and pay...
LOS ANGELES: The 46th annual Grammy Awards, the music industry’s most prestigious trophy show, will return to Los Angeles on 8 February, 2004. This is a...
LONDON: London-based broadcaster and distributor Zone Vision, has announced a breakthrough deal for the carriage of its flagship Reality TV channel in the US. the deal...
TOKYO: Walt Disney has decided to close its cartoon studio in Tokyo. This will result in over 100 animators and other employees losing their jobs. . ...
NEW DELHI: A Group of Ministers (GoM) on telecom, set up to study various issues related to the industry and allied fields, is slated to meet...
LOS ANGELES: There is too much damn cursing on American television these days! Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) may be drawing women towards AXN in India but...
Ever since HBO launched in India three years ago, the English movie channel scene has seen a jump in terms of the quality of films aired....
NEW DELHI: The Superbrands Council comprising eminent professionals from the corporate world has recently listed Exide among the top brands in India. According to an official...
MUMBAI: The History Channel (THC) has a treat in store for those who love stories on espionage, intrigue and spies. The channel will kick off the...
GotoBavaria, Locations 2003, Dr. A Jayathilak, GotoBavaria, Oscar, The Black Forest PlagueLOS ANGELES: HBO led the way in the 55th Primetime Emmy Awards which concluded yesterday....
MUMBAI: UTV’s post-production and special effects division, USL-WOA has acquired a specialized post-production studio, STV. Close on the heels of acquiring Western Outdoor Advertising (WOA) earlier...
LOS ANGELES: What a day it was! The stars of American television descended in droves to Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium for the 55th Annual Primetime Emmy...
MUMBAI: UTV has bagged a Disney contract for the media major’s first locally produced animation short story series out of Asia. The contract for Legends of...
LONDON: British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) Group stated today that its chief executive officer (CEO) Tony Ball would step down from his post. “Mr Ball will continue...
MUMBAI: While the Roadies will be buzzing the television screens in mid October with sights and scenes across India, MTV has plans for some ‘phoren darshan’...
MUMBAI: Independent producers affiliated to Doordarshan (DD) kendras in Thiruvanthapuram, Hyderabad and Chennai are scheduled to join the stir started by the Bangalore producers – who...
MUMBAI: CNN’s Jakarta bureau chief Maria Ressa addressed a bunch of budding journalists at a conference held at the Cricket Club of India (CCI) in Mumbai...
MUMBAI: Karishma – The Miracles of Destiny may have fallen flat on its face in the ratings game, but Sahara Manoranjan is continuing to find new...
NEW DELHI: For the suave bhadralok from Kolkata, the always immaculately dhoti and kurta clad Aveek Sarkar, it’s a “big achievement” to have managed to pick...
MUMBAI: Hot ‘n’ sizzling swimwear! Russian babes trying to keep their hats on! Catcalling! Long legs! The finale to AXN’s Hot ‘n’ Wild contest had all...
MUMBAI: Joe Millionnaire, the hit reality show that raked in millions in greenbacks for the Fox Network earlier this year, is scheduled to hit Star World...
SINGAPORE: Star’s music channel Channel (V) is looking to gain a firm foothold in Singapore with the help of its show Channel [V] Smash Hits which...
LOS ANGELES: The hottest stars in television land were out in force this morning as the 55th edition of the Primetime Emmy Awards took place. The...
MUMBAI: It appears that the media (including this website) got it wrong on the contents of a ruling delivered by a city civil court on Friday...
NEW DELHI: Zee Telefilms’ 24-hour fashion and style channel, Trendz, today announced that it would showcase the biggest fashion events from the fashion capitals of the...
PARIS: Eutelsat and EADS Astrium have announced the signature of a contract for the construction the Hot Bird 8 broadcast satellite. This will be launched in...
MUMBAI: The “Asian” star continues its ascent. Star chairman and CEO James Murdoch looks set to have another attachment to his title – chairman of British...
LONDON: Pakistani-born Abbas Nasir, a former head of the BBC’s Urdu Service, has been appointed executive editor for the Asia and the Pacific Region at BBC...
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: Intrepid television journalist Nalini Singh’s Nepal One is ready for launch around 4.45 pm. The Nepalese Hindi entertainment channel with a focus on entertainment...
MUMBAI: The Asia Cup hockey tournament from 21-28 September at Kuala Lumpur will be aired live on Doordarshan. According to a report in The Indian Express,...
The battle is on in real earnest. Music channels, which over the last one year had laid low while news channels slugged it out for eyeballs,...
MUMBAI: The wholly-owned subsidiary of Pentamedia Graphics, Intelivision Ltd has received a license from the information and broadcasting ministry to set up its own earth station....
MUMBAI: Ten Sports, which holds the broadcast rights for international cricket in Pakistan, was left holding the can yet again after South Africa called off their...
MUMBAI: In its annual general meeting held on 8 September 2003, the Gujarati daily newspaper Sandesh Ltd has declared a 50 per cent dividend on the...
MUMBAI / NEW DELHI: In the end the “bhadralok” from Bengal, Aveek Sarkar, held firm and had his way in the matter of how much stake...
Mumbai: Zee Cinema has announced that Ikke Pe Ikka which it claims is the longest running countdown show in the history of Indian television completed 400...
MUMBAI: The President of ETC Punjabi and Alpha Punjabi Rabindra Narayan has been honoured by the Punjabi Academy, Government of NCT. He has been given the...
MUMBAI: Hallmark is all set to unveil a show featuring a deaf protagonist. Based on a true story, Sue Thomas: F.B. Eye starts from 22 September...
MUMBAI: MTV India and the Indian Music Industry (IMI) today unveiled what they claimed is India’s first music awards – the MTV Immies. The MTV India...
MUMBAI: Time Warner is now finally rid off the AOL adjunct to its name that was the most vivid symbol of the failure of the great...
DALLAS: Nominations have been announced for the first annual Texas Emmy Awards. The trophies will be presented by the newly formed Lone Star Chapter of the...
NEW DELHI: Idea Cellular and Discovery Channel has entered a marketing tie-up that envisages brand promotion of Idea through innovative programming. The 13-part series is divided...
NEW DELHI: Financial Times (FT) of London will be picking up 13. 8 per cent stake in Business Standard Ltd (BSL), a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra...