MUMBAI: It is edging towards an image overhaul. From being labeled as the blood and gore channel, it is gradually moved towards being action and adventure...
MUMBAI: Nimbus Television has launched two daily serials on Telugu channel Gemini TV, in the 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm slots. One of these serials, claims...
Kids channel Nickelodeon has announced a campaign to build awareness of environmental issues amongst children, putting into action a pledge it made to supporting kid’s rights...
MUMBAI: IndusInd Media & Communications Ltd (IMCL), has announced the soft launch of its Digital TV Services, using the set-top-box in Mumbai city. Sources reveal that...
MUMBAI: As the D-Day for the Indian Telly Awards 2003 approaches – entry forms, beta tapes and photographs galore from various channels – have started flooding...
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: After months of negotiations with different parties Vivendi is said to be close to taking a decision as to who will get the assets of...
LONDON: News Corporation’s NDS Group which provides technology solutions for digital pay-TV has announced that it has acquired certain assets of the French interactive TV technology...
MUMBAI: With most Indian news channels misreporting the number of blasts in Mumbai last Monday — besides hovering around the site and causing confusion — the...
LONDON: Sky Sports will show David Beckham live in the Spanish Premiere League. A new three-year deal for Spanish league football was secured by BSkyB. Coverage...
MUMBAI: The implementation process of the first phase of the conditional access system has commenced as of today (1 September 2003) in a city where the...
MUMBAI: It’s the season of new launches all round. The Star Network’s English entertainment channel Star World has lined up a varied menu of fresh offerings...
NEW DELHI: The Indian Media Group (IMG), a newly-formed body of domestic media companies with the exception of few like Hindustan Times, today met senior ministers...
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today adjourned the case of Star-Siti Cable for later this week after hearing the initial arguments.On Saturday (31 August), Star had...
MUMBAI: The 80s ‘chamko’ girl Deepti Naval will make a return to small screen this week. She will be joining the celebrated cast of Sahara Manoranjan...
NEW DELHI: In what may be an embarrassing situation for the central government, CODA (Cable Operator and Distributor Association) spokesperson and Shiv Sena Vibhag Pramukh and...
NEW DELHI: Walt Disney Television International (Asia Pacific) has reaffirmed its commitment to expand its TV distribution into India spanning Disney branded and non-branded programming across...
NEW DELHI: ,-owned Hindustan Times Ltd, is keeping all its options open, including a deal with the Rupert Murdoch-controlled Star India, but said no “conclusions” have...
LOS ANGELES : MGM Networks has announced that it has signed a distribution agreement for an MGM-branded movie network in Hong Kong. The MGM Channel will...
MUMBAI: National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) has announced that it will debut a show Outbreak Investigation across the globe. This is a full commission, six part...
NEW DELHI: With a bit of brashness, if one can term it that, and taking a swipe at critics, India’s pubcaster Prasar Bharati today formally announced...
LONDON: BBC News Online has teamed up with MSN Nordic to provide headline content for MSN pages across Denmark, Sweden and Norway. The news feed, which...
CALIFORNIA: Hinduja TMT (HTMT) Ltd has acquired acquisition of controlling interest and management of the 930-seat call centre unit, Customer Contact Centre (c3), in Manila, Philippines....
MUMBAI: Mona who? That could well be the question on everyone’s lips when Sony Entertainment Television India unveils on Monday the face it hopes will spell...
NEW DELHI: There’s a pep in her voice and the strides are more confident. What’s more, Star News president Ravina Raj Kohli can also afford to...
MUMBAI: Good news for couch potatoes. With five new shows slated for a launch this week, there is something for absolutely everybody. Already, with the ‘guess...
MUMBAI / NEW DELHI: In the capital it has been buried but in the country’s commercial capital of Mumbai, as in the other two metros of...
MUMBAI: Seems like Zee Music — Zee Group’s as yet low-key music channel — has woken up and how! The channel had a big bash last...
MUMBAI: Star Plus is all set to launch another ‘K’ serial – Kahiin To Hoga – on 8 September adding to their already big buffet of...
NEW YORK: For all those lamenting the ever-increasing “crassness quotient” of many reality TV programmes, there is still hope. From 8 September US network NBC will...
MUMBAI: Tinseltown TV — the one-hour entertainment show featuring top Hollywood stars, has topped the charts on National Iranian Television (NITV) network. The show, produced by...
What happens when a US-based Hispanic model cum TV anchor dons of the role of Lara Croft, the beautiful sexy heroine of Eidos Interactive’s phenomenally successful,...
LONDON: BBC Worldwide will present over 600 hours of new programming, from across the full range of BBC output, at the Mipcom TV programme market in...
NEW DELHI: Indian pubcaster Doordarshan would have a new director-general as the transfer orders of the present incumbent, Dr SY Quraishi, has finally been received by...
MUMBAI: Zee Telefilms has announced its intention to file an appeal in the CEGAT (Customs, Excise and Gold (Control) Appellate Tribunal) Tribunal against an order issued...
NEW DELHI: Well, the separation has been made official. Star newsperson Rajat Sharma would go off Star News from October-November; and the top-rated Aaj Ki Baat,...
NEW DELHI: Sony Entertainment Television India (SET) is all set to take the fight into the den of No. 1 Star Plus, with big ticket programming,...
HONG KONG: Asiasat and Connexion By Boeing, a business division of The Boeing Company have announced the signing of a lease agreement As per the arrangement...
MUMBAI: Televison and film Director Anant Balani is no more. He passed away on Thursday evening due to a massive cardiac arrest. Well known for his...
MUMBAI: An initial public offer (IPO) of Rs 14.86 crores (Rs 148.6 million) from production house B.A.G Films – a company promoted by Anurradha Prasad and...
MUMBAI: Get ready for some slick action! The action and adventure channel AXN, post the Hot ‘n Wild hungama, is gearing up to launch four new...
MUMBAI: After being in a state of hibernation for quite a while, Zee Music will soon be out with new plans. The channel is planning to...
BARBADOS: The International Cricket Council’s (ICC) executive board will have a meeting on 29 and 30 October in Barbados (local time). One of the main issues...
NEW YORK: UEFA has announced that ESPN International has been awarded the exclusive Pay and Terrestrial TV rights for the UEFA Champions League in North America....
LONDON: Sky Sports has won the rights to England’s tours of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. The broadcaster will now air the tours in the UK. In...
With reference to two articles published yesterday, SET India looking to revive IPO plans and SET plans novel use of STBs SET India CEO Kunal Dasgupta...
MUMBAI: CNBC TV18, India’s premier business channel, has announced the introduction of three new feature shows targeted at its corporate viewers today. These include 55 Minutes,...
NEW DELHI: With the conditional access system (CAS) gone for a six at least in Delhi and Mumbai, Sony Entertainment TV (SET) India is looking at...
NEW DELHI: An air of uncertainty hangs over the information and broadcasting (I&B) ministry as the cities, where conditional access system (CAS) is to be introduced...
NEW DELHI: The Indian government today formally issued the revised eligibility criteria for uplinking of news and current affairs channels from India, which seek to make...