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MUMBAI: Sahara Manoranjan’s penchant for Bollywood names and top producers in the television arena continues. After Asha Parekh and Saira Banu, it is Aruna Irani who...
MUMBAI: The hype seems to have worked. While the first Popstars hunt resulted in catapulting girls-next-door to celebrity status as pop band VIVA and offered other...
NEW DELHI: Contrary signals seem to be emanating from the government on conditional access system (CAS). India’s information and broadcasting ministry officials say that CAS rollout...
MUMBAI: HBO continues to innovate through diverse themes. The latest one targeted at the youth is called HBO Generation Me. The catchphrase being used is ‘Because...
MUMBAI: While wrestling has successfully maintained visibility for Ten Sports, the Bukhatir Rehman owned broadcaster is looking to extend the depth of its programming! With this...
NEW DELHI: The Subhash Chandra-promoted Essel group is looking at having over 20 third party television channels and 12 satellite radio channels as part of the...
MUMBAI: AXN is all set to take viewers on yet another Amazing Race. The Amazing Race 4 kick-starts off on the channel on 30 May at...
MUMBAI: Looks like Prannoy Roy is taking a leaf out of Subhash Chandra’s book! Fortune, the recently launched online lottery brand in India has announced that...
MUMBAI: 24-hour Hindi news channel Star News has announced that it will launch Akbar Ka Darbar on 25 May. The show will air every Sunday at...
MUMBAI: BBC World is searching for the world’s best young film makers in a competition launched at the Cannes Film Festival by its flagship entertainment programme,...
MUMBAI : AXN , the niche English entertainment channel has added the latest season of Fear Factor and Eco Challenge -Fiji to its action-adventure reality programming....
MUMBAI: Creative Eye Ltd., one of the prime suppliers of mytho software to channels terrestrial and satellite, in India, has now decided to make a 3D...
NEW DELHI: CNBC Asia has taken an equity position in Television Eighteen India – the quantum has not been revealed. The Mauritius registered company, which earlier...
NEW DELHI: Star India is looking at forming a new company with multiple Indian partners, whose shareholding would total up to 74 per cent, in a...
NEW DELHI: Television Eighteen India has informed the Bombay Stock Exchange that it will comply with the government order issued in mid-March restricting foreign equity investments...
MUMBAI: First, it was switch-off time. Now it is switch-on time. One by one, broadcasters, who had blacked out InCableNet in Mumbai for non-payment of dues,...
MUMBAI: Despite the negative sentiment in the market about its performance, Balaji Telefilms has declared spiffing results not only for the last quarter of FY 02-03,...
MUMBAI: A report titled “Conditional Access or Catch 22 – Who Will Blink First?” compiled by the Citigroup Smith Barney (CSB) report (dated 15 May 2003)...
MUMBAI: The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (Casbaa) has announced that the third annual Casbaa Satellite Industry Forum will be held on 28 October...
NEW DELHI: Does the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), leading the coalition government in India, want the implementation of conditional access to be deferred? As of today,...
MUMBAI: ETC Punjabi claims to have emerged the most popular channel in Punjab. The channel claims to have garnered a channel share larger than that of...
In this concluding part of a two-part interview with indiantelevision.com’s Thomas Abraham, Star India COO Sameer Nair does some straight talking on programming issues. Excerpts: When...
MUMBAI: Product placements within programmes may have long been the norm in the West, but the idea is just percolating into desi shows. A study conducted...
MUMBAI: News broadcaster CNN is expanding its feature program line-up with a new monthly show exploring the art of luxury living. Designed for the discerning viewer,...
MUMBAI: Sahara seems to be finally getting its prime time programming line up in shape. Apart from the star studded Karishma – The Miracle of Destiny...
MUMBAI: DALVI will be the conditional access system vendor for RPG Netcom Ltd, the Kolkata-based multi-system operators (MSOs), which is part of the RPG group. RPG...
NEW DELHI: Star India today conveyed to the government-piloted task force on conditional access system (CAS) that it would take another three to four weeks time...
NEW DELHI: Even as the task force was discussing various aspects of conditional access system (CAS) and its implementation amidst media reports that the implementation may...
NEW DELHI: After Trendz, it’s GalaxZee that is soon coming to a television set near you. Trust Zee to come up with a catchy brand name...
MUMBAI: Countdown to the glamorous talent hunt of the year has already begun. After touring six cities for one month and screening over 10,000 aspiring singers,...
MUMBAI: Hungama Express has until now toured 376 locations in 34 cities covering 10 states in about 94 days. It has managed to touch base with...
MUMBAI: The Rajan Raheja owned multi-system operator (MSO) Hathway Cable and Datacom, in which Star India holds 26 per cent equity stake, has announced that it...
MUMBAI: Discovery has set itself the agenda of widening its viewership spectrum by increasing the depth of programming. As part of this aim the channel will...
MUMBAI: The Rajan Raheja owned multi-system operator (MSO) Hathway Cable and Datacom, in which Star India holds 26 per cent equity stake, has announced that it...
MUMBAI: This will come as a huge disappointment for fans of legal drama The Practice. Dylan Mcdermott, Lara Flynn Boyle and four cast members will leave...
NEW DELHI: At the moment, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), heading India’s coalition government, may not be highly worried, but pressure within the party is likely...
LONDON: The TVMW Seminar: Streaming Video Strategies for Broadcasters workshop sought to examine the kind of business models which broadcasters have to explore in order to...
MUMBAI: Sahara Manoranjan, the entertainment channel’s fascination for Bollywood continues. With the fate of its magnum opus – Karishma,The Miracles Of Destiny still on tenterhooks, the...
MUMBAI: Here is good news for fans of the Oprah Winfrey Show. The talk show queen and media magnate has signed a contract that will keep...
MUMBAI: Debutante director Bharat Mehra, through his newly promoted company Kidszone, has lined up a series of TV serials and “patriotic” music videos. Mehra has already...
NEW DELHI: India’s information and broadcasting (I&B) ministry, which is expected to make some further amendments notifying rules regarding unbundling of pay channels in a post-CAS...
Goes the age-old saying 'Marry in haste and repent at leisure'. Not many of us have proved age-old sayings wrong, but Kunika Sadanand Lall is one...
NEW DELHI: A section of broadcasters have petitioned the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to intervene and have a re-look at the various issues related to implementation...
NEW YORK: Has televising sports lost its sheen? Several US broadcasters claim that an ad slump has made televising sports a money-losing venture and they don’t...
MUMBAI: While the future ownership pattern of the Indian version of the NBC affiliated business and financial channel CNBC is not yet clear, the channel is...
MUMBAI: Is programming content more important than the platform? Does airing a movie slightly earlier than a much-promoted blockbuster on a rival channel make a difference?...
MUMBAI: Is it a sign of things to come or is it the ‘fatigue element’? Aruna Irani’s Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand, ( DMNHC) has ousted...
LONDON: Even as the Indian channels are gearing up to showcase crime thrillers, ITV1’s police thriller Blue Murder has edged out BBC’s political drama State of...
MUMBAI: Its time for two new additions to the Channel [V]. Star’s music arm channel, which started off being a predominant English aka international music channel,...
NEW DELHI: It looks as if Nisha Sharma is getting international support for her stand on dowry and BBC News Online has played a role in...
Reliance and BlackRock chiefs map the future of investing as global capital eyes India
Super Bowl pilot to refine how shared TV audiences are counted
MUMBAI: Netflix is celebrating ten years in India with a slick anniversary film voiced by Shah Rukh Khan, a nostalgic...
Gurugram: Delhivery’s boardroom is being reset. Deepak Kapoor, chairman and independent director, has resigned with effect from April 1 as...
SINGAPORE: Anuvrat Rao has taken charge as APAC head of commerce and signals partnerships at Meta, steering monetisation deals across...
Bengaluru: Brnd.me, the global consumer brands company formerly known as Mensa Brands, has entered the European market following strong momentum...
NATIONAL: TechnoSport has launched on Slikk, the ultra-fast fashion app offering 60-minute delivery, as the activewear brand accelerates its push...
MUMBAI: Jitendra Singh has been appointed senior vice president and division head – special projects at Reliance Industries Limited, marking...
MUMBAI: Dating, it turns out, is less about grand gestures and more about shared moments. The song you both hum,...
MUMBAI: This Republic Day, Godrej brought modern washing technology to the care of Indian handlooms. The appliances business of Godrej...
BENGALURU: Wipro Limited hosted the 15th edition of the Wipro earthian Awards 2025 at Azim Premji University, recognising schools and...
Gurugram: Blinkit has elevated Tulasi Mohan Padavala to associate director, capping a three-year climb inside the quick-commerce firm and signalling...
Noida: Haldiram’s has tapped a seasoned brand builder to sharpen its quick-service ambitions. Rajiv Singh has joined the snacks-to-sweets giant...
MUMBAI: When the stakes rise and seconds matter, even payments need a match-winning finish. That’s the cue for Bharatpe, which...
BENGALURU: In a city where red lights usually test patience and tempers, Oben Electric decided to give them a new job....