NEW DELHI: The Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF), the apex body of broadcasters operating in India, in its board meeting today, decided that Peter Mukerjea, chief executive...
CANNES: The US-Iraq war has left its impact on the 40th edition of MIPTV. This holds true if one looks at the numbers announced by organiser...
MUMBAI: China Central Television, for long dominated by behind the scenes government intervention, is finally breaking free with the Iraq conflict. Viewers are being treated to...
MUMBAI: With the Iraq war gaining steam, news broadcaster CNN has claimed an excellent response for its round the clock coverage online. An official release informs...
MUMBAI: The stage is set for the launch of Sahara Samay. Starting 28 March, ‘Sahara Samay National’ Hindi news channel and ‘Sahara Samay Uttar Pradesh’, the...
NEW DELHI: The BBC has appointed Sanjeev Srivastava, currently India Business and Western India correspondent as its new India correspondent. Srivastava has been covering India in...
MUMBAI: Sanjay Khan owned- television and film production company Numero Uno has opened a fully integrated studio to offer creative, technical, pre and post production services...
MUMBAI: MAX can’t seem to get enough of cricket. Barely have the Indian team been able to get back home and recover from the drubbing they...
LONDON: Back from his hugely successful tour of the United States, rock ‘n’ roll legend Paul McCartney was interviewed on 24 March, exclusively by Associated Press...
MUMBAI: After ‘VIVA’, Channel [V] is now forging ahead with Popstars 2. Only this time it will not be an all-girl band but a mixed one....
MUMBAI: Kashmeer, the serial, which brought a whiff of fresh air into soap laden Star Plus is winding up in 17 episodes (on 8 May) instead...
NEW DELHI: Transitory arrangements in the guidelines for television news channels desirous of uplinking from India may well have given some breathing space to Star. Indications...
NEW DELHI: The government today announced a transitory arrangement in the guidelines for news channels desirous of uplinking from India, allowing a maximum period of three...
CANNES: Associated Press Television News (APTN) has signed a multi-year agreement with National Geographic Television and Film, which will see premium news features delivered to hundreds...
LONDON: Associated Press Television News (APTN), the world’s leading television news agency, made broadcast history when it helped bring live coverage of the war in Iraq...
MUMBAI: If there was no Lagaan to draw in those extra viewers in India, in the US, the 75th anniversary edition of the Academy Awards entered...
MUMBAI: While Mission Fateh, Sahara’s mega serial is finally being launched on 28 March; Sushanto Roy, son of managing worker Subroto Roy, will make a cameo...
MUMBAI / NEW DELHI: Yesterday, it was the morning after for the cricketing world after the drubbing the all-conquering Australians gave India in Sunday’s World Cup...
CANNES: The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (International TV Academy) announced today that the cable entity, HBO will receive the prestigious International Emmy Founders...
CANNES: It has been billed as among the premier documentary markets. But fears were that it would turn out to be a bit of a damp...
CANNES: Day one of MIPTV ended with a grand opening party at the Martinez Hotel in Cannes. Attended by the Who’s Who of senior executives from...
MUMBAI: It’s not just the US networks that are in a ratings and influence peddling war as the US-led invasion rumbles on. On one hand, there’s...
CANNES: The Festival De Television De Banff 2003 has decided to honour German national broadcaster ZDF German Television with the Global Television Outstanding Achievement Award in...
CANNES: It’s action stations at picturesque Cannes, in southern France, the US-Iraq war notwithstanding. In its fortieth year, the Reed Midem organized MIPTV 2003 is to...
CANNES: It’s action stations at picturesque Cannes, in southern France, the US-Iraq war notwithstanding. In its fortieth year, the Reed Midem organized MIPTV 2003 is to...
NEW DELHI: Surprises and anti-climax, like any other issue related to broadcasting and cable, continue to dog the uplinking matter where the guidelines, now, are expected...
SINGAPORE: Kids’ channel Nickelodeon is in aggro mode in Korea, having just launched a 24-hour, English-language channel with Korean subtitles, on SkyLife. Launched last year, SkyLife...
MUMBAI: Viacom owned kids’ channel Nickelodeon has decided to gear up and spruce its programming with seven new shows this year. Speaking about the initiaitve, Nick’s...
MUMBAI: CNN is relying on new technology to put its viewers at the heart of the battlefront. The broadcaster says its footage of the 3-7th Cavalry...
NEW YORK: Internet broadcaster The FeedRoom has announced the launch of Reuters Raw Video: Conflict in Iraq. The 24-hour online news channel offers ongoing coverage direct...
MUMBAI: Post-CAS, will bundled bouquets become a no-no? That is what what the future holds, at least in the big cities, say some industry veterans. Negotiation-based...
MUMBAI: Nickelodeon, the children’s channel from the MTV network stable, has a reason to celebrate. The Daytime Emmy Awards 2003 has announced its nomination list for...
MUMBAI: The impending conditional access system (CAS) has definitely changed the rules of the broadcasting and cable business in one way – distribution and marketing functions...
MUMBAI: Several Gujarati TV and film luminaries were honoured at the second Transmedia Gujarati Screen and Stage awards 2002 sponsored by ETV Gujarati. Gujarat chief minister...
MUMBAI: The US-led invasion of Iraq has led to a jump in traffic on the Internet, which is expected to become the major source of information...
NEW DELHI: Prasar Bharati proposes, the market disposes. Prasar Bharati Corporation, the autonomous body overseeing the work of Doordarshan and All India Radio, wants to impose...
MUMBAI: Due to the recession in the industry, music companies are looking at expanding their operations with an eye on garnering more revenues. Sony Music, which...
MUMBAI: Global media major Viacom Inc. has sealed a deal to keep president and chief operating officer Mel Karmazin on board for another three years. The...
MUMBAI / NEW DELHI: Last time round when the first Gulf War was unleashed in 1991 on the world, it was courtesy Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait....
MUMBAI: Pankaj Chauhan, the Doordarshan Ahmedabad (DD 11) employee who won a special recognition award at the second Transmedia Gujarati Screen and Stage awards 2002 held...
MUMBAI: As the US-led invasion steps into full throttle, BBC World has abandoned its regular programming schedule and is providing extensive rolling news coverage of the...
MUMBAI: CNN International has doubled its staff in West Asia including Iraq (northern Iraq and Baghdad), Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar and Israel to provide a live coverage...
NEW DELHI: Doordarshan Guwahati Programme Production Centre’s director B Chakrabarty has been suspended on grounds of irregularity in allocation of commissioned programmes. According to Prasar Bharati...
MUMBAI: Even before Chicago releases in theatres in India, Zee MGM has announced the acquisition of the satellite telecast rights of the acclaimed musical. The movie...
Finally, the rules of the news channel game have been spelt out. It‘s as good a time as any to examine the implications. First the rules....
NEW DELHI: Star and the likes can breathe a bit easy as finally the Almighty may be smiling. Though the Indian government may have taken its...
MUMBAI: The bubbly, na?ve ‘Sweety'(Rakhi Tandon) of Zee’s mega success Hum Paanch is coming back to the channel in the form of ‘Simi’ in Pyar Zindagi...
MUMBAI: As a host for a reality show, you couldn’t get someone more qualified than this. Monica Lewinsky, whose affair with former US president Bill Clinton...
MUMBAI: Last year, the president of CNN International Chris Cramer was instrumental in undertaking a major initiative to create awareness about the need to increase the...
MUMBAI: This is an initiative by the beeb to spread English China. BBC Worldwide and BBC World Service will provide educational content for an English language...