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TEXAS: Celebrating today’s youth and spirit, the world’s first and only television network dedicated to teens, VTV:Varsity Television has been officially launched on Galaxy 11, Transponder...
MUMBAI: In a move to broadbase its appeal among viewers and advertisers, National Geographic Channel (NGC) plans to launch an integrated programming initiative that will leverage...
NEW DELHI: Pubcaster Prasar Bharati has left over for another day a final decision on whether to go ahead with a proposal by ESPN Star Sports...
MUMBAI: Sony Entertainment Television has appointed Rajesh Devraj as executive creative director to spearhead SET’s creative content and programming. A company release states that Devraj’s key...
NEW YORK : Former ESPN and ABC-TV president Steve Bornstein has been hired by the National Football League (NFL) to serve as president and CEO of...
MUMBAI: News channel BBC World has announced that it has signed a deal with Qatar Airways and Kenya Airways for in-flight news content. The arrangement with...
MUMBAI: A study on wealth creation (1997-2002) by Motilal Oswal Securities’ Inquire Research (MOSt) has placed Zee Telefilms as the sixth fastest growing listed company with...
MUMBAI: One of the sessions at the ScaT workshop in Mumbai dealt with Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Specifications for Set Top boxes. Col V C...
WASHINGTON DC: As part of a continuing commitment to facilitate communications with the customers worldwide, Intelsat has opened an additional field office located in Dubai, United...
The debate over conditional access system continues in India even as the government has set July 14, 2003 as the deadline for completing implementation of CAS...
MUMBAI: Here is an announcement that seeks to marry television and reading. The 75-year-old Mumbai based publisher Popular Prakashan will bring content from broadcasters like Star...
NEW DELHI: The new chairperson of Prasar Bharati, noted right wing columnist MV Kamath, feels that unlike private satellite channels, Doordarshan and All India Radio cannot...
MUMBAI: An ICICI Securities report released in December 2002 states that HITS (headend in the sky) will be preferred to the ground head-end system. The HITS...
NEW DELHI: The Indian government now has advised the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) to hang on to a proposal from Star News broadcasting to pick...
MUMBAI: Rupert Murdoch’s Star Group has won nationwide landing rights for Xing Kong Wei Shi, its Mandarin-language entertainment channel. With this , it joins the league...
NEW DELHI: The latest survey on the impact of the HIV and AIDS awareness media campaign by Doordarshan, National AIDS Control Organisation ( Naco) and BBC...
MUMBAI: A meeting of the board of directors of Zee Telefilms is scheduled to be held on 28 January, 2003 to consider and take on record...
This is in reference to the news item on our website on 13 January, 2003 under the headline ‘ZEE STRIKES A BARTER DEAL WITH DD SERIALS...
LONDON: BBC News has signed a newsgathering exchange agreement with Qatar-based TV news channel Al-Jazeera, granting reciprocal access to material. Head of newsgathering at BBC News,...
MUMBAI: Two crucial space missions have been slated for 2003. First will be the placing of Insat 3A, the indigenous communication satellite in orbit by hi-tech...
CONNECTICUT: PanAmSat, the premier provider of global video and data broadcasting services via satellite has reported revenues of $812.3 million for the year ended 31 December...
NEW DELHI: The cricket controversy today took another turn when the Delhi high court admitted a petition by some former cricketers and a former BCCI chief...
PARIS: The First World Summit for digital satellite pay-TV platforms will be held on 27 and 28 January at the Hotel Inter-Continental, Paris. It will be...
MUMBAI: The 60th Golden Globe Awards, which will be handed out on 19 January at Merv Griffin’s Beverly Hilton Hotel in California, will be telecast live...
NEW DELHI: DD Bharati, national broadcaster Doordarshan’s channel dedicated purely to “lofty issues” like that of children, health, art and culture is preparing to celebrate its...
NEW DELHI: Prasar Bharati is likely to take a decision by Monday as to whether it would agree to a proposal from ESPN Star Sports (ESS)...
NEW DELHI: The Prasar Bharati Corporation board, which met here Friday here for the first time under the chairmanship of new incumbent MV Kamath, took a...
MUMBAI: The original mytho moghul is looking to tread new ground. BR Films is producing four new serials: Dhristi and Kaamna on Doordarshan; Asha Nai Asha...
MUMBAI: Guess what the Balaji stalwarts are up to? Gearing for a change, what else. The trio Kyunki Saas Bhi Kaabhi Bahu Thi, Kahaani Ghar Ghar...
LONDON: The BBC increased spending on programmes and services by a further ?346 million last year.This is a 35 per cent increase since 2000. At the...
NEW DELHI: Even as FM radio station Radio City in Mumbai prepares to air live the Star Screen Awards this evening, the Star-Music Broadcast Pvt Ltd....
NEW DELHI: Prasar Bharati has decided to step on the gas pedal as revenue is the buzzword in the Corporation’s headquarters here, a la other broadcasting...
MUMBAI: ESPN which claims to be the worldwide leader in sports has announced that it has reached a new multi-year agreement for significant international rights for...
MUMBAI: The Xavier Institute of Communications (XIC) will confer the second Fr Parmananda Divakar Memorial Communication for Peace Award on Mumbai-based activist, environmentalist, journalist and filmmaker...
MUMBAI: Star and Zee have both decided to strengthen their weekend programming lineup on their respective English entertainment chanels with some wrestling action. Star World will...
NEW DELHI: About 1000 radio stations are likely to be set up this year in the country by the educational institutions like the Universities, IITs, IIMs...
MUMBAI: CricketNext.com, the Walchand Capital Group driven Internet portal has bagged the rights for the mega ICC Cricket World Cup in South Africa commencing 8 February....
MUMBAI: Heena, one of the longest running soaps on Sony, has just completed four years on air. The serial produced by Rakhee Tandon, is a story...
MUMBAI: MTV, Nickelodeon, Pepsi and MAX have announced the Pepsi Badaa Shikari Hunt which gives six kids the chance to lead the Indian team onto the...
NEW YORK: CNN News,a division of Turner Broadcasting System will have a new chief executive officer in the next four months. Current chief executive officer Walter...
MUMBAI: The much hyped and talked about sitcom which marks former cine star Sridevi’s debut in a television series, will go on the floors in the...
MUMBAI: In a bid to liberalise its broadcasting policy, the Pakistani government is not only allowing the formation of private radio and television stations, but may...
MUMBAI: In a meeting with all the major Multi System Operators (MSOs) and independent cable operators today, information and broadcasting minister Sushma Swaraj has set a...
MUMBAI: The great Indian soap just got a whole lot bigger. Sony Entertainment Television announced the launch today of a “mega family entertainer” Kahani Terri Merri,...
NEW DELHI: India’s information and broadcasting minister Sushma Swaraj today asserted that the rollout of conditional access in the first phase should be done by 14...
Music television channels and Radio FM will need to face the ‘music’ resulting from the salvo that has been fired by the Indian Music Industry (IMI)....
MUMBAI: Media focus in the run-up to the ICC Cricket World Cup has been on ambush marketing. Maybe “ambush programming” also needs to be considered. That...
MUMBAI: The BBC’s Digital Curriculum, a new public service, will provide interactive learning materials via the internet to support the school curriculum. The BBC will now...
Swedish company Volvo Aero has acknowledged that an engine nozzle it supplied for Ariane-5 might have been the cause of the European satellite launcher’s failed maiden...
NEW DELHI: As a part of an amicable settlement, the Subhash Chandra-promoted Zee Telefilms is likely to offer Prasar Bharati some serials in lieu of Budha...
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....
BENGALURU: Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming the operating backbone of the media industry, transforming everything from content creation to distribution,...
Mumbai: A quiet but significant exit is underway at one of India’s most influential philanthropic institutions. Pramit Jhaveri has decided...