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DD is all set to launch its new 24-hour Tamil channel, Podhigai, on January 15. The channel will be an addition to the already existing private...
Infosys tecnologies was voted the most admired company according to a survey conducted by The Economic Times. Infosys beat heavyweights such as Hindustan Lever, Reliance Industries, Larsen...
The 40 year old Kermit Channel which entered India in 1999 has drawn up strategies for the year 2000. The Jim Henson Company’s and Hallmark Entertainment...
The Rathikant Basu promoted Broadcast India has planned to launch four encrypted regional channels–Bangla, Punjabi, Gujarati and Marathi. The channels are expected to be on air...
The ad industry seems to have no qualms about the recent budget. Industry professionals believe that the recent excise hike that the budget imposed on several...
Star TV India is on the prowl for a dot com chief. The company is scouting around for an individual who will steer its forway in...
The faceoff between ESPN-Star Sports and Mumbai’s cable TV trade continues as cable operators are adamant that they will continue to hold their ground and are...
NEW DELHI: Taking a leaf out of private satellite broadcasters’ strategy book, India’s Prasar Bharati is contemplating hiring the services of a top notch advertising professional...
NEW DELHI: Some members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on IT and Telecom, which recently submitted its report on the Communication Convergence Bill 2001, have expressed...
MUMBAI: The addition of English movie channel HBO to the Sony Entertainment bouquet has led to some corporate restructuring within SET. Rohit Gupta, executive V-P sales...
MUMBAI: Teachers of English as a foreign language around the world will have a new online resource from 5 December. The result of a joint initiative...
MUMBAI: Joshua Chan is a man with a mission. The business & Asean marketing manager – entertainment imaging of Kodak Singapore is keen to bring digital...
NEW DELHI: After an exciting spell of selling sports and movies, Sanjay Reddy left Sony Entertainment TV India to join Rajat Sharma’s company to sell and...
India would take about 10 years to catch up with China as a market, but the political and social vibrancy of the country and the zeal...
The Standing Committee on telecom and IT, which submitted its report a few days ago to Parliament, has highlighted the fact some people who had deposed...
MUMBAI: You can’t fault Coudert Brothers partner Edward S Labowitz for spending time in Asia these days. Based in Los Angeles, he chairs the firm’s Entertainment...
NEW DELHI: There is a big gap between running expenses of India’s pubcasters Doordarshan and All India Radio and the revenue being generated by the organisation,...
MUMBAI: Erring on the side of abundant caution? Maybe, maybe not. Sony Entertainment’s One Alliance Network, which has just added premium movie channel HBO to its...
NEW DELHI: India will have to wait for at least six months before having a legislation to regulate and govern the convergence space encompassing the sectors...
NEW DELHI: It may sound contradictory, but the government has admitted in Parliament that “market forces” guide the subscription fee of pay channels and at present...
MUMBAI: When the going gets tough, the tough get going. That’s an oft-quoted adage. And it’s most relevant to the once-ruler of Indian TV land –...
Very few writers begin their foray into TV writing with a soap as popular as Kkusum. Bharavi Shah, who does the screenplay of Sony’s flagship soap...
MUMBAI: The launch of Arianespace’s first increased-lift Ariane 5 has been given the “green light” following the successful readiness review conducted at the Spaceport. The upgraded...
NEW DELHI / MUMBAI: Despite her comments to the contrary, consensus continues to elude I&B minister Sushma Swaraj on the passage of the Cable TV Regulation...
NEW DELHI / MUMBAI: The Cable TV Regulation Amendment Bill 2002 was again listed in the agenda of Rajya Sabha (the Upper House of the Indian...
MUMBAI: When premium movie channel HBO launched in India two years ago, it had set itself a goal of breaking even within three to five years....
CALIFORNIA: Sony Pictures Entertainment has formed the Digital Policy Group, a new corporate level organisation designed to address the challenges and opportunities arising with the digital...
HONG KONG: News Corp technology arm NDS today announced the opening of its set-top box (STB) testing and integration laboratory in Seoul, South Korea. The lab...
WASHINGTON: Intelsat has announced the acquisition of Intelsat Global Service Corporation and its affiliates of the World Systems business unit of Lockheed Martin. “The closing of...
NEW DELHI: The information and broadcasting ministry managed to cross one big hurdle today. Get the Cable TV Network (Amendment) Bill 2002, which aims at facilitating...
NEW DELHI: India will have to wait for at least six months before having a legislation to regulate and govern the convergence space encompassing the sectors...
MUMBAI: For the first time ever, Doordarshan has agreed to telecast one of music channel MTV’s concerts, in a prime time 90-minute weekend slot on DD...
Young Turks. The third in indiantelevision.com’s series profiling the brightest and the best among the youth brigade in the Indian television industry, focuses this time on...
MUMBAI:Sri Adhikari Brothers Television Network Limited (SABTNL) will start work on its second feature film in January next year. The movie which is yet to be...
NEW DELHI: Outstanding dues owed to Doordarshan by private parties have increased to a whopping Rs 1648.2 million as of 31 October 2002. As regards All...
MUMBAI / NEW DELHI: Give this to SET India CEO Kunal Dasgupta – he does not lack for dogged determination. Today Dasgupta pulled another rabbit out...
MUMBAI: Lily Patel the veteran Gujarati stage actress, popular as Dadima of Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii has replaced Dina Pathak as Badima in Khichdi. Dina Pathak,...
MUMBAI: Jalandhar Kendra walked away with the best Doordarshan Kendra award at the second edition of the DD Awards held at the Goregaon Sports Club in...
NEW DELHI: The information and broadcasting ministry has done it. The Cable TV Network (Amendment) Bill 2002, which aims at facilitating addressability in Indian cable homes...
MUMBAI: News channel CNN has announced that one of the major programme highlights for December will be a live interview with Jimmy Carter. Carter is the...
Jonathan Howlett, global director of airtime sales of BBC World, is no stranger to India. He has come to the sub-continent often and is a keen...
MUMBAI: The master of quiz, Siddharth Basu is slated to return to Doordarshan with a unique game show shortly. Basu, who made quizzing popular in India...
MUMBAI / NEW DELHI: It can only be termed a calculated gamble. ESPN Star Sports today announced a 33 per cent hike in its monthly package...
NEW DELHI: The government has issued guidelines for permitting 26 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in news and current affairs publications in a venture subject...
MUMBAI: After DD Jaipur, Doordarshan Mumbai has become the second Kendra in the country to have launched its own website. www.ddmumbai.com or www.sahyadritv.com was launched on...
CONNECTICUT: ESPN has selected Los Angeles to host the next two X Games, the original and definitive multi-day action sports competition, starting with the ninth annual...
LONDON: BBC’s international news strengths are being promoted in a new joint global advertising campaign by BBC World, the BBC’s 24-hour international news and information television...
NEW DELHI: Satish Jacob, who is the BBC Delhi deputy bureau chief and BBC News’ longest serving correspondent in India, has announced his retirement from the...
LOS ANGELES: Entertainment Tonight (ET), which claims to be the number one entertainment newsmagazine in the world, has received renewals for its weekly half-hour entertainment news...
NEW DELHI: News channel Aaj Tak is going from strength to strength. Recently it won the award for Best News Channel at the Indian Telly Awards....
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...