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Global news channel CNN and its website CNN.com have gobbled three awards for excellence in reporting at The South Asian Journalists’ Association (Saja) Journalism Awards 2002....
The entertainment and media industry continues to grow and has surpassed US $ 1 trillion in 2001 spending despite the dotcom fallout and a weak global...
Zee Telefilms group broadcasting CEO Sandeep Goyal is moving like quicksilver, at least as far as hiring of senior skilled professionals is concerned. Last week, he...
The good news first. The National Readership Survey 2002 (NRS) for the year just out, spells cheer for those with an eye on the couch potatoes...
“Last year was not good for all channels except one,” Markand Adhikari, vice-chairman and managing director, SABe (Sri Adhikari Brothers Entertainment) TV, has been quoted as...
“As far as 2002 is concerned, we are very confident and very well positioned. We have had strong distribution growth of 46 per cent in the...
Veteran TV producer Rakesh Chaudhry, creator of trend setting TV serials including Bante Bigadte, Chunauti and Mujrim Haazir, is now ready with his latest offerings –...
PanAmSat Corporation’s Galaxy IIIC will be launched today at 10:39 pm GMT from a location south of Hawaii. Galaxy IIIC, a Boeing 702 communications satellite and...
Less than six months after Prasar Bharati shut down its Doordarshan News channel due to lack of viewership, the pubcaster is contemplating reviving it. This was...
All India Radio, considered to be one of the most powerful pubcasters in the world and the low-profile cousin of Doordarshan, is all set to give...
Scientific Atlanta has announced that in order to increase its focus on the Asia marketplace it has named David Wheeler as country manager for Australia and...
Well, the news and current affairs (N&CA) genre of programming space is certainly hotting up for action. Forget Sahara readying itself to have N&CA programming. Don’t...
Prannoy Roy’s New Delhi Television appears to have finalised plans for life after Star News. And it is not on the Zee CNN bandwagon that Roy...
There are plans to make All India Radio available on cable networks as a satellite radio feed. The proposal is to be discussed by the Prasar...
Cartoon Network’s Samurai Jack has been voted the World’s Best TV Series at the International Animated Film Festival. The animation festival in France screens 500 animated...
In response to the report ” News Corp takes financial charge of global rights for ICC cricket ” World Sport Nimbus (WSN) has issued the following...
Star’s Focus Asia correspondent Adrian Brown took first prize in the English television category of the 7th Annual Amnesty International Human Rights Press Awards in Hong...
The Indian avatar of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, Kaun Banega Crorepati, came, saw, conquered, and has gone into the history books as the show...
Hallmark channel is all set and ready to roll for its latest programme initiative The Guardian. The show commences on 7 July and will air every...
BBC World Service and IndusInd Media & Communications Ltd announced toady a partnership to provide BBC radio programmes 24 hours a day on INCableNet, in Mumbai....
His stint on television started nearly eight years ago, but his claim to fame came only recently with a controversial rape scene in the Balaji saga...
When Sony Entertainment announced that it had bought the India cable and satellite cricket telecast rights for the International Cricket Council’s tournaments until 2007, including the...
Could this happen in India? Wouldn’t our big broadcasters just wish it were so. The heavyweight showdown between reigning heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis and former undisputed...
After an unprecedented 15 new series launched on AXN thus far this calendar year, the channel is planning to launch five more first-run series in September....
Channel Guide has incurred losses worth Rs 15.28 million for the year ended 31 March 2002. According to the financial results released by the company, its...
British broadcast journalist Daljit Dhaliwal, formerly with ITN, is joining CNN International. She will be based in the network’s Atlanta headquarters, an official release says. Starting...
Sven-Olof Koopmann, head of new technologies, BetaResearch, KirchGruppe, Munich, will be the keynote speaker at the CASBAA 2002 Satellite Industry Forum Breakfast at 8:30am on Monday,...
Interactivity in TV viewing will see the light of day in India with the proposed introduction of Conditional Access Systems (CAS), says Canal+ Technologies general manager...
After celebrating business excellence through awards and featuring seasoned veterans of the business world, CNBC India now targets the whiz kids who are making it big...
More on executive movements in television land. Prashant Sanwal, former vice-president SET MAX, and till recently one of the four directors on the as yet stillborn...
The Cable TV Networks (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2002 may still be awaiting clearance by the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament), but the wheels are moving...
It’s decided to maintain the status quo. The Prasar Bharati has said nyet to conversion of its entertainment service, Doordarshan Metro, as an exclusive satellite channel....
Media Lab Asia based on digital wizard Nicholas Negroponte legendary MIT Media Lab, has got a new CEO and managing director with its board announcing the...
It’s decided to maintain the status quo. The Prasar Bharati has said nyet to conversion of its entertainment service, Doordarshan Metro, as an exclusive satellite channel....
The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has informed members of the exchange that 65 scrips, of which five are media companies, will attract special margins effective today...
After making a name for himself directing serials like Hasratein and Justujoo, Ajai Sinha is now ready to go 70 mm. His first Bollywood directorial venture...
A man who happened to chance upon advertising, an individual who stands by his beliefs in this very pseudo world of advertising. A die hard Ilyaraja...
New Skies’ NSS-7 Atlantic Ocean region satellite entered into commercial service for premiere broadcast, Internet and telecom customers on 30 May. The milestone, says the global...
Gujarati theatre producer Sanjay Goradia is getting quite hot under the collar these days. And what’s raising the temperature for him is the Balaji Telefilms produced...
Hallmark has acquired 18 major motion pictures for its Latin American markets from Walt Disney Television International – Latin America (WDTVI-LA). The package boasts prominent titles...
The search for a business head for Sony Entertainment Television appears to be over, if the buzz in the industry is to be believed. Sunil Lulla,...
Kids channel Nickelodeon held auditions for kids who want to be a VJ on the channel on Saturday and Sunday at Worli Naka in South Mumbai....
Public broadcaster Prasar Bharati has invited bids for Hindi feature films to be telecast on public holidays for the rest of the year. The films are...
Even as Ten Sports makes hay with World Cup soccer, it is making sure that the fledgling channel does not fade from public memory once soccer...
Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat) and Macau’s Cosmos Satellite Television (Macau Satellite TV- MSTV) have signed a long-term satellite transponder leasing agreement for the use...
The last bastions have surrendered. MSOs Hathway and InCable, who have been holding out against carrying the signals of exclusive Fifa rights holder Ten Sports for...
Stung by telecast rights holder like World Sports Group Nimbus and Taj Sports (managing Ten Sports channel) not willing to play ball, Prasar Bharati has decided...
Sport. A programming property that keeps millions glued to their TV sets in India, especially when cricket and Tendulkar are in full flow. In recent times,...
With a view to connecting further with viewers and strengthening its online community of users, Sony Entertainment is in the process of revamping www.setindia.com. Senior V-P...
Zee Telefilms’ aggressive no holds barred campaign to convince advertisers and media planners that its shows Jeena Issi Ka Naam Hai (JIKNH) and Khelo Number Khelo...
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...