MUMBAI: Zee Telefilms chairman Subhash Chandra echoed Star TV CEO Michelle Guthrie’s sentiments when he too stressed that addressability will come about in India, but only...
MUMBAI: The customer continues to be king. Star TV CEO Michelle Guthrie put the viewer-consumer firmly on top of the agenda during her maiden speech at...
MUMBAI: The tenth Grasim Mr.India, an event which saw the celebration of ‘manhood’, saw 31 contestants vying for the coveted Mr.India 2004 title, the male equivalent...
MUMBAI: MTV US’ next film will revolve around vampires. After a heated bidding war MTV Films and Maverick Films have acquired the film rights to Twilight....
MUMBAI: With the Sri Adhikari Brothers’ 24 hour news and current affairs channel still awaiting launch, SAB TV is introducing a daily one hour band of...
MUMBAI: This summer Mumbaiites are going to feel sizzling Latino heat in a big way. Pop sensation Enrique Iglesias will perform in the city on 11...
MUMBAI: Motorola has tied up with MTV International to provide exclusive MTV-created wireless content. This will include an interactive series of games known as Plastikulture and...
MUMBAI: The shareholders of Zee Telefilms have approved the issue of $100 million foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCBs) on the Singapore Stock Exchange. The shareholders’ nod...
MUMBAI: For those who thought cable operators fighting with broadcasters over fees is an “Indian malaise”, think again. Much the same issues are behind the head-on...
After the Big Event what? That must have been the dilemma confronting Sony Entertainment Television’s executive V-P ad sales and revenue management Rohit Gupta in the...
MUMBAI: There’s good news at Zee. The “mother of all awards” has delivered healthy ratings for Subhash Chandra’s flagship channel, catapulting Zee TV into the top...
MUMBAI: Come 11 March, Sony Entertainment Television will add another ‘K’ serial- Balaji Telefilms’ Kkehna Hai Kuch Mujhko – to their buffet of weekend shows. The...
MUMBAI: The contours of Sony Entertainment Television’s programming strategy for 2004 appear to be slowly taking shape. SET India executive VP, content and response Tarun Katial...
MUMBAI: Shunning the ballot box, a common trend in our country, will be tackled by Channel [V] with an election awareness drive called [V] The Big...
NEW DELHI: That Sri Adhikari Brothers, promoters of Sab TV, are serious about their news channels — or at least increasing the news content on the...
MUMBAI: While English movie channels HBO and Star Movies are done with their quota of Oscar movies line-up, Zee MGM’s ode to the Oscars comes in...
DUBAI: If Zee Telefilms CMD Subhash Chandra was seen hugging some journalists from India at a post Zee cine award party yesterday, his high spirits was...
MUMBAI: After tennis and basketball it is now the turn of wrestling to have its own channel. Satellite services company Globecast has announced that it has...
MUMBAI: Sahara Manoranjan and Percept D’Mark are to initiate a nationwide talent hunt called ‘Mr & Ms Bollywood’.The exercise is being embarked upon to unravel new...
DUBAI: Dubai denizens were blown away. In one of the best film awards in recent memory, the Pan Parag 7th Zee Cine Awards held in Dubai...
DUBAI: 2003 blockbuster Koi…Mil Gaya scooped the cream of the Zee Cine Awards last night, with the film sweeping the best film award, the best director...
MUMBAI: “If ever you all come to Spain, keep one thing in mind – Don’t come alone or you’ve had it.” This can pass off as...
MUMBAI: Lend your ears, the first ever award ceremony from Radio Mirchi seems to be saying. Based on the western Pencil One Show awards, the awards...
MUMBAI: This time last year, amidst the World Cup euphoria, Sony Entertainment announced five new shows and its plans to launch a couple more every season....
KOLKATA: Over 6500 cable operators from places like Meghalaya, Assam, Jharkhand, Ranchi, Orrisa, Madhya Pradesh and even neighbouring Bangladesh converged at the recently concluded Cable TV...
MUMBAI: ‘Woo audiences with blockbusters’. Sony Entertainment Television continues on a strategy long championed by its chief executive Kunal Dasgupta with the acquisition of exclusive rights...
MUMBAI: Reality is back in vogue. Vijay TV is all set to test the bravado in the south. The channel will be premiering a reality show...
MUMBAI: In Zinta’s footstep or so it seems. After roping in one of the leading ladies of Indian Cinema Preity Zinta to write a column for...
MUMBAI: While the Boney Kapoor produced Malini Iyer is yet to make its presence felt in the top rated shows on satellite TV, Sahara Manoranjan seems...
MUMBAI: It’s bigger alright and the buzz word is International. While the stage is all set for the awards function, the Zee Cine awards 2004 has...
MUMBAI: this year’s Bollywood Fashion Awards at Xanadu in one of the world’s most impressive casinos, the Trump Taj Mahal Casino in Atlantic City. India’s Premium...
MUMBAI: Zee’s most ambitious show for 2003 is winding up just seen months after it began with a bang. Awaz – Dil Se Dil Tak, that...
LUCKNOW: All roads Saturday led to Sahara Shahar, the glittering private estate of Sahara group owner Subrata Roy, whose younger son Seemanto tied the nuptial with...
MUMBAI: Valentine day held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium should be a “Khallas” affair, especially so with Ishaa Koppikar dazzling along side a line up of...
MUMBAI: Doordarshan is all set to telecast a new serial next week. The serial titled Hawayein will debut on the national channel from Wednesday, 18 February...
MUMBAI: This February Zee MGM promises 360 degrees of love and romance. The channel will showcase a series of romantic movies every Wednesday at 9 pm...
LV Krishnan, chief executive of TAM India, is a soft spoken man. But that could well have worked to an advantage for someone who been in...
MUMBAI: Will the real Mr Mumbaikar stand up please? No this time it isn’t one of the “Mee Mumbaikar” campaigns, but it was Cinthol Alpha Gaurav...
MUMBAI: There are film awards and then there are film awards. Zee Cine Awards 2004 is taking to an international stage this time round. Some journey...
MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Entertainment Films India proudly announces the India release of Cold Mountain, a critically acclaimed motion picture based on Charles Frazier’s award-winning novel about...
MUMBAI: After Jassi what? That has been the question on everyone’s mind regarding Sony Entertainment Television’s programming plans for 2004. According to reliable industry sources, the...
MUMBAI: Star Plus’ latest rage show Kahiin to Hoga is reaping dividends for its stars from the oddest places. Aamna Sharriff, lead protagonist (she plays the...
MUMBAI: It is not just Indian politicos who whip up the cultural invasion tag when it comes to films and programmes from the West. In the...
MUMBAI: Actor Preity Zinta who penned her first column for the BBC’s website www.bbcnews.com/southasia on Monday 29 January, has attracted an overwhelming response from all over...
MUMBAI: Going by the success some of the Hindi remakes of Tamil feature films have seen, it is no surprise that producers down south are now...
MUMBAI: After fiction and animation, software major UTV has now trained its sights on the non fiction segment. Keen to tap into the huge potential for...
MUMBAI: Sony has announced consolidated results for the third quarter that ended 31 December 2003. In the motion pictures segment the sales decreased compared with the...
MUMBAI: Looking to expand its base in the 6-11 year age group Cartoon Network US has anounced a new programme block Miguzi. This will kick off...
MUMBAI: Entertainment takes pride of place. Even on the “Old Aunty.” Come 2 February and Bollywood glam doll Preity Zinta will be joining the BBC as...
Better known as Savita Chachi of Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Apara Mehta says she has lost count of the number of Gujarati and Hindi...