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The Indian television industry’s first ever Scriptwriters Workshop and Forum, Qalam 2001, will be held in Mumbai on 20-21 December. Conceived by Indian Television Dot Com...
From January Viacom will integrate the UPN and CBS Broadcast Networks under CBS Television Unit. CBS Television also includes Viacom’s 34 stations; CBS Entertainment, CBS News,...
Britain’s leading broadcaster, Channel 4 Television has been adjudged the best for ‘Content Management Project’ at the Information Management 2001 Awards announced recently. The Information Management...
This Sunday, 9 December, kids rule the roost on the Star Network. After all it is International Children’s Day of Broadcasting (ICDB). Through a series of...
Star India, Indian cable & satellite’s “price driver,” today announced a major hike in its monthly subscription rates, effective January, from the current Rs 30 to...
The Asia Television Forum (ATF), Asia-Pacific’s largest TV programming market, opens its second presentation tomorrow at Shangri-La’s Rasa Sentosa Resort, Singapore. The ATF – open to...
Times are tough in television these days with the advertising pie shrinking. And channels are resorting to the tack of running older shows. Star, Zee, Sabe,...
If you haven't had enough of the hype around Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, get behind the scenes of the year's most talked about film on 9...
Channel Nine Gold’s loss has been Star’s gain. Star Plus, which started airing two soaps from the library acquired from the now defunct company, will commence...
It rewrote Indian TV rules, catapulted Star to the number one slot before losing steam and dwindling down to a mere two nights a week show....
It’s the biggest whodunit for the television industry in recent times. Who is behind the huge recruitment ad in leading daily The Times of India last...
While Star banks on saas bahu soaps and game shows to retain the top slot, Zee pegs its hopes on mythologicals after its relaunch debacle and...
The good news first. The Asia Cable & Satellite Guide 2002 has projected a strong pay TV subscriber growth for Asia, with year end 2001 estimates...
Zoom. The stockmarket polevaulted today on a manic Monday which proved to the best in the past three months. The Bombay Stock Exchange sensitive index (BSE...
At least 20 British broadcast, cable, satellite and telecom companies will participate in the eighth Middle East International Cable, Satellite, Broadcast & Telecommunications Exhibition (CABSAT 2002)...
The entertainment industry has stressed the need for its involvement in the formulation of the Communications Commission of India (CCI), which is to be set up...
The Agrani satcom venture which is promoted by media baron Subhash Chandra is expected to close financially before the year is through, company officials say. Agrani...
The RTL Group’ IP division has just published European Key Facts – Television 2001, an informed overview of the state of the art in the industry....
An effort is being made to set up a unified apex body for the Indian entertainment industry. The professional mooting the exercise: UTV Net Solutions CEO...
In a bid to find some of that old magic with viewers, Zee TV has once again gone in for a change in its programming schedule....
Star India has finally found the desi answer to Anne Robinson, the tough-as-nails host of the popular game show The Weakest Link, which is to be...
The tag of a comedy serial director is hard to shrug off. Sameer Kulkarni should know. Successes like Family No. 1, Shakalaka Boom Boom, Hip Hip...
Innovation, focus, profit. These three keywords describe CASBAA’s three day event in Hong Kong’s Convention & Exhibition Centre, to be flagged off on 27 November. The...
Dustin Hoffman did it, and so did Robin Williams. And now, our very own comic Sunil Grover of Kaun Banega Champu(Sahara Filmy) and Hassee Ke Phuarey (Radio Mirchi) fame...
The shakeout in the television business continues. Several channels have shut down, some are struggling to stay afloat and are laying off people as advertising and...
Kolkata will host the ICE (Information Technology, Communications and Entertainment) summit on 18-19 November this year. Organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry, the Summit will...
On Saturday and Sunday MAX will show the 'Cathay Pacific Standard Chartered Hong Kong Cricket Sixes'. Participants include archrivals India and Pakistan, World Cup Champions Australia,...
Over 90 Indian and foreign companies will display their latest cable and satellite systems and hardware at SCAT 2001, the satellite and cable TV trade show...
Caravan, a song-based show hosted by actress and pop singer Rajeshwari Sachdev, is set to hit the tube next Tuesday, 13 November, at 8 pm. The...
It has been a topsy-turvy year for the movers and shakers of Indian television. While some enjoyed windfall profits in the year gone by, more saw...
It’s all happening at Sony Entertainment television. Close on the heels of the launch of its new serial Kutumb on Monday, the channel is all set...
If popularity is the index of a director’s success, Partho Mitra should surely rank as one of the best directors on TV today. Partho, who started...
Four television artistes were among those from the film industry felicitated by the Cine and TV Artistes’ Association at its 43 rd annual general meeting held...
Sandeep Goyal, group broadcasting CEO of Zee Telefilms has been elected director of the International Council of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. The...
ZedCA, a division of Zee Interactive Learning Systems, has tied up with Pune University to offer courses which will assist students interested in pursuing careers related...
Two months into its relaunch campaign, Zee TV has shifted around three of its shows in an effort to increase their audience share. Game show...
It was media baron Subhash Chandra’s pet project to set up a channel advocating ancient Indian medicine, holistic healing, culture, meditation etc under the Organic or...
When you’re hot you’re hot. Other media companies may struggle with financials in a depressed market scenario but no so Balaji Telefilms Ltd. The seven-year-old production...
Broadcasters can relax somewhat now that the Revenue Department has ruled that commission paid to advertising agencies will not be included in the value of taxable...
It’s all about strategy. If Zee tried the “its raining serials” approach as part of its relaunch, Sony Entertainment believes in building the brand “brick by...
Zee Telefilms Ltd today announced its second quarter results (ended September 30, 2001). It comes as no great surprise that even though the income from sales...
Ever since Javed Sayyed’s first directorial venture Heena went on air in 1998, the soap has been one of Sony’s key programmes. Heena’s success has brought...
In House Productions is in a fever of activity these days. Flinging itself seriously into the TV software race, it has branched out into all kinds...
‘Till death do us part’. From next month this statement will be put to a severe test when the Star World channel starts showing ‘Temptation Island’....
Six-month-old infotainment channel Channel Guide is all set to enter a new field of ‘Satellite Video Delivery Service’. Elaborating on the concept, Ravi Deshmukh, COO, Channel...
The decision has been taken. The once hugely popular Kaun Banega Crorepati is being phased slowly out of Star Plus, and family drama serials are taking...
Balaji Telefilms is poised to rake in a turnover of close to Rs 1000 million at the end of the current financial year, having worked up...
Lekh Tandon is to television what Dev Anand is to the Indian film industry. A half century of films and TV serials later, the septuagenarian director...
Canadian cable operator Vidéotron has launched its new iLLICO service. This will allow subscribers to send messages using PowerTV’s email, surf the Internet, chat, and take...
Concerts to show solidarity with victims of the terrorist attacks in America appear to be the order of the day. The latest one is happening comes...
Platforms get three years to add features for hearing and visually impaired
Strong word-of-mouth turns Pongal satire into remake pick
Streaming giant bets on a seasoned marketer who helped build Amazon and Netflix into household names
Communications leader exits after three years spanning MD office strategy and media outreach.
Cricket star named face of Delhi Khel Mahakumbh to fuel youth talent hunt.
Kolkata-based beverage maker reports stronger revenues and profits for December quarter.
A crime thriller steps out of the shadows as Telugu storytelling claims centre stage.
From boards to bytes, chess readies for a nation-first showdown in Riyadh.
Leadership change follows layoffs, protests and a bruising battle over trust.
Revenue rises 4.3 per cent to Rs 10,209.33 crore while deferred tax gain lifts bottom line sharply
Akshay Kumar and stars launch awards at NSCI Dome on Feb 28
Merger creates one-stop hub for content, digital, and delivery
NEW DELHI: Hamdard Laboratories gathered a cross-section of India’s achievers in New Delhi on Friday, handing out the Hakeem Abdul...
MUMBAI: For decades, creative storytelling has been the cornerstone of brand communication. The “big idea” amplified through catchy jingles, striking...
MUMBAI: Zepto has elevated Ahmad Muneeb to vice president – HR centre of excellence, placing him at the helm of...
