MUMBAI: This is an initiative that targets NRIs living in New Zealand. The 60,000 or so members of Auckland’s Indian community and all who enjoy a...
MUMBAI: Left out in the cold by the Indian cricket board in the award of the television production contract for the upcoming India-Pakistan series, Nimbus Sports...
MUMBAI: Smile TV, the fun and entertainment comedy channel from Zee stable, is experimenting with shows which have already proven their mettle. The channel has lined...
MUMBAI: With mobile being the latest buzzword in the world of entertainment, Discovery has decided to jump onboard. It has teamed up with Volantis. Volantis which...
MUMBAI: After Indian Idol, what? That has been the question on many a mind as Sony Entertainment Television prepares to bid adieu to its big ticket...
MUMBAI: “The stock market is like sex! Sometimes up, sometimes down!” This is a sample of the many pithy quotes uttered last evening at the Budget...
MUMBAI: Toronto-based Asian Television Network (ATN) has announced that the company’s debenture holders have agreed to the extension and repayment plan agreement of its million dollar...
S antosh Desai does not fit into any of the stereotypes that you have in the Indian advertising world. At first glance, you would not think...
MUMBAI: The Bengali regional news channel space is getting crowded and how. Close on the heels of Rathikant Basu’s Tara Bangla morphing from an entertainment channel...
MUMBAI: UTV Software Communications Ltd is likely to be listed around or on 18 March, according to book running lead manager of the issue Enam Financial...
NEW DELHI / MUMBAI: It was the royal ignore for the second year in a row for the entertainment sector. Finance minister P Chidambaram, while presenting...
MUMBAI: Walt Disney’s Buena Vista International Television (BVITV) Japan, have closed a multi-year TV broadcast right agreement with Tohokushinsha Film Corporation for the provision of...
MUMBAI: Balaji Telefilms will undertake all film production activities of the promoters, marking a change in strategy aimed at scaling up operations. Earlier, the movie projects...
MUMBAI: The host of CBS’ popular reality show The Amazing Race Phil Keoghan will embark on a 10-city, cross-country Tour in the US from 2 March....
NEW DELHI: Play TV, India’s first proposed 24 hours interactive and gaming channel, will be managed by Dakshin Media Solutions, which is an enterprise of the...
MUMBAI: If there is a genre on Indian television that lends itself to reruns it is the mythological epic. Production House Creative Eye has signed a...
MUMBAI: This is a good news for video companies concerned about the menace of increasing piracy. In a raid carried out at Eros CD Center –...
MUMBAI: Alpha Marathi has acquired the telecast rights of a documentary film on India’s reining queen of melody, Lata Mangeshkar. The channel will telecast the film...
Brands are an important influence on our lives. They are central to free markets and democratic societies. They represent free choice. They also have a profound...
MUMBAI: India TV’s Most Wanted claims that the show has made a new record in capturing the criminals. The team says with the help of the...
MUMBAI: Raghav Bahls international venture South Asia World (SAW), which has been looking at the UK space for a while now, has signed a distribution pact...
MUMBAI: Balaji Telefilms is planning to set up its own studios in Mumbai, Chennai and Hyderabad in a phased manner. The production house will also continue...
MUMBAI: Is it time for the most prestigious movie awards ceremony, The Academy Awards, to recognise stuntmen? Four of Hollywood’s premier stunt organisations certainly believe so....
MUMBAI: Essel Group is launching an interactive and gaming channel PlayTV, the first in the country. Aiming at a mid-March launch, the channel will telecast games,...
MUMBAI: UTV has acquired the all-India distribution rights of Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s Parineeta for around Rs 110 million. The movie, directed by ad man Pradip Sarkar,...
MUMBAI: Malayalam channel Asianet has initiated competition among its shows by launching the Asianet Kudumbam Awards. The first edition of the awards will evaluate serials telecast...
MUMBAI: Here’s the true picture of what’s been happening at Sony Entertainment Television as far as that crucial resource in television is concerned: people. A couple...
MUMBAI: The Max Stardust Awards, honouring the fine talents in Bollywood, have been given away on 20 February. The awards also felicitated yesteryear superstars Rajesh Khanna,...
MUMBAI: UTV Software Communications’ initial public offering (IPO) has received overwhelming response. At the end of the day’s trading, the issue had been oversubscribed 3.4 times....
MUMBAI: MGM Home Entertainment Group has promoted Ian Sutherland to the role of executive VP international theatrical distribution and marketing. Announcing the development the group’s president...
MUMBAI: Music channel ETC has been cited for performing its duty towards society and community. The Chennai based Developers India which is a a non-denominational and...
NEW DELHI: India’s largest vertically-integrated media company Zee Telefilms has extended an olive branch to the Indian cricket board with an aim to resolve the deadlocked...
How does a programmer really know he/she has hit the bull‘s eye with a story? Thinking of concepts and genres all the time; he/she could be...
MUMBAI: Digital video recorders (DVRs) company TiVo Inc. claims that as on 31 January 2005, its subscription base exceeded three million. The company claims that it...
MUMBAI: Sumangali Cable Vision is on the prowl. The Chennai-based multi system operator (MSO) is in talks to acquire RPG Netcom, a move which coincides with...
MUMBAI: While they are fierce competitors, there is one thing that music channels agree upon: that content on air must not offend anybody. Therefore they have...
MUMBAI: When one looks at films, one genre that has grown in popularity on television has been the Hinglish film. Star Movies has enjoyed success in...
NEW DELHI: Nasdaq-listed UnitedGlobalCom’s (UGC) acquisition of Zone Vision is likely to impact the relationship between Reality TV and Zee Turner in India. Zone Vision manages...
MUMBAI: Channel [V] has launched a new show titled [V] Agent Love, which is being touted as the definitive answer to lonely hearts from across the...
MUMBAI: Post the December 2004 corporate restructuring at Sony Entertainment Television (SET), which saw chief financial officer (CFO) NP Singh being promoted to the chief operating...
MUMBAI: Though not exactly a new kid on the block, Swayam Infotainment, a company floated by Pratibha Advani is slowly spreading its wings. After having produced...
MUMBAI: Lakme Fashion House, the show with a reality silhouette is all decked up for a premiere on Star One on 19 February. The show will...
MUMBAI: Michael Jackson’s trial will kick off any moment and just before his trial, his parents, Katherine and Joe Jackson are holding out hope and holding...
MUMBAI: Its Budget Time again! Besides news channels, the music channel is also initating a programme on budget. MTV, in association with CNBC, presents Budget Fundas,...
MUMBAI: Whether the cash registers are going to start ringing again for Star will be known in due course, but what is certain is that participants...
MUMBAI: UTV Software Communications has signed a deal with Miramax International Film Corporation to distribute 130 titles for a period of ten years. UTV has been...
MUMBAI: Zee TV is launching a new look Antakshari. The channel is fine-tuning one of its most successful shows with a new format and new sets....
MUMBAI: Standing by the positioning that Star Gold is about more than just airing movies, Star’s movie channel in an endeavour to offer a complete Bollywood...
MUMBAI: Zee Telefilms Ltd has asked the promoters of Padmalaya Enterprises Private Ltd (PEPL) to pay Rs 590 million to buy out their entire shares in...
MUMBAI: Nick introduces Cupid day with characters celebrating all kinds of love on 14 February. Nick says that pictures of Cupid toon characters always generate excitement....

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