MUMBAI: In three weeks, as the Indian Idol climaxes in its grand finale, the question everybody seems to be grappling with is: What next? Though Sony...
MUMBAI: FIFA and UEFA have joined forces to organise a ‘Football for Hope’ match in aid of the victims of the tsunami that devastated South and...
MUMBAI: One of the most popular programmes on Alpha Punjabi, Aaj Da Rashiphal is nearing its 1000 episodes. Aaj Da Rashiphal is a daily show centered...
MUMBAI: Vijay TV is launching a new show on its Sunday morning slot. The half-an-hour show Autograph will air on Sundays at 9:30 am starting 13...
NEW DELHI: Zee Telefilms has moved the Madras High Court challenging the cancellation of its telecast rights bid by the Indian cricket board, which it argues...
MUMABI: MTV Asia Awards 2005 winners were chosen through more than 16 million votes from viewers via the MTV website. According to media reports, just because...
MUMBAI: In its endeavour to tap creative talent exclusively for UTV, the production house is in the process of hiring creative minds. Building upon this, UTV...
MUMBAI: Alpha Gaurav, Alpha Marathi’s prestigious award show rewarding excellence in Marathi films, theatre and music, honored eminent personalities from 18 categories in Marathi films,10 categories...
Hollywood film distribution companies have found the going tough in India, a market which has stood firm on local tastes and preferences. Rupert Murdoch’s 20th Century...
NEW DELHI: Zee Turner, a joint venture between Zee Telefilms and Time Warner, is getting itself a chief finance officer (CFO) in the form of Arun...
MUMBAI: Kkavyanjali, Star Plus’ newest property, has opened with monster ratings, paying rich dividends for Hindi entertainment television’s lead channel, which pulled out all the stops...
MUMBAI: Home entertainment solutions provider TiVo has announced the resignation of Marty Yudkovitz as president of the company. He will remain with TiVo in a consulting...
MUMBAI: Star Movies has renewed the live and exclusive broadcast rights to The Annual Academy Awards for India and Taiwan from 2005 to 2010. NEW DELHI:...
NEW DELHI: The Indian government has approved Grey Worldwide India and B4U Multimedia International Limiter’s proposals involving foreign investment and changes sought in earlier clearances. B4U...
MUMBAI: Sony Entertainment’s SET MAX channel is playing its “Deewana bana de” tagline to the core this February. To match the mood of the Valentine month,...
MUMBAI: Zee Music has announced its VJ hunt– Kkalpes Patel VJ Banega Kya. In search of new faces the channel will conduct audition aspiring VJ’s in...
MUMBAI: Zee Music has announced its VJ hunt– Kkalpes Patel VJ Banega Kya. In search of new faces the channel will conduct audition aspiring VJ’s in...
MUMBAI: As the first anniversary of Janet Jackson’s infamous wardrobe malfunction during the Superbowl approaches the Parents Television Council (PTC) in the US has released a...
MUMBAI: After the big bang launch of Kavyanjali last week (25 January) from the Plus platform, the channel is all gung-ho about its next property in...
National Geographic Television & Film (NGT&F) EVP and executive producer for Explorer David Royle said, It’s a great honor to be recognized for the quality of...
MUMBAI: Balaji Telefilms Ltd has posted a 36.4 per cent decline in net profit to Rs 93.46 million for the quarter ended 31 December 2004, as...
MUMBAI: Discovery Education which deals with digital video and multimedia learning materials from the broadcaster has added over 250 new video, DVD, and CD-ROM titles to...
MUMBAI: Zee’s business channel Zee Business is coming up with a reality show. The channel claims that the show is India’s first ever reality show on...
MUMBAI: GRB Entertainment, producers and distributors of non-fiction programs, has acquired the worldwide rights, excluding the US, for the reality series The Surreal Life IV. The...
MUMBAI: UTV Television Content is creating a fund raising seven-hour long Telethon for CRY; the first of its kind to be done in India. The Telethon...
MUMBAI: India’s first ever telethon, organised by CRY for child rights met with astounding success, thanks to the tremendous response by viewers. For seven hours on...
MUMBAI: Zee Telefilms is adding momentum to its Southern plans. The company has roped in ETV Network general manager marketing R Ajay Kumar to head its...
MUMBAI: Come 21 January and StarOne unveils yet another adolescent show titled Happy Go Lucky. The show aims to delve into the minds of two teenagers-...
Pre-school children’s entertainment producer and rights owner Hit Entertainment has entered the licensing business in India. It has come up with a licensing programme for its...
MUMBAI: Hungama TV has defered its plans for private placement of equity as it has substantially closed its funding requirements of Rs 622 million. Hungama TV...
MUMBAI: Zee Telefilms’ net profit rose 4.52 per cent to Rs 384.10 million for the quarter ended 31 December 2004, as against Rs 367.50 million a...
MUMBAI: Talk about solidarity! The Indian Ocean tsunami, a disaster of unimaginably horrific magnitude, has galvanised the film and television fraternity into a historic coming together...
Professor Martin Pegler, a name considered to be one of the world’s leading voices in the field of VM and store design graced POP Asia 2005...
Point of Purchase Advertising International (POPAI) is the only non-profit trade association exclusively committed to serving the interests of all those involved in POP advertising including...
MUMBAI: Satellite operator Panamsat has announced that its subsidiary, Panamsat Asia has acquired some business assets from the receivers of Tarbs World TV Australia. Tarbs is...
MUMBAI: National Geographic Film Library in the US has signed a licensing deal with Microsoft Game Studios. Microsoft will be provided with a limited-edition, interactive DVD...
MUMBAI: Raj TV has undertaken major restructuring for its top mangement. The first step is the re-appointment of B Shankar, who joins as vice president sales...
MUMBAI: One television genre that is catching on in the country is the lifestyle brand. Last year Discovery had launched the Discovery Travel and Living channel....
BANGALORE: Tickets prices for films running in multiplexes are set to be lowered as the state government cabinet exempted them from the payment of entertainment tax...
DaimlerChrysler India CEO and MD Hans-Michael Huber is bullish on the company’s India operations and targets a growth of about 10 – 15 per cent this...
MUMBAI: Sesame Workshop and Turner International India have teamed up to co-produce Sesame Street in India. The development phase of the Sesame India was provided through...
MUMBAI: Hindi general entertainment (GEC) space was in jeopardy in 2004 with the genre dipping in share year-on- year. Across all Hindi GEC channels, 2004 saw...
MUMBAI: National Geographic Television & Film (NGT&F) in the US has announced promotions for two senior members of its production team to the newly created positions....
Star Plus is all set to host the first set of awards of the year, they being the 11th Annual STAR Screen Awards, the only awards...
MUMBAI: Cicadas, tarantulas and beetles! The adventures of Animal Planet US’ bug man, quirky entomologist Ruud Kleinpaste will take viewers on a journey into the world...
A few years ago an Indian business newspaper had profiled Subhash Chandra as the Entrepreneur of the Year soon after he bought out Rupert Murdoch in...
MUMBAI: At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas consumer electronics giant Sony Electronics demonstrated its advancements in high-definition (HD) entertainment and the breadth of its...
MUMBAI: Humour and current affairs channel Sab TV has gotten into an over-drive with a launch planned for nine new shows. The first four will hit...
Star Plus launched KBC 2 on 5 August but preparation for the show started in early January. The show had a five phased launch – all...
MUMBAI: Zee Telefilms Ltd has decided to exit from Padmalaya following the controversial transfer of shares in Padmalaya Telefilms Ltd (PTL). That is if the deal...

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