MUMBAI: The US-based animation software solutions provider Toon Boom Animation Inc. has announced that its Toon Boom Storyboard is ready to ship. Meeting the needs of...
MUMBAI: UK pubcaster the BBC is counting on a pocket computer phone is set to revolutionise newsrooms and newsgathering across BBC Local Radio in Britain. Earlier...
MUMBAI: World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has signed a deal with Canadian broadcaster Global Television Network. The deal is for its property Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). ECW...
Having media and creative as separate functions is like running a television channel without content or a newspaper without editorial,” says Roda Mehta, ad industry veteran...
MUMBAI: The Broadcast Bill needs to adequately address the changing dynamics in a converging world; and the sector regulator (the proposed Broadcast Regulatory Authority of India...
MUMBAI: Sony Pictures producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron are planning a contemporary musical version of “Peter Pan” for Us television in 2007, as per a...
MUMBAI: Balaji Telefilms Ltd’s net profit rose 39 per cent to Rs 173.77 million for the first quarter of this fiscal, as against Rs 125.15 million...
MUMBAI: Entertainment Network India Ltd’s (ENIL) income has grown by 69.2 per cent to Rs 354.5 million for the first quarter ended 30 June 2006 as...
MUMBAI: B.A.G Films Ltd’s net profit has dropped to Rs 5.6 million for the quarter ended 30 June 2006, as against Rs 8.8 million in the...
MUMBAI: Hungama TV is all set to make a splash this monsoon with the auditions of John aur Kaun (JAK) – its talent hunt for kids...
MUMBAI: In a move furthering home entertainment’s new commitment to premiere high caliber films on DVD, Warner Home Video and Film Life Inc. have announced a...
NEW DELHI: A draft Broadcasting Bill may have been put in the backburner for the time being, but the government is determined to bring in regulation...
MUMBAI: News channel CNN will air the documentary Living With Illegals on 5 August at 11:30 am, 7:30 pm, 6 August at 11:30 am and on...
MUMBAI: The Aroon Purie-controlled TV Today Network is exploring starting a business news channel in association with American financial and business news major Bloomberg. The tie-up...
MUMBAI: The co founder of US internet service provider AOL Steve Case has apologised for merging his company in 2001 with Time Warner. The merger proved...
MUMBAI: In a bid to expand its presence in the smaller European markets US media conglomerate News Corp has bought a majority stake in a Turkish...
MUMBAI: The United Nations has announced an agreement with global media intelligence company Teletrax. Teletrax will monitor output of all its broadcast video products. UNTV, a...
MUMBAI: PlayFirst, a publisher of casual games announced the Macintosh-compatible version of the chart-topping SpongeBob SquarePants Diner Dash — the popular casual game combining Nickelodeon’s star...
MUMBAI: It’s time for the third edition of the Pogo Amazing Kids Awards (PAKA) and this time the fun and frolic around the awards is set...
MUMBAI: The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (Natas) in the US has elected Herbert Granath as its chairman. Granath says, “I am honoured to...
MUMBAI: US television industry icon Dick Clark will be at the 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards hosted by Conan O’Brien, on 27 August 2006. Clark among...
MUMBAI: Motorola will acquire the American firm Broadbus Technologies. It provides technology solutions for Television On-Demand (TOD). Broadbus Technologies’ carrier-class technology solutions enable the distribution of...
MUMBAI: ESPN Software India, today announced the appointment of Vijay Rajput as COO, Sricharan Iyengar as vice president and business head of the consumer business group...
MUMBAI: Tamil channel Vijay TV is gearing up to launch the second series of its popular comedy show Kallaka Povadhu Yaaru. The show, slotted for Fridays...
MUMBAI: Reed Midem which organises the television event Mipcom in Cannes France has named Time Warner chairman and CEO Richard D. Parsons as the Mipcom 2006...
MUMBAI: News broadcaster CNN will air a documentary In The Footsteps Of bin Laden on 23 August at 5:30 pm. The two-hour investigation paints a portrait...
NEW DELHI: A meeting on the draft Broadcast Bill 2006, which has been tormenting the media industry over the draconian clauses it contains, has decided that...
NEW DELHI: Having dominated the Indian satellite airwaves for over six years, Star India is rolling out more big ticket initiatives on the programming, marketing and...
MUMBAI: Sri Lanka government has amended the commercial levy imposed on foreign television content, including teledramas, films and advertisements. The government has also decided to form...
MUMBAI: Inox Leisure Ltd’s net profit has more than doubled to stand at Rs 83.7 million for the quarter ended 30 June 2006, as compared to...
MUMBAI: Television Eighteen’s consolidated net profit has shot up 65 per cent to Rs 138.21 million for the first quarter of this fiscal, as against Rs...
NEW DELHI: MSOs are divided on the issue whether carriage fee is retained by them and the basic tier fee of cable channels by local cable...
MUMBAI: The Walt Disney Company today announced that it has entered into an agreement to wholly acquire Hungama TV and take a 14.9 per cent equity...
MUMBAI: The second edition of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) Digital Radio Convention will be held in Kuala Lumpur from 14 to 17 August. The speakers...
NEW DELHI: Rationalisation of FDI caps in television distribution and news and non-news content, easing of policies and regulation for uplinking of channels and framing of...
MUMBAI: More than six per cent of American adultsor about nine million web users, have downloaded podcasts in the past month, according to The Economics of...
MUMBAI: US broadcaster Discovery has enhanced its Discovery News service to include daily video webcasts, featuring breaking news in areas of increasing concern for consumers As...
MUMBAI: Zuleyka Rivera, Miss Puerto Rico has triumphed in the Miss Universe 2006 competition. In India the show aired on Star World early this morning at...
MUMBAI: Lok Sabha Television (LSTV), a dedicated satellite channel to telecast live proceedings of Lok Sabha or Lower House of Parliament and air programmes on important...
MUMBAI: Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch has said that he plans to divide his wealth equally among his six children. In an interviw on US broadcaster CBS’...
MUMBAI: NBC will airMadonna: The Confessions Tour Live. This is a two-hour special and will air in November 2006.The special will be taped this summer at...
Mumbai, July 24, 2006: Horlicks, the only Health Drink in India that has been proven to make kids Taller, Stronger and Sharper returned to Mumbai with...
MUMBAI: Print major Malayala Manorama’s television venture Manorama News is now looking for an August launch. According to channel sources, the news channel will be unveiled...
MUMBAI: National Geographic Channel (NGC) will celebrate India next month with an Emerging India Week. This will look at different topics from call centres in Mumbai...
MUMBAI: Radio Disney in the US has joined forces with MobiTV, which works in the area for television and digital radio services for cellular, WiFi and...
MUMBAI: Three weeks before the start of the 19th European Athletics Championships, 52 television channels have expressed their intention to broadcast the event. One of the...
MUMBAI: US internet service provider AOL is testing closed captions for streaming news content from CNN that will enhance the online media experience for people who...
Anita Kaul Basu is all about energy, gutsy individualism and great ideas. Anita’s determination has made her who she is now: the director of Synergy, a...
MUMBAI: HT Media Limited has reported a 33 per cent increase in revenues for the quarter ended 30 June 2006 to Rs. 2.48 billion, compared to...
MUMBAI: Hotel heiress, movie actress, reality television star, model, author, perfumer, nightclub impresario and style icon Paris Hilton will add “pop diva” to her résumé with...

