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MUMBAI: Global news agency Reuters has appointed Alexander Hungate as Asia MD effective 1 January 2006. In this role he will lead the regional team responsible...
MUMBAI: Zee News has upgraded its newsroom with two VertigoXmedia products, the Xmedia Suite for graphics automation and a VertigoCG unit, to render and play out...
MUMBAI: A sexual harassment lawsuit has been filed against Fox News. Media reports indicate that it was initiated by America’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and relates...
MUMBAI: The move towards time shifted television consumption is gathering pace. Rival US networks NBC Universal and Viacom’s CBS separately announced on Monday they would be...
MUMBAI: The BBC is all set to enter the world of high-definition television (HDTV) in 2006 and also aims to test the format on digital terrestrial...
MUMBAI: In Mumbai you have to be happening today to make it big! And to make it big you have to get Bombay Talking about you!...
MUMBAI: The ongoing 26th American Film Market (AFM) which kicked off on 2 November at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel, so far recorded highest number...
MUMBAI: California based NPOWR Digital Medias stimTV Network has officially launched with its first channel stimTVmusic. The channel will offer Indie music amongst others. The music...
MUMBAI: Al-Hurra, the Arabic language satellite television network set up by the US administration to promote “freedom and democracy” in the Middle East, will be investigated...
MUMBAI: On2 Technologies, which specialises in video compression, has announced that Tencent Holdings has licensed its video compression technology. Tencent is looking to enable a new...
MUMBAI: Online service provider Yahoo and Tivo which shot to fame with the digital video recorder (DVR) are expected to announce a deal to connect Yahoo’s...
MUMBAI: Buena Vista International Television (BVITV) has promoted Orest Olijnyk to senior VP and MD for Canada. Media reports state that Olijnyk will continue to report...
BBC World, BBC’s international news and information channel, has been named as the foremost, TV Channel for Travellers, at the 12th Annual World Travel Awards. A...
MUMBAI: BBC, along with computing and disability charity AbilityNet, has launched a new site designed to help people with disability to get the most out of...
MUMBAI: Media conglomerate Time Warner has announced results for the third quarter ended 30 September 2005. Revenues rose by six per cent over the same period...
MUMBAI: UK pay TV platform BSkyB has announced results for the first quarter ended 30 September 2005. Revenue increased by eight per cent to £1,023 million...
MUMBAI: BBC World chairman Michael Grade has announced that BBC World News, the international news and information channel, will be launched in the US. The channel...
MUMBAI: US pay TV platform DirecTV has reported third quarter net income of $95 million compared with a net loss of $1.01 billion last year and...
MUMBAI: BBC Film Network (bbc.co.uk/filmnetwork) – the interactive showcase for new British short film-making talent has been launched as a full service with new features and...
MUMBAI: CNBC-TV18 business news channel has announced a fresh new lineup of market hour shows, including mid-day market updates. The new segments between 12 noon and...
MUMBAI: CNN has made three appointments in Atlanta , London and Baghdad to boost the network’s international newsgathering and anchoring operation. it has hired Isha Sesay...
MUMBAI: India TV has asserted that its primetime news show Breaking News made it big on 19 October night when it telecast visuals of actor-turned MP...
MUMBAI: UK’s commercial broadcaster ITV and 3, the UK-based mobile media company, have announced a far reaching output deal that delivers Britain’s most popular shows to...
MUMBAI: Veteran journalist and celebrated author V K Madhavan Kutty died in New Delhi due to a massive heart attack. He was 71. Kutty, who was...
MUMBAI: Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) and Shaw Communications are partnering to make Turner Classic Movies (TCM), the channel that celebrates the golden age of the movies,...
MUMBAI: Within weeks of a new movie hitting cinema screens across the UK a BBC Inside Out West investigation discovered pirate DVDs of the new animated...
MUMBAI: Interactive Television Networks (ITVN) which deals with Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) has created an independent film network. This will launch next month. The Indie Film...
MUMBAI: US satellite television operator DirecTV is all set to launch its first original programming series. The weekly show CD USA will debut in 2006 January....
MUMBAI: Zee-Turner, the distribution joint venture between Zee Telefilms and Turner International India, has appointed Arvinder Singh Chopra as the senior vice-president – sales of Zee-Turner...
MUMBAI: UK pubcaster the BBC has commissioned a drama series The House of Saddam. Focussing on the lives of Saddam’s closest family and an elite few,...
MUMBAI: BBC World Service has announced that its office in Tashkent is being suspended and all local staff withdrawn with immediate effect. The office will remain...
MUMBAI: UK pubcaster BBC’s commercial arm BBC Worldwide is bringing the new Doctor Who series to Germany through a deal with commercial broadcaster ProSieben. ProSieben have...
MUMBAI: It was only a matter of time. America Online founder Steve Case who took a lot of flak for the ill fated merger with Time...
MUMBAI: Samsung Electronics, which claims to be the number one producer of television sets by revenue, has opened a digital research center in Korea. This is...
MUMBAI: Indian firm CyberMedia, which claims to be South Asia’s first and largest speciality media house, has announced that its total income rose by 26 per...
MUMBAI: CNBC has signed a three-market (Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore) distribution agreement to provide a series of specially customised mobile-on-demand business news and information content...
MUMBAI: This is good news for those wondering about the health of paid content on the net. The Online Publishers Association (OPA) in the US has...
MUMBAI: A new name and corporate identity for BBC Broadcast has been announced. As of 31 October, BBC Broadcast will be known as Red Bee Media...
MUMBAI: World Snooker has announced a new deal which will keep the sport on UK pubcaster BBC Television until May 2011. The BBC will continue to...
MUMBAI: Content sharing and co-branding is the wave of the broadcast media market, at present. Taking a cue from the emerging trend, the radio arm of...
MUMBAI: Business television network CNBC has signed up with Malaysia’s Celcom to become its third generation (3G) mobile content distributors in Malasia. With the deal, CNBC...
MUMBAI: A rumour is finally turning into a reality as CNN stitches up a deal with an Indian news broadcaster. India Broadcast News or iBN, whose...
MUMBAI: A couple of days ago during a speech at News Corp’s annual stock holder meeting, chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch stressed on the importance of...
MUMBAI: With a little over two months left for 2005 to get over, UK pubcaster The BBC has announced that its new and improved show 2005...
MUMBAI: Aroon Purie controlled TV Today Network’s net profit is down 52.67 per cent year-on-year at Rs 47.8 million, while the net sales have dropped by...
MUMBAI: The BBC World Service is initiating a broad restructuring process as it has set out its plans to launch an Arabic-language television service. The company...
MUMBAI: Presenting IBM’s Digital Media Center solution its very first contract in China, the state-owned broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) is going digital. As per the...
Mumbai October 25, 2006 : Plus Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.’s third production ‘Deadline – Sirf 24 Ghante’ is releasing worldwide on 10th November 2006. ‘Deadline – Sirf...
MUMBAI: The BBC World Service has hit the road to meet its many listeners across Uganda and to broadcast programmes live till Thursday 27 October 2005....
MUMBAI: Pete Clifton has been appointed BBC News Interactive head. The role is responsible for all of BBC News’ interactive and on-demand services including the BBC...
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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...
