MUMBAI: As the world turns its attention to the upcoming G8 Summit in Scotland CNN International will produce a distinctive week of programming from 2-10 July...
MUMBAI: Hindi news channel Channel 7, which was recently launched by Jagran TV Pvt. Ltd, has in a statement claimed that it recorded a reach of...
MUMBAI: UK pubcaster The BBC has announced plans to take forward the recommendations from the Ronald Neil Report to develop a far-reaching training programme for the...
MUMBAI: In response to the latest NRS 2005 (National Readership Survey) findings that showed an increase in the television and satellite universe numbers, Tam Media Research...
MUMBAI: Fantasy author Ursula K. Le Guin’s Nebula and Hugo Award-winning series Earthsea has earned a treasured place in the annals of imaginative literature. Now her...
MUMBAI: BBC World has announced a line-up of special shows based on Africa Lives. This show that challenges preconceptions about the vast African continent, and offers...
MUMBAI: Sahara One will now air its Bollywood gossip show Bollywood Aur Kya! twice a week from 26 June. The channel has also revamped the show,...
MUMBAI: China is fast catching up with leader United States in the online population. The Chinese government has now claimed that its internet user population had...
MUMBAI: India’s prominent spiritual network, Aastha Broadcasting Network Ltd (ABNL), is setting up a Wholly Owned Subsidiary (WOS) in Singapore. The subsidiary will take care of...
MUMBAI: The BBC has announced that a contract has been signed with Creative Broadcast Services Limited for the sale of BBC Broadcast. BC Broadcast is involved...
MUMBAI: Six months have passed since the natural disaster Tsunami affected Indonesia, The Maldives, Sri Lanka and Somalia. The BBC World Service is launching The Tsunami...
MUMBAI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), today gave the green signal for 100 per cent foreign ownership in satellite radio services with no entry...
MUMBAI: Real estate magnet Donald Trump returns to the boardroom for a fifth season of NBC’s business based reality show The Apprentice. In India the show...
It’s the festival of lights. And for many the festival of noise courtesy exploding fireworks. In the hope of reducing the number of those belonging to...
MUMBAI: The road towards stardom has never been easy, especially when it comes to the original Baywatch beauty, Pamela Anderson, who lives a turbulent life in...
MUMBAI: Over the past few years the music based reality show American Idol has taken US broadcaster Fox from strength to strength. Now the broadcaster is...
The next edition of CNN’s chat show Talk Asia from Beijing sees the show’s host Lorraine Hahn interviews one of China’s most renowned and influential filmmakers...
MUMBAI: FremantleMedia Licensing Worldwide (FLW), the licensing division of FremantleMedia has announced the appointment of Andrew Piller as International Brand Manager for the culinary adventure format,...
MUMBAI: Meanwhile, the FIPB has cleared a proposal of Hay House Publications (India) Pvt. Ltd for setting up a joint venture company with a foreign equity...
MUMBAI: The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) has put on hold New Delhi Television Ltd’s proposal to transfer part of the promoters’ (Dr Prannoy Roy and...
MUMBAI: TV18 is considering a proposal to advance the conversion of warrants which would fetch around Rs 550 million, based on the current market price. Issued...
MUMBAI: Broadcast News, Rajdeep Sardesai’s new venture in collaboration with Television Eighteen Group, has sought permission to uplink a news channel. A government source confirmed the...
MUMBAI: Manufacturers of portable media players and automotive entertainment systems are striving to meet consumer demand for seamless connectivity between devices. Freescale Semiconductor in the US...
MUMBAI: Media conglomerate Viaocm has announced that Jay Kushner has been appointed VP and general tax counsel. The announcement was made by Viacom executive VP and...
MUMBAI: US media conglomerate Time Warner has announced that Carol Melton has joined the company’s senior management team as executive VP global public policy. Reporting to...
NEW DELHI: As part of the revised uplinking policy, the Indian government has proposed that all foreign news channels like CNN and BBC seeking temporary uplink...
MUMBAI: China Central Television (CCTV), China’s largest national television network, has expanded its post-production pipeline with media and entertainment solutions from California-headquartered software and services company...
MUMBAI: Renowned documentary filmmaker Dr S Krishnaswamy (of Krishnaswamy Associates of Chennai) has won the US International Film & Video Festival’s lifetime achievement award this year....
MUMBAI: The BBC has launched the latest edition of its editorial guidelines, the corporation’s code of ethics for all BBC staff. The Corporation will introduce a...
MUMBAI: In a deal struck with BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, Universal Music has exclusively licensed the rights to exploit content relating to...
MUMBAI: Nick Robinson will succeed Andrew Marr as the BBC’s political editor. Robinson returns to the BBC after three years at ITN where he is currently...
MUMBAI: From next month US broadcaster Fox will air the crime drama The Inside. The show follows the FBI’s Los Angeles-based Violent Crimes Unit (VCU), a...
MUMBAI: Australia’s third-ranked television broadcaster Ten Network Holdings Ltd. is in the firing line over its reality show Big Brother Uncut. Critics argue that, the fifth...
MUMBAI: US direct-broadcast satellite-television provider EchoStar Communications Corp. has appointed Michael A Neuman as president and chief operating officer, overseeing day-to-day operations. The company has also...
MUMBAI: Indian media companies are heading towards vertical models, spread across television and print businesses. A case in point: Sun Network snapping up Dinakaran, marking an...
MUMBAI: It appears that as a natural progression for the Prannoy Roy-promoted NDTV Ltd, the network is moving forward to have a bouquet of channels, on...
MUMBAI: Nielsen//NetRatings, which claims to be the global standard for Internet audience measurement and analysis has reported findings from the Plan Summer 2005 study. This examined...
MUMBAI: US media conglomerate Viacom’s broadcast network CBS will present a distinct mixture of star-studded and high concept movies and miniseries in the 2005-2006 season, as...
MUMBAI: The regions largest technology trade shows have ended on a vibrant and positive note, attracting 60,552 attendees as well as top honchos from the IT,...
MUMBAI: Crest Animation Studios and its wholly owned US subsidiary RichCrest Animation are getting into an end-to-end production deal valued at around $2 million for an...
MUMBAI: In line with the restructuring happening in the overall Sahara group’s media business, the news segment too is undergoing changes with an endeavour to create...
MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has taken a stake in Elizabeth Murdochs UK production company Shine entertainment. As per the deal SPTI will distribute the...
MUMBAI: NBC Universal will present an unprecedented motion picture preview “roadblock” as all nine of its networks will simultaneously telecast the world premiere of the first...
MUMBAI: US television ratings provider erinMedia and television network ReacTV have filed a antitrust lawsuit in a US District Court against Nielsen Media Research. The plaintiffs...
MUMBAI: On 6 July 2005, the BBC launches a radio amnesty in aid of African nations – fronted by presenter Nick Knowles – in which listeners...
MUMBAI: Jeremy Bowen has been appointed to the newly-created post of BBC Middle East Editor. He will take up his appointment after he leaves his current...
NEW DELHI: Information and broadcasting ministry proposes; the home ministry disposes. This could well be the case relating to news and current affairs programming on private...
MUMBAI: Blue films is a big business market. Star News popular crime show Red Alert on 18 June will feature an exclusive on rampant sale of...
MUMBAI: Sahara One today officially announced the appointment of Shantonu Aditya as CEO of the company, while saying the restructuring of its media and entertainment business...
MUMBAI: The broadcast world and telecom operators are keen on joining hands to churn out content for third-generation phones to offer entertainment clips. China’s state-owned television...