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MUMBAI: It is the first reality show where everybody emerges a lose and whoever loses the most wins. NBC will premiere The Biggest Loser on 19...
NEW DELHI: Completing the so-called ‘de-toxication’ of Doordarshan News, Amitabh Chakravorty was today appointed as an additional director-general (news) in Doordarshan. Chakravorty is an official of...
NEW DELHI: People have chosen their bride and made the announcement too. But ironically, the prospective bride has yet to be informed of the marriage. Speaking...
MUMBAI: South Indian music channel SS Music has announced the winners of its talent hunt Voice Hunt. Benny and Swetha (Chennai), Arjun (Coimbatore), Bargavi Pillai (Hyderabad)...
MUMBAI: Star News has initiated the largest journalist trainee programme in the Indian news channel industry. The channel has recently recruited and trained a batch of...
MUMBAI: Zee Telefilms shareholders today approved a 100 per cent dividend (i.e. Re 1) per equity share of Re 1 each. The members also...
MUMBAI: Talk about weird stunts. Cartoon Network has announced its Sheep in the Big City character will be replacing its regular scheduled programming with a “sleep-inducing”...
MUMBAI: The race has begun. Latest, Zee News issued a release claiming that it has elbowed the numero uno Hindi news channel Aaj Tak from its...
MUMBAI: Sahara Samay Rastriya has two new offerings in the health and crime genre. One, being Body Clock that will focus on various ailments and diseases...
MUMBAI: Sahara Samay Rashtriya’s correspondent Arup Chatterjee saved Juhi Ghosh from the clutches of the flesh trade, which is reportedly rampant on the Bangladesh India border....
MUMBAI: The BBC recently announced that it was in talks with various US cable companies like Comcast, Cox Communications and Time Warner, to distribute its BBC...
MUMBAI: Even as Indian cricket board supremo Jagmohan Dalmiya prepares for some legal jousting in the Supreme Court tomorrow, a battle on another front is well...
MUMBAI: It may be struggling to build up viewer cachet in India but Nickelodeon India will nonetheless participate in a global initiative – Worldwide Play of...
BANGALORE: The election for the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC) held on 25 September has elected distributor Gangaraju as president. Sa Ra Govindu from the...
MUMBAI: Discovery has tapped Laura Glassman as the director of programming for it’s Lifestyle Networks. Glassman will oversee programme development and sourcing for Discovery Network Asia’s...
NEW DELHI / MUMBAI: Even as the Supreme Court today referred the telecast rights issue to a five-judge constitutional bench, the Indian cricket board submitted in...
MUMBAI: The big mouse is all set to speak German. Disney is all geared to launch on KDG Germany this November. Disney, say media reports, would...
MUMBAI: Sri Adhikari Brothers Television Network Limited (SABTNL) and SET Satellite (Singapore), owners of the Sony Entertainment Television (SET) and Max channels, have entered into an...
MUMBAI: Barco is now looking at dedicating attention to the Asian market and has in this regard the company has appointed a regional president – Jacques...
MUMBAI: The second phase of an opinion poll on Maharashtra Assembly Elections conducted between 19 to 23 September, found Congress-NCP is anticipated to sweep a clear...
MUMBAI: BBC World Service has won the Localisation Research Centre (LRC) 2004 Best Global Website Award for its Your Voice interactive websites. The award recognises the...
MUMBAI: With recent studies suggesting that television has an impact on teen violence and sex in American society, it should come as no surprise that concerned...
MUMBAI: If it ain’t working right, then try and fix it. That’s the motto of many a technician. And that’s the buzzword at the Subrata Roy...
NEW DELHI: Broadcast and cable regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is likely to come to the aid of direct-to-home television services operators in the...
MUMBAI: Eminent nuclear scientist and former Crest Communications chairman Dr Raja Ramanna passed away early this morning (3:15 am) following a cardiac arrest in a city...
MUMBAI: Close on the heels of its national rivals which had been ‘bombing’ the TV entertainment scenario with talent hunts, the South Indian music channel Southern...
MUMBAI: The business news channel CNBC-TV 18 has now employed Beehive Systems’ tape-less digital video logging system – TxLog. The system will now replace the analog...
MUMBAI: Aaj Tak has lined up a three day special to celebrate the 350th anniversary of the Taj Mahal, called Mohobat ka Taj. This will showcases...
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today fixed Monday for hearing Zee Telefilm’s petition in the India cricket telecast rights case. According to sources in Zee Telefilms,...
MUMBAI: The BBC has caved to the pressure from different groups regarding its animation series Popetown. The Beeb has decided not to air the series. Popetown,...
MUMBAI: Zee’s Bengali presence Alpha Bangla is celebrating the successful completion of its five years with the awards ceremony Alpha Bangla – Alpha Gaurab. The function...
MUMBAI: The recently launched integrated sports marketing company Total Sports Asia (TSA) is trying its level best to tap a growing revenue stream for entertainment products...
MUMBAI: Reality major FremantleMedia (makers of American Idol, Pop Idol) and production house Vogue Planet are setting up shop together in Japan. The joint venture will...
MUMBAI: Close on the heels of his return to the small screen as the anchor on India TV’s India TV’s Most Wanted, Suhaib Ilyasi is getting...
MUMBAI: National broadcaster Doordarshan has roped in 13 private satellite channels to come onto its free-to-air (FTA) direct-to-home (DTH) service. “A total of 30 channels will...
MUMBAI: Going by what Viacom co-president and co-chief operating officer Leslie Moonves reportedly told the Television Critics Association on Sunday, the Viacom owned CBS Television Network...
NEW DELHI: All channels beaming into India may soon have to open their profit and loss accounts and ownership patterns to the government or a regulatory...
NEW DELHI / MUMBAI: It has finally happened. Zee Telefilms this afternoon filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court challenging the cancellation of an earlier...
NEW DELHI: The Indian government is contemplating allowing foreign institutional investors (FIIs) to invest in television news channels even as the 31 October deadline to conform...
MUMBAI: The Disney-ABC Television Group has announced that it has instituted a new communications structure. It has promoted two key executives. Sue Binford will now oversee...
NEW DELHI: First came a rather quaint announcement on a tie-up with the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi (IIT-D) to set Indian minds thinking on innovations. Then...
NEW DELHI: It has finally happened. Zee Telefilms filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court today, challenging the cancellation of an earlier tender process by...
NEW DELHI: Star News has appointed ex-Aaj Tak hand, Shazi Zaman as senior executive producer. As was reported by indiantelevision.com earlier this month, Zaman resigned from...
MUMBAI: A new study in the US has stressed the need for speeding up the digital television transition process. The Digital Transition Coalition (DTC) has said...
MUMBAI: At a time when the so-called communication experts and psychological pundits are getting vociferous about the negative effects of adult programmes on children, the Australian...
MUMBAI: The much-awaited India-Pakistan hockey series is about to unfold. The two countries face each other in an eight match hockey series after four long years,...
MUMBAI: CNN’s show Spark, hosted by Kristie Lu Stout examines the latest in cutting-edge technology by exploring the use of high-tech digital tagging devices. Stout kicks...
MUMBAI: The Times Group’s non-fiction entertainment and lifestyle channel Zoom officially began beaming as of today. Expectedly, the full weight of the Times Group’s media properties...
MUMBAI: It was a great night for HBO at the 56th edition of the Primetime Emmy Awards. Its gangster drama The Sopranos became the first cable...
NEW DELHI: The geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLV-F-01), carrying Edusat, India’s exclusive satellite for educational services, was launched from the space centre at Srharikota here today...
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Streaming giant bets on a seasoned marketer who helped build Amazon and Netflix into household names
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...
