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: Kristin Stevens has been named VP of marketing at Discovery Networks International. Stevens will report to Rebecca Batties, the senior VP of creative development and...
MUMBAI: The tough competition prevailing in the pay-television market has forced the Hong Kong based pay-TV operator Galaxy Satellite Broadcasting to bring down its service charge...
MUMBAI: With the budget approaching, news channels are all geared to unveil their budget programming. Headlines Today has plans to provide comprehensive coverage and analysis of...
MUMBAI: There is a new world record in television viewing. Briton Tom Gibson has created the new record for continuous television watching, after staying glued to...
MUMBAI: Chief editor of The Financial Express Sanjaya Baru has been appointed media adviser to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Baru, who started his stint in journalism...
MUMBAI: Sri Adhikari Brothers Television Network Ltd (SABTNL) has informed the Bombay Stock Exchange that its board of directors, which met on 28 May, has decided...
MUMBAI: Prasar Bharati has invited reputed firms, public sector undertakings, Indian agents and representatives authorised by foreign principals dealing with equipments to file in their tenders...
MUMBAI: Coming not-so-soon to TV screens in the People’s Republic of China, a kids channel created under the “guidance” of the Communist Party of China (CPC)....
MUMBAI: The US television industry is pushing a legislation that would scramble TV content, making swapping impossible. No one has been sued for putting TV shows...
MUMBAI: US-based E! Networks which has channels producing content on fashion, style and entertainment has announced the exit of president and CEO Mindy S Herman. The...
MUMBAI: This is an initiative that should hook Americans who dream of getting away from a humdrum existence. NBC has announced plans for a reality show...
MUMBAI: US Electronics goods manufacturer giant Sony Corporation has asked for a two-week extension on their exclusive acquisition talks with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. (MGM). The parties have...
MUMBAI: Australia’s News Corp., which runs the biggest satellite-to-home TV broadcast in the US, has dropped its Spaceway venture. The project was meant to launch advanced...
MUMBAI: “Chopdi Pooja”, the first important day of Diwali when prayers are carried out over business related books at shops and offices across the country. Now...
NEW DELHI: They say you really cannot forget your first love. And keeping his love story alive is Rajat Sharma, who promises to be back with...
MUMBAI: The genre called sitcom is suddenly in demand in the US. Cable networks HBO and FX are looking forward to establish a toehold in the...
MUMBAI: BBC World news presenter Mishal Husain has been named the Young Achiever of the Year at the Asian Women of Achievement Awards in London.The annual...
MUMBAI: Sri Lankans will soon find themselves entertained and enlightened by television channels in bus stands and railway stations. To popularise broadcasting and television among the...
MUMBAI: Monsoon showers call for some more chuckles on Sab TV. The Adhikari brothers promoted channel, which has adopted ‘Only Smiles, No tears’ positioning since May...
MUMBAI: A new digital television channel, called the M- Channel is launched in the UK on the Sky platform. The European-wide channel will teach people to...
MUMBAI: The American 2004/05 broadcast network upfront advertising season was officially kicked off in the second week of May and the network presentations to ad buyers...
MUMBAI: While Indian broadcasters are still figuring out the ways of introducing the ‘Idol’ phenomenon in India, the US will witness the birth, in the summer...
MUMBAI: Cotelligent, Inc. yesterday announced that its wholly owned subsidiary – Watchit Media, Inc. is launching Watchit Convention News (WCN), a unique television product focused on...
MUMBAI: Miramax chiefs Harvey and Bob Weinstein are preparing a deal to personally buy Michael Moore’s award winning documentary Fahrenheit 9/11. Hollywood studio Miramax, a subsidiary...
MUMBAI: Uncertaintity on whether Greek government would agree to provide refunds of Value Added Tax (VAT) has been sending danger signals to television broadcasters outside the...
MUMBAI: When it mattered the most, the leader has outdone the others (and itself in a manner of speaking) once again. The great Indian elections are...
MUMBAI: Channel Ten and ITV will telecast live the UEFA Euro 2004 soccer championship. The tourney kicks off on 12 June to 4 July in Portugal.Channel...
MUMBAI: It seems popular US TV networks have no time for President Bush! The channels are not expected to carry the primetime speech on Monday night...
MUMBAI: It’s a small rise, but a significant one for regional channels out to prove their mettle in an increasingly crowded market. Despite the rise in...
MUMBAI: Dr Prannoy Roy’s New Delhi Television Ltd. (NDTV) has announced its results for the quarter ended 31 March 2004. The company achieved cash break even...
MUMBAI: Small pay television license holders in Hong Kong, Hong Kong’s Yes Television and Taiwan’s TV plus have decided to say good bye to the country’s...
NEW DELHI: Hindi news channels Zee News may not rank very high on the “media noise” quotient but that is not to say it is out...
MUMBAI: Comcast Cable and Microsoft Corp. today announced an agreement that extends their existing relationship and gives Comcast the ability to make Microsoft TV Foundation Edition...
MUMBAI: For the financial year ended 31 March, 2003, Balaji Telefilms has posted a net profit of Rs 554.08 million, down from Rs 574.14 million; a...
MUMBAI: New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) board today approved to launch a separate Business News channel. This, however, is subject to obtaining necessary approvals and premissions...
MUMBAI: The Brit creator of Who Wants to Be A Millionaire?, Paul Smith of Celador International, sued the Walt Disney Co. on Thursday accusing it of...
MUMBAI: Something is definitely brewing on the sets of Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand. When quizzed, both the channel and the producers have a common refrain...
BERMUDA: Intelsat has announced that it has withdrawn its plan to launch an initial public offering. The communication company also declared its intention to explore strategic...
NEW DELHI: Prasar Bharati has taken strong exception to the fact that private satellite news channels relayed almost in full Doordarshan News’ exclusive coverage of the...
NEW DELHI: The new Congress-led coalition government would like to de-saffronise Prasar Bharati, which would mean that people owing allegiance to it and other allies of...
MUMBAI: Ajay Patadia, former Balaji Telefilms president has taken the entrepreneurial plunge. The 29-year-old has teamed up with Prima Entertainment, a South East Asian media company,...
MUMBAI: Veteran television executive Mark Thompson is the new director general of BBC. Thompson, the chief executive of the private Channel 4 television, will replace Greg...
MUMBAI: TVC a leading brand in direct selling and a pioneer of teleshopping in India has launched TVC Online, a 24 hour dedicated teleshopping channel. This...
MUMBAI: CBS has crafted a traditionalist’s schedule, bringing in Jason Alexander, Rob Lowe and John Goodman to anchor new series. The nation’s most popular network unveiled...
MUMBAI: America’s Collectibles Network (ACN) has relaunched its 10-year old shopping network as Jewelry Television by ACN. The announcement was made yesterday. The stated aim of...
MUMBAI: Two days of uncertainty came to an end this evening after it became clear that the “father of the Indian reform process” Dr Manmohan Singh...
MUMBAI: TV Eighteen annual results for the year ended 31 March 2004 reports their net profit at Rs.130.73 million excluding forex gains/losses and deferred tax adjustment....
MUMBAI : The National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) will hold its second annual Television Producers Boot Camp- workshops and pitch pit, a two-day event...
MUMBAI: Communications test solutions provider Acterna has appointed John J. Jones IV as its new vice president of sales and services for the Asia Pacific region....

