MUMBAI: Worldwide the radio is becoming an increasingly powerful storytelling medium. The BBC has announced that its Asian radio network in the UK will launch its...
MUMBAI: Media conglomerate Viacom is expanding in China. The company has announced several breakthrough partnerships, including a joint venture with Shanghai Media Group (SMG). This marks...
MUMBAI: The issue of copyright infringement may be given short shrift in India but in the US news sites are doing their best to ensure that...
BBC World director of airtime sales Jonathan Howlett joined BBC World in 1994 from the UK-based Carlton Communications. A former director of sales at Meridian Broadcasting...
MUMBAI: It’s going to be seven soon and it has some plans to celebrate. Besides a celebration party at Fashion Bar at Loft Club, in Cannes...
MUMBAI: US Kids may now interact with their favourite animated character Hugo through SMA on Live TV, courtesy Orion. The company has announced that it will...
MUMBAI: News Corp has denounced Nielsen Media Research’s decision to start tracking electronically New York City television viewers’ viewing habits with the help of people meters....
MUMBAI: The first ratings numbers for the ongoing Indo-Pakistan cricket carnival are in, and maybe not so surprisingly, they are certainly not looking bad for broadcast...
MUMBAI: One year after the US invaded Iraq searching for weapons of mass destruction, CNN has announced a documentary on the subject. CNN correspondent Nic Robertson...
MUMBAI: Sanjay Pugalia, who was displaced in the editorial hierarchy of Star News after former Aaj Tak man Uday Shankar took charge as editor and director...
MUMBAI: Sanjay Pugalia, who was displaced in the editorial hierarchy of Star News after former Aaj Tak man Uday Shankar took charge as editor and director...
MUMBAI: The Star Group has appointed Dr Guo Xiao Yong as its chief technology officer. In this newly created post, Dr Guo will oversee all technical...
NEW DELHI: The Indian government is likely to give the Subhash Chandra-promoted Zee Telefilms an extension of three months, beginning 26 March, 2004, to complete a...
MUMBAI: International Broadcast Communication (IBC) has concluded a distribution agreement with Asia Entertainment Group for the show Cinenews. This is an insider’s guide to filmmaking and...
NEW DELHI: Total estimated viewership of 4 billion people. Broadcast revenues of $ 1.4 billion. Over 300 TV companies to cover the event. Almost 4,000 hours...
MUMBAI: Mobile satellite company Inmarsat Ventures Plc. is planning to expand its operations in the country as it has recently filed an application with Indian government,...
MUMBAI: We really believe in this market and to help expand the pie, all players should work together. A point made by Star Group CEO Michelle Guthrie...
NEW DELHI: The dragon is all set to roar in India’s tech market with all sorts of services and products. The reason is simple: most Chinese...
MUMBAI: Reinventing is the key word. And Cinevistaas’ is up and raring to go. Besides the usual share of sitcoms, soaps and thrillers, the production house...
MUMBAI: ImaginAsian Entertainment, a newly formed media entertainment company providing cross-platform entertainment, recently appointed Anil Srivatsa as senior vice president of affiliate sales and operations. Srivatsa...
MUMBAI: Come 20 March and Mumbais Gateway of India will be all set to witness the clash of two political bigwigs Pramod Mahajan (BJP) and Shivraj...
MUMBAI: The BBC director of television Jana Bennett has announced the launch of Home Movie. The BBC claims that this is its biggest and most inclusive...
MUMBAI: As programming initiatives go, this one is certainly up there. Music channel MTV and soap factory Balaji Telefilms announced that they would soon be launching...
MUMBAI: Nearly 75 per cent or 204.3 million Americans have access to the Internet from home. The data was provided by Nielsen//NetRatings. The organisation measures and...
MUMBAI: The India Business World has another big brother. CNBC-TV18 has announced the launch of Business This Week, a half hour special that encapsulates the top...
MUMBAI: The second largest cable operator in the Netherlands, Essent Kabelcom, has selected Irdeto Access, a world leader in content security solutions and subsidiary of multinational...
MUMBAI: Its reality shows are working, but it’s the dubbed Hollywood blockbuster that’s helping Vijay score over rivals in Tamil Nadu. Star TV CEO Michelle Guthrie...
MUMBAI: RTL Group and Canal+ Group, a subsidiary of Vivendi Universal have concluded an agreement concerning the sale of their interests in sports rights firm Sportfive...
NEW DELHI: Hong Kong-based Star Group Ltd., controlled by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, plans to launch two more entertainment channels outside the direct-to-home (DTH) package of...
MUMBAI: Reliance Vision Fund – a scheme of Reliance Capital Mutual Fund (RCMF) has picked up 470,933 equity shares of Television Eighteen India Ltd representing 3.24...
NEW DELHI: Terming the broadcasting scenario in India as “hazy”, Prasar Bharati Corp chief executive officer K S Sarma has called for a ‘level-playing field’ through...
MUMBAI: Punjabi mundas – Josh who shot to fame with their bhangra track on Nelly Furtado’s song Powerless are all set to rock MTV the whole...
MUMBAI: Cooperation between India and Pakistan is not just happening on the cricket field. Pakistan based media and entertainment company Evernew Entertainment was at the recently...
MUMBAI: The two major international news organisations BBC and its American counterpart CNN are devoting a considerable amount of time to cover the Indian elections next...
MUMBAI: After connecting Hollywood to Bollywood, Tinseltown TV founder and CEO Sheeraz Hasan now takes Hollywood to Dubai in an attempt to connect the West to...
NEW DELHI: You are in a strange city, you want a nice lunch, but dont know where and what exactly to do. Dont worry. Soon your...
New Delhi: The combined figure of non-resident Indians (NRIs) pay-TV subscription households from the Gulf region and Europe will definitely pale in comparison to the estimated...
MUMBAI: Subhash Chandra promoted laminated tubes manufacturer Essel Propack Ltd has clocked audited global sales of Rs 6,092 million for the fiscal ended December 2003, reflecting...
MUMBAI: Intelsat has completed its acquisition of the North American satellites and related customer contracts of Loral space and communications corporation. It has already begun executing...
MUMBAI: ‘Creating opportunities’ – the catchphrase for FICCI Frames 2004 is translating into actual deals taking place on the ground. Mumbai based animation company Crest Communications...
NEW DELHI: RailTel Corporation of India Ltd., which has laid 23,00 kms of fibre optics in the country, has now set its eyes on targeting the...
MUMBAI: Aaj Tak’s recent expose on the Mumbai BJP unit distributing application form for the recently launched social security scheme with the BJP symbol has the...
MUMBAI: The National Association of Television Program Executives’ (NATPE) Educational Foundation is accepting submissions for its annual student video & film production awards, sponsored by the...
MUMBAI: Radio City 91 FM presents Cricket ki jung – a package of programming around the Indo Pak Series. Beginning 14 March, Radio City 91 FM,...
MUMBAI: Star News is all set to launch its thirty minutes of uncensored, unrestricted, unadulterated & unique style of political analysis with the King of Satire...
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court would have thought that it’s interim order would have settled matters for now. But the war of words continue.Even while lashing...
MUMBAI: Satellite operator Asiasat has announces its 2003 annual results. Profit amounted to HK$424 million. In 2002 the figure was HK$555 million. This represents a significant...
MUMBAI: FICCI Frames 2004 is abuzz with the ‘A’ word – animation. With two sessions dedicated to animation on day two yesterday, prominent Indian and international...
MUMBAI: Sports broadcaster, ESPN Star Sports (ESS) has extended its multi-year agreement with the FA Premier League of England (FAPL). It will deliver the English Premier...
MUMBAI: With a panel as articulate, nothing short of an intriguing session was expected. Amongst the first sessions to start off on the last day at...