MUMBAI: The latest in Cartoon Network’s new slew of programme initiatives comes from Star Wars creator George Lucas. Star Wars: Clone Wars an epic micro-series consisting...
MUMBAI: It’s not just a phenomenon on the Indian shores, even in the Hollywood actors cave in to the Television reach. While Will Smith and Jada...
MUMBAI: Even as United Television (UTV)’s air-time sales and syndication COO Anil Mishra confirmed his resignation yesterday, the production house has announced another addition to its...
NEW DELHI: Delhi’s bid team for the 2010 Commonwealth Games closely watched the progress of first r Afro-Asian Games which were held in Hyderabad. The final...
MUMBAI: B4U has appointed Samir Mazgaonkar as the new head of sales at B4U India. Taking on the role with immediate effect, Mazgaonkar will be responsible...
LONDON: In the end, the plot went just about according to script for News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch. After over a month of speculation, Murdoch’s youngest...
MUMBAI: Taking an inspiration from the Cannes awards, Radio Mirchi will be launching the Kaan awards. While the Times Group’s radio station has already started inviting...
MUMBAI: Raj TV has announced a celebration night to commemorate the 25 years of Tamil actor Satyaraj. The event will be held at Coimbatore on 9...
LONDON: NDS Group, the maker of pay TV anti-piracy equipment owned by News Corp, announced today that its first-quarter earnings rose 24 per cent to 8.34...
Committee is of the view that the released frequencies for phase II of liberalization of FM transmission will include unutilised spectrum in phase I after migration....
NEW DELHI: Zee Telefilms vice-chairman Jawahar Goels 20-something daughter, Sarika Gupta, died here last evening at the Apollo Hospital of suspected dengue. Sarika, niece of...
NEW DELHI: India’s pubcaster Doordarshan, which has got government permission to start a KU-band direct-to-home television service in India, may advance the launch date to February...
MUMBAI: United Television (UTV)’s chief operating officer, air-time sales and syndication Anil Mishra, has put in his papers after nine year of service. He will be...
Ever since the Election Commission (EC) announced last month that the assembly elections to the four states of Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan would be...
LONDON: The success of Oscar winning filmGladiator a couple of years ago stirred interest in Roman culture and history. Taking a hint from this, the BBC...
PARIS: The trend towards high definition television (HDTV) is growing steadily. In the US, 2.5 million HD sets will be sold this year according to the...
NEW DELHI: A fragmented cable industry is once again attempting to come together to put up a united front against the pay broadcasters in India. Yet...
MUMBAI: French electronics major Thomson SA and TCL International Holdings Limited, the leading multimedia consumer electronic products manufacturer in China, today announced the signing of a...
MUMBAI: The ‘Only Smiles, No tears’ entertainment channel SAB TV is raring to go places. The channel, which has carved a niche for itself with its...
MUMBAI: Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand seems to be going the Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi way. Ashlesha Savant Tonight’s Des Mein… episode will...
NEW DELHI: Giving a thumbs up to the Indian economy, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today announced its monetary and credit policy review for the...
MUMBAI: At least eight million viewers in South East Asia and Taiwan followed Steven Spielberg’s epic saga Taken on Star Movies. In India, however, the show...
NEW DELHI: Radio City 91 FM has announced the launch of “Radio Awards for Public Service” on the theme “Educate the Girl Child” in association with...
MUMBAI: Galaxy Entertainment Corporation, a public limited company listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange, has declared a net profit of Rs 8.741 million during the second...
NEW DELHI: DD News, the news channel from the Indian pubcaster Doordarshan’s stable, relaunched today, sporting a new, on-air look. The channel logo – DD’s...
MUMBAI: The musical countdown has begun. MTV has positioned its lights and camera and music and has announced the nominees for its first ever music awards...
NEW YORK: Bloomberg Television has been nominated for an Emmy Award in the First Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards For Business and Financial Reporting. ...
The total number of frequencies that an entity may hold, directly or indirectly, nationally in each phase should not be more than 25 per cent of...
The PBS (Public Broadcast Service in the USA) model and the BBC model for non-commercial channels are widely followed abroad, where the programmes are funded by...
Networking or chain broadcasts means simultaneous transmission of programmes by various broadcast stations (transmitters). Licensees in Phase I were not permitted to Network except on important...
MUMBAI: The ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 will feature 16 teams but the final format for the event is still to be agreed after the ICC...
The Committee is of the view that it is possible to help the market process in the direction of development of niche channels. In this respect...
LONDON: BSkyB, the satellite television group, is set to put through its fourth successive inflation-busting price rise to customers. The increase – more than many analysts...
MUMBAI: 30 minutes of unadulterated, timeless, good music, is B4U Music’s recipe for a great Sunday brunch. Starting 2 November, every Sunday at 11 am, B4U...
NEW YORK: The United States Tennis Association (USTA) and CBS Sports have announced a landmark broadcast television partnership that includes an extension of CBS Sports’ America...
MUMBAI: Seems like loads of actions happening on telly this week. While Sab TV launches two new shows, AXN, CNBC and Star World will be releasing...
MUMBAI: B.A.G Films Ltd reported a whooping 177 per cent increase in Net Profit After Tax for the half year ended 30 September, 2003 over the...
NEW DELHI: Happy days for the Zee family of channels? If the flagship, Zee TV, is moving ahead by garnering an additional channel share in the...
LONDON: The BBC and Fox Television Studios in the US are joining forces to make a drama about a fictional terrorist attack on London. The three...
MUMBAI: On November 7, Henna on Sony TV will complete 250 episodes. And who can be happier about the show’s success than it’s lead protagonist Simone...
MUMBAI: The power of Generation Next in deciding family purchase decisions ranging from media and entertainment to even what food is eaten in American homes is...
MUMBAI: With the news channels bolstering its weekend viewing, CNBC had to jump in to buttress its menu. The business news channel has got back the...
CALIFORNIA: Making the audience suspend their disbelief to a greater degree is one of the main challenges that the action series 24 is facing. The third...
LOS ANGELES: Comedian Dennis Miller will become a TV talking head again in January, this time hosting an hour long show five nights a week on...
NEW YORK: Most mobile telephone users in the US have a chance to participate directly in America Rocks the Vote. The Democratic presidential candidate forum takes...
LONDON: Following a competitive tender, the BBC and software major Microsoft have signed a contract. As per this Bill Gates’ conglomerate will develop the technology to...
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission today gave the go ahead to pubcaster Doordarshan to proceed on schedule with the launch of its proposed news channel. According...
MUMBAI: Tom Fenton has been appointed CNN’s Jerusalem bureau chief. He takes up this position next month. Fenton is currently the VP and deputy managing editor...
MUMBAI: CNN International is all set to keep viewers keen on indepth perspective reporting hooked with a series of documentaries. The broadcaster has roped in award-winning...
NEW DELHI : Even after the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) last week cleared Star News’ proposal for restructuring its uplinking entity to conform with foreign...