Ravina Raj Kohli is stepping into high gear. Back from a month-long tour of News Corp’s news operations in the US, the UK, east Asia, she...
Eternal Dreams, that took on the unenviable task of turning around Broadcast Worldwide’s Tara Marathi in March this year, seems to have found its forte. Buoyed...
After Chitrahar, the film song based programme, DD Mumbai has now given a facelift to that other eternal favourite of the golden DD days – Chhayageet....
Mumbai Doordarshan kendra director Mukesh Sharma was recently felicitated by film star Aamir Khan at the suburban MIG Club. Mumbai ex-sheriff Nana Chudasama (second from left)...
After three months the curtains finally fell on MTV’s third VJ Hunt last night in Mumbai. It was an action packed night at Mikano’s in Worli...
STAR snatched more awards than any other Asian broadcaster at this year’s PROMAX and BDA (Broadcast Designers’ Association) Awards in Los Angeles, USA, with 14 awards...
Bangladesh’s first private television channel and only independent station Ekushey Television, better known as ETV, is teetering on the brink of closure. On a charge made...
Prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee this morning dedicated newly launched indigenous satellite INSAT 3C to the nation. At a function at the Delhi Earth Station, Atal...
It’s looking beyond its own living room. The Prasar Bharati, the holding company of DD and AIR, is looking at having non-Doordarshan channels and also the...
WorldSpace Corporation, which claims to be the global pioneer in satellite audio and multimedia services, has inaugurated three new channels. Through Orbit Rock, The Hop and...
The conditional access system (CAS) issue took another political hue today when Samajwadi Party politician and member of Parliament Amar Singh lashed out at the government...
At a meeting of the Prasar Bharati board today in Delhi, it was decided that a panel headed by the pubcaster’s CEO KS Sarma would be...
Entertainment company DreamWorks SKG and consumer food products giant General Mills have announced a strategic worldwide promotional partnership. The alliance will fully integrate DreamWorks movie properties...
Doordarshan’s run of bad luck continues where sporting events are concerned. The latest is that India’s pubcaster has been served out of Wimbledon, the tennis extravaganza...
3 July may not be its official birthday, but it marks a day when Star Plus was reborn and launched a gameshow that was to rewrite...
Pacific Century Matrix (PCM), Asia-Pacific’s leading provider of satellite-based broadband connectivity and network solutions is holding a workshop on DVB / IP over Satellite on 5...
Doordarshan has entered into an agreement with France-based Canal France International (CFI) to telecast 26 French films on DD Metro beginning 5 July at 11 pm.. ...
The increasing frequency with which India’s pubcaster DD is being left out of business of sports telecasts has got the goat of Doordarshan director general SY...
Bloomberg Television, the global financial broadcast network, has signed an international strategic agreement with NDS Group, a News Corp company. The first interactive broadcast combining Bloomberg’s...
It’s may be a great brand positioning statement they said. But in India its only cricket that everyone watches, they said. Well, the Fifa World Cup,...
NEW DELHI: Not only is the Cable TV (Networks) Regulation Bill, 2002, which is supposed to be discussed in Rajya Sabha during this session of Indian...
The eighth Asian International Broadcast and Multimedia Technology Exhibition and Conference, BroadcastAsia2002 that took place in Singapore from 18 to 21 June saw only a marginal...
At the end of it all, speculation of her moving out of the information and broadcasting ministry proved unfounded. A major cabinet reshuffle undertaken by Prime...
Jean-Marie Messier, chairman and CEO of beleaguered French media major Vivendi Universal, has agreed to quit after the company’s board members withdrew support to him, reports...
The print media scene in the country is set for exciting times ahead. Recently the Financial Times of London announced that it picked up a 13.85...
As the Fifa World Cup heads for its grand finale tomorrow between perennial favourites Brazil and a determined Germany, some tallies are already being made. B4U...
Mumbai, January 4, 2006: CNBC-TV18 and Autocar India is giving every car lover a once in a lifetime opportunity to win and drive away with the...
ESPN Classic Sport will make its debut in Italy on DTH digital satellite TELE + DIGITALE on 1 July. The new channel marks ESPN’s first branded...
It’s hotting up out there in the sports broadcasting arena. The latest card has been thrown by ESPN Star Sports (ESS) which today announced the signing...
News network CNN has bagged a top honour at one of the most prestigious competitions in the American business news industry. The network claimed a Loeb...
BBC World has announced a wide range of shows to captivate viewers of different tastes and dislikes with a line up that includes special areas including...
While broadcasters, MSOs, cable ops and consumers grapple the possibilities and frailties of CAS in India, set top box (STB) manufacturers are dealing with the more...
Broadband Communications Sector and NDS, a News Corp company and a leading provider of technology solutions for digital pay TV, say they will combine select products...
Arianespace’s eighth mission of the year, a dual telecommunications satellite launch, will take place on 5 July. A heavy-lift Ariane 5 will loft the dual telecommunications...
Pakistan is negotiating a satellite deal with European and US operators to buy two satellites, one to occupy the 38 E orbital slot allotted to the...
Sony Entertainment Television India (SET India) and Discovery Communications India (DCI) today announced the formation of their joint venture company – SET Discovery Pvt Ltd. And...
With just under three months to go before it officially turns 5, action-adventure channel AXN states it now has over 30 million subscriber households in Asia....
MUMBAI: Dream Team India Productions, a leading entertainment software provider to India’s leading satellite and terrestrial channels, has recently completed shooting the pilot episode of a...
Sportscaster ESPN Star Sports (ESS) has selected SeaChange International’s Broadcast MediaCluster video server system for on-air delivery of television programming to viewers in 25 countries including...
After Star, it is the turn of the Subhash Chandra-controlled Essel Group promoted ASC Enterprises Limited (ASCEL) to apply for a DTH license. Agrani Satellite Services...
Everyone seems to be getting into it now. The latest entrant into the television software space is Hindi film character actor Paresh Rawal. The versatile actor,...
Its creativity is reaping rich rewards. Literally. MTV India’s Poga – Heal Your Life campaign took home the award for “Best 3D Animation” at the regional...
Direct-to-home (DTH) broadcasting is coming. Take it as a given. Subhash Chandra’s ASC Enterprises Ltd (Agrani) has applied for a DTH licence. Confirming this to indiantelevision.com,...
While broadcasters, MSOs, cable ops and consumers grapple the possibilities and frailties of CAS in India, set top box manufacturers are dealing with the more practical...
The Union Cabinet decision this morning to open up print media to foreign investment has been rah-rahed by industry as a whole. Some professionals Indian television.com...
Undeterred by the fate of the Bhagat Singhs at the box office, the small screen is all set to see the unfurling of another mega scale...
MUMBAI: Eros International Plc, the company that owns, creates and globally distributes Bollywood content, plans to dilute 15-20 per cent in its initial public offering. Expressing...
Living Media’s RED FM, the last of the five private FM channels in Mumbai will be launched tomorrow on 93.5 MHz. The channel is being touted...
A holy cow has been laid to rest after almost half a century. This morning, the Indian government opened up the print media sector to foreign...
What has been done is logical. A lot of lobbying has prevented this from happening. Also the political class was not courageous enough. It’s good this...