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MUMBAI: FremantleMedia has announced the appointment of Patrick Schult as managing director of the company’s Asian outfit, Fremantle Productions Asia. Previously director of operations, Asia and...
MUMBAI: Crest Animation Studios Ltd is planning to raise up to $12 million through the issue of foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCBs) for part financing three...
MUMBAI: Zee Telefilms has reported a 17.4 per cent decline in net profit to Rs 317 million for the quarter ended 31 December 2005, as compared...
MUMBAI: DirecTV, Inc. is continuously expanding the entertainment channels and services it provides to its more than 15 million customers. This expansion includes local and high...
MUMBAI: Buena Vista International Television (BVITV) and the UK’s Channel 4 New Media have signed an agreement. This will enable viewers to access clips from US...
MUMBAI: MTV Indonesia has entered into a new three-year partnership with local terrestrial Global TV for eight-hour programming blocks for both MTV and Nickelodeon. MTV Asia...
MUMBAI: It was an evening where Hollywood actors honoured great work done by their peers. The Screen Actors Guild Awards took place earlier today in Los...
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court has put the federal government in a tight spot over the rollout of conditional access system (CAS) in the country by...
MUMBAI: Film and television studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), recently bought over by Sony and a consortium of investors, have announced that MGM president Daniel Taylor is resigning...
MUMBAI: UK pubcaster BBC has announced the launch of BBC jam, a new broadband learning service for 5 to 16-year-olds. The service is an innovative combination...
MUMBAI: Al Jazeera International, the 24-hour English-language news and current affairs channel has roped in the producer and presenter Shahnaz Pakravan, prominent figure in the Middle...
MUMBAI: Times Global Broadcasting Co. Ltd has finally announced the launch date of Times Now. From 31 January, the channel will beam into homes and can...
MUMBAI: Buena Vista International Television (BVITV) and the UK’s Channel 4 New Media have signed an agreement. This will enable viewers to access clips from US...
NEW DELHI / MUMBAI: Indian pubcaster Doordarshan will air the one-day cricket matches between India and Pakistan, but will not be able to market the matches...
MUMBAI: Shringar Cinemas Ltd. has posted a revenue of Rs 80 million for the third quarter ended 31 December 2005, up from Rs 39 million a...
MUMBAI: Post the premature exit of KBC 2, Star Plus aims to stabilise its weekend band with a slew of initiatives. The first in this line-up,...
MUMBAI: Sunir Kheterpal has joined Adlabs Films Ltd as the chief operating officer for its film production and distribution business. Kheterpal moves in from Yes Bank...
MUMBAI: As the eyes of the world continue to focus on the rebuilding efforts in Iraq, an independent media marketplace is emerging for the first time...
MUMBAI: Japanese media conglomerate Sony has posted a 17.5 per cent increase in third quarter net profit, to $1.4 billion, on revenues of $20.1 billion. This...
MUMBAI: Ten Sports is looking to leverage its most popular property outside India cricket which is World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). The broadcaster in association with sports...
In the world of music companies that put out original work one firm that is unique is Silva Screen Records (SSR). Among other activities it puts...
MUMBAI: Indian lifestyle channel Zoom has acquired from E! the rights for the 15 episode show Girls of the Playboy Mansion. The show follows Playboy founder...
MUMBAI: FremantleMedia has inked multi-year deals with Canada’s CTV for both American Idol and Canadian Idol. The announcement was made by FremantleMedia North America CEO Cecile...
MUMBAI: In the age of video search, Hindi filmmakers and distributors would do well to keep an eye out for pirated products available online. Until recently...
MUMBAI: Media firm National Geographic Digital Media has changed the name of its footage service from National Geographic Television Film Library to National Geographic Digital Motion....
MUMBAI: News broadcaster BBC World has signed a long-term distribution deal in America with Discovery. Media reports indicate that Discovery could offer BBC World as a...
MUMBAI: MTV Networks and Apple announced that hit television programming from MTV, MTV2, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon and The N will now be available for purchase and...
MUMBAI: Nickelodeon’s latest hit animated series, Avatar: The Last Airbender will be makes its trading card game debut this month. Upper Deck Entertainment (UDE) in association...
MUMBAI: MTV US has announced a re-organisation of its programming department. The aim is to concentrate on developing online content for the Overdrive site and other...
MUMBAI: Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. has appointed NDS Group plc as exclusive interactive TV (iTV) games and enhanced television applications developer for the Asia Pacific region....
MUMBAI: English general entertainment channel Star World once again gives viewers a chance to rendezvous with famous personalities. From 12 February, 2006 Simi Garewal returns to...
MUMBAI: The BBC’s worldwide-success, Strictly Come Dancing, has sashayed its way to victory in the international category at the annual Broadcast Awards a few nights ago...
MUMBAI: Sports rights distributor Globo TV Sports, whose catalogue is 70 per cent football, debuts on the web. The site www.globotvsports.com includes updated information about football...
In a competitive market, CNN-IBN’s editor-in-chief Rajdeep Sardesai believes that journalism has to be a collective enterprise. He also strongly feels that stories that are in...
MUMBAI: Star India has hit out strongly at India TV over a report in the Hindi news channel that puts in doubt the selection process of...
MUMBAI: BAG Films Ltd’s net profit rose 21 per cent to Rs 26.6 million for the nine-month period ended 31 December 2005, up from Rs 22...
MUMBAI: Private operators continue to go gaga over FM radio as the bid for 21 cities across the western zone took place today. Of the 116...
MUMBAI: Chum International (CI) which is the development and distribution arm of US media firm Chum has signed a format agreement with Orbit Communications for a...
MUMBAI: WorldSpace Satellite Radio has announced that it finished 2005 with more than 115,000 subscribers globally. During the fourth quarter, WorldSpace added more than 40,000 net...
MUMBAI: $ 350 million going on $ 400 million! The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today floated tenders for global media rights and...
BANGALORE: ESPN Star Sports (ESS) and Asian Tour, the official regional sanctioning body for professional tournament golf in Asia, have extended their partnership agreement till 2009....
MUMBAI: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) aims to hand over Insat 4A’s 12 Ku-band transponders to Tata Sky on 1 February. It is in the...
MUMBAI: While the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has said that after this year it would not like to take further part in...
Cinemax, the pioneers of cinema exhibitors in India, will screen the national premiere of “Rang De Basanti” on 25 January. The premiere is lined-up at the...
MUMBAI: US broadcaster NBC has announced that it will air a crime series The Black Donnellys from Emmy Award and Oscar nominee Paul Haggis Million Dollar...
MUMBAI: In a move that can only strengthen Disney’s hold on the animation sphere the media conglomerate has announced that it will acquire Pixar for $7.4...
MUMBAI: Following the success of its US syndication of Da Vinci’s Inquest, Program Partners has announced that its new Crime Watch initiative has been cleared in...
MUMBAI: Anchor Amitabh Bachchan’s inability to resume shooting due to ill-health has pulled the plug on the Star Plus gameshow Kaun Banega Crorepati 2 (KBC 2)....
MUMBAI: Touchstone Television has reportedly offered a huge salary hike to cast members of its popular ABC show Lost. The offer is meant to get the...
MUMBAI: Access to BBC Persian.com, the BBC’s international news website, is being blocked within Iran at the request of the authorities. The BBC says that initial...
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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...
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