Whoever said soaps on television are passe? Fatigued and routine kitchen politics maybe! But have they stopped delivering? Are they no more an advertiser‘s dream? Have...
MUMBAI: Hungama TV has acquired telecast rights for 10 Hindi movies from the Children’s Film Society of India (CFSI). UTV’s kids channel will launch a week-long...
MUMBAI / NEW DELHI: The rumours have surfaced before (of his leaving) on and off these past few years but this time it appears to be...
MUMBAI: Encouraged by the continuing success of CSI, US broadcaster the Viacom owned CBS has ordered another crime based show. Numbers deals with an FBI agent...
CNN will air the special Kingdom On The Brink on 6 November at 6:30 pm with a repeat on 7 November at 10:30 am. CNN’s senior...
Music channel Etc is celebrating Children’s Day Diana Hayden, who is the channels Rising Star for this month ETC and some privileged children of our society....
MUMBAI: Pianist Yanni’s first television special in seven years will be captured in high definition by 16 camera production teams and broadcast with Dolby 5.1 surround...
MUMBAI: In a major week for the US news channels, early ratings indicate that American viewers turned to NBC and the Fox News Channel the most...
NEW DELHI: Star may be the No. 1 network in the country, but its friend-turned-rival Zee is trying hard to claw back. Zee Network’s PAC (premiere,...
MUMBAI: Though crime shows across channels have shown sustained TRPs; one has not seen much footage on corporate crime and consumer fraud in the country. What...
MUMBAI: When Star News launches a crime channel by the middle of next year it will have a programme model at its disposal. Foxtel which claims...
MUMBAI: While it may not be a big sport in India basketball is certainly drawing in fans in large numbers in Taiwan. Recognising this ESPN Star...
MUMBAI: Elton John is developing a sitcom And you can tell everybody for ABC. The show centers around an aging rock character and the relationship with...
MUMBAI: Star has finally launched in the US on the News Corp controlled DirecTV platform. Alongside flagship channel Star Plus, the three other channels that launched...
with the ‘festival of lights’ round the corner, kids channels across the board have lined up special programming blocks for their young viewers. With the Diwali season...
BANGALORE: The Karnataka High Court ruled on Wednesday, 3 November that theater owners need not abide by moratorium on release of other language (non-Kannada films) as...
MUMBAI: The ruling deity of the Hindi entertainment genre is now unleashing its latest offering in the afternoon band. Star Plus’ 1 – 3 pm afternoon...
MUMBAI: Media mogul Rupert Murdoch must be one happy man. If the brilliant first quarter results his News Corp has just delivered were not enough, that...
MUMBAI: For the third quarter ended 30 September, the media and entertainment conglomerate Time Warner recorded a net income of $499 million. The result showed an...
MUMBAI: Asia’s premier awards programme for the broadcasting and production fraternity Asian TV Awards has released its list of nominees for the 2004 awards. Indian broadcasters...
MUMBAI: The Lux Orchid Miss World Punjaban 2004 will be held on 6 November at Ludhiana. The contest will air live on Alpha Punjabi and Etc...
MUMBAI: While on the home grounds, ESPN has bagged the rights to screen the forthcoming one-day international series between England and Zimbabwe, Sony Entertainment Television (SET)...
MUMBAI: Sify Limited has implemented the DomainKey authentication system in SifyMail to help prevent spamming and mail forgery. The system will enable Sify, and other email...
MUMBAI: The Rupert Murdoch owned media conglomerate News Corporation has announced that Arthur M. Siskind will retire as group general counsel at the end of the...
BANGALORE: Radio City Bangalore’s programming head Suresh Venkat has joined CNBC TV18. Venkat has joined the channel’s editorial team. Speaking to indiantelevision.com Venkat said the shift...
MUMBAI: BBC D-G Mark Thompson has expressed confidence about the corporation being on track as far as improving the way complaints are handled is concerned. The...
MUMBAI: ABC in the US is hoping that the reality series Wife Swap will help it maintain momentum that had been given a kickstart by Desperate...
MUMBAI: One of the major technological innovations sweeping the US television landscape is that of the digital video recorder (DVR). This allows viewers to view a...
MUMBAI: In a bid to reverse its declining fortunes through cost cutting measures Time Warner’s unit America Online, which claims to be the world’s largest internet...
MUMBAI: May be it doesn’t always pay to innovate. And Zee English seems to have learnt it the hard way. Despite Star World having a better...
MUMBAI: Global online giant Yahoo has hired a former ABC television programmer Lloyd Braun to head its media and entertainment division. Braun was the brains behind...
MUMBAI: Don’t peek now, its changing. Zee Network’s English movie arm, Zee Movie Zone (ZMZ), has earmarked January 2005 as the month to make a powerful...
MUMBAI: After a six-year stint, Balaji Telefilms chief operating officer Rajesh Pavitran has put in his papers. He is tipped to join K Sera Sera as...
MUMBAI: ‘We continue to make ‘Headlines’’. That is the claim made by TV Today Network’s English news channel Headlines Today’s claim. Quoting TAM figures for the...
MUMBAI: Music channel ETC has launched a new slot Bada Pardaa and for its debut the channel is show casing a full blown bonanza from old...
Star Gold has lined up some goodies for this festive season. The month of November begins with the birthday celebrations of super hero Shah Rukh Khan...
MUMBAI: After finding popularity in Pakistan, Sahara has sold the rights to the serial Karishma the Miracles of Destiny to Indonesia television Sahara claims that the...
MUMBAI: HBO is preparing to give a quiet burial to its critically acclaimed black comedy Six Feet Under. The US cable channel has stated that the...
MUMBAI: The News Corp owned NDS Group which provides technology solutions for digital pay TV, has appointed Luke Chen Li Chien as NDS China COO. Chen...
MUMBAI: A healthy alternative to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is the promise that Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling has been trying to give wrestling fans in...
MUMBAI: This is an important measure in the fight against online film piracy in the US. The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has announced that...
MUMBAI: This month Discovery looks to hook viewers by examining the how and why behind some of the most famous disasters of our time. Zero Hour...
NEW DEHI: The Indian government today approved 57 foreign direct investment (FDI) proposals worth more than Rs 6.3 billion, including increase in foreign equity in Hindustan...
MUMBAI: Since talent hunts are the order of the day, it comes as no surprise that MTV and Philips India Limited have embarked on a mega...
NEW DELHI: Star India has been granted time till 31 December to complete changes in the logo of its new entertainment channel, which went on air...
MUMBAI: ETC has launched Bada Pardaa, a show showcasing different aspects of popular films. Dedicated to one film per episode, the attempt is to get viewers...
NEW DELHI: Another extension has been granted to the news channels uplinking from India to conform to the existing guidelines. The new deadline is 31 December....
MUMBAI: Sahara One is going for the jugular. Even as it has won the battle with Star TV on the One branding, it is now looking...
MUMBAI: MTV International and CNN International today announced a first-ever co-production agreement for a 30-minute news special on HIV and Aids called Staying Alive: An MTV...
MUMBAI: MTV International and CNN International today announced a first-ever co-production agreement for a 30-minute news special on HIV and Aids called Staying Alive: An MTV...

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