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MUMBAI: National broadcaster Doordarshan has roped in 13 private satellite channels to come onto its free-to-air (FTA) direct-to-home (DTH) service. “A total of 30 channels will...
MUMBAI: Going by what Viacom co-president and co-chief operating officer Leslie Moonves reportedly told the Television Critics Association on Sunday, the Viacom owned CBS Television Network...
NEW DELHI: All channels beaming into India may soon have to open their profit and loss accounts and ownership patterns to the government or a regulatory...
MUMBAI: ‘Back to the old world charm’. Thats the new buzzword for Zee. When Subhash Chandras flagship channel launched it mega talent hunt- Cinestar Ki Khoj,...
MUMBAI: Males! That’s what Star Plus is now betting on hooking with its new daily K.Street Pali Hill, slotted at 11:30 pm. With the 8 –...
BANGALORE: Following up their ratification of a number of embargoes on the Kannada film industry, the entire film industry in the country met at Hyderabad on...
MUMBAI: In a bid to add diversity to its programme line up Discovery has announced that it will air the special Atkins Fat Or Fiction on...
NEW DELHI / MUMBAI: It has finally happened. Zee Telefilms this afternoon filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court challenging the cancellation of an earlier...
NEW DELHI: The Indian government is contemplating allowing foreign institutional investors (FIIs) to invest in television news channels even as the 31 October deadline to conform...
MUMBAI: The Disney-ABC Television Group has announced that it has instituted a new communications structure. It has promoted two key executives. Sue Binford will now oversee...
MUMBAI: Exactly one month ago to this date, Tamil channel Jaya TV celebrated its fifth anniversary. Now having entered its sixth year, the channel has opted...
NEW DELHI: First came a rather quaint announcement on a tie-up with the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi (IIT-D) to set Indian minds thinking on innovations. Then...
NEW DELHI: National Geographic Channel (NGC), part of the Star bouquet of channels in India, is open to the idea of making available its fare on...
NEW DELHI: It has finally happened. Zee Telefilms filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court today, challenging the cancellation of an earlier tender process by...
NEW DELHI: Star News has appointed ex-Aaj Tak hand, Shazi Zaman as senior executive producer. As was reported by indiantelevision.com earlier this month, Zaman resigned from...
MUMBAI: Doordarshan India has won the Asia Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) Award 2004 for the best TV programme on local children issues. The film...
MUMBAI: A new study in the US has stressed the need for speeding up the digital television transition process. The Digital Transition Coalition (DTC) has said...
MUMBAI: At a time when the so-called communication experts and psychological pundits are getting vociferous about the negative effects of adult programmes on children, the Australian...
MUMBAI: The much-awaited India-Pakistan hockey series is about to unfold. The two countries face each other in an eight match hockey series after four long years,...
MUMBAI: CNN’s show Spark, hosted by Kristie Lu Stout examines the latest in cutting-edge technology by exploring the use of high-tech digital tagging devices. Stout kicks...
MUMBAI: UTV expects to garner Rs 1.2 billion from its TV content production business in the current fiscal. “Movies will fetch us around Rs 75-80 crore...
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: Match-fixing charges reared its ugly head in Indian cricket today, but on a surface different to that of the playing field. Following the Board...
MUMBAI: United Home Entertainment has acquired telecast rights to 40 movies for kids channel Hungama TV at over Rs 10 million. “The average acquisition cost is...
NEW DELHI: Indian pubcaster Doordarshan, sitting happily on the ringside watching the cricket telecast soap opera unfurl with twists and turns, today hinted that it would...
MUMBAI: Star’s Tamil channel Vijay TV, which had kicked off its Hollywood movie campaign early this year, says the Jurassic Park series it telecast during June,...
MUMBAI: Racking up a number of sales in the last few weeks, Solid Entertainment Founder and CEO Richard Propper announced today that they has just concluded...
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: Following up on a comment made yesterday during arguments in the India cricket rights case, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)...
Just 31, and already a NYT best selling author, investigative journalist and television presenter. That’s Simon Reeve for you. Reeve is coming to Indian screens on...
NEW DELHI: Even as the cricket telecast issue is being debated and argued in the court, another twist to the Indian cricket story is being given...
MUMBAI: The legal tussle over the India cricket rights between Zee, ESPN Star Sports and the BCCI has taken a fresh twist. This afternoon at a...
MUMBAI: The Times Group’s non-fiction entertainment and lifestyle channel Zoom officially began beaming as of today. Expectedly, the full weight of the Times Group’s media properties...
MUMBAI: It was a great night for HBO at the 56th edition of the Primetime Emmy Awards. Its gangster drama The Sopranos became the first cable...
NEW DELHI: The geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLV-F-01), carrying Edusat, India’s exclusive satellite for educational services, was launched from the space centre at Srharikota here today...
MUMBAI: Pre-school programming should be interactive and educative, according to a research conducted by Taylor Nelson Sofers India for kids channel Nickelodeon. The results highlight the...
BANGALORE: The retaliation from outside the state has finally come. Protesting against the seven-week moratorium on non-Kannada films in Karnataka, the Tamil, Telugu and Hindi film...
MUMBAI: The latest New Generations 2004 Cartoon Network kid’s lifestyle survey suggests that achieving good grades in school and staying healthy are the two most important...
MUMBAI: ETC channel Punjabi’s live telecast of the historic celebration of 400 years of Sri Guru Granth Sahib’s installation on 1 September beat Star Sports’ live...
MUMBAI: Zee Network’s fashion channel Trendz will be the media partner for Le Vie Dell’ Oriente, which is the first pan Asian festival to be held...
“Efforts are required to maintain credibility, compete with the private channels and discharge our duties as a public service broadcaster“ DD Bangalore Kendra news director Achyuthan...
NEW DELHI: Is it the return of the prodigal? An old Zee Telefilms hand, Sunil Khanna, who had quit the group earlier this year has trudged...
MUMBAI: As per an advertisement appeared in The Times of India’s job supplement Ascent (dated 20 September), the BBC World Service and its ally, the independent...
MUMBAI: The BCCI is caught between a rock and a hard place. At the moment it is caught up in a legal tussle with ESPN Star...
MUMBAI: Zee is kicking off its Telugu campaign tonight with the launch of its Telugu channel Alpha Telugu. The channel will start beaming from 8 pm...
DD Bangalore Kendra news director Achyuthan started his career in the late ’60s as the assistant registrar of newspapers of India, Shimla. He has undertaken extensive...
NEW DELHI: Prasar Bharati CEO KS Sarma was today re-elected as the president of the Indian Broadcasting Foundation. Zee Telefilms’ Jawahar Goel has been...
As part of its Big Two initiative Star Movies will air two action movies X2: X-Men United and the Anthony Hopkins starrer Bad Company on 20...
MUMBAI: It’s been exactly seven weeks on air for Sony’s Ayushmaan . While the odds were stacked against it right from the start (pitched alongside Star...
NEW DELHI: After trying out consultants for the era of digitalisation and migration from the present set-up, broadcast and cable regulator, Telecom Regulatory of Authority of...
NEW DELHI: About seven companies have shown interest in doing work for broadcast and cable regulator, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), relating to global and...
MUMBAI: Playboy TV International will showcase Rita, a documentary on the life of Hollywood actress Rita Hayworth, at Mipcom 2004. Mipcom, the world’s television and entertainment...
Platforms get three years to add features for hearing and visually impaired
Strong word-of-mouth turns Pongal satire into remake pick
Streaming giant bets on a seasoned marketer who helped build Amazon and Netflix into household names
Communications leader exits after three years spanning MD office strategy and media outreach.
Cricket star named face of Delhi Khel Mahakumbh to fuel youth talent hunt.
Kolkata-based beverage maker reports stronger revenues and profits for December quarter.
A crime thriller steps out of the shadows as Telugu storytelling claims centre stage.
From boards to bytes, chess readies for a nation-first showdown in Riyadh.
Leadership change follows layoffs, protests and a bruising battle over trust.
Revenue rises 4.3 per cent to Rs 10,209.33 crore while deferred tax gain lifts bottom line sharply
Akshay Kumar and stars launch awards at NSCI Dome on Feb 28
Merger creates one-stop hub for content, digital, and delivery
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...
