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NEW DELHI: Discovery Networks India today announced that it would launch Discovery Travel and Living — as reported by Indiantelevision.com earlier — a new channel aimed...
MUMBAI: State Administration of Radio, Film and Television China has granted licence to four companies in the country for digital television broadcasting. The decision indicates country’s...
MUMBAI: Director Ajai Sinha, the man behind critically acclaimed shows like Astitva-Ek Prem Kahani and Hasratein, is on the lookout for fresh talent to act in...
MUMBAI: The Muppets are coming to India. The popular American TV series for kids Sesame Street is to don an Indian avatar with the help of...
MUMBAI: The ratings are in for the first of the new 8 ‘o clock shows off the blocks — Star Plus’ Spanish infant Dekho magar pyaar...
MUMBAI: The serial blast has begun! Zee Music has set off its international hunt for an item bomb – a girl to perform an item number...
MUMBAI: Cable News Network’s website CNN.com has garnered the most users among news organisation websites for all four days of the 2004 Democratic National Convention, averaging...
MUMBAI: Regional language channel Tara Bangla is set to make its entry into North America. The Ratikant Basu-promoted Broadcast Worldwide’s Bengali language channel will be launched...
MUMBAI: It looks like an all out war has broken out among UK’s most prominent Asian TV channels for the viewership pie. In a bid to...
MUMBAI: ESPN Star Sports (ESS) and Thai pay TV operator UBC have reached a multi-year renewal agreement for carriage of the two sports channels. ESS MD...
MUMBAI: Star India has taken complete shareholding control of its Tamil regional language channel Vijay TV after buying out UTV Software’s 44 per cent stake. The...
NEW DELHI: Pay broadcasters who are members of Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) want that the organization should have separate panels for free to air channels and...
MUMBAI: Columbia Tristar has announced that it will release the first three seasons of the sitcom Seinfeld on DVD in November – newly enhanced in high...
Until yesterday, she was struggling real hard to make her presence felt in the tinsel town. Even shaking a leg with Fardeen Khan in Prem Aggan...
MUMBAI / NEW DELHI: Bidding is officially open for cricket’s “BIG ONE”. The Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) today invited tenders for the live...
MUMBAI: The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has come up with a platform – Telemart 2004 – which is the first International Content Marketplace and will...
MUMBAI: Sun Media Investment Holdings Ltd., (led by Chinese broadcaster Yang Lan) and the Lenovo Group have formed a joint venture -Sun 365 Multi-media Holdings Ltd.,...
UTV founder-promoter Ronnie Screwvala has shown again and again that he is a smart dealmaker. He got a string of private equity funds and News Corp....
MUMBAI: An action packed month awaits Sahara Manoranjan patrons. The channel has already begun rolling out its quarterly plan and next in the pipeline is launch...
MUMBAI: MSO Hathway Cable & Datacom has anounced that Anirban Choudhury, who has been handling its corporate communications for the past four years, will be leaving...
MUMBAI: Star’s Tamil entertainment channel Vijay TV has lined up two primetime shows for August. Daily soap Kanmani will go air from 16 August, while sitcom...
MUMBAI: Following a thorough review of all strategic options for the future of the playout of its entertainment channels, Turner Broadcasting System Europe (TBS) Limited is...
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: Who all would bid for the telecast rights of BCCI-organised home series? Or, who won’t ? Who are the serious players? How are the...
MUMBAI: The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has appointed sports marketing agency Octagon CSI as consultants to advise the ECB on the upcoming domestic media...
MUMBAI: Oprah Winfrey will not be leaving television anytime soon. The acknowledged queen of the talk show genre will be able to do something rare –...
NEW DELHI: Even as the Doordarshan director-general and information and broadcasting ministry secretary are in London to formally set up the European arm of Prasar Bharati,...
MUMBAI: Talk about grabbing it hot off the blocks. Zee has acquired the television broadcast rights for the two- month old “patriotic film” Deewar. Interestingly, the...
MUMBAI: Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray today issued orders to all the Sena leaders and office bearers that they should not give interviews to any television...
MUMBAI: Walt Disney has scheduled the UK launch of its entertainment channel ABC1 for 27 September. ABC1 network will be a localised version of Disney’s ABC...
BANGALORE: The Sun Network, Karnataka’s leading private broadcaster by a long way, has dismissed as of little consequence the threats issued by a section of cable...
NEW DELHI: Not content with making a mark on the media scene, Subhash Chandra is busy expanding his other businesses too. Essel Propack, world’s largest manufacturer...
MUMBAI: Former Nickelodeon director of acquisitions Adina Pitt has been promoted to vice president acquisitions of Nickelodeon and also the digital channel Nicktoons. Pitt will handle...
MUMBAI: Channel [V] is all set to present the largest outdoor music festival in China called Summer Shake in the outskirts of Shanghai on 20 and...
NEW DELHI: National broadcaster Doordarshan today announced it would be launching its classic series with the airing of Premchand’s acclaimed Godan (the Gift of a Cow),...
MUMBAI: The final round of the Sahara Manoranjan Mr & Miss Bollywood contest to down-size the contestants to the final 30 actors, began in Mumbai today....
MUMBAI: Regional channel Asianet is set to launch a music talent hunt targeting Keralites living in the Middle East. The Coco Cola Voice of Arabia hunt...
MUMBAI: B4U Network has appointed Sunil Rohra as its CEO for UK and Europe. Rohra, who till the end of last month was CEO of Zee...
MUMBAI: Seems like ‘desi’ is a real cool phenomenon. Cashing on the current flavour of the season, Discovery Channel will be presenting an exclusive preview of...
MUMBAI: B4U’s head of international business Neeraj Arora has switched over to rival Sony Entertainment Television Asia (SET Asia). Arora, who was senior vice-president international business...
MUMBAI: In the US two new products are on the horizon — the viewer headset and the Personal TV. Over the next two years, wireless services...
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court today admitted a petition seeking that direct-to-home (DTH) services available in the country be probed over what was termed the...
MUMBAI: BBC Motion Gallery a division of BBC Worldwide licenses BBC and CBS News Archive footage to producers of a range of shows and series. 10...
MUMBAI: BBC Audiobooks has been shortlisted for 18 awards in 15 categories at the annual audio publishing event in the UK The Spoken Word Awards. The...
MUMBAI: Ratings data the next day. That is the advantage that Audience Measurement and Analytics (AMA), which in June announced the launch in India of aMap,...
MUMBAI: Taj Television, holding company of Dubai-based sports broadcaster Ten Sports, has signed with Sri Lanka Cricket a broadcast rights deal that runs from January 2005...
MUMBAI: Vijay TV has launched Vijay Times, a show featuring the latest trendiest, coolest and the hottest that Tamil Nadu has to offer. The 15-minute weekly...
MUMBAI: Hungama TV has announced the results of the Captain Hunt held in Mumbai. The winners will represent the city in the grand finale to be...
MUMBAI: Zee Network, which launched a dedicated beam of Zee TV for Singapore on 1 June, is now concentrating on getting Zee Cinema launched in the...
MUMBAI: MTV will audition next seven Roadies – four guys and three girls to be part of the second season of MTV Hero Honda Roadies II....
MUMBAI: The International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced its four nominees for the 2004 International Emmy in News Coverage category. NHK Japan has got...
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...
