MUMBAI: The anime (Japanese animation for the uninitiated) channel from Sony Pictures Entertainment – Animax Asia has launched a series of eight original animated vignettes. The...
MUMBAI: The Walt Disney company is looking to enhance its presence in China through its association with the National Basketball Association (NBA) by sponsoring the first-ever...
MUMBAI: CNBC TV18 and ICICI Bank have come together to host a unique initiative called The ‘Emerging India Forum’ for the small and medium enterprises (SME)...
MUMBAI: B4U Music has lined up two new programmes namely Green Channel and Thunder Down Under for music lovers of non-stop original songs. Green Channel will...
MUMBAI: A survey commissioned by electronics major Philips has found that anywhere from 68 to 90 per cent of respondents globally found the home theatre experience...
At the recently concluded Frames Convention CNN anchor Andrew Stevens moderated a key session which dealt with how television channels can maximise their return on investment....
It all began with a brief affair with journalism. After doing freelance writing on entertainment for E-Times, The Metropolis on Saturday (both no more), Bombay Times,...
Star has finally taken a full-fledged leap into the dotcom pool. Confirming its confidence in the Internet space, Star India today hoicked its stake in the...
MUMBAI: BAG Films Limited recently announced its results for the quarter ended 30 June 2004. Highlights of the quarter: -Net revenue increases 57 per cent to...
MUMBAI: Crawling on hands and feet through muck! Tightening a nut and bolt inside a box filled with over 1000 cockroaches! These were just a couple...
MUMBAI: As competition heats up among movie channels, Star Movies attempts to score one over with titles that are freshly released in the country. A new...
MUMBAI: This is a piece of news that should make Indian animation companies sit and take note. Latest research from the organisation Research & Markets states...
MUMBAI: Media conglomerate MGM has announced that second quarter revenues for the period ending 30 June 2004 totalled $406.1 million. This represents a decline from the...
BANGALORE: The Karnataka government has decided to set up a committee of experts to look into the problems faced by the Karnataka film industry. A team...
MUMBAI: The highlights of TV-18 group Q1 FY 2005 ended 30 June 2004 stands as follows: Revenues at Rs 169.42 mn Operating profit at Rs 86.37...
For Rupert Gavin, BBC Worldwide’s chief executive, a trip to India seems linked to announcing a new programming initiative with Star India. Last year he was...
Simply being himself is his job. People love him — or hate him, depending on which side you may belong to — for his honest and...
NEW DELHI: Geo TV, the satellite television venture from the Pakistan-based Jung Group, plans to set up distribution base in India and also start an India-specific...
MUMBAI: Viacom is reorganising its international television distribution operations with the creation of CBS Paramount International Television – a new global television sales and distribution entity...
MUMBAI: Zee’s Marathi channel Alpha Marathi’s telecast of the inaugural edition of Apla Alpha Awards show has recorded 7.5 TVR’s in Maharashtra and Mumbai in females...
MUMBAI: Ramoji Rao’s ETV is taking five of its network channels to the US. The channels set for their US entry are ETV Telugu, ETV Telugu-II,...
MUMBAI: Post four previous releases of the much talked about volumes of Mastermind India, which has become quite popular among quiz enthusiasts in India, Mastermind India’s...
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...
MUMBAI: The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (Casbaa) has announced its programme for the CIRTV International Forum, “Animating the Future”, on 25 August 2004...
MUMBAI: Hungama TV, the bilingual (Hindi and Tamil) kids’ channel floated by UTV, is now looking at an August-September launch. UTV CEO Ronnie Screwvala had earlier...
MUMBAI: A documentary on the city of Mumbai co-produced by pubcaster Prasar Bharati and German television channel Deutsche Welle (DW) is soon to be telecast on...
MUMBAI: Former Miss India and MTV VJ Nafisa Joseph died last night. The former VJ apparently committed suicide over what reports say were problems with her...
MUMBAI: Anthony Salz has been appointed as BBC’s vice-chairman and Richard Tait as a BBC governor. Meanwhile, Dermot Gleeson has been re-appointed for a second...
MUMBAI: Who thought our kids are so eager to run a TV channel? Hungama, UTV’s much awaited kids’ channel has received 100,000 plus entries from kids...
MUMBAI: The three trade shows for the broadcast and telecom sectors in Asia BroadcastAsia, CommunicAsia and EnterpriseIT have all manged to achieve their exhibitors objectives of generating...
MUMBAI: Media conglomerate Viacom’s co COO Tom Freston has announced reorganisation of operations under his leadership. This includes the company’s book publishing, theatrical exhibition, music...
MUMBAI: BBC World is looking to Bollywood to strengthen its general entertainment lineup. From tomorrow 31 July at 10 pm, BBC World is introducing the first...
MUMBAI: Showing aggresive intent, Star India’s Hindi movie channel Star Gold has an eventful August-September planned out. Taking off on the Nimbu mar ke campaign of...
MUMBAI: After music and sports-based themes, the reality genre is poised for broadening its horizons in the US but through animation. Viacom’s Comedy Central has announce...
NEW DELHI: The radio broadcast industry has to wait for some more time before the broadcast and cable regulator comes out with its recommendations, which would...
MUMBAI: Zee TV, in its endeavor to reach out to Asian audiences, took a step forward with a special beam for Singapore to get interactive with...
MUMBAI: The Asian Golf Tour, the body for professional golf in Asia has launched the Asian Tour Weekly. The television magazine show aims at giving a...
MUMBAI: The latest acquisition by Star India, The Apprentice, launches on Star World, in six weeks. The NBC produced reality series that tests competitors’ survival...
MUMBAI: MTV Networks International (MTVNI) has announced that it has signed a deal with CiTV in the UK for the broadcast rights to its sister channel...
MUMBAI: Media conglomerate News Corp has announced that its president and COO Peter Chernin has signed a new, five-year employment pact. Chernin has been News Corps...
Anchored by Satinder Satti this night of Baisakhi 2006 had these highlights…… ü To set the right mood of Punjabiyat and Festivities, it began...
MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Entertainment has launched its animation channel Animax on Hong Kong Cable. The channel is seen on five dedicated services in Taiwan, Hong Kong,...
MUMBAI: Music may still be the soul of FM in India, but that isn’t stopping FM stations from toying with different genres for that edge over...
MUMBAI: At a workshop held at last month’s BroadcastAsia 2004, techniques of protecting and restoring audio heritage material in the region were discussed by three experts....
MUMBAI: TV Today Network Limited declared their unaudited financial results for the first quarter ending June 2004 in which the company’s total income stood at Rs...
NEW DELHI: Zee Telefilms Limited today reported first quarter consolidated revenues of Rs 3207 million, a 10.8 per cent growth over the corresponding period in the...
MUMBAI: Gailtel the telecommunication service wing of gas company Gail has announced that its sales have increased to Rs 200.50 million in 2003-04 from Rs 110.71...
MUMBAI: Essel Propack, laminated tubes manufacturer head quartered in India and promoted by Essel Group, today announced the un-audited consolidated global results for the first half...
MUMBAI: The board of Padmalaya Telefilms has announced its financial results for the first quarter results ended 30 June 2004. The company has posted a net...
MUMBAI: Thomson has announced that it is acquiring a major stake in Nokia/CITIC Digital Technology (NCDT). Thomson delivers integrated solutions (technologies, equipment and services) for the...

