MUMBAI: In hindsight it could be termed a blessing in disguise though that was not how Indian soccer lovers felt at the start of it all....
NEW DELHI: Well, we had alluded to this development happening in March, and so it has come to be. Not content with dominating the Indian cable...
NEW DELHI: Okay, it’s time for some revamp of the management team at the Rupert Murdoch-controlled Star India Pvt. Ltd., which is largely fuelling the Star...
MUMBAI: Star TV’s general manager in Taiwan, Ivan Yuan Chih Yeh has moved to China Entertainment Television (CETV) Broadcast Limited this week as its chief executive...
MUMBAI: PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has named R. Wayne Jackson to the position of global leader of its Entertainment & Media Practice. He succeeds Kevin Carton, who is...
MUMBAI: MTV US is going ahead full steam to strengthen its position among viewers in the 12-24 year age group. It has in the pipeline, a...
MUMBAI: With a view to expanding its repertoire as news broadcaster, CNN will flag off a show for sailing enthusiasts. The monthly show Mainsail debuts on...
NEW DELHI: Well, we had alluded to this development happening in March, and so it has come to be. Not content with dominating the Indian cable...
MUMBAI: International media company, Zone Vision has signed a deal with Travel Satellite Television (TSTV) for carrying a branded block of programming from the Reality TV...
MUMBAI: In its bid to build the best team in the kids’ television space and build the Nick brand, MTV Networks India has managed its best...
MUMBAI: Zee TV’s promise to revamp its afternoon band across the week bears fruit with the launch of the first in the series – a weekly...
MUMBAI: There is no biz like show biz! Over 20,000 Delhiites had reportedly gathered for the Zee Televisions India’s Best- Cine Star Ki Khoj auditions held...
Information and broadcasting minister Jaipal Reddy hasruled out any immediate change in the board of India’s pubcaster Prasar Bharati, which manages Doordarshan and All India Radio....
NEW DELHI: The Indian government is filing a caveat in the Delhi and Andhra Pradesh high courts in a case relating to the printing and publication...
NEW DELHI: Their business channel can wait till next year. The Times of India Group is more interested in an entertainment channel to be followed by...
MUMBAI: And the southward expansion continues. In a bid to buttress its south market reach, Mudra Videotec will be producing shows for Udaya TV and Sun...
MUMBAI: UTV’s to be launched channel for kids Hungama TV unveiled its brand identity today. Scheduled to be launched in August – September 2004, the 24-hour...
MUMBAI: So it is the No 2 option that Star Plus has opted for… After the tragic death of the original protagonists- Pammi and Dev, Des...
MUMBAI: The first thing that hits you when you enter Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City (DAKC), the high security nerve centre of Reliance Infocomm located in Navi...
MUMBAI: The tooing and froing of personnel from the news channels continues. Leading Hindi news channel Aaj Tak’s senior manager distribution Anoop Varma has called it...
MUMBAI: Indian music for the soul and glitterati feast for the voyeuristic eye. That could possibly describes MTV’s two new launches, MTV Page 3 and MTV...
MUMBAI: This is surely a first of a kind move on Indian television. English general entertainment channel Hallmark has decided to do away with advertisements completely...
NEW DELHI: The first channel from the Times Group, an entertainment channel, is scheduled for a launch in either October or November this year. This is...
MUMBAI: Tracy Katsky has joined HBO US as its senior VP. She will also head its independent productions division. Katsky will be responsible for the development...
MUMBAI: It was a night when a former female assassin seeking bloody revenge, a roguish pirate and hobbits triumphed. At a gliittering ceremony MTV revealed the...
MUMBAI: Showtime, the Middle East DTH pay TV platform recently opened the region’s largest broadcasting center in Dubai. The centre can handle over 200 channels. Showtime...
MUMBAI: Delhi-based New Delhi Television Ltd. (NDTV) has informed the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) that the Delhi High Court has approved a scheme of amalgamation between...
NEW DELHI: Whether India’s new prime minister Manmohan Singh reshuffles his cabinet or not, but government sources say that a massive shakeup is in the offing...
MUMBAI: All eyes are glued on the UPA government and its forthcoming budget. To keep abreast with the happenings as well as to mark the run-up...
MUMBAI: Amidst a live action event, Zee TV’s unviel its Mumbai finalist for its nationwide talent hunt India’s Best’ -cinestars ki khoj . While the winners...
MUMBAI: Heat is on at Star Plus’ Dabur Anmol Shampoo Star Parivaar awards. Within just six days of its launch, the channel has reportedly received over...
MUMBAI: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has proscribed five unregistered television channels in the country. The channels Tele Track, MM, MM2, M-Net and Series...
MUMBAI: TV Today Network, broadcaster of India most popular news channels in Hindi, Aaj Tak, and its English sibling Headlines Today, today reported that it’s net...
MUMBAI: Of late, CNBC TV-18 has been exploring its softer side. The latest launch to join the business channels lifestyle segment is The Lounge. An engaging...
MUMBAI: DirecTV Group Inc. vice chairman Eddy Hartenstein has stepped down from TiVo Inc.’s board of directors after an eight-month commitment. The US-based digital video recorder...
MUMBAI: CNN has criticised China’s government censors for repeatedly blacking out the channel’s coverage of the 15th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown. Out of a series...
MUMBAI: CNBC-TV18 will present a two-part special featuring interviews and highlights from the Asia Business Leader Awards 2004, which were held recently at Shanghai on 25...
MUMBAI: The Ch-9 Media Sdn Bhd. owned Malaysian private television network Channel 9 has tied up with private radio station Thr.fm for telecasting Tamil programmes two...
This Saturday at 12:00 p m, MTV VJ's Ramona and Cyrus Sahukar find out some interesting facts about Farhan Akhtar and Hrithik Roshan on MTV Houseful...
NEW DELHI: The present government will not roll back any foreign investment norms in the media sector, including those changes brought about by the previous Bharatiya...
MUMBAI: After the successful sitcom Frasier came to a close US broadcaster NBC has started betting big on the reality genre. A few days ago it...
MUMBAI: Asia’s premier electronic media event BroadcastAsia2004 will be conducting an international conference and a number of adjacent events to equip the industry with the latest...
MUMBAI: And the brain drain continues. Aaj Tak’s West zone distribution head Arup Gopikrishna has called it quits as of 2 June. He will be joining...
MUMBAI: Last month she emerged triumphant on Fox’s music based reality show American Idol. The question now is whether Americans will buy Fantasia’s music. Fantasia will...
MUMBAI: World Broadcasting Unions Technical Committee (WBU-TC), the technical arm of the Canada based World Broadcasting Union, has expressed extreme concern about the licensing of MPEG-4...
MUMBAI: The Phonographic Performance Ltd (PPL) is threatening to take broadcasters to court over what they term rampant copyright infringement by television channels and it is...
MUMBAI: This is an initiative through which ESPN Star Sports (ESS) is hoping to connect further with the Indian expat population in Singapore. The broadcaster and...
MUMBAI: Move over Singapore and Maldives – if Thailand can charm the visiting Indian film producers, we would get to watch the exotic Thai locations on...
MUMBAI: India’s Most Wanted man is back. And with a vengeance. For starters, Suhaib Ilyasi, the host, producer of the crime busting show that rocked many...
MUMBAI: The National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE), a US based association for content professionals, announced yesterday that it has entered into an alliance with...