MUMBAI: Kuch Kar Dikhana Hai will make way for kids’ show Hatim Tai on Star Plus, beginning 26 December. Ramanand Sagar’s Sagar Arts has created...
MUMBAI: It’s changing all right. Zee MGM is shedding is relaxed attitude and gearing up for action to push the channel. Be it in terms of...
The following speech was given by BBC Director General Greg Dyke to the Emmy Board in New York on Monday 24 November. In the four years...
MUMBAI: Nick Wrenn has been appointed as the managing editor of CNN’s production and newsgathering operations across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Prior to the...
Co-location, in this particular context, is the term used to mean locating the transmitting setups of various broadcasters of a particular city in the same premises...
MUMBAI: It was a hip ‘n’ happening night where bellies shook and the cable fraternity had a blast courtesy the SET-Discovery One Alliance. If the enthusiastic...
NEW DELHI: FICCI unveiled a new brand logo in capital today. Speaking about the incorporation of the new logo FICCI president Dr A C Muthiah said,...
For the purposes of migration to the new regime, 24th July 2003 (the day of appointment of this Radio Broadcast Policy Committee) shall be taken as...
LONDON: APTN Library and Grinberg Film Libraries, two of the world’s leading sources of historical footage have signed a representation deal to exchange and sell each...
NEW YORK: It was an initiative to project an Indian television actor internationally. Indiantelevision.com founder and CEO Anil Wanvari’s exercise to have Indian TV actor Simone...
In Phase-I the licensees were not permitted to own multiple frequencies in the same city. The recent trend internationally is towards abolition of such restrictions, as...
NEW YORK: Cable television has always managed to spill a lot of ink and ideas in print and on Internet. This time on its the reality...
MUMBAI: Hal Walker, one of the first African American journalists on national television in the 1960s, passed away at his home at the age of 70....
The fixed annual license fee (that escalates annually at the rate of 15 per cent) determined by the auction procedure in Phase-I of FM Licenses for...
LONDON: At a glittering function at the Luton University on 24 November, Zee Network, UK, won the leadership in best practice award (Small and Medium Enterprise...
MUMBAI: New appointments are the order of the day at CNN’s Jerusalem center. The organisation recently appointed Tom Fenton as the CNN’s Jerusalem bureau chief. The...
MUMBAI: Zee English’s year end bonanza includes three new shows. With rival English entertainment channel Star World seriously bolstering its programming line up, Zee’s English entertainment...
MUMBAI: They may not admit it but Turner is certainly taking a leaf out of Viacom’s book when it comes to blazing a trail among the...
MUMBAI: In conjunction with the Aids epidemic update issued by Unaids and the World Health Organisation, MTV Networks International has released findings from the Staying Alive...
WASHINGTON: Following a settlement between the US Congress and the White House, media ownership by US television networks has now been capped at 39 per cent...
MUMBAI: “Broadcasting is too important to be left purely to the market”. The remark was made by BBC Director-General Greg Dyke in New York. Dyke...
MUMBAI: In recognition of World Aids Day on 1st December, MTV channels worldwide will premiere global and local programming featuring some of the world’s top artists...
NEW DELHI: Faridabad-based Escotoonz Animation Studios head of production, Alice Manuel has decided to leave the Indian animation industry. Manuel, who has been involved with...
MUMBAI: India’s premium fashion and style channel, Trendz, will profile leading Indian designers in the channel’s International Stylemaker series this December. The series will provide insights...
BANGALORE: Hinduja TMT (HTMT), the IT flagship company of the Hinduja Group today announced the winning of a new IT Services contract awarded by a large...
MUMBAI: This is a piece of news that MTV could do without. A woman has filed a complaint saying that she was date raped while visiting...
The Committee is of the view that the open auction bid process was not suitable for auctioning of the frequencies and it did not yield the...
In this sector, almost all the broadcasting equipments are imported and none of them are manufactured domestically. To make the economics more viable, the Committee suggests...
MUMBAI: SET’s executive creative director Rajesh Devraj has put in his papers. The resignation confirms the buzz that has been doing the industry rounds since early...
The name Nittin Keni reminds one of the chart-busting and revenue-raking Hindi film Gadar – Ek Prem Katha, featuring Sunny Deol and Amisha Patel a few...
MUMBAI: Nickelodeon’s Spongebob Squarepants Bikini Bottom Bash is all set for a world premier at Singapore on 28 November 2003 after which it will be open...
NEW DELHI: The Rupert Murdoch-owned News Corp’s jewel in the crown, Star India, is in discussion with Disney to distribute the channels that it proposes to...
MUMBAI: Its birthday time at Raj TV this December. The Tamil entertainment channel will celebrate Rajnikant’s birthday on 12 December with a non-stop Rajnikant bonanza. The...
LONDON: Intelsat signed a new multi-transponder agreement with Belgacom, on 25 November 2003. One of the leading Belgian telecom operator, Belgacom moved to Intelsat’s global satellite...
NEW DELHI: The President of India, on the advice of a selection board, has appointed M V Kamath as chairman of the Prasar Bharati board for...
In Phase-I the Government divided the centers (cities where frequencies were offered to private bidders) in five categories for the purposes of license fee: A+ (reserved...
MUMBAI: The one of a kind channel solely dedicated to historical programming – The History Channel – will make its debut in India on the Star...
MUMBAI: The first day of Sigma 2003 organised by The International School of Business and Media, Pune (ISB&M) in close collaboration with MAMI as part of...
TORONTO: 75 per cent of Canadian children and adolescents chose their favourite television programmes because of two attributes: “exciting” and “funny”. A few days ago,...
NEW DELHI: Wholl blink first in the state of Uttar Pradesh? The cable operators, who are on the warpath blacking out cable services in some parts...
NEW DELHI: The market for entertainment products, including television, films, video games and music, is huge in India and Asia, in general. But for that a...
MUMBAI: With Christmas just a month away, Hallmark plans to fill the air with good cheer through films and a musical special. On 21 December,...
LOS ANGELES: This is an event that aims at showcasing advanced television programming. On 2 December, the American Film Institute will conduct its annual Enhanced TV...
NEW DELHI: Turner International is now eyeing the tween of India. After the hugely successful Cartoon Network, Turner now plans to launch a new channel,...
NEW YORK: This is an initiative that seeks to clear the air that surrounds the miniseries The Reagans. Showtime will air the controversial film on 30...
NEW DELHI: Padmalaya Telefilms Limited (PTL) is gearing up to air a 52-episode 22-minute flash animation series on Zee TV, scheduled for early 2004. The serial,...
Phase-I licensees were not permitted to broadcast news and current affairs. The Committee recommends that the restriction on news and current affairs should be lifted and...
MUMBAI: The longest running kids show on cable & satellite TV, Star Plus’ Shakalaka Boom Boom, has just undergone a reinvention (thankfully not another 20-year fast...
MUMBAI: National broadcaster Doordarshan was out in full strength on Saturday at the Goregeon Sports Club in Mumbai to honour and award its own. Information and...
The Emerald island is going to see a lot of Harish Thawani, the promoter of media firm Nimbus Communications. The reason: Thawani has in partnership with...