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CANNES: World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (WWE) has secured its first terrestrial deal in Italy with the sale of 52 hours of WWE’s highly rated SmackDown! to...
MUMBAI: Last year in January the horror film The Mummy gave HBO a place in TAM’s top 100. Since then, no other blockbuster has seen that...
CANNES: Mipcom 2003 at the Palais de Festivals witnessed another important announcement a short while ago. The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the...
GERMANY: Eurosport and the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Tour have extended their multi-year broadcast agreement. This calls for the leading pan-European sports channel to devote more...
MUMBAI: Nine out of 10 is good news, even if it is second time in row. Zee Telefilm’s Marathi arm Alpha Marathi, has its programmes bag...
LONDON: The BBC’s director general Greg Dyke will take over the chairmanship of the Cultural Diversity Network (CDN) from Channel 4 for one year from December....
MUMBAI: Seems like NDTV 24×7 is seriously bolstering its weekend viewing. While the serious news cracking is reserved for weekdays, weekends seems to drift towards lifestyle...
MUMBAI: Hinduja TMT (HTMT) has been ranked second after GE Capital among the top 15 BPO companies as per the final rankings of the Dataquest –...
MUMBAI: Former UTV COO Manish Popat has joined the AV Birla promoted Applause Entertainment as senior vice president from 6 October 2003. Popat will handle all...
NEW DELHI: What are Zee Telefilms, the biggest vertically integrated Indian media company, India’s pubcaster Prasar Bharati and TV production companies like Crest Communication doing at...
WASHINGTON, DC: The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis (OSP) and the International Bureau (IB) has released a joint staff report...
CULVER CITY: Sony Pictures Entertainment’s (SPE) action and adventure channel AXN is expanding its reach. AXN launches in six East European countries – Poland, Hungary, The...
CANNES: More than a dozen Indian companies are marking their presence at MipCom 2003 in the Palais de Festivals in Cannes. Scheduled to be held from...
PARIS: An additional 43 TVFI members have their own stands. In all, 75 members of TV France International, out of a total membership of 157, will...
MUMBAI: Zee Telefilms Ltd has announced that it will hold its Board of Directors’ (BoD) meeting on October 16, 2003. Balaji Telefilms Ltd will also hold...
The unwritten media book puts down a universal rule of thumb – guys dig news, sports, reality shows and action movies. Women prefer comedies, romance and...
MUMBAI: Independent producers associated to Doordarshan (DD) kendras in Bangalore, Tiruvananthapuram, Hyderabad and Chennai have finally ended their stir – but only after the pubcaster assured...
NEW DELHI: The seventh Pan Asia Cross Media Survey (PAX) has found that BBC World has sustained the audience it gained in 2002. It has also...
PARIS: The winners of the sixth Hot Bird TV Awards were announced a few days ago at a ceremony in Venice. Organised by Eutelsat and Eurovisioni,...
MUMBAI: There is no bigger draw in sport as far as India is concerned than India cricket. From today Saurav’s boys seek to gain revenge over...
MUMBAI: Time to put on your dancing shoes. Channel [v] has earmarked 11 October, for its music scene for The Big [V] Concert. The concert will...
NEW DELHI: Synergy amongst all group companies under the umbrella of the Subhash Chandra-controlled Essel Group is the key word these days. In line with that...
MUMBAI: Has Tarun Katial, Star India’s senior vice-president, programming, content and communication, put in his papers following his transfer to Star Asia’s head office in Hong...
CANNES: The winds were gusty and howling at Canne’s Le Croissette on the eve of the flag off of Reed Midem’s Mipcom Junior market at The...
SYDNEY: The launch of the official Rugby World Cup (RWC) website took place in Sydney a few days ago. The event kicks off on 10 October...
LONDON: Investment in new, quality programmes on British television is the highest level per head in the world. Overall market investment is also encouraged by strong...
LONDON: Investment in new, quality programmes on British television is the highest level per head in the world. Overall market investment is also encouraged by strong...
MUMBAI: Has Tarun Katial, Star India’s senior vice-president, programming, content and communication, put in his papers following his transfer to Star Asia’s head office in Hong...
PARIS: The winners of the sixth Hot Bird TV Awards were announced a few days ago at a ceremony in Venice. Organised by Eutelsat and Eurovisioni,...
MUMBAI: While Star Plus’ claim to fame can be Saas Bahu genre, it’s thrillers that rule the rooster at Sony Entertainment Television. Come October 10 and...
For someone who was pursuing geology at Kumaon University in the beautiful and quiet town of Nainital; National School of Drama (NSD) sure was a different...
NEW DELHI: The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) today cleared the application by Media Content Communications Services (MCCS) India, the holding company for the Star News...
MUMBAI: News Corp’s proposed takeover of General Motor’s Hughes Electronics Corp has received shareholder approval. In a statement issued yesterday, GM said that of the stockholders...
MUMBAI: Niche channel Discovery is upping the ante on India-specific programming under its Discover India block. Discover India, a one-hour series focusing on various facades of...
MUMBAI: Ex-cricketer and actor, Salil Ankola today launched the DVD and VCD version of The Lion King, along with his wife and kids at the Oxford...
MUMBAI: Zee Cinema’s Sholay gamble has paid off, claims the channel. The evergreen hit that had an unprecedented run in cinema theatres when it was released...
MUMBAI: On 5 October, DJ Manish was declared the winner of the MTV Motoalert DJ Challenge, in a final knockout at the Velocity, Mumbai. Manish was...
MUMBAI: A car hanging on a crane 25 feet in the air! People attempting to walk on slippery soap from one end of a place to...
When the 20-something Sushanto Roy was named CEO of Sahara India’s media and entertainment division, sceptics tittered that it was father and chairman Subrata Roy’s way...
Associated Press Television News (APTN) is the world’s largest video news agency, breaking international news service delivered via satellite to 87 per cent of the world’s...
CALIFORNIA: This has the makings of a revolution in terms of who really controls the idiot box – the viewer. Internet-based television network Mastery Television has...
NEW YORK: Viacom owned US broadcaster CBS is doing its best to bring to the fore efforts made in the areas of community outreach, programming and...
MUMBAI: When you have dominated the weekday afternoon and evening prime time for a length of time that probably has no parallels in television history, what...
MUMBAI: The Motion Picture Association (MPA), through its legal advisors Lall & Sethi, is organising a Copyright Enforcement of Motion Pictures seminar. The seminar will take...
MUMBAI: Veteran journalist and CNN anchor Judy Woodruff has received the 2003 International Matrix Award. The citation was given by US organisation The Association for Women...
MUMBAI: The Ronnie Screwvala-promoted production house UTV Asia hopes to sell and syndicate its two international co-productions Infinite Darcy and Bollywood Road at this year’s Mipcom...
MUMBAI: Its show time for the news channels. The Election Commission (EC) today announced that elections in Madhya Pradesh, new state Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Delhi will...
MUMBAI: With the Union Cabinet on Friday clearing a proposal for starting DD News by closing DD Metro, national broadcaster Doordarshan is all set to launch...
NEW DELHI: Zee News has put in place an aggressive programming line-up through state-of-the-art technology and viewer interface to cover the forthcoming assembly elections across five...
MUMBAI: Keertan Adyanthaya, Star India’s vice president content & communication for Channel [V], has moved on to take over as brand director, Star News. Amar Deb,...
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...
