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MUMBAI: Sony Entertainment Television (SET) is making a return to the tried and tested as far as the supernatural thriller format is concerned. Taking a leaf...
NEW DELHI: The Subrata Roy-promoted Sahara India is “actively exploring” a foray into ground distribution of television channels. This is because the channel is facing competition...
MUMBAI: And now we have one more eager beaver taking position to ride the recent spurt of TV channels. The board of Mid Day Multimedia has...
NEW YORK: This is bad news for US networks who strongly rely on local advertising as a source of revenue. Media conglomerate Viacom has decided to...
LOS ANGELES: Australian channel Fox8 and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) have announced the addition of WWE’s sports entertainment franchise Raw to the channel’s programme line-up. In...
NEW DELHI: The board of directors of the Subhash Chandra-promoted Zee Telefilms Ltd (ZTL), at its meeting held today, has approved the proposal to commence broadcasting...
LOS ANGELES: It is not just India that is battling with lack of respect for intellectual property rights. In the US Rupert Murdoch’s Fox has landed...
FLORIDA: The WTA Tour and ESPN have reached a multi-year agreement for the cable network to broadcast the season ending WTA Tour Championships presented by Porsche....
NEW DELHI: Star Sports-ESPN will feature a series of six programmes in the run up to the Electrolux Wisden Awards to be held in Mumbai on...
MUMBAI: Now preschoolers can have their very own playdate with some of their favourite Sesame Street friends every day. Featuring Ernie, Bert and Grover, Play With...
MUMBAI: Jeet, a new one hour drama based on Fox’s Boston Public, will fill the 8.30 pm slot vacated by the Aman Verma hosted game show...
LONDON: The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has announced that its public consultation on proposed changes to its Programme Code has now ended. ITC is the body...
MUMBAI: WorldSpace Radio, that already has Sahara’s proposed news channel on board is now in talks with many Indian content partners. While private FM in the...
MUMBAI: The organisers at the television trade event Mipcom in France Reed Midem have announced that Mipcom Junior which is dedicated to kids content has enhanced...
Star World's Rendezvous with Simi Garewal has climbed the popularity chart so fast for a perfectly good reason. Time after time, the Lady in White Simi...
MUMBAI: Sahara Samay-Mumbai, Sahara Group’s western India-specific news channel, which was supposed to officially launch tomorrow (26 September), will make a “test launch at 9 am”,...
MUMBAI: US broadcaster MTV will acquire Harmonix Music Systems. The firm develops the PlayStation 2 product Guitar Hero and other music gaming titles. MTV will pay...
MUMBAI: It looks like UTV’s Kehta Hai Dil (KHD) is all set to give Des Mein Nikla Hoga Chand a run for its money if one...
MUMBAI: New addition to Intelsat’s terrestrial network, the mountainside teleport located near Hagerstown, Maryland, was officially launched on 24 September by Maryland Governor Robert Ehrlich. Launched...
NEW DELHI: India today dumped onto the backburner its attempt to have an over-arching law for the convergence era (telecom, broadcasting and infotech) with a high-powered...
When you walk into the room to meet her, you would hardly think that this slight person sitting across the table is the same one who...
MUMBAI: The Pakistan cricket calendar which looked like a dead loss for the Abdul Rehman Bukhatir-promoted Ten Sports channel has received a fresh lease of life....
PARIS: French media company Vivendi Universal posted a narrower first-half net loss thanks to fewer exceptional charges and rising operating profits at its telecoms and pay...
LONDON: London-based broadcaster and distributor Zone Vision, has announced a breakthrough deal for the carriage of its flagship Reality TV channel in the US. the deal...
TOKYO: Walt Disney has decided to close its cartoon studio in Tokyo. This will result in over 100 animators and other employees losing their jobs. . ...
NEW DELHI: A Group of Ministers (GoM) on telecom, set up to study various issues related to the industry and allied fields, is slated to meet...
LOS ANGELES: There is too much damn cursing on American television these days! Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) may be drawing women towards AXN in India but...
Ever since HBO launched in India three years ago, the English movie channel scene has seen a jump in terms of the quality of films aired....
NEW DELHI: The Superbrands Council comprising eminent professionals from the corporate world has recently listed Exide among the top brands in India. According to an official...
MUMBAI: The History Channel (THC) has a treat in store for those who love stories on espionage, intrigue and spies. The channel will kick off the...
GotoBavaria, Locations 2003, Dr. A Jayathilak, GotoBavaria, Oscar, The Black Forest PlagueLOS ANGELES: HBO led the way in the 55th Primetime Emmy Awards which concluded yesterday....
MUMBAI: UTV’s post-production and special effects division, USL-WOA has acquired a specialized post-production studio, STV. Close on the heels of acquiring Western Outdoor Advertising (WOA) earlier...
LOS ANGELES: What a day it was! The stars of American television descended in droves to Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium for the 55th Annual Primetime Emmy...
MUMBAI: UTV has bagged a Disney contract for the media major’s first locally produced animation short story series out of Asia. The contract for Legends of...
LONDON: British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) Group stated today that its chief executive officer (CEO) Tony Ball would step down from his post. “Mr Ball will continue...
MUMBAI: While the Roadies will be buzzing the television screens in mid October with sights and scenes across India, MTV has plans for some ‘phoren darshan’...
MUMBAI: Independent producers affiliated to Doordarshan (DD) kendras in Thiruvanthapuram, Hyderabad and Chennai are scheduled to join the stir started by the Bangalore producers – who...
MUMBAI: CNN’s Jakarta bureau chief Maria Ressa addressed a bunch of budding journalists at a conference held at the Cricket Club of India (CCI) in Mumbai...
MUMBAI: Karishma – The Miracles of Destiny may have fallen flat on its face in the ratings game, but Sahara Manoranjan is continuing to find new...
NEW DELHI: For the suave bhadralok from Kolkata, the always immaculately dhoti and kurta clad Aveek Sarkar, it’s a “big achievement” to have managed to pick...
MUMBAI: Hot ‘n’ sizzling swimwear! Russian babes trying to keep their hats on! Catcalling! Long legs! The finale to AXN’s Hot ‘n’ Wild contest had all...
MUMBAI: Joe Millionnaire, the hit reality show that raked in millions in greenbacks for the Fox Network earlier this year, is scheduled to hit Star World...
SINGAPORE: Star’s music channel Channel (V) is looking to gain a firm foothold in Singapore with the help of its show Channel [V] Smash Hits which...
LOS ANGELES: The hottest stars in television land were out in force this morning as the 55th edition of the Primetime Emmy Awards took place. The...
MUMBAI: It appears that the media (including this website) got it wrong on the contents of a ruling delivered by a city civil court on Friday...
NEW DELHI: Zee Telefilms’ 24-hour fashion and style channel, Trendz, today announced that it would showcase the biggest fashion events from the fashion capitals of the...
PARIS: Eutelsat and EADS Astrium have announced the signature of a contract for the construction the Hot Bird 8 broadcast satellite. This will be launched in...
MUMBAI: The “Asian” star continues its ascent. Star chairman and CEO James Murdoch looks set to have another attachment to his title – chairman of British...
LONDON: Pakistani-born Abbas Nasir, a former head of the BBC’s Urdu Service, has been appointed executive editor for the Asia and the Pacific Region at BBC...
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: Intrepid television journalist Nalini Singh’s Nepal One is ready for launch around 4.45 pm. The Nepalese Hindi entertainment channel with a focus on entertainment...
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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.
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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...
