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MUMBAI: Conditional access could bring in inventory pressures for free to air channels if demand for their air-time explodes. This is the conclusion drawn by TAM...
NEW DELHI: The Indian government may open up FM radio sector to news and current affairs programming as also the content being provided by a foreign...
NEW DELHI: The Indian government today further tightened the screws on the broadcast and cable industry on conditional access system (CAS) by issuing a notification that...
MUMBAI: ATN International is planning to launch a satellite channel, Ahimsaa from 15 August 2003. The company has informed the National Stock Exchange that the board...
MUMBAI: The board of directors of Nimbus Communications Ltd has announced the appointment of Dr Akash Khurana as MD and CEO with immediate effect. Khurana succeeds...
MUMBAI: The Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF), which has been riven recently by persistent reports of major rifts between pay and free-to-air lobbies within it, sought today...
MUMBAI: Shiv Sena supremo and an important ally of the NDA government, Bal Thackeray, has warned the government that it will find its decision to go...
MUMBAI: Now this is what is called reel life awards. In possibly a first for television anywhere in the world, India’s lead entertainment channel Star Plus...
MUMBAI: The announcements made around the management restructuring at United Television had left out one name. Ashish Redij, currently with Sahara TV, is joining the Ronnie...
MUMBAI: There are two new faces coming into Star India’s executive hierarchy. Joining India’s lead broadcaster when Star India’s financial year opens on 1 July...
NEW DELHI: The Indian government wants to ensure a smooth rollout of conditional access system (CAS) in the first phase in the four metros — maybe...
MUMBAI: The television business is all a matter of perception and Discovery is well aware of this. The broadcaster is trying to boost desi content through...
MUMBAI: There is a buzz going around Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Book what with the sequel to the 1967 film currently running in theatres. Now Hindi general...
LONDON: The BBC has chosen Intelliseek’s Enterprise Search Server (ESS) technology to power a research portal for BBC journalists, producers and researchers who need single-point access...
MUMBAI: Star Movies’ Sunday night 9 pm hook of English films with a “desi” touch is giving way to Steven Spielberg blockbusters for the rest of...
MUMBAI: The repeat telecast of the Indian Telly Awards 2002 on Star Plus, an event organised by www.indiantelevision.com managed to hold it’s own against the much...
MUMBAI: In order to provide an in-depth perspective of the current issues affecting our lives, BBC World will debut The Talk Show from 5 June. ...
NEW DELHI: The Subhash Chandra-promoted Zee Telefilms is very bullish on certain aspects of conditional access system (CAS) and feels that it is rightly positioned to...
CALIFORNIA: TiVo which creates television services for digital video recorders (DVRs) has announced a new audience measurement tool. The tool will give broadcasters and advertisers the...
NEW YORK: Bill Gates software major Microsoft and media conglomerate AOL Time Warner have announced an agreement to collaborate on long-term digital media initiatives that will...
NEW DELHI: Not satisfied with passing a law, the Indian government now wants to do micro-management of the implementation of the law. Especially when it comes...
MUMBAI: ISRO’s latest satellite INSAT-3A, which was launched on 10 April has taken over the Satellite Aided Search and Rescue services that were being provided by...
In his late twenties, ASC Enterprises Ltd’s group president and CEO Punit Goenka is not one of those high-profile, page three-type executives. Surprising, because he heads...
MUMBAI: Tulsi is on her way out. Or so UTV director Zarina Mehta believes. The next two years, said Mehta at a workshop on gender representation...
NEW DELHI: The government has made it clear that it will tolerate no nonsense from any stakeholder of the industry where conditional access is concerned. In...
MUMBAI: Haqeeqat, the award-winning serial based on true-life incidents of human rights violations, which airs on Sahara Manoranjan Fridays at 8 pm, completes its 100th episode...
MUMBAI: If the soaps don’t change, the audience will have to. That was the gist of a day-long workshop on media and gender equality held jointly...
MUMBAI: The conditional access system (CAS) will provide several opportunities to production houses as well. One of the biggest players in the market is already mulling...
NEW DELHI: Noted IPS officer Kiran Bedi’s illustrious daughter Saina Bedi seems to be competing with her mother for “top honours” as far as projects involving...
MUMBAI: Finally there was good news for New Zealand director Peter Jackson in terms of award recognition. After being snubbed at the Academy Awards Jackson’s The...
MUMBAI: Action oriented AXN is looking to move beyond mere thrills and spills by introducing lifestyle shows in the late night band. To this end,...
NEW YORK: MTV Networks chairman and CEO Tom Freston, has announced a new network group structure for the company. The new structure expands the roles of...
MUMBAI: Despite the lack of promotional and marketing campaigns to create viewer awareness about its content, Ten Sports continues to put ESPN Star Sports on the...
MUMBAI: It was celebration time at Mumbai’s ITC Grand Maratha Sheraton Hotel on Saturday, 31 May, 2003. Veteran actress and famed producer Aroona Irani held a...
MUMBAI: The familiar Mudra logo with two hands striking a pose (mudra) will be seen more often on television sets now. Mudra Videotec has announced its...
MUMBAI: Once might be perceived as the luck of the draw. But two weeks running certainly raises questions? Balaji offspring Kasautii Zindagi Kay, for long the...
MUMBAI: Conditional access may exist in Mumbai only when quoting legalese, but it is taking the legal position in mind that a Mumbai civil court on...
MUMBAI: If a foreign kids’ channel is struggling to find its feet, it may not be a bad idea to try and forge a connection by...
MUMBAI: Sony Entertainment Television, India’s No. 2 general entertainment television channel, has recently appointed Anjani Kumar as Vice-President – Human Resources. Kumar’s key responsibilities will...
MUMBAI: BBC World has signed an agreement to supply bilingual news for broadcast on China Airlines flights. The flag carrier for Taiwan travels to 40 destinations...
MUMBAI: Maybe this is something Indian channels looking for good kids shows could pick up. Cinar Corporation, jointly with WGBH Boston, PBS and Marc Brown Studios,...
MUMBAI:There has been a major management restructuring of core sectors – content creation and allied content services at United Television. While three top management officers have...
MUMBAI: While its English entertainment arm has gone in for an image overhaul, flagship entertainment channel Zee TV has lined up some new shows that will...
HTMT group director and CTO (chief technology officer) KV Seshasayee is the man in the centre of action. He is the man who will spearhead the...
MUMBAI: Rupert Murdoch’s hardman at News Corp’s Asian operations is moving back to the US. President and COO Bruce Churchill leaves the Star Group today to...
NEW DELHI / MUMBAI: SitiCable, the cable arm of the Subhash Chandra-promoted Zee Telefilms, today announced that it has restructured its scheme for set-top boxes following...
LONDON: BBC World is rapidly making its presence felt in Europe. The beeb has announced that it has become the first and so far only foreign...
MUMBAI: The television arm of music company Saregama is moving into Telugu after having launched popular Tamil serials earlier. Saregama TV has launched its serial Namo...
MUMBAI: The 2003 International Satellite & Communications exchange (ISCe) Conference and Expo takes place from 18-21 August in Long Beach, California. ISCe is a four-day global...
MUMBAI: In the Iraqi cities of Baghdad and Basra locals can now hear BBC World Service in FM as well as on short wave and medium...
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...
MUMBAI: When the applause gets louder than the dialogue, you know the fans have taken over. That was the unmistakable...
MUMBAI: As audiences spread across TV, OTT, and short-form platforms, deciding what gets greenlit has become more strategic than ever....
MUMBAI: Jacques Barreau has spent two decades helping Hollywood speak the world’s languages. From The Lord of the Rings to...
INDIA: Dell Technologies is doubling down on artificial intelligence in marketing. The company has elevated Aishwarya Sudhakar to director of...
GURUGRAM: Adidas has appointed Gaurav Pathak as director of key and field accounts, bringing back an executive who began his...
MUMBAI: Myntra has stitched a new thread into its leadership fabric, appointing seasoned technologist Pramod Adiddam as chief technology officer....
A wave of panic swept through Delhi and Mumbai over the past week as viral social media posts claimed a...
MUMBAI: India’s blind women’s cricket team emerged as the standout honouree at the fourth edition of the Zee Samvad with...
MUMBAI: The FMCG arm of Reliance Industries has acquired a majority stake in Australia-based Goodness Group Global, marking its entry...
WASHINGTON: At OpenAI, the fight was not about artificial intelligence going rogue—it was about who got the GPUs.An internal email...
MUMBAI: Zomato, India’s dual-headed monster of food delivery and quick commerce, is marching towards profitability at a clip that puts...
INDIA: From almonds to alcohol, American imports are about to get easier on the Indian wallet. India and the United...
