NEW YORK: The US-Iraq conflict has hit ad revenues of US television networks but if media reports are anything to go by, matters are not as...
MUMBAI: The JP Morgan report concludes the final price of the FTA (free-to-air) bouquet will be around Rs 70-80 per subscriber per month. The JP Morgan...
MUMBAI: The cricket World Cup has taken its toll on Zee, notwithstanding its aggressive promotions that include the Daily Dhoom Megawin Zee promo. The Zee Telefilms...
MUMBAI: The board of directors of Television Eighteen India has informed the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) that it has been decided that the foreign investments (by...
MUMBAI: The Sharjah Cup will take place at the original venue notwithstanding the Iraq Conflict. South Africa, one of the teams originally scheduled to participate in...
MUMBAI: The implementation of conditional access systems (CAS) in the metros, for which the government has mandated a 14 July deadline, will take about three months,...
NEW YORK: Media conglomerate Viacom has announced that MTV Networks has achieved breakthrough distribution agreements for MTV and kids’ channel Nickelodeon in the tightly controlled Chinese...
CANNES: The sixth edition of MIPDOC focused primarily on ‘quality programming’. Current affairs, history and ancient civilisations were some of the most popular themes at the...
NEW DELHI: Taking due note of the mounting pressure from the cable fraternity, the Indian government piloted task force on conditional access has agreed to rope...
MUMBAI: After Zee’s Thursday Premieres, it is time for “Friday Blockbusters” down south as Raj Television Network is planning to launch Velliminnalgal superhit feature films from...
MUMBAI: B4U Worldwide, the holding company of B4U Movies and B4U Music, has managed an operating profit of $ three million this fiscal. B4U CEO Ravi...
NEW DELHI: The Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF), the apex body of broadcasters operating in India, in its board meeting today, decided that Peter Mukerjea, chief executive...
CANNES: The US-Iraq war has left its impact on the 40th edition of MIPTV. This holds true if one looks at the numbers announced by organiser...
MUMBAI: China Central Television, for long dominated by behind the scenes government intervention, is finally breaking free with the Iraq conflict. Viewers are being treated to...
MUMBAI: With the Iraq war gaining steam, news broadcaster CNN has claimed an excellent response for its round the clock coverage online. An official release informs...
MUMBAI: The stage is set for the launch of Sahara Samay. Starting 28 March, ‘Sahara Samay National’ Hindi news channel and ‘Sahara Samay Uttar Pradesh’, the...
NEW DELHI: The BBC has appointed Sanjeev Srivastava, currently India Business and Western India correspondent as its new India correspondent. Srivastava has been covering India in...
MUMBAI: Sanjay Khan owned- television and film production company Numero Uno has opened a fully integrated studio to offer creative, technical, pre and post production services...
MUMBAI: MAX can’t seem to get enough of cricket. Barely have the Indian team been able to get back home and recover from the drubbing they...
LONDON: Back from his hugely successful tour of the United States, rock ‘n’ roll legend Paul McCartney was interviewed on 24 March, exclusively by Associated Press...
MUMBAI: After ‘VIVA’, Channel [V] is now forging ahead with Popstars 2. Only this time it will not be an all-girl band but a mixed one....
MUMBAI: Kashmeer, the serial, which brought a whiff of fresh air into soap laden Star Plus is winding up in 17 episodes (on 8 May) instead...
NEW DELHI: Transitory arrangements in the guidelines for television news channels desirous of uplinking from India may well have given some breathing space to Star. Indications...
NEW DELHI: The government today announced a transitory arrangement in the guidelines for news channels desirous of uplinking from India, allowing a maximum period of three...
CANNES: Associated Press Television News (APTN) has signed a multi-year agreement with National Geographic Television and Film, which will see premium news features delivered to hundreds...
LONDON: Associated Press Television News (APTN), the world’s leading television news agency, made broadcast history when it helped bring live coverage of the war in Iraq...
MUMBAI: While Mission Fateh, Sahara’s mega serial is finally being launched on 28 March; Sushanto Roy, son of managing worker Subroto Roy, will make a cameo...
MUMBAI / NEW DELHI: Yesterday, it was the morning after for the cricketing world after the drubbing the all-conquering Australians gave India in Sunday’s World Cup...
CANNES: The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (International TV Academy) announced today that the cable entity, HBO will receive the prestigious International Emmy Founders...
CANNES: It has been billed as among the premier documentary markets. But fears were that it would turn out to be a bit of a damp...
CANNES: Day one of MIPTV ended with a grand opening party at the Martinez Hotel in Cannes. Attended by the Who’s Who of senior executives from...
MUMBAI: It’s not just the US networks that are in a ratings and influence peddling war as the US-led invasion rumbles on. On one hand, there’s...
CANNES: The Festival De Television De Banff 2003 has decided to honour German national broadcaster ZDF German Television with the Global Television Outstanding Achievement Award in...
CANNES: It’s action stations at picturesque Cannes, in southern France, the US-Iraq war notwithstanding. In its fortieth year, the Reed Midem organized MIPTV 2003 is to...
CANNES: It’s action stations at picturesque Cannes, in southern France, the US-Iraq war notwithstanding. In its fortieth year, the Reed Midem organized MIPTV 2003 is to...
NEW DELHI: Surprises and anti-climax, like any other issue related to broadcasting and cable, continue to dog the uplinking matter where the guidelines, now, are expected...
SINGAPORE: Kids’ channel Nickelodeon is in aggro mode in Korea, having just launched a 24-hour, English-language channel with Korean subtitles, on SkyLife. Launched last year, SkyLife...
MUMBAI: Viacom owned kids’ channel Nickelodeon has decided to gear up and spruce its programming with seven new shows this year. Speaking about the initiaitve, Nick’s...
MUMBAI: CNN is relying on new technology to put its viewers at the heart of the battlefront. The broadcaster says its footage of the 3-7th Cavalry...
NEW YORK: Internet broadcaster The FeedRoom has announced the launch of Reuters Raw Video: Conflict in Iraq. The 24-hour online news channel offers ongoing coverage direct...
MUMBAI: Post-CAS, will bundled bouquets become a no-no? That is what what the future holds, at least in the big cities, say some industry veterans. Negotiation-based...
MUMBAI: Nickelodeon, the children’s channel from the MTV network stable, has a reason to celebrate. The Daytime Emmy Awards 2003 has announced its nomination list for...
MUMBAI: The impending conditional access system (CAS) has definitely changed the rules of the broadcasting and cable business in one way – distribution and marketing functions...
MUMBAI: Several Gujarati TV and film luminaries were honoured at the second Transmedia Gujarati Screen and Stage awards 2002 sponsored by ETV Gujarati. Gujarat chief minister...
MUMBAI: The US-led invasion of Iraq has led to a jump in traffic on the Internet, which is expected to become the major source of information...
NEW DELHI: Prasar Bharati proposes, the market disposes. Prasar Bharati Corporation, the autonomous body overseeing the work of Doordarshan and All India Radio, wants to impose...
MUMBAI: Due to the recession in the industry, music companies are looking at expanding their operations with an eye on garnering more revenues. Sony Music, which...
MUMBAI: Global media major Viacom Inc. has sealed a deal to keep president and chief operating officer Mel Karmazin on board for another three years. The...
MUMBAI / NEW DELHI: Last time round when the first Gulf War was unleashed in 1991 on the world, it was courtesy Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait....
MUMBAI: Pankaj Chauhan, the Doordarshan Ahmedabad (DD 11) employee who won a special recognition award at the second Transmedia Gujarati Screen and Stage awards 2002 held...