Where is Discovery India chief Kiran Karnik headed? The buzz is that Karnik, who announced yesterday that the network was looking for a replacement for him,...
MUMBAI: The 70th anniversary of the BBC World Service includes a three-hour broadcast of live entertainment and performances from musicians in India, Senegal, Great Britain, Afghanistan...
KOUROU: The independent inquiry board that will determine the causes of Flight 157’s launch failure will begin its work on 16 December 2002. The attempted first...
BANGALORE : Converging World 2002, held at the Sree Kanteevera Stadium in Bangalore from 3 to 5 December ended on a single note – Conditional Access...
MUMBAI: Star chief operating officer Sameer Nair is one of the Indo-American Society’s Young Achievers of the year 2002. The annual award ceremony will be held...
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India today morning stayed a ruling of the Delhi High Court which had yesterday sought to put a stay on...
Sony Entertainment Television, which has managed to successfully hold on to its number two slot in the face of Star Television’s Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) juggernaut,...
The dust just refuses to settle for Zee Telefilms after its decision last week to suspend its much maligned game show Sawaal Dus Crore Ka (SDCK)....
MUMBAI: Given below are relevant excerpts of a document prepared by Zee Telefilms and put out earlier (before the passage of the Bill in the Rajya...
Will conditional access prove to be the one shot medicine for all the ailments that afflict the various constituents in the Indian television industry and the...
MUMBAI: What is conditional access? How does it work? Is it prevalent globally? What should India do? Is the CAS Amendment a good enough framework? These...
MUMBAI: Media and entertainment stocks such as Zee Telefilms and Balaji Telefilms continued to dip in this week although there were some exceptions – notably SABe...
MUMBAI: What is conditional access? How does it work? Is it prevalent globally? What should India do? Is the CAS Amendment a good enough framework? These...
MUMBAI: A new 24-hour entertainment channel called “Simply Asian” was launched in UK on Tuesday. The channel which claims to be the first free-to-air Asian channel,...
MUMBAI: Given below are relevant excerpts of a document prepared by Zee Telefilms and put out earlier (before the passage of the Bill in the Rajya...
Will conditional access prove to be the one shot medicine for all the ailments that afflict the various constituents in the Indian television industry and the...
MUMBAI: AC Nielsen’s TAM Media offers its viewpoint on the government’s plans to introduce conditional access systems (CAS). What CAS is expected to deliver: Security, reliability,...
MUMBAI: A new 24-hour entertainment channel called “Simply Asian” was launched in UK on Tuesday. The channel which claims to be the first free-to-air Asian channel,...
NEW DELHI / MUMBAI: Having had time to consider the moves on subscription rates by both Star India and Sony Entertainment, and two days after the...
MUMBAI: What is conditional access? How does it work? Is it prevalent globally? What should India do? Is the CAS Amendment a good enough framework? ...
MUMBAI: A new 24-hour entertainment channel called “Simply Asian” was launched in UK on Tuesday. The channel which claims to be the first free-to-air Asian channel,...
Will conditional access prove to be the one shot medicine for all the ailments that afflict the various constituents in the Indian television industry and the...
MUMBAI: The first international conference on Communications Convergence : The Multi-Billion Indian Opportunity takes place on 13-14 December at The Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai. Hinduja...
NEW YORK : It was a deal that could have created a satellite behemoth. But US satellite television service provider EchoStar Communications Corp, on Tuesday said...
MUMBAI: BBC Worldwide, the commercial consumer arm of the BBC, has appointed Sandra Braun as its head of New Business Development for Europe, Middle East, India...
CAPE TOWN: Aids awareness concerts and events are the flavour of the yuletide season. The Mandela SOS Concert ,to be held on Robben’s Island in South...
NEW DELHI: The Subhash Chandra-promoted Zee Telefilms is exploring the “feasibility” of starting an English language news channel. “No concrete plans have been made as such...
NEW DELHI: The total assets of Prasar Bharati Corporation, the autonomous body modelled on the UK pubcaster BBC to oversee the work of Doordarshan (DD) and...
MUMBAI: The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia’s (Casbaa 2002) conference ended on 5 December in Singapore’s splendid Esplanade Theatres on Bay complex on a...
DEL MAR: NRI cricket fans in America have something to look forward to. Cavalcade of Sports Media has announced that its affiliate, The Bollywood Channel, has...
NEW DELHI: It was the day after for the I&B ministry as far as conditional access system (CAS) rollout is concerned. The outcome of a meeting...
Zee TV, finally deciding that discretion is the better part of valour, has decided to discontinue for the present its much criticised game show Sawaal Dus...
Zee TV’s decision on Sunday to suspend Sawaal Dus Crore Ka, its answer to Star TV’s Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC), elicited suitably gracious reactions from rivals...
NEW DELHI: NDTV’s proposed news channels in Hindi and English are slated to be launched between end-March and early April 2003, according to a senior executive...
NEW DELHI: The Cable TV (Networks) Regulation Amendment Bill 2002, the passage of which will bring in conditional access system (CAS) in the country, has been...
NEW DELHI: With the CAS hurdle being crossed today, is the foreign direct investment (FDI) in broadcasting issue next on India’s Information and Broadcasting minister Sushma...
NEW DELHI: Information and broadcasting minister Sushma Swaraj today pulled out another ace from her sleeve, getting one of her favourite subjects – the introduction of...
MUMBAI: Ahimsaa, a 24-hour global satellite television channel is all set for its launch on 30 January next year. The content of the channel will primarily...
Information and Broadcasting minister Sushma Swaraj has ruled out any change in the prevailing policy of pubcaster Doordarshan being barred from airing surrogate liquor and tobacco...
NEW DELHI: The cable TV (Network) Regulation Amendment Bill 2002, was passed in the Rajya Sabha, Upper House of the Indian parliament, with a minimum of...
NEW DELHI:The Rajya Sabha today unanimously passed the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Amendment Bill. The Lok Sabha had earlier passed the Bill in May this year....
An investigation by the indiantelevision.com team into the issue of “objectionable shows” on the small screen threw up some startling findings. Was there more to I&B...
CALIFORNIA: Cavalcade of Sports Media has announced that it has acquired Ethnic Broadcasting Company (EBC) and completed the second phase of its organisational restructuring. EBC broadcasts...
SINGAPORE:MTV has reaped a rich harvest of awards this year. In addition to clinching several prominent awards in the region, it recently bagged four awards at...
MUMBAI: You have to give it to Star India. It does not believe in half measures. The jewel in Rupert Murdoch’s Asia operations effectively re-set the...
MUMBAI: Sony Entertainment Television Asia has entered into a distribution agreement with Asian Television Network International Limited (ATN) Canada, a leader in the provision of South...
SINGAPORE: The television scene in India is exploding but the local channels failed to cut any ice at the recently concluded seventh edition of the Asian...
KOUROU: The go-ahead for Arianespace’s first Ariane 5, with a 10-ton payload lift capacity, has been given. The lift-off will take place on 11 December between...
MUMBAI: Star India may have announced a 25 per cent drop in subscription rates per subscriber from the current Rs 40 to Rs 30, but cable...
Karan Thapar, Indian chat show host and head of production company UTV’s current affairs division, has won the Asian Television Award 2000 for Best News/Current Affairs...