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B4U Multimedia International has spun off a new company B4U Broadband, which will be the vehicle for the company’s broadband plans. B4U CEO Ravi Gupta made...
An ongoing study of the coverage of the general elections by satellite television channels, conducted by the Viewers’ Forum, the audience research boyd of the Centre...
MUMBAI: Star’s bouquet of channels, which had been off air in the Delhi region for MSO Siticable’s subscribers since 24 January, began beaming again on Thursday...
Award-winning sports journalist Eric Young has joined Sportsline, ESPN STAR Sports’ (ESS) daily sports news programme. Sportsline, which was launched in September 2000, is broadcast...
MUMBAI: Building on its successes over the past year in Australia and the Philippines, Turner Networks Asia (TNA) is gearing up to make a splash in...
Crown Media Holdings on Wednesday announced the formation of Crown Interactive, a new division of the company designed to leverage the wide array of products and...
CNN’s first web site to be produced and edited from Asia launched on Tuesday. CNN.com Asia features in-depth stories from across the Asia Pacific and top...
To the television industry, Dr JK Jain comes across as a pretty oddball character. The trained medico and blatant RSS and BJP supporter (he was once...
MUMBAI: Twenty weeks since Kerry Packer’s HFCL Nine Broadcasting launched their serial on Doordashan Metro, the INTAM Television Viewer Ratings (TVRs) reflect that many of Nine...
MUMBAI: Leading Malayalam language channel Asianet is putting together plans to launch a news channel within the next three to four months, chief operating officer Mohan...
Five new soaps and a handful of in-house produced shows. That’s the first of Zee TV’s artillery as it starts its offensive against Star Plus and...
MUMBAI: The numbers are in for “Jeeto Chappar Phaad Ke” (JCPK), the gameshow from Sony Entertainment Television hosted by Govinda, and they couldn’t have been better...
Come 5 February and a new corporate campaign is slated to break across Asia. That of rebranding Star TV as Star. The campaign covers a high-pitch...
MUMBAI: Cartoon Network, a pioneer of kids television in India, has launched its own website CartoonNetworkIndia.com. On this online entertainment site the cartoon enthusiast can tour...
In homage to the late Prof Kanetkar, the playwright who dominated Marathi theatre for the last 40 years, Tara Marathi will telecast five of his plays...
Information and broadcasting minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday urged Prasar Bharati to take the initiative in improving the content of its programmes, since it had the...
SESAMi.com and IBM have signed a category exclusive media sponsorship of CNN International’s regional technology show ebizasia. ebizasia is a half-hour programme focusing on how the...
One day after being shifted out of the information and broadcasting (I&B) ministry where he held the rank of additional special secretary, acting CEO of Prasar...
The acting CEO of Prasar Bharti, RR Shah, has been shifted out of the information and broadcasting (I&B) ministry , the Economic Times reported on Tuesday....
The third quarter results of media baron Subhash Chandra’s Zee Network are out and they were quite clear on one front. That it was time for...
Is Zee Telefilms’ Ltd (ZTL) luck turning? The management must be praying that it will from hereon. The third quarter ended 31 December 2000 has been...
Balaji Telefilms Ltd is developing into a TV production Trojan what with its slate of successful shows on Star Plus and several other channels. Its success...
The first episode of Jeeto Chappar Phaad Ke on 26 January 2001 clearly shows what sets Sony Entertainment Television apart from the rest of the programming...
What a Knock Out it was! Cinevista promoters Sunil Mehta and Prem Krishen got the shock of their lives after they were told by Prasar Bharati...
Officials in Star Television and the Zee group affiliated MSO Siti Cable made conflicting statements on Thursday a day after a row over Star’s channels being...
Come February and the question of whether the Zee empire can strike back after the disaster that was 2000 should become clear. Five new serials are...
Sony Entertainment Television and the Rajan Raheja-owned Hathway Cable & Datacom have reached agreement on a dispute that had developed over unpaid dues as well the...
As part of CNN’s restructuring exercise, Ian Macintosh and Tony Maddox have been appointed as senior vice-presidents for the Hong Kong and London regions respectively. Macintosh...
B4U Entertainment on Wednesday confirmed that it was exploring various avenues of entering direct-to-home (DTH) television but denied reports that the international partners had already been...
Alexander Brown, who led ESPN and ESPN-Star Sports’ efforts in Asia, has been named President and Chief Operating Officer of Virtual Spectator, a New Zealand-based company...
The National Geographic Channel has started a series of programmes Built for the kill on Monday at 8 pm which examines the manner in which animals...
An effort is being made to set up a unified apex body for the Indian entertainment industry. The professional mooting the exercise: UTV Net Solutions CEO...
The lack of standardisation of entertainment tax as applied in various parts of the country has been a sore point for a long time now. This...
Asia is looming large on CNN’s screens as it puts into place plans to boost its international operations. Two integrated newsgathering and production centres are being...
The Star TV network is having a grand party in London on Thursday to celebrate the launch of the Star Plus and Star News channels in...
Director Vivek Agnihotri provided the perfect finale to the workshop with an interesting presentation on developing a script. He said that often the best source of...
CNN’s award-winning chief international correspondent, Christiane Amanpour, signed a new multi-year contract with CNN, it was announced on Wednesday. Amanpour’s expanded role for the CNN...
The group of ministers (GoM) on information technology and telecom, headed by finance minister Yashwant Sinha, on Tuesday approved the draft Communications and Convergence Bill 2001...
Down, down, down with no end in sight at least in the near term is the verdict that media sector investment analysts have given regarding the...
It looks like Amitabh Bachchan and his blockbuster Kaun Banega Crorepati will finally have some competition. The eagerly-awaited game show of Sony TV, Jeeto Chappar Phaad...
Sony Entertainment Television and the Rajan Raheja-owned Hathway Cable & Datacom are hopeful that their ongoing dispute over dues will be resolved within the next two...
CNN International has named Australian journalist John Darren Vause the network’s first US based correspondent, it was announced on Tuesday. Vause will report from the United...
The film begins with the funeral sequence of her husband (Lets call the woman Priya-in her early 30’s) A train pulls out of long dark tunnel...
Broadcast Worldwide, which runs the Tara group of regional language channels, has denied reports that it had defaulted on payments to Thaicom, the satellite beaming the...
Scriptwriting from the Producer’s Perspective Well-known actor turned producer Soni Razdan held forth on the producer’s perspective on scriptwriting. Reiterating that the key to a serial’s...
In a bid to strengthen its programming content, HFCL-Nine Broadcasting India Ltd. has appointed Padmashree PS as director-programming for Nine Gold. Padmashree will be responsible for...
The government has failed to clearly set forth guidelines on direct-to-home (DTH) transmission and till that is in place we will not be committing ourselves, Dr...
Responding to reported rumblings of discontent over payment terms among the producers of some of its hit serials, Star TV has said it is open to...
Media stocks continued their downward slide on Tuesday a day after the arrest of leading Bollywood financier Bharat Shah on Monday for his alleged nexus with...
The Chinese government has decided to award the English news service, BBC World, a broadcast licence. Seven years ago, it had been thrown off the Star...
MUMBAI: Netflix is celebrating ten years in India with a slick anniversary film voiced by Shah Rukh Khan, a nostalgic...
Gurugram: Delhivery’s boardroom is being reset. Deepak Kapoor, chairman and independent director, has resigned with effect from April 1 as...
SINGAPORE: Anuvrat Rao has taken charge as APAC head of commerce and signals partnerships at Meta, steering monetisation deals across...
Bengaluru: Brnd.me, the global consumer brands company formerly known as Mensa Brands, has entered the European market following strong momentum...
NATIONAL: TechnoSport has launched on Slikk, the ultra-fast fashion app offering 60-minute delivery, as the activewear brand accelerates its push...
MUMBAI: Jitendra Singh has been appointed senior vice president and division head – special projects at Reliance Industries Limited, marking...
MUMBAI: Dating, it turns out, is less about grand gestures and more about shared moments. The song you both hum,...
MUMBAI: This Republic Day, Godrej brought modern washing technology to the care of Indian handlooms. The appliances business of Godrej...
BENGALURU: Wipro Limited hosted the 15th edition of the Wipro earthian Awards 2025 at Azim Premji University, recognising schools and...
Gurugram: Blinkit has elevated Tulasi Mohan Padavala to associate director, capping a three-year climb inside the quick-commerce firm and signalling...
Noida: Haldiram’s has tapped a seasoned brand builder to sharpen its quick-service ambitions. Rajiv Singh has joined the snacks-to-sweets giant...
MUMBAI: When the stakes rise and seconds matter, even payments need a match-winning finish. That’s the cue for Bharatpe, which...
BENGALURU: In a city where red lights usually test patience and tempers, Oben Electric decided to give them a new job....
BENGALURU: Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming the operating backbone of the media industry, transforming everything from content creation to distribution,...
Mumbai: A quiet but significant exit is underway at one of India’s most influential philanthropic institutions. Pramit Jhaveri has decided...