Connect with us
MUMBAI: Zee Cinema’s Sholay gamble has paid off, claims the channel. The evergreen hit that had an unprecedented run in cinema theatres when it was released...
MUMBAI: On 5 October, DJ Manish was declared the winner of the MTV Motoalert DJ Challenge, in a final knockout at the Velocity, Mumbai. Manish was...
CALIFORNIA: This has the makings of a revolution in terms of who really controls the idiot box – the viewer. Internet-based television network Mastery Television has...
MUMBAI: When you have dominated the weekday afternoon and evening prime time for a length of time that probably has no parallels in television history, what...
MUMBAI: The Motion Picture Association (MPA), through its legal advisors Lall & Sethi, is organising a Copyright Enforcement of Motion Pictures seminar. The seminar will take...
MUMBAI: The Ronnie Screwvala-promoted production house UTV Asia hopes to sell and syndicate its two international co-productions Infinite Darcy and Bollywood Road at this year’s Mipcom...
LONDON: Kenya’s Eddie Ogembo and Switzerland’s Anuradha Swaminathan have won the two top honours in the BBC World Service International Playwriting Competition for this year. While...
HASSAN: In the third and final stage of orbit-raising operation conducted on 1 October at Master Control Facility (MCF) in Hassan (Karnataka), INSAT-3E was placed near...
WASHINGTON DC: Media conglomerate Viacom’s radio unit Infinity Broadcasting has drawn the ire of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The media watchdog has fined the company...
MUMBAI: Three more exclusive movie channels are expected to come on board Zee’s direct-to-home (DTH) venture DishTV, after Smile and Premier TV – the two home...
CULVER CITY: Sony Pictures Television International’s (SPTI) top-rated German series produced for the RTL network took home top honours in all categories in which they were...
NEW YORK: ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown commentator Rush Limbaugh resigned from ESPN Wednesday night, three days after making controversial statements against Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb....
MUMBAI: Television actor Amarr Upadhyay has been provided police protection after five armed robbers yesterday looted the office of his recently formed marketing firm. DP Singh,...
MUMBAI: 93.5 RED FM, from the Living Media group, has launched a radio game show in Delhi on Thursday. 93.5 RED FM’s RED ka Dhan Dhamaka...
NEW DELHI: The Aroon Purie-controlled India Today Group (ITG) , leading Indian magazine publishing company and publisher of India Today, has announced a new licensing agreement...
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: What would you do if the programmes on your channel are good, but fail to create the buzz that the rival’s do? Of course,...
NEW DELHI: The FM radio task force, which is likely to submit its recommendations on radio broadcast policy, has more or less arrived at a consensus...
NEW DELHI: In a bid to further broadbase the relevance of international film fests held in India, the Directorate of Film Festival (DFF) has decided that...
ATLANTA: Atlanta-based cable network TBS Superstation from the Time Warner stable will air a cleaned-up version of HBO’s Sex and the City. The telecast will commence...
With reference to the article dated 30 September, “MSOs now look to push set tops as Premium Offering,” on Indiantelevision where Hathway’s name is featured, we’d...
NEW DELHI: It came, but a trifle too late. S Y Quraishi, who was relieved of his duties as director general of Doordarshan (DD) from 1...
MUMBAI: At the annual general meeting held on Monday, Hinduja TMT approved a final dividend of 20 per cent for FY 02-03. This would make a...
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: A Group of Ministers (GoM) on telecom, set up to study various issues related to the industry and allied fields, is slated to meet...
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...
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...
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...
SAINT-TRPOEZ: With foreign attendance on the rise, business was brisk at TV France International’s ninth edition of Le Rendez-Vous, the French TV Screenings held in Saint-Tropez,...
WASHINGTON: A federal appeals court in Philadelphia refused to give up jurisdiction over a case that could decide the fate of new relaxed media ownership rules,...
NEW DELHI: Delhi girls Neeti Mohan and Vasudha Sharma, Jaipur’s Jimmy Felix and Mumbai’s Sangeet Haldipur, the band members of Coke [V] Popstars 2, visited the...
MUMBAI: Fashion TV launched FMen, a 24-hour channel dedicated to men’s fashion and lifestyle last Friday. FMen is a project which has been in the pipeline...
MUMBAI: Shri Adhikari Brothers Television Network Ltd’s chairman Gautam Adhikar released his 2000th episode today (Saturday). He has a total of 28 television programmes to his...
MUMBAI: Locations 2003 a platform designed to open avenues for filmmaking locations kicks off on Saturday at the Mariott Hotel in the Mumbai suburb of Juhu....
ARIZONA: With digital terrestrial transmission gaining acceptance worldwide, high-tech market research firm In-Stat/MDR forecasts a boom in the sale of DTV sets. According to In-Stat/MDR, with...
NEW DELHI: Media Content Communications Services (MCCS) India, the holding company for the Star News venture in India, proposes to have a paid-up capital of Rs...
MUMBAI: Saregama India Ltd managing director Abhik Mitra handed his resignation to the company’s board of directors. The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) was informed that the...
MUMBAI: Fun at circus could be the theme of the new launches on the tube next week. Though not as hi- key as this week, coming...
NEW DELHI: After having netted over Rs 1 billion in revenues for Doordarshan’s (DD) less hyped sister concern All India Radio (AIR) for the last financial...
MUMBAI: If there was no Lagaan to draw in those extra viewers in India, in the US, the 75th anniversary edition of the Academy Awards entered...
BANGALORE: Four key sectors will deliberate on achieving global quality in services and profiting, from delivering world class service at the Confederation of Indian Industry’s (CII)...
MUMBAI: With each passing day, the conditional access story is looking more and more bedraggled. In the latest twist to the non-event CAS is turning out...
MUMBAI: Singapore Exhibition Services (SES) today announced that it would host three comprehensive technology tradeshows in Singapore next year: BroadcastAsia 2004, CommunicAsia 2004 and EnterpriseIT 2004....
HONG KONG: The TOM Group and Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific Inc., a subsidiary of AOL Time Warner, announced a strategic collaboration related to China Entertainment...
MUMBAI: One of the best ways to build viewer cachet is to showcase programmes that are easy for them to identify with. Keeping this in mind,...
LONDON: Sky Sports will show David Beckham live in the Spanish Premiere League. A new three-year deal for Spanish league football was secured by BSkyB. Coverage...
MUMBAI: The implementation process of the first phase of the conditional access system has commenced as of today (1 September 2003) in a city where the...
NEW DELHI: With a bit of brashness, if one can term it that, and taking a swipe at critics, India’s pubcaster Prasar Bharati today formally announced...
LONDON: BBC News Online has teamed up with MSN Nordic to provide headline content for MSN pages across Denmark, Sweden and Norway. The news feed, which...
MUMBAI: Star Plus is all set to launch another ‘K’ serial – Kahiin To Hoga – on 8 September adding to their already big buffet of...
MUMBAI: Tinseltown TV — the one-hour entertainment show featuring top Hollywood stars, has topped the charts on National Iranian Television (NITV) network. The show, produced by...
Platforms get three years to add features for hearing and visually impaired
Strong word-of-mouth turns Pongal satire into remake pick
Streaming giant bets on a seasoned marketer who helped build Amazon and Netflix into household names
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.
Revenue rises 4.3 per cent to Rs 10,209.33 crore while deferred tax gain lifts bottom line sharply
Akshay Kumar and stars launch awards at NSCI Dome on Feb 28
Merger creates one-stop hub for content, digital, and delivery
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...
This will close in 10 seconds
