MUMBAI: First time soap producers, Miditech must be patting their back. On the very first day of launch, Saara Akash, the lavishly produced young and yuppy...
MUMBAI: Ronnie Screwvala’s UTV is ready with a series of new shows that are being pitched with channels. The list includes India’s first silent comedy sitcom...
NEW YORK: It was a night of kiss-and-tell at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMA). Justin Timberlake and Coldplay may have bagged the honours but Justin’s...
BAGHDAD: The Iraq conflict may have closed a while ago but the journalist community continues to take casualties. The latest one is a Reuters camera man...
MUMBAI: ATN International is poised to launch its new channel Ahimsaa on 2 October, 2003. This was conveyed to the National Stock Exchange (NSE) in official...
NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Communications and IT has raised the issue of interoperability of set-top boxes (STBs) to be used in the implementation of conditional...
LOS ANGELES: As part of CBS’ ongoing commitment to diversity, the broadcaster’s chairman and CEO Leslie Moonves has announced the formation of the CBS diversity institute....
MUMBAI: Alpha Marathi, the pioneer in Marathi satellite television, has embarked on its fifth year of existence with a renewed emphasis on news and current affairs....
MUMBAI: NDTV 24×7, in collaboration with the Catholic Communication Centre, will be airing the Beatification of Mother Teresa, live from Vatican on Sunday (19 October) at...
AMSTERDAM: Intelsat Ltd, a global satellite communications leader providing services in over 200 countries and territories, reported today that its shareholders have approved its proposed acquisition...
MUMBAI: Hinduja TMT recently announced the appointment of S Subramanian as the senior vice president and head of its IT Services Operations. A company release stated...
NEW DELHI: The battle between Rupert Murdoch and his one-time-but-now-estranged-ally Subhash Chandra has taken a new turn with Essel Group – the umbrella entity under which...
MUMBAI / NEW DELHI: Just over 15 days to go but the CAS picture seems to be still stuck in pause mode. The second meeting today...
NEW DELHI: India’s defence ministry came to the defence of another government outfit, the information and broadcasting (I&B) ministry – in a manner of speaking. As...
MUMBAI: Tsk, tsk! Rupert Murdoch’s media platforms are masters at dishing it out, but are more than a tad touchy when on the receiving end. Murdoch’s...
BOSTON: Discovery has released the digital facial reconstruction image of the mummy believed to be Nefertiti. It was in June that indiantelevision.com reported Discovery’s announcement that...
NEW DELHI: The Indian government is examining complaints regarding Music Broadcast Pvt. Ltd. (MBPL) being indirectly promoted and controlled by the Rupert Murdoch-owned Star Group. This...
LOS ANGELES: Arnold “Terminator” Schwarzenegger’s decision to run for the post of California Governor could see local television channels in the state pulling the plug on...
NEW YORK: The world’s largest media company will officially drop “AOL” from its name on Thursday, returning to the name “Time Warner Inc.” “AOL” was added...
NEW DELHI: In a written reply in the country’s Lower House of Parliament (Lok Sabha) today Prasad said that officers of the I&B ministry had visited...
NEW YORK: Here is a show that combines the real with the fake. It claims to be the ultimate reality show but has just one real...
NEW DELHI: Rediff.com India Limited (Nasdaq: REDF), a premier worldwide online provider of news, information, communication, entertainment and shopping services for Indians, today announced its financial...
BEIJING: People who thought that the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) crisis was behind them would do well to take another look. The Volvo China Open...
MUMBAI: Software giant Microsoft and the Ambani’s Reliance Infocomm have announced that they plan to work together to jointly create, test and deliver next-generation Internet Protocol...
NEW DELHI: Indian radio pubcaster, All India Radio (AIR), mopped a record net revenue of Rs. 113.26 crore in the year 2002-03 and has kept a...
LOS ANGELES: With the upcoming California governor elections having candidates from the terminator Ah-nuld (Arnold Schwarznegger) to a ‘has-been’ singer Mariah Carey, the time is ripe...
NEW DELHI: The government feels that the case of Radio City should have been taken into consideration earlier while giving the licence to Music Broadcast Pvt...
NEW YORK: It was two and a half years ago that the Internet service provider AOL merged with Time Warner. Now that relationship as well as...
MUMBAI: GO 92.5 FM is all set to hook young collegian ears this August through October. The FM radio channel has planned a lineup of on-air...
NEW DELHI: Even as Noida Software Technology Park Ltd (NSTPL) becomes the fifth applicant for a direct-to-home (DTH) television service licence, Dish TV, a DTH venture...
NEW DELHI / MUMBAI: There is just no let-up for the team handling the Indian operations of Rupert Murdoch’s Star TV. After Star News, the latest...
MUMBAI: Advent Computer Services Ltd will soon introduce its interactive TVs to the market, according to a press release dated 11 August. With this people can...
LONDON: British Sky Broadcasting, the UK satellite TV platform controlled by News Corp, won exclusive rights to broadcast games from the Premier League for three more...
MUMBAI: Just under seven months after they first conceived the idea, Bollywood actress Rani Mukerji and brother Raja Mukerji’s TV production is set to start rolling....
CANNES: In news from Mipcom in Cannes, US-based non-profit educational programming producer Sesame Workshop announced that it had promoted Renee Mascara to vice-president international TV distribution....
MUMBAI: Seems like August is definitely a good month for Sahara. Besides the two new launches- Hukum Mere Aka and Arzoo Hai Tu, the real big...
NEW DELHI: The inter-ministerial group (IMG), looking into the case of Star News, feels the equity structuring of Media Content Services India Pvt. Ltd. (MCCS) is...
MUMBAI: Subhash Chandra continues his entry into different areas off the media and entertainment space. E-City Entertainment (1) Pvt. Limited, the company spearheading the Essel Group’s...
NEW DELHI: Agrani Wireless Services Limited (AWSL) has been awarded the ‘best radio trunking company’ of the year (2003)’ by New Delhi’s Voice and Data magazine,...
MONTREAL: For the second year in row, DVcolor inc. will participate in one of the world’s most prestigious and renowned festivals, the Festival international du nouveau...
MUMBAI: This was the week that saw two of the top Indian brokerage houses raided in a dabba trading clean-up operation. Then there were Sebi and...
LOS ANGELES: The 55th annual Primetime Emmy Awards scheduled to be held on 21 September will see a bunch of hosts. A report in the Hollywood...
MUMBAI: The young Arun V’s Penguins To The Zoo, a Toonz Animation India film, has been shortlisted for screening in the competition category of the prestigious...
PARIS: After a protracted battle of around four and a half months the battle over the assets of Vivendi Universal Entertainment (VUE) has come to a...
LONDON: The Football Association (FA) has released the invitation to tender document for its overseas television rights for the period covering seasons 2004/20055 to 2007/2008. An...
CANNES: Two powerful executives from the world of kids television made their presence felt at Mipcom Junior’s opening conference in Cannes’ Hotel Martinez by the picturesque...
MUMBAI: Veteran actor Anupam Kher has been chosen the new chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). This was announced in New Delhi by...
MUMBAI: If there is one thing that India and China share in common, it is a common disrespect for copyright. Therefore, the recent victory by three...
MUMBAI: Galaxy Entertainment Corporation Limited, a public limited company listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange has declared a net profit of Rs 3.536 million for the...
London: Intelsat is getting two new executives in the senior management cadre to manage sales and marketing for its largest customer segment, Data Carrier & Internet...

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