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NEW DELHI: The 20-something Sushanto Roy, who took over the reins of Sahara India Group’s media business from Sumit Roy recently, has begun in all earnest,...
NEW DELHI: Indian pubcaster Prasar Bharati and the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) have joined hands to offer a first of its kind post-graduate diploma...
LONDON: A new report shows that European pay-television revenues will triple in the next five years from Euro 22 billion to Euro 77 billion. The revenue...
NEW DELHI: The Subroto Roy-promoted Sahara India group is making aggressive forays into the entertainment sector, planning to build multiplexes in 100-odd cities; and to produce...
MUMBAI: Scopus Network Technologies, which claims to be a leading supplier of digital compression technology to the broadcasting industry has announced that it has raised $15.5...
MUMBAI: It could well be the silent winner of the season. Kahiin To Hoga (KTH), the Balaji Telefilms’ show that debuted on Star Plus a month...
MUMBAI: Miditech, the production house better known for its adventure reality shows, is planning to set up a base in Singapore by the end of this...
MUMBAI: A special briefing session on the existing CAS (conditional access system) scenario was conducted for the benefit of Mumbai-based cable operators and last mile operators...
LONDON: US satellite television provider DirecTV and NDS have agreed to a stay on the litigation between them. This is applicable until NDS’ parent News Corp...
NEW DELHI: “Conditional access system will bring a smile on the face of every consumer.” This is how information and broadcasting minister Ravi Shankar Prasad described...
NEW DELHI: The Indian Media Group (IMG) – the new front for the “swadeshi” bandwagon – is not letting up on the issue of media policy....
MUMBAI: Content with the bottomline figures of Zee in the first quarter of this fiscal, Motilal Oswal has retained ‘buy’ status for the scrip at a...
NEW DELHI: 93.5 RED FM says it has emerged the most popular radio station in Delhi with three of its programmes dominating the top spots among...
MUMBAI: CAS on schedule! This was the common message delivered by broadcasters and MSO (multi-system operators) representatives after the first meeting today of the recently constituted...
MUMBAI: Film students would do well to keep their eyes open for the latest technology and at the same time remain connected with human emotions. These...
LONDON: News Corp’s technology company NDS which claims to be the leading provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV today announced its unaudited results for the...
NEW DELHI: The Anurradha Prasad and Rajiv Shukla-promoted television production house, B.A.G. Films is readying for its maiden public offer sometime this year. Simultaneously, it is...
MUMBAI: Looks like Pakistan’s cable fraternity is voting with their feet on the issue of banned Indian television channels – and they have just been halted...
LOS ANGELES: Good news for the peeping Tom! Playboy is gearing up to take reality television to a deeper level with The Extreme Truth. The show...
LOS ANGELES: Sony Pictures Chairman and Chief Executive John Calley will be stepping down after seven years in the top job of the studio. Calley took...
MUMBAI: Looks like the Balaji telefilms would be stocking up on the glycerine supply. While the season for marriage is done with, the latest fad in...
MUMBAI: Sony Entertainment Television has announced the launch of the seventh series of its popular weekend programme, Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat – Karzz. The show premieres...
HONG KONG: Satellite Telecommunications company Asiasat and Singapore’s MCN International have signed a lease agreement. As per this arrangement, the C-band capacity on AsiaSat 3S will...
HYDERABAD: Global Customer Management & Billing (CM&B) solutions provider MagnaQuest Solutions, (www.magnaquest.com), has announced several customer wins in the last two quarters. The countries that clients...
MUMBAI: Star India CFO Shankar Narayan who put in his papers recently, has been replaced by G Subramanian. Subramanian, who for the last two years has...
MUMBAI: The television industry’s constant cry for trained scriptwriters is getting a hearing and how. With positive response from channels as well as production houses, television...
MUMBAI: Production house UTV, this morning, inked a three feature film deal with Star India. The deal envisages production of three big budget movies (each estimated...
LOS ANGELES: Lisa Klein Fitzpatrick has been promoted to senior VP, business and legal Affairs for MGM Worldwide Television Distribution. The announcement was made by MGM...
LONDON: The 12th edition of the Deloitte & Touche annual review of football finance shows that the turnover of English football’s top division clubs has increased...
LONDON: TV viewers in the UK are expressing concern about reality TV shows which “humiliate and exploit” contestants. The UK’s Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC) interviewed more...
MUMBAI: Zee Cinema is continuing its strategy of getting its viewers into appointment viewing groove. Following up on the success of last months Har Shaam Bajenge...
MUMBAI: TV Eighteen has posted a net profit of Rs 21.34 million for the first quarter of this fiscal. The TV 18 group includes TV 18...
NEW DELHI: Information and broadcasting minister Ravi Shankar Prasad’s avowed statement that price levels would be held at Rs 72 for all pay channels until the...
NEW DELHI: The Indian government is studying whether a regulatory body for the broadcasting and cable sector can be put together ahead of a super-regulator for...
NEW DELHI: There should be an independent broadcast regulator to address issues like technology and pricing and to administer the conditional access system, according to Federation...
NEW DELHI: India’s finance ministry would extend by two months the tax sop on import of set-top boxes (STBs) needed for implementing conditional access system. The...
NEW DELHI: Provisions of Rs 1705.5 million and Rs 3805.5 million have been kept for All India Radio (AIR) and Doordarshan, respectively in the 10th five-year...
MUMBAI: Star Plus is trying out a completely new treatment for two of its shows, which are not doing too brightly (by its standards) on the...
MUMBAI: After a fall of 190 points in four sessions running, the market on Friday got the bull by its horns. The barometer 30-stock Bombay Stock...
MUMBAI: The revised zonal conditional access deadline of 1 September is just over a month away, and the tune has changed somewhat from the earlier doom...
MUMBAI: “Mission ‘CAS’hmir”! This rather quaint turn of phrase about sums up the concerted effort the major MSOs will be making in the coming month to...
NEW DELHI: The government constituted inter-ministerial group (IMG) comprising officials from the information & broadcasting ministry, the law ministry and the department of company affairs met...
MUMBAI: MTV Roadies are in town. The hunt for seven lucky bikers is in its last lap. After completing the audition rounds in Pune, Bangalore, Chandigarh...
MUMBAI: UEFA chief executive, Gerhard Aigner, has welcomed the decision of the European Commission to approve a formal ‘exemption’ granting UEFA the right to maintain its...
NEW DELHI: A team from the United States’ regulatory body, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), held discussions at the information and broadcasting ministry on 24 July, mostly...
NEW DELHI: Sagar Enterprises, Prannoy Roy’s NDTV, Nimbus Communications, along with the likes of Creative Eye, Multichannel, Sanjay Khan’s Numero Uno and Balaji Telefilms figure in...
MUMBAI: indiantelevision.com and The Indian Telly Awards founder Anil Wanvari has been unanimously elected by a majority vote as an Associate of the International Academy of...
MUMBAI: Looks like Sahara Manoranjan has big plans in the run up to Independence Day. The channel has a bunch of new launches lined up for...
MUMBAI: Media giant Viacom reported a 10 per cent increase in second quarter revenues to a record $6.42 billion, up from $5.85 billion for the same...
HONG KONG: Despite the apparent dominance of David Beckham as a driving commercial force in Asia, a new study has found Real Madrid’s latest ‘star acquisition’...
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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.
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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...
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