NEW DELHI: A section of broadcasters have petitioned the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to intervene and have a re-look at the various issues related to implementation...
MUMBAI: While the future ownership pattern of the Indian version of the NBC affiliated business and financial channel CNBC is not yet clear, the channel is...
MUMBAI: Is programming content more important than the platform? Does airing a movie slightly earlier than a much-promoted blockbuster on a rival channel make a difference?...
MUMBAI: Is it a sign of things to come or is it the ‘fatigue element’? Aruna Irani’s Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand, ( DMNHC) has ousted...
NEW YORK/DELHI: Mark McCormack, once dubbed the most powerful man in sport, died on Friday after failing to recover from a heart attack he suffered four...
MUMBAI: The ongoing face-off between Hinduja Group MSO INCableNet and the major pay broadcasters in Mumbai has certainly benefited the smaller channels and other free-to-air channels...
NEW DELHI: Even as the issue of conditional access or addressability in India cable homes lurches from point to another, hopefully, to a logical finish, the...
MUMBAI: It was an announcement made in finance minister Jaswant Singh’s 28 February. But it has just come into effect. The service tax on advertising spends...
NEW DELHI: The saga of conditional access system is far from over. A new twist in the tale has been added , now, by consumer activists...
LONDON: The BBC World Service website (bbcworldservice.com) won an EPpy Award, given by editorandpublisher.com, for Best Overall Network or Syndicated Radio-Affiliated Internet Service. The EPpy awards...
NEW YORK: Tony Elison has returned to MTV Networks International (MTVNI) in the newly created position of vice president, Interactive Media Development, for the brands MTV,...
MUMBAI: The suspense is finally over. Naam Gum Jayega,, the show that is set to replace the Balaji Telefilms blockbuster Kahaani Terii Merii(KTH), takes its bow...
MUMBAI: Televising news and giving it a reality television twist in order to stand out seems to be the new mantra for news channels who are...
LONDON: BBC Ventures Group, the BBC’s commercial business-to-business division, has launched BBC Vecta. The aim is to develop and market products from the BBC’s Research and...
MUMBAI: Looks as if media and entertainment sector is getting its due as an attractive career option. Management institutions have started inviting Indian media companies to...
MUMBAI: ETC Networks owned channels etc and etc Punjabi are stepping up efforts to ensure that the two entertainment channels telecast the best of news, views...
MUMBAI: Raj TV has lined up two film festivals down South this summer, to promote brand loyalty among its viewers. Beginning 10 May, a Vijay film...
MUMBAI: Despite airing the first episode, Sahara Manoranjan had to take a break and not air the second episode of Karishma – The Miracles of Destiny,...
MUMBAI: Zee Network, today, announced their first alliance with France TV and Silhouette Films to co-produce One Dollar Curry In India. This is the first initiative...
MUMBAI: BBC Worldwide has appointed Susanne Gallagher as its new Head of Channels for Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa (EMEIA). Susanne is now responsible...
HONG KONG: The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) has welcomed the announcement that new legislation will be introduced into the Legislative Council in...
MUMBAI: It is not just Sahara Manoranjan that Subrata Roy and company are concentrating on. Roy has launched three new weeklies in English, Hindi and Urdu....
MUMBAI: The Kolkata High Court has vacated the stay brought on by a copyright infringement suit against Karishma – The Miracles of Destiny today. This means...
NEW DELHI: India’s information and broadcasting minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today categorically ruled out any extension of the 14 July deadline of CAS and also attempted...
MUMBAI: US-based Narrowstep Inc, the TV on the Internet Company, has launched Sail.tv, the world’s first 24X7 sailing broadband television channel. The channel is completely free...
MUMBAI: Suchitra Entertainment (I) and Krishna Images MD Ravi Rai has emerged out of his three-year hibernation. He has conceived a pilot for Zee TV –...
MUMBAI: Seems the extra ‘k’ in the title did work after all. SET India’s top soap about a girl-next-door- Kkusum, has managed to hold on to...
MUMBAI: Minister of state for information and broadcasting Ravi Shankar Prasad will be the chief guest at the first ever CII organised India Evening at Cannes...
LONDON: Come November and the celebrity-studded MTV Europe Music Awards will be held at the Ocean Terminal in Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland. The BBC Website has reported...
MONTREUX, Switzerland: The 43rd edition of the Festival Rose d’Or which takes place from 13 to 18 May will host semi-finals round of the popular arts,...
MUMBAI: The press conference may have been called off and the first episode of Karishma – The Miracles of Destiny may not see light of day...
MUMBAI: It’s changing all right. After jump starting the changing spree with musical game show Kuch Kehti Hai Yeh Dhun and later introducing a weekly thriller...
NEW DELHI: Star India probably is trying to re-invent itself and find alternatives to the tear-jerkers revolving round women on Star Plus, which has helped the...
NEW DELHI: Even as the Indian government in a much-awaited notification finalised the price of the basic tier of cable service comprising free to air channels,...
MUMBAI: Guess it is official now. Speculations about Sony’s Kahani Terrii Merrii, winding sooner than expected, have proved true. Starting 19 May at 9:30 PM, the...
MUMBAI: MagnaQuest Solutions has been chosen to provide its industry-proven Subscriber Management System (SMS), MQSubscribe, to IndusInd Media & Communications Ltd. IndusInd belongs to the Hinduja...
MUMBAI: Bose Corporation, the internationally known audio technology company founded by Dr. Amar Gopal Bose is planning to open a company-owned technology centre in Hyderabad, India....
MUMBAI: Mipcom has clarified that MIPCOM JUNIOR this year will preceed the TV programme market as usual, and is fixed for 8 and 9 October, and...
MUMBAI: The second developmental flight of India’s prestigious Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-D2) was launched succesfully at (4:58 pm) IST today. The final countdown went as...
NEW DELHI: The Subhash Chandra-promoted Zee Telefilms Ltd will use three C-band transponders and four KU-band transponders on Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro)’s Insat satellites for...
SINGAPORE : Sports broadcaster ESPN Star Sports (ESS) has announced the appointment of Goh Theng Kie and Loh Sin Gee as finance director and financial controller...
NEW YORK: The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced today the appointment of Bruno Wu, group CEO of Sun Media China and director of...
NEW DELHI / MUMBAI: In a move that puts paid to the pay channels’ plans to offer bundled bouquets in a post-CAS regime, the government is...
MUMBAI: While its Hindi counterparts have matriarchs shedding buckets of tears, Alpha Marathi is all set to woo the niche family audience with the newest launch...
MUMBAI: Seems like there is nothing low key at Sahara – whether it is the presence of mega stars in its prime shows or the large...
MUMBAI: Ad agency veterans are now teaching a thing or two to ad industry professionals who are seeking ways to facilitate direct interaction between the trade...
MUMBAI: Ever since the events of 9/11, Americans have been wary of the Muslim community. Bridges TV hopes to act as a connection point between Muslims...
LONDON: After soap operas and reality television, it is time to combine the two. In a new soap series, to be launched on Channel 4, viewers...
MUMBAI: The verdict is out! Nintendo’s series of Legend of Zelda video games have been voted the best ever. The action adventure series Zelda came out...
NEW DELHI: It is quite clear and well documented now that there is a vertical divide within the broadcasting fraternity on conditional access system (CAS), despite...

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