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For Kings XI Punjab last year came to a good end with its dispute with the BCCI being amicably resolved. This means that it will finally...
Having won the previous edition of the IPL, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is gung ho about defending the title. On the business side, the franchise is...
Founded in 1993, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has gone on to become the largest Mixed Martial Arts brand in the world. Having established itself in...
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of BBC, has decided to shut its two channels in India. This will mark the closure of BBC Entertainment and CBeebies...
Kalanithi Maran-owned media conglomerate Sun TV Network has won the Hyderabad Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise putting in the highest bid that was 23 per cent...
AXN Network has recently created a new position to focus in its biggest growth market. Sunil Punjabi has been appointed as the business head and will be handling AXN...
A sluggish market and depressed consumer demand is not deterring consumer electronic major LG India to reduce its marketing spend this year. The drive will be...
Rajasthan Royals recently grabbed media attention for a reported $200 million offer from Kolkata-based Jain Group of Industries to acquire majority stake. The deal failed to...
For IPL franchise Deccan Chargers, it has been a story of ups and downs. The team had a miserable run in the inaugural season but bounced back strongly in...
Price controls are limiting the revenue growth for broadcasters in India as they earn net income of $700 million from subscription after paying out carriage fees of $400 million....
Kings XI Punjab is yet to recover from the shock, its break even target having gone haywire after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) terminated its...
India is one of Discovery‘s key priority markets along with Latin America where there is tremendous scope for pay-TV growth. Bullish about digitisation in India,...
As new media usage grows, broadcasters are trying to find ways to leverage it. Turner is no exception and has been creating tools like games for...
Last year in a bid to increase its presence in the sports world, Reliance formed a JV with IMG. The aim of the JV, called...
Next year Star World will air the show ‘Revenge‘. It is about a woman who returns to The Hamptons to seek revenge on those who were...
Natpe, the US-based media marketplace organiser, is now turning its sights toward the critically important markets in South Asia. It is working with a Mumbai-based team...
In order to expand its presence in the sports world Wizcraft International has come on-board the World Series Hockey (WSH) as a franchisee. The franchise-based...
The English movie channel space has seen a shake-up. The power centre has been upset with the growth of Pix and the onslaught of new entrant...
star India is aggressively building a wide portfolio of English entertainment channels. Its aim: to capture specific needs of different viewers. Backed by a rise...
Adopting an aggressive posture, HBO is giving a push to its content as competition turns fierce in the English movie channel space. After its deal with...
There is a rush among sporting bodies to follow the Indian Premier League (IPL) way to build their sport. The latest to follow this route is...
As it plans to grow its business in India, Total Sports Asia (TSA) is looking at media formats that combine sports with lifestyle. Plotting an aggressive...
Earlier this year to better reflect its business, World Wrestling Entertainment rebranded as WWE. Among other things, it is looking to develop new television products...
HDFC Life‘s advertising spend will stay flat this year as it seeks to turn profitable for the first time. The insurance company, which ranks No....
Sony Pictures Television is on a major expansion course in Asia. It has widened its portfolio with the launch of a new channel, ONE. AXN HD...
In a rapidly changing business environment where brands need to be constantly rejuvenated, it is not only important to analyse but also interpret data from a...
As format shows have become globalised, India offers an interesting opportunity. The consumption of reality shows has gone up even as channels like MTV have changed...
The Indian Premier League (IPL) has seen an erosion in brand value due to governance issues. Two franchises got termination notice from India‘s cricket board but...
Amid controversies surrounding shareholding issues and a termination notice from the BCCI, the spirit of Kings XI Punjab hasn‘t dampened. The Indian Premier League franchise expects...
he English movie channel genre is sized at Rs 3.25 billion and is expected to grow at 20-25 per cent due to the entry of new...
CNN is banking on India to boost its ad revenue this year as the international news outfit hunts for fast-growing economies in a downturn environment. ...
Sony Corporation expects India to be among its top five markets by sales in the next two years. Betting big on 3D, Sony chairman,...
Cricket is expected to earn an advertising revenue of Rs 18 billion from its television telecast this year, up from Rs 15 billion in 2010, as...
Driven by the rapid development in digital and mobile technologies, sound company Dolby is expanding its market base from cinema to the broadcasting sector. ...
A new entrant in the infotainment space, Nat Geo Wild launched in India last year to cater to the need for high quality wild life and...
With the television landscape having to work under a struggling global economy, it is becoming more of a challenge for content creators to stay creative under...
BBC Worldwide Channels is looking at cracking the Indian market a lot more seriously. The two channels, BBC Entertainment and CBeebies, were almost invisible for three...
Discovery is upping the ante in India. Leading the infotainment genre, the company has crafted three channel launches in India this year: Discovery Science, Discovery Turbo...
For 10 years, HBO has warmed up audiences with big movie titles, library content and branding as a premium English movie channel. The arrival of...
It has not been an easy year for Star‘s English channels. In a nine-player nine scenario, Star Movies, however, has weathered the storm and held on to...
When Pix launched four years back, it had to be content with library movies. Now the English movie channel has evolved into a stage where it...
Simon Spalding is a bit of a homebody. When the Fremantle Media regional CEO Europe & Asia Pacific is not travelling around on business he likes...
Bigger, better, richer. That is what the franchises hope the Indian Premier League (IPL) will grow into year after year. In an interview with Indiantelevision.com’s...
Wearing the International Cricket Council (ICC) hat isn‘t an easy job these days. With the Indian Premier League (IPL) becoming the new economic powerhouse, scheduling international...
Discovery Communications India is readying for a major expansion to ride on India’s rapidly growing digital pay-TV environment. The roadmap includes the launch of three channels...
In 2002, TNA Entertainment found a gap in the marketplace to compete with WWE. TNA Wrestling was born and is now seen in 120 countries globally....
The fight among the English movie channels is getting fiercer as new players have entered the battleground. Zee Studio has decided to go aggressive this year...
Total Sports Asia (TSA) has big plans in India. Though it has concentrated on soccer, golf and badminton, the specialist in personalised sport and entertainment solutions...
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has emerged as one of the strongest TV brands in India, providing sports broadcaster Ten Sports a daily diet of popular content....
In May, Viacom18’s international music and lifestyle channel Vh1 started the makeover process. Repositioned as an international entertainment channel, it ushered in new shows and introduced...
