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MUMBAI: The BBC is the first international broadcaster to win permission for a billboard in Baghdad. After months of negotiation with pre- and post-handover of Iraqi...
MUMBAI: Television may just be on its journey towards elevation with BBC launching its pilot project later this month that could lead to all television programmes...
MUMBAI: The BBC has announced that it has shortlisted three bidders for the final round in the procurement process for the technology services agreement and the...
MUMBAI: A new economic rationale for public service broadcasting identifies the value and positive impact broadcasting has on society in the UK. Producing popular programmes that...
MUMBAI: He may not be running against Bush at the upcoming US presidential elections but former US vice president Al Gore has found a way to...
MUMBAI: The BBC is looking to take advantage of the growing net penetration in Europe. It is launching the bbcnews.com site’s latest innovation a breaking news...
MUMBAI: Racism in the term Paki, factual inaccuracy in a war report, perceived irresponsibility in the popular car show Top Gear and bias towards a US...
MUMBAI: It is not just the US that is moving towards a complete digital world, leaving analogue behind. The process of achieving a complete shift to...
MUMBAI: The BBC World seriesBusiness Bizarre , making an in-depth look at some unique Indian business success stories, will debut this Sunday 25 April. The series...
MUMBAI: The Beeb has announced that all its 40 radio stations in the UK will be streamed on the internet. This means that listeners who log...
MUMBAI: BBC World features American virgins in their upcoming episode of The World Uncovered, a current affairs strand of the channel. The new weekly current affair...
MUMBAI: Rahul Chakkara has been appointed as the new controller of BBCi’s 24/7 interactive TV services. These are the BBC’s ‘always-on’ information services and are available...
MUMBAI: Business should be soon booming on television. During the Mipcom ’04 MIPTV/MILIA, which took place 29 March – 2 April ’04 in Cannes, it was...
MUMBAI: The beeb is looking to enhance its presence in the Arab online world. With this mind it has announced the finalisation a deal. This will...
NEW DELHI: BBC World Ltd has announced its first major affiliate distribution deal in the US with Cablevision Systems Corporation. The new deal comes just two...
MUMBAI: The Indian print media industry is set for exciting times. The Times Group and BBC Magazines (a division of BBC Worldwide) today announced the signing...
The national broadcaster Doordarshan’s commercial and advertising revenues have soared to an all time high of Rs 6.1 billion for the financial year 1999-2000 as against...
This week BBC's film based show Talking Movies will examine the concept of Movieoke. Like Karaoke this too gives fans a chance to imitate their favourite...
MUMBAI: Kids’ channel Nickelodeon may have yet to make its presence felt in India, but it continues to garner accolades in the US. Its show Dora...
MUMBAI: Michael Grade has been appointed BBC chairman in place of Gavyn Davies, one of the high profile heads to roll in the wake of the...
MUMBAI: BBC World has been named the largest international news channel across four key markets in Asia Pacific, according to peoplemeter data for February 2004 in...
MUMBAI: BBC’s acting DG Mark Byford committed himself to defending the BBC’s independence, which he described as “non-negotiable”.He recently delivered a lecture to the foreign press...
In her second column for bbcnews.com leading Bollywood star Priety Zinta has hit out at 'eve teasing'. Detailing her own experiences of sexual harassment she wonders...
CANNES: Day Two of MipTV in Cannes was unpredictably wet, soggy and well chillingly cold.. Sales of umbrellas simply soared as savvy roadside touts exploited the...
MUMBAI: Veteran BBC broadcaster Alistair Cooke, who authored Letter From America for 58 years, died today at his New York home. He was 95. Cooke died...
MUMBAI: BBC Two channel’s controller Jane Root is to leave BBC to join Discovery Networks as executive vice president and general manager of the Discovery Channel...
MUMBAI: Two million movie lovers in Tanzania will see a BBC World Service ad filmed in Tanzania, when a mobile cinema visits their region. The advertisement...
MUMBAI: Worldwide the radio is becoming an increasingly powerful storytelling medium. The BBC has announced that its Asian radio network in the UK will launch its...
MUMBAI: The BBC director of television Jana Bennett has announced the launch of Home Movie. The BBC claims that this is its biggest and most inclusive...
MUMBAI: The two major international news organisations BBC and its American counterpart CNN are devoting a considerable amount of time to cover the Indian elections next...
MUMBAI: This is an initiative that seeks to uncork the imagination of budding Peter Jacksons. BBCi Films has launched One-Minute Movies. This site gives visitors the...
MUMBAI: A lot of television viewers in the UK (58 per cent) think the BBC’s programmes are similar to those on other broadcasters. Support for the...
MUMBAI: In the UK the BBC has major plans up its sleeve as far as broadband is concerned. It will launch its major broadband-enabled public service...
MUMBAI: BBC Radio has announced that it will have live coverage and in depth analysis of India’s upcoming tour of Pakistan from next week. BBC Asian...
MUMBAI: After the turmoil that went on within the BBC regarding the Iraq dossier there is finally some positive news. The broadcaster has announced that it...
MUMBAI: BBC has received a shot in the arm regarding its uncertainty concerning yesterday’s Broadcasting Policy Group (BPG) report. There were fears that the government might...
NEW DELHI: Stage set, audience in gear and the floor manager ready to give the cue. It was a riveting recording of the final match of...
MUMBAI: The BBC scooped two trophies at the 2003 Bafta Interactive Awards. One was for the Celebdaq website and the other was for the interactive radio...
MUMBAI: After co-producing the television miniseries Band of Brothers; HBO and BBC have come together once again for a multimillion pound co-production series. This time round,...
MUMBAI: Last month, there was organisational upheaval at the BBC following the publication of Lord Hutton’s report on the death of weapons expert David Kelly. The...
MUMBAI: In Zinta’s footstep or so it seems. After roping in one of the leading ladies of Indian Cinema Preity Zinta to write a column for...
LONDON: A BBC newsreader wearing a sari? True. A regional newsreader has become the first British journalist to wear a sari during a bulletin. Sharuna Sagar,...
MUMBAI: BBC Showcase which claims to be the world’s largest television programme market hosted by a single broadcaster, will play host to a record 480 of...
MUMBAI: Actor Preity Zinta who penned her first column for the BBC’s website www.bbcnews.com/southasia on Monday 29 January, has attracted an overwhelming response from all over...
MUMBAI: BBC One’s new show for the UK gives Brits a chance to decide whom they want to see represent the country at this years edition...
MUMBAI: BBC chairman Gavyn Davies, who has stepped down from his post, has been the first casualty of the Lord Hutton report on the BBC. But...
MUMBAI: Given below, is the full text of the statement made by the BBC director-general on the Hutton report: “Dr Kelly’s death was a tragedy for...
MUMBAI: The stars were out in full force at the 61st annual Golden Globe Awards. The biggest surprise of the evening came courtesy the BBC. BBC...
MUMBAI: The sitcom The Kumars at Number 42 is one of the shows that has been nominated for BBC One’s annual show that looks at the...
MUMBAI: It’s a man’s world- even more so in media! Shocking, but that’s the report released by German media website Media Tenor on 16 January 2004. ...
