MUMBAI: If the proposed Broadcast Bill 2006 does become law, it will not just be the requirement of a licence to operate that the cable fraternity...
NEW DELHI / MUMBAI: After many years of meandering on the margins (since 1997), the information and broadcasting ministry is ready with a final draft of...
MUMBAI: This year’s Daytime Emmys in the US are filled with firsts. For the first time in its history, the show will be broadcast from Hollywood,...
MUMBAI: This is a piece of news that should interest aspiring filmmakers who are passionate about animals. Animal Planet is searching for the next great wildlife...
MUMBAI: The Internet unit of Time Warner, AOL is set to begin carrying news content from Shanghai Media Group on its Chinese-language website. The programs will...
MUMBAI: B4U Group has acquired overseas TV telecast rights to around 35 movies from Sahara One Media and Entertainment Ltd. for Rs 15 million. The movies...
MUMBAI: Get ‘Desperate’ and ‘Lost’ online! With an aim to expand its network and channel brands across multiple platforms and connecting viewers with their favorite shows...
MUMBAI: American firm IQPC will host a conference focussed on the IPTV industry in the US. IPTV and Beyond: The Future of Broadcast Technology will take...
MUMBAI: The results of a new study, Mobile TV – Attitudes to Broadcast on Mobile, confirms the need for broadcast and entertainment brands to work harder...
When in late 2003, a few months ahead of the general elections (in early 2004), the then Bharatiya Janata Party-led coalition government in Delhi issued a...
MUMBAI: While there seem to be more outlets than ever for American adults to get news, a new Harris Poll shows that the majority choose to...
MUMBAI: For the first time in its 20 year history the Independent Spirit Awards, which honour the best that American independent films has to offer will...
MUMBAI: Five days after Nimbus Communications clinched a $612.18 million (Rs 27.24 billion) global media rights deal for cricket to be played in India for the...
MUMBAI: European satellite operator Eutelsat has reported results for the first half ended 31 December, 2005. Revenue was up 6.4 per cent at 395 million euros...
MUMBAI: Ten Sports has extended its agreement for exclusive broadcast of the US Open tennis event with a new multi-year deal. The tournament, to be played...
NEW DELHI: The Indian Broadcasting Foundation has petitioned the government to remove the disparity between the electronic and print media by seeking exemption from service tax...
MUMBA: The second edition of the conference on sport and technology will be held on 23 February in London. The event will be held in association...
MUMBAI: Live mobile TV is set to become a reality as British Telecom (BT) announced that Virgin Mobile will be the first mobile operator to sign...
MUMBAI: Satellite communications company Intelsat announced that it will provide transport services for Qualcomm’s MediaFLO USA mobile broadcast television network. Intelsat will offer satellite bandwidth to...
MUMBAI: SpongeBob will now embark on an outrageous time-traveling adventure when he is transported to the Middle Ages in Lost in Time, a special half-hour event...
NEW DELHI: A draft of the broadcasting code being proposed by the government, in consultation with the industry, attempts to give a big push to self-regulation...
NEW DELHI: The mutterings in the industry over the broadcast regulator’s decision to permit only an inflation-linked four per cent annual hike in cable TV prices,...
MUMBAI: As it heads towards its 11th year as basic cable’s number-one net in total programming, Nick US says that it closes 2005 owning the top...
MUMBAI: Intelsat Limited and APT Satellite Company Limited, a subsidiary of APT Satellite Holdings Limited today signed a strategic cooperation agreement to work together using their...
MUMBAI: Spread the message of HIV/AIDS awareness!! This is what MTV Asia in alliance with YouthAIDS, 8th Wonder of the World LLC and the entertainment mogul...
MUMBAI: A little over a year has gone by since sports marketing firm Total Sports Asia (TSA) launched in India. The firm is making attempts at...
MUMBAI: China’s first High Definition broadcast television service is now on air. China Central Television (CCTV), China’s largest broadcaster, has launched a channel of sports, movies...
MUMBAI: A major new strategic management report warns that broadband video services will eventually displace broadcast distribution, but telecommunications providers may not be the ultimate winners...
MUMBAI: America’s National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) organisation is seeking proposals from organisations interested in a collaboration to create, produce and programme shows for its...
MUMBAI: With the coming of the next Asian games in 2006, the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the sports marketing...
MUMBAI: The inaugural Casbaa/CITVC China International Sports Television Forum in Beijing on 25 August produced new insights on the long-term implications of the 2008 Beijing Olympics...
MUMBAI: Malayalam news channel Indiavision is beefing up its Middle East operations. Towards this end, the channel is expanding its news coverage in the area apart...
MUMBAI: Logo, MTV Networks’ gay and lesbian channel will launch on Thursday, 30 June. The channel will launch in 10 million digital cable homes in 22...
MUMBAI: Star India is suspecting sabotage of its signals from AsiaSat satellite. The company said on Monday that its transponder on AsiaSat 3S was interrupted by...
MUMBAI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), today gave the green signal for 100 per cent foreign ownership in satellite radio services with no entry...
MUMBAI: FremantleMedia Licensing Worldwide (FLW), the licensing division of FremantleMedia has announced the appointment of Andrew Piller as International Brand Manager for the culinary adventure format,...
MUMBAI: Star Plus kick starts its telecast of the Samsung IIFA Awards on Sunday, 26 June at 9:30 pm. The channel will telecast the event through...
MUMBAI: The Writers Guild of America, west (WGAw) is organising an industry-wide campaign. The aim is to organise writers, producers, and editors of American reality TV...
MUMBAI: Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS) is introducing Vision Global, a product suite that integrates powerful media sales, scheduling, and digital asset management tools to bring a...
MUMBAI: Discovery Networks Asia has appointed Patch Khan as VP, Network Operations based out of its regional headquarters in Singapore. An industry veteran with over 18...
MUMBAI: Zone Vision Networks has signed an agreement with CBNSat to launch its Reality TV channel in Sri Lanka. The channel will be among those being...
MUMBAI: Sun Network has denied reports of an attack on its property in Sri Lanka. The company says the broadcast centre which was damaged in a...
MUMBAI: Broadcast Asia, one of Asia’s biggest electronic media shows, will have a special thrust on animation and gaming this year. Broadcast Asia, organised by Singapore...
MUMBAI: It was a close fight between BBC Broadcast and Star India in the international categories at the just-concluded annual Promax & BDA Awards, the pinnacle...
MUMBAI: BBC World will be the official broadcast partner of the 2005 Global Travel & Tourism Summit for the second consecutive year. A high-profile event attended...
MUMBAI: A broadcast seminar was held at Jaipur on 23 February by trade magazine ‘Cable Quest’ in collaboration with the Cable Operators Federation of India (COFI)....
MUMBAI: Broadcast magazine Cable Quest is attempting to educate everyone concerned with the various aspects of the new developments in broadcasting through a seminar to be...
MUMBAI: News Corp owned digital pay-TV technology encryption specialist NDS reported a 17 per cent increase in second quarter net profit (to 31 December) at $30.3...
MUMBAI: US public broadcaster PBS and cable network HBO have announced a documentary partnership. As per the deal three provocative films from Home Box Office on...
NEW DELHI: Broadcast and cable regulator is unlikely to come out with the final interconnect regulations this week as had been envisaged, even as it grapples...

