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Nothing worth doing is easy, and building a genuine, non-tabloid news channel in India is certainly worth doing. But it‘s clearly very difficult. It‘s widely put...
The Hindi General Entertainment Channel (GEC) space is getting replete with strategies, counter strategies, experiments and innovations. While newbie NDTV Imagine has grabbed the number three...
what‘s the next big thing on television? The response comes from a rather discerning bunch of little champions, kid‘s channels as a category have seen an...
MUMBAI: TRAI had issued press releases on 15/10/06, 25/10/06, 14.11.2006 and 30.11.2006 placing the details of Maximum Retail Prices fixed by the broadcasters in respect of...
News hit the headlines on Indian television in 2001 The Gujarat earthquake, the Tehelka corruption tapes, the WTC terrorist attacks and finally the Afghan-US conflict all...
Time and again, Indian television‘s regional space has puzzled our national television players. National expansion through regional entry has always been pondered on, but the attempts...
NEW DELHI: Prasar Bharati has decided to convert to facilitate mobile reception of DD News in Chennai and Delhi. From 1 January 2006 it will operate...
MUMBAI: In a cable TV market that is starved for bandwidth, in which even general enetrtainment channels are finding it difficult to keep their heads above...
NEW DELHI: Public service broadcaster Doordarshan’s free to air direct to home (DTH) service will offer 100 channels, including 75 private channels, by next year, according...
MUMBAI: After getting into a joint venture deal with Sun Network, Malaysia’s Astro All Asia Network has worked out a similar arrangement with Prannoy Roy-promoted New...
MUMBAI: While its neighborhood TV markets including Tamil and Telugu had been dealing with high-cost movie acquisitions, the relatively low-scale Malayalam TV channels hadn’t been able...
MUMBAI: Television channels on the web! That is what UK’s pubcaster BBC will be making available to consumers. In a significant development, the BBC has decided...
MUMBAI: Percept Picture Company’s television division – Percept Television – has completed a year of operations and the company, which until now was producing shows only...
MUMBAI: Multi system operators (MSOs) have resumed the service of Sun Network channels Teja News and Aditya on their cable networks after being assured by the...
MUMBAI: Starting 2 May Monday, ETV channels ETV Bangla, Telugu and Gujarati will be available in the United States of America. The channels will be launched...
MUMBAI: The 2005 calendar year is yet to complete six months, but the Southern television arena will have four more channels by April. And out of...
MUMBAI: In the US, product placements in music videos seem to be the name of the game. Major music labels, grappling with piracy and recession, have...
BANGALORE: After launching the Aveo U-VA in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkotta and Chennai, GM today launched it in Bangalore. Hyderabad is next in line. The UV-A is...
MUMBAI: The Australian Broadcasting Authority (ABA) has put a stop to three Europe-based adult channels — Free XTV, Backroom and Sexz. TV — that were illegally...
NEW DELHI / MUMBAI: Prasar Bharati is not letting up in its determination to mop up revenue from channels for usage of video clips of the...
NEW DELHI: Dish TV, India’s first Direct-to-Home (DTH) service, has given football lovers in India cause to celebrate as it has added two ‘lifestyle football’ channels,...
MUMBAI: Kalanithi Maran is playing out his flanking strategy in the Malayalam and Telugu markets. On 16 January, his Sun Network will launch Kiran TV to...
MUMBAI: This Republic Day too, it is not different. To bring the nation their best mix of patriotism and entertainment, channels are trying everything possible. Lined...
There was a time when DD7 or Indian pubcaster Doordarshan‘s Bengali channel was the only fare available to Bengali understanding audiences in the country, especially those...
MUMBAI: At a time when its Hindi counterparts are devoting more night-slots for primetime shows, Zee Network’s Marathi channel Alpha Marathi doesn’t want to be left...
MUMBAI: Digital Satellite News Gathering (DSNG) is becoming popular for all the news channels in India as the competition is on to be the first to...
Feeding off a booming economy, India‘s “Dil Mange More” generation is growing by leaps and bounds. A growing consumerist culture and two income families mean that...
MUMBAI: Asiasat and Satlink Communications have launched a Multiple Channels per Carrier (MCPC) digital platform on Asiasat 2 satellite’s C-band coverage beam. Satlink provides end-to-end solutions...
MUMBAI: Satellite radio service provider Worldspace has launched two 24-hour Indian classical music channels. Shruti is dedicated to Carnatic music while Gandharv is for lovers of...
MUMBAI: On Sky Digital’s front, news is that the digital platform has discontinued four Arabic TV channels. The news came as a surprise as no announcements...
MUMBAI: Broadcasters are weighing the impact of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s recommendations. Of foremost concern is the suggestion that pay channels launched after December...
MUMBAI: The hitch in Thaicom transponder, which affected the transmission of some of the TV channels during the last couple of days, has been resolved. Channels...
NEW DELHI: Zee-Turner, the distribution joint venture of Zee Telefilms and Turner International India Pvt. Ltd, has switched off its bouquet of channels on the RPG...
MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court’s order issued yesterday restraining TV channels from telecasting adult movies or programmes without prior permission of the Central Board of Film...
NEW DELHI: When the pubcaster wants, it manages to gets its dues. Private satellite channels like Aaj Tak have said that they would pay for the...
MUMBAI: Yes, production major UTV is definitely evolving with major expansion plans that promise to change the role of production houses today. United Television is all...
MUMBAI: As this year’s independence day falls on a Sunday, we have our television channels making their best efforts to match their programming line up with...
MUMBAI: Balaji Telefilms is ready to unleash at least nine more shows on various channels before the year ends. Ekta Kapoor – failures notwithstanding, she’s ready...
BANGALORE: The decision by the Sun Network to turn four of its local channels — three Kannada and one Telugu — into pay channels from 1...
NEW DELHI: Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) and iVision News, a New Delhi-based television content provider, have come together with the aim of establishing a news agency...
A major buzzword this Valentine weekend is SMS. Music channels have taken to this route in a big way for an event, which has over the...
MUMBAI: In a bid to strengthen production capabilities, Discovery Communications Inc announced the launch of Discovery Media Services, last week. The Media Services will provide end-to-end...
It‘s that time of year again, when channels try every trick in the book to attract the viewer, and consequently, the advertiser. Star Plus set off...
NEW DELHI: How does the consumer perceive the conditional access regime? Is he ready for CAS? Questions, notwithstanding – the crux of the I&B Ministry-NFO Survey...
MUMBAI: Ronnie Screwvala’s UTV is ready with a series of new shows that are being pitched with channels. The list includes India’s first silent comedy sitcom...
With one foot planted firmly on the mythological and another on the social, production house Creative Eye has slowly and steadily climbed its way up the...
The conditional access system has certainly changed a lot of things.Even in those particular niche segments not believed to be of much consequence in the mainline...
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: Private channels and public broadcasters will have to do their bit to create awareness about health related issues. Union health minister Sushma Swaraj asserts that...
MUMBAI: It’s Rang Barse time in tellydom. The festival to celebrate the triumph of good over evil is here, and the television industry has different plans...
