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MUMBAI: In a bid to garner international subscription revenues and also expand its footprint in UK and Europe, SaharaOne Media and Entertainment has entered into a...
MUMBAI: Rupert Murdoch’s media powerhouse News Corp has reported record numbers with full year net profit standing at $ 2.314 billion. This marks an increase of...
MUMBAI:The DirecTV Group Inc. today reported that the second quarter revenues increased 10 per cent to $3.52 billion and operating profit nearly doubled to $977 million...
MUMBAI: New Zealand based wireless telecommunications operator Woosh has enterted into a deal with New Zealand’s main pay-television operator Sky Television to deliver channels straight to...
MUMBAI: The American Advertising Council has joined a broad cross-section of the media and entertainment industries to launch a national multi-media public service advertising (PSA) campaign...
MUMBAI: Last few days, the American media industry has been full of speculation over a potential move that could change the dynamics of that country’s pay...
MUMBAI: Verizon and DirecTV has entered an agreement that will enable Verizon wholesale customers to sell a package of voice, DSL and DirecTV services that is...
MUMBAI: Cricket fever will soon grip the US! The direct-broadcast satellite provider DirecTV has reached an agreement with Global Cricket Corporation (GCC) to broadcast two International...
MUMBAI: US media conglomerate Viacom’s subsidiary Bet is launching a jazz channel Bet J. Bet has signed a deal with US pay-TV platform DirecTV for carriage....
MUMBAI: News Corporation recorded a clear 100 per cent increase in its profits for Q3 2006. The net income doubled to $820 million from $400 million...
MUMBAI: NBC Universal has formed a new business unit, the Technology Growth Center (TGC), within the media giant to focus on new business opportunities in digital...
MUMBAI: Prannoy Roy’s NDTV has recorded 24.49 percent growth in fiscal 2005-06 with total revenues of Rs 2.239 billion. NDTV’s revenues were up from the Rs...
MUMBAI: The creator and a leader in television services for digital video recorders (DVR) TiVo Inc., and digital television service provider DirecTV, Inc. announced a three-year...
MUMBAI: DirecTV is continuing to grow its international programming platform, WorldDirect, with the addition of three leading Korean-language networks – MBC, YTN, and Christian Television Systems...
MUMBAI: Turner Network Television (TNT) has announced that it has entered into an agreement with US pay TV platform DirecTV. DirecTV will provide customers with the...
MUMBAI: NBC Universal has announced deals with US satellite platforms DirecTV and Dish Network for this month’s coverage of the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Torino,...
MUMBAI: News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch plans to launch a business news channel to counter CNBC. In an interview to be published in the13 February issue...
MUMBAI: Harmonic Inc. announced that direct-to-home (DTH) satellite television provider DirecTV, Inc. has selected the DiviCom MV 100 standard definition encoder for new MPEG-4 AVC (H.264)...
MUMBAI: US broadcaster MTV’s ethnic offering MTV World has announced plans to produce a live performance special featuring Korean popstar Rain on 3 February at MTV’s...
MUMBAI: DirecTV, Inc. is continuously expanding the entertainment channels and services it provides to its more than 15 million customers. This expansion includes local and high...
MUMBAI: NBC Universal’s new network Sleuth has announced carriage deals with satellite platforms DirecTV and Dish Network this summer. Sleuth, the 24-hour crime, mystery and suspense...
MUMBAI: News Corp chairman & CEO Rupert Murdoch has said the group’s satellite platform Directv might spend up to $1 billion to enter the high-speed Internet...
MUMBAI: US broadcaster Fox and US pay TV platform DirecTV have announced an agreement to bring viewers content on demand through the new DirecTV Plus digital...
MUMBAI: US pay TV service provider DirecTV has announced that it has begun offering local high-definition (HD) channels via satellite to New York. This is being...
MUMBAI: Hong Kong’s leading IT&T player PCCW’s now Broadband TV has chosen Tandberg Television as its market-leading advanced compression solutions for a roll-out of HD over...
MUMBAI: On the heels of Arianespace’s record-setting Ariane 5 success this week for DirecTV and Indonesia’s Telkom 2; preparations are moving ahead for the launcher’s next...
MUMBAI: Star Plus is launching Kaun Banega Crorepati 2 (KBC 2) on Star Plus in the US, on the DirecTV platform. The gameshow will go air...
MUMBAI: An Ariane-5 ECA launcher with two telecommunications satellites was launched from the Kourou base in French Guiana early this morning. Arianespace placed two satellites into...
MUMBAI: The move towards time shifted television consumption is gathering pace. Rival US networks NBC Universal and Viacom’s CBS separately announced on Monday they would be...
MUMBAI: US pay TV platform DirecTV has reported third quarter net income of $95 million compared with a net loss of $1.01 billion last year and...
MUMBAI: US satellite television operator DirecTV is all set to launch its first original programming series. The weekly show CD USA will debut in 2006 January....
MUMBAI: American digital television platofrm DirecTV has selected LG Electronics as the first supplier of digital high-definition television (HDTV) set-top boxes based on new video compression...
MUMBAI: Continuing its efforts to take advantage of the burgeoning South Asian community in the US, News Corp-controlled pay TV platform DirecTV has announced that is...
MUMBAI: Tata Sky, the 80:20 joint venture between the Tatas and Rupert Murdoch-controlled Star Group, is gearing up for the launch of its direct-to-home (DTH) service....
MUMBAI: DirecTV CEO Michael White gave investors a reason to stick with the company after the results didn’t reflect positive results. He signaled in a call...
MUMBAI: It’s as current as they come. Former US vice-president today launched Current TV, a 24 hour channel, under his Generation Investment Management umbrella in the...
MUMBAI: Viacom Inc and News Corp-controlled DirecTV have announced a long-term carriage agreement. This will ensure carriage for Viacom’s bouquet of channels like CBS, UPN, BET,...
MUMBAI: To focus on the needs of bi-cultural Americans, MTV Desi, the network serving young people with ties to the Indian sub-continent but living in the...
MUMBAI: India’s prominent spiritual network, Aastha Broadcasting Network Ltd (ABNL), is setting up a Wholly Owned Subsidiary (WOS) in Singapore. The subsidiary will take care of...
MUMBAI: US viewers can now have their fill and more of reality shows. Fox Reality channel officially starts beaming from 31 May on satellite TV service...
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: Ogilvy & Mather, which has long managed the creative duties of most of the Star India channels, is taking some of that expertise to the...
MUMBAI: One of the ways for an American broadcaster to tap into the rich pockets of the non resident Indian is cricket. Realising this US pay...
MUMBAI: While Viacom is looking at splitting its business into two separate publicly-traded companies, the Rupert Murdoch owned media conglomerate News Corp is not looking at...
MUMBAI: Ten Sports announced an agreement with News Corp controlled digital television platform DirecTV to offer live action from each and every international cricket match played...
MUMBAI: US pay TV platform DirecTV has announced that its president and CEO Mitch Stern has left the company. DirecTV Group president and CEO Chase...
MUMBAI: Rupert Murdoch owned News Corp. has reported second quarter consolidated revenues of $6.6 billion, which is an 18 per cent increase over the $5.6 billion...
MUMBAI: A month after News Corp controlled digital television platform DirecTV launched its CricketTicket subscription package targeting South Asian expats in the US, it has added...
MUMBAI: College Sports Television (CSTV), the first and only 24-hour college sports network, has become the first new independent network to sign distribution deals with the...
MUMBAI: DirecTV, Inc. today announced that it had expanded its South Asian programming lineup with the launch of Aastha Broadcasting Network, which is India’s most prominent...
