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The successful and neat coverage of the Commonwealth Games on the one hand and the messy affair of the B S Lalli ouster dominated a major...
For the private FM radio broadcasters, 2010 was more of a wait for positive government policies that would fuel the sector’s growth that has been somewhat...
NEW DELHI: In India’s highly cluttered private satellite television news market, the Prasar Bharati chief executive officer BS Lalli has a message: maintain sobriety instead of...
NEW DELHI: In a latest development, it is being learnt that Prasar Bharati which comprises Doordarshan and All India Radio, as the official broadcaster of the...
MUMBAI: INX News has appointed Karan Thapar’s company Infotainment Television Pvt Ltd (ITV) as editorial advisor to NewsX, the soon-to-be-launched English news channel. The advisory services...
For noted media columnist Shailja Bajpai, her wish-list for 2008 includes cleaning up the news channels and getting back to ‘news as news should be. Or...
Neo Sports has had a testing time. The distribution deal with Star did not work out and the two channels – Neo Sports and Neo Sports...
Baljit Singh Lalli, who took charge as chief executive officer of Prasar Bharati at the end of December 2006, is an Indian Administrative Service officer of...
NEW DELHI: A sub-group on ‘Going Digital’, set up by the Planning Commission, has recommended that digital terrestrial transmission by Doordarshan should be launched with a...
MUMBAI: In an attempt to sort out its declining fortunes, Sony has decided to ride the comeback wave. The channel brought in CID, Aahaat and even...
NEW DELHI: From the highest level of technology, the TV, to the oldest poor-man’s ‘movie’ entertainment, the bioscope: that’s what mass education programme Galli Galli Sim...
NEW DELHI: Even as the Delhi High Court today refused to stay the operation of the ordinance promulgated last week making it mandatory for private sports...
MUMBAI: NDTV Media has been appointed as the exclusive airtime sales representative for the soon-to-be-launched Marathi channel, “Mi Marathi” from the Adhikari stable. It will be...
NEW DELHI: Mobile TV is going to be popular but there is a need to address compatibility issues by using a single chip on the hand...
MUMBAI: Creative Eye Ltd’s net profit has posted a net profit of Rs 3.3 million in the third quarter of the current fiscal, up from Rs...
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court today issued notice to Nimbus Communications on a petition by Prasar Bharati challenging the order of the single bench last...
NEW DELHI: A day after terrestrial broadcaster Doordarshan was granted “deferred live” telecast rights to the ongoing cricket series between India and the West Indies, Prasar...
NEW DELHI: Millions of viewers who don’t have access to the Nimbus owned Neo Sports can finally heave a sigh of relief. The Delhi High Court...
MUMBAI: In what is a first on Indian Television, a home cricket series kicked off today without the telecast being available on national broadcaster Doordarshan and...
MUMBAI: The executive director (programmes) of Lok Sabha Television, Sudhir Tandon, has been removed from the post. He is reportedly the fifth person in the last...
NEW DELHI: Baljit Singh Lalli, an Indian Administrative Service officer of the 1971 batch from the Uttar Pradesh cadre, has taken charge as the new Prasar...
BANGALORE: The ministry of science and technology (MS&T) and National Geographic Channel today unveiled the Kannada version of ‘Science Safari’, a film that showcases Indian science...
NEW DELHI: Doordarshan today announced the telecast of its new serial, Agaaz, from 8 January. The serial will be telecast on Mondays at 9 pm on...
MUMBAI: Doordarshan had recently launched an exclusive Urdu channel which contains programmes relating to culture, heritage, literature, entertainment, information and education etc. As on date the...
MUMBAI: Doordarshan telecasts 30-minute programmes on agriculture six days a week from Monday to Saturday at 6:30 am, Prasar Bharati has said. Additionally in 18 States,...
MUMBAI: With the intent of promoting the entertainment industry of India the Central Government has taken up various measures making it easier for the industry to...
MUMBAI: Nokia has announced its latest digital video broadcast-handheld (DVB-H) broadcast mobile TV pilot with national television broadcaster Doordarshan, using Nokia’s open standards based DVB-H solution....
MUMBAI: All India Radio has been elected as a Member of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union, ABU’s Administrative Council. In the election held at the 43rd General...
MUMBAI: The winners of the annual ABU Broadcast Engineering Excellence Awards were announced yesterday at the ABU Technical Committee Meetings in Beijing. The recipient of the...
MUMBAI: The Jim Henson Company now confirms what millions of internet fans have speculated. The company is developing a film about the Fraggles, stars of the...
MUMBAI: The Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) is crying foul against the Broadcast Services Regulation Bill, 2006. Submitting a detailed proposal on the Bill to the information...
MUMBAI: All India Radio has been elected as a Member of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union, ABU’s Administrative Council. In the election held at the 43rd General...
MUMBAI: The Sahyadri Navratna Awards, into its third year, is being held this year on 14 April on Doordarshan’s premises at Worli in central Mumbai. The...
MUMBAI: New Delhi-headquartered production house Moving Pictures India Ltd has bagged a show on Zee Network. The company will do a non-fiction show around the Bollywood...
MUMBAI: New Delhi-headquartered production house Moving Pictures India Ltd has bagged a show on Zee Network. The company will do a non-fiction show around the Bollywood...
MUMBAI: The government has made it mandatory for all cable TV operators to transmit the Sansad Television Network channels. The Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Amendment Bill...
MUMBAI: As part of the tenth five year plan outlay, the Information & Broadcasting ministry has approved Rs 25.63 billion towards Doordarshan’s development.Additionally, Rs 4.11 billion...
MUMBAI: As part of the tenth five year plan outlay, the Information & Broadcasting ministry has approved Rs 25.63 billion towards Doordarshan’s development.Additionally, Rs 4.11 billion...
NEW DELHI: The Indian government today clarified that it was not working towards a mechanism to give pubcaster Doordarshan the sole rights to sporting events in...
MUMBAI: Lok Sabha Television (LSTV), a dedicated satellite channel to telecast live proceedings of Lok Sabha or Lower House of Parliament and air programmes on important...
For both Sesame Workshop and its newly-appointed executive director for Indian operations, Sashwati Banerjee, India is a big challenge. The US-based Sesame Workshop might have revolutionized...
MUMBAI: Sony Entertainment Television (SET) India is gearing up full on for the Champions Trophy in October and the World Cup in West Indies early next...
NEW DELHI: Not content with ruling the kids’ space in India via satellite, Cartoon Network now wants a slice of terrestrial viewership too. On Monday, it...
MNEW DELHI: The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has set up a committee to develop a policy paper for radio, television and digital technology to be covered...
MUMBAI: BBC World Service Trust, National AIDS Control Organisation (Naco) and national network Doordarshan have joined hands to spread awareness about AIDS through a music album...
MUMBAI: Doordarshan will launch its Digital Video Broadcasting to Handhelds (DVB-H) service in the second half of 2006. The technology will help the consumer to access...
MUMBAI: In order to sustain viewers interest, Doordarshan has commissioned creative producers for making programmes in the selected genre of Indian classics, children’s literature, art and...
Another tranquil evening is setting in the imposing Prasar Bharati complex, situated at Mumbai‘s upscale Worli area.As I enter the DD Kendra Mumbai (DD Sahyadri) office,...
MUMBAI: Doordarshan has launched an SMS based news service, by which mobile phone users can get the top four news headlines and cricket score updates on...
NEW DELHI: The Indian government is close to taking a final decision on the financial restructuring of pubcaster Prasar Bharati, which manages Doordarshan and All India...
