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NEW DELHI: The Indian government is exploring some dilution in the downlink and uplink norms that makes it mandatory for private broadcasters to share sports content...
MUMBAI: Rugby fans can look forward to more passion and drama from the field as ESPN Star Sports has renewed its live and exclusive cable and...
MUMBAI: The Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (Casbaa) has filed 12 new copyright infringement actions at the Department of Justice in Manila against Maguindanao...
MUMBAI: Disney is adding content from ESPN and ABC sports to the shows it already sells on Apple’s iTunes online music and video store. Sports highlights,...
The big media story of 2006? Let’s say it is one which is being carried forward from 2005 (and to a certain extent, 2004). And that...
Litigation and sting operations. These two were the dominant themes of 2005 that overshadowed other happenings in the Rs 150 billion broadcast and cable industry. There...
With the information and broadcasting ministry seeing two ministers, two secretaries — not to talk about other officials being reshuffled —- and a string of litigations...
NEW DELHI: Pubcaster Prasar Bharati has raked in a profit of Rs 200-300 million from the two one-day series and one Test series. Speaking to reporters...
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,...
The Boys in Blue head into battle against Sri Lanka, the match to be played in Ahmedabad tomorrow, on a high note as regards the form...
BANGALORE: Show me the money! It may not be much just yet, but the signs are certainly encouraging for ESPN Star Sports’ Indian hockey initiative. In...
MUMBAI: ESPN Star Sports (ESS) will telecast the qualifying, sprint race and the Dubai grand prix live. ESS will telecast the championship on 10 and 11...
MUMBAI: ESPN Star Sports (ESS) will air the final draw for the 2006 Fifa World Cup from Messe in Leipzig, Germany. The official ceremony to finalise...
Mumbai, December 6, 2005: Its part man…part machine…but all cop…it’s the future of law enforcement! Sci-fi movie lovers are in for a special treat this December...
MUMBAI / NEW DELHI: The change of guard at the top of the Board of Cricket Control in Indian (BCCI) has had its immediate fallout. Subhash...
MUMBAI: US broadcaster ESPN, soft drink major Pepsi and Dubai Tourism have announced the debut of ESPN X Games Dubai 2005 presented by Mountain Dew. The...
MUMBAI: Equipment rental and project solutions company, Gearhouse Broadcast, recently won another contract for the ATP Masters Series and Tennis Masters Cup. The event kicked of...
MUMBAI: Sports broadcasters say the downlink policy laid down by the information and broadcasting ministry will adversely affect them. “You have paid money to buy sports...
MUMBAI: As football’s governing body Fifa embarks upon a new era in the field of TV, the organisation has announced that it has secured a long-term...
MUMBAI: ESPN Star Sports (ESS) has bagged the worldwide rights for telecasting the 9th Asia Cup from the Asian Cricket Council (ACC). The rights include global...
Mumbai, October 19, 2005: It’s a gritty look at the horrors behind battle, showcasing the war that changed the political climate of the world 60 years...
Mumbai, October 10, 2005: With the threat of global warming looming, the world is in for a rough ride ahead. Chaos, catastrophe, a climate out of...
MUMBAI: ESPN US and Sanyo have announced plans for Sanyo to produce the first wireless handset in the Mobile ESPN portfolio. Mobile ESPN will be rolled...
NEW DELHI: ESPN Star Sports today announced the promotion of Manu Sawhney to the newly-created role of executive vice-president, programming and marketing. Sawhney was...
MUMBAI: The Royal Thai Governments department of Intellectual property (DIP) and regional pay-TV industry body, the Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (Casbaa) , yesterday...
MUMBAI: ESPN Star Sports today concluded a multi-year broadcast agreement for the MotoGP World Championship. The broadcaster has been showcasing the MotoGP for 10 years and...
MUMBAI: The UEFA Champions’ League kicks off on ESPN Star Sports tonight (14 September) with a host of spectacular matches featuring Europe’s top clubs. The most...
NEW DELHI / MUMBAI: The battle for grabbing the coveted telecast rights to Indian cricket has started. According to industry estimates, ESPN Star Sports has bid...
MUMBAI: The boxing based reality show The Contender may not have done as well as expected on US broadcaster NBC but producer Mark Burnett has managed...
One of staples of the English entertainment scene in India is AXN. The seven-year-old action channel constantly looks for ways to increase variety. For this purpose...
MUMBAI: Channel 7, promoted by media group Jagran Prakashan, has roped in Shantanu Guha Ray from ESPN India to head its business and sports desk. He...
MUMBAI: MobiTV, the world’s first global television network and technology platform providing live television on mobile phones and ESPN announced that video content from ESPN will...
MUMBAI: Barry Jossen has been promoted to executive vice president, production, Touchstone Television, it was announced today by Mark Pedowitz, president, Touchstone Television, to whom he...
MUMBAI: With F1 getting a local flavour courtesy Narain Kartikeyan, ESPN Star Sports (ESS) has worked hard on growing the popularity of the sport to get...
MUMBAI: With a view to better servicing its programming and production requirements ESPN Star Sports (ESS) Asia has announced a realignment of its operations across Asia....
MUMBAI: The sixth edition of the NatWest series pits the oldest rivals in the history of the game, England and Australia along with minnows Bangladesh in...
MUMBAI: The 78th Scripps National Spelling Bee Championship, which was held in Washington recently, will be aired on ESPN. Anurag Kashyap, a 13-year-old expatriate emerged as...
MUMBAI: ESPN Star Sports (ESS) announced that it would be having a special Hindi-programming package for the live and exclusive telecast of the FIFA Confederations Cup...
MUMBAI: Despite having a sizable following in India, football does not excite broadcasters and marketers as much as cricket does. Still, the All India Football Federation...
Formula One racing is at its best with more teams emerging as challengers to the Ferrari crown. Renault, Mclaren, Williams and even Ferrari are in the...
MUMBAI: Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) and sports broadcaster ESPN STAR Sports have signed a three year exclusive telecast deal for all international hockey matches, under the...
MUMBAI: The upcoming Promax & BDA conference, slated for 21 -23 June at the New York Marriott Marquis, has invited ABC News broadcast journalist Ted Koppel...
It‘s that time of year. When sports lovers of the non-cricketing variety (an extreme minority in a country that seems to swear by only one sport)...
This weekend ESPN Star Sports (ESS) will showcase action from the English Premier League (EPL) and Spanish Primera Liga. Earlier this year ESS had acquired the...
MUMBAI: The much-awaited ESPN School Quiz 2005 goes on air from Tuesday, 10 May. Hosted by commentator and presenter, quizmaster – Harsha Bhogle, the competition will...
MUMBAI: Monday Night Football, the most successful series in American sports television history, will move to ESPN US, ending a marathon 36-year run on ABC. An...
MUMBAI: The Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) today announced the launch of an India chapter in what it said was a part of...
NEW DELHI: The cricket comedy show continues to roll on. Pubcaster Doordarshan moved the Delhi high court on Saturday, getting the court to restrain ESPN Star...
MUMBAI: ESPN Classic Sport which showcases major sports events of the past is spreading its reach in Europe. It launched in Croatia over the Easter weekend...
Non-stop soccer action continues this weekend on ESPN Star Sports (ESS). Viewers can catch matches from the Fifa World Cup Qualifiers and the Paulista Championship. The...
