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MUMBAI: A new channel is about to enter the Sun TV-dominated GEC space of South India. Pudhu Yugam, from the Chennai-based New Generation Media Corporation stable,...
MUMBAI: Perfetti Van Melle India (PVMI) has launched a new interesting product ‘Colour Your Tongue’ under its flagship chewing gum brand Center Fruit. The product’s...
MUMBAI: The countdown to Life OK’s much anticipated show The Bachelorette India has begun. Starting 7 October, every Monday to Friday from 9.30 pm to 10.30 pm, all eyes will be on...
NEW DELHI: The petition by the News Broadcasters Association (NBA) challenging the constitutional validity of the regulations of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) enforcing the...
Star India’s latest offering Star World Premiere HD brings to India some of the world’s best TV shows enabling Indian audiences to watch their favorite TV...
NEW DELHI: India’s fastest growing GEC, has yet again broken all realms of success. Days before the official launch of the on-air promos, the channel has...
MUMBAI: Not content with having a clutch of channels firmly ensconced in the English entertainment space, Star India is gearing up to add one more English...
MUMBAI: Each year they try to take it up a notch, and it’s not getting any easier. But Bigg Boss never fails to surprise and entertain...
MUMBAI: It’s like a homecoming of sorts for senior television professional Nachiket Pantvaidya. Pantvaidya has reportedly put in his papers at Star India and will be...
The daggers are drawn and the battle field is set for what promises to be one of the most closely watched fights in recent television history....
MUMBAI: Big Magic, the flagship general entertainment channel (GEC) from the Reliance Broadcast Network stable is on an aggressive spree to intensify distribution and reach across...
MUMBAI: A change of face will mark a change of programming strategy on Marathi GEC channel Star Pravah. Jayesh Patil has been roped in as the...
BENGALURU: The second season of the Kannada version of the Who wants to be a Millionaire – Kannadada Kotyadhipathi (KK) which catapulted Star Network's Kannada GEC...
MUMBAI: Earlier this year, Shagun TV, country’s first 24-hour wedding entertainment channel, was launched with a promise to have shows that were not only unique but...
MUMBAI: The month of July saw the tamasha related to the ratings – TRPs vs TVTs and it was for a fortnight that the whole industry...
MUMBAI: He could well be labeled the messiah of the broadcasting industry if his suggestion is heeded. Minister of Information & Broadcasting Manish Tewari has recommended...
MUMBAI: With just a little more than two months left for the 12 minute per clock hour advertising cap to be implemented, the broadcast industry is...
MUMBAI: Indian soaps have in the past brought stories from the big screen to the small screen and Zee TV is doing so for its upcoming...
MUMBAI: Earlier this week, media offices went into a tizzy when a small pouch containing a fortune cookie and a chocolate box arrived at journos tables...
MUMBAI: In December 2011, when Star India launched its second Hindi GEC christened Life OK, the network made a promise to its viewers that through the...
From being a copywriter, director to business head, the soft-spoken Anooj Kapoor has worn various hats. But what makes him different from others is the way...
Attention! An experiment is about to hit Indian televisionscreens come Sunday 23 June. If you‘ve not been switching on your television set on Sunday morns or...
There are two kinds of individuals out there. Those, who lead their lives on their own terms and others, who lead their lives according to the...
what more?! DID Supermoms is going to have an impact on the digital space with a roadblock of two major portals in India – youtube.com and...
MUMBAI: It‘s worked its magic. Big Magic, the general entertainment channel (GEC) for the core Hindi heartland of Uttar Pradesh (UP), Madhya Pradesh (MP), Bihar and...
MUMBAI: The Hindi general entertainment channels (GECs) have roared back in week 18 (28 April-4 May 2013) of the Tam ratings roster. Last week, Max had...
MUMBAI: The Indian Premier League (IPL) has come back to haunt the Hindi general entertainment channels (GECs) again as the cricketing extravaganza has shaved off 110...
MUMBAI: Media and entertainment research firm, Ormax Media, has launched a new product for Hindi general entertainment channels called Showbuzz Ad-vantage. The diagnostic tool will equip...
The media and entertainment (M&E) industry comprises several powerful vehicles – many of which are much older than television. But it is television that commands a...
MUMBAI: The Hindi general entertainment channel (GEC) genre is the most popular on over-the-top (OTT) platform Ditto TV with 43 per cent of the total time...
MUMBAI: The television broadcasting landscape is set to change in India as consumers tend to pay for the channels they like to watch. Kids, sports and...
Kids channels, bogged down in an analogue cable TV environment, suddenly find space to grow. Segmented channels is the new mantra. After launching an action and...
MUMBAI: Star India’s Bengali general entertainment channel (GEC) has tied up with Pashchim Banga Bigyan Mancha (West Bengal Science Forum) for the promotion of its anti-superstition...
MUMBAI: Zee TV has held on to the second position in the Hindi general entertainment channel (GEC) hierarchy, adding 15 GRPs after strengthening its weekend programming....
Nina Jaipuria, the EVP and GM for Sonic and Nickelodeon India, is bullish about the kids genre despite the challenges that exist. Jaipuria, who has been...
Ormax Media, the consumer knowledge and consulting firm for the media and entertainment industry, has entered into its fourth year of operations with plans to expand...
Leading broadcasters will continue to post strong ad revenue growth while the long tail will be severely hurt as advertisers tend to consolidate their spends in...
NEW DELHI: The News Broadcasters Association (NBA) has put a bar on live telecast of any fresh footage from general entertainment channels, even as it says...
NEW DELHI: The News Broadcasters Association (NBA) has opined that news channels should not show more than eight minutes of entertainment clips from general entertainment channel...
There are early indications that the advertising economy is slowing down. With many parts of the world awash in economic gloom, there are forecasts that guide...
Sony Pictures Television is on a major expansion course in Asia. It has widened its portfolio with the launch of a new channel, ONE. AXN HD...
Cricket is expected to earn an advertising revenue of Rs 18 billion from its television telecast this year, up from Rs 15 billion in 2010, as...
BBC Worldwide Channels is looking at cracking the Indian market a lot more seriously. The two channels, BBC Entertainment and CBeebies, were almost invisible for three...
Struggling to jump into the top Hindi GEC league, it was a year back when Sony Entertainment Television decided to undergo a complete overhaul. New programmes...
The top three Hindi general entertainment channels punched hard at the second-tier channels with differentiated content, high-cost reality shows and big ticket movies. Barring Sab, the...
2009 was an eventful year for Sony Entertainment Television (SET). Languishing behind the top three Hindi general entertainment channels (GECs) and even newcomer NDTV Imagine, the...
Year 2009 shall be a year to recall…if not for all, at least for the Hindi general entertainment channels!!! Even through the recession fever, and the...
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (Zeel) has a pool of channels that would drive its topline. The transfer of the six regional entertainment channels from Zee News...
Two years back, Dr Prannoy Roy-promoted NDTV Ltd crafted a growth path in the entertainment business. Riding a bull run, the news broadcasting company launched NDTV...
Yes, the Hindi GEC space is witnessing the rule of the top three. But old-monk Sony Entertainment Television is racing quite hard to get into...
