MUMBAI: US media regulatory body Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Kevin J. Martin has named Anthony Dale as FCC acting MD and Mark Stephens as acting...
MUMBAI: The sixth edition of Frames, the convention for the media and entertainment industry takes place in Mumbai from 22-24 March 2006. It will have several...
MUMBAI: In the Internet age, all media are global. However until recently there has been no definitive source explaining the risks of international libel law. Bloomberg...
MUMBAI: Sahara One Media and Entertainment Ltd has drawn up a rich line of movies for telecast on its Hindi movie channel, Filmy. The first jewel...
MUMBAI: Desperate Housewives and Lost may have resurrected the fortunes of US broadcaster ABC but research shows that in the global free to air market CSI...
MUMBAI: A plenary session of the Frames convention which takes place from 22 to 24 March 2006 will look at the Future of Print Media as...
MUMBAI: Despite a history of hype and limited actual success in the 1990s, digital convergence has now become a reality in several countries. Deloitte’s Technology, Media...
MUMBAI: Media conglomerate News Corps second-quarter profit has tripled from $386 million to $1.08 billion, on revenues of $6.7 billion. Television operating income went up by...
MUMBAI: Bennett, Coleman & Company Ltd (BCCL) is in talks with Sahara One Media and Entertainment to take around five per cent stake in the company....
MUMBAI: If TV Korea has its way, the words KBC will have a whole new meaning in India! The TV Korea Showcase, 2006, hosted by the...
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...
MUMBAI: Prime minister Manmohan Singh has announced the setting up of a committee to help promote the media and entertainment industry. The body will be chaired...
MUMBAI: Jeff Bewkes has been named president and chief operating officer of Time Warner Inc. The announcement was made by Time Warner chairman and CEO Dick...
MUMBAI: The US Museum of Television and Radio has launched the She Made It website – www.shemadeit.org – to celebrate the achievements of creative and business...
MUMBAI: When it comes to delivery platforms, consumers are increasingly looking for their handheld device; whether it be the cell phone, PDA, iPod or laptop. The...
MUMBAI: Panchali Chakraverty, former head of acquisitions and syndication for Sahara One Motion Pictures has joined Reliance Entertainment as the business development head as the Anil...
MUMBAI: Media under attack.Politicians lead the pack.The views channel from the Sri Adhikari Brothers’ stable- Janmat channel office in Andheri, Mumbai had witnessed a crowd in...
NEW DELHI: The government today showed that it was serious about content regulation when it discussed norms framed by the UK regulator with representatives from the...
MUMBAI: A new name and corporate identity for BBC Broadcast has been announced. As of 31 October, BBC Broadcast will be known as Red Bee Media...
MUMBAI: Pay-TV piracy is on the rise in the Asia Pacific region. A study released by The Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (Casbaa) and...
As long as the flow of information shifts from the old model of “from one to many” to “from many to one,” the current TV and...
MUMBAI: Change is the only constant. Only it’s happening at a much more rapid pace today! From the changing consumer, to building relevant media, to moving...
For the cable operators in India, there is much to learn from Taiwan. The industry, which was unorganised, has undergone changes: consolidation, network upgradation, and a...
WASHINGTON: MSNBC.com which claims to be a leader in breaking news and original journalism on the Internet, has hired two senior marketing experts to expand the...
MUMBAI: Market valuations of the media industry in India has potential to go up but chaos at the distribution end is pulling it down, investment bankers...
NEW YORK: The advertising industry’s most coveted awards’ committee has introduced a new award to honour innovation. The Titanium Lion will be added to this year’s...
MUMBAI: Betsy Scolnik has joined National Geographic Digital Media as vice president of content operations. She reports to Digital Media President Chris McAndrews. “The...
MUMBAI: In 1990, CNN had been on-air for a only a decade, Netscape and the Web revolution was five years away, newspaper readership in America was...
MUMBAI: Bag Films today announced the appointment of Aradhna Kohli as brand director of the production house. Her current role comprises corporate communication, public relation and...
MUMBAI: “Digital television is no longer a probability, it is a certainty. And I believe it can leave us with a legacy of more choice, for...
MUMBAI: A dedicated website has been launched for the Arab and World Media Forum. The event which is being organised by the Arab Thought Foundation and...
MUMBAI: Chennai-headquartered production house Yantra Media is entering the event space. The inaugural offering is a beauty queen contest Ms South India 2005 covering four Southern...
MUMBAI: The US-based Internet Streaming Media Alliance (ISMA) has formed an IPTV workgroup. The goals of the workgroup are to monitor developing standards or specifications for...
MUMBAI: Corporate raider and financier Carl Icahn met with executives at media conglomerate Time Warner a couple of days ago. He will continue to have talks...
NEW DELHI: Zee Telefilms Limited and IBM Global Services India Ltd. have entered into an agreement to develop end to end digital media asset management solution...
MUMBAI: Following a multi-agency pitch, Maa Communications Bozell, has won the creative and media duties of Fresh@, the retail business of Heritage Foods India, one of...
NEW DELHI: With the Indian government liberalizing foreign investment norms in quite a few sectors, the US companies are now mounting pressure to further open up...
MUMBAI: In response to the latest NRS 2005 (National Readership Survey) findings that showed an increase in the television and satellite universe numbers, Tam Media Research...
NEW DELHI: Zee Telefilms, India’s largest media and entertainment conglomerate celebrates 10 years of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa with the launch of what it dubs...
MUMBAI: Finding innovative ways to integrate interactive entertainment, media and programming, MTV Networks has entered into strategic relationship with Chicago based Midway Games to jointly sell...
MUMBAI: China Central Television (CCTV), China’s largest national television network, has expanded its post-production pipeline with media and entertainment solutions from California-headquartered software and services company...
MUMBAI: The BBC has launched the latest edition of its editorial guidelines, the corporation’s code of ethics for all BBC staff. The Corporation will introduce a...
MUMBAI: The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (Casbaa) has appointed John Medeiros as vice president for government relations and regulatory affairs. Medeiros will be...
MUMBAI: Innovation is what news channels have to look for to survive in a cluttered space.. Speaking today at the second of a series of interactions...
MUMBAI: Media marketing firm Sakar Communications has entered into marketing tie ups with English movie channel Cine World and Hindi music channel Jhankar Television. As per...
MUMBAI: It’s not just the French that are looking to present their point of view to a wider global audience. To air the Russian perspective to...
MUMBAI: In the recent past UK pubcaster the BBC has had to face fire from religious groups over shows like Popetown. The BBC ended up withdrawing...
MUMBAI: Media stocks showed varied movements on the stock market and rallied smartly after the government today announced FIIs, non-resident Indians and overseas corporate bodies will...
MUMBAI: The BBC has announced the shortlist of bidders for the sale of BBC Broadcast. The sale is subject to the final approval of the BBC...
MUMBAI: It is a myth that US media ownership is over concentrated today. Another myth prevalent is that programming choices available to American consumers are shrinking...
