MUMBAI: Ajith Nair‘s upcoming Malayalam film Arabana (Wheelbarrow) will feature the emotional struggles faced by expatriate workers in the Middle East. It will be shot entirely...
MUMBAI: WPP, the world’s largest advertising company, has reported a strong first-half financial performance. WPP declared revenue growth of 8.1 per cent in the first half...
NEW DELHI: BAG Films and Media, which has diverse interests across broadcasting, television production and radio businesses, is planning to take its two channels to the...
MUMBAI: A pivotal part of CNN’s content ownership strategy has come on stream with the launch of a new state-of-the-art production center and newsgathering hub in...
NEW DELHI: Business news channel CNBC has announced that it has signed HSBC bank as sponsor for the channel. As per the deal, HSBC will sponsor...
MUMBAI: BBC World News and Ministry of Tourism (MoT) have entered into a year-long partnership to promote Indian tourism in the global market. As part of...
Star is eyeing growth in Middle East, Pakistan and Africa. Which is why it has created the new post of country head for these three markets...
MUMBAI: BBC Arabic head Hosam El Sokkari has promised a new multi-media era for Arab audiences to the BBC. Speaking in Cairo at a reception to...
MUMBAI: UK pubcaster the BBC has announced that its former Gaza Correspondent Alan Johnston is to tell the story of his kidnap ordeal in a two-part...
MUMBAI: NDTV has launched NDTV Arabia in the Middle East and North Africa region. The 24-hour news and infotainment channel will be free-to-air channel available on...
MUMBAI: MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. announced that RigNet Pte Ltd global provider of managed communications solutions to the oil and gas industry had signed an...
MUMBAI: The Sea Launch team has initiated a countdown at its equatorial launch site. This is in preparation for the launch of the NSS-8 communications satellite...
MUMBAI: CNN will on three consecutive days beginning 30 December offer a look back at 2006; from the stories that dominated the news agenda and an...
MUMBAI: Zee Network has tied up with Media Overseas, subsidiary of Canal+ Group, for the launch on their multi channel satellite pay-television platform, for three of...
MUMBAI: Frost and Sullivan’s Automotive and Transportation Practice South Asia and Middle East will be hosting an analyst briefing webinar on 15 December from 11 am...
MUMBAI: With the aim of offering a viewpoint different from global news channels CNN and BBC the French government has launched its international news channel France...
MUMBAI: Tata group company Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd (VSNL) has inked an MoU with global telecom firms to construct a new submarine cable linking India, Middle...
MUMBAI: Bennett Media Worldwide (BMW), the global distribution operation for The Bennett Group, has completed multiple satellite television sales in Asia and the Middle East for...
MUMBAI: Reliance Communications owned Falcon Undersea Cable System has started its operational from today unleashing international bandwidth between India, Middle East and Europe. The Flag Telecom...
MUMBAI: Sony Entertainment Television (SET) India is stepping up plans for an initial public offering (IPO). The company is looking at a period after the cricket...
MUMBAI: Phoenix-headquartered internet broadcasting pioneer in producing and syndicating online audio and video Modavox has formed a strategic business partnership with INDOlink, an internet media company...
MUMBAI: Phoenix-headquartered internet broadcasting pioneer in producing and syndicating online audio and video Modavox has formed a strategic business partnership with INDOlink, an internet media company...
MUMBAI: The conclusion of ITU’s Regional Radiocommunication Conference (RRC-06) in Geneva saw the signing of a treaty agreement that is a major step in implementing World...
MUMBAI: Hyderabad based IMImobile, a global end-to-end enabler of mobile value added services has bagged the distribution rights for the Official Melody of the 2006 Fifa...
BANGALORE: O2 today strengthens its Asia Pacific management team with the appointment of Guillaume Debrosse as COO and Sean Wilkins as CFO. Both appointments underscore O2’s...
MUMBAI: The America Channel has entered into a long-term distribution and services agreement with BT Americas, a division of British Telecommunications (BT), for delivery of The...
CANNES: Buena Vista International Television (BVITV) has announced the launch of a new Disney branded block in the Middle East, with the conclusion of an agreement...
MUMBAI: Chum International (CI) which is the development and distribution arm of US media firm Chum has signed a format agreement with Orbit Communications for a...
MUMBAI: Taylor Nelson Sofres plc (TNS) has appointed Pedro Ros as managing director – global clients and sectors, with immediate effect. In this newly created role,...
MUMBAI: BBC World, the BBC’s international 24-hour news and information television channel, has appointed Karishma Vaswani as its first ever business correspondent in Mumbai. From 1st...
MUMBAI: Granada International has announced that the reality show Nanny 911 has been picked up in the Middle East by MBC and in Turkey by Kanal...
MUMBAI: UK pubcaster The BBC’s commercial arm BBC Worldwide has announced that two channels, BBC Prime and BBC Food, are now successfully established on three key...
MUMBAI: Zee Telefilms Ltd is gearing up to expand its business in the Middle East. The company is launching early next year a movie channel for...
MUMBAI: The Prannoy Roy promoted — NDTV is now tapping the Indian American diaspora.The company has partnered with DirecTV in US with a view to increase...
MUMBAI: Entertainment channel BBC Prime which is distributed by UK pubcaster the BBC’s commercial arm BBC Worldwide has commenced broadcasting in Korea through a deal with...
MUMBAI: Sahara One has tied up with Middle East’s kids’ entertainment brand – Spacetoon Media Group and will be sourcing animation and live action content. This...
MUMBAI: Middle East broadcaster The Orbit Satellite and Radio Network has added Turner’s channel Boomerang to its complement of family entertainment packages. Boomerang is an animation...
Mumbai 18th October: Tune into your television sets this Sunday at 12:30 p.m. on Sony Entertainment Television and watch Fair & Lovely Shikhar as hostess Pooja...
New Delhi, September 2, 2005: Ozone Ayurvedics has forayed into global skin-care with plans to set up its first manufacturing facility outside India, in the UK....
MUMBAI: Simon Wilson has been appointed bureau chief for the BBC in Jerusalem. Wilson has covered conflicts in the Balkans and Middle East and has been...
MUMBAI: Malayalam television network Asianet has launched Lunch with Mohanlal Recipe Contest in association with food product range Mohanlal Taste Buds in Muscat. The contest is...
MUMBAI: Pehla, Arab Digital Distribution’s (ADD) pay television platform targeting viewers from the Indian subcontinent, has announced the entry of music channel Southern Spice Music in...
MUMBAI: Star Movies has renewed the live and exclusive broadcast rights to The Annual Academy Awards for India and Taiwan from 2005 to 2010. The six-year...
MUMBAI: Al Jazeera – possibly the most controversial media entity of the recent times in the Middle East, and a wholly financed company by the Qatari...
MUMBAI: This is a piece of news that should interest marketers and advertisers keen on seeing the direction that point of purchase (Pop) advertising is taking....
MUMBAI: Pehla, Arab Digital Distribution’s (ADD) pay television platform targeting viewers from the Indian subcontinent, has announced the launch of Pehla Bangla. This new buy thru...
MUMBAI: Two years of “will it, won’t it?” is finally over with the launch in India of VH1, MTV’s upmarket sibling. Interestingly, the premium music channel...
MUMBAI: European news channel EuroNews is now available in Asia. It is being broadcast with two signals in Asia through Eutelsats W5 satellite. EuroNews has seven...
MUMBAI: To grab its due share from the Middle East region which has a significant Malayalam speaking population, regional language news channel Indiavision has taken some...
MUMBAI: BBC Worldwide has announced the creation of BBC Japan. The new channel will bring the best of BBC programming to TV audiences in Japan. It...

