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MUMBAI: Advertising Standards Council of India’s (Asci) Consumer Complaints Council (CCC) upheld complaints made against 27 advertisements during the quarter April – June 2011. During the...
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...
MUMBAI: 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...
star India is aggressively building a wide portfolio of English entertainment channels. Its aim: to capture specific needs of different viewers. Backed by a rise...
MUMBAI: Star India has roped in Arpita Menon to head the media planning and buying team of the network. Menon will report to Star India EVP...
MUMBAI: Advertisers will need to cough out more to place their ads on television as two leading Indian broadcasters have indicated that they would be upping...
MUMBAI: Star India’s youth brand Channel [v] has launched FYI Youth Report 2010, a study commissioned by the channel to understand the youth better. Through this...
2009 began ominously with dark clouds looming in the aftermath of the meltdown of financial markets in the US. In the midst of this turbulence, Star...
MUMBAI: The Hindi general entertainment channel (GEC) space is constantly changing and churning out fresh opportunities. In my opinion, it has been a year of shows...
It’s rearguard action time at Star Plus. Edged out after a nine-year life at the top, Star Plus is making moves to shed off the “saas-bahu”...
Viacom and Raghav Bahl-promoted Network18 are furiously working together to create an entertainment conglomerate in India. The central piece in their build-up plan is a Hindi...
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...
Rajesh Kamat, CEO of Viacom18’s Hindi GEC Colors, has a clear mandate – to ensure his upcoming channel a position amongst the top 3 players in...
From starting as a human resource (HR) consulting firm in 1996 to entering the fast-growing broadcasting space, INX Media has travelled a long way. INX’s music...
A lot of flip-flop happening in the Hindi general entertainment channels. Yet Star Plus is the leader in the game, while Star One has consolidated its...
It’s the festival of lights. And for many the festival of noise courtesy exploding fireworks. In the hope of reducing the number of those belonging to...
MUMBAI: ICC internet partner Indya.com kicked off its campaign for the globe’s biggest cricketing carnival with the official launch today of its World Cup dedicated website...
MUMBAI: In a market heavily dominated by Sun TV, Star India’s Tamil channel Vijay, is toying with new genres of programming to make a mark. having...
MUMBAI: DirecTV’s South Asian advertising agency Elephant Advertising, a wholly owned subsidiary of CineMaya Media Group, has unveiled a multi-media KBC advertising campaign across print, television,...
MUMBAI: After Star CEO Paul Aiello, it is News Corp president and COO Peter Chernin, Rupert Murdoch’s right hand man, who will be coming to these...
MUMBAI: In an effort to tap into the burgeoning mobile sphere, Star India is launching the platform Plus by the end of February. Star is hoping...
MUMBAI: Cricket has done a number on Star Plus’ Kaun Banega Crorepati, which opened with a big bang clocking 5.3 TVR, but saw a significant ratings...
MUMBAI: The 2007 Golden Globes is an affirmation of the phenomenal popularity of Walt Disney Company’s Ugly Betty. Riding high on all the adulation, the series...
MUMBAI: Lifting the lid off the worst kept secret in Indian media, Star has made it official that its two head honchos in India – Star...
MUMBAI: The 2007 Golden Globes is an affirmation of the phenomenal popularity of Walt Disney Company’s Ugly Betty. Riding high on all the adulation, the series...
MUMBAI: Star India looks to be aiming to move a significant part of its production activities, particularly relating to format shows and advertiser funded programming (AFP),...
MUMBAI: After the launch of prime-time kids shows – Antariksh and Lucky – in both the weekday & weekend band, leading Hindi general entertainment channel Star...
MUMBAI: Star India’s internet portal indya.com has registered over 1.1 billion hits and 234 million page views on its iccchampionstrophy.indya.com site since its 8 October 2006...
MUMBAI: After Japan, it’s the turn of the UK for Star India channels to spread their wings. Star India has entered into a syndication deal with...
MUMBAI: After Japan, it’s the turn of the UK for Star India channels to spread their wings. Star India has entered into a syndication deal with...
MUMBAI: Sahara One Media and Entertainment Ltd have let the 15 October deadline pass to inform sector regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) the channel...
NEW DELHI: Star India looks like being the first major broadcaster to sign on to the CAS bandwagon. In a clear statement of intent directed at...
MUMBAI: Star India’s iconic gameshow Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) is coming back – and for another five seasons, mind it. The return of KBC was revealed...
MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court has refused to stay Zee TV’s latest prime time launch Ghar Ki Lakshmi Betiyann, in a copyright infringement suit filed by...
MUMBAI: With the Conditional Access System (CAS) controversy continuing unabated at the broadcasters’ level, Nimbus Sports Broadcast has quoted a premium price for two of its...
NEW DELHI: From “let there be voluntary CAS” to “if you must mandate CAS stay out of the pricing mechanism”. That could well sum up how...
MUMBAI: Balaji Telefilms Ltd. is targeting a 7-8 per cent growth in turnover to around Rs 3.1 billion this fiscal on the back of a rate...
MUMBAI: Pushing the ‘digital’ envelope further, Star India has announced the full-fledged launch of its mobile audio entertainment service Voice. The service now offers audio capsules...
MUMBAI: Star Entertainment has launched what it claims as the organisation’s biggest endeavor in the mobile entertainment space Star 7827 Voice. The interactive audio- service is...
NEW DELHI: Broadcast regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) Thursday held discussions with industry stakeholders, but was firm that a la carte pricing of channels...
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today refused to pass any interim order on petitions filed by Dish TV and Star India relating to a disputes tribunal...
MUMBAI: Star India’s music arm Channel [V] has launched its eccentric animated character Simpoo, the math professor on the mobile platform. The launch of the new...
NEW DELHI: Having dominated the Indian satellite airwaves for over six years, Star India is rolling out more big ticket initiatives on the programming, marketing and...
NEW DELHI: Star India, the revenue-generating arm of News Corp in Asia, is picking up the global threads being woven by its parent in the Internet...
MUMBAI: It is official now. Star Plus is not discontinuing Kaun Banega Crorepati 2 (KBC2) even though it has exhausted its fresh bank of episodes. Instead,...
NEW DELHI: A majority of broadcast industry stakeholders are against IPTV separated from cable service and have said this is likely to create more problems in...
MUMBAI: Star India’s Tamil channel Vijay TV has a new prime time strategy on the anvil. The channel is presently revamping its 9 to 10 pm...
MUMBAI: Star India has acquired the telecast rights to the Aamir Khan starrer Rang De Basanti from UTV. The block buster film has been bought over...
MUMBAI: After the exit of Puneet Johar as Senior VP, Marketing and Communication last week, Star India has two more key executives leaving the organisation. According...
MUMBAI: Star India is beefing up its “response mechanism”, 7827 – the short code – to explore the burgeoning mobile entertainment market in the country. Starting...
