Headlines
"No outside party
on DD" - Quraishi
Prasar Bharati will not have ESPN Star Sports producing pre and post
match programmes during the cricket World Cup on DD...More
DD rejects ESS proposal
In a major development that is bound to bring a sigh of relief within
the ranks of Sony Entertainment Television India, Prasar Bharati
today rejected ESPN Star Sports' proposal for presenting cricket
packages during the upcoming World Cup in South Africa...More
LG threatens
to move SC over HC ruling
LG, one of the official sponsors of ICC, has threatened to move
the Supreme Court against the High Court order...More
HC backs players in
contracts row
The Delhi High Court today weighed in to the ongoing dispute between
the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Board of Cricket
Control in India (BCCI) over the payers' contracts issue...More
Supercop Kiran Bedi's
Galati Kiski on DD 1
While mainstream channels are sprucing up their programme line up
with sitcoms, soaps and children's programmes, national channel
Doordarshan has decided to opt for Galati Kiski ,a docu-
drama series...More
Judge dismisses part
of DirecTV lawsuit: NDS
News Corp technology arm NDS Group said on Tuesday a United States
district court judge has dismissed most of a lawsuit filed last
September by satellite television company DirecTV...More
Reach first user of
AsiaSat 4
Asia Satellite Telecommunications has signed telecoms carrier Reach
Ltd as the first subscriber on its AsiaSat 4 to be launched in March
this year...More
I&B's guidelines for
community radio
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has issued guidelines
for granting licenses to well established educational institutions...More
DD and AIR not to
be privatised - Bais
Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Ramesh
Bais on Tuesday said that there were no plans to privatise either
Doordarshan or All India Radio (AIR)...More
MGM, NBC extend global
distribution alliance
Underscoring the success of their alliance, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Studios and NBC Enterprises have jointly announced that they have
agreed to extend their international distribution agreement for
an additional four years...More
Raveena's Stumped
marks telefilm director's debut
Gaurab Pandey, who has written and directed several telefilms for
India's mass entertainment channels, is ready with Bollywood actress
Raveena Tandon's feature film Stumped...More
Karishma Kaa Karishma
debuts on Friday
Friday will be a day of reckoning for Star Plus as it unveils two
new shows -Karishma Kaa Karishma at 8:00 pm and Shararath
Thoda Jadu, Thodi Nazakat at 9:00 pm respectively...More
Intelsat signs agreement
for teleport in Asia
Intelsat has announced the signing of an agreement with REACH to
lease teleport services from the company's Stanley Teleport in Hong
Kong...More
Media, Advertising
& Marketing Watch
Orange and BBC team up to offer news on SMS
Mobile service provider Orange and BBC World Service have announced
the launch of a new BBC news on SMS service...More
Chowdhury joins brand consultancy Shining Emotional
Angshuman Chowdhury has joined brand consultancy firm Shining Emotional
Surplus Pvt. Ltd. as President. Shining specialises in aligning
corporations for end-user benefit...More
UB group's McDowell's No 1 banks on entertainment
With limited advertising options at their disposal, liquor brands
are examining all the possible opportunities to piggy-back on cross-marketing
tie-ups. UB group's flagship brand McDowell's No 1 is presenting
Raveena Tandon's feature film Stumped...More
Seminar on pester power on Friday
Mind Space Events (India) is organising a marketing seminar on Pester
Power: The Increasing influence of Kids in today’s buying decisions
in suburban Mumbai on 24 January...More
Tube Talk
Kyunki... spotlight is back on Mihir and Tulsi More
Martial Arts star Jet Li on CNN's Talk Asia More
Technology
Update
VHQ, Top Notch collaborate to produce $ 30 million content
More
Wegener introduces the DTV735 Cable Groomer More
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