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ZEE Telefilms (ZTL) promoters, who had kept the buyer a secret, appear to have sold 25 lakh of their shares to the Singapore-based foreign institutional investor (FII), Alliance Capital. This is part of their effort to repay to ZTL Rs 220 crore which they

exchange4media Staff Aug 22, 2001 7:20 AM

Baazee.com has entered into an alliance with Yahoo! India. This alliance will enable users of Yahoo! India to participate in online auctions on Baazee. Bazee is also negotiating with Rediff.com for an alliance to provide the Baazee auction facilities to Re

exchange4media Staff Aug 22, 2001 7:19 AM

STAR Group, which has taken over the majority stake in the Internet portal indya.com, has decided to cut 35 per cent of the latter’s staff comprising of 180 people. This is the second time in the year that indya.com has slashed jobs. .

exchange4media Staff Aug 22, 2001 7:18 AM

Pentamedia Graphics Limited (PGL) is planning to launch its children’s channel Splash in the second week of September. The company has already started test transmission from August 17. It will be a free-to-air, 24-hour digital channel.

exchange4media Staff Aug 22, 2001 7:17 AM

Information and Broadcasting Minister Sushma Swaraj informed the Rajya Sabha that the government has asked the Paris-based FTV to adhere to the cable programme code following complaints raised by the Parliamentary Consultative Committee. Swaraj told the

exchange4media Staff Aug 22, 2001 7:15 AM

Following the success of it’s recently concluded ‘India Teen Queen Pageant’, Zee Telefilms is looking at foraying into yet another unexplored arena: beauty pageants. The company is now coming up with two more innovative pageants: the Cutie Pageant, aimed a

exchange4media Staff Aug 22, 2001 7:14 AM

Replying to supplementaries during question hour, Information and Broadcasting Minister Sushma Swaraj said that there would be a common broadcasting code for all, including the private players, wanting to enter the Indian broadcasting sector and Rs 158 cro

exchange4media Staff Aug 22, 2001 7:14 AM

Cartoon Network launched two 3D-animation shows produced by Pentamedia —Pandavas and Sinbad—at a press conference on Tuesday. The two shows will be aired on the channel beginning September 8.

exchange4media Staff Aug 22, 2001 7:13 AM

The Turner Group is exploring opportunities but does not have any immediate plans to bring back the TCM movie channel to the Indian viewers. The company is looking at distribution opportunities in the country for Turner Classic Movies (TCM) and may stage a

exchange4media Staff Aug 22, 2001 7:12 AM

Zee TV, as part of its new-look mantra, “Naye Andaaz Mein Zee TV—Nahi Dekha to Kya Dekha,” the channel will be unveiling 24 new programmes and a new logo from August 27. The new programming line-up is being introduced by the channel after extensive researc

exchange4media Staff Aug 22, 2001 7:11 AM