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Sony Entertainment Television (SET) has decided to pull out of its $17 million deal with WorldTel to telecast cricket match from Bangladesh. The WorldTel has threatened to sue SET over non-payment of advances totalling $0.75 million for coverage of these m
Come 1 November and French fashion channel FTV will become an encrypted feed. Preparations for the conversion to a digital feed are on in full swing. 60 per cent of the seeding operations concerning distribution of set top boxes have been completed. The f
The Bharti Group is picking up close to 10 per cent stake in TV Today Network, which owns the 24-hour free-to-air Hindi news channel, Aaj Tak. With this almost 10 per cent dilution, TV Today Network will have completed a nearly 20-per cent equity dilution.
The raid conducted on behalf of Star India in Delhi has affected almost 40,000 subscribers. The areas affected are Daryaganj and Pharganj. The cable operator Haryana Communications Private Limited office was raided for illegally screening Star TV channel.
ESPN Star Sports has bagged exclusive telecast rights for the Champions Trophy tournament in Sharjah. The triangular one-dayer involving Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe will begin on October 26 and end on November 4.
According to Frost & Sullivan, Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL) should got with a partner for its project Direct-To-Home (DTH) project. VSNL is expected to take a decision on this over the next 4-6 weeks.
It’s war over the small screen with Star and Sony fighting to get maximum number of audience to watch their programme. In an attempt to take the Sony audience away from the Hindi blockbuster Mohabbatein, to be aired at 8 p.m. on October 27, Star Plus has d
DD Sports plans to hike subscription rates by 20 per cent from November, just before the proposed three-Test series between England and India. The rate hike comes a year after Modi Entertainment Network started distributing DD Sports as pay channel.
Star’s search for another programme in place of KBC has ended with a Hindi version of the popular BBC game show ‘The Weakest Link’. The new game show will be aired on Star Plus under licence from BBC. The details of the Indian version of the game show, inc
A week after an ad for Eastman Kodak was unveiled on the side of the International Space Station, the industry’s journey into the final frontier has taken a further small step, with the news that Dentsu is to film a TV commercial in space. The ad, for Otsu
Calcutta City Cable Network (CCCN) plans to go ahead with plans for nationwide interactive television productions, following the green signal from the department of telecommunications, which will provide the leased line connections.
Vijaya Mallya, through his private investment entity Pharma Trading Company, has acquired a 51 per cent stake in Rifa Publications, which runs the popular film magazine Cine Blitz. He also has the option to acquire the balance 49 per cent stake by 31 Octob
The Walt Disney Company plans to set up a wholly owned subsidiary in India. The Indian arm will be initially capitalised at $30 million (around Rs 150 crores). It will launch and distribute its popular cable channel, The Disney Channel. The proposal is yet
Prasar Bharati Corporation plans to launch a pilot project involving digital terrestrial broadcasting in four metros. The corporation has set up a task force to negotiate with private players to join a six-channel bouquet, which would be offered by Decembe
As part of its marketing strategy to promote the ‘Pentium 4 Processor’ (P4P), Intel is in the process of rolling out an aggressive ad campaign which is a part of a $300-million global campaign called “Technology Quest”. As part of its offline promotion str
Zee TV’s July – September net profit fell by 2 per cent as compared to last year. Net profit totalled Rs 53.3 crores, compared to Rs 54.4 crores last year. Its total income rose to Rs 267 crores from Rs 227 crores.
Intelivision plans to go national with its exclusive channel for children —Splash— by mid-November. The free-to-air channel was launched in Chennai yesterday and is now available in two million homes in South India. Targeted primarily at four to 14 years-o
Sony Entertainment Television is pulling off its much-hyped Govinda-hosted game show, Jeeto Chappar Phaad Ke, from November 16. The programme will end before one year of run on the channel. Sony will replace Jeeto Chappar Phaad Ke with Chartbusters and Mus
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of BBC plans to focus on licensing of television software and publishing in India. According to BBC officials about 8-10 per cent of BBC Worldwide ‘s television licensing revenues come from the Indian market.
The Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) has called an extraordinary general meeting on Wednesday to discuss the amendments that the industry wants in the Communications Convergence Bill (2001). IBF is expected to ask for certain changes in content regulat
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