International News

Sony Entertainment Television’s advertising revenues is expected to dip by nearly 10 per cent to Rs 380 crore in the current financial year. SET India, will witness no growth from last year with the revenues stagnating at Rs 500 crore. This will include re

exchange4media Staff Oct 23, 2001 8:00 AM

The government has taken a decision to allow foreign investment in non-news and non-current affairs publications. The government will also allow local publication or Indian editions of these scientific and technical journals. The government has decided to

exchange4media Staff Oct 23, 2001 7:59 AM

More than 35 players in the video cassettes and CDs business have formed Video Federation of India, a body to combat the problem of piracy plaguing the Rs 12,000 crore entertainment industry in India. The body comprises of players like Ultra Group, T-Serie

exchange4media Staff Oct 22, 2001 7:15 AM

In a bid to beat retail blues brought on by the recession, Shopper’s Stop, has embarked on a Rs 4-crore promotional campaign. The 101-day exercise, 'Seven Wonders of the world' shopping festival has opened across all eight stores. To be eligible, purchases

exchange4media Staff Oct 22, 2001 7:14 AM

B4U Music will go pay in the UK within two months. It will be offered as a package with Sony Entertainment Television and B4U Movies. The music will priced at ce 7.99 a subscriber per month. The combined pricing of Sony and the two B4U channels will be dec

exchange4media Staff Oct 22, 2001 7:13 AM

The World Gold Council (WGC) has launched an international communications and branding campaign with the baseline `Glow with gold', designed to make the metal more contemporary and fashionable. The campaign, which was launched in the US, UK and Italy in Au

exchange4media Staff Oct 20, 2001 9:45 AM

National Geographic will air its new programme ‘Pub Guide to the Universe’. Participants will include scientists, astronauts and astronomers. Topics intended to fuel the imagination including sports that astronauts can play on a different planet, the possi

exchange4media Staff Oct 20, 2001 9:42 AM

WSG Nimbus plans to sue Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka (BCCSL) for termination of its three-year television, radio and sponsorship deal. The combine is filing a notice with the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) and will also be

exchange4media Staff Oct 20, 2001 9:41 AM

Mid-Day Multimedia Limited (MML) is setting up a separate division for its television business. The operations are expected to begin by the end of this year. The company's board of directors has approved the MoU for a strategic alliance with Zee News. As p

exchange4media Staff Oct 20, 2001 9:40 AM

There's a fine line between family-oriented films and "for-all-ages" films. Both labels are often a red flag as often as a drawing card to TV viewers. For Hallmark, "for-all-ages" films have consistently drawn high ratings - with their appeal factor attrac

exchange4media Staff Oct 20, 2001 9:38 AM

Jindal Photo Films Limited has kicked off a new multi-media campaign, featuring new brand ambassador Aishwarya Rai. The campaign is being complemented by promotional ‘scratch and win’ programme, which begins by mid-November 2001, across 500 Fuji Image Serv

exchange4media Staff Oct 19, 2001 7:34 AM

The Colombo High Court has restrained television production house WSG Nimbus Pvt Ltd from interfering with the right of the Sri Lankan Cricket Board to enter into fresh contracts with other parties. The commercial court's injunction was obtained by the boa

exchange4media Staff Oct 19, 2001 7:33 AM

MAA Communications Bozell Limited plans to acquire Rhizic Communication Limited, a medium sized advertising agency soon.

exchange4media Staff Oct 19, 2001 7:33 AM

Balaji Telefilms is poised to rake in a turnover of close to Rs 1000 million at the end of the current financial year. The seven-year-old production house, which specialises in hooking the middle class, middle-aged Indian woman to the small screen, is now

exchange4media Staff Oct 19, 2001 7:32 AM

Mid-Day Multimedia Limited is looking at expanding its outdoor advertising business to other cities. To begin with, the company has identified Chennai for beginning its operations.

exchange4media Staff Oct 19, 2001 7:31 AM

Talks between Sony Entertainment Television and Aaj Tak are stuck as the news channel has stalled its plans to enter overseas market. While SET was keen on distributing the news channel in India as part of its bouquet, Aaj Tak wants the tie up primarily fo

exchange4media Staff Oct 19, 2001 7:31 AM

Star World plans a programming initiative with the launch of couple of popular shows. The channel will air Fox’s international reality show ‘Temptation Island’ from November 22. It will also be launching its latest version of ‘Friends’ in November.

exchange4media Staff Oct 19, 2001 7:30 AM

The deadline for private FM radio service providers has been set for December 31. According to the Information & Broadcasting minister Sushma Swaraj, the government plans to forfeit the bank guarantees of the defaulting companies.

exchange4media Staff Oct 18, 2001 7:27 AM

ESPN Star Sports (ESS) has finalised a broadcast sponsorship deal for the English Premier League (EPL). The one year sponsorship agreement will see Toshiba and Carlsberg Asia Limited enjoying regional association with the 2001/2002 EPL season through a com

exchange4media Staff Oct 18, 2001 7:26 AM

With the onset of the festival season, a host of new serials, soaps and blockbuster movies are set to hit the small screen. The next three months is slated to witness the advertising spend in TV channels crossing the Rs 1,000 crore-mark. This almost repres

exchange4media Staff Oct 18, 2001 7:26 AM