International News

Saregama Broadcast Software, plans to start two radio programmes called ‘Non-stop Zindagi’ and ‘Antakshari’ on All India Radio’s FM 1 channel in Delhi from August 1. A leading pharmaceutical company will sponsor the programmes.

exchange4media Staff Jul 19, 2001 8:11 AM

BBC World is planning to beef up the regional content of news for the Indian market. Among the changes to be introduced are Asia Today, a news segment with Asia focus, which will be split in to two. While one will focus on the South-East Asian regions such

exchange4media Staff Jul 19, 2001 8:10 AM

AOL Time Warner and Samsung Electronics announced a marketing and technology development deal in which the companies will collaborate on an AOLTV set-top box with the TiVo recording service. Under the multiyear agreement, Samsung Electronics will be promo

exchange4media Staff Jul 18, 2001 7:48 AM

Kavita Goel, a member of the Subhash Chandra family, has made an open offer of up to 20 per cent to acquire the New Delhi-based Metropolitan Leasing, owners of the home shopping network, Asian Sky Shop.

exchange4media Staff Jul 18, 2001 7:45 AM

SABe TV is planning a strategic alliance with an international media company to broadcast in the UK and the US. The alliance is expected to take place within a month.

exchange4media Staff Jul 18, 2001 7:45 AM

Synergy Communications promoted by quizmaster Siddhartha Basu will produce a big-prize quiz show. The prize money would be larger than what is being offered on Kaun Banega Crorepati. The company also plans to produce a karaoke show and a drama series, besi

exchange4media Staff Jul 18, 2001 7:44 AM

Agrani Satellite Services Ltd. (ASSL), plans to off-load 74 per cent to a consortium of foreign investors including a strategic partner. Though it has not indicated the names of the foreign investors, it has identified Alcatel Space Industries (ASI) of Fra

exchange4media Staff Jul 18, 2001 7:43 AM

Sony Entertainment Television will provide a platform for match-making through a big budget reality show, expected to be launched by November. Sony has commissioned UTV to produce the show. The budget for the programme, will be higher than Sony’s game show

exchange4media Staff Jul 18, 2001 7:42 AM

G V Films Limited is planning to enter into the untapped Internet TV segment. The company has tied up with Ahmedabad based Top Cassettes Ltd., to provide requisite software programming and animation for streaming work.

exchange4media Staff Jul 17, 2001 7:37 AM

In an attempt at giving reality TV a new meaning, the crime serial based on real life, Zee Network’s ‘India’s Most Wanted’, is getting ready to look real. The show will cover actual raids by the police on the dens of criminals. The programme will also off

exchange4media Staff Jul 17, 2001 7:37 AM

STAR India has taken away the news programmes from Star World and transferred them to the 24-hour news channel Star News. The NDTV-produced prime time news at 9 p.m. had initially been taken off Star Plus.

exchange4media Staff Jul 17, 2001 7:35 AM

The latest quarterly report on media by Merrill Lynch forecasts that the Indian pay markets will grow from their estimated size of Rs 290 crores in 2001 to Rs 1830 crores by year 2006. According to the survey, this growth would come from increase in cable

exchange4media Staff Jul 17, 2001 7:34 AM

Coca-Cola, whose advertising is best known for schmaltzy images of Americana, has nude youth frolicking on the beach in its latest TV campaign being aired in Italy.

exchange4media Staff Jul 16, 2001 8:30 AM

Interpublic Group of Cos. unveiled a new corporate structure. Interpublic will comprise four operating divisions, each with its own management. Three of the units are modelled to provide a wider combination of marketing and advertising services. Th

exchange4media Staff Jul 16, 2001 8:27 AM

Supreme Court will hear the appeal against the telecast of the film, Father, Son and Holy War. The appeal was filed by Doordarshan against a Bombay High Court order directing it to telecast the film on the national network.

exchange4media Staff Jul 16, 2001 8:24 AM

MTV released its latest study in India called 'Tuning into the Indian Youth - Sources of Cool', where it put a face to the young side of India. The study, which was conducted by IMRB, covered respondents from 6 metros between the age of 15 to 24, h

exchange4media Staff Jul 16, 2001 8:23 AM

CNBC India is expecting to break even by early 2002. The news channel, launched last year, is a joint venture between Television Eighteen India and CNBC Asia. TV-18 has 49 per cent stake in CNBC India, while the rest is with CNBC Asia.

exchange4media Staff Jul 16, 2001 8:21 AM

HTA Chief, Mike Khanna, in an address to all HTA, Contract and IPAN employees reassured that things are not all that bad. He wrote that, on the back of significant growth (12%) of Indian Operation, he is persuading the WPP board to treat India as

exchange4media Staff Jul 16, 2001 8:19 AM

ESPN has set Sept. 7 for the relaunch of its 24-hour sports news network ESPNNews as a more interactive operation with ESPN.com.

exchange4media Staff Jul 14, 2001 8:18 AM

Time magazine is recognizing six advertising and marketing leaders in its July 16 issue. The second installment of its 18-month "Innovator" series, which began in June, is exclusively sponsored by Hewlett Packard.

exchange4media Staff Jul 14, 2001 8:16 AM