International News

UTV has initiated legal action against Stracon India, Vibrant Media, B R Vision, Ricky International and Dart Pvt. Ltd., for defaulting on payments to the company. The companies which collectively owe over Rs 2 crore to UTV.

exchange4media Staff Jul 11, 2001 8:22 AM

Walter Isaacson begins the newest and biggest challenge of his career: turning around AOL Time Warner's flagging network , CNN, as chairman-CEO. Mr. Isaacson, who was previously the editorial director of Time Inc., takes over from Tom Johnson, who

exchange4media Staff Jul 10, 2001 8:39 AM

General Motors division Adam Opel has signed a two-year online ad partnership with AOL Time Warner. The alliance will see Opel pay AOL an estimated DM10 million to DM20m ($4.3m-$8.7m). In return, the automaker will receive premium ad locations on A

exchange4media Staff Jul 10, 2001 8:37 AM

According to the latest National Readership Survey (NRS) report, overall readership of the Hindustan Times has increased to 24.75 lakhs from the previous figure of 21.14 lakhs.

exchange4media Staff Jul 10, 2001 8:30 AM

Sri Adhikari Brothers TV Network is still undecided whether to move court against Doordarshan’s decision rejecting its Rs 18 crore bid for the 8 to 10 p.m. time slot on DD Metro. Along with SAB, the other two bids rejected by DD last week were thos

exchange4media Staff Jul 10, 2001 8:27 AM

Zee Telefilms has decided to re-launch its flagship channel Zee TV, from the third week of August. The channel will have a new look and programmes. Among the new programmes that will be hitting the channel is ‘Aap Jo Bole Haan to Haan, Aap Jo B

exchange4media Staff Jul 10, 2001 8:26 AM

Universal McCann here has successfully defended its $250 million-plus Sony Pictures Entertainment media buying business. The 14-year incumbent kept its show business credentials after a protracted six-month review that included Starcom, Chicago, an

exchange4media Staff Jul 9, 2001 8:43 AM

Arianespace, is in advanced negotiations with the Essel group to acquire a stake in the group’s first satellite venture. The Essel group owns and runs Zee Television Network. Mumbai-based Essel’s subsidiary, Afro-Asian Satellite Communications, is

exchange4media Staff Jul 9, 2001 8:41 AM

The Indian Telly Awards 2001 were announced at The Oberoi, Bombay, on July 6, 2001. The first of its kind, these awards promoted by indiantelevision.com, seek to reward the achievements of India's cable and satellite television professionals. The

exchange4media Staff Jul 9, 2001 8:40 AM

Discovery Channel has crossed the final frontier. It has managed to film an Indian woman giving birth to a child. All this for Discovery Channel's two-hour groundbreaking film, World Birth Day, to be aired later this year.

exchange4media Staff Jul 9, 2001 8:39 AM

B4U is shifting from a Hindi general entertainment to a Bollywood channel in September. The management has also decided to make it a pay channel by December this year. B4U will be priced at Rs 5 - 8 a month per subscriber.

exchange4media Staff Jul 9, 2001 8:37 AM

The Prasar Bharati board rejected all the bids, which were submitted four days ago for prime time slots on Doordarshan’s Metro channel. The Prasar Bharati board met on Saturday to take a decision on the crucial issue of bidding. The bids, if th

exchange4media Staff Jul 9, 2001 8:36 AM

The BBC pledged to launch its new package of digital channels in the coming year and said it would not charge viewers for them. Among the new offerings will be BBC3, an entertainment channel, BBC4, an arts and culture channel, and two children's channe

exchange4media Staff Jul 7, 2001 9:01 AM

STAR India Limited, has put on hold for the time being its ambitious plans to offer broadband and interactive services in India. Besides broadband and interactive services, the News Television Networks of STAR was slated to launch a news portal from Ba

exchange4media Staff Jul 7, 2001 8:59 AM

After having categorically rejected the entry of foreign print media, the government is now trying to evolve a consensus on the issue of investment by FIIs and NRIs in the Indian publishing industry, Information and Broadcasting Minister, Sushma Swaraj

exchange4media Staff Jul 7, 2001 8:58 AM

According to the latest NRS 2001 survey findings, Dainik Bhaskar has dethroned the Tamil Nadu-based Daily Thanthi to be the most widely read newspaper in the country. The survey also points out that the newspaper readers have grown to 85 million, while

exchange4media Staff Jul 7, 2001 8:49 AM

Tata Tea has phased out support for four brands--Brahmaputra, Lucky Cup, Leo and Chola - as part of its brand rationalisation. While Leo catered to the economy segment of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, Brahmaputra, a strong 100 per cent As

exchange4media Staff Jul 6, 2001 9:36 AM

Lowe Lintas & Partners has won the Rs 10 crore business of Maruti Udyog Ltd's new utility vehicle, Every. Lowe Lintas, which already handles the company's other brands like Baleno, Esteem, Alto and Omni, won the account in a fierce pitch. All of Marut

exchange4media Staff Jul 6, 2001 9:21 AM

Sree TV, a 24-hour Telugu entertainment channel, plans to go on air in November this year. Andhra Pradesh-based Vasavi Communications and Mootha Gopalakrishna are promoting the channel. Sree TV positioned as an entertainment channel, will also offer n

exchange4media Staff Jul 6, 2001 9:20 AM

CNBC has appointed Mediascope Associates to be their representative in India for their various international CNBC channels. Mediascope will represent and be responsible for selling advertising airtime & sponsorships for CNBC Asia, CNBC Singapore, CNBC

exchange4media Staff Jul 6, 2001 9:18 AM