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Sahara One Media & Ent. appoints S Chitale as COO 2008-05-17 12:43:00 Indiantelevision.com Team(17 May 2008 7:10 pm)MUMBAI: Sahara
One Media and Entertainment has appointed S Chitale as COO in a rejig exercise that has seen the filling up of some senior positions.Confirming the appointment, Sahara One Media and Entertainment head Seemanto Roy said the idea was to have business heads of individual channels along with the COO to keep pace with the company's growth pha
Trai extends last date for views on spectrum pricing 2008-05-17 12:37:00 Indiantelevision.com Team(16 May 2008 7:30 pm)NEW DELHI: Following requests from some stakeholders, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today extended by one week the time for written comments on a Consultation Paper issued by it on 2 May on Allocation and Pricing of Spectrum.The TRAI consultation paper was specifically on “Allocation and Pricing for 2.3-2.4 GHz,2.5-2.69 GHz & 3 Read more:extends
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Disney-ABC International, Canal+ sign multi-window content deal 2008-05-17 12:36:00 Indiantelevision.com Team(15 May 2008 8:00 pm)MUMBAI: Disney
-ABC International
Television and French pay TV platform Canal
+ have concluded a new multi-year, multi-window content agreement. This will bring a selection of current and forthcoming movie and series content to viewers via transactional VoD, pay-per-view and pay TV windows.For Disney-ABC International Television, this agreement was concl
BBC to air special programming on Amazon 2008-05-17 12:35:00 Indiantelevision.com Team (14 May 2008 6:00 pm) MUMBAI: UK pubcaster The BBC has announced that 15 May it will mount its most in-depth live coverage yet of the Amazon
rainforest with The Amazon Paradox, a special day of programming on Thursday 15 May.Throughout the day, BBC World Service journalists will deliver reports for radio and online at bbcworldservice.com/amazon.The Amazon Paradox
Zee Cinema to launch kids slot from 19 May 2008-05-17 12:33:00 Indiantelevision.com Team(14 May 2008 7:10 pm)MUMBAI: Movie channels seem to be developing the kids slot. After Filmy introduced this band, Zee Cinema
has announced a special summer slot for kids at 12:30 pm. Beginning 19 May, the channel will air kids’ movies from Monday to Friday.The programming line up for the month consists of movies like Phir Hera Pheri, Fun2sh, Honey I Shrunk The Kids, Ish
3 Bollywood films compete at AXN Action Awards 2008-05-17 12:32:00 Indiantelevision.com Team(14 May 2008 6:00 pm)MUMBAI: Cash, Shootout at Lokhandwala and Risk are competing for best action film at the AXN ActionAwards
.From 15 May viewers can vote by sending an sms to 52525 or by logging on to www.axnactionawards.com.The AXN Action Awards will have on ground activities in six cities. At each of the events, on-ground paper ballot voting will be available where th
Channel [V] to launch 5th season of Get Gorgeous 2008-05-17 12:32:00 Indiantelevision.com Team(14 May 2008 5:00 pm)MUMBAI: Channel
[V] has announced the fifth season of Get Gorgeous. Beginning 16 May at 7:30 pm, the show will include higher levels of competition and drama that leads the way to find India’s next supermodel.Channel [v]’s in-house VJ Pia is back as the host along with the panel of experts from the industry including stalwarts such as Designer duo
Sony Pix announces winner of Gateway 2008-05-17 12:31:00 Indiantelevision.com Team(13 May 2008 7:10 pm)MUMBAI: Sony
Pix announced Bejoy Nambiar as the winner
of its film-making based reality show Gateway
. He will undergo an intensive eight-week internship with Ashok Amritraj and Hyde Park Entertainment in Los Angeles.Nambiar will learn the intricacies of both the art and business of filmmaking in Hollywood before directing the Hyde Park Entertainment pr
Trai solicits views of stakeholders on Internet telephony 2008-05-17 12:30:00 Indiantelevision.com Team(12 May 2008 10:00 pm)NEW DELHI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India today commenced an exercise to find ways to face the regulatory challenges and ensure a level-playing field for internet telephony
since banning services like Voice over IP (VoIP) will do more harm than good as they can help reach the common masses.Realising that Internet
Protocol (IP) with robust n Read more:views
B4U Music launches on Freesat in UK 2008-05-17 12:26:00 Indiantelevision.com Team(12 May 2008 3:00 pm)MUMBAI: B4U Music
was launched on the BBC and ITV backed free-to-air satellite service Freesat, in UK.Freesat has over 80 free digital channels for television, radio, interactive and high definition (HD) services from the BBC and ITV.Besides B4U Music, Freesat’s initial channel line-up includes TV channels like BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Three and BBC Fou
Maa Masti Channel Started at Insat 2E @ 83.00 East 2008-05-18 07:58:00 Maa Masti Channel
Started at Insat 2E @ 83.00 EastSatellite : Insat 2E @ 83.00 EastParametersFrequency - 4032FEC - 7/8Symbol Rate - 7440Polarization - Vertical
Sony plays the big shots for IPL finals 2008-05-20 01:39:00 NEW DELHI: As the Indian Premier League (IPL) enters the crucial knock-out stage, official broadcaster Sony
Max has bowled a bouncer at media buyers by floating an all-time high ad rate for the last three matches. Sony Max has floated Rs 10 lakh per 10 seconds for the two semi-finals
and final matches, which will be played on May 30, May 31 and June 1 in Mumbai. This steep hike comes despite a Read more:shots
Radio Mango to launch in Kochi 2008-05-20 01:38:00 By Anita IyerRadio
andmusic.com(17 May 2008 6:00 pm)MUMBAI: Having earned the distinction of being Kerala's first private FM station, Radio Mango
by Malayalam Manorama is launching its Kochi
station tomorrow.Radio Mango director programmes Ravi Nair says, "The market in Kochi is very different and challenging from the existing one. Kochi is a cosmopolitan centre so we will have different content; w
The ultimate American Idol showdown 2008-05-21 06:39:00 Media NewsNew Delhi, May 21, 2008They are both phenomenal talents. They are both would-be superstars. But which American
Idol finalist – David Archuleta or David Cook – will be crowned the winner? Be among the first to find out when STAR World brings you the Season Finale Live on Thursday, 22 May at 8 pm. Two Finalists Held at LA’s famed Nokia Theater, the two-hour finale is expected t Read more:American Idol
Real Estate TV gets new CEO & news head 2008-05-21 06:38:00 Media NewsMumbai, May 21, 2008Mr. Prem Kumar Menon has taken over as the new CEO of Real Estate
TV, India's 1st 24x7 channel dedicated to real estate and infrastructure.Mr Menon brings with him 27 years of rich media (including Asianet & Zee Network-Bharathi TV) and marketing (Hindustan Lever & PC-India) experience. He was the COO of a large media group in Chennai till recently.Also joinin Read more:Real Estate
POGO’s may movie magic presents the network premiere of Bollywood blockbuster movie 'Krrish' 2008-05-21 06:37:00 Media NewsNew Delhi, May 21, 2008POGO presents the network
premiere of the Bollywood super hit – Krrish
- a sequel to - Koi Mil Gaya. Fast forward twenty years and Krishna (Hrithik Roshan - Rohit’s son from Koi Mil Gaya), is being looked after by his grandmother Sonia Mehra (Rekha). When she realises his powers to be much stronger than that of Rohit, she takes him far away to an idyllic isolat Read more:movie
Cannes’ choice now on NDTV Lumière 2008-05-21 06:36:00 Media NewsNew Delhi, May 21, 2008In keeping with its promise of bringing the best of world cinema to discerning Indian audiences, NDTV Lumière has announced the acquisition of exclusive rights of seven key films that are also a part of the twenty two that are being screened at the Cannes
Film Festival 2008. These films were acquired at the Berlin Film Festival in February 2008 and will be present
Catch the episode of Salaam Zindagi with twins & triplets on NDTV Imagine 2008-05-21 06:35:00 Media NewsNew Delhi, May 21, 2008This episode of Salaam
Zindagi welcomes on board twins and triplets and explores how they live their lives. It is fascinating to know whether they like or dislike similar things, whether they bond for life and how well they know each others minds. It is debatable whether they too go through an identity crisis and how they deal with it. Twins & Tripletson Read more:Catch
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Dish TV to launch HD technology platform by year-end 2008-05-20 23:20:00 Indiantelevision.com Team(20 May 2008 1:30 pm) MUMBAI: Direct-to-home (DTH) service provider Dish TV is all set to launch high definition (HD) platform by the end of this year.The company is planning to introduce the latest Motion Picture Expert Group 4 (MPEG) technology enabled set-top boxes (STBs) along with the HD platform for broadcasting. It is also holding talks with TV channels for producti
Friday Night Premiere: The stranger I married - on 23 May, 9 pm on Star Movies 2008-05-23 04:56:00 MUMBAI: Terry Evanshen had a perfect life: at twelve he met Lorraine, his true love, future wife and mother of his three daughters Tara, Tracy and Jennifer, and decided to become an Canadian football star, which the hunk did brilliantly.After a near-fatal car accident, Canadian football pro Terry Evanshen (Elliott) awakens with no memory of his wife, Lorraine (Crewson), his kids or the life he had Read more:Friday
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Topper TV to launch interactive video content services 2008-05-23 04:55:00 By TARACHAND WANVARIIndiantelevision.com Team(22 May 2008 2:30 pm)BANGALORE: Education channel Topper TV plans to start paid interactive video
content services of the learning system through the TV channel by 1 June."This is a huge segment with 50 per cent of Indians being less than 20 years of age. For our target audience (classes IX to XII), we are talking of 50 to 60 million kids," says Greycel
Jagran-18 appoints Sanjay Bhatla national sales head 2008-05-23 02:07:00 afaqs! news bureau | afaqs! | New Delhi, May 22, 2008 Jagran-18 Publications has appointed Sanjay
Bhatla national sales head. Earlier, Bhatla was senior general manager, sales, at the Bhaskar Group. Jagran18 is a 50:50 joint venture between Television Eighteen (TV18), a subsidiary of Network18, India’s leading full play media conglomerate, and Jagran Prakashan (JPL), print major and
Gear-up for the celebrations at the IIFA weekend in bangkok! 2008-05-22 09:42:00 Media NewsMumbai, May 22, 2008As we cross out calendar dates drawing closer to the Idea IIFA Awards, the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) has announced a stellar list of performers and events, promising to leave audiences spell bound. A stunning performers’ line up that include Indian Cinema’s biggest names: Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor, Katrina Kaif and Govinda was announced.For the f
Ravi Kissen quizzing the participants on Vodafone Yeh Hai Jalwa 2008-05-22 09:41:00 Media NewsNew Delhi, May 22, 2008This week on Vodafone
Yeh Hai Jalwa Ravi Kisen the celebrity guest on the show conducted a quiz with our three mentors of the Jalwa Teams (Rakhi, Hussain and Ronit). The catch of this quiz was that the questions were not asked by Ravi but by the star's most loved ones- like Abhishek asked Rakhi, Husain’s wife Tina asked questions to Hussain and Rohit Roy question
Naye parivaar ki nayi leher-nomination special episode II 2008-05-22 09:38:00 Media NewsMumbai, May 22, 2008The excitement of the upcoming STAR Parivaar Awards 2008 unfolds with another nomination episode of the series on Sunday, May 25th, 10 pm only on STAR Plus.In keeping with the upbeat mood, the second nomination episode is an exciting episode with members from the older family, Tanya (Rakshanda Khan) and Ganga (Shilpa Saklani) meeting the new families and breaking the
Ramayan enters its most significant chapter! 2008-05-22 09:36:00 Media NewsNew Delhi, May 22, 2008Starting June 2nd, NDTV Imagine's Ramayan presents the start of a hugely significant chapter as Ravan, the demon king of Lanka makes his first appearance on the epic show! While Lord Ram and Sita are getting accustomed to their life in the jungles during the 14 year Vanvaas, a situation arises which leads Ravan into this epic, marking a significant turning point in
CNBC-TV18 puts the limelight on ‘The Government’ 2008-05-22 09:35:00 Media NewsMumbai, May 22, 2008CNBC-TV18, presents ‘Government
at Work’, a new show that looks at the business of governance from principles of modern management. The series will focus on the existing and already launched schemes of the government that have brought a change in the lives of the people and also acted as a tool to aid the private sector. A commonality that runs through all these s
NDTV Good Times launches brand new show 'Cracking The Code' with actor Sameer Soni 2008-05-22 04:29:00 Now a show for men to de-code their fashion queriesNot sure what's in and what's out? Worry no more. As NDTV Good Times
brings its viewers a brand new show titled 'Cracking
The Code', hosted by the suave, sexy and ultra-stylish Sameer Soni.Sponsored by Reid & Taylor, a renowned brand of clothing, Cracking The Code will answer every man's sartorial queries - from power dressing to business wear
Discover a poignant tale of friendship & loyalty with Nick Home Cinema’s ‘Summer Days with Coo’ 2008-05-22 04:27:00 Media NewsNew Delhi, May 21, 2008 ‘Summer
Days with Coo’ A small, lone Kappa, a Japanese water spirit miraculously survives over 200 years into modern day Tokyo, Japan when he is found by young human boy, Koichi. "Coo" who is secretly adopted by the whole family, faces a tragic past and the present's challenge of living in a dramatically changed environment, searches with his new human f Read more:Discover
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Worldwide recognition for Asian pay-TV 2008-05-22 04:22:00 Media NewsHong Kong, May 22, 2008Increasing numbers of US and European investors and pay-TV operators are recognising the enormous potential of the Asian
opportunity, looking for new ways to take a larger slice of the market. This trend coincides with the growing CASBAA membership, accounting for almost half of new members since January this year.In the past two months, six more organisations have Read more:Worldwide
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