CNN, the international news channel, has withdrawn from its partnership with TV18 group that resulted in the formation of the CNN-IBN channel. The CNN logo will now be dropped from the CNN IBN branding. “The Parties have decided not to renew the arrangement,” TV18 Broadcast Ltd said. TV18 Broadcast is part of the Network18 group, […]
Reliance Jio, the telecom arm of Reliance Industries, said it has received a provisional license from the government of India to conduct cable TV operations across India. The license will enable the company to launch its brand of Jio boxes, which work over LTE as well as over regular cable. Jio boxes will enable users […]
Throwing the latest viewership numbers in its face, Arnab Goswami, editor of Times Now proclaimed that his channel had returned to No. 1 and urged his rival (read India Today) not to waste its money on futile marketing campaigns. “Each time someone mocks or apes us, our viewership grows. There is a big lesson in […]
India’s Jodi No 1 from the 90s and early 2000s is back, this time on the grand finale of DID Super Moms show on Zee TV. One of the most popular jodis of Bollywood- Govinda and Karishma Kapoor had left the entire nation spell-bound in the 90’s with their inimitable dancing style, penchant for comedy […]
Debt-laden DLF group has sold its cinema chain, DT Cinemas, to the biggest operator in the space – PVR Ltd – for Rs 500 crore. In a statement, PVR said the acquisition of DT Cinemas would add 29 screens and 6,000 seats from 8 properties in the National Capital Region and Chandigarh. Over the next […]
Rupert Murdoch-owned Start India – one of India’s biggest broadcasting companies – has come out strongly against the Indian telecom regulator’s move to let telecom operators side-step the so-called net neutrality principles in the country. UPDATE: Airtel Digital has removed all Star channels from all its packs. https://ultra.news/s-e/38651/bhartis-airtel-digital-removes-all-star-india-channels-from-its-packs Star India, formerly Start TV, wondered why […]
Comic Con India, a festival for comic lovers, said Daniel Portman, Actor, HBO’s hit series ‘Game Of Thrones’ will attend this year’s annual conference at Bangalore. “This is for the First time that Comic Con India is bringing in an International Actor as a Special Guest to Bangalore. Last year, Mark Gatiss, Actor, Co- Creator […]
It was Anushka Sharma first in 2008 in Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi with SRK, a debut leading to Anushka completing 7 successful years now. It was then Parineeti Chopra to arrive in style, making her own in a supporting role in Ladies Vs. Ricky Bahl in 2011. In 2013, Director Maneesh Sharma brought Shuddh […]
Picture this … A heroine is in danger as goons gherao her! There’s no scope for an escape until our hero arrives like a knight in shining armor and rescues his lady love. Straight out of a Hindi movie? But it makes headlines when it happens for real to two of Zee TV’s popular actors […]
The Golden Kela awards, which ‘honor’ the worst actors and artists in Bollywood, has opened its nominations for 2014. Arjun Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Salman Khan, Ajay Devgn, Rani Mukherjee, Katrina Kaif, Sonam Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinha, Tamannaah and Jacqueline Fernandes will vie for the worst actor awards. The worst film will be one of Kick, […]
India Today Group will sell its seven FM radio stations to the Times of India Group’s Entertainment Network India Ltd, which runs the Radio Mirchi chain of stations. TV Today Network entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Entertainment Network for the sale of the seven radio stations. TV Today runs the seven FM […]
All India Bakchod (AIB) fans may be raving against remarks by Censor Board member on the content of their ‘roast’, but Google’s Youtube has just showed that it can play a bigger censor. According to ‘Kerala Freethinkers Forum’, Youtube has blocked a movie that they uploaded for “violation of Youtube guidelines”. According to The Hindu, […]
Sun TV Network posted a growth of around 9% in the revenues to Rs.552.44 crores, for the quarter ended 31 st December, 2014 in comparison to Rs.508.34 crores during the corresponding quarter ended 31 st December 2013. Advertisement Revenue for the quarter ended 31 st Dec’ 14 up ~7% at Rs.291.57 crores while DTH Revenue […]
In an especially strong attack against perceived threats to its Internet-based business, the Times of India group has sought regulatory intervention to ensure what is popularly called Net Neutrality, or the concept that internet service providers must charge only from the end consumer. In other words, the Times of India group wants TRAI to ensure […]
Years after Videocon first tried it, Samsung and Airtel Digital TV are giving the integrated DTH TV concept another shot. The two launched Integrated Digital TV (iDTV), under which Samsung’s range of SmartDirect TVs will come designed with an in-built Airtel digital satellite tuner which will enable DTH signal reception without the need for customers […]
Impressed by Xiaomi’s Mi3 smartphone? In a development that could create even bigger waves than the Chinese company’s entry into the smartphone market, Xioami, along with Flipkart, is likely to launch Mi TV 2 – a 49 inch ultra-high-definition TV priced in the range of Rs 60,000-65,000 in India. UPDATE: The company has launched a […]
Film and entertainment rights holder Shemaroo Entertainment will kick-off its IPO process on Tuesday, when it will announce the dates on which the IPO will open. The IPO is likely to be conducted within September. There have been only two IPOs this year — those of Wonderla Holidays and Engineers India Ltd. Another one, Loha […]
ErosNow, an internet-based content website from Eros International, has tied up with Delhi-based cable network. Under the tie-up, Home Cable Network’s subscribers will be able to view their favorite content from Eros’ library of films and music on multiple devices like smart-TVs, PCs, laptops, tablets and mobiles. It is not clear whether the service will […]
English Vinglish, the story of a meek Indian housewife who finds herself at sea in the US, seems to have hit a chord with audiences in Japan. The Sridevi starrer, continued to rake in the moolah in the Asian nation, with $1 million (Rs 6 crore) and still counting. It has become the second highest […]
Pro Kabaddi has emerged as the second most watched sports event on its network, the organizers said, adding that the tournament received 288 million viewers for the first 15 days. “When we began, we knew that the Star Sports Pro Kabaddi League would be an amazing journey, but the warmth and support with which the […]
