Now people will get news live on their mobile also. NewsX, an English news channel, has launched a new service which will enable the mobile phone users to get videos ion their handset with just 30 sec delay. According to the spokesperson for the news channel, Ajatshatru Singh, this service targets ...

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will be inaugurating the 2-day Annual Economic Editors' Conference at the National Media Centre on Tuesday. The conference will hold separate sessions with the cabinet ministers as well as senior officers.
 
The conference is meant for enabling economic ...

Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni has underlined the need for a self-regulatory mechanism in electronic media. This has been cited by Soni in wake of the increasing number of notices which have been issued by I & B ministry for violating the programme code.
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Sun TV Network has plans for rolling out a new game show for all it four southern entertainment channels after the weekend movie.
 
The show, based on international show Deal or No Deal, will be a one hour show from 8.30 p.m. to 9.30 p m on the weekends on Sun TV, Surya, Udaya and Gemini. ...

Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Ambika Soni has mentioned that the new TV channels will have to wait till the body for the regulation of content comes into existence.
 
"Presently, there are around 500 private TV channels on air in our country. We will not give permit to ...

The Delhi High Court has ordered the Press Council of India to lie down the rules for media while covering sensitive issues.
 
Act Now For Harmony and Democracy, an NGO, had filed a petition with the Delhi High Court calling for action against police for making the confessional statements ...

Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni, while mentioning that there is no space for censorship or content regulation, mentioned a mechanism enabling the freedom of expression and sensitivities of civil society will be set up.
 
"The government's effort is to bring out a road ...

Four Indian channels, three Hindi and one Tamil, have been launched by STAR over Canada’s leading cable operator, Rogers Cable. It will be launching three more channels later this month, which will be of Mandarin language.
 
The bouquet of channels offered by STAR, wholly owned ...

The Direct To Home have adopted a new step for fighting piracy by telecasting the latest Bollywood movies at very nominal cost, a few days after these movies hit the theatres.
 
Tata Sky is now offering the latest Salman Khan- Kareena Kapoor-starrer ‘Main Aurr Mrs. Khanna’ from ...

Information and Broadcasting minister Ambika Soni has mentioned that government will not be intervening in the regulation of content over television channels. She added that an autonomous body will be formed for monitoring the same.
 
"Believe it or not, we are not putting a regulator ...

Thomson Reuters Corphas disclosed that it will be acquiring Breakingviews, so that it can increase its hold in the business news community.
 
Thomson Reuters has mentioned that the board of the Breakingviews have urged its shareholders to accept the offer. It also mentioned that the ...

The information and broadcasting ministry has mentioned that the content on the Indian TV should be regulated by private players, independent of the I&B ministry.
 
"The government feels that there must be some sort of independent regulation. Every country has it but India doesn't. ...

An official from the Information & Broadcasting ministry mentioned that India’s public television broadcaster, Doordarshan, will be completely digitized by 2017.
 
"Doordarshan will be fully digitised by 2017. That is the goal we have set. We are also preferring a full ...

A new FM channel will be launched by the Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district. This channel will provide the farmers with the information about new technologies and methods for efficient livestock management.
 
The Information and Broadcasting ...

According to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), the Indian Entertainment and Media industry is expected to return to double digit growth in 2010.
 
"The slowdown in growth requires the E&M industry to revisit their short term business plans and strategies. However, double ...

With the media reeling under the financial crunch, Information and Broadcasting Minister, Ambika Soni, has backed increasing FDI (foreign direct investment) in print media to 49%, saying "it is safe". "I think it is a good suggestion," Soni said in an interview when asked about ...

The advertising group Mudra, which is being controlled by Anil Ambnai, on Tuesday, has launched a new company, Ignite Mudra, which is targeted towards building brands for new entrepreneurs.
"The Mudra group has been responsible for building several iconic brands such as Vimal, Dhara, Rasna, ...

Zillion TV has announced to launch an ad-supported internet TV service which will offer on-demand content. Zillion TV has entered in agreement with five major Hollywood studios including Walt Disney Co, NBC Universal, Twentieth Century Fox, Warner Bros and Sony Corp for the personalized TV service. ...

World's leading information company, Thomson Reuters Corp is likely to launch a new video news service in June this year. The company that basically caters to financial professionals will offer live and searchable financial markets coverage, analysis and breaking news through its proposed service. ...

One of the largest advertising agencies in the US, JWT, has launched AnxietyIndex.com, an interactive site to help brands understand and navigate today’s consumer anxiety. JWT is the fourth largest advertising agencies in the world. The site is to be updated with daily contents along with ...

Bangalore-based ACT Television has launched the first interactive TV services (IPTV) in Bangalore on Thursday (February 26). The company also assured that its IPTV service will also be introduced in cities across Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh. Under its newly launched services in ...

BIG TV is reportedly looking for an excuse to exit the second edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) due to lack of funds. IPL is Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) Twenty20 tournament in India. However, in his response IPL Chairman and Commissioner Lalit Modi has down played media ...

The chief executive officer of Multi Screen Media, Kunal Dasgupta has relinquished his job following sponsorship deal row with BCCI. The Multi Screen Media looks after the television business in India for Sony Pictures Television International. According to a company statement, Dasgupta has ...

 The oldest Indian-owned newspaper group of UK, Asian Media and Marketing Group (AMG) has bought British Asian tabloid Eastern Eye. The detail of the deal was not revealed by both the organisations. Solanki's newspaper group publishes Garavi Gujarat newspaper, GG2 Life Magazine, Asian Trader ...

The Delhi-based business paper from HT Media, Mint has got its new editor in R Sukumar after Raju Narisetti stepped down from the post. The 42-year-old Narisetti who had launched the paper in February 2007 will continue his association with the company as its advisory editorial director. Before ...

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) hiked the rates of cable TV services by 7 percent. TRAI informed that the new tariffs will come into effect from January 1, 2009. Under the revised tariffs, the viewers will have to pay Rs 5.37 per channel in the (conditional access system) ...

The American media conglomerate Viacom has decided to lay off of its seven percent workforce to cut cost. The owner of MTV Networks and Paramount Pictures, Viacom stated that the company will slash 850 employees which will enable it to save $250 million a year. Apart from, it the salaries of the ...

Sakaal Media Group, one of the leading media groups in India on Sunday (November 30) ended the Delhi operations of Sakaal Times, an English daily brought out by the group. Though the staffs have alleged that they did not have any prior-information about the move, the group’s management, ...

With a motive to offer mobile marketing solutions to other media players, advertising and marketing agencies, HT Media Ltd has tied up with a Britain-based firm Velti Plc. Under the new joint venture, the Velti Plc holds 65 per cent stake. According to a statement issued by HT Media, the company ...

There have been several incidents that show you can generate good business provided you have the aptitude and ability to turn any situation to your favor! Take for instance the case of Samir Ansari, a young entrepreneur from Nagpada. Ansari, 23, who has created an internet website after the name of ...