GS Kesarwani Joins I&B Ministry
January 2020GS Kesarwani who is Director of Engineering in Doordarshan now has been placed at Ministry of Information & Broadcasting where he will hold the same designation. He had rejoined Doordarshan in…Read More
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All India Radio’s Director General Retires
January 2020Director-General of India’s public broadcaster All India Radio (AIR), Fayyaz Sheheryar retired on Tuesday after a five-year stint at that position. He joined the Indian Broadcasting (Programme) Service in 1981 and became AIR’s…Read More
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Dish TV India, Tata Elxsi Collaborate To Launch Orbit
January 2020Posted by Tata Elcsi Dish TV India has collaborated with Tata Elxsi to roll-out ‘Orbit’, its new user interface (UI) for SMRT & Magic range of connected products for both…Read More
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Former NBA Commissioner David Stern Dead At 77
January 3, 2020Former NBA commissioner David Stern has died, the league said Wednesday. He was 77. Stern died after suffering a brain hemorrhage about three weeks ago. During his record 30 years…Read More
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Samsung Partners With 8K Association To Launch Certification Program
January 3, 2020Posted by Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics announced that it has partnered with the 8K Association (8KA) to establish a first-of-its-kind certification program designed to distinguish 8K-enabled televisions and other devices….Read More
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Spacecom Appoints Itzhak Shnaiberg As Acting CEO
January 3, 2020Spacecom has confirmed the appointment of Itzhak Shnaiberg as the company’s acting CEO. It follows the appointment of retirement of former CEO David Pollack from the Israeli satellite company. Pollack,…Read More
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Anil Shankar Joins Starcom As VP, Digital Media Solutions
December 24, 2019The human experience company Starcom India has appointed Anil Shankar as vice president of Digital Media Solutions. In his new role, Shankar and will lead the overall digital agenda, vision…Read More
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FICCI Shuffles Management
December 24, 2019Sangita Reddy, joint managing director, Apollo Hospitals Group has taken over as the President of industry chamber Ficci for 2019-20. She succeeds Sandip Somany, vice chairman and managing director, HSIL….Read More
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Eros Now Partners With Verizon Media Platform To Meet Global Demand For Bollywood Streaming Content
December 20, 2019OTT platform Eros Now is using the Verizon Media Platform to meet global consumer demand for high quality streaming of Indian cinema. With global demand for Bollywood content on the rise, Eros…Read More
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Airtel And Lionsgate Strike Strategic Alliance, Launch Lionsgate Play In India
December 18, 2019Posted by Bharti Airtel Bharti Airtel, India’s largest integrated telecommunications company, global content leader Lionsgate and Starzplay, the international premium subscription platform from Starz, have joined hands to bring premium…Read More
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DeDe Lea Appointed To NAB Television Board Of Directors
December 18, 2019Posted by NAB DeDe Lea, executive vice president of global public policy and government relations at ViacomCBS, has been appointed to the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Television Board of…Read More
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Shikha Kapur Moves On From Fox Star Studios
December 17, 2019CMO and Business Head, Shikha Kapur, has decided to step down from the studio after 6 transformational years in the role. She was recently elevated to the role of Business…Read More
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Netflix Signs Three Original Series In Partnership With Viacom18’s Tipping Point
December 17, 2019Netflix has partnered with Viacom18 Studios’ digital arm Tipping Point for three original series. The three projects — “Jamtara – Sabka Number Aayega”, “She” and “Taj Mahal 1989” — will…Read More
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Omidyar Network India Partners With Neelesh Misra And BIG FM To Launch New Radio Show
December 2019Posted by Omidyar Network Omidyar Network India, an investment firm focused on social impact, today launched a radio show, ‘Zindagi Mobile’, in partnership with one of India’s largest radio networks…Read More
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BBC Global News Names New Managing Director For India And South Asia
December 2019Posted by BBC Following a successful year with ambitious new product launches and ever-increasing audiences, BBC Global News – the BBC’s international commercial news, sport and features arm – is…Read More
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K Madhavan Is Star-Disney India head, Uday Shankar To Oversee Hotstar
December 14, 2019Media veteran K Madhavan has been appointed the country head of Star and Disney India in a top-level reorganisation announced on Friday. The rejig will also see Uday Shankar, chairman of Star…Read More
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Dish TV Re-Appoints Jawahar Goel As MD Till March 31, 2020
December 2019DTH service provider Dish TV on December 12 said Jawahar Lal Goel has been reappointed its Managing Director till March 31, 2020. Goel, who is also the Chairman of the…Read More
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New CEO And Chairman Appointed At Inskin Media
December 12, 2019Posted by Inskin Media Having led Inskin Media since its launch, a decade ago, Hugo Drayton will step down as CEO at the brand advertising business at the end of…Read More
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Sony Pictures Television Acquires Silvergate Media For $195 Million
December 12, 2019Sony Pictures Television has acquired independent media company Silvergate Media from the management team of Silvergate and investment firm Shamrock Capital. Silvergate focuses on developing, producing and licensing children’s animation…Read More
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BARC India Appoints Mahendra Upadhyay As Chief Information Officer
December 2019TV measurement company Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC India) has appointed Mahendra Upadhyay as chief information officer. Prior to BARC, Upadhyay worked for Mindshare as head, data and technology. Mahendra…Read More