Entertainment News

SME News, Monday, Apr 01, 2013
  LUCKNOW: Almost 7.50 lakh cable TV sets went blank in seven major cities of Uttar Pradesh on Monday, a day after the digitisation deadline ends.   In state capital Lucknow, more than two lakh TVs blanked out. Another 5.46 lakh TVs fell silent in six other cities of Uttar Pradesh ...

SME News, Friday, Mar 15, 2013
MUMBAI:  Easy access to technology has led to an explosion of creativity in the media and entertainment industry, experts said here on Thursday.   "This explosion needs to be supported by openness in collaboration, experimentation and various stakeholders learning from ...

SME News, Friday, Mar 15, 2013
MUMBAI:  The media and entertainment (M&E) industry needs to introspect and work towards increasing the growth rate from more than 12 percent, which it is slated to grow at, Disney UTV managing director Ronnie Screwvala said here on Thursday.   "The 12 percent ...

SME News, Thursday, Mar 14, 2013
MUMBAI:  Television has seen phenomenal growth to become the biggest medium but it remains under-indexed when it comes to advertising revenue growth, experts said here on Wednesday.   Speaking at a session titled 'Revisiting Content in Digitised Space and Impact of ...

SME News, Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013
MUMBAI:  It is important for Indian film studios to improve their infrastructure -- a process that has already begun -- to rub shoulders with global technology providers and talent, a panel of experts said at a convention here on Wednesday.   They were speaking at a session ...

SME News, Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013
MUMBAI:  While digitisation is key to growth in the media and entertainment sector, that there will be a need for effective business models as its penetration becomes widespread, experts said at a convention here on Tuesday. They were speaking at a session titled 'The Second ...

SME News, Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013
MUMBAI:  In a bid to woo the Indian film industry, South Korea is offering a whopping 30 percent cash rebate for all films shot in the country, top officials said at the 14th FICCI-FRAMES-2013 here.   Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) vice president Hangon Kim said that ...

SME News, Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013
MUMBAI:  It is extremely important for SAARC nations to come together to tell their distinct, fascinating stories through the media and entertainment industry, said a panel of ministers from the region and Indian filmmakers on Tuesday.   The panellists were speaking at a ...

SME News, Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013
MUMBAI:  Regulatory changes, new technology and creative content are the three fundamental drivers of exponential growth, agreed experts at a session here on Tuesday during the first annual media and entertainment convention Ficci Frames.   The panel discussion titled ...

SME News, Tuesday, Mar 12, 2013
MUMBAI:  Listing challenges faced by the media industry, Star India CEO Uday Shankar Tuesday said freedom of speech was still being questioned even after over 60 years of independence.   Shankar said it was "shocking that there groups who still continue to debate on the ...

SME News, Tuesday, Mar 12, 2013
MUMBAI:  Regional channels accounted for around 27 percent of the total television viewership in 2012, said a just released Ficci-KPMG report on the Indian media and entertainment industry.   The report said that while Tamil and Telugu markets accounted for around 50 percent ...

SME News, Monday, Mar 11, 2013
MUMBAI:  Ficci-Frames, a global convention on media and entertainment, will begin here on Tuesday to discuss ways to maximise economic and creative potential in 2013.   The media and entertainment industry that encompasses films, broadcast (TV and radio), digital ...

SME News, Friday, Mar 08, 2013
BANGALORE: India's media and entertainment industry is likely to touch Rs 917 billion in 2013 with a growth rate of 11.8% and estimated to reach Rs 1661 billion by 2017, according to a new report.   According to a joint report by trade body FICCI and KPMG, the industry clocked Rs 728 ...

SME News, Thursday, Feb 14, 2013
MUMBAI: Leading movie and entertainment company, Eros International Media posted 6 per cent decline in net profit at Rs 65.2 crore for the quarter that ended in December, 2012.   The company had gained net profit of Rs 69.09 crore in the corresponding period of the last ...

SME News, Thursday, Feb 14, 2013
MUMBAI: Credit rating agency India Ratings has projected negative financial performance for the media industry for the first half of the year. It said that the media and entertainment (M&E) sector will see moderate performance for the first six month. For the second half, it has maintained a ...