Television

Mega Star Show

If you want to be on the hot seat, here’s what you got to do. Call on the numbers flashed in the show. If you are lucky and give the right answer to the question posed to you, your name will be randomly selected by the computer..

Irfan Khan what many actors can’t

His face is ordinary. But his histrionics are brilliant. A fine actor by any yardstick, Irfan Khan certainly doesn’t need an introduction.

Split screen

Big B's magic on the box
It’s time for a heavy reshuffling at primetime. With the ultimate game show Kaun Banega Crorepati making its long-awaited debut on Star Plus

Prime Time

Beware! The viewer wields the remote
Will the Indian audience accept whatever is offered to them by the broadcasters? May be it was the case during the 13-episode monopoly of Doordarshan.

Can digital kill the radio star?

The first satellite for broadcasting coast-to-coast digital radio is now in space. Sirius Satellite Radio, which launched the orb the week before last.

When you send spam to yourself

A regular Internet surfer usually did not blink at unsolicited junk mail in his Hotmail account, but a piece of spam recently caught his eye.

Sneaky new virus format has software makers scrambling

In the latest case of virus writers being a step ahead of the computer industry, a comparatively new type of virus is forcing antivirus software companies to rebuild their products.

Today to pump in Rs 5 crore to beef up operations

India Today group-promoted television software house, TV Today, plans to pump in around Rs 5 crore over the next 12 to 18 months.

Nowhere To Land on Hallmark Ent

Hallmark Entertainment has an engrossing action drama in store for its viewers. The channel will premiere Nowhere To Land July 23, at 10.00 p.m.

Satellite channels free to air movies one year after release

Satellite channels can now procure Hindi movie rights from producers after one year of theatrical release.

TVFI to hold Rendez-Vous to lure Indian TV industry

TV France International will be organising the sixth edition of their market named Rendez-Vous in Saint Tropez, one of the hottest places in French Riviera from the September 4 to 8, 2000.

Pakeezah has been raped: Tajdar Amrohi

Tajdar Amrohi is an angry man. Pakeezah, one of the landmark films in Indian film history, and a masterpiece made by his father, the legendary writer-director Kamal Amrohi, has been “raped” he says without mincing words.

Cable over Net — BPL Innovision to invest Rs 500 cr in Kerala project

BPL Innovision Group is planning to invest Rs 500 crore for laying fibre optic cables and for setting up infrastructure to provide cable over Internet service in all parts of Kerala within the next four to five years.

Sahara to launch news channel

Subarata Roy, chairman of the Sahara group announced that they are embarking on a plan to start an academy of film and television arts which will be affiliated to a university of international repute.

Prasar Bharati acting CEO likely to get six-month extension

Prasar Bharati acting chief executive officer R.R. Shah is likely to get another extension for six months. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has recommended his continuation in the post of acting CEO of Prasar Bharati to the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), senior ministry officials said.