Broadcast Worldwide, which runs the Tara group of regional language channels, has denied reports that it had defaulted on payments to Thaicom, the satellite beaming the channel over India.

A report published on Friday had said that Broadcast Worldwide had six months dues outstanding.

There has been no default, Sonali Shroff, vice-president, corporate communications Broadcast International, said on Saturday. "Payments are made on a mutually agreed schedule. In fact, it is Thaicom‘s policy to discontinue service to any channel in arrears of more than a month," Shroff said.

In a bid to strengthen its programming content, HFCL-Nine Broadcasting India Ltd. has appointed Padmashree PS as director-programming for Nine Gold.

Padmashree will be responsible for conceptualizing new programming and running the current shows of Nine Gold on DD Metro.

Padmashree comes to Nine Gold after stints in Zee and Sony TV. She will be working in consort with creative consultant Anuradha Tandon and CEO Ravina Raj Kohli in developing new programmes for Nine Gold.