Archive | July, 2009
EDITOR’S DESK
Low digital TV penetration in India provides a good opportunity for Cable TV operators to revolutionalise the digitalization of homes in the country. Currently, cable TV transmission in India is predominantly analog and is limited to providing only TV channels. Analog doesn’t lend itself well to technological upgradation either. With stiff competition from DTH, HITS, [...]
Continue reading...S. Balakrishnan
16. July 2009
Search Engine wars are hotting up, Microsoft’s Bing search engine is challenging Google’s dominance in the search engine market. Bing is turning out to be the only search engine which matches Google feature to feature and fares much better in certain aspects. Suprise positive market response to Bing has made many think that Microsoft may [...]
Continue reading...K. S. Basu
16. July 2009
Understanding the viewer and presenting the appropriate content is the key for personalization and convergence of TV. Television is uniquely suited for personalization – potentially far more so than the Internet, because network operators are in position to know who’s watching and what should be sent to whom. K. S. Basu Siliguri addthis_url [...]
Continue reading...Ministry approves 22 new TV channels
16. July 2009
With 22 new channels getting the goahead from the Government, the total list of television channels allowed now goes up to 459. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has cleared three channels of the TV 18 Group and four National Geographic channels, amongst others. National Geographic which had announced the launch of four new channels in May [...]
Continue reading...Surgery starts at NewsX
16. July 2009
English News channel – NewsX’s new owners, NaiDuniya promoter Vinnay Chhajlani and former Businessworld editor Jehangir S Pocha, have started the surgical process. They have asked 78 people to submit their resignations and take three months salary in advance, multiple sources say. The trimming includes staff from editorial and technical divisions. “We were given current month’s [...]
Continue reading...Ajay Vidyasagar joins Sun TV as COO
16. July 2009
Ajay Vidyasagar, former Star India content and new media president, has joined Sun TV Network as COO, effective. Vidyasagar, who quit Star in March this year, was looking after ad sales and marketing for the company. He joined Star in 1996 and worked across various capacities to don numerous top executive posts within the company. [...]
Continue reading...ETV to produce HD content
16. July 2009
Eenadu Television (ETV) is gearing up to produce its regional entertainment language content in high definition (HD), but is still far away from launching such upgraded channels for premium audiences. “It’s in the preliminary stage. Time is changing and so is technology. Adopting with the times, we are producing high definition content for better picture [...]
Continue reading...74% FDI proposed for DTH, 24% in FM radio
16. July 2009
The Government is proposing to increase foreign direct investment in Direct-to-Home (DTH) to 74%, and up to 24% in FM Radio. A draft note has been circulated for consideration of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs. Foreign investment limits currently are 20% in FM radio and 49% in DTH, with the FDI component being limited [...]
Continue reading...Bharti rules out foreign investment in DTH biz
16. July 2009
Bharti Airtel, said that its direct-to-home (DTH) venture, Bharti Telemedia does not require the approval of the Foreign Investment Board (FIPB), as the investment has come from Bharti Airtel’s internal accruals. Responding to questions raised by FIPB regarding foreign investments in Bharti Telemedia, the company said there is no cash flow or investment from any foreign [...]
Continue reading...3i Infotech enters media & broadcasting industry
16. July 2009
Global information technology company 3i Infotech has announced its entry into the media and broadcasting industry as system integrator.The company will provide offerings which incorporate solutions customised to meet the requirements of the sector. 3i Infotech has partnered with global technology players such as Apple, VSN, Kramer Electronics, Mhatre Electronics (authorised distributor of JVC), Harris and [...]
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16. July 2009
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