Broadbandindia Magazine

Google India to focus on education, integration and expansion

Google India had introduced voice search in Hyderabad in 2008, wherein people could call up a toll free number and search for local businesses. Google India had also launched SMS channels service that enables users to create their own SMS channel or receive SMS updates from Google News and even blog feeds. The company had [...]

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Prices of mobile handsets set to fall

Prices of mobile handsets are set to dip and consumers spoiled for choice with US-based CDMA Development Group (CDG) picking India for the launch of a global CDMA Open Market Handsets (OMH) initiative that is projected to add 100 million subscribers in two years. CDMA handsets have traditionally not been available over-the-counter but come bundled [...]

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DD Sports to be Commonwealth Games channel

DD Sports will become the Commonwealth Games channel during the games in September next year and will telecast all events live or deferred live round the clock. The Opening and Closing ceremonies will be telecast live on DD National, DD Sports, and the international DD India channel. DD News will air these ceremonies live on [...]

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Govt. reviewing FDI cap for media

The Government is reviewing the foreign direct investment (FDI) norms in the FM radio broadcasting, cable TV and DTH sectors at the initiative of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. “The regulatory issues connected with raising FDI levels will also be taken into account while making any changes,” Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni said in [...]

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Prakash Jha and Manmohan Shetty to launch Maurya TV

With an eye on the Rs 20 crore television broadcasting market in Bihar and Jharkhand, filmmaker Prakash Jha and former Adlabs chairman Manmohan Shetty are ready to launch their news and current affairs channel Maurya TV in Bihar, through the newly formed company P&M Group. Headquartered in Patna, the 24-hour, free-to-air channel will vie with regional [...]

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Raj TV CEO quits

Raj Television Network chief executive Suresh Iyer has quit the organization after a one-year stint. Iyer is in the process of floating his own venture in the media space. Iyer said, I have quit Raj TV and I am planning to start something of my own.” Iyer joined Raj TV in May 2008, prior to [...]

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Dish TV raises Set Top Box prices

Dish TV is going for a Rs 100 price hike in its set top boxes (STBs) triggered by the increase in customs duty on import of STBs from zero levels to 5%. The price step-up will be effective from July 20 and a bare STB will now be priced at Rs 1,590 in place of [...]

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Govt for no obscenity in TV serials

With several MPs concerned over TV reality shows like ‘Sach Ka Samna’, the government said it is working to evolve a regulatory mechanism to check “obscenity and vulgarity” in some serials. Sharing anguish of most of the members in the Rajya Sabha over “obscenity and vulgarity” in some TV channels, information and broadcasting minister Mrs Ambika [...]

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Fox bags rights for My Name Is Khan

Shah Rukh Khan-Kajol starrer My Name is Khan, directed by Karan Johar, is set to create a record ahead of its release early next year with Fox Star Studios reportedly buying its marketing and distribution rights for around Rs 100 crore. This makes it the biggest distribution deal in Bollywood, outstripping Rs 90 crore for [...]

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HC orders CVC inquiry into Prasar Bharati issue

The Delhi High Court ordered a Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) inquiry into alleged financial irregularities in Prasar Bharati Corporation and appointed a former judge to supervise board meetings of the public broadcaster. A bench headed by Chief Justice A P Shah directed the board to convene its meeting within 15 days. The bench, also comprising [...]

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