Broadbandindia Magazine

Astro Steps up foray into India

Astro is stepping up his media foray into the Indian market, adding an increased stake in a radio network to his existing interests in television and mobile telephony. T. Ananda Krishnan’s main listed media and entertainment arm, Astro All Asia Networks (AAAN) paid just over $20 million to lift its stake from 7% to 20% [...]

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Tariff war now shifts to Roaming

The Indian mobile services space is witnessing a trend wherein competition quickly reacts to any competitive move brought in by any of the telecom players.  Having followed each other in the one paisa per second billing tariff, telecos are now taking the battle further on to the roaming turf. Airtel launches Turbo slashing roaming rates by [...]

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IBF tussle with HRD on Copyright Act

Broadcasters may be forced to shell out Rs 1-1.5 lakh for every song that is sung by the contes tants in musical talent hunt shows like Indian Idol or Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, and they are not liking it at all. Asking for transparency in functioning, leading broadcasters like Zee TV, STAR, Sony and [...]

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Solar Mobile Handsets

Sharp is expanding its solar component portfolio to address a wide range of mobile applications, such as mobile handsets. However, integrating miniature solar panels into handsets is just the beginning—further applications include all network-independent and mobile applications in particular. Miniature solar cells can significantly extend the operating life between battery charging cycles of speed and distance [...]

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DoT & Def Defence ence ministr ministry bury hatchet on 3G

In a move that will allow the Government to auction 3G spectrum for at least four operators in each circle, the Department of Telecom (DoT) and the Ministry of Defence have struck an agreement whereby the armed forces will release 25 Mhz of radio frequency. In return, the DoT has given a seven-point action plan [...]

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EDITOR’S DESK

Cable TV Equipments and Manufacturers Association is once again hosting the annual Cable TV Show 2010 on 6,7 & 8 Januaty,2010 at Netaji Indoor Stadium, Eden Gardens, Kolkata. As always, Broadband India is the official publication for this mega event for cable tv operators, traders and manufacturers in the broadband and satellite industry. We invite [...]

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S.M.H. Mustafa

Your article on Windows 7 Latest Offering from Microsoft was very informative and a good read. It had everything what I wanted to know to upgrade my home operating system from XP to Windows 7. Windows 7 is the best of all MS Operating systems till date. I  find it very interesting and friendly to [...]

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A. K. Mukherjee

The feature on Trai’s Per Second Call option faces criticism clearly reflected the mood in the Indian telecom space. While service providers and govt. bodies may oppose Trai’s move, the truth is that all service providers are cutting tariff rates to lure consumers and expand their customer base. Most of the telcos have come out [...]

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Zee Turner conducts a Gazab movie screening for its affiliates

As part of their marketing initiative, Zee Turner in association with ETC, Zing and Zee Trendz organized a special screening of the superhit blockbuster ‘Ajab Prem ki Gazab Kahani’ for its customers and their affiliates on 5th and 6th November. This movie preview was exclusively organized with Hathway, Incable and Manthan in Delhi, Mumbai and [...]

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UTV signs TV syndication deals

UTV Motion Pictures has signed a series of non-exclusive television rights syndication deals with several television channels worth Rs 95 cr. The deals are across their slate of 2008 and 2009 productions from ‘Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!’ and ‘Dev D’ to recent movies l ike ‘Kaminey’, ‘Wake Up Sid’ and ‘Kurbaan’. As part of the deal, Colors [...]

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