Archive | May, 2010
TRAI floats consultation paper on Cable TV tariff in CAS areas
The regulatory body for the broadcasting and telecommunications industry in India, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has floated a consultation paper to review the tariff for cable TV service in CAS (conditional access system) notified areas. Going digital has enabled the Indian pay-TV market to continue growing at a satisfactory pace, and providing the [...]
Continue reading...ZEE TV buys 9X Channel
12. May 2010
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd(ZEE) has acquired the general entertainment business of media house INX Media for around Rs 64 crore (~$14.5 million). The transaction is through a stock-cum-debt assumption and does not involve any upfront cash payment by ZEE. As per the deal, shareholders of INX Media will get 1 share of ZEE for every seven [...]
Continue reading...Ban on 12 Unregistered Channels by the Jammu administration
12. May 2010
In a major break through, The Jammu district administrative authorities have banned 12 channels of Pakistan in the district. Jammu which is the Hindu dominant region and winter capital of the state hit the headlines with the latest ban. The news has been picked up and circulated by the local media like a hot cake. Citing [...]
Continue reading...I-T officials put IPL under scanner
12. May 2010
The bitter imbroglio around the Indian Premier League (IPL) is surely a schadenfreude for a host of big media companies and media buyers who had viewed the runaway success of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) or the BCCI-led domestic cricket league with, yes, awe, but equally as a threat to their [...]
Continue reading...MTNL launches India’s first 3G mobile TV streaming service
12. May 2010
Broadband mobile provider MTNL has tapped Alcatel-Lucent, Aksh Optifibre solutions to commercially launch India’s first 3G-driven mobile TV streaming services for its subscribers in Mumbai and Delhi. The service launched in March 2010 makes multi-media and entertainment a reality for lakhs of its subscribers. Specifically Aksh, pioneers of IPTV, VoIP services and optical network solutions in [...]
Continue reading...TRAI responds to ministry’s comments on Mobile TV policy
12. May 2010
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has commented on the views of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) on TRAI’s earlier recommendations regarding issues related to mobile TV. In January, the TRAI had recommended a limit of 74% for foreign investors in mobile TV services and had said that mobile TV licensees should be [...]
Continue reading...Cabinet clears plan for Digitalization of Doordarshan
12. May 2010
Doordarshan is finally entering the digital age – The Cabinet Committee on infrastructure has approved the digitalization program of Rs 1540 crore for Doordarshan (DD) and All India Radio (AIR) in the Eleventh Plan in order to enable these state-owned broadcasters to compete effectively with dynamic private operators. Prasar Bharati has got a plan allocation of [...]
Continue reading...3G Auctions
12. May 2010
The 3G spectrum auction got off to a smooth start with top telecom operators, including Bharti, Vodafone, RCom and Tatas, in the fray to acquire the radio waves that could fetch the government up to Rs 35,000 crore. There are 9 mobile operators, including the big 6, that would bid for the 3-4 slots on [...]
Continue reading...Rainbow of Fox Channels for Star Den
12. May 2010
FOX International Channels, a unit of FOX Entertainment Group is the wholly owned global pay TV subsidiary of News Corporation. Operations in eight industry segments, including filmed entertainment; television; cable network programming; direct broadcast satellite television; magazines and inserts; newspapers and information services; book publishing; and online publishing make News Corporation one of the most [...]
Continue reading...European TV channels show signs of recovery
12. May 2010
The revenues of the 12 leading private European television broadcasters fell by 1.9% in 2009 compared with a 3% drop in 2008, indicating signs of a recovery. The net aggregate trading figures of these 12 groups in 2009 was 1.5 billion euros, after net losses of 1.2 billion in 2008.BSkyB posted a calendar year growth [...]
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