Archive | November, 2010
Indian Mobile Phone market One of the fastest growing in world
There is no doubt that India is one of the fastest growing mobile phone markets in the world. Among the metro cities, Delhi with a 2.19% change (702,647 connections) in total wireless connection base, added the maximum number of wireless connections for the month of August. Mumbai added 620,430 a 2.08% change. J&K saw a [...]
Continue reading...Soaps & Serials Ka Tadka……
9. November 2010
Dil Se Diya…Vachan Monday – Friday 7 P.M. Dil Se Diya…Vachan is a drama based on a true story. It is a story about two mature women and the indisputable trust that binds them together.” The show is produced by Film Farm India, an enterprise by Kalyan Guha and Harsh Dave. Produced by Pintoo Guha and Harsh [...]
Continue reading...Carriage fees to stay until complete digitization
9. November 2010
Broadcasters will continue to be pinched by hefty carriage fees this fiscal as the industry forecasts a 10-15% jump over the year-ago period.The payout to cable TV operators could touch Rs 17-18 billion as space on analogue cable continues to be choked, digitisation is slow, and new channels are keen to launch in the Indian [...]
Continue reading...The rise of UTV
9. November 2010
UTV Software Communications Ltd., also known as United Television or UTV, is an Indian Media conglomerate integrated media and entertainment company. UTV started off as United Software Communications Pvt. Ltd. on 22 June 1990. Subsequently, they went public and were renamed as UTV Software Communications Ltd. In 1998. The UTV Group was incorporated as ‘United [...]
Continue reading...Top 3 shows of U.S. TV now in India
9. November 2010
The latest results of the Nielsen Galaxy television measurement system in the US are out and it brings excellent news for the soon to launch BIG CBS Channels in India. The three hottest new chart toppers on US television namely Hawaii Five-0, Blue Bloods and The Defenders – all doing successfully during the first two [...]
Continue reading...STAR One plans aggressive growth
9. November 2010
When launched in 2004, STAR One, the second GEC from the STAR India stable, aimed to cater to the youth, and keeping that target in mind, it launched with shows such as ‘Remix’ and then later on moved to comedy shows such as ‘The Great Indian Laughter Challenge’ and ‘Sarabhai v/s Sarabhai’.Talking about the channel’s [...]
Continue reading...Foreign Investors eye scale in Indian cable TV firms
9. November 2010
Indian cable TV companies will be able to attract foreign strategic investors only after they build scale, have a large primary point ownership and operate in a more friendly regulatory environment.The cable TV sector has seen investments pour in from private equity firms over the last few years and three multi-system operators (MSOs) have raised [...]
Continue reading...Reliance Digicom to start operation by Dec
9. November 2010
Reliance Digicom, the standalone entity planned by the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) for offering direct-to-home, IPTV, broadband and cable TV services under one roof, is expected to become operational by the year end, sources in the cable TV industry said. Reliance Communications had announced the formation of Reliance Digicom in July after it [...]
Continue reading...Govt. takes action on illegal distribution of foreign channels
9. November 2010
The central and state governments have started picking on television channels distributed without authorization by small cable operators across the country. Almost 70 channels beamed from Pakistan, Bangladesh, China, Nepal and West Asia are illegally distributed by cable operators despite orders. The actions being contemplated include shutting down errant cable operators, jail sentence, penalties and [...]
Continue reading...New 2G pricing proposals likely to come soon
9. November 2010
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) may want to allot second-generation (2G) spectrum first to those operators who have initial start-up airwaves. It is also unlikely to link the pricing of 2G radiowaves to thirdgeneration (3G) spectrum, which were auctioned in May, sources said. The regulator plans to send the new recommendations to the [...]
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9. November 2010
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