Archive | October, 2011
DD’s DTH Plans Move to lease out operations to private players; Draws protest from several unions.
Doordarshan (DD) is set to outsource the operational and technical management of its free-to-air direct-to-home (DTH) service DD Direct+ to private DTH operators like Dish TV, Tata Sky and others based on a tendering process. Sources said DD will float a request for proposal (RFP) which will invite eligible private DTH and teleport operators to take [...]
Continue reading...Ten Sports Taj Television seal fresh deals for South Africa and Zimbabwe Cricket television rights.
18. October 2011
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Taj Television Limited has sealed fresh eight-year deals with two cricket boards for around $200 million, ensuring that its content stays rich as it seeks to scale up revenues from its sports broadcasting business. The Cricket South Africa (CSA) television rights, pocketed for a price close to $180 million, will be one of Taj Television’s key [...]
Continue reading...Music channels Space gets chuttered ; viewers look for pure form of music.
18. October 2011
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The music and youth TV channel genre, which saw major changes last year, now seems to be settling down a bit. While many new players have come in, most of them have upped their music quotient. If 2010 was the year of uncertainty for the music channels, 2011 definitely is a return to basics. New Players The space has [...]
Continue reading...Bengal’s cable TV biz Government considers enactment of a regulatory mechanism.
18. October 2011
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The Mamata Banerjee government is poised to enact a law aimed at regularising the burgeoning cable TV operators’ business in the state. A committee is now busy finalising the report that will be shortly sent to the chief minister. According to the West Bengal Cable TV Network Development & Welfare Committee, the government is “actively considering” the [...]
Continue reading...CarPad A 7-inch Android tablet from MapMyIndia, one of the leading providers of digital maps and navigation services in the country.
18. October 2011
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MapMyIndia, one of the leading providers of digital maps and navigation services in the country, announced a 7-inch Android tablet. While CarPad looks like just any other Android tablet running Android 2.2, MapMyIndia has customized it for navigation purposes. CarPad gives you access to Android app market which will allow you to download your favorite [...]
Continue reading...BlackBerry smartphones May become users ID ; RIM plans to turn phones into wallets.
18. October 2011
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B lackBerry maker Research In Motion plans to open doors for its key corporate customers using a decade-old technology that most in the smartphone industry eye as a way to turn phones into wallets. Everyone from Nokia to Android developer Google plans to include near-field communications (NFC) technology in future devices as they seek to replace cash [...]
Continue reading...Uday Shankar re-elected president of IBF
18. October 2011
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STAR India’s Uday Shankar has been unanimously re-elected President of the Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) for a second term at the Foundation’s Annual General Meeting held in New Delhi on September 19. Sunil Lulla, MD & CEO, Times Television Network, has been elected Vice-President. This post was till recently held by G Krishnan, who recently [...]
Continue reading...Broadcasters to gain as advertisers rejig spends
18. October 2011
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Leading broadcasters will continue to post strong ad revenue growth while the long tail will be severely hurt as advertisers tend to consolidate their spends in a cautionary environment, said Star India president ad sales Kevin Vaz. The television sector will see a 13-15% growth in ad revenue this fiscal while print will be pushed [...]
Continue reading...BAG’s spiritual channel Darshan24 launched
18. October 2011
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BAG network Ltd, which owns Hindi news channel News24 and entertainment news channel E24, launched spiritual channel Darshan24 on 28 September, 2011. A 24-hour free-to-air channel, Darshan24, will be available on cable platforms in pan India level. However, as per company officials, for presence of the channel in various digital platforms talks are on with DTH [...]
Continue reading...Tamil Nadu to tax DTH, IPL
18. October 2011
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Direct-to-home (DTH) services will be charged 30 % entertainment tax in Tamil Nadu, a step taken to support the state-floated Arasu Cable to counter Sun Network. The state has also decided to impose a 25% entertainment tax on Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket being played in Chennai. The Tamil Nadu assembly passed a Bill to [...]
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18. October 2011
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