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StarHub to launch 3 Channels
Starting 1 February, StarHub TV will launch three new channels namely Fox, tvN and Nat Geo Music under the umbrella of Fox International Channels. The three channels will initially be available free to StarHub subscribers for a month. Additionally, Nat Geo Wild will be re-offered as part of StarHub’s basic education group. With this, Fox [...]
Continue reading...ABC to launch Australia’s first 24/ 7 FTA news channel
8. February 2010
The ABC will be launching Australia’s first free-to-air 24-hour television news channel in 2010. The 24/7 news channel that will be rolled out by ABC would be competing Sky News that maintains a strict dominance in the Australian region in television news market. ABC News, as the name of the channel, would be delivering the Australian [...]
Continue reading...Colors to expand footprint in UK, US
8. February 2010
After dominating Indian Television Rating Points (TRPs) charts amongst all Hindi general entertainment channels (GECs) week on week, Colors will now be foraying to the international markets as well. The channel is all set to launch in the US and the UK by the end of January 2010. The channel will be called ‘Aapka Colors’ [...]
Continue reading...KidsCo in Europe and Africa
12. January 2010
KidsCo, the international children’s channel, has confirmed launches in a host of countries across Europe and Africa. The deals will see some of the leading TV providers airing KidsCo classic content alongside original productions. KidsCo will be airing on Infrasat in Angola, On.net in Macedonia, Sun Communications in Moldova and Communique in Hungary. The channel [...]
Continue reading...TeliaSonera deploys 4G shoot-out
12. January 2010
TeliaSonera has become the first operator in the world to offer customers fourth-generation mobile services, with broadband speeds up to ten times faster than its top third-generation network. Ericsson will run the network TeliaSonera set up in Stockholm, Sweden, while Chinese rival Huawei is in charge of the one in Oslo, Norway. Based on how well [...]
Continue reading...A new Dish Network in North America
12. January 2010
CTC Media, Inc. is a leading independent media company in Russia, with operations throughout Russia and elsewhere in the CIS, announced that it is going to launch an international broadcasting under the CTC brand in North America through the DISH Network Corporation. Dish Network is one of the country’s largest pay-TV providers and it will [...]
Continue reading...David Bond is new BBC Sports Editor
12. January 2010
Bond will be the on-air figurehead of BBC SportThe BBC has appointed Daily Telegraph sports editor David Bond as its new sports editor to succeed Mihir Bose. Bond will take up his role in 2010, a year which includes the World Cup. He will provide analysis and context to the major sports news stories and [...]
Continue reading...Ericsson bags network upgrade contract
12. January 2010
Ericsson bagged a contract from Bangladesh’s Teletalk to enhance its network marking the first deal between the two companies. As part of the deal, Ericsson will install and commission its microwave MINI-LINK TN transmission system. Teletalk has close to one million subscribers. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.broadbandindiamagazine.com%2F%3Fp%3D4087'; addthis_title = 'Ericsson+bags+network+upgrade+contract'; [...]
Continue reading...Bharti applies to acquire stake in Bangladesh’s Warid
12. January 2010
Bharti Airtel which is eying overseas opportunity for a while now has applied for a regulatory permission to acquire stake in Bangladesh’s Warid Telecom. Reports estimate the deal to be worth $ 900 million. Reports say Zia Ahmed, Chairman of the Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission has disclosed this proposed move by Bharti. Warid has 2.79 [...]
Continue reading...China to Launch Chang’e-2 Satellite in 2010
12. January 2010
China planned to launch the Chang’e-2, the country’s second lunar probe, at the end of 2010, the State Administration of Science Technology and Industry for National Defence said. The Chang’e-2 was to test key soft landing technologies for the Chang’e-3 and provide high-resolution photo images of the landing area, Xinhua news agency cited the administration [...]
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8. February 2010
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