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Parliament Passes Cable Digitisation Bill
But the Bill is not just about shifting from analogue to digital. From the industry perspective, aren’t you worried about the controls digitisation will bring about ? Why would digitisation be about control? Lok Sabha passed the second Bill to amend the Cable TV Networks (Regulation) Act 1995 that aims to replace the Ordinance promulgated. Also [...]
Continue reading...Digital Destination
13. December 2011
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Government has issued a notification listing out the specific cities and areas and the deadlines. Government has issued a notification listing out the specific cities and areas and the deadlines by which it would be ‘obligatory’ for the cable operators to transmit or re-transmit in encrypted form, all the channels through a digital addressable system. Under [...]
Continue reading...4 MSOs Consolidate LCOs face tough competition
12. August 2011
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Four major television cable distribution companies—Digicable Networks (India) Pvt. Ltd, Hathway Cable and Data Com Pvt. Ltd, IndusInd Media and Communications Ltd (InCable), and DEN Networks Ltd—are in talks to merge their businesses and create a single cable network, prompted by consolidation moves in other parts of the industry. The four companies, or multi-system operators (MSOs) [...]
Continue reading...Star Den & Zee Turner Join hands for channel distribution
9. June 2011
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Television channel distributors Star-DEN and Zee-Turner have agreed to float Media Pro Enterprise Pvt. Ltd., a 50:50 joint venture offering their channels. The 50:50 JV includes four companies – Zee Entertainment, STAR India, Turner India and DEN. The move will help Star-DEN which distributes Star channels and Zee-Turner which distributes Zee channels to tap the [...]
Continue reading...Indian M&E Industry Growth rate touches 10% in 2011, expected 14% by 2015
26. April 2011
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Indian Media & Entertainment (M&E) industry registered a growth of 11 % over 2009 and touched INR 652 billion in 2010 says a FICCI-KPMG report. Backed by positive industry sentiment and growing media consumption, the industry is estimated to achieve a growth rate of 13 % in 2011. Overall, the industry is expected to register [...]
Continue reading...2011 Budget Highlights
17. March 2011
The Union Budget 2011-12 presented recently by the Finance Minister seems balanced and growth oriented. We’re reporting the telecom and digital media components of India’s 2011-2012. Sectoral Impacts 1. Media & Entertainment The impact of the Union Budget 2011-12 on the Media & Entertainment sector is neutral. CVD exemption cheers film industry The Government announced exemption of countervailing duty (CVD) [...]
Continue reading...Indian TV Industry is taking steps to regulate itself
21. January 2011
Self regulation has always been the bone of contention between the government and media houses. The government wants to regulate media content to make it suitable for universal audience. Media owners aim to drive revenues through sensationalizing content to draw more viewers from the buying class of the society. They support self-regulation instead of state [...]
Continue reading...The Indian government strict about HOT Programs
15. December 2010
The Indian government has banned reality television shows from showing “adult content” during the day time. Officials say the decision follows complaints from the public about scenes in two reality programmes currently on air during prime time. They say that shows such as Bigg Boss – India’s version of Big Brother – can only be [...]
Continue reading...Indian Mobile Phone market One of the fastest growing in world
9. November 2010
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...The future of IPTV is bright Despite low levels of penetration
26. October 2010
IPTV services in India were introduced some two years ago, but have so far failed to match the success of DTH or cable. Industry experts feel that this is due to the limited launch of the service and a lack of focused marketing efforts. Bharti and Reliance Communications have launched services only in Delhi and [...]
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10. January 2012
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