Scientific-Atlanta will unveil its latest series of DOCSIS 1.1/Euro-DOCSIS compliant cable modems, the WebSTAR DPX200 at the Western Cable Show in California this week. The product...
Thailand prime minister Pol Lt Col Thaksin Shinawatra visited the ISRO Satellite Centre in Bangalore on Monday, as part of his ongoing visit to the country....
Leading chip manufacturer Intel announced a new innovation in digital set top boxes this week. StrataFlash memory can be used by satellite vendors and cable networks....
It’s the biggest whodunit for the television industry in recent times. Who is behind the huge recruitment ad in leading daily The Times of India last...
European space rocket Ariane 44LP successfully placed a large satellite in orbit for DirecTV, the biggest US subscription TV channel early this morning. The Ariane 44LP...
While Star banks on saas bahu soaps and game shows to retain the top slot, Zee pegs its hopes on mythologicals after its relaunch debacle and...
The good news first. The Asia Cable & Satellite Guide 2002 has projected a strong pay TV subscriber growth for Asia, with year end 2001 estimates...
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited is seeking consultants for its proposed foray into the field of cable TV and associated services in Delhi and Mumbai. The state...
Zoom. The stockmarket polevaulted today on a manic Monday which proved to the best in the past three months. The Bombay Stock Exchange sensitive index (BSE...
Beautiful bombshells strutting their stuff for the environment.That too in swimsuits and in national costumes a la Miss Universe. Surely, conservationists must be gnashing their teeth....
It's time for Sabe TV to make some noise. The reason: it is the first amongst the Indian channels to get a one-on-one with ex-Pakistan prime...
Starting today the Kiwis get set to challenge the might of Test champions Australia in their den. And Star Sports is bringing you the action live...
Ever tire of the sameness of Bollywood flicks? Old, tired, unfunny images that give the brain a migraine. Well if you think you can conjure up...
Direct TV which is in the thick of a merger with Echostar is going to see the addition of another satellite to its constellation when an...
At least 20 British broadcast, cable, satellite and telecom companies will participate in the eighth Middle East International Cable, Satellite, Broadcast & Telecommunications Exhibition (CABSAT 2002)...
Pearson, the owner of The Financial Times, the paper which has been itching to launch its India edition for the past decade but has been stopped...
Telugu media mogul Ramoji Rao, who visited Mumbai last week as chief guest for the V Shantaram Awards ceremony, made it a point to visit political...
Singapore Cable Vision (SCV) will shortly start using Lucent Technologies’ Kenan Arbor/BP billing product and Arbor/OM order management software products. SCV is Singapore’s leading broadband cable...
An Ariane-5 solid rocket motor (MPS) was test fired on the booster teststand (BEAP) at the Guiana Space Centre, Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, under the Ariane-5...
The impending entry of Disney Channel in the country seems to have shaken the competition out of a stupor. Archrival Cartoon Network revamped its prime time...
Religious channels have been prospering on Indian television for the last couple of years. Aastha, Sanskar, etc Punjabi (with its Gurbani telecast), Maharishi Veda Vision and...
Asia Global Crossing (AGC) will deploy an ATM service for Australia’s National Racing Broadcaster, Sky Channel. The leading pan-Asian telecom services provider says the ATM...
It is happening again. Beleagured media major Zee Telefilms (ZTL) which has been under pressure for the last few months, is suddening gaining support – at...
The entertainment industry has stressed the need for its involvement in the formulation of the Communications Commission of India (CCI), which is to be set up...
The Agrani satcom venture which is promoted by media baron Subhash Chandra is expected to close financially before the year is through, company officials say. Agrani...
Reminiscent India Television's Miss Lashkara 2001 Beauty Contest reaches a climax on 5 December in Ludhiana, where 20 contestants will slug it out for the beauty...
Star made it happen in the west with the Temptation Island and is now all set to hit Indian screens at 10:00 pm on Star World...
Rendezvous with Simi Garewal, the classy chat show with host Simi chatting up the creme de la creme of Indian society, is coming back in its...
More blood and gore is in store at HBO this week. On 24 November at 9:30 pm, the channel telecasts the sequel to I know what...
The RTL Group’ IP division has just published European Key Facts – Television 2001, an informed overview of the state of the art in the industry....
The National Geographic Channel will give lovers of reptiles an early Christmas treat. NGC will premiere SuperCroc, a documentary on the longest surviving reptile in earth...
An effort is being made to set up a unified apex body for the Indian entertainment industry. The professional mooting the exercise: UTV Net Solutions CEO...
You are never too old to be a parent. At least that’s the message global media baron Rupert Murdoch seems to be sending out to other...
In a bid to find some of that old magic with viewers, Zee TV has once again gone in for a change in its programming schedule....
ESPN Star Sports' Super Selector has toughened up the competition for its December line up. Viewers can now choose from among nine international cricket teams in...
CNBC India is dealing with wheels now. The business channel has organised Auto Evolution 2001, a high powered forum for the automobile industry that will bring...
ESPN Star Sports recently signed its first-ever terrestrial carriage deals in Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar with national broadcasters LNTV, TV5 and Mywaddy TV. The deals will...
Scientific Atlanta has teamed with Telect to provide new fibre management solutions to help cable operators route and protect optical fibre throughout their networks. Increasing bandwidths...
India’s leading animation channel has shifted into aggressive mode, with the introduction of several new cartoon series at prime time from November 17. In a single...
7 Star Cable, respondent in the court case filed by ESPN Star, has taken umbrage against media reports (see ESPN-Star Sports vs 7 Star: Both claim...
Santaan, a weekly family soap that premieres on Sahara on 23 November, explores the biased attitude of traditional Indian families toward the male heir. Directed by...
MUMBAI : It is a new season and with each new one comes a different influence, some whimsical and more distinct than the last. A medley...
US based Cable Television Laboratories Inc has adopted the middleware software developed by Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB), for advanced OpenCable digital set-top boxes that are being...
The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) will get its latest generation satellite Insat-3C into space in early 2002, 16 Januaryy 2002, to be exact, if one...
Earth Matters, a weekly programme covering India's environmental issues currently telecast on Doordarshan, has been adjudged the best science magazine programme – Le Prix du Magazine...
Star India has finally found the desi answer to Anne Robinson, the tough-as-nails host of the popular game show The Weakest Link, which is to be...
They’re streaks of lights in the sky which make for a pleasant sight. But meteor showers are known to damage manmade satellites in their orbits. Bearing...
The NDS developed set top boxes used by Nickelodeon fetched the channel an impressive 293,000 interactive votes in London during Watch Your Own Week earlier this...
Retecal, The largest cable operator in Castillay Leon, one of Spain’s largest regions has signed a deal with Motorala to offer end to end, high speed...
CDN Japan has started distributing 100-150 broadband content programs to a quarter of a million home users in Japan from Tuesday. A non-profit consortium established in...