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MUMBAI: The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) has announced a new initiative to encourage practical, high-end solutions to the challenges of the new...
As Ganpat Gaikwad stands in front of the slums in Kalyan, a town on the outskirts of Mumbai, he shakes his head in disbelief at the...
For almost one year, IndusInd Media & Communications (IMCL) has been an organisation in turmoil. Several senior executives have left the company, frustrated at the slow...
With a nearly seven-million strong subscriber base, Siti Cable should have been ideally sitting pretty with a permanent smile pasted on the faces of the executives...
MUMBAI: In a far-reaching judgment, the United States Supreme Court ruled that Cable companies that offer broadband Internet access do not have to open their high-speed...
Now more than ever, cable companies realise the need to upgrade service and content as they face the threat from direct-to-home (DTH) and telecom operators who...
MUMBAI: Care TV, a health channel floated by Tanu Healthcare Ltd, has shut down transmission due to non payment of dues to VSNL. The channel had...
MUMBAI: Star India has discontinued services of its bouquet of channels to Asianet Satellite Communications, the largest cable TV network in Kerala. The signals were...
MUMBAI: An independent cable operator in Navi Mumbai was shot dead today afternoon, possibly bringing to surface the dirty face of cable wars. Sanjay Gupta was...
MUMBAI: Hathway Cable Internet has set its sights on netting the broadband internet mass market with two new packages – Liteway and Paceway.. The Liteway package...
NEW DELHI: In a bid to further extend its brand equity, multi-system operator Siti Cable has decided to hold city specific social and cultural festival fair...
KANPUR: The forthcoming subscription hike and the cable tax were in focus in the recently concluded 10th Cable TV India Show here. The annual event which...
NEW DELHI: Doordarshan’s direct-to-home (DTH) service will formally be launched by prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh on 16 December at 6.30 pm in New Delhi. DD...
MUMBAI: ESPN Star Sports (ESS) has discontinued services of its two channels to Hathway cable network in Delhi, Bangalore and Ludhiana due to non payment of...
MUMBAI: The settlement happened sooner than expected. Zee-Turner agreed late Wednesday to restore signals to Rajesh Cable, an independent operator in Mumbai. And Rajesh Cable, in...
MUMBAI: Satellite television provider, Direc TV in a regulatory filing on Friday said that it may take up to $1.6 billion in pre – tax charges...
BANGALORE: The tussle between the cable operators, represented by the Karnataka State Cable TV operators Association (KSCOA) and its affiliates all over the State, and the...
MUMBAI: Hong Kong’s local cable television operator i-Cable Communications Ltd (ICAB) has signed an agreement with neighbouring city Shenzhen’s Shenzhen TV allowing it to broadcast one...
MUMBAI: Hathway Cable Internet has set its sights on netting the broadband internet mass market with its two new packages that offer twice the broadband access...
MUMBAI: Even as the CAS light continues to dim, there are increasing signs that the next round of blackouts are around the corner. Over 300 cable...
NEW DELHI: A vacation bench of the Delhi High Court today did not put a stay on the CAS rollout in South Delhi area – as...
MUMBAI: NRS 2003 figures for the capital follow the national trend. Radio in Delhi shows the most significant growth in penetration followed by cable and satellite....
MUMBAI: Come 4 December, ESPN STAR Sports will air India’s tour Down Under, vying for viewership and ratings with election analyses on domestic news channels. ESS...
MUMBAI: The Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission (MRTPC) today instructed Star, Sony and ESPN-Star Sports to file replies in the joint case brought before it...
MUMBAI: Will it be another date or will some ruling finally be delivered on the ongoing “cable case”. Going by the way the proceedings have gone...
MUMBAI: “We cable operators are like mice and Balasaheb is our Ganesha.” This was just one of the more sycophantic lines thrown up in a fawning...
NEW DELHI: The two-judge bench of Santosh Hegde and B P Singh today reserved a judgment on a special leave petition (SLP) filed by Star last...
MUMBAIi: Is CAS happening or not? That’s a question which is on the top of many minds in the cable and satellite industry. But it doesn’t...
MUMBAI: Cable operators in Mumbai are up in arms and have rejected the 11 July 2003 government notification that sought to modify the manner in which...
NEW DELHI / MUMBAI: Has CAS finally degenerated into unconditional uncertainty? The joke seems to be coming true. But, say government officials, things may not turn...
MUMBAI: At a time when content service providers are focussing their attention on laying fibre optic networks, electrical and communications cables manufacturer Finolex is offering coaxial...
MUMBAI: Cable Quest, a cable and satellite publication, has announced a seminar CAS Myth & Reality in The Park Hotel in New Delhi on 6 June....
MUMBAI: Streaming media will continue to register double-digit growth gains for both audio and video through 2005, according to market forecasts published by AccuStream iMedia Research....
MUMBAI: Even as several factions in the cable and satellite industry are rueing CAS and try to defer 14 July, Hinduja-run MSO IndusInd Media & Communications,...
NEW DELHI: On one side the smiles have broadened, while on the other side the scowls have deepened. Broadcasters, specially those managing pay channels,...
NEW DELHI: After surrogate advertising and ‘offensive’ music videos on television channels, it’s the turn of news channels to feel the heat from the government. The...
NEW DELHI: The Russian roulette being played out involving the pricing of the basic tier of free to air channels appears to be coming to an...
MUMBAI: The battle lines between individual small cable operators and the Multi Service Operators (MSOs) have been clearly drawn as the CAS (Conditional Access System) deadline...
MUMBAI: Cable operators have plenty to be concerned about. First, the introduction of the Conditional Access System Bill continues to hang fire. Now, state governments like...
MUMBAI: The Hinduja Group MSO INCableNet announced today that it will be telecast the Ganapati Visarjan live from Girgaum Chowpatty on 20 September 2002. 'The channel,...
LUCKNOW (UTTAR PRADESH): In a rare show of unity, about 10 cable operators in Lucknow, one of the bigger cable TV markets in the state, have...
CHENNAI: Cable TV operators are looking into the eye of the administration gun in Chennai. They have exactly a month to register themselves with the Chennai...
If the IBF is meeting on CAS, can Mumbai’s powerful cable TV lobby be far behind? Well not really. IndusInd Media & Communications executive vice-chairman R....
If this piece of unconfirmed news emanating from Delhi proves true, the industry’s wait for legislation on conditional access systems (CAS) may well be over sooner...
Delhi-based citizen’s forum Consumer Action Network (CAN), has censured the Central government for failing to implement the recommendations of the task force on the introduction of...
The government seems to have the mandate of the people in the matter of conditional access. The latest indiantelevision.com poll that queried if conditional access...
NEW DELHI: At today’s extended meeting of the task force on conditional access, a basic tier price of Rs 71.30 with taxes extra was reportedly acceptable...
In an effort to increase entertainment tax collections from cable operators, the Maharashtra government has announced that it will collect duty on cable television through public...
The battle between ESPN-Star Sports has entered another phase. On 24 January cable TV operators in cable TV capital Mumbai extended their agitation against basic subscription...
The National Cable & Telecommunications Association has asked the central government to pass a legislation making it mandatory for conditional access set top boxes to be...
Platforms get three years to add features for hearing and visually impaired
Strong word-of-mouth turns Pongal satire into remake pick
Streaming giant bets on a seasoned marketer who helped build Amazon and Netflix into household names
Communications leader exits after three years spanning MD office strategy and media outreach.
Cricket star named face of Delhi Khel Mahakumbh to fuel youth talent hunt.
Kolkata-based beverage maker reports stronger revenues and profits for December quarter.
A crime thriller steps out of the shadows as Telugu storytelling claims centre stage.
From boards to bytes, chess readies for a nation-first showdown in Riyadh.
Leadership change follows layoffs, protests and a bruising battle over trust.
Revenue rises 4.3 per cent to Rs 10,209.33 crore while deferred tax gain lifts bottom line sharply
Akshay Kumar and stars launch awards at NSCI Dome on Feb 28
Merger creates one-stop hub for content, digital, and delivery
NEW DELHI: Hamdard Laboratories gathered a cross-section of India’s achievers in New Delhi on Friday, handing out the Hakeem Abdul...
MUMBAI: For decades, creative storytelling has been the cornerstone of brand communication. The “big idea” amplified through catchy jingles, striking...
MUMBAI: Zepto has elevated Ahmad Muneeb to vice president – HR centre of excellence, placing him at the helm of...
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