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Zee Telefilms Ltd (ZTL) announced yesterday that it was setting up a DTH television joint venture with Sterling group’s C.Sivasankaran. According to sources, the actual vehicle...
NEW DELHI: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today evening okayed pubcaster Doordarshan’s forays into KU-band direct-to-home (DTH) television service and gave a nod to...
CANNES: News Corp president and chief operating officer supported and defended the group’s proposal to put Star Asia boss James Murdoch at the helm at BSkyB...
NEW DELHI: Star may have decided to play it down where Star News and its proposed DTH venture were concerned, but on the Radio City, its...
NEW DELHI: Having managed to sew up a suitable deal and partner for Star News, the Rupert Murdoch’s pan-Asian media venture Star Group Ltd has now...
NEW DELHI: Consumer Electronics and TV Manufacturers Association (Cetma), an apex body of electronics goods makers in the country, today exhorted the government to ensure a...
NEW DELHI: The Essel Group promoted ASC Enterprises Limited (ASCEL) has become the first company in India to finally receive and sign the licence agreement for...
NEW DELHI: The Subhash Chandra-promoted ASC Enterprises, which has sought a licence from the Indian government to operate a KU-band direct-to-home (DTH) television service in India,...
MUMBAI: Tata Sky has signed an agreement with SaharaOne Media Entertainment to distribute Sahara One and Filmy channels on its direct-to-home platform. The two Sahara channels...
NEW DELHI: The Indian government is contemplating whether pubcaster Prasar Bharati, which manages the affairs of Doordarshan and All India Radio, can be given some concession...
NEW DELHI: If the news channel was not enough of a pain for Star, the government today admitted in Parliament that Space TV’s application for direct-to-home...
NEW DELHI: Media baron Subhash Chandra crossed another milestone today. The information & broadcasting ministry today cleared his Essel group’s letter of intent to operate a...
MUMBAI: While Zee continues to meander in soft launch terrain and Star’s Space TV is up in the air, it may well be India’s not-so-friendly neighbour...
MUMBAI: Even as several multi system operators have announced tie ups with global conditional access companies and vendors for imports, a few Indian set top manufacturing...
As uncertainty continues to swirl around the rollout of conditional access systems in the country, the belief that it might be better to wait for direct...
NEW DELHI: Since 29 May, the smile on Jawahar Goel’s face has broadened and the additional vice-chairman of the Subhash Chandra-promoted Zee Telefilms just cannot hide...
NEW DELHI: India’s pubcaster Prasar Bharati Corporation, which has said that Doordarshan is planning a KU-band direct-to-home (DTH) television service foray, will form a consortium with...
NEW DELHI: Information and broadcasting minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today told policy makers that pubcaster Doordarshan was opting for a KU-band DTH scheme at an estimated...
MUMBAI: The disconnection virus seems to be spreading in Mumbai. Following ESPN-Star Sports, SET-Discovery One Alliance bouquet of channels has switched off its service to Hinduja’s...
NEW DELHI: Minister for information and broadcasting Ravi Shankar Prasad has said that there is no proposal to reconsider the FDI limits in DTH service. ...
MUMBAI: IBF members received a bit of a jolt on 23 April. Public broadcaster Prasar Bharati CEO and IBF chairman K S Sarma – the one...
New Delhi: The direct-to-home (DTH) platform of Doordarshan, which is expected to initially have about 50 free-to-air television channels, will be on ‘C’ Band and not...
NEW DELHI / MUMBAI: Guess what? The Big Daddy of them all – Doordarshan – is about to enter the direct to home (DTH) arena. It...
NEW DELHI: At a time when the world over KU-band direct-to-home (DTH) television service works better in a monopolistic situation or at best in a duopoly,...
NEW DELHI: The issue of standardisation of set-top boxes for KU-band direct-to-home (DTH) television service continues to be a thorny issue contributing to a delay in...
MUMBAI: A JP Morgan report concludes that direct to home services (DTH) could suffer and are unlikely to commence in the medium term. The JP Morgan...
NEW DELHI: Cold water has been poured over the expectations of Star and Zee-ASC combine if they thought the government would move away from its promised...
NEW DELHI: Subhash Chandra companies Zee Telefilms and ASC Enterprises (which is implementing the Agrani satellite project), are preparing to launch a KU-band direct-to-home television service...
PARIS: One of Eutelsat’s major clients, GlobeCast has announced the launch of its new proprietary digital DTH platform on the Eutelsat Hot Bird satellite via its...
NEW DELHI: The Subhash Chandra controlled ASC Enterprises, which has sought a license from the Indian government to operate a direct-to-home (DTH) television venture, has requested...
The Prasar Bharati board yesterday gave the corporation the go-ahead to explore a DTH service in partnership with non-broadcasters. The corporation is believed to be exploring...
MUMBAI: “The window of opportunity is getting smaller as new technologies offer alternatives.” That was the warning sounded by Eutelsat’s regional director for Middle East and...
MUMBAI: Andhra Pradesh Network (Apnet) – the interactive distance learning DTH project instituted by the Andhra Pradesh government – has moved up a gear as far...
NEW DELHI: For those broadcasters and media companies who were thinking that the Indian government would relax and / or review the DTH policy guidelines, there...
MUMBAI: Kalanithi Maran’s Sun TV is beaming without a pause in the US. The most popular Indian channel in the South, Tamil channel Sun TV, is...
NEW DELHI: The recommendations of the NK Singh panel on FDI that the media cap of 20 per cent in a DTH venture should be hiked...
NEW DELHI: If it’s not CAS, then it has to be DTH. The government is now examining the issue of “open architecture” and whether a thing...
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...
Hathway Cable & Datacom has announced a new scheme to promote Internet through cable as a viable alternative to dial-up. The Silver Starter rate plan offers...
The old bugbear is finally out of the way. Ku-band direct to home television (DTH) looks set to get the go-ahead finally after a three year...
The group of ministers on DTH – headed by home minister L.K. Advani – met once again on 30 October and said they had no reservations...
There is no official word out yet on direct-to-home (DTH) and digital terrestrial transmission (DTT) in India but if the various developments taking place are any...
Indian movies have always been a big draw in the former Soviet Union as well as the central Asian republics. it might not be too long...
Indian movies have always been a big draw in the former Soviet Union as well as the central Asian republics. it might not be too long...
The winds of DTH they are a blowin? Last week indiantelevision.com had reported that news emanating from Delhi indicated that that Star India had applied for...
Much is made of direct-to-home (DTH) broadcast as the new convergence mantra and conditional access these days, especially after Star TV Asia chairman James Murdoch, and...
French tech company Canal Plus and Rupert Murdoch’s NDS will lock horns in a California court on Thursday. This will be the first public hearing of...
Zee Group chairman Subhash Chandra today dismissed industry speculation that the government was about to ease the restrictions on DTH broadcast in India. Speaking on the...
Cable network test and management solutions major Acterna today announced the introduction of the Acterna Digital Service Activation Meter (DSAM), offering the cable modem installer a...
MUMBAI: When English movie channel Hallmark launched in Asia, not many industry watchers were confident that it would last out the long haul. The Asian viewer...
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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