NEW DELHI: Well, the government gave some way but the cable industry continues to cry foul. At today’s extended meeting of the task force on conditional...
MUMBAI: IndusInd Media & Communications Limited has been awarded the ISO 9001certification (for Quality Management System) by Lloyds Register Quality Assurance, 5making it the only multi-service...
NEW DELHI: The industry had been referring to it as the day when the CAS (conditional access system) rollout picture would become clearer. What transpired though...
NEW DELHI / MUMBAI: Just ahead of the government-sponsored task force meeting on conditional access slated for 27 March, a seemingly somnambulant and fragmented cable fraternity...
NEW YORK: MTV’s social conscience regarding the Aids menace saw it host a series of concerts, documentaries, specials and fund rasing events across the globe last...
MUMBAI: The main worrisome aspect of this Budget is the service tax that has shot up, affecting both the broadcasters and the cable operator community, says...
MUMBAI: The Mumbai Cable Operators’ Federation (MCOF) is getting active, following the announcement of its formation in the city on 13 February. (see Mumbai’s small cable...
INTRODUCTION The National Readership Survey 2001 reveals that cable is currently available in 33 million homes. The reach of television in urban areas is 84.7 %...
MUMBAI: All TV and no play makes Jack a dull boy. That’s a modern adage that Milestone Interactive Software Ltd (MISL) is hoping to cash in...
MUMBAI: Solomon Smith Barney (SSB) claims that the subscription revenues will eventually be linked to the content quality and the viewership. This will reiterate the fact...
MUMBAI: Satellite service provider Eutelsat has successfully launched its W5 satellite and it is being positioned at 70.5 degrees East, an orbital position that allows Eutelsat...
In an interview given to a business television channel, R K Singh, CEO of Zee Telefilms has said that Zee will soon launch a new game...
Officials belonging to the information and broadcasting ministry, along with officials from the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) will meet representatives from the broadcasting and cable...
The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) will sponsor the 2002 International Emmy Awards regional voting in Hong Kong, which takes place on 13...
MUMBAI: The Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (Casbaa) has announced eight new memberships for the regional multi-channel television industry body. The memberships have been...
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...
MUMBAI: As the BBC launches its latest digital marketing campaign targeted at analogue viewers yet to go digital it has announced that its six digital channels...
Convergence – much potential but miles to go before becoming a reality. That was the main thread of the session on Day 1 of Frames 2002...
The eighth edition of the Middle East International Cable, Satellite, Broadcast and Telecommunications Exhibition (CABSAT 2002) concluded at the Dubai World Trade Centre Exhibition Complex yesterday....
The clock is ticking for Ficci Frames 2002. The third edition of the two-day global convention on entertainment conducted by the Federation of Indian Chambers of...
The outlay for the I&B ministry in the 10th Five Year Plan has been recommended at Rs 85,500 million, of which the broadcasting sector gets the...
The faceoff between ESPN-Star Sports and Mumbai’s cable TV trade continues as cable operators are adamant that they will continue to hold their ground and are...
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...
Cable & satellite TV professionals and entrepreneurs made their annual pilgrimage to Indian cable TV hardware and software trade show ScaT India 2001, held at the...
It was show time again for India‘s broadcast and allied field professionals last week. The best and biggest names from broadcasting corporates around the world converged...
The MSOs are moving into Mysore. Zeenext.com, the cable ISP from the Zee Network stable, launched its Internet over cable TV services in Mysore on Wednesday...
After months of wrangling, Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) yesterday set the wheels in motion throwing open bidding for all time slots on its Doordarshan...
Continuing a re-branding exercise that kicked off in February, Star has integrated its corporate logo across all its channels from Sunday, 20 May. The new logo...
Star Plus is today the numero uno cable and satellite television channel in India. A year or so ago, industry watchers and rivals would have laughed...
Satellite channels have driven growth in C&S households from only four channels in the early 1990s to around 100 today. And going by present indications, with...