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  • After Tamil Nadu, Karnataka state govt eyes cable TV business

    After Tamil Nadu, Karnataka state govt eyes cable TV business

    MUMBAI: Even though the demand for getting the Digital Addressable System (DAS) licence for J Jayalalithaa run Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation (TACTV) is still pending with the Information and Broadcasting Ministry (I&B), there is another state government that is looking at entering the cable TV industry.

    The Karnataka state government Minister for Information, Public Relations and Infrastructure R Roshan Baig has been making headlines after his conference where he expressed interest in setting up cable television system, provided the Centre permitted it.  In the meeting, the Minister said that the Ministry has been receiving complaints from consumers who have to pay Rs 400-Rs 500 for cable TV service.

    Baig in the conference, while applauding the model of Arasu Cable in Tamil Nadu, said that the Karnataka government will also apply the same module, where consumers won’t be paying more than Rs 100 per month for the cable TV channels.  
    In response to the statement, Karnataka State Cable TV Operators’ Association (KSCOA) met the Minister to apprise him of the situation. “We told him that in the Rs 70 that Arasu charges for its services, it gives only free to air and regional channels, while the others give all the leading channels, which is what the consumers want,” informs Karnataka State Cable TV Operators’ Association spokesperson Sudhish Kumar adding that they have also addressed the matter to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) chairman Rahul Khullar.

    “Khullar in his address to the media has already made it clear that any government body or agency getting into the cable TV or distribution business is against the rules,” adds Kumar.

    “But, if it still happens, we will move the court,” he states.

    The association has suggested that the government could through DD Freedish give cable services at a lower tariff.

    The multi system operators (MSOs) in the region are shocked with even the new Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam backing the demand for DAS licence for Arasu Cable.

    In order to ensure that the Karnataka government does not get the nod from the Centre, the South Indian Federation will be meeting the I&B Minister Arun Jaitley. “We are seeking his appointment and could be meeting him between 21 January to 23 January,” informs Kumar while adding that they want the I&B Minister to come out with his clear statement on the matter.

     

  • ABAI: KAVGC 2013 Summit concludes in Bangalore

    ABAI: KAVGC 2013 Summit concludes in Bangalore

    BENGALURU: The Karnataka Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics (KAVGC) Summit organised by the Association of Bangalore Animation Industry (ABAI), in collaboration with the government of Karnataka concluded on Thursday 29 August 2013, ending two days of power packed sessions by Indian and international experts from the industry and the Karnataka state government.

     

    The first session on day two: the Business session on Technology was moderated by NVIDIA Country Head Vishal Dhupar and had Arul Moorthy, NVIDIA – GPU in the VFX Workflow Senior Applied Engineer Wil Braithwaite; Autodesk-Mental Ray Lead Animation AE in APAC Prem Moraes; HP – Shared Infrastructure, National Business Development Manager for Cloud Solutions R Balasubramanian and Wipro Technologies CTO of Global Media and Communication Business Jayanta Dey as co-panellists.

     

    This was followed by a session on AVGC in a Globally Connected World moderated by The Children’s Media Foundation, UK Director Greg Childs. The session had representatives from different parts of the world speaking about the facilities that their territories had to offer to the Indian AVGC industry. This included Consuls, Vice-Consuls and Senior Trade Commissioners from Canada, France, UK and Quebec (Canada).

     

    The session on Original Content Development moderated by Liquid Comics Founder Suresh Seetharaman had Walt Disney Television International India ex Director Content and Creative Arnab Chaudhuri; Technicolor Animation and Gaming Art Director Manoj Menon and Novo Juris – “How not to lose it” Sharda Balaji as co-panellists.

     

    One of the most interesting sessions was the Show and Tell Session that had the audience’s undivided attention. Arnab Chaudhuri the director of the Indian animated action film ‘Arjun the Warrior Prince’ (AWP) spoke of the making of the film. Chaudhuri revealed the various real life characters on which every character in his film was based, details about the sets, as well as shared some of the raw footage and sketches that resulted in the final product. One of the best animated products out from India, AWP was produced by UTV motion pictures and Walt Disney Pictures, with Chaudhuri as Director Content and Creative at Walt Disney Television International India.

     

    The summit culminated with a session on Education moderated by Dreamworks Dedicated Unit at Technicolor India Studio Head Adi Shayan. The other panellists were Dr. Ashish Kulkarni (CEO Reliance Animation) in his capacity as Ficci AVGC Forum, Governing Council Member and Ficci-MESC Initiatives for Skill Development; Asian Institute of Gaming and Animation (AIGA) Founder Hanif Mohammed; Native Puppets – Artists Perspective Founder Anand Baid, Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, College of Fine Arts Director Dr. R Kulkarni; The Painted Sky Art Based Learning Approaches Executive Coach, Founder and Director Anirban Bhatrtacharya.