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Mumbai: The disgruntled TV networks couldn’t be any happier. In what seems to be a relief for most TV networks, an order passed by the Ministry...
MUMBAI: Precisely at 5.08 p.m. Wednesday the GSLV-Mk III rocket on its second developmental flight began its ascent with a strong deep growl that reverberated like...
NEW DELHI: ABS has closed the doors from 1 May 2018 on Indian TV channels that were using the ABS-2 satellite-beamed FTA Ku-band platform. Apparent reason:...
NEW DELHI: In what was being touted as probably the last Indian satellite launch by a foreign space agency, ISRO’s heavy-duty GSAT-11 communications satellite has been...
NEW DELHI: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) plans to increase its satellite capacity by upping launches from next year to keep pace with demands from...
MUMBAI: Prime Minister Modi’s Rs 450 crore (Rs. 4,500 million) Asian space diplomacy took flight today with the launch of South Asia Satellite GSAT-9 by Indian...
NEW DELHI: With the fast changing regulatory framework for the media and entertainment sector, which in India is one of the fastest growing sectors, the Telecom...
NEW DELHI: Even as he advocated an Open Sky Policy for satellites usage, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) chairman R S Sharma said an early...
NEW DELHI: Even as he advocated an Open Sky Policy for satellites usage, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) chairman R S Sharma said an early...
NEW DELHI: Indian direct-to-home operators depend on foreign satellites due to shortage of Ku band transponders on Indian satellites. The Parliament was informed on 11 March...
NEW DELHI: Eleven Indian satellites including four for communications were successfully launched during the last three years between January 2012 and February 2015, apart from the...
NEW DELHI: Two GSAT missions are expected to be launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) by mid 2015. GSAT-15 will be launched in FY...
MUMBAI: The much awaited MEASAT-3b launch has been delayed. While the satellite was set for launch on 6 June (7 June Kuala Lumpur time), it has...
The southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh yesterday witnessed the launch a new Telugu channel christened Manna TV on state-of-the art Ku band-based satellite communication network....
MUMBAI: Eutelsat Communications, one of the world’s leading satellite operators, on Thursday announced closure of the transaction to acquire GE-23 satellite, associated customer contracts and orbital...
MUMBAI: Leading satellite operator SES has said that the SES-5 satellite has been successfully launched into space on board an ILS Proton Breeze M booster. ...
MUMBAI: Global satellite operator Eutelsat and Es’hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, have selected Arianespace to launch their Eutelsat 25B[1] / Es’hail 1 satellite in the second...
MUMBAI: The Hot Bird 8 broadcast satellite of Eutelsat Communications has gone into commercial service at 13 degrees East. The satellite has 64 Ku-band transponders which...
NEW DELHI: Pubcaster Doordarshan is likely to set up uplinking facility for two new North East Indian channels in about a year and a half. These...
MUMBAI: Satellite operator Asiasat has signed a construction agreement with Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) to design and build Asiasat 5, a replacement satellite for Asiasat 2. Asiasat...
The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has compiled a report “The Indian Entertainment Industry: Strategy & Vision” with the assistence of Arthur...
MUMBAI: Preparations for Arianespaces next Ariane 5 flight are entering their final phase as the missions dual-satellite payload is integrated at the Spaceport in French Guiana....
DELHI: An inter-ministerial meeting today discussed technical issues relating to Ku-band transmission. During the time of filing this report, though much of details were not available...
NEW DELHI: It seems that the Tata-Star combine may have to wait for some more time before it can lay its hands on a letter of...
NEW DELHI: Indian pubcaster Doordarshan’s proposed DTH television venture is becoming a bit of a joke with a prolonged delay in launching the KU-band service increasingly...
NEW DELHI: Broadcast and cable sector regulator is giving the government various options to choose from in the case of conditional access system and pricing control....
NEW DELHI: National Geographic Channel (NGC), part of the Star bouquet of channels in India, is open to the idea of making available its fare on...
NEW DELHI: Is it the return of the prodigal? An old Zee Telefilms hand, Sunil Khanna, who had quit the group earlier this year has trudged...
NEW DELHI: All those in the industry that have been waiting for India’s broadcast and cable regulator, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), to come out...
NEW DELHI: The operating earnings of News Corp’s Asian subsidiary Star Group has exceeded $50 million for the full year (ending June 30, 2004) with advertising...
NEW DELHI: The Indian government expects that the broadcast and cable regulator would submit a favourable recommendation within “a few days” on making available TV channels...
MUMBAI: Loral Skynet, the International satellite company specialised in entertainment, telecom, government and defense, and education has announced its renewal of the agreement with HBO Pacific...
MUMBAI: Intelsat announced today that its IS-10-02 satellite was successfully launched aboard an ILS Proton launch vehicle from the Baikonur Cosmodrone, Kazakhstan. The satellite is expected...
NEW DELHI: Broadcast and cable regulator, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), which is slated to come out with its recommendations on the cable industry...
NEW DELHI: Zee Telefilms and ASC Enterprise-promoted Dish TV, India’s first KU-band DTH televisions service, will hop on to NSS-6 from an Insat satellite in July....
NEW DELHI: India’s pubcaster Doordarshan, looking at launching a direct-to-home (DTH) television service in the third week of June, is hopeful that most of the popular...
MUMBAI: Eutelsat and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) which claims to be the worlds largest professional association of national broadcasters have signed a contract. As per...
MUMBAI: Satellite operator Asiasat and Bangladesh’s national broadcaster Bangladesh Television (BTV) have signed an agreement. As per the same the C-band capacity on AsiaSat 3S will...
NEW DELHI: The Budgetary support to the information and broadcasting ministry for 2004-05 fiscal year has been hiked by over Rs 3,000 million, signifying hectic activity...
NEW DELHI: The sceptics can gulp. The ASC Enterprise and Zee combine promoted Dish TV direct-to-home (DTH) KU-band television service has signed a deal with ESPN...
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: 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,...
MUMBAI: The countdown is on for the launch of India’s next generation multipurpose Insat 3A satellite. Early Wednesday Insat 3A will take off on board the...
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...
NEW DELHI: In a bid to push through a proposal to have a headend in the sky, the Subhash Chandra-promoted ASC Enterprises Ltd., which amongst other...
MUMBAI: Asia’s number two satellite operator Shin Satellite Plc. of Thailand today announced it had signed a $390 million loan deal for its long in gestation...
CONNECTICUT: Panamsat and JSat have announced the formation of a strategic alliance for the distribution of digital video, data and Internet services across the Asia Pacific...
NEW DELHI: The Planning Commission, part of the Indian government, has suggested in its approach paper to the 10th five-year plan (2002-07) coverage of television and...
Russian communication satellite, Express-A1R was launched from Baikonur over the weekend. The satellite replaces a sister satellite that was destroyed in a failed launch in October...
Thai communication major Shin Satellite has reported consolidated revenues for the first quarter of 2002 of 1,303 million Baht, and EBITDA of 592 million baht. Total...
