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  • NDTV launches channels on African cable TV

    NDTV launches channels on African cable TV

    MUMBAI: New Delhi Television (NDTV), India’s leading news broadcaster has launched two of its premium channels, NDTV India and NDTV Profit Prime on African Cable TV (ACTV), Nigeria.

     

    NDTV India is a premier Hindi language news channel from NDTV and in a market where the Hindi news channel is characterized by tabloid journalism; NDTV India stands out for its credibility and accuracy. NDTV Profit/Prime is India’s first hybrid channel. During market hours, NDTV Profit offer business news and analysis like any other business channel. Post market hours channel switches its looks and become NDTV Prime. NDTV Prime air infotainment and lifestyle programmes post market hours and on weekends.

     

    Speaking on the occasion, Rohit Jaiswal, Associate Vice President, Network Distribution and Affiliate Sales, NDTV, said, “We are very pleased to announce the launch of our channels on ACTV. Like in other parts of the world, our channels, which are now available in over 73 countries, will aid the Indian expatriates and everyone else who has an interest in India keep abreast with the constantly evolving India.”

     

    “African Cable Television leads the Nigerian market in providing 100% of its subscribers with HD decoders featuring PVR and media browsing functionality coupled with a broad spectrum of high quality TV programming  including movies, news, sports, lifestyle, music, kids entertainment, documentaries and more,” said  Godfrey  Orkeh, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of African Cable Television. “We have high standards for the viewer experience that we deliver to our customers and look forward to providing them with a broader choice of relevant TV programs through our ACTV-6000 HD/PVR decoder”, he added.

     

    Viewers will find NDTV India on ACTV Channel 307 and NDTV Profit/Prime on Channel 308. Viewers can subscribe to NDTV India and NDTV Profit/Prime by visiting www.actv.tv

  • NDTV appoints the works Network as its Executive TV Advertising sales representavive for the Middle East

    NDTV appoints the works Network as its Executive TV Advertising sales representavive for the Middle East

    MUMBAI: New Delhi Television (NDTV), India’s leading News broadcaster, has appointed The Works Network as its exclusive television advertising sales representative for the Middle East feed of their English News channel NDTV 24×7 with effect from January 1st 2015.

     

    NDTV 24×7, the flagship channel from the NDTV news network, is India’s most watched English News channel. Winner of numerous awards, including the Asian Television Award and Asian Viewers Television Awards for Best News Channel, NDTV 24×7 is available across all major platforms like OSN, E-Vision, Du and Q-tel to cater to the viewers in the Middle East Region.

     

    Speaking on the occasion, Rahul Sood, Head- Affiliate Sales & Distribution, NDTV, said: “We are very pleased to announce our association and are looking forward to working with The Works Network to deliver great solutions for brands that want to reach the audience through our respected, industry-leading content.”

     

    Sanjay Das, Chief Works Officer, The Works Network said: “We are excited to join forces with NDTV for their highly respected and watched English News channel NDTV 24×7 for the Middle East, home to millions of expatriates from India and South Asia. The dedicated feed will allow us to offer innovations, both on-air and online to clients, thereby enabling them to better target, reach and deliver their message to this diverse, rich and fast growing audience via the television set and also the second screen.”

  • NDTV India Migrates to MPEG-4 Uplink Chain

    NDTV India Migrates to MPEG-4 Uplink Chain

    MUMBAI: New Delhi Television (NDTV), one of India’s most-watched TV news networks, has migrated its satellite uplink infrastructure from MPEG-2 to a complete MPEG-4 multiple-channel-per-carrier (MCPC) chain based on Thomson Video Networks’ advanced encoding, MPEG processing, and transport stream (TS) monitoring equipment. Driven by the award-winning ViBE™ EM4000 premium HD/SD encoder, NetProcessor 9030 MPEG processor, XMS network management system, and Granite Sentinel DTV monitor, the new MCPC chain replaces aging SD MPEG-2 equipment and provides an HD-ready platform to support NDTV’s future technology requirements.

     

    “When we evaluated technology partners for our MPEG-4 migration, Thomson Video Networks was the obvious choice,” said Dinesh Singh, chief technology officer, NDTV Ltd. “As a high-density encoder, the ViBE EM4000 offers eight SD/HD channels in a single rack unit to save space in our existing infrastructure. With our new, state-of-the-art uplink chain, both our customers and operators have seen marked improvement in both performance and picture quality, and we really appreciate Thomson Video Networks’ technology and service support.”

     

    “As one of India’s leading news broadcasters, NDTV is making a big technology leap forward with its MPEG-4 migration,” said Eric Louvet, vice president worldwide sales, Thomson Video Networks. “With our latest-generation, EM4000 octo-channel platform, MPEG-4 encoding will enable NDTV to save significant satellite bandwidth that can be used later for HD programming. Since the EM4000 is HD-ready, migration to HD services is smooth and easy within the existing uplink chain.”

     

    Further information about the ViBE EM4000 and other Thomson Video Networks products is available at www.thomson-networks.com.