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  • Watcho and RailWire team up to deliver broadband and binge in Bengal

    Watcho and RailWire team up to deliver broadband and binge in Bengal

    MUMBAI: In a move set to stir up the digital entertainment space, DishTV’s Watcho and RailTel’s broadband arm RailWire have announced a partnership to launch bundled internet and OTT subscriptions in West Bengal. The new service neatly combines RailWire’s trusted connectivity with Watcho’s bouquet of more than 13 popular OTT apps, aiming to offer regional viewers a single-subscription solution.

    Customers can pick from three options: the RW Bangla Entry Pack (25 Mbps, 1.5 TB), the Super Pack (50 Mbps, 2 TB), or the Premium Pack (100 Mbps, 2.5 TB). Each comes with access to a line-up of top OTT platforms, including Hoichoi, ShemarooMe, Sanskar, FanCode, Discovery+, Hungama, and Watcho Exclusives—starting at just Rs 349 plus taxes.

     Dish TV India chief executive and executive director Manoj Dobhal said the partnership “brings together two trusted brands to deliver an all-in-one entertainment solution that is affordable and locally relevant.” He added, “We’re excited to launch this in West Bengal and confident it will meet the needs of consumers looking for simplicity, reliability and quality.”

    RailTel’s director (npm) Yashpal Singh Tomar said the tie-up reflects RailWire’s vision to enrich lives and bridge the digital divide in emerging regional markets. “This initiative enables us to provide not just connectivity but a complete entertainment ecosystem,” he noted.

    With RailTel’s optic fibre backbone spanning 62,000 route kilometres and a network of more than 11,000 local partners, this partnership aims to deliver seamless digital convenience to homes across tier 2 and tier 3 India, with further expansions in the pipeline.

  • Zee vs Railtel arbitration: tribunal dismisses claims by both

    Zee vs Railtel arbitration: tribunal dismisses claims by both

    MUMBAI: Railtel Corp and Zee Entertainment have been at loggerheads for the past three years.

    The bone of contention has been the cancellation of a 10 year contract that Zee’s subsidiary Margo Networks had signed with the former in March 2021 to provide content on demand (movies, news, music videos, and general entertainment) free of buffering onboard 8,731 trains including 5,723 suburban trains and more than 5,952 wi-fi-enabled railway stations. As part of this, media servers were to be installed in railway coaches.

    The Railway Board had assigned Railtel with the task of implementing this dream project which had then subcontracted it to Margo. Revenue expectations were high with the Railways hoping to pocket at least Rs 60 crore as part of the 50:50 arrangement it had made with Railtel.

    The project had moved to pilot implementation stage in a Rajdhani train and in an AC rake of the western railways.

    And then it was called off suddenly in November 2021. Railtel said, it was due to the alleged non-performance of Margo Networks. Zee Entertainment had disagreed and announced that it would haul Railtel to the courts.

    In August 2023, it started arbitration proceedings against Railtel for cancelling the contract and claimed amounts wrongfully forfeited by the latter along with costs/damages. The matter had been with the arbitral tribunal since then.

    Zee Entertainment, on 26 November 2025, informed  the BSE in a regulatory filing, that the arbitral tribunal had made its arbitral award. As part of that, it had rejected its and Margo’s claims against Railtel. It added that the tribunal had  also rejected the counter claims made by Railtel.

    Zee added that it is “evaluating the option of filing an application/appeal before the appropriate court for setting aside of the arbitral award.”

    Clearly, we have not seen the last of this courtroom saga. 

  • 23rd Convergence India expo ends with Annual Telecom and FTTH Council APAC Summit

    23rd Convergence India expo ends with Annual Telecom and FTTH Council APAC Summit

    MUMBAI: Themed as ‘Connecting India’, 23rd Convergence India 2015 Expo, largest South Asian platform for Telecom, Broadcast and Digital Media, came to an end today with an overwhelming response from the industry, trade visitors and participating exhibitors.

    The last day of the Convergence India 2015 Expo was a remarkable opportunity for many visitors to experience latest technologies, knowledge sharing sessions and views shared by some of the key global leaders. The expo also witnessed two landmark summits which happened on the third day – 2nd annual Telecom Summit and 2nd annual FTTH council Asia pacific summit.  

    During the 2nd Annual Telecom Summit R.K. Bahuguna, CMD, Rail Tel said “Wifi is the 4G for rural India and easy technology and cheaper technology is what we are looking for.”

    S Chandrasekhar, Group Director, Government Affairs and public policy, Microsoft shared during the 2nd Annual Telecom Summit, “There are two challenges – Physical access and affordability for rural India which we need to address”.

    The expo, inaugurated by the Hon’ble Minister Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, also witnessed various thought provoking conferences by leading industry experts like Mr. Manoj Kohli, Managing Director, Bharti Enterprise, Mr. Umang Das, Chief Mentor, Viom Networks Ltd. Etc and had interesting sessions on the topics like “Green Telecom in Digital India”, “OTT- Transforming the future of TV”, “Digital India”, “Internet for all” etc.

    Speaking at the forum, B.M Baveja, Scientist G & Group Coordinator, Department of Electronics & IT, Ministry of Communication & IT said, “Proliferation of broadband to rural masses is needed and this technology can be further exploited for the vision of Digital India to come into light.”

    During these three days, a huge number of visitors came to the 23rd Convergence India 2015 Expo and attracted over 400 companies and their CEO’s from countries like Australia, Canada, China, Japan, UAE, UK, USA, etc. to name a few, showcasing the latest trends and technologies in broadband, telecom, cable, satellite, digital India, cloud computing, VAS, LTE Networks etc. by some of the renowned brand names like Sony, HP, Broadcom, ABOX42, Ambrane, Ericsson etc.

    Prem Behl, Chairman, Exhibitions India Group, said “We are pleased to receive quality trade visitors and eminent speakers at our forum. We will continue to work on improving and contributing to the Indian ICT industry, and aim to increase the level of the show with each passing year.”

    Exhibitions India Group (EIG) has been serving the Indian Information Communication Technology sector by organizing the annual International Convergence India series of expos since 1992. The forthcoming international expo is endorsed by the Department of Telecommunication and the Department of Electronics & Information Technology, the Ministry of Communications & Information Technology.  Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has also extended its support to the event.

  • ErosNow inks partnership with RailTel

    ErosNow inks partnership with RailTel

    MUMBAI: The on-demand entertainment platform of Eros International Media, ErosNow has inked a tie-up with RailTel Corporation of India (RailTel).

     

    RailTel is a PSU under the Railway Ministry and the tie-up is for ErosNow streaming services, which has been launched through broadband for railway passengers.

     

    The Wi-Fi service was implemented at New Delhi and Bangalore stations recently for providing high speed internet to passengers with plans to provide the facility to 75 major category railway stations in India and in trains too very soon.

     

    The broadband streaming service will enable passengers at railway stations across the country to download and view their favourite entertainment content from ErosNow on their phones.

     

    RailTel has launched high speed Wi-Fi network on key railway stations and passengers will be informed about this exclusive service on arrival at stations.

     

    Eros Now CEO Rishika Lulla Singh said, “We are happy to partner with RailTel in the Indian government’s endeavour to provide Wi-Fi facilities to the common man, which has increasingly become a necessity. The association will further amplify the reach of ErosNow in providing the best in entertainment to a wider range of consumers.”

  • Arasu Cable to now foray into broadband service with Railtel

    Arasu Cable to now foray into broadband service with Railtel

    MUMBAI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa owned Arasu Cable may be struggling with getting the licence to operate in the digital addressable system (DAS) areas, but it is now gearing up to launch its broadband service in collaboration with Railtel Corporation of India.

     

    With this, the Chennai based multi system operator (MSO) will give its customers affordable broadband services, through cable TV connection.

     

    It was in August, when during the Assembly session, Jayalalithaa declared that Arasu Cable, which currently provides cable TV connections at Rs 70 per month to its close to 70 lakh customers, will foray into broadband.

     

    The service, according to Tamil Nadu Information department secretary T K Ramachandran will start in a couple of months.

     

    The interested cable operators are currently being trained about the new service. The government plans to complete the training in every district by the end of the month.

     

    The pilot project was conducted in Vellore with around 1,000 subscribers being given access to the service. The tariffs have not yet been fixed, but the schemes are in place.