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  • WRC meet turns down 470-698 MHz spectrum band to India for mobile communication

    WRC meet turns down 470-698 MHz spectrum band to India for mobile communication

    NEW DELHI: Following the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) last month in Geneva, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry has been informed that the frequency band 470-698 MHz has not been identified for International Mobile Telecommunication (IMT) for India.

     

    Conveying this information received from the Communications and Information Technnology Ministry, Minister of State for I&B told Parliament today that his Ministry and Prasar Bharati had earlier given their concurrence to the proposal in this regard from the Telecom Department.

     

    He said the I&B Ministry had laid down the condition that this was acceptable provided the present and future requirements of Doordarshan and terrestrial broadcasting will be given due priority.

     

    The Communications & IT Ministry after due approval and a decision by Committee of Secretaries sent a proposal for identification of the frequency band 470-698 MHz for IMT services for India under Agenda item 1.1 of WRC of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

  • Broadband gets animated as Cartoon Network hires Premium TV

    Broadband gets animated as Cartoon Network hires Premium TV

    MUMBAI: Turner Broadcasting Systems has hired digital rights company Premium TV to provide a broadband TV service in the UK for its flagship kids’ channel Cartoon Network, with the service due to launch in Q4.

    The broadband site will be Cartoon Network’s first foray into broadband content tailored to the PC, and follows hot on the heels of the recent roll out of Cartoon Network’s new look website to all European territories.

    CartoonNetwork.co.uk is gaining more hits than ever before, with over 30 million page impressions per month, and the broadband site SuperCartoonNetwork.co.uk will reinforce this success in the sector.

    Subscribers to the site will be able to watch hours of regularly updated Cartoon Network shows, such as Ben 10 and Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends. They will also be able to watch archived episodes of the cartoons on the site.

    Under the terms of the two year deal, Premium TV will provide the broadband platform for Turner which will see Super Cartoon Network broadcast within the EMEA region.

    Premium TV has a track record of handling digital rights for major sports organisations, such as FLi (Football League Interactive) and World Rally Championship (WRC). The company’s expertise in managing digital rights, coupled with its DRM technology, will enable Turner Broadcasting Systems to take advantage of the growing digital market.