Consumers in New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai may have to shell out up to 50 per cent higher monthly cable bills in the second phase of the roll out of the conditional access system
With three more direct-to-home operators set to enter the market by the year-end, subscribers can expect services at even cheaper rates.
Broadcasters to see 30% drop in subscription revenue.
Free rides on toll roads for the country's VIPs might soon be over. The government is coming up with a new toll policy which might prune the long exemption list of VIPs who do not have to pay toll on national highways.
Rlys plan 50 garib raths, 450 AC trains; SPVs planned for wagon manufacture for freight corridors.
A digital set-top box can be yours at one-third the price you pay now. Indian manufacturers like Bharat Electronics, and TVS are likely to manufacture set-top boxes for less than Rs 1,000.
National highways in remote areas, intermediate and single roads are all set to be two laned, with the government having identified 5,000-km of such roads for upgradation.
Preliminary industry numbers show that against a demand for 200,000 cable boxes in the three cities so far, operators have only been able to service a little over half the demand.
A railway ministry official told Business Standard that the major part of this would go into expanding ticketing facilities, with the aim of taking it to the passenger's doorstep.
In the battle between the conditional access system and the direct-to-home services, the latter seems to be edging ahead.
The opening up of the sector has led to investments of Rs 1,200 crore towards the acquisition of over 280 frequencies.
The move is line with the railway ministry's efforts to compete with low-cost airlines.
The domestic animation and gaming industry has said that it may face a serious crisis if not given fiscal incentives in the coming Budget.
Only 30-minute advertising spots remain to be sold on Star India's Kaun Banega Crorepati, which will be anchored by actor Shah Rukh Khan.
Korean auto major Hyundai is set to diversify its business presence in the country by launching separate divisions through its in-house advertising agency -- Innocean Worldwide.
Mandatory sharing of television coverage of Test match cricket involving the Indian team in India and abroad has been excluded from the ambit of the upcoming Sports Broadcasting Signals Bill.
In what could be a shot in the arm for the National Highway Development Programme, the National Highway Authority of India is all set to receive a windfall of Rs 471 crore
The Direct-to-Home service providers are cashing in on the confusion over the implementation the Conditional Access System in some areas of Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata.
Public broadcaster Prasar Bharati will need Rs 9,431 crore (Rs 94.31 billion) to telecast Commonwealth Games, 2010, in high-definition TV format.
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