Star Cricket will be the second 'only-cricket' channel after Neo Sports from Nimbus Communications, the company that has television rights for all the first-class cricket being played in the country.
Direct-to-home (DTH) major Dish TV has rolled out its on-the-move services in Kolkata, after Delhi and Mumbai. The aim is to tap the niche, upwardly mobile consumers who could watch television while moving in a car, bus, aeroplane or train.
The Delhi high court on Wednesday allowed Nimbus to undertake marketing of the India-West Indies cricket telecast on Doordarshan, while ordering the public broadcaster not to sell the feed to private DTH operators.
Nimbus has refused to share the telecast of the forthcoming India-West Indies series with Prasar Bharati.
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Movie clips, songs, comedy scenes and other Tamil film content would be offered to the telecom subscribers.
A high power satellite, GSAT-15 is being inducted into the INSAT/GSAT system. GSAT-15 carries a total of 24 communication transponders in Ku-band as well as a GPS-Aided GEO Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) payload operating in L1 and L5 bands.
As the Rs 25,000-crore (Rs 250-billion) consumer durables industry has done away with price cuts this year, companies are providing consumers with a new hook -- value-added offers.
Tata Sky gets Zee bouquet, not to charge extra.
BCCI said the Sports Broadcasting Bill passed by the Lok Sabha would affect the game in the country in the long run.
Cable operators in Mumbai continued to block all television channels for the second day on Tuesday and have asked the Maharashtra government to come out with clear regulations for telecasting movies on channels.\n\n
With an aim to increase its foothold in the ever growing DTH market, Tata Sky will invest Rs 2,000 crore (Rs 20 billion) in the coming years in its infrastructure and expects a seven-fold increase in its subscriber base at 8 million by 2012.
DTH viewers subscribing to the Tata Sky platform may not be able to watch the channels from the Zee TV bouquet after July 28. The reason is that Tata Sky has an outstanding bill of Rs 9 crore (Rs 90 million).
Philips Electronics India Limited on Thursday announced the test launch of what it claimed is the country's first Digital Satellite TV for 'cable dry' semi-urban and rural areas.
With smart data-led mobile marketing, companies can reach out to the right target consumer with relevant offers.
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.
All India Radio has decided to launch two 24-hour music channels exclusively for Carnatic and Hindustani Classical music from July, Brijeshwar Singh, director general, AIR said on Wednesday.
Kishore Biyani's Indivision Capital, the private equity arm of Future Capital, announced that it would buy 4.9 per cent in Subhash Chandra's direct-to-home (DTH) business Dish TV for Rs 250 crore (Rs 2.5 billion).
DTH may change the way we watch TV, they say. We find out if this new technology will end the reign of cable operators and what other options there are for a consumer.
Bharti Teletech, India's largest fixed line phone manufacturer and flagship of the AirTel Group, on Friday announced its entry into digital set top boxes used for the direct-to-home services with an initial investment of $2 million.
New age broadcasting technologies like Internet Protocol Television and direct to home are likely to give a tough competition
Trai Chairman Pradip Baijal on Wednesday dismissed as "nothing exceptional" the protest by Reliance Infocomm against the regulator's recommendations to allow direct-to-home and VSAT operators to offer broadband services.
In a major victory for Zee-promoted DTH provider Dish TV, Telecom Disputes Settlement And Appellate Tribunal ordered Rupert Murdoch-controlled Star on Friday to provide its channels to the platform within the next 15 days.
Throwing the ball back in the government's court, TRAI on Friday favoured status quo on the existing cable set-up across the country, including tariffs.
Zee Network has signed a multi-year agreement with PanAmSat, a global provider of video and broadcasting delivery services, to bring its five-channel offering to the South Asian population in Australia and New Zealand.\n
Except Pakistan, seven SAARC countries are a part of the project.
The company is looking at demerger of land banks from RCom and then go for separate listing.
Promising "competitive pricing", Space TV, the DTH venture of Tatas and Star, on Friday said it would begin operations by the end of this year.
PM says FDI decision shows 'unwavering' commitment to reforms.
The channel, launched nearly two weeks after the model code of conduct for the Lok Sabha polls beginning on April 11 came into effect, carries the picture of Modi as its logo.
Customers would be able to make money transfers, pay utility bills and recharge their mobile and DTH connections with just one click and a single PIN entry
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