Diwan Arun Nanda, founder of Rediffusion and one of India's last great admen, changed the industry with memorable campaigns, political ads, and a rare mix of sharp strategy and creativity.
SPN had been seeking a higher share of revenue, which Tata Sky blamed for the breakdown in talks.
The regulator has asked the DTH operator to file a status report over implementation of the new tariff regime
Tata Group had hinted at combining its enterprise business with Tata Communications and its fixed-line and broadband businesses with Tata Sky.
The service will initially offer digital content from, Hotstar, Sun NXT, Eros NOW, Hungama Play via a single subscription fee of Rs 249 a month
Tata Sky, the DTH venture of Tata group and Rupert Murdoch's Star group, on Monday went on air with the initial cost to users pegged at Rs 4,000 toward satellite dish and other hardware.
Initially, Tata Sky had stated that the channel had been added to all subscribers account "as a launch offer."
Tata Sky wants to net the value-conscious consumer willing to pay for it. Will it get enough volumes?
'If after 3-9 weeks we don't have fresh content, then there is a problem.'
We have had a very satisfying year with our target for ending 2007 with 1.5 million subscribers well on it way. In a business, where no one has any exclusive content to boast about, it is only customer service that differentiates us from competitors.
"Respondent (Zee-Turner) would supply all its 32 channels from all bouquets to the petitioner (Tata Sky) within 48 hours," said TDSAT chairman Justice Arun Kumar, admitting the prayer of Tata Sky, an 80:20 Tata-Star venture, in this regard.\n\n
Riding on the Nano wave, Direct-to-Home major Tata Sky on Tuesday announced a promotional scheme for consumers booking the people's car, offering a 20 per cent discount on a new connection.
Dierct-to-home operator TataSky objected on Monday to a plea by broadcaster Turner International (India) to excuse it from a case involving its partner Zee and the Tata-Star joint venture.
In a bid to expand its presence and create buzz around its direct-to-home offering, Tata Sky is now initiating a massive school contact programme.
India may be out of the World Cup, but some cricket fans are willing to pay a whopping Rs 29,100 to buy two seats for the final match.
Direct-to-home (DTH) major Tata Sky made headlines last week first, for Aamir Khan playing the role of a milkman in its new commercial, and second, for kicking off a price war.
Sports broadcaster ESPN Star Sports and direct-to-home operator Tata Sky may soon get entangled in a legal battle as Tata Sky has dropped ESPN, Star Sports and Star Cricket from its basic package offerings. The move, according to ESPN's lawyers, may go against a recent Delhi high court order that restrains Tata Sky to do so, but the second largest DTH operator maintains that it is operating within the permissible rules.
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).
DTH major Tata Sky has approached the Advertising Standards Council of India seeking action against its competitor Airtel Digital's ad campaign, alleging that the advertisement was misleading.
Differences on pricing of channels persisted between south India-based broadcaster Sun Group and DTH operator TataSky, which feels that rates quoted by Sun were fit for international channels but not regional.
Dish TV and Tata Sky, the two major DTH companies, have sought compensation from the government for the upgrade of the existing DTH set-top boxes due to the mandatory upgrade proposed by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.
"After the expiry of our agreement in March, we are still providing them signals as we are involved in another litigation with them. Taking advantage of the situation they are doing whatever they want with our signals under the direction of TDSAT," ESPN Software India Managing Director RC Venkateish told PTI. "We will be moving the Delhi high court against TataSky on two-three specific aspects," Venkateish said, however, declining to share the details.
Temasek is exiting by selling its 10 per cent stake while Network Digital Distribution Services will pare part of its 30 per cent stake.
During proceedings at Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal, counsels appearing for both sides today informed the bench that the issue has been resolved and requested to dispose of the petition.
'The combination of star power, compelling storytelling, and action-packed drama promises to set the box office ablaze and kickstart the new quarter on a spectacular high note.'
The digital video recorder, which allows viewers to record programmes in one channel while watching another and play according to convenience, is being billed as the next big thing in the evolving Indian DTH market. "This, of course, will be a premium product and we plan to announce the launch of DVR technology platform for our DTH service very soon. It will be a Diwali gift to our customers," TataSky Chief Marketing Officer Vikram Mehra told PTI.
Dish TV and Tata Sky, the country's two direct-to-home (DTH) companies, are expected to post losses in excess of Rs 1,400 crore for 2007-08 in their quest to expand the market by offering set-top boxes at subsidised rates. The companies have over five million subscriber homes across the country collectively.
The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal, headed by Justice Arun Kumar, took a serious note of Sun TV's non-compliance of its interim order of March 19 and said that Sun Tv was acting unfairly in this matter.
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.
Three senior executives have resigned from Byju's at a time when the most valuable edtech company has been trying to address challenges such as due diligence issues, legal battles with lenders, challenges in raising fresh capital, and a markdown in its valuation by investors. Prathyusha Agarwal, the chief business officer of Byju's, has quit, according to sources. They said Himanshu Bajaj, business head of Byju's tuition centres, and Mukut Deepak, business head for Class 4 to 10, have also moved on.
The reported buyback of Temasek's 20 per cent stake in Tata Play by Tata Sons will be the third instance of Tata Group providing an exit to a foreign partner in recent years. In 2018, Tata Sons paid $1.27 billion to DoCoMo to buy back 26 per cent of the group's telecommunication venture, Tata Teleservices. This was followed by Tata Sons acquiring AirAsia Berhad's 49 per cent stake in AirAsia India in two tranches to make it a wholly owned subsidiary.
'He's one of the actors I've seen who, compared to so many younger people that we get to work with, doesn't have any tantrums.'
'Gratitude can help you keep fit and look great,' Tulip Joshi, who is making waves with her 'Pocket mein TV' ad for Tata Sky Mobile, tells Rediff.com's Prasanna D Zore.
Unlike many other B-schools, IIM Ahmedabad follows a cluster system of final placements process where sectors are invited in cohorts at regular intervals.
Trai, consumer groups need to do some homework on the economics of their insistence.
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved revision in guidelines for providing direct to home (DTH) services in the country under which licenses would be issued for 20 years, Union minister Prakash Javadekar said. The Union Cabinet has also approved 100 per cent FDI in the DTH broadcasting services sector, Javadekar said, adding that while the commerce ministry had spoken of 100 per cent FDI in the DTH sector, the guidelines of the information and broadcasting ministry needed to be changed.
TataSky contended before the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission that Dish TV was indulging in deceptive advertisements as the set-top boxes being given out by Dish TV were not for free and was in violation with the MRTP Act, 1969. Admitting the petition of the TataSky, a 80:20 joint venture between Tata Sons and broadcast major Star India, the MR in two weeks.
The film will releases both in theatres and digitally, reveals Subhash K Jha.
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