DTH

Indiagames Acquires Multiple Rights For Kya Aap Paanchvi Paas Se Tez Hain - 1 Comment
Posted By Cerius Shah - Tue 27 May 2008 01:55 PM PST

Indiagames has acquired rights for mobile, PC and interestingly Interactive Television (DTH and IPTV) rights for Star’s Kya Aap Paanchvi Paas Se Tez Hain (Are You Smarter Than A Fifth…

Telcos Ask TRAI To Fix Channel Price For IPTV - 1 Comment
Posted By Cerius Shah - Sun 04 May 2008 11:30 PM PST

More projected pain for broadcasters as Telco’s looking to offer IPTV services have called on TRAI to fix channel prices reports ET, almost a month after DTH operators did the…

Airtel, Reliance, Zee, BCCL, NDTV And Mobile2Win On FDI Limits In Media And Telecom - 2 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Fri 04 Apr 2008 12:28 AM PST

In response to queries regarding foreign investment in Broadcast and Telecom sectors - with an eye on convergence - stakeholders have submitted their comments to the TRAI. On the key…

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Dish TV Posts Huge Loss Hurt By Competition, Higher Costs - 5 Comments
Posted By Anupama Chandrasekaran - Tue 17 Jul 2007 07:31 PM PST

Dish TV, Zee’s demerged direct-to-home (DTH) company, posted a huge first-quarter loss, despite adding substantial subscribers, as competition intensified and operating costs surged. [via Indiantelevision.com] Net loss stood at Rs…

Reliance DTH May Launch End of The Year
Posted By Sahad PV - Thu 15 Feb 2007 08:48 AM PST

Reliance’s DTH venture Blue Magic may see light of day end of the year, reports Hindustan Times. Apparently the service may be priced at Rs 500. This is surprising since…

Tata Sky Places 10% With Temasek For Rs $55.5 Million; DTH Space May See Private Equity Action
Posted By Sahad PV - Mon 08 Jan 2007 04:22 AM PST

The Direct-To-Home space is going to see increased private equity action. Tata Sky, the joint venture between the Tata group and Star India, has reportedly placed 10 per cent with…

Zee Channels To Be Broadcast In 20 Countries In Africa
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Mon 18 Dec 2006 07:34 PM PST

Media Overseas, a subsidiary of the Canal+ group will be broadcasting Zee TV, Zee Cinema and Zee Music in more than 20 countries in Africa, reports moneycontrol.com. The channels will…

Dish TV Ties Up With Buena Vista Apac For Movies On Demand - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Mon 16 Oct 2006 12:10 PM PST

After tying up with Buena Vista International Television - Asia Pacific to bring ABC News Now to India via DTH, Dish TV has also signed a deal with them for…

Disney Brings ABC To DTH - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Wed 11 Oct 2006 05:10 AM PST

If the government allows downlinking, 24 hr news channel ABC News Now will be available in India via Zee TV’s Dish TV. Disney owned Buena Vista International Television-Asia Pacific (BVITV-AP)…

Indian DTH Space Hotting Up; Tata Sky Expects To Notch Up 100K Subs This Month - 0 Comments
Posted By Sahad PV - Thu 14 Sep 2006 12:10 PM PST

Business Standard: Direct-to-home (DTH) television space is hotting up with the entry of more players. Tata Sky claims it has already notched up 30,000 subscribers in less than one month…

Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group Gets Letter of Intent For DTH; Hires Sunil Khanna As CEO
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Wed 13 Sep 2006 06:09 AM PST

IndianTelevision.com: The Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG)’s DTH venture Bluemagic has been given a letter of intent (LoI) by the Information & Broacasting (I&B) Ministry. The LoI is expected to…

Anil Ambani’s Reliance Group To Enter DTH Business
Posted By Sahad PV - Tue 12 Sep 2006 05:09 AM PST

Business Standard: Anil Ambani’s Reliance Group is entering the direct- to-home (DTH) business, which will heat up the sector. The group has got in-principle approval in the form of letter…

Tata Sky Adds Four Channels To Introductory Package; Free Games Too
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Sun 27 Aug 2006 03:08 PM PST

Should this be seen as a defensive or an offensive move (or both)? Tata Sky has beefed up its Introductory Package of Rs.200 with the addition of four new regional…

Cable Censorship In India. Is The Internet Next?
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Thu 24 Aug 2006 05:08 AM PST

Content providers please take note: Following a Bombay High Court Order for cable operators to stop transmitting channels that show A or U/A content (which includes innuendo, excessive violence and…

India’s First Interactive News Channel On Tata Sky?
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Fri 11 Aug 2006 02:09 PM PST

More on DTH from Indiantelevision.com: According to what looks like a press release, Active Star News on Tata Sky is supposedly India’s first interactive news channel. It’s a premium version…

Trademark Caution From Sky(UK); Trouble for Tata Sky? - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Tue 08 Aug 2006 08:08 AM PST

Updated: Corrigendum below. First, Dish TV pre-empted the Tata Sky launch with a roll out of digital value added services backed by an aggressive advertising campaign. Now, British Sky Broadcasting…

Dish TV Pre-empts Tata Sky; Rolls Out Features And Promos - 8 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Mon 07 Aug 2006 08:08 AM PST

indiantelevision.com : Ahead of Tata Sky’s proposed launch, Dish TV launched a media campaign, and is all set to unveil a host of interactive value added services today. Talking about…