Archive for November, 2009
Sonu Niigaam unveils Mumbai’s 26/11 anthem for Mumbai Police exclusively on BIG 92.7 FM
Source: Indiantelevision.com MUMBAI: In remembering and commemorating the undying spirit of its police personnel and Mumbaikars, who lost their lives to terrorism on the fateful day of 26/11 last year, music legend Sonu Niigaam creates Mumbai city’s very own anthem. The song composed by Sonu Niigaam and written by Subbu – National Creative Director of Linterland, has none other than actor Amitabh Bachchan opening the song with his voice and joined by leading singers of India including Jagjit Singh, Talat Aziz, Suresh Wadkar, Shankar Mahadevan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Alka Yagnik, Shaan, Kunal Ganjawala, »»»
Haryana cable TV operators get respite for now on proposed licensing regime
Source: Business Standard The 1,000-odd cable television operators in Haryana say they got some respite from the Punjab and Haryana High Court today on the new licencing policy proposed for them by the state government. The court has asked the state government to file its reply by December 17. It heard the matter on a petition filed by over two dozen cable operators from Kurushetra against the move to have only one-city, one-operator licences, to be auctioned for three years at a time. “From the court proceedings today, we believe now the state government or its municipal bodies in various towns »»»
Fever Bangalore listeners say ‘I Love Fever 104 FM’
Source: Indiantelevision.com MUMBAI: Fever 104 FM, Bengaluru’s popular FM station has launched the second season of the immensely popular, ‘I Love Fever 104 FM’ Contest. This time Fever 104 FM is giving its listeners a never-before opportunity to loot a bank of gold coins – I Love Fever 104 FM helidre Goldu, Hello helidre Guldu! The contest that kicked off 23rd November onwards, requires listeners to answer their calls with ‘I love Fever 104 FM’ instead of Hello to win a gold coin. If they don’t, the gold coin gets banked, and the next listener to participate has a chance to win not »»»
IPTV subscriber base expected to grow by 51% in APac
Source: Indiantelevision.com MUMBAI: The subscriber base of IPTV in the Asia-Pacific region is expected to grow by 51 per cent this year closing at 9.4 million users and accounting for 37.6 per cent of the global subscribers, reveals research and consulting firm Frost & Sullivan. A new analysis from Frost & Sullivan titled ‘Asia-Pacific IPTV Update’ finds that the IPTV subscriber base in the region would grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 24.6 per cent between 2009 and 2014 and, by the end of 2014, would climb to an estimated 23.5 million subscribers. In 2008, only »»»
ESPN, Hathway at loggerheads
Source: Indiantelevision.com MUMBAI: ESPN Software India has blacked out signals to Hathway Cable & Datacom in parts of Mumbai and Bangalore, claiming that the multi-system operator has dues to the tune of Rs 165 million. ESPN has issued notice to switch off signals to Hathway across India as the MSO has still not signed the contract with them. ESPN AVP – affiliate sales Makarand Palekar said, “We have been left with no alternative but to resort to this as Hathway owes us more than Rs 165 million and have been showing no signs of making this payment inspite of repeated requests. We have »»»
Airtel boosts WorldSpace subscriber base
Source: The Hindu Business Line Chennai, Nov. 26 Thanks to DTH provider Bharti Airtel, satellite radio broadcaster WorldSpace’s subscriber base has tripled in the last few months to around 4.5 lakh. AirTel Digital TV — the direct-to-home service arm of Bharti Airtel — offers WorldSpace channels to its subscribers. “When other DTH service providers chose to offer AIR (All India Radio) FM channels, we went in for WorldSpace. This is our key differentiator,” says Mr Sugato Banerji, Chief Marketing Officer of AirTel DTH. Currently, AirTel offers 10 WorldSpace channels — Farishta (old Bollywood »»»
Now, access Gmail, Facebook on cable TV
Source: Business Standard New technology allows access to webpages without internet. There’s good news on hand for those who use cable television services. You can now check your Gmail, watch YouTube videos or connect with friends on Facebook at the cost of the regular cable subscription of Rs 150-200 per month — without having to pay extra for an internet connection. Logic Eastern, a Noida-based manufacturer of cable infrastructure, has developed special set-top boxes which come with an in-built patented hardware that enables connections to Gmail, Facebook and YouTube. The company has made »»»
