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HITS policy: TRAI seeks views of stakeholders
New Delhi,Apr 6 (PTI) In the wake of Government approving the Headends in the Sky (HITS) policy guidelines, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today released a consultation paper seeking views of stakeholders on tariff dispensation issues related to it. The Union Cabinet had cleared the HITS policy guidelines in November last year, giving an option to cable operators to digitally distribute television channels in various parts of the country. Soon after the HITS-related guidelines were cleared by the cabinet, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting had requested TRAI to give »»»
WWIL consumes Rs 2.12 bn from rights issue
MUMBAI: Wire and Wireless (India) Limited (WWIL) has mopped up Rs 2.12 billion from the first tranche of its Rs 4.5 billion rights issue. The remaining amount will pour in by March-end as the Subhash Chandra-promoted cable TV distribution company plans to go aggressive on its Headend-In-The-Sky (HITS) operations. “WWIL has utilised the entire Rs 2.12 billion. The company has repaid Rs 1.6 billion towards unsecured loans. Investment has also been made for HITS and some acquisitions,” WWIL CEO Sudhir Agarwal tells Indiantelevision.com. WWIL has invested Rs 1.5 billion for HITS and is »»»
Delivering a HITS
Going into 2010, television in India is set for a new age of digitisation. With the Union Government approving Headend-In-The-Sky (HITS), the Indian television viewer will soon get a cheaper option to watch digital television. Wire and Wireless India Ltd (WWIL), the country’s first HITS operator, believes this is the next big revolution in Indian television. Sudhir Agarwal, Chief Executive Officer, WWIL, speaks to BrandLine about the advantages of HITS and what it means for customers. What is Headend-In-The-Sky (HITS) and how will it be implemented? When terrestrial broadcasting started it »»»
Trai likely to fix non-CAS cable tariff by May 31
NEW DELHI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on Thursday told the Supreme Court that tariff fixation for direct-to-home (DTH) services required to be considered in the light of entire distribution market, including cable services in the country, seeking time to complete the exercise. Tariff fixation exercise for non-conditional access system (CAS) cable sector is likely to be concluded by May 31, 2010, said Trai in its application. “The application authority respectfully submits that the content provided by the broadcaster is the same for CAS, non-CAS, DTH platform. Therefore, »»»
Media: The wonder decade
Couch surfing has become more than passive television viewing over the past decade. Indian TV sets now have DVD-like picture quality with loads of value add-ons thanks to new technologies like DTH, CAS and IPTV. Idiot box goes digital The country has about 130 million television households, including 96 million Cable & Satellite (C&S) homes. As per TAM, average time spent watching television per day was 153 minutes in 2008 Direct-to-home (DTH): DTH consumers receive digital TV channels’ signals through satellite on their dish antennae which are then transmitted to TV through a set top »»»
Last mile upgradation will protect turf of cable operators
NEW DELHI: Local cable operators need not fear the entry of DTH, IPTV or Headend-In-The-Sky (HITS) if there is ‘necessary last mile upgradation,’ industry experts said. The speakers at the one-day SATCAB Symposium, organised by the All India Dish Antennae Aavishkaar Sangh, felt that HITS was, in fact, the cheapest way of digitisation and should, thus, be welcomed. But it was necessary for the local cable operators and MSOs to improve coordination among them. The speakers also wanted the government to intervene to help the cable operators and ensure that they were given a fair deal. It was pointed »»»
WWIL targets townships for HITS expansion
With a clear strategy of targeting the 20 million-plus television consumers residing in townships and residential campuses of various government and public sector undertakings, Wire & Wireless India Ltd (WWIL), the country’s first Headend-in-the-Sky (HITS) operator, aims to add up to two million subscribers in the next 12 months, while competing with existing direct-to-home (DTH) operators. WWIL, which has around 10 million cable subscribers (both analogue and digital), expects to invest Rs 300-400 crore over next year to expand its HITS operation across the country under the brand name “SITI »»»
