All Entries in the "Reliance IPTV" Category
Slump forces telcos to go slow on IPTV plans
Source: The Financial Express Mumbai: Telecom companies planning to enter the IPTV (internet protocol television) market may delay their entry, whereas others who are planning to expand their IPTV offerings like MTNL, BSNL, Bharti Airtel and HFCL to other parts of the country may reconsider it, feel industry analysts. Investment delays in infrastructure owing to the downturn, complex user interface and insufficient bandwidth availability would be the major reasons leading to the slow growth of the IPTV market, they say. Jehil Thakkar, an analyst with KPMG says, “India will see barely 250,000 »»»
IPTV service yet to take on, but providers set target of 1 million subscribers by 2012
Source: Livemint.com New Delhi: India’s largest mobile phone operator, Bharti Airtel Ltd’s launch of Internet protocol television (IPTV) service on 19 January marked the entry of the first private player in the space so far served by state-run telcos Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd, or BSNL, and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd, or MTNL. Anil Dhirubhai Ambani-led Reliance Communications Ltd, or RCom, which has already had a trial run of IPTV service last year, is believed to be the next in line, followed by Tata Teleservices Ltd, and multi-system operators (MSOs) such as Rajan Raheja-owned Hathway and »»»
New IPTV norms to allow instant TRP
Source: Daily News & Analysis NEW DELHI: New norms for content delivery network (CDN) are likely to be framed shortly for IPTV (internet protocol television) players. Instant TRP (television rating point), to determine the popularity of a TV channel, is among the highlights of the system. This can be done through a channel aggregator, who enables online and offline voting by viewers. “The studio computer can send a TRP trigger, which will cause all set-top boxes to automatically send information about the usage of that channel. Thus, the computer can immediately get data on how many set-top »»»
Two IPTV channels on the way
Source: Livemint.com IPTV is a system where an interactive digital television service is delivered over an Internet connection instead of being transmitted through a cable network New Delhi: Just a month after the Union Cabinet allowed broadcasters to share content with Internet Protocol Television or IPTV providers, at least two upcoming channels with this technology have already been announced. The International Society for Krishna Consciousness or ISKON is planning a devotional channel while the Indira Gandhi National Open University or IGNOU is looking to launch an educational channel. Both »»»
Centre orders IPTV players to carry 8 DD channels
Source: Daily News & Analysis NEW DELHI: The government has significantly increased the number of TV channels to be compulsorily carried on IPTV (internet protocol television) platforms. In a memorandum issued to all IPTV owners, the information and broadcasting (I&B) ministry has listed eight, including Doordarshan and Parliament channels, on the must-carry list. The other must-carry channels are Lok Sabha Television, DD Rajya Sabha, DD-1 or national channel, DD News, DD Sports, DD Urdu, Gyan Darshan and DD Bharti. Cable TV operators, as per the Cable TV Network Regulation, are supposed »»»
Digital broadcast key to ‘spectrum dividend’
Source: Daily News & Analysis NEW DELHI: The information and broadcasting (I&B) ministry has been taking it easy when it comes to execution of the regulator’s recommendations. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is particularly eager to see the implementation of digitalisation in the broadcasting sector as it could be the starting point for a ‘spectrum dividend’ system in India. The concept of ‘spectrum dividend’ exists in some parts of the world. Under the system, a service provider using digital mode of transmission saves spectrum, and vacates all or some of it. »»»
Internet TV guidelines unveiled
Source: The Economic Times NEW DELHI: The government on Monday unveiled guidelines for the rollout of Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) the delivery of television content through broadband that will open doors for more investment in this sector. “These guidelines bring clarity on various platforms capable of providing IPTV services, the regulatory provisions and licensing requirements and other issues to encourage stakeholders to launch IPTV,” the information and broadcasting ministry announced here. The guidelines were announced nearly a fortnight after the cabinet approved a policy framework »»»
