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Worldspace India team to sue parent, Liberty Media
MUMBAI: The Worldspace India has decided to initiate legal action against Worldspace Inc (the parent company) and Liberty Media. The India team of the satellite radio company that was left in the lurch when Worldspace decided to terminate India operations abruptly on 31 December 2009, has been in talks with local lawyers on ways to secure their dues. It is learnt that the notice will shortly be despatched to the US parent.
Worldspace India team appeals to PM for intervention
MUMBAI: 300 employees of WorldSpace India have, in a letter to prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh sent on Tuesday, urged for immediate government intervention to ensure that the the radio service continues in India; and that the exit of the radio service be allowed only after following the due process applicable to any other media or telecom service in India.
WorldSpace closure jolts employees
Two weeks after satellite radio pioneer WorldSpace abruptly tuned out of Indian homes on New Year’s eve, its 300-odd employees (including 150 part-timers on contract) in the country continue to clutch at straws of hope, of getting their final settlement dues. Sources say parent WorldSpace, Inc. or the new owner of its assets owe the Indian subsidiary around Rs 45 crore (which also includes around Rs 18 crore as subscription refund) by way of “services performed by it.”
‘Liberty was keenly interested in India ops’ – Worldspace India
MUMBAI: Nearly two weeks after Worldspace Inc pulled the rug from under its India operations team, the Worldspace India office has put forth an official statement. The statement, that has been issued ‘to clarify doubts relating to the credibility of the operations of Worldspace India and its employees’ says that Liberty Media conducted a detailed Due Diligence of the India operations in September and October 2009, engaging reputed Indian firms.
Worldspace listeners want music to play on
MUMBAI: The news of Worldspace Radio shutting down has shocked its subscribers in India, a country that housed 95 per cent of its subscription base. Music lovers are aggrieved at the abrupt termination of the music service from 1 January. It is the loss of music that the users are upset about most, over the monetary damages they will have to bear.
Worldspace’s Holly channel keeps date with India
MUMBAI: That the closure of India operations came as a surprise to much of its staff is apparent from the Christmas special channel ‘Holly’ that was put together in India earlier this month. Holly, that runs back to back Christmas programming every year from 10 to 31 December, is traditionally produced in the US and distributed to all the countries Worldspace operates in. After the bankruptcy hassles hit the organisation late last year, Holly could not go on air in December2008.
WorldSpace won’t make music in India anymore
NEW DELHI: The first mail Thejaswi Udupa read on Christmas morning brought bad news. It was an announcement from WorldSpace satellite radio service saying it was discontinuing its operations in India at the end of this year. “WorldSpace has been the background score at my home for almost a decade. It’s really sad to see it go,” said Udupa, a 26-year-old Bangalore-based product manager at Yahoo! India.
