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December launch for India’s Reliance Digicom?
Reliance Digicom, the all-encompassing television and online service provider borne from the acquisition by Reliance Communications of Digicable, will commence operations in December, according to Indian Express. The new business unit, part of the greater Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG), will bring the conglomerate’s DTH arm BIG TV under the same roof as the company’s IPTV and broadband services, together with Digicable’s existing cable TV business – which has 10 million subscribers. BIG TV DTH has 3.5 million subscribers, while retail broadband registers half a million »»»
Cable ops switch off Colors in Mumbai
MUMBAI: Upping the ante against the participation of Pakistani contestants Veena Malik and Begum Nawazish Ali in Bigg Boss, cable operators have decided to black out Colors in Mumbai, Thane and Kalyan on request of Hindu activist party Shiv Sena. Colors has already been switched off in many pockets of Mumbai, several cable operators said. The others will follow suit before the controversial reality show goes on air at 9 pm today. “All cable operators are switching off the channel in Mumbai as per Shiv Sena’s request,” CODA president and Scod18 director Ganesh Naidu told indiantelevision.com. Digicable »»»
HITS finds no takers as MSOs await transponders and comprehensive policy
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: On 31 March, Wire and Wireless (India) Ltd. ended its only Headend-In-The-Sky (HITS) service in the country after making no impact on the market, sinking in losses of over Rs 1 billion. Four months later, the scenario is no different and the technology that would have put digitisation on the fast track stands unused. Several multi-system operators (MSOs) have applied for a HITS licence but are not particularly enthused as they await a more comprehensive policy. “We want the government to allow the DTH signals to be used for HITS. This would save the sector from duplication of »»»
MSOs find Trai’s digitization deadline of 2013 too ambitious
In a bid to offer more choice and quality to consumers, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has decided to phase out analogue TV services completely by the end of 2013. The move will have an impact on 105 million households in which television viewers will be able to choose from roughly 800-1,000-odd channels and get more value-added services from both direct-to-home television (DTH) and cable service providers. Better picture quality, access to niche high definition channels and better broadband services will be on offer. Of the 105 million households, 25 million receive television »»»
ADAG plans to hive off DTH business
Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group Firm Reliance Communications (RCom) is negotiating a cashless deal with cable television firm Digicable to set up a $600 million ( about Rs 2760 crore) entity. RCom will hive off its DTH and Internet protocol television businesses into a separate entity, which will then be merged with multiple system operator Digicable Network (India) Pvt. Ltd, sources familiar with the development said. RCom will own a majority 60 per cent stake in the merged entity. Jagjit Singh Kohli, MD and CEO of Digicable did not respond to phone calls or text messages sent by HT. An ADAG spokesperson »»»
Reliance Communications may buy Digicable in cashless deal
MUMBAI: Reliance Communications(RCOM) is likely to acquire privately-held cable television company Digicable in a cashless deal, an investment banker familiar with developments told ET. The Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) company will spin off its direct-to-home (DTH) television service called Big TV into a special purpose vehicle in which Digicable will also be housed, the banker said. RCOM will hold 60% in the special purpose vehicle, while Ashmore, a private equity fund, Jagjit Singh Kohli, the managing director and chief executive of Digicable and Yogesh Shah the joint MD will own the remaining »»»
What’s showing on your tube today?
If you are a couch potato who sits in front of the television (TV) without knowing what to see, fret not. You are among the estimated 70 per cent of viewers who have unplanned TV sessions. Finding the right show among 350-odd channels, however, is akin to searching for a needle in a haystack. It’s here, perhaps, that India’s first and only free-to-air TV guidance channel might be of help. Launched as a full-fledged TV channel this January (trials began in December 2009), ‘What’s On India’ shows up as the default channel on many cable and direct to home (DTH) TV sets. “The channel is »»»
