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HITS: Govt receives 3 applications
NEW DELHI: The government has only received three applicants from multi-system operators (MSOs) to operate under the Headend-In-The-Sky (HITS) scheme and is examining the possibility of bringing direct-to-home (DTH) players under it. “We are studying the possibility of whether DTH operators could be placed under the HITS scheme,” said Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni. The government announced its HITS policy which was notified by amendment of the Downlinking Guidelines late last year. Soni also indicated that the process for FM radio Phase III is to begin shortly and may include »»»
WWIL to feel Rs 1 bn pinch from HITS
MUMBAI: Wire and Wireless (India) Ltd. has suffered a loss of around Rs 1 billion from its Headend-In-The-Sky (HITS) operations and has suspended the service from 1 April as the government is yet to come out with tariff and content guidelines for the new delivery technology. WWIL, the first and the only cable TV operator to have launched the service, has invested over Rs 1.5 billion towards HITS. “We will revive HITS after the guidelines are in place and it is favourable for the industry. We would be losing about Rs 650 million in FY’10 from the HITS operations. Our total loss on HITS »»»
HITS: Trai seeks views of stakeholders on tariff issues
NEW DELHI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has asked stakeholders to give their opinion on whether the tariff model for Headend-In-The-Sky (HITS) should be based on the DTH, conditional access system (Cas), or non-Cas system. In a consultation paper on “Interconnection and Tariff issues related to HITS services” consequent to the guidelines for providing HITS broadcasting service in India issued by the Government on 26 November 2009, Trai has also sought to know how the tariff model will be regulated and the views of the stakeholders on carriage and placement fee. The consultation »»»
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 »»»
ADAG eyes cable distribution
New Delhi: After DTH, FM radio and film production, distribution & exhibition, the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) may soon get a slice of the cable distribution business in the country. Investment banking sources say London-based private equity fund Ashmore Investment may soon swap a significant portion (over 20%) of its stake in Digicable, a leading cable distribution firm, with that of Big TV, the direct-to-home (DTH) arm of Reliance Adag, or its subsidiary firms. “Talks are on between Ashmore and Reliance on this matter,” a person familiar with the matter said. Ashmore had »»»
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 »»»
