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Cable TV technology companies upbeat on India

Cable TV technology companies upbeat on India

MUMBAI: With the Ordinance on digitisation going through, cable operators in the four major Metros have to switch from analogue to digital by 30 June 2012. The sunset date for the country is 2014. This is encouraging cable television technology companies. NDS India country head, GM Jayant Changrani said that the company which offers solutions for the secure delivery of pay TV services is investing $450 million in the country over the next four years. It has already invested $250 million so far. “We will close three more deals shortly with medium and small sized cable operators. Our solution »»» 

Bharti Airtel launches DVR service using NDS XTV technology

Bharti Airtel launches DVR service using NDS XTV technology

NDS, the leading provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV, today announced that Airtel digital TV- the DTH service from Bharti Airtel, one of Asia’s leading integrated telecom services providers, has launched NDS XTV technology for its integrated DVR service. Market-leading NDS XTV will enhance the viewing experience by allowing Airtel digital TV customers to pause, record, play back, rewind and fast forward their favourite programmes for viewing when they choose. Viewers can record one TV show while playing another, or record both simultaneously and can record up to 100 hours »»» 

Cable-DTH-HITS: complementary and supplementary

Cable-DTH-HITS: complementary and supplementary

The spotlight of the second day at Focus 2009 was on the Direct-to-Home (DTH) sector in a technical session with the representatives from the leading DTH players in the Indian market Dish TV and Airtel DTH on the same panel. The panel comprised of Mr Rajesh Khattar, President Dish TV; Ajai Puri, Director & CEO, Airtel DTH; Mr Alan Dishington, GM, NDS India and Mr. Mohit Ralhan, Head- Media Baring Private Equity Partners Ltd. The session was moderated by Ms Roop Sharma, President, Cable Operators Federation of India (COFI). The session revolved around the growth of the DTH market in India, the »»»