Written by admin on May 28th, 2009 in Medianews.
Source: myiris.comThe board of directors of Dish TV India at its meeting held on May 28, 2009, has approved raising of long term funds by way of issuance of FCCB for an amount not exceeding USD 200 million subject to applicable laws and necessary statutory and regulatory approvals / filings.The company is mainly in the business of providing direct-to-home (DTH) satellite television and teleport
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Written by admin on May 28th, 2009 in Medianews.
Source: Indiantelevision.comMUMBAI: Dish TV, the leading DTH operator in India, plans to raise $150 million through foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCBs) to complete its funding requirement before it operationally breaks even.The funding will be largely towards customer acquisition as the Subhash Chandra-owned Essel Group company targets to mop up 2.5 million subscribers in the current
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Written by admin on May 28th, 2009 in Medianews.
Source: Business StandardThe state-owned telecom duo will shortly be rolling out the country’s largest IPTV service. Can they really take on private DTH competitors?State-owned telecom companies Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) are not generally considered formidable competitors to private sector players. But a new offering franchised to a Delhi-based
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Written by admin on May 28th, 2009 in Medianews.
Source: The Hindu Business LineThe slowdown has had a positive impact on the direct-to-home TV industry as consumers have started controlling their entertainment bills by not visiting movie theatres but sticking to their television sets at home.According to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s report presented on April 1, the DTH market was at 11.1 million consumers at the end of last
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Source: Thaindian NewsNew Delhi, May 26 (IANS) UTStarcom, a US-based network solutions provider, Tuesday said it will support state-run telecom major Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) to roll out IPTV (Internet protocol television) services.UTStarcom’s existing contract with the Indian firm has been extended for this purpose, the company said in a statement.It added that under the contract,
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Written by admin on May 28th, 2009 in Medianews.
Source: Indiantelevision.comMUMBAI: Videocon will roll out its direct-to-home (DTH) service from Punjab and is targeting 10 June as the date of launch.Being a late entrant, the consumer electronics major is following a different business model to tap into the rapidly growing DTH market. Videocon will have the set-top box in-built into its colour television sets, beginning from a price range of Rs
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Written by admin on May 28th, 2009 in Medianews.
Source: The Hindu Business LineNew Delhi, May 19 Reliance ADAG’s Big TV is looking to launch an affordable digital video recorder by the end of the year. Big TV says it is in talks with prospective partners and may consider selling stake, but didn’t share details.Its set top box, other hardware and installation charges cost consumers a base price of Rs 1,490. It is considering two options for the
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Written by admin on May 28th, 2009 in Medianews.
Source: Indiantelevision.comMUMBAI: Subhash Chandra-owned direct-to-home (DTH) platform Dish TV is set to offer the Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor starrer Delhi-6 on pay-per-view in its Movie-on-Demand (MoD) Premier channel service.The movie is priced at Rs 75 and would be available to viewers on a pay-per-view basis for download for 24 hours.Delhi-6 is a co-production between UTV Motion
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Written by admin on May 28th, 2009 in Medianews.
Source: NDTV ProfitAnil Ambani’s ADAG may be first off the block to take advantage of liberalised FDI norms in DTH. Big TV is ready for some big investment. The DTH subsidiary of Reliance Communication is wooing foreign players to sell upto 49 per cent stake in the company and raise $1-1.5 billion. Also, DTH players like DirecTV and Echo Star are in talks and PE funds like Carlyle, KKR and
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Written by admin on May 28th, 2009 in Medianews.
Source: WATBlog.comMTNL has launched Television over IP (IPTV) in Delhi after three years of soft launch in October 2006. IPTV is a service using which people can watch TV over broadband using Intenet Protocol(IP). This feature is generally useful by users who has already subscribed for broadband and don’t want to pay huge fees for the television service over conventional cable or using DTH.In
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