Date-wise News

Rajya Sabha has passed the Cable Television Networks (CTN) Amendment Bill which envisages streamling of the entire cable network system in the country. The bill was earlier passed in May 2002 in Lok Sabha. Moving the Bill today, the I&B Minister Mrs Sushma

exchange4media Staff Dec 10, 2002 3:32 PM

The subscriber base of private basic telephone operators crossed 850,000 in October. The figure stood at around 500,000 in April. <br><br> Around 35 per cent of the subscribers are using the Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)-based wireless-in-local-loo

exchange4media Staff Dec 10, 2002 8:56 AM

BBC has entered into a commercial deal with All India Radio (AIR). BBC World Service has bought a weekly time slot on AIR FM1 for a lifestyle programme&#8212;BBC Extra. This programme will take up anything from film-based interviews to debates on current i

exchange4media Staff Dec 10, 2002 6:39 AM

Sony Entertainment Television Asia (SET Asia) plans to commence operations in Canada in the coming year. It has signed an agreement with Asian Television Network International Limited (ATN).

exchange4media Staff Dec 10, 2002 6:38 AM

Sahara TV will go digital from December 10th, 7 p.m. onwards. The digital feed will be available on transponder 10-V of AsiaSat 3S. Sahara TV has set up a modern state-of-the-art multiple channel digital uplink earth station at Noida with both play-out and

exchange4media Staff Dec 10, 2002 6:36 AM

The government has approved the proposal of New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) to start a 24-hour news channel with a foreign equity component of 16.47 per cent, while the application of Star News Broadcasting is still under process.

exchange4media Staff Dec 10, 2002 6:35 AM

Dr Morepen's Managing Director, Kartik Raina, is said to have put in his papers. Mr Raina had joined the fledgling `fast-moving health goods' (FMHG) company, Dr Morepen, in October 2001.

exchange4media Staff Dec 10, 2002 6:34 AM

Come New Year and DD1 will undergo a complete makeover as Doordarshan authorities have roped in big time celebrity producers to revamp its programming on its flagship DD1 channel with mega channel driver shows to take on rival satellite channels.

exchange4media Staff Dec 10, 2002 6:33 AM

There are three factors that will collectively change the cable TV distribution landscape in India firstly the CAS bill, which is pending in Rajya Sabha, Television- on- fibre- optics and the Direct -To- Home (DTH).<br>In this second part today, we analyze

exchange4media Staff Dec 10, 2002 6:32 AM

Even as its competitors have announced massive subscription rate hikes, Star Network has decided to drop its price by a hefty 25%. The applicable rate, from January1, 2003, will be Rs 30 for STAR bouquet comprising of 8 channels. The move is expected to cr

exchange4media Staff Dec 10, 2002 6:31 AM