April 24th, 2015 6:01 AM 6 COMMENTS

Tata Sky offers 100 channels for Rs. 100 in South India

A day after it deactivated South base packs for its new subscribers in other parts of the country, Tata Sky announced a new South base package that offers around 100 channels for Rs. 100. Its new ‘Yenathu99’ pack will provide the viewers over 100 channels paying Rs.99 a month and choosing additional regional package (Rs.40 per month) or channels. According to Malay Dikshit, Chief Communication Officer, this move is to... Read More

April 22nd, 2015 12:08 PM 6 COMMENTS

Tata Sky stops offering South base packs as new subscription for ROI subscribers

Starting from today Tata Sky has stopped activating new south base packs for its subscribers in rest of India (ROI) which implies all states except for the 5 southern states of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Puducherry. Initially a subscriber based in a northern Indian state could also subscribe to a south base pack, but from today this will not be possible. Existing ROI subscribers who have subscribed... Read More

April 21st, 2015 2:16 PM 38 COMMENTS

Doordarshan to offer TV channels on smartphones without using internet

Doordarshan is all set to erase its ‘old-fashioned’ tag and has decided to revamp itself to have a wider reach across the country. The public broadcaster is planning to provide television channels directly on smartphones, without using internet or telecom broadband. As per its plan, the viewers will get to watch 20 free-to-air channels and 20 radio-channels, without any payment or extra equipment. In addition to top DD channels, the... Read More

April 19th, 2015 12:14 PM 22 COMMENTS

Al Jazeera to be taken off air for showing wrong Indian map

A Doha-based broadcaster Al Jazeera was banned from airing for five days, from the midnight of April 22 to midnight of April 27, for repeatedly showing the wrong map of India. Besides omitting Lakshadweep Island from the map of India, the news channel showed a part of Kashmir as it belonged to Pakistan. The inter-ministerial committee that examined the complaints said that the channel has committed ‘cartographic aggression’ and called... Read More

April 17th, 2015 12:14 PM 0 COMMENTS

Eros International announces tie-up with Asianet Broadband to launch Broadband Movies

The Indian motion picture production and distribution company Eros International’s online entertainment service ErosNow has announced a partnership with Asianet broadband to launch a monthly subscription-based movie streaming service called Broadband Movies. The service is in line with Eros International’s strategy to gain South Indian market share. Earlier Eros had tied up for a similar offering with Hathway broadband. Broadband Movies will be accessible to Asianet customers, enabling them to... Read More

April 16th, 2015 3:27 PM 0 COMMENTS

Content generator from India ditches TV, airs soap on Facebook

Smartphones and social media make their impact on content distribution, reveals an incident from Bengaluru. The new trend may disrupt the traditional broadcasts, as viewers may find watching television programs at prescribed hours a limitation. Aviram Kanteerava, a resident of Bangalore has decided to air his serial ‘Hello’ on Facebook. Every Saturday, a new episode of 10 minutes duration will be aired on its official Facebook page ‘HelloCineserial’. “In today’s... Read More

April 14th, 2015 12:40 PM 7 COMMENTS

Tata Sky DTH’s service disruption continues even after 10 days, customers plan to switch over to other providers

Nothing can clarify the perfidy Tata Sky Direct-to-Home (DTH) shows their customers in Kerala. Despite of losing its connection for more than 10 days, the company shows a languid attitude towards the issue. The provider also has failed to explain the reason behind this sudden service shut down. The complaints against Tata Sky DTH has been around for a while at different parts of the country. From earlier disruptions, the... Read More

April 11th, 2015 10:17 PM 12 COMMENTS

Sun Direct to soon increase SD channels to 350 and HD channels to 30

Sun direct which is joint venture between the Maran's Sun network family and the Astro Group of Malaysia has been providing DTH services since 18th Jan 2008 and had launched services on INSAT-4B and currently offers 210 SD and 11 HD channels. On 7 July 2010 a power glitch in the INSAT 4B satellite turned down the DTH system partly and SUN Direct announced that the service will be free till complete services... Read More

April 10th, 2015 7:25 PM 1 COMMENTS

Delhi Government accuses four MSOs for entertainment tax fraud

After SITI Cable Network Limited, Induslnd Media and Communications, Hathway cable, Datacom and Den Networks have come under the ire of Delhi Government for evading entertainment tax during 2013-14 and 2014-15. The Government has issued notice to these Multi-system operators (MSO) for paying Rs. 243.77 crore as dues. Few days before, SITI Cable Network Limited, an Essel Group Company too received a notice directing them to debit Rs. 33.12 crore... Read More

April 9th, 2015 3:07 PM 13 COMMENTS

Tata Sky introduces the world’s first ‘Daily Recharge’ voucher at Rs. 8

In yet another first, Tata Sky,  introduces the first ever ‘Daily Recharge,’ voucher empowering subscribers to pay only for the days they watched TV. This pioneering concept allows a minimum recharge value starting at Rs.8/-, making it the smallest denomination of recharge voucher in the television viewing sector globally. This innovation by Tata Sky puts the subscriber in control of his/her TV viewing expenses. There are a substantial number of... Read More

April 9th, 2015 2:06 AM 0 COMMENTS

While Eros International mulls launching a new Hindi movie channel, ZEEL shuts down two channels

Eros International, the Indian motion picture production and distribution company plans to launch a new Hindi movie channel, according to reports. The move comes after the company’s content deal with HBO Hits and HBO Defined had ended. Elucidating the competition between top players in the Hindi movie space, between Zee Cinema, Star Gold and Sony Max, Jyoti Deshpande, Chief Executive Officer, Eros international Group said that their strategy would be... Read More

April 8th, 2015 1:04 PM 0 COMMENTS

Videocon d2h becomes first Indian media company to ring the Opening Bell at NASDAQ

Videocon d2h, achieved yet another milestone, as it rang the opening bell at the prestigious Nasdaq stock market in New York . Videocon d2h became the first Indian private company since the year 2000 to list overseas, issuing ADR worth $325 million to the public. To mark the celebrations, Mr Rajkumar Dhoot - Member of Parliament – India & Mr. Saurabh Dhoot - Managing Director of Videocon d2h visited the... Read More

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