New Delhi - Monthly cable and direct-to-home (DTH) bills may rise sharply in India as the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) rejected a tariff order issued by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). As a result of the TDSAT order, over 65 pay-TV channels like Star One, Colors and Star Cricket would be able to raise prices previously capped by TRAI. The TDSAT rejected TRAI's tariff order of October 2007, proposing a price band of Rs 132-260 for cable services … [Read more...] about TDSAT declines tariff order – Indian cable prices may rise
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Perform signs up StarHub for Omnisport.tv Triple-Play
Singapore - Perform, the digital sport and entertainment specialist, announced an exclusive deal with StarHub for its flagship multi-platform daily sports news bulletin, Omnisport.tv. The Omnisport.tv Daily Bulletin is the leading fully produced daily sports news format covering action from the top sports events around the world including leading international football, tennis, golf and motor sports as well as other major sports events and a selection of other Olympic sports. The Omnisport.tv … [Read more...] about Perform signs up StarHub for Omnisport.tv Triple-Play
Televisa to present new reality shows at NATPE
Televisa Internacional will be bringing a variety of programming for its international distribution to NATPE including creative and innovative themes for their reality shows. Among the new releases is The Show of Dreams, a reality show contest where two groups of contestants, one made up of family relatives and the other of friends, will compete in a dance and singing competition where the winner will walk away with one million dollars. In game show Hit the Bottom, contestants must rely on their … [Read more...] about Televisa to present new reality shows at NATPE
Partner Communications selects NDS PC Show to power new VOD content portal
London - NDS, the leading provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV, announced that leading Israeli mobile operator Partner Communications, part of Hutchison Telecom International, has chosen NDS PC Show to deliver Video On Demand (VOD) securely over the internet for its newly launched content portal. By implementing NDS PC Show, together with NDS Unified Headend, Partner Communications is able to provide Israeli consumers who register on the website with a wealth of video content that … [Read more...] about Partner Communications selects NDS PC Show to power new VOD content portal
TV5MONDE to launch second feed for Asia first-half 2009
The TV5MONDE board of directors has okayed the launch of a second feed for East Asia in the first half 2009. Distributed in Asia since 1996, TV5MONDE currently offers only one channel, TV5MONDE Asie, reaching 16 million households on a 24/7 basis via cable, satellite and IPTV, and accounting for the third-largest pool of distribution for TV5MONDE after Europe (113 million HH 24/7) and Maghreb/Middle East (29 million). TV5MONDE Asie covers India, China, Japan, Australia and Korea, spanning time … [Read more...] about TV5MONDE to launch second feed for Asia first-half 2009
Celestial expands distribution to Russia, the CIS and the Baltic States
Hong Kong - Celestial Pictures has sealed an exclusive pay TV deal with Viasat Broadcasting UK Limited (Viasat) to broadcast Shaw Brothers Kung Fu movies in 15 territories across Russia, the CIS and the Baltic States, such as the Republic of Armenia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, the Republic of Lithuania , Russian Federation and Ukraine - to a combined population of over 200 million. The latest deal is a continuation of the partnership from the Viasat's TV3 Slovenia deal featuring Shaw Brothers … [Read more...] about Celestial expands distribution to Russia, the CIS and the Baltic States