New Delhi, India - Cisco has announced that it has catered enhanced TV viewing experiences, reaching more than 30 million Indian home in the country's pay-TV industry. Using the industry estimated average of five people per household, Cisco is now enabling a rich and advanced TV experience for over 150 million viewers. Jeff White, Senior Vice President, Sales, India and SAARC, Cisco said, “The Indian pay-TV industry is one of the fastest growing and most … [Read more...] about Cisco reaches more than 30m digital homes and 150m viewers in India
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Global leaders join Asia Pay-TV Operators Summit
Hong Kong / Singapore / Mumbai – Leaders of global media and telecom companies are meeting on April 22 - 24, 2013, in Bali, Indonesia for the fourth annual Asia Pacific Pay–TV Operators Summit (APOS). Organised by Media Partners Asia, APOS is a regional event for TV and broadband industry executives aimed to drive strategies, deals and policies across the converged ecosystems of media and telecoms. "Both emerging growth markets and mature, value geographies in Asia Pacific are … [Read more...] about Global leaders join Asia Pay-TV Operators Summit
BloombergUTV joins RBNL
Mumbai – BloombergUTV, a business news channel, has come on board Reliance Broadcast Network Ltd’s (RBNL) distribution portfolio. The channel will be launched through a joint venture with Germany’s RTL Group. It will be available on major DTH platforms such as Reliance Digital TV, Tata Sky, VideoCon, AirTel and Dish TV. This move further strengthens the television profile of RBNL, which currently includes the three BIG CBS channels – BIG CBS Prime, Love and Spark, and the … [Read more...] about BloombergUTV joins RBNL
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New York/Mumbai – History launched in HD in India this week. The channel is operated by AETN18 Media Pvt. Ltd., a joint venture between A+E Networks and Network18. The channel, which began broadcast on 9 October, is available across all major markets in India. According to AETN18, it is projected to reach more than 40 million households within two weeks of its debut. History India is distributed via cable TV platforms including Den Networks and Hathaway Cable, and DTH platforms such as … [Read more...] about Multi-language options
India’s national sport goes HD
New Delhi – ESPN STAR Sports has launched ESPN HD & STAR Cricket HD in India, becoming the country’s first 24/7 High Definition sports channels. With the introduction of these two new channels, ESPN STAR Sports has expanded to five channels in India - ESPN, STAR Cricket, STAR Sports, ESPN HD and STAR Cricket HD. Manu Sawhney, Managing Director, ESPN STAR Sports, said ESPN seeks to give fans as vivid an experience as possible and “…there’s no better way to experience the … [Read more...] about India’s national sport goes HD
Turner partners with Tata Sky to launch first ever kids’ linear branded block on DTH
New Delhi - Turner announced a first-of-its-kind strategic content partnership with Tata Sky, India’s leading DTH service provider, to offer a linear branded block from India’s number one kids’ channel, Cartoon Network. Called CN+ the linear branded block will reside in Actve Wizkids as part of Tata Sky’s Actve services. Tata Sky subscribers can enjoy CN+ daily from 6:00 AM to midnight. CN+ will offer viewers popular Cartoon Network originals such as Ben 10, The Powerpuff … [Read more...] about Turner partners with Tata Sky to launch first ever kids’ linear branded block on DTH