NEW DELHI: A bill aimed at digitalization of cable TV was passed by the Lok Sabha on Tuesday with the government assuring that the move would be beneficial for viewers and lead to better and more meaningful content. Information and broadcasting minister Ambika Soni, who had earlier introduced the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Second Amendment …
Tag Archive: Networks
Dec
06
Yonhap’s news cable TV begins in Korea
Yonhap News Agency’s news cable TV channel, “news Y,” began broadcasting nationwide today, launching a new chapter in South Korea’s media, the agency reports. The channel broadcast its first signal through cable TV networks and a satellite broadcasting channel. Its services are also available on Internet Protocol Television (IPTV). Four new general programme cable channels …
Dec
01
TV enters new era with launch of four networks
The launch today of four new broadcasting stations signals major changes in the nation’s broadcasting industry, with a host of dramas, variety shows and reality shows that will compete for viewer attention. The new stations – JTBC, TV Chosun, Channel A and MBN – were authorized by the nation’s communications and broadcasting regulator about a …
Oct
14
Cabinet approves ordinance on digitisation
As per the ordinance, March 31, 2012 has been set as the sunset date to abandon analog in the four metros, while cities with a population of one million will be covered by March 31, 2013. Overall, December 31, 2014 has been set as the sunset date for transferring the analog system to digital for …
Oct
12
The pay TV market is still resisting disruption
U.S. Pay TV operators lost a net aggregate of 380,000 subscribers in the second quarter, according to data compiled by IHS iSuppli. The sharp decline, which followed two quarters in which subscriber losses appeared to be stabilizing, inevitably rekindled talk of cord cutting and its close cousin, the rise of a la carte cable. Yet …
Oct
04
Are Video-on-Demand Viewers TV Networks’ Next Great Hope?
The nation’s largest media companies have finally found a way to strike back against those dreaded ad-zapping digital video recorders. In recent months, according to media buyers and other executives familiar with the situation, Time Warner’s Turner, four cable channels owned by Comcast’s NBC Universal and a small number of cable outlets operated by News …
Sep
27
Government to fast-track digitisation of TV broadcast- India
The Indian government is planning to amend broadcasting rules with a view to fast-track complete digitisation of cable and satellite TV broadcast industry by 2014. The move is expected to boost the subscription revenues for broadcasters as it promises to end substantial carriage fee they pay to the cable TV operators. An ordinance may be …
