Regulatory

India

Apr 7, 2008
Telcos need to sort out last mile issue for IPTV growth
indiantelevision.com - Infrastructure and piracy are the key concerns for the growth of IPTV in India. Motorala country sales manager Kanan Krishnan pointed out to a dichotomy: the cable operators have the last mile but were not looking at IPTV as a business opportunity.

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Apr 7, 2008
Keep pricing low for IPTV
indiantelevision.com - While opinions remained divided as to whether the Indian customer is ready for IPTV or not, a large number of speakers at the 3rd International Forum of IPTV India 2008 suggested that they are not.

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Apr 5, 2008
Goldstone Technologies to launch IPTV in India
indiantelevision.com - Goldstone Technologies, an IT services company, has joined hands with BSNL, television channels and production houses to launch Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) services to all BSNL customers in India.

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Apr 4, 2008
E-education can drive IPTV in India
indiantelevision.com - While answers were divided on whether customers in India are ready for IPTV in India, consensus emerged at the "3rd ITV India 2008" that E-education would be the killer application for IPTV to succeed in the country.

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Mar 26, 2008
Digital media offers triple play opportunity for broadcasters
indiantelevision.com - As mobile and online media grow in India, broadcasters have a triple play opportunity to explore the three screens: broadcast, net and mobile. TV channels can create online and mobile communities around shows.

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Mar 7, 2008
Mobile TV commercial rollout expected in 2008
indiantelevision.com - The commercial rollout of mobile TV is expected to happen later this year even as Doordarshan is currently running trials with Nokia in Delhi. The government has asked for white papers from different parties on how to take this forward.

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Mar 7, 2008
Infrastructure sharing must for growth of wireless broadband
indiantelevision.com - For wireless broadband to succeed in India, infrastructure sharing is a must, says Essar Telecom Infrastructure CEO Ajay Madan.

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Feb 22, 2008
Broadband subscribers cross 3-million mark in India
indiantelevision.com - The total broadband subscriber base (above 256 Kbps download) has reached 3.24 million by the end of January 2008 as compared to 3.13 million by the end of December 2007.

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Feb 6, 2008
Indiatelcos cleared for IPTV
advancedtelevision.com - The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has accepted the recommendation of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) to allow broadcasters to transmit their feeds via the IPTV platform.

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Jan 22, 2008
TRAI ready with mobile TV guidelines
advancedtelevision.com - Mobile TV in India is one step closer to reality since Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) confirmed it is to submit its final recommendations and guidelines on Mobile TV to the department of information and broadcasting this week.

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Jan 3, 2008
Trai recommends 74% FDI cap on mobile TV
indiantelevision.com - Mobile TV service providers can't hold more than 20 per cent of a broadcasting company, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has said in its draft recommendations.

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Nov 15, 2007
IPTV to struggle as main pay TV platform in India: Gartner
indiantelevision.com - Gartner's latest report on IPTV says that carriers will struggle to turn IPTV into a mainstream pay TV distribution platform on par with established cable or satellite services.

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Nov 8, 2007
Broadcasters up against Trai paper on Mobile TV
indiantelevision.com - Broadcasters led by the Zee group have strongly protested the attempt by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) to exempt Mobile TV service providers from procuring a separate license.

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Nov 5, 2007
NDTV to launch mobile portal; Hindi news portal to follow
indiantelevision.com - NDTV is expanding its presence on the new media platforms through its wholly owned subsidiary NDTV Convergence.

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Oct 27, 2007
India to have one million IPTV subscribers by 2011
indiantelevision.com - India will have one million IPTV subscribers by 2011 but for it to succeed companies need to get their act together in the areas of access, content and technology.

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