India Digital TV News

MediaTek Launches 'Mobile Theater' audio/video compression software
Mar 22, 2012 – MediaTek (Taipei: 2454) has announced the release of 'Mobile Theater', a video and audio compression software tailored specifically for handset users. The software runs both MPEG-4 and H.264 allowing up to 50 film clips to be stored on a 2GB T-card.
News categories: MediaTek, India, Media Player, Mobile, Semiconductor

Zee New Media launches India's first OTT distribution platform
Mar 2, 2012 – Zee New Media has launched India's first and only OTT distribution platform, Ditto TV, with an aim to offer LIVE TV Channels and On Demand Video Content to consumers on their Mobile Phones, Tablets, Laptops, Desktops, Entertainment Boxes and Connected TVs.
News categories: Zee, Ditto TV, Apps, Digital TV, India, Streaming, Tablet

Fastway Ushers In Cable Digitization with Cisco Set-Top Boxes
Feb 13, 2012 – Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) has announced that it has been chosen by Fastway to usher in cable digitization across its customer base in the Indian states of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh.
News categories: Cisco Systems, Fastway, Cable TV, Digital TV, India, Set Top Box

TRAI issues consultation paper on digital addressable cable TV implementation
Dec 22, 2011 – The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released a consultation paper on 'Issues related to implementation of Digital Addressable Cable TV Systems'.
News categories: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Cable TV, India, Regulation

UK TV viewing extends online
Dec 14, 2011 – Ofcom has released its sixth International Communications Market report into the global communications market. The UK's love of TV continues, with over a quarter (27 per cent) of UK internet users saying they watched TV online every week.
News categories: Ofcom, Australia, Brazil, Cable TV, Canada, China, Digital TV, DVR, France, Germany, India, IPTV, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Market Research, Mobile, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Spain, Streaming, Sweden, Terrestrial, UK, USA

Tata Sky ushers in a new DTH chapter in India with video on demand
Dec 5, 2011 – Tata Sky is all set to introduce another first with the launch of Video on Demand (VoD). Tata Sky's VoD service will include Catch Up TV and a VoD library of movies & TV concerts for subscribers for easy download.
News categories: Tata Sky, DVR, India, Satellite

India adds nearly 3 million DTH subscribers in 2Q 2011
Nov 9, 2011 – TRAI has released its 'Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicator Report' for the quarter ending June 2011. On 30.6.2011, the reported subscriber base of India's 6 private DTH licensees was 38.5 million, up from 35.56 million on 31.3.2011.
News categories: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Cable TV, Digital TV, India, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers

NDS Reaches 20 Million Digital Homes in India
Oct 19, 2011 – NDS has announced that in the Indian pay-TV market its technology is providing an enhanced TV viewing experience in 20 million homes. With an estimated average of five people per household, NDS is enabling TV for 100 million viewers.
News categories: NDS Group, Cable TV, Conditional Access, India, Market Research, Middleware, Satellite

Darsh Digital Selects NDS for Digital Cable TV Platform in India
Oct 18, 2011 – NDS has announced that Darsh Digital, an independent cable operator in India, has selected an end-to-end suite of technologies from NDS to enable the launch of their digital pay-TV service.
News categories: NDS Group, Darsh Digital, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, India, Middleware, Set Top Box