India Digital TV News

India to have one million IPTV subscribers by 2011
Oct 27, 2007 – 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.
News categories: Digital TV, India, IPTV, Market Research, Subscribers

NDS Announces VideoGuard Express™ Now Available for the Indian Cable Market
Oct 23, 2007 – NDS has announced that it has launched a new solution for the Indian cable TV market. NDS VideoGuard Express™ delivers robust CAS security at a competitive price. The system has been pre-integrated with a set-top box and electronic programme guide (EPG) ready for fast deployment.
News categories: NDS Group, SCaT India, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, India, Middleware, Set Top Box

Kaon Media to make set-top boxes for Tata Sky
Oct 23, 2007 – To keep pace with the demand, direct-to-home (DTH) service provider Tata Sky has entered into an agreement to buy set-top boxes from Korean manufacturer Kaon Media.
News categories: Kaon Media, Tata Sky, Digital TV, India, Satellite, Set Top Box

India's DishTV Targets 8 Million Users by 2011
Oct 9, 2007 – Essel Group promoted DishTV (BSE:532839) is expecting an over three-fold increase in its subscriber base to 8 million by 2011.
News categories: DishTV, Digital TV, India, Satellite, Subscribers

India - Tax breaks for IPTV hardware in Plan likely
Oct 4, 2007 – Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) is all set to get a fillip with the Planning Commission agreeing to include its expansion in the 11th Five Year Plan as part of the government's efforts to achieve complete coverage of digital television by 2012.
News categories: Planning Commission, Government of India, Digital TV, India, IPTV, Set Top Box

Synovate PAX media survey shows non-traditional television platforms are taking hold across Asia Pacific
Oct 4, 2007 – Synovate has released results from its PAX media survey showing that four in ten affluent Asians are watching television on the move: be it via their personal computers, mobile phones, MP4 players, while outdoors, or even in their cars.
News categories: Synovate, Asia, Australia, Automotive, Digital TV, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Market Research, Mobile, Philippines, Singapore, Streaming, Tablet, Taiwan, Thailand

India Pay TV market may go up to $10bn by 2010
Sep 20, 2007 – According to a survey conducted by Hong Kong-based independent organisation, Media Partners Asia (MPA), over 90% of the TV homes in India will be enjoying pay TV by 2015, of which 37% will have digital set-top boxes (STB).
News categories: Media Partners Asia (MPA), Cable TV, Digital TV, India, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Bharti Selects TANDBERG Television MPEG-4 AVC IP Head-End for Indian DTH Satellite Launch
Sep 19, 2007 – TANDBERG Television, part of the Ericsson Group (NASDAQ: ERIC), has announced that Bharti Telemedia, a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel Ltd., has chosen its market-leading advanced IP head-end for the launch of a new Direct to Home (DTH) satellite TV service in India.
News categories: TANDBERG Television, Bharti Airtel, Content Distribution, Digital TV, India, Satellite

TRAI releases consultation paper on issues relating to mobile television
Sep 18, 2007 – The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released a consultation paper on issues relating to mobile television.
News categories: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, The Consultation Paper, 5G, Digital TV, India, Mobile, Smart TV