India Digital TV News

UTStarcom Teams with Bharti Airtel to Launch IPTV In India
Sep 17, 2007 – UTStarcom (Nasdaq: UTSI) has announced a contract to supply its industry-leading RollingStream™ end-to-end IPTV solution to Bharti Airtel, one of India's leading integrated telecommunications service providers with more than 46 million customers.
News categories: UTStarcom, Bharti Airtel, Content Distribution, Digital TV, India, IPTV, Set Top Box

CompleteTV announces IPTV licensing deal with Surbhi
Sep 14, 2007 – CompleteTV has announced that it has formed an agreement with Surbhi BroadBand, an Indian cable and communication equipment manufacturer, to license its latest Set Top Media Centre (STMC) technology for the Indian market.
News categories: CompleteTV, Digital TV, IBCShow, India, IPTV, Set Top Box, Software, UK

TRAI seeks Consultation on Provisioning of IPTV Services
Sep 6, 2007 – The provisioning of IPTV services has been engaging attention of TRAI for some time due to lack of clarity on who can provide IPTV services. After due deliberations with stakeholders Authority felt that in-depth analysis is required to address the issues related to provision of IPTV services.
News categories: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Cable TV, Digital TV, India, IPTV

TRAI releases Quality of Service Regulations for Direct to Home (DTH) service
Aug 31, 2007 – TRAI has issued today the Direct to Home Broadcasting Services (Standards of Quality of Service and Redressal of Grievances) Regulation, 2007, which essentially covers regulatory provisions relating to protection of the interests of DTH subscribers.
News categories: Digital TV, India, Licensing, Satellite, Set Top Box

Smaller Players Gain Larger Share of Worldwide Digital STB Market
Aug 28, 2007 – The worldwide market for digital set-top boxes (STBs) experienced continued strong growth in 2006, with smaller Asian manufacturers advancing up the market share ladder. Traditional STB stalwarts still remain the worldwide leaders, but are facing increased competition from lower tier manufacturers.
News categories: Asia, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, DVR, Europe, India, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial, USA

IPTV to roll out in 30 cities by Mar 2009
Aug 15, 2007 – With the broadband penetration gaining momentum, IPTV is set for a boom in India and is expected to be available in around 30 cities in the next 18-20 months, industry officials said.
News categories: Digital TV, India, IPTV

IPTV Launched Commercially In Kolkata By Calcutta Telephones
Aug 14, 2007 – R Bandopadhyay, Additional Secretary, Department of Telecommunications, Ministry Of Communications & Information Technology, Govt. of India has formally launched IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) in Kolkata.
News categories: BSNL, Calcutta Telephones, Digital TV, India, IPTV

Tata Sky crosses 1 million mark in record time
Aug 8, 2007 – Tata Sky Ltd., the JV between the TATA Group and STAR, has crossed the one million connections mark in its first year of operations. This milestone marks the fastest first million reached by any DTH platform in the world.
News categories: Tata Sky, Digital TV, India, Satellite, Subscribers

Bharti Telemedia To Launch DTH Operations by Q4 2007-08
Aug 7, 2007 – Bharti Telemedia, a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel Ltd., today announced that it plans to launch the Direct To Home (DTH) [satellite TV broadcast] services by the last quarter of FY 2007-08. The company has received the Letter of Intent (LoI) for commencing its DTH services from the Union Ministry of Information & Broadcasting.
News categories: Bharti Airtel, Digital TV, India, Satellite