Digital TV News: Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

TRAI revises timetable for move to digital cable in India
Feb 23, 2011 – The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has revised the schedule for cable TV operators in India to move to digital, after concerns were raised about the required speed of infrastructure roll-out, and the availability of set-top boxes.
News categories: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Cable TV, Digital TV, India, Regulation, Set Top Box

TRAI provides its recommendations on certain issues relating to Direct to Home (DTH) service
Jan 30, 2008 – The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has sent its recommendations to the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting on certain issues relating to Direct to Home (DTH) service.
News categories: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Digital TV, India, Regulation, Satellite, Set Top Box

TRAI provides its recommendations on issues relating to mobile television service
Jan 23, 2008 – The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has sent its recommendations on issues relating to mobile television service to the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting.
News categories: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Digital TV, India, Mobile, Regulation

TRAI releases draft recommendations on issues relating to mobile television service
Jan 3, 2008 – The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has released its draft recommendations on issues relating to mobile television service to the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting.
News categories: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Digital TV, India, Mobile, Satellite, Terrestrial, TV Services

TRAI has forwarded the Report on Digitalization and Introduction of Voluntary CAS to Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Dec 27, 2007 – The Group recommends that the date of roll out of CAS should be mandated for 55 cities in the country i.e. all state capitals, and all other cities with a population of one million and above, in phases beginning with October 2008, and ending with September 2011.
News categories: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, India

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

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