Indiantelevision.com's Digital Edge Archives - 2013     Click here for the previous year's Archives           January February March April May June July August September October November December     Digital Edge in the month of June                       * TRAI extends last date for comments on interconnect agreement draft order * TRAI reduces roaming charges for calls and SMSs * Airtel Digital TV DTH adds Freemium PPV movie service in its kitty (18 June 2013 ) * Hathway's HD rush; launches Fox International Channels in Bengaluru * NBCUniversal's PictureBox gets UK relaunch * India's Pay TV market to create a demand of 140 million smart cards during 2013-2018 * Reliance Games launches 3D & 2D mobile games for the ICC Champions Trophy (17 June 2013 ) * 30 per cent of American parents let children use Facebook unsupervised: Study * Comedy Central US launches a stand-up app for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch * Cisco's Videoscape Unity demonstrated modular, open video networks for cable at The Cable Show 2013 (15 June 2013 ) * Yahoo acquires iOS photography app maker GhostBird Software * India to have second highest number of pay TV households by 2018 * ESPN US to shut down 3D network * BBC launches Fresh Online for short form docs (14 June 2013 ) * Reliance Communications partners with Star Sports for live streaming of ICC Champions Trophy 2013 matches for 3G customers * Time Warner Cable to offer content directly to Samsung Smart TVs without STB * Social media to exert growing influence on TV viewing in the US * 18-34 year olds in the US becoming 'broadbanders': Pivot Study * Media companies' digital revenues will overtake traditional by 2015: Ernst and Young * CBeebies programming block to launch on BesTV New Media in China (13 June 2013 ) * SNL Kagan Survey 2012: Videocon d2h is world's No 1 DTH player in new subscriber additions * Google acquires Waze for over $1 bn * TV Everywhere increases the value of Pay TV: Epix Survey * HBO's 'Games of Thrones' season finale sets a new piracy record * BBC Weather launches mobile app (12 June 2013 ) * BBC to live-stream the tennis grand slam Wimbledon * Turner acquires equity stake in Esporte Interativo (11 June 2013 ) * ZengaTV bags non-exclusive rights for French Open for web in India * Disney/ABC TV Group launches Disney Channel photo finish app for iPad, iPhone, iPod touch * BBC Worldwide launches Doctor Who online store in Australia * Tivo gets $490 mn from settlement of patent litigation * Nick launches mobile game for 'SpongeBob SquarePants' on iOS (10 June 2013 ) * ICC Champions Trophy digital, social media campaigns launched * Indians among top operators providing broadband in 2012 * Shemaroo signs a deal with Jadoo TV (8 June 2013 ) * ICC launches app for Champions Trophy * Govt launches SMS campaign to sensitise people to fill consumer application forms for DAS * Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer is the highest paid chief in new media: SNL Kagan * MSOs to crack the whip on LCOs on customer forms issue * TRAI gets tough on MSOs on DAS customer forms * DC Entertainment unveils digital products * Bangladesh lifts ban on YouTube, imposed in wake of anti-Islamic video (7 June 2013 ) * Zynga to lay off 18 per cent of employees * 1Q US Internet ad revenues set new high at $9.6 billion (6 June 2013 ) * Indian pay TV operators making their mark globally: researcher SNL Kagan * DataWind emerges as the number one tablet maker in India * Amazon, Viacom announce multi-year video licensing agreement * SeaChange to focus on blended entertainment services at The Cable Show * Netflix dominating the subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) subscribers market * TRAI releases draft tariff order and DAS interconnect regulations (5 June 2013 ) * Cablemas strengthens VOD expansion and strategic partnership with ConaxXtend Multiscreen * Wave Cinemas plans on expansion, upgrades technology to enhance viewing experience * TRAI reveals that some MSOs control 80 per cent of DAS areas in some cities post digitisation (4 June 2013 ) * Netflix to join Nasdaq 100 * Fanhattan unveils Fan TV STB for an improved entertainment experience * Mobile games marketing platform AppLift raises $13 mn from Prime Ventures (3 June 2013 ) * Govt Appstore launched to bring in efficiency in e-functioning * SoftBank Capital raises $51 mn to invest in New York tech startups * Roku receives $60 mn investment from institutional investor (1 June 2013 )           January February March April May June July August September October November December       Click below for the past year's Archives * ARCHIVES FOR THE YEAR 2012 * ARCHIVES FOR THE YEAR 2011 * ARCHIVES FOR THE YEAR 2010 * ARCHIVES FOR THE YEAR 2009 * ARCHIVES FOR THE YEAR 2008 * ARCHIVES FOR THE YEAR 2007 * ARCHIVES FOR THE YEAR 2006 * ARCHIVES FOR THE YEAR 2005 * ARCHIVES FOR THE YEAR 2004 * ARCHIVES FOR THE YEAR 2003 * ARCHIVES FOR THE YEAR 2002 * ARCHIVES FOR THE YEAR 99/00/01/02     Go to Top