Indiantelevision.com's Digital Edge Archives - 2010 Click here for the previous year's Archives   January February March April May June July August September October November December Headlines in the month of June       * ChrysCapital exits Hathway Cable * UTV Indiagames launches 'I Hate Luv Storys' mobile game * Trai recommends 74% FDI in cable, DTH * UTV Ignition releases part two of El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron ( 30 Jun 2010 ) * BSNL upgrades broadband speed * Zapak launches Facebook application * WWE partners with YouTube * BBC, JV partners set standards for on-demand services * NDS is Comcast's professional services partner ( 29 Jun 2010 ) * DTH firms need 10 mn subs to cash break even * Ani-mates drive Animax viewers online * DD Direct Plus plans to double capacity by March-end * Govt earns over Rs 1 trillion from 3G, BWA auctions ( 28 Jun 2010 ) * IndusInd Media plans Rs 5 bn IPO in FY'11 * Hathway Bhawani MD ups stake to 3.2% * News Corp sells spirituality website to BN Media ( 26 Jun 2010 ) * UTV True Games partners Gamigo, takes 'Mytheon' to Europe ( 25 Jun 2010 ) * Court quashes Viacom's $1 bn lawsuit against Google * Pace is largest supplier of STBs to pay-TV industry: IMS * CWG: DD to pay Rs 680 mn to Australia's Global TV for IBC project ( 24 Jun 2010 ) * Reliance's Big Digital launches new service * Airtel digital TV offers HD services for Rs 2840 * Balaji Telefims launches its first fiction show on Internet ( 23 Jun 2010 ) * Zee Studios leverages Navteq's mobile ad solution * Den Networks eyes revenue nest of Rs 11.5 bn in FY’11 * Mobile internet boosts total media usage * BSNL fixes special broadband rates for rural areas ( 22 Jun 2010 ) * Hinduja’s cable biz net up 35% in FY'10 * Media companies buoyant on digital revenues ( 21 Jun 2010 ) * DTH ops start HD price war * Agra MSO plans Rs 502 million public float * AOL unloads Bebo * Yoostar inks licensing pact with CBS Consumer Products * Singapore starts 3D TV trial * Orissa’s Tarang channel now on Videocon D2H ( 19 Jun 2010 ) * ESPN Star Sports signs up Tata Sky, Airtel Digital TV for HD feed * Anil Ambani plans to hive off DTH and IPTV biz from RCom * ESS partners SpeedCast for mobile sports content ( 18 Jun 2010 ) * Samsung launches two SmartPhones; TVC with Aamir to air soon * Astro partners Irdeto for live streaming of FIFA WC * Global report recommends extension of broadband by 2015 * CommunicAsia2010, BroadcastAsia2010 open with plethora of biz opportunities * Dish TV selects Ericsson for system upgrade * Airtel Digital TV partners Netway for astrology content * TruTV to launch in Vietnam and Philippines ( 17 Jun 2010 ) * ESS switches off cable network in Gujarat, alleges piracy * 9XM starts online streaming * Conax targets pay-TV operators in South East Asia * DesiYou and Touchdown Media form strategic partnership * Big TV launches in-shop campaign * Bose launches lifestyle home theatre systems ( 16 Jun 2010 ) * BSkyB rejects News Corp's $11.5 bn buyout offer * UTV's El Shaddai game to come on Xbox and PS3 in 2011 * Harris supports first 3DTV trials in Australia * News Corp buys out Skiff Reader tablet from Hearst ( 15 Jun 2010 ) * DTH ops gear up for HD price war * CNN.com ramps up technology section * Vdopia launches mobile ad platform * Harit Nagpal to replace Vikram Kaushik as Tata Sky MD * Cablevision to buy out Bresnen Communications for $1.3 bn ( 14 Jun 2010 ) * Hathway Cable eyes Rs 10 bn revenue in FY’11 * Govt approves BWA auction results, payment by 22 June * South Korea theatres to show soccer World Cup in 3D * FremantleMedia, Deep Silver to make console game for 'The X-Factor' * Fifa World Cup to give HD a big boost * maastars.com to air T20 Tollywood Trophy * HBO launches 'True Blood' Twitter microsite * Fifa president Blatter launches Twitter page * Fifa to hijack bandwidth and affect online busineses ( 12 Jun 2010 ) * Dish TV to merge Agrani with another subsidiary firm * Videocon d2h to woo football fans with 'Golden Goal' offer * Govt to get Rs 385 bn bonanza as BWA auction ends ( 11 Jun 2010 ) * BWA auction: Prices surge to Rs 128 billion * Trai seeks stakeholder views to raise broadband penetration * Dish TV may merge subsidiaries with itself * Govt needs 15 days to consider applications for temporary uplinking of live events * Zapak launches Codemasters’ International Cricket 2010 ( 10 Jun 2010 ) * Bharti Airtel ups stake in DTH arm to 95% * Airtel digital TV expands Bengali channels to nine * BWA auction: Upward Spiral to over Rs 120 billion confirms service providers belief in Internet growth * Mobile Streams teams up with UTV India Games to set foot in India * CN, Pogo to tap new digital revenue streams ( 9 Jun 2010 ) * BWA auction: Pan-India bid crosses Rs 115 billion * MTV announces artistes for new digital initiative * UTV True Games partners Level 3 to support game titles ( 8 Jun 2010 ) * BSNL paints Rajdhani trains with 3G ads * BWA auction: Pan-India bid price at Rs 106 bn * CNN.com launches entertainment section * Eurovision to use AsiaSat5 to distribute HD coverage of soccer WC ( 7 Jun 2010 ) * BWA auction: Bids cross Rs 98 billion * Digital broadcasting gains focus in ITU's world telecom meet * Alcatel-Lucent, Ukraine’s Ether spin off mobile broadcast television ( 5 Jun 2010 ) * Videocon d2h targets 1 million subs by June-end * Indian Vas market to cross Rs 219.4 bn in 2010 * Fifa.com to air International Sign video reports ( 4 Jun 2010 ) * BWA: 90% auction over as Pan-India bid crosses Rs 89 bn * Discovery Science, Discovery Turbo on Sri Lankan DTH * Hitachi launches ultra slim drive for A/V streaming devices * Neha Dhupia defeats Laxman at launch of Zapak IGC 2010 * Indiagames rechristened to UTV Indiagames ( 3 Jun 2010 ) * BWA auction: Pan-India bid crosses Rs 86 billion * Cloud computing can check piracy of software * Etisalat mulls Indian cable foray ( 2 Jun 2010 ) * Sun Direct offers free broadcast of ESPN channels to new subs * Indian comics content on Sony PSP * BBC launches new beta version of iPlayer * BWA auction: Pan-India price reaches Rs 79.43 bn ( 1 Jun 2010 )       January February March April May June July August September October November December       Click below for the past year's Archives * 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