Indiantelevision.com's Digital Edge Archives - 2011   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 April                       * Tdsat dismisses Pune MSO plea against Ten Sports for digital signals * Apple buys out iCloud.com for $4.5 mn * Dark Horse Digital debuts with digital comic book series * SES World Skies in new capacity deals with Global Crossing (30 April 2011 )   * Digital launches 3D demo channel on Astra * I&B Ministry wants to raise FDI to help digitisation (29 April 2011 )   * Reliance Digital TV challenges Tdsat order in SC * Creative Content Production Conference 2011 returns at BroadcastAsia (28 April 2011 )   * US wants India to have free satellite policy for DTH * ValueClick acquires Greystripe for $70 million * Mahesh Kumar joins Sun Direct as CEO (27 April 2011 )   * Kingston Digital ties up with Fox Star Studio * Yahoo acquires TV start-up IntoNow * IAMAI names Hitesh Oberoi as new chairman (26 April 2011 )   * Mobile ad market to grow 300% * Hungama Digital and Webchutney sweep WAT Awards (25 April 2011 )   * VFX expert Steve Wright to conduct workshop at Prime Focus in India visit * AT&T set to acquire T-Mobile for $39 bn * India 14th in Internet freedom (23 April 2011 )   * Star Den, Incablenet row set to end * CNN launches app for Android phones (22 April 2011 )   * DTH ops prepare for 3D HD STBs * MSM-Discovery threatens to blackout Hathway Cable * Info Edge set to invest Rs 190 mn in two firms * Autodesk launches new versions of products (21 April 2011 )   * Yatra.com receives Rs 2 bn funding * Yahoo's Q1 net income slips * Twitter plans to snap up Tweetdeck with $50 million bid (20 April 2011 )   * UP govt fixes licence and per connection fee for cable ops * FMCG major launches online game for popularising products (19 April 2011 )   * IPL4 online viewership up 62% in first week over IPL3 * Apex court stays Tdsat order on cable tariff, raises rates to 42% * Global pay TV subscribers recover in 2010 (18 April 2011 )   * LG, Castrol gain during cricket World Cup * Verizon unveils next generation of Fios TV * Discovery US to rename HD Theater cable network as Velocity * BBC Sport to offer multi-platform coverage of London Marathon in the UK (16 April 2011 )   * Star launches HD feed, calls it 'Asli HD' * Nab Show attendance up (15 April 2011 )   * Watching video content over the Internet on the upsurge * SeaChange organises multi-screen summit on 27 April * Cameron, Pace form venture to accelerate 3D entertainment * Weigel Broadcasting launches ME TV with SES in the US (14 April 2011 )   * CommScope to have new brand; hires wireless sales head for India * I&B finalises December 2014 as sunset date for digitisation * Etisalat brings UTV Bindass and UTV Movies to the UAE * Panasonic targets GenNext with trendy range of cameras (13 April 2011 )   * Star, Incablenet in spat over commercial terms * Indiatimes partners with YouTube to globally distribute IPL * BSNL launches three Vas services * Astra opens new playout centre for broadcasters & production houses * Slingbox® debuts in India (12 April 2011 )   * Hungama creates new game for Videocon * Reliance Digital TV launches interactive educational service for kids * UTV Interactive renews digital rights with Speed/Moviebox Records * Vdopia expands management team * Sun Direct offers IPL in HD feed * GlobeCast selects Eurobird 9A satellite to launch HD distribution platform (11 April 2011 )   * Google launches new campaign for display advertising in India * Internet advertising can scale upto $1 bn by 2014: Anandan * Reliance MediaWorks ties up with Thought Equity Motion to offer digital supply chain * UTV launches social networking game based on movie Thank You * MTV launches video game division 345 Games * Verizon, Starz Entertainment announce new Fios TV agreement (9 April 2011 )   * Google mulling to spend $100 mn on You Tube overhaul * Globecast to service BBC Worldwide’s Polish channels * Alva Bros’ Food First hops on to Dish TV * Star partners with Prime Focus for digital workflows (8 April 2011 )   * Colors partners Virgin Media to expand reach in UK * Dish Network to buy Blockbuster for $ 228 million * 2011 International Digital Emmy awards announced * Panasonic ups game in Connected TV with activation of sports apps * Netflix in deal with Lionsgate for streaming of ‘Mad Men’ (7 April 2011 )   * Airtel digital TV adds two interactive services * SPE signs carriage deal with StarHub TV for Singapore * Balaji Telefilms appoints Punyashlok Bhata as CEO of new media (6 April 2011 )   * Changhong mulls JV for STB manufacture in India * Zoom sets foot in Mauritius * GlobeCast ramps up direct fibre connectivity (5 April 2011 )   * Angry Birds Rio has 10 million downloads in 10 days (4 April 2011 )   * Nokia leads in India, Samsung follows: Study * JPC probing 2G scam wants public responses * Pay-TV weathers the recession storm in Europe * Time Warner Cable pulls out 12 channels from iPad app * F.A.L.T.U. released online (2 April 2011 )   * Loop Mobile is ‘Official Mobile Network’ for Mumbai Indians * Sony Online Ent. closes 3 studios, lays of 205 workers * News Intl sees strong digital subscription growth for The Times & The Sunday Times * TOI launches apps for iPad, iPhone, Android and BlackBerry (1 April 2011 )         January February March April May June July August September October November December       Click below for the past year's Archives * 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