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 August                       * CNN acquires IPad newsmagazine Zite * Zee launches five more channels on Dish Network in US (31 August 2011 )     * Jump Games launches official game of Bodyguard * Skylogic in 6-year agreement with Egyptsat * Digital Projection unveils new home theatre projector * LG adds 'Touch' to Plasma home entertainment * Panasonic to unveil products at IFA 2011 in Germany (30 August 2011 )     * Dish TV offers DTH portability to lure migration from other ops * Broadcasting Unicom selects Envivio for multi-screen TV project in China (29 August 2011 )     * HDTV is second most desired device next to Smartphones in Asia Pacific * Premium VoD services to drive 20% growth * Tablet, e-Reader owners in the US getting older: Nielsen (27 August 2011 )     * Dish joins the bandwagon to buy Hulu (26 August 2011 )     * Isro initiates RFP for foreign satellite leasing * CBS, Panasonic and USTA team up for US Open telecast in 3D * Google sites are top online video property in the US: Comscore * Twitter boss unveils new social app venture * BBC America launches on Cablevision * UK pay TV revenues reaching their peak (25 August 2011 )     * IBC: NDS to showcase solutions that boost value of content * ZyXEL introduces advanced set-top box * MTNL, Shemaroo in pact for movie content on 3G, WAP (24 August 2011 )     * NDTV partners InMobi for rich media ads * Conax to offer portfolio of security solutions at IBC * Asiasat 7 launch in Q4 * Doctor Who adds to gaming portfolio with Android release (23 August 2011 )     * 30 DD Kendras do not have uplink facility * Asiasat in pact with Fox International Channels * Third Social Media Summit takes place in October in the US * UK's Competition Commission finds lack of competition in pay-TV movies due to Sky (22 August 2011 )     * 3DTV price premiums more in US than in Europe * Govt earns Rs 1.78 bn as licence fee from DTH in FY'11 * Internet devices to drive consumer electronic industry (20 August 2011 )     * You Broadband ties up with Zapak for PC games (19 August 2011 )     * Market cap shrinks, cable companies eye digitisation * Al Jazeera, Pulse in content partnership * I&B to digitise photo records (18 August 2011 )     * Gartner survey says consumers fatigued with social media * Pix creates game for 'Resident Evil: After life' * Global IPTV market to touch $49 bn in 2015: MRG (17 August 2011 )     * Hathway Cable to bundle HD with broadband services * ESS files FIR against Asianet's franchise * Time Warner Cable to acquire Insight for $3 bn * Own announces oprah.com sweepstakes * Yahoo India launches online movie VOD services * Google to acquire Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion (16 August 2011 )     * Den Q1 consolidated net drops to Rs 18.3 mn * Centrin TV DTH platform launched on Measat-3a * SES selects Newtec to deliver Ka-band Sat3Play technology * Weather Channel teams up with Twitter (13 August 2011 )     * Walmart brings Vudu's movie streaming service to iPad * New BBC iPlayer for TV launched (12 August 2011 )     * Trai extends dates for comments on MVAS paper * Zebronics unveils HD touchscreen portable media player * University sport live streaming on Fisu TV (11 August 2011 )     * FoodFood spreads to the Middle East via Etisalat * Bharti Airtel gets separate CEOs for DTH & broadband biz (10 August 2011 )     * Times Internet's Gaana.com launches iPad version * Dr. Ya-Hui Chiu made advisor to president & CEO of AsiaSat * Conax in pact with Brazilian cable TV operator SimTV (9 August 2011 )     * Trace Sports HD launches in Asia via AsiaSat 5 (8 August 2011 )     * IndusInd Media mulls listing via reverse merger * Telecom department to ensure monitoring of social websites * Spy Kids 4 launches Facebook application * Samsung launches free 3D VOD service in India * Mobifone, Ericsson in pact for mobile video optimisation (6 August 2011 )     * Augme buys competitor for $27.5 million * ValueClick snaps up Dotomi for $295 million * Cost factor important when choosing mobile video Apps * Time to launch all its magazines on tablet (5 August 2011 )     * You Broadband's cable TV firm ups Rouse as COO; Neeraj Bhatia quits * SureWaves MediaTech gets private equity funding * comScore to acquire AdXpose for $22 mn * Govt denies regulating Internet content * Harmonic launches software solutions for multiscreen video devices * Digital to see double-digit revenue growth in the US: Survey (4 August 2011 )     * Airtel Digital TV adds 0.6 mn subs in Q1 * HomeShop18.com acquires online books retailer * Andrea Zappia is Sky Italia CEO * Australian online economy reaches $50 billion * ESPN to open 2nd digital centre in Southington * Google inks deal to buy Dealmap (3 August 2011 )     * InMobi acquires Silicon Valley firm Sprout * Chrome to offer channel reach data in Northeast states * Twitter valued at $8 bn in new deal (2 August 2011 )     * Big Digital launches online reality show * Star Plus, Star Gold to be part of Sky's basic pack (1 August 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