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 February       * Big CBS Prime hops on to Videocon d2h * No sops for cable and DTH in Budget 2011 (28 feb 2011 ) * Den Q3 net up 19% at Rs 92 mn * Walt Disney acquires Togetherville (26 feb 2011 ) * BSNL offers free Vas services to broadband subs (25 feb 2011 ) * Trai revises deadline for digital TV signals to June 2014 * Govt expects Trai feedback on sunset date for digitisation soon: Menon * Neo Cricket expands reach in US with Cablevision * Dish TV crosses 10 million subs ahead of target * Fashiotv H3D to launch soon, rides on RRsat support * Manish Agarwal is Reliance Entertainment - Digital biz COO (24 feb 2011 ) * Aircel launches 3G mobile services * Alva Brothers forays into the digital space * Netflix in 2-year agreement with CBS * Amazon adds free movie-streaming service (23 feb 2011 ) * Post Hathway, GTPL invests Rs 2 bn in expansion * Videocon d2h adds 19 channels including 6 HD * NBC.com offers interactiove tool for upcoming reality show 'The Voice' * 'Oscar Backstage Pass' app launched for iPad, iPhone, iPod * MSM Discovery fails to get relief on termination of pact by NDTV * Warner Bros launches App editions of Inception, The Dark Knight (22 feb 2011 ) * Delhi HC warns cable ops against unauthorised World Cup telecast * Avid expands Open Workflow innovations * Soccerex Forum to have special session on digital media in footbal (21 feb 2011 ) * DTH ops eye 20% growth in cricket season, bat for HD * Jon Chu to receive Pioneer Prize at Intl Digital Emmy Awards at MipTV * Oakley ropes in Yuvraj Singh as brand ambassador for India * Amphenol excited by 2015 digitalisation deadline in India * Hathway launches high-speed broadband packs * BBC's College of Production site goes live on 21 Feb (19 feb 2011 ) * Arun Poddar quits Neo to join Times’ distribution firm (18 feb 2011 ) * CNBC-TV18, Moneycontrol to live stream Budget on YouTube * MTS launches cricket WC initiatives for voice, data customers * Dish TV launches 30 channels on HD (17 feb 2011 ) * UTV Interactive restructures top rung management * UTV Indiagames launches 'Sonic Cricket' for mobile * GTPL uses Cisco STBs for cable digitisation * Astra secures deals with German broadcasters for HD capacity * Time Warner Cable in deal for Lakers Games (16 feb 2011 ) * Sun Direct initiates legal action against 'defamatory' media * Onida's bonaza offers for cricket World Cup * Oscar nominee 'Social Network' & 'Inception' on Airtel Digital TV * Willow TV offers cricket World Cup in HD to US viewers * 16th edition of BroadcastAsia2011 takes place from 21-24 June in Singapore * SES in pact for 12 Ku-band transponders for Indian DTH expansion * Kolkata to host Cable TV Show from 15 February (15 feb 2011 ) * EchoStar to acquire Hughes Communications for $2 bn * Yatra.com launches cricket manager game * Vodafone to stream cricket World Cup matches * TV Asia launched in the US on Comcast * Dish TV adds transponders on AsiaSat 5 to expand DTH offerings (14 feb 2011 ) * PlayUP Gaming ropes in Rohit Sharma and Jiah Khan as brand ambassadors in India (12 feb 2011 ) * Sony, Discovery, Imax to launch 3Net on 13 February * Axel Springer Digital TV Guide joins NDS recommendation engine partner programme (11 feb 2011 ) * Airtel Digital TV to launch new campaign promoting HD * Big CBS signs up with SCV for carrying its channels in Chennai * Sony Entertainment Asia expands reach in North America with Comcast (10 feb 2011 ) * Tata Sky launches Tata Sky+ HD for Rs 3999 * Airtel Digital TV sprints to 5 million subs * Trai wants a sixfold price increase for 2G spectrum * Isro initiating steps to cancel Devas contract * Prashant Mehta elevated as CEO of Komli Media * Sea TV Q3 net at Rs 4.4 million * Travel Channel moves its Asia signal from Asiasat to Measat-3 (9 feb 2011 ) * No revenue loss caused by Antrix-Devas deal: PMO * Zee Trendz partners with Ginx TV for gaming block * GlobeCast, Netia to co-exhibit at Nab * Isro feels the heat over spectrum deal (8 feb 2011 ) * Trai meets stakeholders to move on digitisation * AOL procures Huffington Post for $315 mn * Zapak launches official World Cup 2011 game (7 feb 2011 ) * French digital terrestrial offer TNTSAT growing on Astra * Hulu, Viacom announce content partnership * Pix targets online users with webisode series'The Bannen Way' (5 feb 2011 ) * Comcast launches video streaming On Xfinity TV app for iPad * Govt says digitisation in 4 metros by March 2012; sunset date for analogue transmission in India is March 2015 (4 feb 2011 ) * Dish TV aligns with Aadhaar, accepts UID number * Prime Focus to open VFX and post-production facility in New York * No value for money in BBC's early management of digital media: NAO (3 feb 2011 ) * Dish Network to acquire DBSD for $1 billion * Universal Channel HD launches in Malaysia on HyppTV * UTV Indiagames announces strategic association with Zenga TV * Tata Sky to offer Bipasha’s Fitness Gym on Actve Games (2 feb 2011 ) * Disney XD shows now on mobile TV * Trai extends date for views on interconnect regulation in cable TV sector * Viacom18 launches Colors, MTV India in Singapore (1 feb 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