Indiantelevision.com's Digital Edge Archives - 2007 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 July   * Govt. outlines ambitions plan to increase broadband * HTMT's media business posts profit in Q1 * VSNL launches dedicated global internet for Australia * NDTV Labs appoints Saurabh Malhotra as COO * Zee content now available to IdeaTV subscribers ( 31 July 2007 ) * Quickflix in campaign with Harvey Norman to add customers * Spike TV in deal with comic book icon Stan Lee for ringtones * Linden Lab's 'Second Life' bans online gambling * Wikia to launch search engine that rivals Google, Yahoo * Tivo appoints Karen Bressner as senior VP ad sales ( 30 July 2007 ) * In Cas areas, digital cable leads over DTH * CBS to broadcast video gaming event for television * YouTube to launch copyright protection software in September * Online video content gains audiences in US * Nielsen US launches video game measurement service * Eutelsat FY net quadruplues to $230 million * ESPN, MediaFlo, Verizon partner for mobile TV sports channel * 32 million next-gen DVD players to be sold in US by 2011 * BBC makes TV shows available for free download * BBC to review its online service ( 28 July 2007 ) * British Telecom scraps Virgin Mobile's fledgling mobile TV service * BenQ unveils new range of 17 inch LCD monitors * Google, Sprint Nextel to develop mobile portal * Xbox DVD player cuts price by 10% * Older Americans less keen to shift to digital TV: Study * Microsoft to acquire online ad exchange AdECN * Moser Baer signs $880 million sourcing deal with REC Group ( 27 July 2007 ) * Saregama proposes JV with Australian firm for optical media manufacture * MSN is online partner for The Crossroads Guitar Festival * Microsoft replaces Google to offer advt solutions for Digg ( 26 July 2007 ) * Trai releases paper on HITS for rapid digitalisation * Rajat Jain joins mobile2win as MD & CEO * Sify launches video site for Chennai * Nokia acquires Twango to beef up multimedia offerings * Joost selects Level 3 to support on-demand net TV * Tivo introduces new HD DVR * techTribe gets funding from 3 VCs * Mobile video channel launched for History Channel US * Mobiles are likely status symbol for Indian youth: Study * Philips launches Wall Theatre range in India * Ubisoft to create video game for Cameron's 'Avatar' ( 25 July 2007 ) * Mipcom info now available on 'Second Life' * Netflix reduces online DVD rental fees * JVC launches HD hard disk drive camcorder * Cyberport to hold Game On exhibition in Asia ( 24 July 2007 ) * Sony launches three channels on SingTel's mioTV * Online content to touch $15 billion revenue in US by 2010 * US consumers value programming over picture quality * After Google, now Microsoft to curtail web-search storage ( 23 July 2007 ) * Reliance's Bluemagic to use Measat-3 satellite for DTH * Zee to expand mobile platform; in talks with foreign telcos * Voom HD marks multi-channel launch in Asia * Star expands into video gaming league * Babelgum to have online channel dedicated to Giffoni Film Festival * UK private equity firm Ashmore takes 49% in Jagjit Kohli's new cable venturel ( 21 July 2007 ) * Future Group's Pantaloon Retail inks JV with Axiom Telecom * Microsoft launches 'Project Shutter' for photographers * Facebook acquires non-profit browser Parakey * CinemaNow upgrades features for Xbox users ( 20 July 2007 ) * Percept launches Percept Knorigin with initial investment of $5 million * Star Cricket ties in WWIL, eyeing Hathway deal to sum up distribution * Zapak.com launches game based on Tamil movie 'Kireedam' * Digicable gets green signal for FDI in cable systems * Aarzoo.com launches monsoon packages * 81 million people in the US watch broadband video * Clent Richardson appointed Tivo chief marketing officer * Google to cut down on storage of web cookies ( 19 July 2007 ) * Microsoft launches Windows Mobile 6 in India * Goldstone signs content deal with Shemaroo * Bharti Airtel awards network expansion contract to Ericsson * Indiagames and PopCap partner for GoD service * Microsoft gaming boss Peter Moore to join EA sports ( 18 July 2007 ) * ESS enters deal with Dish TV for Star Cricket * BT Vision to offer live Premier Football League * LG, Samsung top mobile TV phone brands in US: Study ( 17 July 2007 ) * Dish TV Q1 net loss at Rs 898 million, revenue up * ESPN signs on Incablenet for Star Cricket, deals with other big MSOs in the offing * Nokia launches N77 with mobile TV features * Boomj.com adds movie features * Reliance acquires US based Yipes Holdings for $300 million * Sony relaunches video sharing site, renames it Crackle * MusicNet expands offerings, changes name to MediaNet Digital * Logitech introduces laser mouse for PC navigation * Intel joins OLPC in social initiative to give away laptops * Valerio Zingarelli is Babelgum CEO ( 16 July 2007 ) * Shekhar Kapur to speak at X|Media|Lab's Melbourne conference in August * VH1 launches press website * Visiware launches games on TrueVisions in Thailand * Tivo in deal with Amazon.com for movies and TV shows to broadband subscribers * MySpace has 70 mn monthly unique users in US * Bet Networks unveils net video initiative in UK * BBC to launch audio content download site * AT&T to use Sun servers to power IP-based video service ( 14 July 2007 ) * TDSAT gives TataSky 2 weeks to pay Zee Rs 90 million * Nokia launches competition to find ’rulers of the mobile world’ * All villages to get broadband connectivity by 2012 * Samsung unveils a new range of LCD televisions * Mathew Littlefors joins UKTV as controller ( 13 July 2007 ) * Microsoft, Sify join hands for 'Microsoft Unlimited Potential' * Naukri.com launches career guidance website * Delhi power cos ordered not to cut cables of LCOs, MSOs * Reliance Communications awards Huawei $200 million contract for network expansion * IT minister advises BSNL to re-examine GSM tenders ( 12 July 2007 ) * Videocon approaches Isro for six Ku-band transponders to launch DTH * Alcatel-Lucent launches terrestrial transmitter offer for mobile TV broadcasting * DC Comics to launch Zudacomics.com * eBay India adds new features for faster transactions * Lonely Planet TV launches on searchforvideo * Internet TV to touch $26 billion in 2011 ( 11 July 2007 ) * WWIL writes off Rs 562 million * Rediff launches iShare, ties up with Zee's 'Sa Re Ga Ma Pa' * BenQ launches E61 mobile phone in India ( 10 July 2007 ) * Cable & Wireless inks IPTV deal with Inuk * India's telecom services touches Rs 1076 billion * Sony slashes PS3 price by $100 * India ranks lowest in net penetration, South Korea tops in Asia Pacific region * Trai has powers to regulate broadcasting, control tariff: HC * Neo Sports in deal with The New Media Group for Japan, Korea & Taiwan * Chevrolet uses net for global ad campaign ( 9 July 2007 ) * MTNL, Aksh Optifibre launch IPTV in Delhi * Mediacorp to launch HDTV in Singapore by year-end * Reliance Communication, Qualcomm collaborate On CDMA2000 expansion in India * Mediaware Infotech launches ERP solution for broadcasting & ad industry * BBC to review its digital creative roster ( 7 July 2007 ) * Microsoft to spend $1 billion on XBox360 repairs * Eros joins TitleMatch DVD on-demand service * The Filmcorporation to relaunch industry resource portal ( 6 July 2007 ) * One Alliance channels off Asianet; Tdsat hearing on 6 July * Kolkata government to send report on Cas extension next week * 'The Larry Sander Show' available on iTunes store * Baidu.com & RMG partner to offer online music streaming ( 5 July 2007 ) * Tdsat asks Incablenet to pay Zee Turner Rs 2 million * MTV networks available on Freewire IPTV * Tdsat asks Trai to reconsider Neo's pricing in 2 months * Nokia teams up with Malayalam Manorama to offer vernacular news on mobile phones * AOL spruces up video portal * Amazon.com, Microsoft team up to help independent fiilmmakers jump into HD DVD * Incablenet president Manoj Motwani quits; Nagesh Chabria takes over * EU examines HD DVD format rivalry ( 4 July 2007 ) * CASBAA appeals against cable firm on copyright issue * Zapak.TV premieres music videos of 'Cash' ( 3 July 2007 ) * Yahoo Messenger conducts survey to mark 25th anniversary of emoticons * Jason Kilar to head NBC Universal, News Corp's online video JV * Zapak.com celebrates F1 fever * Western Digital introduces DVR Expander * MTV US launches site for viewers personal journeys ( 2 July 2007 )       January February March April May June July August September October November December       Click below for the past year's Archives * 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