Indiantelevision.com's Digital Edge Archives - 2008 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   * Singapore govt to support interactive digital media startups * Harris to supply broadcast equipment for Beijing Olympics ( 31 July 2008 ) * MySpace launches Indihub for three metros in India * Cablevision acquires 97 per cent of Newsday for $650 mn * Sify to install Redmax networks in five cities ( 30 July 2008 ) * UTV to buy 2 US-based new media companies for $30 million * Toshiba to cease mobile digital satellite broadcasting * Geodesic inks deal with Medion AG to provide Mundu IM service * Short form content dominates online video viewing: Study * Seagate in deal with NBC for Olympic coverage * CBS launches online HD gallery ( 29 July 2008 ) * Dish TV Q1 net loss at Rs 1.25 billion * inetCore Solutions partners Tata teleservices for SMS alert service * NDTV Good Times launches on Sri Lanka's Dialog TV ( 28 July 2008 ) * BenQ unveils slim 24-inch widescreen LCD monitor * bbc.co.uk spends £110 million in 2007-08 * Al Jazeera English is now available in Spain * India, China to see fastest growth in pay TV: Study * MGM Channel to be carried on Vodafone in Germany * RAPL to organise gully cricket to push portal ( 26 July 2008 ) * DTH operators to submit quarterly performance report: Trai * UTV to fortify new media biz * Online casual gaming emotionally, physically engaging: MTV Study * India adds 8.94 million wireless subscribers in June: Trai * Trai sends cable TV restructuring draft to MIB ( 25 July 2008 ) * Tdsat allows Tata Sky to offer ESPN channels on a la carte basis * WWIL Q1 net loss at Rs 183 million * Intel to invest $17 mn in three Indian companies * SingTel in deal with major US studios * Joost, Tom Group form JV in China * BPL Mobile launches BPL Mobile @Café * RAPL launches live cricket gaming portal criccontest.com ( 24 July 2008 ) * Tata Sky, BharatMatrimony partners to offer Actve Matrimony service * Online viewing drives more audiences to network TV in the US * Tivo teams up with Amazon for on-screen product purchasing * SPE Asia launches English GEC on Now TV * Badhniwalla is Mauj Mobile consumer marketing head * Boeing delivers fourth HDTV satellite to DirecTV * Digitas launches second agency in India ( 23 July 2008 ) * Dish TV partners Shaadi.com for Shaadi Active service * Trai issues notice to ESPN over DTH pricing * BIGFlix.com bags broadband rights for Shemaroo’s ‘Shilpa’s Yoga’ DVD ( 22 July 2008 ) * Carl Icahn joins Yahoo! board * Star India ropes in Viaccess to encrypt its upcoming channels * Danielle Nagler to head BBC HD * Avid grows list of clients * Sony unveils 16.4- inch wide multimedia notebook * 141 Sercon launches 'Pulse Suite' to boost RoI on brand communication ( 21 July 2008 ) * Tdsat directs Star Den, MSM Discovery to produce relevant documents in HITS case * Zee Turner blacks out Incablenet in Mumbai * Youtube arrives to the boobtube through deal with Tivo * MTV launches online soundtrack guide * Mipcom 2008 to focus on Spanish audiovisual industry * IPLT20.com is 4th most visited sports site on mobile: Study ( 19 July 2008 ) * Mumbai cable operator Ganesh Naidu stabbed * Eros signs two-year MG output deal with Hungama Mobile ( 18 July 2008 ) * Trai examines ESPN reply on fee for DTH operators * Tdsat asks RCV, Channel Plus to settle discord amicably * China Netcom selects Tektronix for Olympics * Starhub to add HD channels * MySpace launches Asian applications competition TheGame08 ( 17 July 2008 ) * Sony India to invest Rs 600 million in Bravia LCD biz * Comcast in tie up with Warner for 'The Dark Knight' * Discovery Asia Pacific launches HD channel on Australia's Foxtel * Tdsat asks Sun Direct, One Alliance to settle discord amicably * Xbox 360 Console offers more storage space * Eurosport launches HD in UK on Sky platform * Paramount films to be available on Jaman.com ( 16 July 2008 ) * Xbox strikes deal with Netflix * Top Up TV adds Warner TV VoD service * MAME secures ad rights for NDTV Imagine in Middle East * Trai recommends separate licence for cable TV operators * Aksh Optifibre to deploy UTStarcom’s IPTV solution * State-owned Arasu Cable launches service in Tami Nadu ( 15 July 2008 ) * MIB issues show cause notice to Bharti Telemedia * Panasonic launches 2008 Viera plasma and LCD TVs * Scientific Atlanta expands platform for interactive cable * Yahoo! introduces open web services platform Boss * Yahoo! rejects Microsoft-Icahn joint proposal * Panasonic introduces third generation Blu-Ray Disc players ( 14 July 2008 ) * Star’s IIFA Awards 2008 shines with 6.05 TVR * Vas providers oppose regulation * Vas at $1.3 bn is growing at 60% * Turner, Yahoo! ink content ad deal ( 12 July 2008 ) * Trai gives nod to base price hike for 3G auction * MRTPC reserves judgement on Dish TV-Tata Sky case * Trai issues recommendations on allocation and pricing of spectrum for 3G and broadband wireless services * Star Chinese Movies 2 to launch on now TV in Hong Kong * Vivendi, Activision form Activision Blizzard ( 11 July 2008 ) * India's Valuable Group acquires Disney founded MovieBeam * RRsat partners WatchIndia for internet distribution of Indian TV channels * Guruji.com launches search engine for music ( 10 July 2008 ) * Dish TV to take on Sun Direct, drops rates in South India * 7Seas Technologies launches seven 3D mobile games * Bryan Perez is NBA Digital senior VP * Zedo launches Internet ad reporting technology ( 9 July 2008 ) * Yahoo, Microsoft to resume talks * Endemol appoints Valkin as digital media global head * NDTV Convergence appoints Arunava Sinha as chief product officer * Tdsat asks Ortel to provide subscriber data in Sun TV case * Sony to highlight Vaio's 'computer capability' in campaign * AOL's Platform-A makes special offers for Bebo, Facebook ( 8 July 2008 ) * Vivendi to release mobile game around 'The Bourne Conspiracy' * Terra gets internet and mobile broadcast rights for Olympics in Latin America * Playspan CEO to address Edinburgh Interactive Festival ( 7 July 2008 ) * STBs in Cas areas see 6% growth * IAMAI seeks level playing field between telcos and MVas players * Google ordered to show Youtube data to Viacom ( 5 July 2008 ) * Reliance’s Big TV appoints Arun Kapoor as president * Yahoo! to launch new site and products for Olympics * BSkyB eyes Spain’s Digital+ for $4 billion ( 4 July 2008 ) * Cablevision to add 15 HD channels * Tivo ties up with Seven Media Group to launch in Australia * Electronic Arts, Capcom team up to distribute Devil May Cry 4 game in Asia * Indian cellular services market to cross $37 bn by 2012: Gartner ( 3 July 2008 ) * Tdsat rejects petition seeking intervention between Sun and RCV * Tata Sky approaches Tdsat over spat with ESPN * Ideacts Innovations launches Clink; raises $5 million from Sequoia Capital * Nimbuzz raises $15 million to develop products * UTV ties up with Japanese firm to offer channels on IPTV * Nokia inks deal with Warner Music Group * ABC creates online book club for 'Lost' * CNN.com streams 116 million online videos in May * Dish TV appoints Salil Kapoor as COO * 9X is now available on Dish TV ( 2 July 2008 ) * IPL website hits 50 million mark * NBCU promotes Zigler to head digital division * WWIL lines up C-band transponders from SES, AsiaSat 4 for HITS * MTVN relaunches AtomFilms as Atom.com ( 1 July 2008 )       January February March April May June July August September October November December       Click below for the past year's Archives * 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