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 June   * MSN Messenger TV to stream MTV Splitsvilla episodes * Sony aims to double revenues in India, China, Russia, Brazil * Euronews selects Satlink's Asiasat 2 platform for broadcast in Asia * BBC starts test transmission for HD on Freeview * Eurovision contracts Asiasat for Olympics (30 June 2008 ) * Digicable acquires 51% in CableComm * Harris exhibits new products at SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2008 * Michael Delman is Microsoft VP global marketing, interactive entertainment * Next generation BBC iPlayer launches * BBC Global News announces international digital marketing roster * SMG, Intel to develop online TV platform in China (28 June 2008 ) * Animation network aniBoom raises $10 mn * MTV relaunches comedy website Atom.com (27 June 2008 ) * MTV launches Roadies Battleground on Orkut * Veoh adds ABC, ESPN content * Rediff.com invests in SMS content sharing community Vakow.com * European HD faces content gap: Screen Digest (26 June 2008 ) * Trai rejects ESPN's price contentions * Rajshri Media launches made-for-mobile show * NDTV Imagine partners Bigflix for Ramayan downloads * Ekushey TV chooses Chyron for newsroom upgrade * Adobe Media Player brings new content online * Apple offers TV shows on iTunes store Australia * Playin’TV launches Tweezle Lab for casual players (25 June 2008 ) * Star Plus extends SRK's Paanchvi Pass to digital platform * NCsoft to use Allegorithmic for games development * GlobeCast upgrades infrastructure for HD content in US * Bigadda designs mobile blog for Amitabh Bachchan * Prime Focus to merge subsidiary, fixes swap ratio * LG Electronics showcases interactive solutions at Infocomm 2008 * HDTV to boost ARPUs of pay TV operators: Study * Dailymotion to enter India, strikes alliances (24 June 2008 ) * Delhi HC sends back Tata Sky-ESPN case to Tdsat * Universal Music Group, last.fm partner for music videos * BBC Worldwide creates a mobile game for Top Gear show * Canada’s National Film Board in deal with Youtube for Oscar shorts * MTNL floats Rs 2.5 billion tender to boost IP network (23 June 2008 ) * MSOA demands tax waiver and rationalisation from MIB * Tandberg launches MediaModeler Content Management System * Youtube's homepage gets a makeover * Mediacorp teams up with StarHub to push HD5 * WWIL chooses Asiasat 4 for HITS platform (21 June 2008 ) * Cartoon Network Enterprises launches Love Story 2050 merchandise * NeoMagic, Innofidei launches mobile TV solution for China * MSM Discovery to offer DTH players rates as per Tdsat order: Trai * Dish TV appoints Vinay Agarwal as CEO (20 June 2008 ) * Xytech launches Asian language version of software at Broadcast Asia 2008 * NDTV Imagine launches in Middle East and North African region * Net has double the influence of TV among Europeans: Study (19 June 2008 ) * Yahoo! gets Idea, MTNL on board to strengthen mobile presence in Asia Pacific * Dish TV Q4 net loss at Rs 1.15 billion * Verimatrix announces mobile TV content security solution * Scopus introduces solution for DTV transition in US * 11 billion videos viewed online in US in April * Four new members join Casbaa on board * Chitkara to debut Cube 3 on Asiasat 2 * HBO to sell select documentaries on Amazon.com * Microsoft acquires TV ad solutions firm Navic Networks * BBC.com ready to service Asia Pacific advertisers * Tech Mahindra enters into IPTV global alliance with Microsoft (18 June 2008 ) * DTH to provide natural disasters alert * WWIL sees Rs 937 mn boost in carriage revenue for FY'08, net loss at Rs 1.53 bn * Consumer electronics, IT firms sign technology MoU with cable ops * Casbaa announces speakers for Convention 2008 * Middle East to get INX Media’s 9X and 9XM * Globecast Asia to open playout centre in Singapore * CDI, Singapore’s Golden Games to invest Rs 450 mn in gaming software studio (17 June 2008 ) * Sony Pictures Entertainment joins UGC coalition * Aksh, MTNL announce icontrol innovation for IPTV service * Online video ad firm Jivox closes $10.7 million series A financing (16 June 2008 ) * Satellite interference growing worse * Raj TV channels to be available on Sun Direct * Sun Microsystems provides computing platform for Love Story 2050 * Intelsat to transmit Olympics in HD for the EBU * Over 60,000 attendees expected for BroadcastAsia 2008 * Broadband infrastructure grows 68% in FY 2007-08 * Becil sets up channel monitoring cell for I&B ministry (14 June 2008 ) * Warner TV Group in web distribution deals * Intelsat renews CCTV contract for US DTH services * Time Warner Cable, Sprint and Verizon to block child pornography * Broadcasters to offer channels a la carte, at DTH rates to IPTV: Trai (13 June 2008 ) * Sony India launches Video MP3 Walkman * BigBand showcases video ad innovations at KCTA 2008 * Tangerine, Swisscom to supply HD TV content in hotels * Voom HD Networks launches VoD for Voom and Rush channels (12 June 2008 ) * ZoomTV.in, Vdopia ink ad deal * Yahoo! India launches local information portal * Bebo, Universal Music partner for online drama * AOL launches AOL Radio experience * Cisco acquires DiviTech for digital video * UTVi.com partners Apnaloan for personal finance info * MySpace, Paulo Coelho tie up for user generated movie (11 June 2008 ) * MyToons to bring HD animation technology online * MIB may allow Dish TV, Tata Sky to stay on MPEG 2 * US Open golf on mobile phones * Ignou goes online, offers webcasting facilities (10 June 2008 ) * Yojana journal now available on world wide web * Youtube content available on Sony Bravia net video link (9 June 2008 ) * Tata Sky to restore ESPN channels in basic package * Ibibo, FTV launch contest for fashion photographers * Cricketnirvana.com to stream Kitplay Cup live * Real Image to raise Rs 800 million in 3rd round of funding * Yahoo rubbishes Icahn's $34.375 a share sell plan (7 June 2008 ) * Yahoo, Havas Digital sign global advertising deal * China TV ropes in DataDirect Networks for 2008 Olympics * BBC announces programming policy for bbc.co.uk * Disney World on Google Earth ( 6 June 2008 ) * Wind River, Intel tie up for mobile internet device * Infogain partners with Manthan for retail biz intelligence solution * Essel Group adopts SAP media solution * Aol launches Indian version of lifestyle website Asylum * GlobeCast to acquire Pacific Century Matrix * Disney merges digital media and gaming unit ( 5 June 2008 ) * Delhi HC issues notice to Yahoo for infringement of copyright * Tata Sky withdraws HC petition against Dish TV * Apple offers films on iTunes in UK * Star Majha to launch 'So Kool' on real life heroes * Virgin Media to launch BBC iPlayer * Tdsat issues notices to Zee Turner, Sony on signals to Ortel ( 4 June 2008 ) * Aksh ties up with BSNL for IPTV in 20 cities * Zee Turner elevates Dinesh Jain to CEO * ESPN Star Sports revamps website * Time Warner cable to meter internet usage ( 3 June 2008 ) * Tata Sky drops subscription fee * MRTP refuses relief to Tata Sky, issues notice to Dish TV * Pixelkraft launches buzzar.tv * French TV content made available on iTunes * Online video viewers to quadruple to 1 bn in 2013: Study * IndusInd Media disconnection issue: Delhi HC grants stay ( 2 June 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