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 Nov   * Tivo launches mobile site for TV shows * Suzlon promoters pick up 49% in You Telecom's cable TV venture * Magyar Telekom launches DTH service * Carl Icahn ups stake in Yahoo! to 5.4% * Nab favours free access to major sporting events ( 29 Nov 2008 ) * Verizon Fios TV completes digital television upgrade * People spend 30 per cent leisure time online: TNS ( 28 Nov 2008 ) * SES strikes multi-year agreement with EchoStar * Internet penetration sees fast growth in India: Study * Dish TV adds Sahara Samay MP & Chattisgarh * NDS promotes Sue Taylor to senior VP, GM Asia Pacific ( 26 Nov 2008 ) * Sun Network to produce 10 Tamil films a year * Warner to release video game based on 'Terminator Salvation' * Nokia's new research centre to develop entertainment applications * Delhi HC stays criminal proceedings; ESPN to comply with Trai pricing for DTH * eBay India announces eCommerce census report for 2007 ( 25 Nov 2008 ) * Big TV claims to have crossed one million subscribers * You Telecom inks content deal with Shemaroo for VoD service * Tdsat asks ESPN to provide signals to Sun Direct * Nab applauds US Senate passage of digital TV legislation * Shyam joins BBC Worldwide channels as distribution head for South Asia * Reliance ADAG enters online retail biz ( 24 Nov 2008 ) * Tdsat: Tata Sky to pay ESPN on the basis of SMS report * Cable ops in Mumbai act against NDTV on carriage fee issue * Star's 3 Hindi channels to be available on RCN cable network in the US * UTV Movies to launch in US on DirecTV in January ( 22 Nov 2008 ) * Infrastructure is key to growth in gaming sector * Myspace appoints Hari Krishnan as India country manager * Autodesk launches new software for animation and gaming sector ( 21 Nov 2008 ) * Big TV apes telecom model for retail sale of DTH via recharge vouchers * MLB Network to launch via Intelsat satellite * Star's 3 Hindi channels now available on San Bruno Cable in US ( 20 Nov 2008 ) * Spice Televenture's 'HotSpot' launches mobile 'Movie Card' * Sony launches Blu Ray Disc in China * Tivo CEO Rogers to speak on challenges of TV industry at Natpe * Consumers accept new ad forms: Study * Tivo adds Domino's Pizza to menu ( 19 Nov 2008 ) * CNN ties up with MyClick for access to its mobile news site * Reliance Communications partners ZMQ to develop mobile games * NGC launches games division * Yang to step down as Yahoo CEO * Zee News ties up with One97 to provide news on mobile ( 18 Nov 2008 ) * AXN, Animax launch on Korea Telecom’s Mega TV ( 17 Nov 2008 ) * Tdsat directs ESPN to restore signals to MSO Sree Devi Media * Dish TV rights issue set for tough launch * Sony launches PlayStation 3 and PSP 3000 in India * Intel, Zapak organise India Gaming Summit 2008 on 21 November * Nortel showcases IPTV and video solutions at TelcoTV 2008 * Qualcomm unveils PC alternative for net access * Starhub launches high definition DVR * Arab Radio & TV Network selects Viaccess for pay-TV solutions ( 15 Nov 2008 ) * Intelsat reports Q3 net loss at Rs $179 million * Cablevision launches Bollywood hits on SVOD service * HCL launches MTV co-branded laptops ( 14 Nov 2008 ) * Web18’s in.com launches future mail service * IMI acquires UK's digital content delivery provider dx3 * Tdsat issues notice to ESPN over channel row with Sun Direct * Verimatrix expands IPTV content deals * Animax to expand footprint in Germany via KDG * Dish TV prices STBs at Rs 1490, charges service tax on subscriptions ( 13 Nov 2008 ) * IOL Netcom plans to raise $10 million in two months * Motorola partners BlackArrow for on-demand advertising * WWIL CEO Chandnani quits; Sudhir Agarwal steps in * MTNL, Aksh Optifibre launch fibre-to-the-home service * Fremantlemedia, YouTube in global content agreement * Virgin Media to axe 2,200 jobs by 2012 * Zapak partners with McDowell's No. 1 * Online ICL application gets good response on Orkut ( 12 Nov 2008 ) * WWIL plans to invest Rs 6.5 bn over two years * MGM HD expands audience reach with AT&T U-verse * CNN selects Satlink to deliver news from Israel * Raj TV chooses Omneon’s servers for SD broadcasting * IPTV global subscribers to grow to 89.6 mn in 2012: Study ( 11 Nov 2008 ) * Dish Network Q3 net income drops 54% to $91.9 mn * MGM to show full-length films on YouTube * Globecast to distribute China’s CCTV French channel * Playwin adds two Mumbai Crorepatis to its list ( 10 Nov 2008 ) * Akamai unveils ad service for online publishers * 66.54 million C&S homes in India: IRS * DQ Entertainment lines up contracts worth $94.4 mn * National policy on digitalisation needed * IPTV to capture 14 per cent of pay TV subscribers by 2013 * Reliance Communications launches 'Quick Search' service * WD Media Player brings digital media to TV * Mobile video infrastructure market to touch $291 mn in 2012: Study * Big TV head Arun Kapoor quits ( 8 Nov 2008 ) * No violation of policy norms in Spectrum policy: Raja * UKTV streamlines biz with new broadcast management * Tdsat restrains Trai from acting against ESPN * Myntra.com receives $5 million funding ( 7 Nov 2008 ) * HomeShop18 to offer Roadside Romeo merchandise * DVR fast-forwarding may not be fatal to TV ads: Study * FCC probes cable TV price hikes * AT&T tops mobile video viewers in US: Study * Digital Divas studies US women’s online behaviour ( 6 Nov 2008 ) * Komli Media beefs up senior management * Rediff.com goes live with MobileRediff application * Compact Disc to issue warrants at Rs 100 * MTV selects GlobeCast for launch of HD service * Irdeto sets up base in Taiwan * BBC relaunches bbcpersian.com * Total Sports in China deal for Real Marid mobile content * NDS to expand operations in Korea * Warner Bros to offer movies in China via VoD ( 5 Nov 2008 ) * Yahoo and Google revise ad deal terms * NDS to invest $150 million in India * Home Cable to use Media Nucleus' SMS * LG, Rocketalk to pre-load social networking application * MTV and partners to bring Beatles video game * Measat to distribute Jimjam TV in Asia & EMEA regions * Tata Sky ties up with Ubona Technologies to launch IVR * Dish TV rides high with 4.4 million subscribers ( 4 Nov 2008 ) * MTV partners MySpace to monetise on pirated content * Zapak announces gaming tournament * India TV launches interactive media company ITVI * Berger to head Sony Pictures' online video Crackle * NBC Universal launches mobile portal in Japan * Seagate's Pace STBs for DVR win certification ( 3 Nov 2008 ) * Postgate is BBC research and innovation controller * Nokia adds tools to speed Java gaming development * AOL allows access to social networks ( 1 Nov 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