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 Oct   * Transmission trouble from Wimax deployments: Casbaa * Star Den, MSM Discovery obtain stay on Arasu Cable issue ( 31 Oct 2008 ) * FCC expresses concern at trend of pay-TV rate hike * TiVo partners Netflix for streaming films & TV episodes * Mitsubishi launches laser-powered TV set * NDTV to distribute Granada TV in India and South Asia * Thumbplay launches digital music store in beta ( 30 Oct 2008 ) * Zune, Univision Online launch music download offering * Disney-ABC TV offers Legend of the Seeker on iTunes * Broadcom acquires AMD’s digital TV biz at reduced price * Global Cricket Ventures bags Champions T20 site rights * DTH spurs India's digital pay-TV growth: Casbaa ( 29 Oct 2008 ) * Sony Ericsson launches TVC to promote camera phone * Prasar Bharati to restore 5 channels on DD Direct: Tdsat * Web18 plans private placement for over Rs 2 bn * BBC iPlayer can be accessed via Sky's online TV service * Zapak goes global with launch in Ukraine ( 25 Oct 2008 ) * Dish TV Q2 net loss at Rs 1.54 billion * Hinduja Ventures HY'09 up 8% at Rs 319 million ( 24 Oct 2008 ) * Tdsat directs MSM Discovery to provide a la carte channels to Sun Direct * Dish TV launches Bhakti Active for subscribers ( 23 Oct 2008 ) * Trai recommends government to cancel ESPN licence: Sharma * News Corp reorganises mobile content biz * Tdsat directs Tata Sky to pay Neo Sports on RIO rates * Sun Direct launches DTH service in Delhi; eyes 3 mn subscribers by FY'09 * Globecast, Chunghwa Telecom to deliver World Games from Taiwan * Spice launches musical handset Spice S-580 * Comcast launches Style on Starhub, New Media Group * Gideon Bierer is MTV executive VP digital media ( 22 Oct 2008 ) * Star Den channels available to WWIL for HITS at RIO rates * Government develops tool kits to fight cyber crimes * Motorola launches Motoming A1600 in India * WWIL Q2 net loss at Rs 219.7 million ( 21 Oct 2008 ) * Intel awards Digicable for creating virtualised IT infrastructure * LG launches 3 designer series in ultra slim TV segment * Casbaa adds two corporate members * Big TV crosses 500,000 subscription mark; targets 5 mn in first year * Bebo to boost original content in 2009 ( 20 Oct 2008 ) * Harris, Google TV Ads to expand ad opportunities * 9.6 mn US TV homes not prepared for the digital switch * US publishing companies join Nokia Media Network * US networks offer HD content on iTunes * Video games sales in US fall 7% in September: Study ( 18 Oct 2008 ) * Seventymm launches online movie ticketing * SC rejects Ortel's plea on cable monopoly in Orissa * DQ Ent. confers Lifetime Achievement Award to Goscinny * Compact Disc to set up studio in Vietnam, gets $10 mn debt from iMedia Ventures ( 17 Oct 2008 ) * Lenovo to 'get closer' to the Indian consumer * Big TV slashes entry price to Rs 1490 ( 16 Oct 2008 ) * Channel 9 cable ops arrested for pirated telecast of Neo * BBC signs deals for download from BBC iPlayer * NDS showcases digital pay TV solutions at Scat * Voom HD, Infinite Frameworks sign HDTV prodn deal * 17th edition of Scat kicks off in Mumbai * Bharti partners with Infosys for DTH service ( 15 Oct 2008 ) * UTStarcom to offer video information network in China * Ixia launches iSimcity in Bangalore * Tata Sky launches PVR service, eyes 8 mn subscribers by FY'12 * Intelsat in pact with Mobil Satellite Technologies * Analog Devices launches high bandwidth video switches ( 14 Oct 2008 ) * Rush launches on Germany's Eutelsat Kabelkiosk ( 13 Oct 2008 ) * WWIL to invest in acquisition, loan repayment * Tata Interactive Systems eyes animation biz * Comcast offers low-cost DTV solutions to consumers * Kit acquires IPTV solutions provider Visual Connection * Orange launches five cinema and TV series channels * BBC to beef up online presence for Russian audiences ( 11 Oct 2008 ) * Mipcom to screen TBSL’s ‘Hot Gossip Bollywood’ * Channel 4 dumps plans to launch digital radio stations (10 Oct 2008 ) * Jump Games launches mobile game based on Manchester United football club * You Telecom sets up first training academy for cable TV operators * Zee Turner appoints Sanjay Bhasin as digital sales head * Cox launches Star Plus and Sony in US * Tiscali teams with Cisco for launch of IPTV service in Italy ( 8 Oct 2008 ) * Online video advertisng market in India is Rs 600 million * Dish TV, ICICI launch interactive banking service * Den should get ETV channels: Tdsat * SMS GupShup gets $11 million private equity funding * Dish Network to pay TiVo $104 million as damages * Dish TV fixes rights issue price at Rs 22 * Airtel to launch DTH service from 9 October ( 7 Oct 2008 ) * Colors now available on ‘World On-Demand’ IPTV platform * Nokia launches 'Comes With Music' digital entertainment service * NCPA ties up with Big Tree Entertainment to offer online ticketing * BBC HD makes its European debut * Pyramid Saimira to develop game for US-based company ( 6 Oct 2008 ) * HomeShop18 ties up with Drona to sell its merchandise * BBC to launch six new YouTube channels * Tdsat asks Discovery to provide Sun Digital channels on a la carte basis * Fifa to present mobile media rights strategy for South Africa at Soccerex 2008 * Philips Test Centre adopts Tektronix for new test lab in Bangalore * Consumers want control and networking of digital devices, services: Accenture Study ( 4 Oct 2008 ) * Tdsat: Tata Sky to pay Rs 20 mn to Neo Sports * Freescale GPON triple play device wins IEC InfoVision Award ( 3 Oct 2008 ) * Samsung unveils multimedia phone Innov8 * Funding drying up for DTH and MSOs * Digital Summit debates on future of Cable, DTH and IPTV * Government to increase DTH FDI from 49 to 74 per cent * Content king, but distribution crucial for channels * Telecom Italia selects Cisco, Adobe for delivery of Web TV' services * Indian television and cable industry on a growth path for digitalisation * Success for BroadcastAsia2008 ( 1 Oct 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