Indiantelevision.com's Digital Edge Archives - 2009 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 April   * Airtel, Alcatel form managed services JV for broadband & telephone services * Trai to issue DTH tariff recommendations within 2 months * BBC to play a key role in broadband uptake * Discovery HD on Skycable for Filipino viewers ( 30 April 2009 ) * Channel Guide launches Punjabi TV on Dish Network for US viewers * Aksh Optifibre extends time shift feature to pay channels * Nat Geo goes mobile * Big TV's 'Express' service to address customer queries ( 29 April 2009 ) * Time Warner Cable adds Smithsonian channel to its HD platform * Intelsat 22 Satellite to be launched in 2012 * Dish Network revamps senior management team * Global pay TV set-top box market to peak in 2012 ( 28 April 2009 ) * NDTV Convergence partners with Vdopia for video ads * Radio Netherlands ties up with Incablenet to expand reach in India * Tata Sky to cool down summer with interactive services * NDTV in pact with BT for distribution of 2 channels in US ( 27 April 2009 ) * Hollywood in a showdown with RealNetworks over DVD piracy tool * Fortune Star revamps site * ACT TV selects Verismo for IPTV services * Insite Digital launches nine online political games * Adobe to extend Flash platform to digital TV * Orange inks partnership deal with Wikimedia Foundation * Wimax Forum takes place in Singapore next week ( 25 April 2009 ) * New Corp appoints Van Natta as MySpace CEO * AMD, XFX announces technology partnership * Cable, IPTV, VoD resistant to economic downturn in the US ( 24 April 2009 ) * Raj Thackeray's MNS ties up with Zapak.com * Dish Networks, ION Television renew pact * Amazon.com ties up with TiVo for films, TV shows on HD * MySpace CEO Chris DeWolfe to step down ( 23 April 2009 ) * Sony displays new HD technologies at Nab * BBC's HD channel available via BBC iPlayer * ibibo.com launches virtual trading game CricEx * Cisco, Avail Media partner for IPTV ( 22 April 2009 ) * RRSat announces launch of Global Internet TV * NDTV Convergence launches new-look NDTV.com * SES Astra, Yahsat partner for DTH in MENA region * OnMobile to provide speech-enabled services to Vodafone * Wipro snaps up Nokia's mobile TV unit * Fox Pan American Sports joins Intelsat for HD platform * Broadband subscribers touch 6.22 mn: Trai ( 21 April 2009 ) * Harmonic to display video delivery solutions at Nab 2009 * Digilogue Communication launches its services in India * ICC rejects application to recognise ICL * Apple premieres movies on the iTunes Store in Germany * ABS-CBNi chooses Intelsat’s satellite to expand DTH capacity * YouTube in content deal with Sony, CBS and Lionsgate * BBC steps up commitment to bridge digital divide * SintecMedia expands offering for media companies * UAE govt to curb unauthorised Dish TV dealers in country ( 20 April 2009 ) * Network18 selects July Systems for election coverage on mobile * Big TV announces drops prices in special summer offer * Slumdog Millionaire creative team joins Avid at Nab * Idea to connect cricket fans with Mumbai Indians * Orange, Nokia extend partnership with new mobile email ( 18 April 2009 ) * Trai extends date for consultation on DTH to 24 April * Fox Pan American Sports joins Intelsat Network for HD platform * Sony to support digital conversion of theatres ( 17 April 2009 ) * Tata Indicom launches Facebook on SMS * IPL launches fan voice community * Tata Sky to show 'Hannah Montana' from 10 April * Star India chooses IBM for SAP implementation ( 16 April 2009 ) * Sirius XM Radio to air Stanley Cup Playoffs 2009 * Avid introduces free video editing solution: VideoSpin 2.0 ( 15 April 2009 ) * Sony Computer Entertainment Europe to release 7 games in India * Discovery elevates Kelly Day to COO digital media * NDTV Convergence CEO Sanjay Trehan quits ( 14 April 2009 ) * SC asks cable ops to charge at Rs 132-260 in non-Cas areas * Adtec Digital to showcase new encoders at Nab * UTV launches mobile music video channel * Verizon, ESPN360.com bring Uefa action to the US * Turner to use social media platforms in NBA Playoffs campaign * BBC appoints Mark Kortekaas as controller ( 13 April 2009 ) * Yahoo, Microsoft in talks for ad partnership * Increase in timeshifted viewing over programmes during 10 pm slot: Study * Dish Network in pact with MTV Networks for HD feed * YouTube, Universal tie up for premium services * Tandberg to unveil new products at Nab * bbcvietnamese.com dons a new look ( 11 April 2009 ) * Wasp3D to unveil latest version at Nab show * ESPN to launch Chicago-focused website * Big TV launches interactive election news with CNN-IBN * Swisscom to introduce IP telephony services * News Broadcasting Standards Disputes Redressal Authority slaps India TV with fine ( 10 April 2009 ) * RockeTalk allies with Indiatimes * Digilogue launches client digital publishing and brand communication services * Pyramid Saimira to exit gaming biz ( 9 April 2009 ) * Tata Sky to premiere Aa Dekhen Zara at Rs 50 per view * WatchIndia.tv outsources customer support to Tata subsidiary * Sun Direct eyes Rs 10 bn in FY'10, launches HD service * BBC Persian Channel launches on YouTube ( 8 April 2009 ) * Orkut launches community for elections * CommunicAsia2009 & BroadcastAsia2009 expect strong participation * DRM to become $2.4 billion industry by 2015: Study ( 7 April 2009 ) * Indiagames plans to launch full game download service * Google wins IPR case against two Indian firms * Google partners HT Media to launch online election centers * Netflix, MTVN to show Comedy Central and Nickelodeon series * Airtel offers 16 Mbps broadband in India * Motorola, Time Warner Cable partner for DVR solution ( 6 April 2009 ) * Google in talks to buy social networking site Twitter * Tivo to launch in New Zealand later this year * Sky Digital Media ties up with Admax Network * Break Media snaps up HBOLabs * Dish TV adds 2 mn subscribers in FY'09, crosses 5-mn mark ( 4 April 2009 ) * HDFC revamps website to educate customers * Yahoo! unveils mobile web portal ( 3 April 2009 ) * Disney-ABC-ESPN TV close VoD deal with Holland's Ziggo * WWIL banks on HITS, moves corporate base to Delhi * DTS, Qube Cinema join hands to market digital cinema products * BroadcastAsia to debate on how to take digital forward * Disney acquires Canadian kids and family online sites * 110 pay channels are on cable networks in India: Trai * Dish TV, Tata Sky eye political ads; sign up with BJP ( 2 April 2009 ) * Four finalists for Trai’s chairman post * Essar's MobileStore plans to raise $75 million through PE * Tandberg to showcase ad insertion within a time-shifted TV programme * Casbaa satellite forum takes place in Singapore in June * Sony Pictures unveils mobile game slate * Paramount, Gaumont to produce interactive thriller 'Section 8' ( 1 April 2009 )       January February March April May 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