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 August   * DTH operators eye Onam to grow in Kerala with festive offers * Turner's WB and TCM channels now available on Tata Sky * Tivo posts Q2 loss of $2.9 million * ADB integrates watermarking technology to digital set-top boxes * Online video market reaches record high: Stud ( 31 Aug 2009 ) * BBC launches audio description shows on BBC iPlayer * Official PGA Tour application available on Apple Store * Foxtel selects NDS tool for audience measurement system * NEC Electronics introduces new SoCs for STBs * Hathway Cable & Datacom plans public float ( 29 Aug 2009 ) * Dish Network adds NFL RedZone to its platform * 54 million FTA analogue mobile TV consumers in 2009 ( 28 Aug 2009 ) * US Olympic Committee postpones plans for cable network * Online TV viewing may not be driven by faster broadband: Survey * Wasp3D to showcase WASPi Mimosa at IBC * Govt fixes Rs 35 bn as base price for 3G auction ( 27 Aug 2009 ) * Vikram Chandra is NDTV Convergence CEO * HITS policy coming by year-end: Soni * IP Set-Top Boxes to rake in $3 bn by 2014: Study * YouTube to share ad revenues with more users * Paramount Home Entertainment, Redbox ink trial DVD deal ( 26 Aug 2009 ) * Dish TV launches special Onam offer in Kerala * Gameloft to develop game based on 'Avatar' ( 25 Aug 2009 ) * Qeep partners with ZestADZ for mobile advertising * DesiMartini.com inks deal with Zapak.com * Prime Focus designs 'G.I. JOE: The Rise of Cobra' VFX shots * Time Warner to make clips for YouTube ( 24 Aug 2009 ) * PTC Punjabi available as hybrid channel on DirecTV * Govt to penetrate broadband with private partnership * Yahoo Launchcast wins tussle against Sony Music Entertainment ( 22 Aug 2009 ) * WD introduces WD TV Mini Media Player * Sundance Channel's v-o-d service to start on 26 August * Discovery Channel application available on App Store * Blockbuster, Motorola in video integration deal * Fox Soccer Channel unveils digital initiatives for UEFA Champions League ( 21 Aug 2009 ) * Star Plus to preview 'Tere Mere Beach Mein' online ahead of launch * Zee Turner ropes in Dilip Sharan to head cable sales * Dharma Productions launches 'Wake up Sid' video blogs on Bollywood Hungama * YouTube to air Time Warner shows * MySpace to snap up iLike, retain founders ( 20 Aug 2009 ) * Alcatel-Bharti JV taps Arnaud Soubelet as CEO * Sony to unveil new variant; slashes PS3 price * Cox to add seven HD channels * Blockbuster in mobile handset integration deal with Motorola * Doordarshan has only 21 studios fully digitised ( 19 Aug 2009 ) * Moser Baer launches two optical storage media products * UTStarcom launches internet protocol partner program for telcos ( 18 Aug 2009 ) * Orbit, Showtime merger to boost pay TV in Middle East * Broadband subs in APac to reach 182 mn by yearend: Study * Government mulls hike in spectrum fee ( 17 Aug 2009 ) * Discovery to join Comcast’s On Demand Online Trial in US * Al Jazeera English on SkyCable platform from 15 August ( 14 Aug 2009 ) * UTV New Media Ventures axes 20 jobs * Prime Focus to invest Rs 400 million in equipment rental division ( 13 Aug 2009 ) * comScore launches Ad Metrix in Canada * 9X stops broadcasting in UK, content moves to hybrid channel * TV show streaming in US increases dramatically: Study * Asiasat 5 spacecraft separation successfully completed ( 12 Aug 2009 ) * Trai gets more time to fix non-Cas cable tariff * Post-IPO, Sameer Manchanda & associates to hold 53% in DEN * Dish TV ties up with Yatra.com to launch 'Travel Active' * Star adds 4 channels on Comcast cable in San Francisco * Top 40% pay-TV operators in Asia to enjoy 20% growth: MPA ( 11 Aug 2009 ) * Star has option to take majority in JV firm with DEN * Zee Cinema launches mobile game 'Cinema Ka Baadshah' * Hallmark Movie Channel available on Verizon's FiOS TV * Anders Norstrom is MobiTV COO * Amazon VoD available on Panasonic Blu-ray * Asiasat 5 set for launch on 12 August ( 10 Aug 2009 ) * Cabinet clears new satellite to replace Insat 2E & 3B * Goldwyn Films licenses 20 films to Epix * 'Fox Sports Detroit: Tigers on Demand' on Comcast platform * Turner Sports brings PGA championship to iPhone & iPod users * E! to launch on Telenet in Belgium next month ( 8 Aug 2009 ) * Disney films now on Tata Sky * Non-Cas tariff: Trai asks stakeholders to disclose financials * Dish Network adds 24 new HD channels in Puerto Rico * Indiagames brings 'Ashes Cup' on mobile & iPhone * Nat Geo Adventure channel to launch website * T-Series to launch music on pen drives and micro chips * DEN plans Rs 5 bn IPO; mulls pre-IPO placement ( 7 Aug 2009 ) * India has 6.62 million broadband users * Abu Dhabi Media Company to co-develop MMOG studio * European cable TV companies buck recessionary trends * Tata Sky crosses 4 million subscribers ( 6 Aug 2009 ) * Petter Schonberg is Conax India CEO * Lionsgate teams up with DivX ( 5 Aug 2009 ) * Nab site asks for station success stories * WWIL fixes price of Rs 4.5 bn rights issue at Rs 19 per share * Virgin Media and ESPN partner for football seasons * AXN Beyond, Set to launch on Indovision in Indonesia * Times Internet gets Rishi Khiani as CEO * MGM Channel set to launch in Indonesia in local language ( 4 Aug 2009 ) * Star adds 9 channels on Indovision's DTH platform in Indonesia * Netflix in deal to stream ABC series * Ybrant Digital acquires Australia-based advertising network ( 3 Aug 2009 ) * Airtel Digital TV mops up one million subscribers * Channel 4 '4HD' joins Virgin Media HD line-up * Discovery's 'Shark Week' now on mobile ( 1 Aug 2009 )       January February March April May June July August September October November December       Click below for the past year's Archives * ARCHIVES FOR THE YEAR 2008 * 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