Indiantelevision.com's Digital Edge Archives - 2006
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Headlines in the month of June
 
* HTMT divests stake in Hutchison Essar for $450 mn
( 30 June 2006 )
* Deutsche Welle joins hand with DD Direct +
( 30 June 2006 )
* MobiTV announces availability of its mobile TV service on Windows mobile platform
( 30 June 2006 )
* AOL announces nominees for 2006 'TV's Top 5! Viewer Awards
( 30 June 2006 )
* Interactive Television Networks expands to key Asia Pacific markets
( 30 June 2006 )
* MTV brings more content to iTunes
( 30 June 2006 )
* SPECIAL REPORT: Dish TV: Scaling up on numbers & value proposition
( 29 June 2006 )
* Isro sets the launch of Insat 4C for mid-July
( 29 June 2006 )
* Astro teams up with Thomson for STB with DVR
( 29 June 2006 )
* Sifymax expands b'band content initiative to Mumbai
( 29 June 2006 )
* SPECIAL REPORT: Digital cable heart of Zee's WWIL story
( 28 June 2006 )
* Nokia trials Mobile TV in Sweden using DVB-H tech
( 28 June 2006 )
* NBC, YouTube in strategic partnership
( 28 June 2006 )
* Gale is MTV US EVP, new media, specialty film content
( 28 June 2006 )
* AOL to launch an action sports network
( 28 June 2006 )
* IP video test & measurement mkt to hit $289 mn
( 28 June 2006 )
* American Telecom services launches Pay N' Talk phone on cable television
( 28 June 2006 )
* GlobeVision to distribute Korean television drama
( 28 June 2006 )
* Titan Global unveils web music portal 'Titan Tunes'
( 28 June 2006 )
* KyLinTV rolls out Hunan TV in North America
( 27 June 2006 )
* Musicnotes inks deal with Sony
( 27 June 2006 )
* Packet Vision to launch addressable IPTV ad delivery platform
( 27 June 2006 )
* Kasenna PortalTV solution enables Cavalier to deploy USA's first MPEG-4 Broadband TV
( 27 June 2006 )
* Anil Ambani's Flag Telecom ties up with OmanTel
( 26 June 2006 )
* Mobile content, digital lifestyle applications take centre stage in Singapore
( 26 June 2006 )
* SPECIAL REPORT - DTH wins over digital CAS - Starcom study
( 24 June 2006 )
* EA releases World Cup game, announces renewed partnership with Fifa
( 24 June 2006 )
* Interactive entertainment marketers form trade body; Microsoft's Moore to chair
( 24 June 2006 )
* 100 million mobile TV subscribers by 2010: study
( 24 June 2006 )
* Zonemedia to Rok in mobile TV deal
( 24 June 2006 )
* Excel Home Videos releases movie 'Goal' on DVD
( 24 June 2006 )
* HDTV: Double digit growth expected over next 5 years
( 23 June 2006 )
* What content will work on Mobile still the big question
( 23 June 2006 )
* Irdeto to help ETV make the transition to pay
( 23 June 2006 )
* Trai releases draft on service norms for CAS areas
( 23 June 2006 )
* Disney channels now available on Thailand's True IPTV
( 23 June 2006 )
* Ride the digital radio wave; tips for the traditionals
( 23 June 2006 )
* Digital radio is where it's at
( 23 June 2006 )
* And now a interactive version of 'Who wants to be a Millionaire'
( 22 June 2006 )
* Digital lifestyle, the latest buzz word
( 22 June 2006 )
* Digital living in Asia, a global perspective
( 22 June 2006 )
* Reliance in mobile content deal with Disney; to offer 3D animation
( 22 June 2006 )
* Adobe signs multi-year distribution deal with Google
( 22 June 2006 )
* HD and IPTV: Taking television to the next level
( 22 June 2006 )
* Satellite interference affects broadcasters
( 22 June 2006 )
* Tangerine Global inks HDTV entertainment deal with Pennisula Hotels
( 22 June 2006 )
* Casbaa, MPA join hands for content protection
( 22 June 2006 )
* Saregama to open online music store
( 22 June 2006 )
* Sony takes Dishtv basic tier pricing up by Rs 38
( 21 June 2006 )
* Single network to ease dilemma faced by broadcasters
( 21 June 2006 )
* The more or less challenge - the role of outsourcing
( 21 June 2006 )
* Syniverse acquires telecom business of ITHL
( 21 June 2006 )
* The human side of business
( 21 June 2006 )
* Asia-Pac alliance formed for popularizing DVB-H tech
( 21 June 2006 )
* Animation & Visual Effects seminar discusses industry challenges
( 21 June 2006 )
* Europe leads the world in the interactive TV trial
( 21 June 2006 )
* Lycos teams up with PermissionTV for online TV space
( 21 June 2006 )
* Online channel MediaZone to provide Wimbledon coverage
( 21 June 2006 )
* Indiagames to create mobile content around Yana
( 21 June 2006 )
* Dishtv selects Scopus to raise transponder capacity
( 20 June 2006 )
* Celcom and NSS launch SecretSMS
( 20 June 2006 )
* Citigroup picks up 6.3% stake in VSNL
( 20 June 2006 )
* ICTV showcases ActiveVideo Platform
( 20 June 2006 )
* India to hit top IPTV slot in Asia Pac by 2015: Research
( 20 June 2006 )
* IPTV: Expanding the content, engaging the viewer
( 20 June 2006 )
* Digital TV in focus as TV hooks into high definition era
( 20 June 2006 )
* Changing media landscape challenge for b'dcast institutes
( 20 June 2006 )
* Overseas participation hits new high
( 20 June 2006 )
* Radio goes visual to fight threat from digital technology
( 19 June 2006 )
* D-Cinema summit discusses investment, content & technology
( 19 June 2006 )
* Disney Asia Pacific holds its first new media showcase
( 19 June 2006 )
* D-Cinema summit calls for uniform technology format
( 19 June 2006 )
* MySpace.com gets 50 mn US visitors in May
( 19 June 2006 )
* DAB Radio: A toy for the iPod GenX
( 19 June 2006 )
* Mobile TV creating new demographic appeal in US
( 19 June 2006 )
* Mauj Telecom mobile partner for Wimbledon in India
( 19 June 2006 )
* Nokia, Siemens to merge equipment units
( 19 June 2006 )
* Mobile Television: The next big thing
( 19 June 2006 )
* MSN ties up with LivePlanet for next gen web content
( 19 June 2006 )
* Telkonet launches IPTV trials in New York
( 19 June 2006 )
* CCTV uses Tandberg Television MPEG-4 AVC HD system for Fifa coverage
( 17 June 2006 )
* ETV launches IPTV pilot test in Thailand
( 17 June 2006 )
* Digital media proliferation, resultant security threats drive DRM systems market
( 17 June 2006 )
* Digital broadcasting to leapfrog by 2015
( 17 June 2006 )
* mPhase Tech highlights its IPTV solution at Wall Street Analyst forum
( 16 June 2006 )
* Argent Networks launches convergent billing and mediation for IPTV
( 16 June 2006 )
* Sunrise Broadband secures commitment for $25 mn funding from Dutchess Private Equities Fund
( 16 June 2006 )
* AOL extends open AIM initiative
( 16 June 2006 )
* HBO US takes the podcast route to push new shows
( 16 June 2006 )
* Apple introduces U2 iPod
( 16 June 2006 )
* Reality TV to be renamed Zone Reality
( 16 June 2006 )
* Kerala's first digital movie to hit 80 theatres
( 15 June 2006 )
* BBC Worldwide appoints Danker as director, digi media
( 15 June 2006 )
* VSNL to set up cyber cafes at railway stations
( 14 June 2006 )
* Telkonet launches IPTV trials in New York
( 14 June 2006 )
* Narrowstep powers broadband TV station Country Channel
( 14 June 2006 )
* Harris Corp, ANTV Indonesia ink TV transmission deal
( 14 June 2006 )
* Cellebrum, ICE 365 to offer mobile community
( 14 June 2006 )
* Gemini Comm. buys out PointRed Technologies
( 14 June 2006 )
* News Corp acquired site IGN launches online TV channel
( 14 June 2006 )
* Tariffs for CAS areas: Trai seels industry feedback
( 14 June 2006 )
* Cable ops in US shift strategies to meet IPTV threat
( 14 June 2006 )
* eBay to add Skype phone link to listings
( 14 June 2006 )
* Warner, AOL prepare for return of Superman on In2TV
( 14 June 2006 )
* Corpus Inc. buys out Recreate Solutions for Rs 600 million
( 13 June 2006 )
* GSMA kicks off '3G for all' program
( 13 June 2006 )
* Yankee survey reveals barriers to the adoption of mobile value-added services
( 13 June 2006 )
* Reliance Com, Intel kicks off joint marketing initiative
( 13 June 2006 )
* Trai drafts standardised interconnect regulations
( 12 June 2006 )
* SET-Discovery announces sign-on to Dish TV
( 12 June 2006 )
* Optibase brings IPTV solutions to Broadcast Asia 2006
( 12 June 2006 )
* Uptake of digital TV in UK faster than expected
( 12 June 2006 )
* STM drives in-car mobile TV during soccer WC
( 12 June 2006 )
* AOL, Warner add 2 chnls to online TV offering In2TV
( 12 June 2006 )
* LG commences India’s first optical drive plant at Pune
( 12 June 2006 )
* Reliance, Orbit target UAE hospitality ind with RiTV
( 10 June 2006 )
* Microsoft, Club Internet team up for GenX digital TV
( 10 June 2006 )
* UK broadcasters join forces in DTT high definition trial
( 10 June 2006 )
* It is CBS' turn to dance to iTunes
( 10 June 2006 )
* AOL launches software to improve PC security
( 10 June 2006 )
* Comcast launches HD ESPN 2 on 9 June
( 9 June 2006 )
* MTV launches animated series on mobile TV
( 9 June 2006 )
* Hathway launches interactive channel ITV Digital
( 9 June 2006 )
* JumpTV to offer SET Asia shows via internet
( 9 June 2006 )
* O2 strengthens management team in Asia with key appointments
( 9 June 2006 )
* Telekom Malaysia completes 49% stake purchase in Spice Telecom
( 9 June 2006 )
* China Mobile, News Corp, Star to explore wireless space
( 8 June 2006 )
* IPTV can build bridges in global communication: NMRC
( 8 June 2006 )
* Verizon, DirecTV to create triple play for customers
( 8 June 2006 )
* China Mobile buys 19.9% of Phoenix from Star
( 8 June 2006 )
* OpenTV to offer DTV solutions to Time Warner Cable
( 8 June 2006 )
* Major UK broadcasters team up for DTT HD trial
( 8 June 2006 )
* Sony-Discovery reach agreement with Dish TV
( 7 June 2006 )
* MSN is online sponsor of 200 New York TV Festival
( 7 June 2006 )
* Fox Sports Intl. Media Gateway ink mobile content dist. deal
( 7 June 2006 )
* SifyMax to offer French Open & Wimbledon coverage
( 6 June 2006 )
* Man’s World launches on Tata Indicom cell network
( 6 June 2006 )
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