Indiantelevision.com's Digital Edge Archives - 2007 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   * Nokia launches new web services under 'Ovi' * NXP Semiconductors signs up IIT Delhi for research funding * DTH has to offer subscribers instalment schemes: Trai * Quality of service delays Cas extension ( 31 August 2007 ) * Microsoft Corporate Challenge kicks off 3rd season in Thailand * Spectrum guidelines under finalisation * Zee signs up Singtel for digital content * Wayn.com ties up with Percept Knorigin for marketing in India ( 30 August 2007 ) * VJive Networks wins Red Herring 100 Asia Awards * Fifa teams up with EA, Sony PS for interactive WC * iTunes makes content additions to UK store * Reliance ADAG to invest $100 million in BigFlicks * CNN.com, Google tie up for AdSense service * Insat 4CR to launch on 2 September ( 29 August 2007 ) * DTH regulations should apply to HITS: stakeholders tell Trai * Cablevision launches Chinese package * Zee signs up Singtel for digital content ( 28 August 2007 ) * Amrit Rai joins VJive networks as VP biz development * Sina uses Nokia for connected mobile games * Yahoo! to focus on Flickr after closure of Photos * Gateway Broadcast Services selects MagnaQuest for DTH * Asian TV hardware market to hit $22 billion this year ( 27 August 2007 ) * Analog Devices launches HDMI transmitter for portable media * Yahoo, Microsoft sign blog censorship pact with China * WASP3D signs wTVision for graphics solutions * pioTV.com launches for Indian diaspora * Tivo releases HD DVR in US * Thomson to test mobile TV on DVB-H in Sydney * One97 appoints Rahul Guha as VP products division * Web users spend as much time online as for TV * Harris introduces upgrade for China’s DMB-T standard * Canaan Partners invests $5.3 million in Cellcast Asia ( 25 August 2007 ) * Govt expects users to migrate to IPV6 in 3 years * TitleMatch DVD on-demand to distribute UTV films * BenQ launches EF71 mobile phone in India * Zapak unveils gaming avatars ( 24 August 2007 ) * Dubai Investment Group buys 40% in Time Broadband Services * Mauj ties up with ESPN for mobile VAS * Microsoft Hardware celebrates 25th anniversary * Government unlikely to meet broadband target for 2007 * Sony, Sky to float JV firm for video download to PSP * Microsoft to offer Windows Live service in Nokia devices * MTV, MySpace partner for presidential debate ( 23 August 2007 ) * Fedders Lloyd launches range of DVD players * Pointsec PC 6.2 comes to Indian for Windows Vista * Samsung, Indiagames to launch World Cyber Games * NGC Asia inks deal with SPH MediaBoxOffice in Singapore * MTNL, AOL partner for co-branded portal * Google introduces ads on YouTube videos * Microsoft ties up with Bebo Inc. for instant messenger * Infront launches broadband channel for Italian soccer league SerieA * Google launches India-specific services * MTV US, RealNetworks, Verizon in digital music initiative * Golf's PGA Tour rejigs site ( 22 August 2007 ) * ESPN buys rugby news website Scrum.com * Inter-ministerial committee to meet soon on IPTV issues * Dish TV, Tata Sky to have Sun channels * Google acquires stake in Chinese community website * Paramount, Dreamworks to offer movies exclusively in HD * COAT submits report to FCC on digital TV issues * Microsoft to slash Xbox 360 prices in Europe * Select Technologies to market Tandberg's RDX Quikstor ( 21 August 2007 ) * Govt. clears 28 e-governance projects * Govt. rules out traning centres for judges in cyber crime * Insat-4CR to launch on 1 September * Baichung Bhutia ties up with Worldspace for EPL season * AOL launches new version of online video search site Truveo.com * Gaming is most popular online entertainment activity * Eros slashes entry price for DVDs ( 20 August 2007 ) * Govt. to stay firm on downlink policy * Defence to release telecom spectrum for civil use * Hotmail ups e-mail storage space * Autodesk technology engineers summer Hollywood flicks * India unaffected by chinese radio, TV signals ( 18 August 2007 ) * Yahoo! topples Google in ACSI customer survey * IBM develops Hindi speech recognition software * Microsoft unveils Windows Live SkyDrive * Govt. says IT act amendment a must to fight cyber crime ( 17 August 2007 ) * Dialog, NDB Bank introduce mChek for mobile payments in Sri Lanka * Mauj and 'Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag' tie-up for mobile VAS * Matrix Cellular to offer students free handsets * AOL launches redesigned gaming site * TinselVision buys out desivision.tv * Sony's Blu-Ray sales sees growth in emerging markets * Texas Instruments acquires Integrated Circuit Designs * Buongiorno appoints Harsh Chutani as media alliance & operations head * BBC offers free English lessons via podcasts * Nokia N95 voted European media phone of the year * Mobile UGC revenue to touch $5.7 billion in 2012 * Bennett Media inks global HD content deals ( 16 August 2007 ) * Cas extension after proper evaluation of first phase: Dasmunsi * Synage launches software as a service 'DeskAway' * Indiatimes launches My.Indiatimes.com * Ministry of tourism uses YouTube to promote 'Incredible India' campaign ( 14 August 2007 ) * Jump Games signs on Bipasha Basu for mobile gaming titles * Web18 appoints Neeraj Sanan as marketing head * iYomu.com contest winner to get $1 million * Chinese online firm Sina gets rights for English Premier League * Bahl's Tangerine Digital readies Campus18.com for launch * Games2win introduces game based on Gully Cricket * Microsoft offers Windows Live in dashboard format * Google to charge for extra online storage space * MRTP order asks Govt. to spread Cas nationwide * PIB site to carry webcasts of I-Day events * Samsung lauches new home theatre system * Veoh seeks court protection against copyright infringement lawsuits ( 13 August 2007 ) * Tamil Nadu to float separate company for cable TV * MTV & Alltel Wireless tie up to provide content * Indyarocks adds online, mobile video streaming features * Orkut hosts online poll to celebrate Indian independence * AT&T to use China Netcom for NBC's Olympics 2008 coverage * Mobile devices set for radical change * Google to end selling, renting online video * Check Point launches updated version of Pointsec for Nokia E90 * Trai to audit cable service in Cas areas ( 11 August 2007 ) * UTV's SpotBoy & Virgin Comics in deal to create 4 superhero franchises * Hathway Nashik wins back ZTL signals at reduced subscriber base * Nimbus wins 3 year mobile & internet rights to Premier League * Chandra's Indian Cricket League unveils official website ( 10 August 2007 ) * Govt. gives nod to Arianespace for launching Insat-4G * Sony Online Ent. & Virgin Comics to create 'Ramayan' video games * Govt. to launch portal on agriculture * Tamil Nadu Govt. plans to run cable TV services * Blockbuster buys Movielink to bulk up online presence ( 9 August 2007 ) * Citibank partners krishcricket.com for ‘Captain of Captains’ * Subex Azure launches Concilia V9.2 for billing system * Tata Sky touches one million subscribers, targets 8 million by 2012 * Microsoft & Weta digital tie up to create special effects for movies * WASP3D inks deal with Romanian broadcaster * Apple introduces iWork '08 with new version of page keynote features * Tandberg introduces new video communication server * Akali Dal accused of 'state terror' on cable ops in Punjab ( 8 August 2007 ) * Raghav Bahl set to enter cable TV biz; ropes in SET Discovery president Anuj Gandhi as CEO * Reliance ADAG unveils community building website bigadda.com * Bharti Telemedia to launch DTH by Q4 2007-08 ( 7 August 2007 ) * Yahoo! India MD George Zacharias quits * TV18 launches BookMyShow * Microsoft introduces Playready technology for Nokia S series * Bharti Airtel partners Google to introduce online services to subcribers ( 6 August 2007 ) * TV18 eyes entry into cable TV * British Telecom offers $82.7 million to buy French firm * Print still strong as online search booms: comScore study * Govt to convene inter-ministerial meet on IPTV issue * Sony Online Entertainment releases 'Legends of Norrath' * BSkyB to buy set top box maker Amstrad for $253 million * Cable industry seeks clarity on IPTV regulation * Yahoo to host US presidential debate online in September ( 4 August 2007 ) * Zapak.com announces movie based game for 'Cash' * Dish TV touches 2.2 million subscribers * MobileNXT launches franchisee program in smaller cities * eBay kicks off sale of historical memorabilia * Dogan group's Star TV uses WASP3D for live polls telecast * Tata Indicom and Samsung launch dual Sim phone * Microsoft & Apple renew font licensing agreement ( 3 August 2007 ) * Quark unveils QuarkXPress 7.3 updater * DirecTV to introduce additional Tivo features * Social networking on fast track: Survey ( 2 August 2007 ) * Entertainment, gaming strong export areas for IT: Study * Nokia opens its first design studio in India * Trinity Broadcasting Network to offer video archives * Motorola, Tata Teleservices partner to launch Moto Q in India * iTunes Store tops three billion songs * HBO US selects Thomson for HD initiative ( 1 August 2007 )       January February March April May June July August September October November December       Click below for the past year's Archives * 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