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 March   * Honestech allows viewers to access IPTV on mobile * Granada Intl signs VoD deal in Japan * Eisner seta 'Prom Queen' date with MySpace * BBC in 3G syndication trial with Orange, Vodafone & 3 * TataSky not obliged to carry all 32 Zee channels: TDSAT ( 31 March 2007 ) * Dish TV listing delayed as approvals pending * Excel, Fox releasing game console compatible movies * UTV to use HP for end-to-end infrastructure solution * Trai-MSOs: rounds of meetings on anvil for extending Cas ( 30 March 2007 ) * Yahoo!, Jagran Prakashan tie up for Hindi web property * Moser Baer launches Hindi movies home video segment * History channel launches WAP service in UK * Xbox Live to extend downloadable TV, film library * Unesco, Microsoft recognize use of tech in education * Asia-Pac mobile subs to cross 1 billion this year ( 29 March 2007 ) * Voom HD Networks expands deal with iD Distribution * Tell the world a story you want animated! ( 28 March 2007 ) * Indian delegation participating in Sino-US meet on IPR ( 26 March 2007 ) * Call for India: converge all regulators * Apple TV hits stores * Walt Disney announces 'Watch and Chat' * Cablevision Systems Corp loses legal battle * NBC, News Corp team up to take on Youtube * Mobile net has few takers in the US ( 24 March 2007 ) * Broadband connectivity key to bridge digital divide: Kalam * Cable TV needs new regulatory approach to foster growth: Casbaa * Cabinet gives nod to 74% FDI in telecom * Deals worth $ 100 million struck at convergence expo ( 23 March 2007 ) * Mauritius private equity fund to invest in Hathway Cable & Datacom * Citigroup's You Telecom gets FIPB nod for 49% buy in cable company * DD Direct to remain FTA, viewers to pay only for dish * Mobile TV to launch commercially in May: Lali * Isro approached for more transponders for DD Direct * Vivodi Telecomm & BVITV ink VoD movie deal in Greece * Heated meeting in Trai throws up packaging, billing issues * Wireless applications steal show at Convergence India * BroadcastAsia to kick off in Singapore on 19 June ( 22 March 2007 ) * Kangaroo TV takes you inside a F1 car on race * Govt. denies any shortage of set top Boxes for Cas * Extending Cas areas: Trai calls for MSO meeting on 5 April * Yahoo! looks to reinvents net search on the mobile * Ofcom to investigate the UK pay TV market * ESS targets 10 mn subs for mobile services by 2012 * Rainbow Media, PCCW to launch Voom HD chnl in HK * Hutch launches a phone back-up service * Webaroo launches mobile software application * MipTV selects 25 finalists for Content 360 ( 21 March 2007 ) * Google names Shailesh Rao as India MD * Dish TV to pump in Rs 10 billion for DTH ramp-up * VH1, Nokia premiere 'user generated' music video * India has emerged as knowledge superpower: Hussain (20 March 2007 ) * Reserve C-band transponders for broadcasters: Casbaa * Subhiksha turns to digital media solutions * Bruce Campbell to oversee Discovery's global business * Shemaroo organises digital intermediate seminar * DD mobile TV running unannounced, funds for digitalisation delayed * TDSAT orders Sun to give channels to TataSky (19 March 2007 ) * B'wood needs to be more proactive in the digital realm * Amrita TV offers rich content to other channels * Insat-4B placed in near-geosynchronous orbit * IAMAI readies India for 'The Digital Era' * Strengths, weaknesses of platforms discussed * 15th convergence meet: 22 countries to participate * Ministry denies poor families will be deprived in CAS * M'rashtra determined to lead the way in convergence (17 March 2007 ) * DD Direct viewers to miss cricket action * Cos need to be attuned to consumers perception shifts * MTNL bowls a googly * Spice telecom to have live cricket action * Visiware awarded 'Best ITV game service' * Broadcasters unhappy with Cas, SMS; MSOs rebut charges (16 March 2007 ) * Insat-4B orbit raised further * Star One, Vijay launch on now TV in Hong Kong (15 March 2007 ) * Viacom sues Youtube for $1 billion * Cellcast launches in Sri Lanka * TDSAT stays own voluntary Cas order * Zapak targets women with Zapakgirls.com (14 March 2007 ) * NDS appoints Kishore Shirekar as GM in India * MTV.com receives record traffic * Insat-4B Placed in intermediate orbit * Webaroo launches Webpack * MSN India launches cricket channel on net and mobile * Keep STB subsidies high: Kotak to DTH players (13 March 2007 ) * AT&T partners with WWE * mobile2win launches games around the World Cup * Google launches cricket World Cup campaign * Insat-4B launched successfully (12 March 2007 ) * 9 million broadband connections by 2008 * DTH to boom: $5 billion market for 5 by 2012 * M-E media, b'cast tech market worth $11.6 billion * China will lead AsiaPac charge to higher-end STBs (10 March 2007 ) * Dan Fawcett is Fox president digital media * NDTV 24x7 to become FTA in Cas areas * AT&T lets mobile phones control the television * Cas success lures foreign investors: Trai advisor (9 March 2007 ) * Insat-4B ready for launch on 11 March * MSN India to stream live concerts * Dr Hyun-oh yoo to give "lifestyle keynote" at MipTV (8 March 2007 ) * TV18's net arm Web18 takes a strategic stake in BigTree Ent. * aMap & Medialogic team up to launch in Pakistan * Microsoft criticises Google on copyright * TDC, Alcatel-Lucent launch IPTV service in Denmark * Trai defied TDSAT order on tariff regulation: TataSky * Intvo to offer an immersive mobile environment (7 March 2007 ) * COs fight hard at first interconnect stakeholder meet at Trai * Intelsat to dist. ViewAfrica, ViewAsia Ntks programming * Pirated software worth $2.1 mn seized in 2006 raids (6 March 2007 ) * HTMT gets Bombay High Court approval for demerger * MobiTV moves past two mn subscriber mark * International visitors boost traffic at Oscar.com * JumpTV in deal with Joost * Internet video offers opportunities for marketing (5 March 2007 ) * Ripley's Believe it or Not available as mobisodes * IOL Broadband to soon offer 3 main bouquets on IPTV * BBC to create 3 channels on YouTube * Budget, latest notifications push up STB production, broadcasting costs * Net Insight solution for TV on mobile transport system * BroadcastAsia to highlight digital convergence (3 March 2007 ) * Cea heralds next phase of digital TV transition in the US * Bose introduces Bose Companion 5 multimedia speaker system * Trai's DTH paper stresses on QoS, interconnect ( 2 March 2007 ) * IAMAI introduces credit process for digital agencies * IOL Broadband, India selects MagnaQuest for IPTV * RigNet contracts MEASAT-3 for distn of VSAT services * Manthan goes online with Irdeto for Cas * BBC Worldwide secures first S-DMB deal in Asia * 9 million broadband connections by year-end * Zee launches cricket website * Tata Indicom launch low cost Motofone ( 1 March 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