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 May   * Apple TV to stream YouTube content * Wondershare releases video converter * Gearhouse Broadcast to launch new website (31 May 2007 ) * UTStarcom to use Optibase IPTV solutions * Nokia Siemens Networks bags Aircel contract * Pixion names David Crawford as VFX head in India * BBC World News channel launches on YouTube * Adobe Systems updates Camera Raw 4.1 * ZTE to promote product awareness on VAS * Seven Media to launch Tivo in Australia * Sydus, IMI launch India's 1st music mrktng digital platform * Accenture to recruit at Aerosmith's Bangalore concert * BBC contracts Capita Group for UK's first digital switchover (30 May 2007 ) * Cable operators banned by militant outfit in J & K * Irdeto, SafeNet to launch solution for CAS and DRM * Trai directs cable ops to carry DD channels (29 May 2007 ) * Hungama partners du to bring 'Spiderman 3' to cellphones in UAE * Tegic introduces Xda Zinc with XT9 mobile interface * Airtel to offer voice chat for fixed-line users * Tune tec releases new website * VTU launches Interactive VSAT channel * Insat-4B to be commissioned 8 June * Google launches cross-language search * Popularity of online video growing in the US * Gameloft comes out with mobile 'Shrek 3' game * CBS partners community sites * Advantest introduces T6373 LCD driver test system (28 May 2007 ) * Sristi Cable to get Zee signal from 29 May * Sling Media, Microsoft to reveal digital content at Banff * CNN to enhance online offering * Zonemedia launches new media division (26 May 2007 ) * Seagate launches lifestyle digital data storage product * One97 Comms, HP partner for enhanced voice solutions * MSN India partners with BBC Hindi (25 May 2007 ) * DD Direct to shift to Insat-4B in June * TDSAT orders ETV to give digital feed to Ortel * Hathway faces disconnection, to pay Zee Turner * Microsoft to offer Indians customized email ids * Jagjit Singh Kohli quits WWIL; Deepak Chandnani is CEO (24 May 2007 ) * Telecom services bunched under one head for service tax * ZTE clinches first CDMA contract with UTG * IPTV revenues to reach $12 billion by 2013 * Game publisher Electronic Arts to buy 15% in Chinese firm * Moser Baer develops innovations in Blu Ray disc technology * Yatra Online ties up with Hughes * Joost ties up with Creative Artists Agency * Mipcom to create new category awards * Disney, TF1 Vision conclude VoD deal * Doordarshan completes digitalisation of 17 studios (23 May 2007 ) * Sony's 80GB PS3 to offer VoD * MTNL launches world's first Convergent Voice SMS from Kirusa * Webaroo launches free group SMS * DD to launch eight channels on mobile on 23 May * Vodafone brings two low-cost mobiles (22 May 2007 ) * Google to digitalise Indian manuscripts * Eros partners with YouTube to launch Bollywood channel * Trai initiates Cas tariff regime relook * Motorola to acquire Modulus video for IPTV solutions * Zapak launches Zuma game * SRS Labs' audio technologies finds favour among flat panel TV makers * JVC to launch second generation high-speed LCD TV technology (21 May 2007 ) * Aventail launches mobile SSL VPN for smartphones * 7 Seas Technologies launches online gaming portal * Microsoft buys online ad firm for $6 billion * Net video-to-TV solutions to touch $1.5 bn revenue by 2012 * Online TV firm Veoh signs up content partners * Tivo launches Universal Swivel Search * Star, Artificial Life to develop, distribute mobile games across Asia * Panasonic introduces Blu-Ray disc player * ESPN launches video podcasting * Amazon launches podcasts network (19 May 2007 ) * Cayin to release digital signage players * PC World names itasveer.com as best Indian website in digital photo printing (18 May 2007 ) * Tdsat directs MSO to pay more to Zee Turner * Telecom attracts Rs 118 billion FDI inflows * National mission for education through ICT soon * BroadcastAsia 2007 to focus on IPTV * UFO appoints Makarand Karanjkar as chief technology officer * Digital revolution should spread to all sections of society: KI-Moon * Limelight to provide flash video for MyToons.com * IT-specific SEZs to turn India into telecom hub (17 May 2007 ) * SC issues notices to TataSky and Asianet in two seminal cases * Yahoo! launches oneSearch Beta in India * Matthew Postgate to handle BBC's mobile initiatives * Murugavel Janakiraman is IAMAI chairman * Price notion for television needs to be built * 'Sanctuary' creators to use Quadro graphics * Government opposed to fixing DTH channel prices (16 May 2007 ) * Tech Mahindra, Sun join hands for IPTV lab * MySpace video to launch branded channels * Mobile video subscribers to cross 46 million by 2010: study (15 May 2007 ) * TV18, Infosys tie up for media outsourcing * Sony Pictures Television announces mobile game slate for the year * Sony launches Blu-Ray Notebook product * MySpace creates solution for copyright management * Fox, EA launch game based on 'The Simpsons' (14 May 2007 ) * 20 government websites hacked * Joost raises $45M for expansion * Epson launches HD home projector * Warner Bros, ViDeOnline in VoD deal for Hong Kong * IMG Media to set up digital production facility in Sydney * eBay India introduces blogs to strengthen community engagement * Contests2win launches Web Charades game (12 May 2007 ) * Trai recommendations take IPTV out of internet access (11 May 2007 ) * Trai suggests NIC to handle unwanted telemarketing calls * Trai fixes ceiling for roaming charges * DVD pricing to be affordable: CII seminar * CNetworks hops on board News Corp, NBC for online video * TV consumers prefer value features: Study (10 May 2007 ) * No shortage of transponders for communications * Handygo launches 'pay-per-play' mobile games * LG India to focus on digital audio market * Planetwide Media interactive comic software on QVC * Dishtv announces kids package for summer holidays * DirecTV to launch The History Channel HD * MediaZone to provide broadband coverage of India's tour of Bangladesh * Sony Pictures, BSKYB extend deal (9 May 2007 ) * MSO Alliance to implead broadcasters in a la carte case: Tdsat * Turner also a defaulter: TataSky * Digitisation of 17 major DD kendras complete * FCC favours a la carte choice to consumers on cable * SeaChange to reveal new VoD solutions in Las Vegas cable show (8 May 2007 ) * Zapak allocates Rs 60 mn for marketing email service * LG's global campaign to focus on premium HDTVs * Most players want DTH rules by TRAI, no agreement on carriage fee * Airtel adds 2.2 million subscribers in Karnataka * Windows Live Hotmail to have more features for advertisers * American Idol' is most visited TV show site in US * Education via Edusat becomes interactive * Nokia introduces new entertainment handsets * Parliamentary committee presses for gaming centre (7 May 2007 ) * Dish TV's Rs 7.5 billion preference issue on hold due to regulatory issues * Hathway launches broadband internet at Coimbatore * Indian gaming industry to to hit $ 300 million by 2009 * RailTel to offer broadband at stations * 42 telecom-specific SEZs to be set up soon * Sound revolution in pin drop silence: HD audio leaps quietly * PNC signs 5 film deal with Motion Pixel Corp (5 May 2007 ) * Online TV taking off in Europe * Tata Sky launches three channel packages ( 4 May 2007 ) * WWIL goes slow on acquisition of cable operators * Hathway spreads to Lucknow, Gwalior ( 3 May 2007 ) * Reliance pre-empts Nokia, Vodafone, launches handsets at Rs 777 and above * Big 92.7 FM launches mobile search on 5454 * Joost launches commercially * Google, Viacom faceoff continues ( 2 May 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