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 October   * Zapak launches 'Bal Ganesh' games * ROK, BSNL partner for mobile TV; Bindass, Zoom onboard * Tandberg equips NBC Universal for HD channels * MTV US banks on music lyrics for gaming, entertainment * Digital Signage Asia to take place in Mumbai in Nov * Yahoo! Mail now avilable in Hindi ( 31 Oct 2007 ) * MTV Games, Harmonix unveil final song list for Rock Band * MSN Green to deal with environmental issues * AsiaSat to distribute Luxe.TV HD and SD * MySpace signs music merchandise deal with Zazzle * BT implements media IP network deal for Star ( 30 Oct 2007 ) * WWIL unveils brand mascot for GalaxZee * WOWtv launches in Singapore * 450 exhibitors from 31 nations at Broadcast India * IP-Prime, Packet Vision for targetted ad inserts in IPTV * Geodesic's Mundu IM now available on Sony Ericsson * NBC, News Corp launch online video site Hulu.com * AT&T launches video content across platforms * Motorola showcases IPTV technologies at TelcoTV * Fremantle launches DVD of Jamie Oliver * Bharti Airtel selects NDS for DTH service ( 29 Oct 2007 ) * Cable TV sector needs to speed up digitalisation process * Ortel eyes private equity investors * History Channel inks deal with Maxdome in Germany * LifeSize Communications introduces HD products * CNN extends 'Planet in Peril' to multiple platforms * Animax Mobile launches in Hong Kong ( 27 Oct 2007 ) * Nielsen to measure online TV viewing for Google * India to have one million IPTV subscribers by 2011 * Cammie Dunaway joins Nintendo as EVP sales, marketing * Xbox Live, Percept tie up for 'Hanuman Returns' ( 26 Oct 2007 ) * Institutional mechanism in place for defence to release spectrum: Raja * Sony PS2 goes the Bollywood way with Singstar * Microsoft values Facebook at $15 bn, buys 1.6% stake * TV Caller ID significant in subscriber retention in US * Social networking meets television in TelcoTV event * Prime Focus delivers VFX for Airtel's Google search TVC ( 25 Oct 2007 ) * Bose celebrates festive season with multiple offers * VSNL, Tata Teleservices deploy Ciena's technology * Microsoft launches low cost VoIP business communication software * IBE exhibition kicks off on 25 October * IBM, MediaTek to bring wireless HDTV, movies to consumers * Future of digital TV could depend on ITU decisions * Scat tradeshow to focus on digital cable * Indiavision, Newslive are Wasp3D's latest clients ( 24 Oct 2007 ) * Spice Telecom launches eBerry suite for GPRS handsets * NDS launches VideoGuard Express in India ( 23 Oct 2007 ) * Dish TV Q2 net loss at Rs 919 million * India crosses 250 million telephone connections * NDS partners with Taiwan's ITRI for WiMax TV * Excel Home Video to release DVD 'Indique – Untold Stories of Contemporary India' * DLP Cinema expands to 5,000 screens * Media & internet firms come together to offer rules for UGC content * WonderWorks introduces iPod movies, audiobooks on DVD-Rom ( 22 Oct 2007 ) * SREI acquires 8% stake in Ortel * SPTI appoints Assaf Tarnopolsky as VP mobile and digital development * Yahoo India is best portal at Genius of the Web Awards * Sony India expands its Bravia range of TVs * 2waytraffic, Ladbrokes launch 'Millionaire' Bingo * Discovery US acquires Howstuffworks.com * DMG launches telenovela channel on YouTube ( 20 Oct 2007 ) * Channel 4 and Disney-ABC Int. TV tie up for VOD ( 19 Oct 2007 ) * Indian Broadcasting sector: Pain, but there's great hope for gain * VSNL adds int. roaming partner NTT Japan for Wi Fi * Nielsen realigns web, mobile metrics divisions ( 18 Oct 2007 ) * Content cost too high to support low ARPUS in DTH * Digitalisation slow in India * Cable companies need to lift ARPUS to turn profitable * Youtube unveils anti-piracy system * Geodesic's Mundu radio receives Symbian signed status * Truveo, Kewego to make brand video searchable online * BBC, Adobe ink web video deal * AMD introduces tuner products to deliver HDTV on PCs ( 17 Oct 2007 ) * BSNL launches TV in mobile handset service * User satisfaction for mobile handsets has dropped: Study * Web18 to host 'Geniuses of the Web Awards' * Starz Ent. aunches 3 HD movie channels on DirecTV ( 16 Oct 2007 ) * Maverick Productions in JV with DNS for digital content * MSO, broadcasters to meet in November over a la carte pricing * Web18 launches Hindi infotainment portal Josh18.com * RPG Cellucom launches range of Bluetooth headsets * Thomas Wolzien is on Tivo board * Reebok launches site for cricket fans * TinselVision to sponsor 'Faces of India' YouthAids gala on 2 November * bbcurdu.com launches citizen journalism initiative from India ( 15 Oct 2007 ) * EA to acquire BioWare, Pandemic studios for $860 mn * Panasonic partners with MCC for new range camera launches * CellSerf launches Next Gen mobile applications ( 13 Oct 2007 ) * Buzz18.com ties up with PNC for short film contest * Benchmark to distribute Assimilate's Scratch software for film industry * India for universal access to Cyberspace at Unesco ( 12 Oct 2007 ) * R-ADAG in tech support in One Laptop Per Child initiative * Nissan Crossover SUV banks on Sway VFX * Cas extension a possibility in metros: Trai * Deal Or No Deal most visited TV show website: Hitwise * Vringo to offer Discovery Channel video ringtones * Vuze opens internet publishing to content creators * Voom HD channel makes 'Virgin' launch into UK * Consumers want control; content providers, platforms are listening * Mipcom announces Mobile TV Awards winners ( 11 Oct 2007 ) * Tivo, Rhapsody to deliver digital music over broadband * Sony joins AT&T U-verse TV lineup in the US * Microsoft Mediaroom wins award for software biz strategy * People Group launches Shaadi Pages.com * Torque.TV launches internet broadcast for motor fans * LG's digital-to-analogue converter box wins US govt. certification * Airtel to offer 8 Mbps broadband service * Microsoft shuffles senior management for Zune ( 10 Oct 2007 ) * Microsoft to bundle two games for Xbox 360 * Kavveri Telecom in technology deal with US firm * Consumer e-Commerce mkt to cross Rs 90 bn by '08 * Universities to be linked by b'band to increase literacy * Broadcasters to drag Trai to court over tariff freeze order ( 9 Oct 2007 ) * Kreeda Games launches online dance game * Zoom revamps website; to offer shows on web, mobile * Neeraj Roy is jury chairperson for Mipcom Mobile TV Awards * AT&T now enabled on Windows Mobile 6 device * Wegener to exhibit satellite-enabled solutions at Satcon ( 8 Oct 2007 ) * Zapak plans multimedia campaign for live multiplayer games * 'Halo' makers split from Microsoft * BBC channels launch in Hong Kong on IPTV * Maa TV is Wasp3D's latest customer * Tivo promotes Joshua Danovitz to VP, GM of International * ZDF, CBC to 4-part HD documentary 'India Reborn' * Broadcast India to showcase latest innovations in Nov ( 6 Oct 2007 ) * Star India, Yatra.com tie-up for travel services on mobile * Tata Teleservices launches Hindi infotainment zone * NDTV Good Times launches ACTVE Cooking on Tata Sky * Microsoft, Toshiba team up to promote HD DVD ( 5 Oct 2007 ) * Asianet receives 'Cisco Powered Network' status * Mobile phone the real mass medium: Lodestar study * Guidelines in 10 days for new telecom licences: A Raja * Tushar Shah joins Mobile2win * Sony Pictures inks a VOD licensing deal with Hanaro Telecom * Electronic diaspora knowledge network soon to help India * Trai issues new tariff order, b’casters must offer channels a la carte to MSOs ( 4 Oct 2007 ) * TinselVision eyes social networking space * Publishers support Adobe Media Player * Som Mittal to take over Nasscom reins from Kiran Karnik in January * Raja suggests focus group for accelerating IT growth * Nokia inks content deals with CNN, Sony Pictures * Microsoft revamps Zunes, targets mid-November release ( 3 Oct 2007 ) * Mauj Mobile introduces 'Gita sholkas' for mobile phones * In bundle jungle, content not yet king: E&Y report ( 2 Oct 2007 ) * Zee Cafe in marketing drive to push properties * Nokia to acquire navigation-software firm Navteq for $ 8.1 billion * Moneycontrol.com launches 'Markets on Mobile' * Reuters launches mobile information service for Indian farmers * Airtel crosses 50 million customers in broadband & telephone * Matrixstream launches 1080p IPTV HD Mpeg 4 AVC / H.264 Encoder * CBS launches editing studio for multiplatform content * MPAA files lawsuits against two sites for copyright infringement * Imagi Animation Studios in global distribution deal with Warner Bros, The Weinstein Company ( 1 Oct 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