Cable TV
Singapore Cable Vision forges relationship with Lucent Technologies
Singapore Cable Vision (SCV) will shortly start using Lucent Technologies’ Kenan Arbor/BP billing product and Arbor/OM order management software products.
SCV is Singapore’s leading broadband cable network provider. Lucent Technologies designs and delivers networks for the world’s largest communications service providers. The company’s systems, services and software are designed to help customers quickly deploy and better manage their networks and create new, revenue-generating services that help businesses and consumers.
SCV is counting on this solution to offer flexibility and scalability, which is needed to support its services — SCV MaxTV and SCV MaxOnline. The company will also be able to introduce new enhanced broadband service packages to cope with growing customer requirements. The software will also support the launch of SCV’s new lifestyle services in the near future.
SCV received its ISO 9001:2000 certification this month and announced an extension of its MaxOnline promotion rates from Dec 2001 to June 2002. This means that any customer who signs up or renews their MaxOnline subscription gets to enjoy the promotion rates. SCV MaxOnline claims to have over 70,000 subscribers, making it the number one broadband Internet access service in Singapore.
SCV MaxOnline will soon introduce a new modem from electronics giant Thomson. Based on the DOCSIS technology it comes with a USB port that allows new subscribers to plug and play, and get instant broadband connection to the Internet. SCV MaxOnline was among the first in the world to introduce DOSCIS modems. The advantage of deploying leading open standard modems is that there will be many more competing brands in the market place to choose from.
Cable TV
Hathway Cable appoints Gurjeev Singh Kapoor as CEO
Leadership change comes as cable TV faces shrinking subscriber base and modest earnings pressure
MUMBAI: Hathway Cable and Datacom has tapped industry veteran Gurjeev Singh Kapoor as chief executive officer, marking a leadership pivot at a time when India’s cable television business is under mounting strain.
Kapoor will take over from Tavinderjit Singh Panesar, who is set to retire in August after a long innings with the company. Panesar, chief executive since 2023, has held multiple leadership roles at Hathway, including his latest stint beginning in 2022.
Kapoor brings more than three decades of experience in media and entertainment. He most recently led distribution at The Walt Disney Company’s Star India business, now part of JioStar. His career spans television distribution and affiliate partnerships, with stints at Sony Pictures Networks India, Discovery Communications and Zee Entertainment.
Panesar, with over three decades in the industry, has worked across strategic planning, distribution and business development in media, broadcasting and manufacturing. His past associations include ESPN Star Sports, Star India, Apollo Tyres and JK Industries.
The transition lands as the cable sector grapples with structural disruption. Traditional operators are losing ground to streaming platforms, while telecom and broadband players tighten the squeeze with bundled offerings.
An EY report estimates India’s pay-TV base could shrink by a further 30 to 40 million households by 2030, taking the total down to 71 to 81 million. The slide follows a loss of nearly 40 million homes between 2018 and 2024, a contraction that has already wiped out more than 37,000 jobs in the local cable operator ecosystem.
Hathway’s numbers reflect the strain. The company reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 93 crore for FY25, down from Rs 99 crore a year earlier. Revenue inched up to Rs 2,040 crore from Rs 1,981 crore. As of December 2025, it had about 4.7 million cable TV subscribers and roughly 1.02 million broadband users.
Kapoor steps in with a familiar brief but a shrinking playbook. In a market where viewers are cutting cords faster than companies can reinvent them, the new chief executive inherits a business fighting to stay plugged in.
