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Workshops to address CAS in Mumbai, Delhi
MUMBAI: Confusion may still shroud the actual implementation of conditional access in the country, but the industry cannot be faulted for not trying its bit to clear the air.
At least two workshops have been called by cable operators’ organisations and allied institutions in Delhi and Mumbai in February to focus attention on the issue of CAS and its implications, overt and otherwise. The Satellite & Cable TV Guide has organised the SCaT Bombay Workshop on 18-19 February at the Taj Land’s End, Bandstand.
The exhaustive 12 session workshop will cover issues like addressability and different addressable systems, subscriber management systems, set top box specifications, fibre optic systems, digital CATV, convergence and the Headend in the Sky project. The workshop, say organisers, will have experts answering participants’ queries and providing factual information and system details not easily available to a player in the cable industry.
The Avishkar Business Network in New Delhi too, is organising a ‘Cable TV ki Nai Disha’, a conference and workshop that will be held on 15 February in New Delhi and will cover states like Punjab, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Delhi and Rajasthan. According to the organisers, the workshop is a part of a series of conferences to be held all over the country to familiarise professionals and entrepreneurs with the implications of CAS. In the first session, the four metros, Bangalore and Hyderabad are to be covered.
Speakers will cover issues ranging from network upgrading, pay channel solutions, FTA channels promotions, fiber optics, fibre to home and software (SMS/SAS).
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News18 India to air Sabse Bada Dangal on 4 May counting day
Channel promises fastest results, live trends and analysis across five states.
MUMBAI: Ballots will do the talking and screens will do the shouting. As counting day approaches for high-stakes Assembly elections across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry, News18 India is gearing up for an all-day broadcast of its flagship election show, Sabse Bada Dangal, on 4 May from 6 am onwards. The Hindi news channel plans to deliver continuous, real-time updates as votes are tallied, combining live counting data with on-ground reporting and studio analysis. With political fortunes set to shift through the day, the coverage will track every swing, surge and surprise as trends turn into results.
The broadcast will feature a mix of senior political leaders, analysts and experts, offering instant reactions and decoding the evolving electoral picture. Expect heated debates, quick takes and detailed breakdowns as the numbers settle across all five states.
For News18 India, counting day has long been a high-visibility moment. The network is banking on its reporting reach, editorial bandwidth and technology-driven coverage to stay ahead in what is often a fiercely competitive news cycle.
With multiple battlegrounds and shifting narratives, the day promises both drama and data in equal measure. And if all goes to plan, Sabse Bada Dangal will once again turn the counting of votes into prime-time spectacle.
