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TRAI Sets A Time Frame of Five Years for
Digital Transmission through
Cable TV |
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Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)
has sent its recommendations on "Restructuring of Cable TV Services" to
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. If
acted upom by the Government it will not
only revamp the Cable TV industry but would
also put India on the map of developed
countries with predominant share of digital
transmission of entertainment content.l |
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CATV Launch |
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Arasu Cable
TV Operation Launched |
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 For
the first time in the history of Indian
Cable TV Industry a state Government has
launched it's own Cable TV Network. Arasu cable in Tamilnadu will be an MSO
as well as a Cable Operator as per the
prevailing conditions, competing
directly with the exiting giants like
Sumangli Cable and Hathway Cable or the
small independent cable operators. |
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Viewpoint |
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Is Our Time Now? |
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 The
LCOs have been given a new lease of life
with the final Recommendations of TRAI
for Restructuring the Cable TV Services.
Now it is the turn of LCOs to give it
back to the government by preparing
their network for the New generation
Network Services, feels Roop Sharma,
President of the Cable operators
Federation of India |
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TRAI released their draft
recommendation on the much debated
"Television Rating Points"
measurement system on 24th July
2008.In the open house discussions
earlier, the industry was divided
over the control and management of
the system.
Wire
and Wireless(WWIL) brings first
time in the country 'HITS'
technology that provides a
satellite based digital Cable TV
headend offering all available
channels including pay channels
direct to the cable operators of
the whole country as an MSO.
WWIL
has finally launched its HITS
service under the name Siti
Satellite. The service
promises to spread
digitalization of Cable
Television in the fastest CATV
Network of thousands of small
operators. Cable Quest brien
you an indepth talk with the
CEO of WWIL, Deepak Chandnani
to reveal what is in store for
the LCOs.