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“Through
our Cable Television Services, we aim to be the
preferred choice of consumers by redefining consumer’s
TV Entertainment needs, by working with global leaders
on both content and technology and thus offering an
enriching experience to consumers. Emphasis would always
be on shaping the future of digital television viewing
by providing superior services on the digital platform
and consolidate last mile connectivity”.
Mr. S. N. Sharma
President, DEN Networks Limited. |
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This (Globalization) characterizes the dynamic
environment forcing media to look at global linkages for
such issues we are confronted with.
Pratibha Patil
President Govt. of India says while addressing the 62nd
World Newspaper Congress held in Hyderabad. |
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All around
the world there are enormously courageous journalists
and bloggers who, at great risk to themselves, are
trying to shine a light on the critical issues that the
people of their country face; who are the frontlines
against tyranny and oppression.
Barack Obama
President, USA while signing the new US Act to monitor
press freedom worldwide. |
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The Delhi
High Court has said that sting operations are not
unethical, saying citizens can act as agent provocateurs
to bring out and expose and uproot corruption.
Justice S N Dhingra
on the `cash-for-query'
scam involvingMPs in 2005. |
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The next
five years will be crucial for digitisation in India and
the industry needs to unite if the country has to move
towards minimum regulation in the broadcasting sector.
J S Sarma
Chairman, TRAI while speaking during a seminar. |
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We are glad
that in its National Broadband Plan Recommendations,
TRAI has given due importance to Cable TV Networks
expecting highest penetration from them. I wish they
could have relied upon us in 2004, we would have
provided high speed broadband to 50 per cent C&S
households by now.
Mrs. Roop Sharma
President, COFI |
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‘’Once
Digitisation is in place, there will be more money to
invest on content. There is a necessity of two revenue
streams - advertising as well as distribution.’’
ManJit Singh
CEO, MSM speaking
with media persons. |
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The TRAI
recommendation on implementation of Digital Addressable
Cable TV Systems in India though looks aggressive, is an
encouraging initiative. In addition, implementation of
the Goods and Service Tax (GST) regime across the
country would also result in potential upside for the
category.
Jawahar Goel
MD, Dish TV/President, IBF on Tax reforms in
Broadcasting. |
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Digitization will bring transparency. Once everyone pays
for what he uses, the whole value chain will reap the
benefits.
Ajay Puri,
CEO, Airtel Digital TV |
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The
industry can't cope-with without any proper plan and
incentivisation. With the current policies, I think that
it won't happen before 2017.
Jagjit Singh Kohli
MD & CEO, Digicable on TRAI recommendation of
End 2013 as a sunset date for digitalization of Cable TV |
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It was time
consuming for any consumer to go to a theatre for seeing
a film or go to the market for shopping, and therefore
the internet and VAS on TV offered viable solutions that
one could afford and were more economical. Digitization
would provide all these opportunities.
Ravi Mansukhani
MD & CEO, Incable on Digitalization of Cable TV networks |
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The
valuation should fall within the corridor of 15-24
months revenue. The acquisition should make sense on ROI
(return on investments). We have lined up acquisitions
in smaller towns where we can have better subscription
control and it will be easier to digitize.
K. Jayaraman
CEO & MD Hathway Cable & Datacom on valuation of LCO
networks. |
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There has
to be greater synergy between the Ministries of
Information and Broadcasting, Communication and
Information Technology, and Human Resource Development
if piracy has to be combatted.
Ambika Soni
Minister for Information and Broadcasting while
addressing a seminar on anti-piracy laws. |
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“CVC
established five out of the seven allegations of
financial and administrative irregularities by Prasar
Bharati”.
Ambika Soni, I & B Minister in a written reply in
Parliament. |
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“Besides
law, there should be self-regulation. Every media group,
production house and advertisement agency should create
and maintain a self-regulatory mechanism”.
National Commission for Women Chairperson Girija Vyas
on vulgarity. |
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“We know
that the print and electronic media play an important
role in the society. They are to inform but distortions
about the fact would not serve the purpose. However,
what is going on is very unfo
Justice Singhvi, heading the Bench said on 2G scam. |
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“We are now
less than a million short of the critical 10 million
subscriber mark”.
Says Dish TV MD Jawahar Goel. |
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“We have
lined up acquisitions in smaller towns where we can have
better subscription control and it will be easier to
digitize:”.
Says Hathway Cable & Datacom
MD & CEO K Jayaraman. |
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“The next
five years will be crucial for digitisation in India and
the industry needs to unite if the country has to move
towards minimum regulation in the broadcasting sector”.
J S Sarma, Chairman, TRAI while speaking during a
seminar. |
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“It was
time for all stakeholders including broadcasters,
multi-system operators (MSOs) and local cable operators
(LCOs) to sit together and draw out a roadmap of the
country's overall digital ecosystem”.
Uday Shankar, CEO, Star India while speaking during a
seminar. |
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“Once
Digitisation is in place, there will be more money to
invest on content. He stressed on the necessity of two
revenue streams - advertising as well as distribution”.
ManJit Singh, CEO, MSM speaking with mediapersons |
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“The time
had come to re-rate the industry and make all sections
DTH, DTV, and analogue move together”.
Ravi Mansukhani, MD & CEO, Incable said during a
seminar |
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“India was
expected to drive the prices down for the consumer and
this may then be followed all over the neighboring
countries”.
Tryggve Arveschoug, Product Marketing, Conax said
during a seminar |
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“There has
to be greater synergy between the Ministries of
Information and Broadcasting, Communication and
Information Technology, and Human Resource Development
if piracy has to be combatted.”
Ambika Soni, Minister for Information and
Broadcasting, while addressing a seminar on anti-piracy
laws\ |
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“The Delhi
High Court has said that sting operations are not
unethical, saying ‘citizens can act as agent
provocateurs to bring out and expose and uproot
corruption”.
Justice S N Dhingra on the `cash-for-query' scam
involving MPs in 2005 |
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“Hindi TV
channels appeared to have lost their credibility through
their own folly”.
Rajdeep Sardesai of CNN-IBN speaking on Hindi Diwas |
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“We are the
only distribution bouquet that has three out of the top
10 channels (Sony, Max, Sab) in the country. Along with
the sports properties, this puts us in a formidable
position”.
Rajesh Kaul MSM Discovery president on Financial
target. |
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“India need
a better tax and regulatory environment as the complex
multi-layered tax policy is a hindrance to the growth of
the media and entertainment industry.”
Sujata Dev, Co-chairman, Assocham Media and
Entertainment committee, while speaking at a workshop on
'Tax Issues related to the Entertainment & Media
Industry' |
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“Doordarshan has trained 300 personnel for Commonwealth
Games and a large number of people are being deployed
for doing the Rights Holding Broadcaster duties for
exclusive coverage of the Games within the country.”
Ambika Soni, Minister for Information & Broadcasting
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“India
presents us with strong growth opportunities for AETN’s
global portfolio strategy. We believe that in Network18,
we’ve found the best partner for launching AETN’s
brands. We look forward to a long and successful
partnership in this important market.”
Abbe Raven, President & CEO, AETN, announcing the JV
with Network18 to launch channels in India |
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“India is
the only country in the world where we have six private
direct-to-home (DTH) players who are in the business of
volumes but not margins. We are working with ridiculous
ARPUs (average revenue per user).”
Vikram Kaushik, CEO, Tata Sky, speaking at the CII
Digital Media Conference in Mumbai |
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“There is
unspoken tension between owners and editors (of the news
media).”
Mrinal Pande, Chairperson, Prasar Bharati |
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“It was
critical to be sensitive to the viewer, while attempting
to balance between self-regulation and co-regulation.”
Ambika Soni, Information and Broadcasting Minister,
speaking on media regulation |
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“The
present regime has made freedom of expression as part of
the constitution, and related legislation would be done
very soon to implement it.”
Qamar Zaman Kaira, Information and Broadcasting
Minister of Pakistan, curbing speculations of stifling
media |
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“We are
talking to the children in an age when they get
influenced very easily and there is enough of violence
in the environment already, so we don’t need to expose
them any more.”
Nina Elavia Jaipuria, Senior Vice President and GM,
Nick India, speaking on violence being shown on TV |
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“With the
formation of BARC, the quality and scope of TV audience
research in the country will get upgraded, the findings
will be more robust and financials more transparent.”
Uday Shankar, CEO, Star India, on the formation of
new TV rating agency – BARC |
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“With so
many new launches, high-octane events/cricket, the
planners benefit from the overnight dimension –
monitoring/evaluating ROI on a daily basis is a life
saver for the advertiser. It is becoming more and more
difficult to overlook aMap.”
Joseph Eapen, CEO, aMap, speaking on the relevance of
overnight rating |
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“I want
every single channel to regulate on its own according to
the cable Regulatory Act.”
Ambika Soni, Minister for Information and
Broadcasting, speaking on media regulation |
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“Within the
next two months we expect at least 12 more channels to
be available in HD format.”
Anil Khera, CEO, Videocon D2H, speaking on the growth
of HD TV format |
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“If the US
can have 600 channels, we can have 10 times that number
because we are such a heterogeneous market.”
Punit Goenka, MD, Zee Entertainment Enterprises
Limited, speakin on limiting the number of TV channels
in India |
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“India is a
very important market for us besides China and Japan. I
accounts for nearly 50% of our global revenues. I see it
growing or at least sustaining the current levels in
coming years.”
Peter Blackmore, CEO, UTStarcom, talking about his
company’s growth in India |
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“Absence of
digitization is cable is choking the growth of content
and till broadcasters and cable owners resolve to change
this, consumers and creativity will get badly affected.”
Uday Shankar, CEO, Star India, speaking on
digitization of cable industry |
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“I am being
targeted only because I broke the cartel in the telecom
sector.”
A Raja, Minister for Communications and Information &
Technology, speaking after increasingly being targeted
by opposition on the 2G spectrum pricing |
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“All around
the world there are enormously courageous journalists
and bloggers who, at great risk to themselves, are
trying to shine a light on the critical issues that the
people of their country face; who are the frontlines
against tyranny and oppression.”
Barack Obama, President, USA while signing the new US
Act to monitor press freedom worldwide |
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“Pubcaster
had been losing out on advertising revenues and the
correct viewership figures were not being given (by TV
rating agencies). It is therefore necessary that Prasar
Bharati should have a role in BARC.”
B S Lalli, CEO, Prasar Bharati, speaking on the role
of Prasar Bharati in the proposed Broadcast Audience
Research Council (BARC) |
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“India will
become the largest DTH market in the world by 2012,
overtaking the USA and the monthly ARPUs will climb from
less than Rs 150 in 2009 to Rs 220 by 2014.”
Vivek Couto, Executive Director, Media Partners Asia
(Singapore), speaking on
the latest Asia-Pacific Pay-TV and Broadband markets
2010 report |
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“The
excitement in India for Office 2010 is very high. The
latest wave of Office 2010 and related products delivers
seamless collaboration and anywhere, anytime access to
documents along with a host of several other features
and enhancements that allow business save, innovate and
grow.”
Ravi Venkatesan, Chairman, Microsoft India, while
announcing the release of MS Office 2010 |
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"I don't
think there is a need for a JPC. A JPC is a very serious
issue. We can't rush to such a conclusion in haste."
Dr Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister, on demand of Joint
Parliament Committee probe into IPL issue |
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“This
process of digitization of both DD and AIR will enable
the most vulnerable section of our people in the
remotest of remote areas to receive higher quality of
AIR and DD signals.”
Ambika Soni, Minister for Information and
Broadcasting, said after the cabinet approval for DD and
AIR digitization |
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“I don’t
want any delay in 4G services. We should be with the
rest of the world in 4G.”
A Raja, Minister for Communications and Information &
Technology, on commencement of 4G services |
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“I am still
the chairman of the IPL. Just suspended. Wait — we have
just begun.”
Lalit Modi, Suspended IPL Chairperson tweets after
his suspension |
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“When
several new cell phone companies can be successful, we
can do an encore.”
Dhayaanithi, Director, JAK Communications, while
launching his own MSO network in Chennai |
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Ajai Puri, Director &CEO-DTH, Bharti Airtel
“DTH technology is set to do to television viewing in
India, what mobile did to communication. The need to be
entertained, coupled with diversity of broadcast
channels, especially movie channels are the biggest
growth drivers for DTH in India.The market is estimated
to reach 45 million by 2013 from the current 22 million.
Given our brand strength, strong distribution system and
experience of serving the customer, we are well placed
to emerge as the ‘preferred DTH brand’ pan-India. At
Airtel, we believe that the key to our brand is
innovation and technology is one vital area of our
innovation endeavours. More than 60% of our customers
today come from outside the top 300 towns. We will
continue to leverage technology, industry partnerships
to offer world class services and a distinctive viewing
experience that will further expand the category.
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Mr. Vikram
Kaushik, Managing Director & CEO, Tata Sky Ltd.
“The DTH industry is driving the digitalization of the
Pay-TV market in India. The sector has experienced
momentous growth in size and competition over the past
two years. Between the existing seven players, there are
more than 22 million subscribers today, and the number
is expected to rise to 45 million by 2015. The growth
has been rapid simply because analog systems cannot
deliver either the quantity or quality of an
ever-growing list of channels across genres and
languages in the country; and the DTH industry delivers
quality customer service. Besides, only digitalization
can remove the anomalies created by serious
under-declaration in the Pay-TV market. Unfortunately,
the financial burden of generating this growth is
extremely high. Government policy is not helping with
no-level playing field vis-à-vis cable and a punitive
tax regime that threatens the very viability of this
fledgling sector.”
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Ambika
Soni, Minitster for I&B, speaking on to limit the number
of channels
TRAI has been requested to examine the number of
channels which can be permitted in the country keeping
available spectrum and transponder capacities.
(February 2010) |
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Rajesh
Kamat, CEO, Colors says while launching Colors in US
We are seeing a good response from trade already. We are
on the popular Dish Network.
(February 2010) |
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Niret
Alva, Chairman, Miditech Pvt Ltd
speaking on people moving from films to TV
More film production units will try to make it big in TV
production, as Red Chillies is doing. Yash Raj Films
will gravitate towards its own channel after testing
waters on an existing GEC.
(February 2010) |
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Ashish
Bagga, CEO, Living Media Group
speaking on the growth of newspapers in India
This year, we will se higher growth in editions of
newspaper brands.
(February 2010) |
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Sudhir
Agarwal, CEO, WWIL speaking on commencing HITS
operations
The initial rollout of HITS has focused on tapping
critical tier-II and tier-III cities and we are scaling
up at decent pace. HITS shall be a win-win proposition
for WWIL, its consumers and stakeholders.
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