Soni personally monitoring satellite TV for obscenity
December 7th, 2009 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) Not enough is being done to prevent obscenity on satellite TV channels and the government is working to rectify this, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni ... Read more...
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Centre approves new HITS policy
November 12th, 2009 - 6:41 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 12 (ANI) : The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the proposal of Information and Broadcasting Ministry to issue policy guidelines for Headend-in-the-Sky (HITS) operators.The policy guidelines provides for ... Read more...
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I&B ministry considering amendments in cable TV act
October 13th, 2009 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is considering amendments in the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995, said an official Tuesday.
With a wide reach of close to ... Read more...
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Telecommunication interconnection regulation revised
March 17th, 2009 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) India's telecom watchdog Tuesday revised the Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable Services) Interconnection Regulation, 2004, making it mandatory for all broadcasters to have reference interconnect offers (RIOs) for ... Read more...
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Service quality norms announced for cable operators
February 24th, 2009 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) The telecom watchdog Tuesday introduced regulations that seek to improve the quality of service provided by cable TV operators in areas where set-top boxes are not mandatory. ... Read more...
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Central government clears Tamil Nadu cable TV proposal
April 4th, 2008 - 6:01 pm ICT by admin
Chennai, April 4 (IANS) Tamil Nadu announced Friday that the central government has cleared the decks for its cable delivery system proposal. The decision to start the process of launching the government's ... Read more...
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Centre considering revision of FDI limits for broadcast sector
March 18th, 2008 - 10:26 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Mar 18 (ANI): The Central Government is considering revising the foreign investment limits in various subsectors of Broadcasting.
Secretary for Information and Broadcasting Asha Swarup said,"We are of the ... Read more...
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India under-performing in Pay-TV area, says a report
March 17th, 2008 - 8:19 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS The economic and social climate in India is highly conducive for pay-TV industry to flourish, but the sector is under-performing and is bogged down by outmoded regulation, ... Read more...
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Maran accuses Tamil Nadu cops of witch-hunting TV operators
February 16th, 2008 - 10:06 pm ICT by admin
Chennai, Feb 16 (IANS) Former union minister Dayanidhi Maran Saturday accused the Tamil Nadu police of carrying out a witch-hut against the TV operators of his company, Sumangali Cable Vision (SCV). In ... Read more...
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