Chennai: In an apparent move to break the near monopoly of the Maran-controlled cable TV business in Tamil Nadu, the Jayalalithaa Government on Friday revived the dormant state-run cable TV service by formally launching its operations that would cover 1.45 crore households. Giving fresh life to the Arasu Cable TV Corporation to fulfill AIADMK's poll promise, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, without naming the Maran brothers, said "one particular family" was...
05:58 PM, Sep 02, 2011
Chennai: The Supreme Court on Friday is likely to hear the case related to free colour television (CTV) distribution scheme of the Tamil Nadu government. City based advocate S Subramaniam Balaji moved the apex court against the previous DMK government's free CTV scheme, terming poll promises as "unconstitutional and bribery". Balaji said, "Hearing in the case has been slated for tomorrow (Friday). It could be the final hearing in the...
09:34 AM, Jul 29, 2011
New Delhi: The quality of pictures on our TV screen is set to get better with the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) considering a Government proposal to shift cable TV signals from analog to digital. If TV signals change from analog to digital the viewers will get to choose the channels they want, and not pay for channels that they don't want. From the perspective of broadcasters the High...
05:14 PM, Feb 03, 2011
New Delhi: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Thursday recommended that all analogue signals be phased out by 2013 to allow consumers to watch high quality digital channels of their choice on a-la-carte basis. Digitization will help companies improve signal quality and offer more interactive and value-added services. In its recomendation, TRAI said the implementation of the digital broadcast signals should take place in a phased manner starting...
07:07 PM, Aug 05, 2010
TRAI proposes to divide cable services into 3 pricing slabs. The first one would have a monthly charge of Rs 100 for a minimum of 30 Free-To-Air channels, including the mandatory DD channels. ...
10:21 PM, Jul 21, 2010
Does DTH really have an advantage over good old cable TV? ...
02:10 AM, Sep 10, 2009
Inmates' request for cable TV rejected by authorities. ...
04:49 PM, Apr 20, 2009
The channel editors unanimously sought withdrawal of the proposal. ...
04:04 PM, Jan 14, 2009
The new charges would be effective from December 1, 2007. ...
01:17 PM, Oct 05, 2007
The idiot box in your bedroom is much more intelligent now. ...
09:13 AM, Aug 15, 2007
MTNL, which caters to customers in Delhi and Mumbai, is the first service provider to start the 3-in-1 service. ...
05:32 PM, Oct 17, 2006
Broadcasters on Thursday termed TRAI's order of a Rs 5 ceiling on pay channels as being "unjustified intervention". ...
09:06 PM, Aug 31, 2006
