BENGALURU: In calendar year 2018 (1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018), India’s private direct to home (DTH) service providers added 29.3 lakh net subscribers of which 10.4 lakh additions were made in the last quarter of the calendar year (Oct-Dec 2018, Q3 2019, period under review).

MUMBAI: An attempt by the e-commerce giant, Amazon to provide internet access is being made through its new initiative ‘Project Kuiper’ to build a network of over 3000 satellites, according to multiple filings made with the International Telecommunication Union last month.

Amazon said in a statement that the long-term project will cater to people globally who lack basic access to broadband internet, the report mentioned.

As the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the 2019 Indian General Election continue to dominate headlines this past week, as we covered various analyses and reports for these mega-events. This week also witnessed several interesting people movements, including Rajan Anandan who stepped down from his role as VP for Google South East Asia and India to join Sequoia Capital India as a Managing Director. Vikas Agnihotri will take over the role of India Head for now.

MUMBAI: In an effort to offer viewers varied entertainment, COLORS Tamil, state’s youngest GEC is all set to ramp up its weekend primetime content with the world television premiere of blockbuster Tamil movies. Bringing to television screen a fresh cinematic experience for the first time, the channel is set to offer an impactful line-up of movies for its viewers every Sunday starting from 7 April 2019. Kick-starting the journey in a grand manner, the channel is set to premier blockbuster period-action film K.G.F – Chapter 1 Tamil version at 4.30 pm.

MUMBAI:  After it came to light that Sony Corporation had withdrawn its bid for a stake in Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL), Indian telecom giants Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio are likely to bid for the same, according to a report by press agency IANS.

While Bharti Airtel has moved ahead and is likely to initiate a formal proposal, Reliance Jio is still considering the move.

MUMBAI: Amid controversy surrounding NaMo TV, a channel exclusively featuring content related to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP, sources within India’s top DTH operators have told Indiantelevision.com that it isn’t, in fact, a standard television channel. While a Tata Sky source said NaMo TV is a “special service with content provided by the BJP” a Dish TV spokesperson described it as an “ad sales-related service”.

MUMBAI: Internet network speed hasn’t kept pace with the growth of internet adopters in India. Hence, streaming giant Netflix, which sees the potential of its next 100 million subscribers from this country, is heavily investing in compression technology to provide good viewing experience of high quality video even without a fast connection. Along with that, the OTT platform is highly committed to delivering locally relevant stories.

Discovery India and BYJU’S - The Learning App have come together for Discovery School Super League (DSSL) which is set to go on air from the last week of April. The channel and BYJU’S reached out to over 12,000 schools across 29 states and one Union Territory (Delhi NCR) and have got 4,379,799 students to participate. An additional 1 million wild card entries have come through BYJU’S app. 

MUMBAI: The ministry of information and broadcasting (MIB) is amending the Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act, 1990 to pave the way for direct appointment of director generals (DGs) and other officers/employees for Doordarshan and All India Radio (AIR).

As per section 9 of the Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act, 1990 the appointment of officers and other employees is to be made in consultation with the recruitment board of Prasar Bharati to be established under section 10 of the Act.

MUMBAI: The News Broadcasting Standard Authority (NBSA) has warned five news broadcasters for violating the News Broadcasters Association’s (NBA) code of conduct. The warnings were issued after receiving complaints against ABP News, Republic TV, India Today, Zee News and Tez.

The Electronic Media Monitoring Centre (EMMC) had filed two complaints against ABP News related to their programme ‘Viral Sach’ besides India Today and Tez. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) had filed complaint against Zee News for its three programmes ‘Taal Thok Ke’, ‘News Special’ and ‘DNA’. Sharad Shah had filed complaint against Republic TV for calling Congress leader a member of Pakistan’s ISI.