MUMBAI: Set top box (STB) manufacturer Catvision has received an order from its customers to supply 1 lakh STBs. The order is worth $1.05 million.

MUMBAI: Multi system operator (MSO) GTPL Hathway’s board has approved the acquisition of additional stakes in subsidiaries besides the sale/transfer of shareholding and preferential shares in a subsidiary company.

MUMBAI: On 25 April 2018, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) issued a notice mandating all TV channels broadcasting live sports of “national importance” to display a ticker with immediate effect. The ticker would have to state that the match was also available on DD Free Dish.

MUMBAI: As a result of unresolved conflict between Hathway Cable and Datacom Ltd (Hathway) and IndiaCast Media Distribution Pvt Ltd (IndiaCast), all IndiaCast channels have been pulled off from the cable platform. Despite several meetings, Hathway could not fulfill the growth aspiration of IndiaCast in terms of the carriage and subscription fees, according to a source. The subscription and carriage agreements between Hathway and IndiaCast expired on 31 March 2018.

MUMBAI: In a controversial move, the ministry of information and broadcasting (MIB) has directed broadcasters to run a ticker during live coverage of sporting events of national importance that the event can also be viewed on DD Sports channel.

MUMBAI: Broadcasters today know how to sway their audiences and they’ve realised that nothing works better than dance reality shows on television. Every general entertainment channel (GEC) has at least one such affiliation either with an international format or a local production. A show ends on one channel and a new one begins on another.

MUMBAI: Newly floated production house Somersault Productions has landed its first big project from Hindi GEC Star Plus. The production house will produce drama show ‘Mariam Khan – Reporting Live’.

MUMBAI: The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018 television reach in the first two weeks has seen a decline for All India and Hindi Speaking Market (HSM) for both urban and rural compared to the previous edition when the tournament was broadcast by Sony Pictures Networks India.

MUMBAI: Hindi GEC Zee TV is expanding its weekend programming by two hours with the launch of two new shows ‘JuzzBaatt….Sangeen Se Namkeen Tak’ and ‘Superhit’.

MUMBAI: Multi system operator (MSO) Asianet Satellite Communications has moved Delhi High Court against Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal’s (TDSAT) order directing the company to either sign an reference interconnect offer (RIO) or negotiated deal with broadcaster Star India within a month.