More broadcasters move TDSAT against TRAI new tariff regime
NEW DELHI: Joining other broadcasters, Viacom 18 Media and Sun TV on Wednesday approached sectoral tribunal TDSAT, challenging TRAI’s tariff order to cap wholesale price of channels for DTH and IPTV...
View ArticleWWIL eyes Rs 3.4 bn revenue in FY’11
MUMBAI: Wire and Wireless (India) Ltd is targeting a revenue of Rs 3.4 billion and expects to be Ebitda positive for the full-fiscal, a source close to the company said. Fuelling this over 20 growth...
View ArticleGovt in favour of 74% FDI for DTH: Raghu menon
NEW DELHI: The Information & Broadcasting Ministry would like to take forward the recommendation of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) to up foreign direct investment in...
View ArticleTDSAT sets aside Trai’s broadcaster tariffs for DTH players
Broadcast tribunal Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) today set aside sectoral regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (Trais’s) attempt to cap the wholesale price of...
View ArticleGovt plans to raise FDI cap in DTH, IPTV and FM
NEW DELHI: The information and broadcasting ministry has proposed to increase foreign direct investment limit across media platforms — in direct-to home, internet protocol TV (IPTV), multi-system...
View ArticleRaising FDI in Media would attract foreign investors: WWIL
Sudhir Agarwal, CEO , WWIL, in an interview with ET Now talks about company’s overall condition and prospect. Excerpts: ET Now: This is a good news for the industry as a whole, FDI in DTH being raised...
View ArticleLok Sabha passes cable digitisation bill
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha today passed the second Bill to amend the Cable TV Networks (Regulation) Act 1995 that aims to replace the Ordinance promulgated in October. Information and Broadcasting Minister...
View ArticleTwo-tier FDI cap in media finalised
New Delhi: With the ministry of finance giving its nod, the decks have been cleared for the implementation of a simplified, two-tier policy on foreign direct investment (FDI) cap in media. Now, a 74%...
View ArticleGovt for uniform FDI limit in cable TV at 74%
The government has proposed a uniform Foreign Direct Investment cap of 74% across the digital cable TV sector. “We are definitely looking at having a uniform FDI cap of 74% for the digital cable TV...
View ArticleMSOs to be permitted 74% FDI: Jatua
NEW DELHI: Multi-system operators taking up digitisation with addressability will be permitted 74 per cent foreign direct investment as part of a move to bring about uniformity in FDI in broadcasting,...
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