Complete transition to digital cable TV by 2016 end: TRAI

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 17, 2015, 22:28

There will be complete transition to Digital Cable TV by next year end as the process of digitisation was in full swing, a senior Telecom Regulatory Authority of India official said Wednesday.

Karna Gram panchayats` meetings to go live on cable TV

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 18:25

In an initiative aimed at offering a more transparent and result-oriented system of governance, proceedings of meetings of as many as 1,000 gram panchayats in Karnataka will go live over cable TV from March 1 next.

TRAI express concern over slack implementation of digitisation

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 20:03

Upset that even after the implementation of digitisation in Chennai, some Local Cable Operators (LCOs) and Multi System Operators (MSOs) continued to show channels in analog form, broadcasting regulator TRAI has asked those not following rules to fall in line.

Cable TV: TRAI extends deadline for filling CAF in 38 cities

Last Updated: Thursday, September 26, 2013, 21:27

The MSOs have also informed TRAI about the complexity and enormity involved in the task to get CAF for all subscribers in a short time.

TRAI to take up TV channels pricing issue

Last Updated: Saturday, September 14, 2013, 16:22

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Chairmam said that the present system was "broken" and it is getting fixed now.

75 million STBs needed for Phase III, IV of digitisation: Govt

Last Updated: Thursday, July 11, 2013, 15:11

Cable TV networks in India have been mandated to go digital by December 2014.

Licences of 20 MSOs cancelled

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 18, 2013, 22:38

The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has cancelled the licences of 20 Multi System Operators (MSOs) for not meeting the conditions for providing digitised cable services.

No cable TV after June 25 if CAF is not submitted: Trai

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 11, 2013, 22:32

Local cable TV operator will have to collect and submit form to MSO who provides signal feed to them.

Cable TV digitisation: TRAI moves court against cable operators

Last Updated: Monday, May 27, 2013, 18:31

In its complaints before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vidya Prakash, TRAI said cable operators were violating its regulations concerning implementation of Digital Addressable Cable TV System (DAS), for which a set-top box is to be attached with television set of the subscriber.

GoM may discuss BSNL, MTNL entry into cable TV, broadcasting

Last Updated: Thursday, May 9, 2013, 21:19

A Group of Ministers is expected to consider a DoT proposal on Friday that may clear the way for state-owned telecom firms, BSNL and MTNL, to venture into cable TV and broadcasting services to help infuse life into the loss making companies.

Move with caution on digitisation issue: Par panel to I&B Min

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 30, 2013, 18:37

"In view of the emerging scenario, the committee feels that the process of 100 percent digitisation will not be smooth and there may be more problems in phase III and IV of digitisation," the Parliamentary Standing Committee said in its report tabled in Parliament.

TV digitisation drive gets boost with HCs orders

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 16, 2013, 23:33

Officials said that in Gujarat an application was filed before High Court of Gujarat by an association of cable operators seeking extension of digitisation phase II deadline in Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Rajkot and Surat.