Cable TV digitisation to be over within a year: Report

Last Updated: Sunday, April 14, 2013, 21:21

The process of full digitisation of cable TV systems in the country is expected to be over well before the end of the current fiscal given a sharp surge in the installation of set-top boxes by large distributors, a report has said.

Make sure minimum inconvenience caused to subscribers: Govt to MSOs

Last Updated: Friday, April 12, 2013, 21:11

Twelve days after the deadline for the second phase of digitisation drive ended, the government Friday said it had asked multi-system operators not to cause "inconvenience" to viewers, indicating that it may not enforce total black-outs in areas where set top boxes could not be accessed.

Digitisation process giving DTH companies advantage: Cable operators

Last Updated: Friday, April 5, 2013, 22:34

The digitisation process being ushered in by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry was providing DTH companies advantage over local cable operators, the Cable Operators Federation of India (COFI) Friday claimed.

Cable digitisation: Govt allows grace period of 15 days

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 2, 2013, 19:25

The government is planning to go slow in enforcing black out on TV screens as about 25 percent of 1.6 crore households missed the April 1 deadline to switch over to digitised cable television.

Cable TV Digitisation deadline ends in 38 cities

Last Updated: Sunday, March 31, 2013, 22:40

With approximately 70 to 75 percent seeding of STBs achieved on an average in areas chosen under the second phase of digitisation drive, analogue cable signals would be switched off in over 30 cities from Monday onwards.

Digitalisation drive: Delhi LCOs to observe 48 hrs black out

Last Updated: Friday, March 29, 2013, 22:06

A section of cable operators today said they have decided not to provide service for 48 hours starting tonight to protest against digitalisation and government neglect.

TV without set top boxes to go blank in 38 cities from Monday

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 26, 2013, 20:59

Television sets without Set Top Boxes (STBs) would go blank from Monday in 38 cities which are included in the second phase of digitisation, Indian Broadcasting Federation (IBF) Tuesday said as government claimed 67 percent digitisation had been achieved in these places.

Kalyan East MLA booked for threatening rival cable TV operator

Last Updated: Monday, March 25, 2013, 17:28

The Thane police have booked a six people including the Kalyan (E) independant MLA Ganpat Gaikwad on the alleged charges of threatening a cable operator with a revolver and bashing him up, the police said today.

Statutory mechanism needed for convergence issues: Tewari

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 16, 2013, 18:10

Tewari also said that the government was looking at the Digitisation of cable sector as a process which will yield larger benefits like providing the consumer greater choice and clarity in terms of end product which he chooses.

'Govt to push for indigenous manufacturing of set top boxes'

Last Updated: Sunday, January 13, 2013, 14:22

Admitting that foreign countries like China have gained in the first phase of India's ambitious Rs 24,000 crore digitisation process, Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari has said government was now trying to boost indigenous industry in the next phases of the exercise which has created huge demand for set top boxes.

Digitisation: Bengal to ignore December 27 deadline

Last Updated: Thursday, December 27, 2012, 23:27

With the deadline for cable TV digitisation ending Thursday, a West Bengal minister said that the state government would ignore it as the ground reality in the state for its completion was different.

TRAI asked to check monopolies in cable sector

Last Updated: Monday, November 19, 2012, 16:22

As the government's digitisation drive enters its second phase, the Information and Broadcasting ministry has asked telecom regulator TRAI to come up with measures to check prevalence of monopolies in the cable TV sector.