DD has no plans for new terrestrial transmitters in view of Freedish: MoS

A total of 19 digital transmitters have been installed in 17 states including Delhi ‘to keep pace with the advancement in broadcasting industry in the world’, Parliament has been informed.

Owner of Geo TV, Veena Malik and others get 26 years in Jail

The owner of Pakistan’s biggest media group, Geo TV, along with actor Veena Malik and her husband, was sentenced to 26 years in prison by an anti-terrorism court for allegedly airing a blasphemous programme.

Huawei Introduce Its Flagship Products and Solutions at Enterprise ICT Carnival 2014

Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, commenced its two-day Enterprise ICT carnival 2014 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, Pacific Place, Jakarta. Indonesia is one of the most dynamic market growths in Enterprise space. Through dedication to customer-centric innovation and strong partnerships, Huawei is committed to serve as the most innovative and optimal partner for Indonesian enterprises, accelerating their ICT development and improving their operational efficiency. Having confidence in Huawei means our customers in Indonesia deserved 'A Better Way' to unleash the businesses to thrive in this digital age.

Globecast and MEASAT to Distribute HGTV across Asia

MEASAT Satellite Systems announced an agreement with Globecast to distribute top U.S. Network, HGTV, on MEASAT-3. HGTV will debut as the first regional channel dedicated to the growing home and lifestyle category in Asia. It is wholly owned by Scripps Networks Interactive, one of the world’s leading producers of engaging lifestyle content in the home, food and travel categories.

ICT to make significant impact in rural areas: Report

Over three billion people are now online and information and communication technology (ICT) growth remains buoyant in just about every country worldwide, according to ITU’s flagship annual ‘Measuring the Information Society Report’.

Old TV frequencies can be turned into free ‘super WiFi’

Old television frequencies are becoming available for other uses around the world due to a switch from analogue to digital transmission.

Net neutrality suits expected: FCC Chairman

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has admitted that major cable and telecoms industry players are likely to sue the Commission whatever rules it proposes following its consultation on net neutrality.

Bharti Airtel launches 4G service in Seychelles

Bharti Airtel has launched 4G service in Seychelles, which is the operator's first commercial LTE network in Africa.

StarHub Styles up with Fashion One

StarHub TV and Fashion One, the international channel for fashion, entertainment and lifestyle television jointly announce the launch of Fashion One on StarHub TV Channel 442 and StarHub TV Anywhere. The channel will hit the catwalk in high definition starting 4 December 2014. In addition, a free preview will be held from launch to 18 December 2014.

Tata Sky launches ID on its basic pack

ID-Investigation Discovery, the first genre-specific Hindi entertainment channel is now available on basic pack of one of India’s leading DTH platforms, Tata Sky with immediate effect. All customers of TATA SKY can now watch ID on channel no. 135. 

Jabalpur Operators protest new RIO rates of Star TV

Hike in rates of Star TV group channels after it migrated to RIO agreement system is facing lot of protest from Cable Operators and MSOs.

No progress in Tamil Nadu runs MSO Arasu application for DAS licence: MoS

There is no progress in the application of Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Limited for the MSO licence, if one goes by the reply given in Parliament by Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore.

SC stays Delhi HC ban on Comedy Central to resume broadcast this evening

The Supreme Court stayed on 28 November, Delhi High Court’s decision to ban the transmission of entertainment channel Comedy Central for six days, beginning from 26 November 2014. The apex court also issued a notice to the Central government that challenges constitutional validity of certain sections in the Cable Television Networks Act based on Viacom18’s petition.

Ultra-superfast 5G broadband comes closer

Researchers are investigating how software-defined cellular networking might be used to give smartphone users the next generation of super-superfast broadband 5G. 

TV18 Broadcast appoints Hariharan Mahadevan as CFO

Hariharan Mahadevan is the new chief financial officer (CFO) of TV 18 Broadcast.

Punjabi News channel, ABP Sanjha to go off air

MCCS has plans to wind up its Punjabi News Channel ABP Sanjha. The channel applied for a license in early 2013 but the clearance was given only on 31 July this year after more than 18 months.

Discovery Turbo refreshed as premium channel for Men

The first of its kind 24-hour multi-genre channel “just for males” will beam into Indian homes from December 1st. Discovery has transformed its existing channel Discovery Turbo into a Premium English Entertainment Channel for Men expanding its content offering to reflect the new and emerging passions, desires and interests of the aspirational male audience. 

Rupert Murdoch-led News Corp acquires stake in Property Portal PropTiger.com

Murdoch’s News Corp announced on 25 November, an investment of $30 million (Rs 186 crore) in a real estate website, PropTiger.com. The Portal was started by Dhruv Agarwal with two friends, Kartik Varma and Prashan Agarwal. 

K Sanjay Murthy appointed Jt Secy (Films)

The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB) has issued a notification on 24 November appointing K Sanjay Murthy as joint secretary of Films Division with effect from 21 November.

Justice C K Prasad replaces Markandey Katju as PCI Chairman

Justice Markandey Katju, known for his sharp comments on many actions of the government, will be replaced as Chairman of Press Council of India by ex-Supreme Court Judge C K Prasad. Justice Katju’s term ended on October 11.

MSM-Discovery distribution JV ends on Jan 1

Following the TRAI Regulations on aggregators of TV channels MSM and Discovery have decided to part ways with effect from January 1, 2015.

Three railway stations to become Wi-Fi covered

Railway Stations of Agra, Ahmedabad and Varanasi will soon get the Wi-Fi hotspots. Russia's Sistema JFSC that operates under the MTS brand in India has partnered with the Indian Railways to create these Wi-Fi hotspots by the first quarter of 2015.

Cable Operators block two channels in Karnataka

TV9 Kannada and News 9 (English) were taken off air by cable television operators across Karnataka for 24 hours at 6 PM on 24 November.

Children watch half as much live TV as adults, says Ofcom

Children aged 11 to 15 watch half the amount of live TV and six times more short online video clips per day compared to adults, according to new research by Ofcom.

The UK broadcast regulator found that 11 to 15 year olds watch 1 hour and 32 minutes of live TV per day and 33 minutes of short online video clips, compared to 2 hours and 58 minutes of TV and five minutes of clips for adults.

More than 7000 Participants of Airtel Delhi Half Marathon recovered at Volini “Recovery Zone”

For participants of Airtel Delhi Half Marathon, the finish line also meant heading towards Volini “Recovery Zone”. The 6,750 sq ft “Recovery Zone” at the finish line, had professional therapists and sports injury counselors tending to the tired muscles.

Omar Qureshi quits Zoom

Omar Qureshi, editor-in-chief and creative head of Times Television Network's Bollywood news channel - Zoom, has quit the channel after a stint of over six years.

Alok Nair quits CNBC-TV18

Alok Nair, Senior VP and National Revenue Head, CNBC-TV18, has put in his papers after eleven years with Network18. 

Reliance Digital TV announce partnership with The Vedic Maths Forum of India

Reliance Digital TV announced on 25 November its partnership with The Vedic Maths Forum of India to provide premium mathematics teaching on television. The new channel—The World of Vedic Maths—will be available on Channel # 559 on Reliance DTH at just Rs 112, on a pay-per-subscription basis for a period of five weeks.

Comedy Central to go off-air for 6 days: Delhi HC

Entertainment channel Comedy Central will have to go off air from 12.01 am on 26 November for six days after the Delhi high court upheld a ban imposed on it for broadcasting offensive content. 

DD Free Dish to conduct 18th e-auction on Nov 28

Prasar Bharati has decided to conduct its 18th online e-auction on 28 November for filling up the slots on Doordarshan’s free direct-to-home (DTH) service, DD Free Dish. 

Kolkata TV to launch a GEC ‘Kolkata 24x7’ by March 2015

The Bengali TV lovers are in for some dose of entertainment. And attempting this is a 24 hours Bengali News channel Kolkata TV.

Murli Deora, former union minister passes away

Senior Congress leader and former Union minister Murli Deora passed away in Mumbai on Monday, 24 November after prolonged illness.

Government may merge broadband, e-services delivery projects

The Narendra Modi-led government could merge two key broadband ventures into a jumbo Rs 60,000-crore project to speed up delivery of high-speed internet and government services to the common man under the ambitious Digital India drive. It is weighing the pros and cons of mandating Bharat Broadband Networks (BBNL) to implement the national broadband and government-to-citizen e-services projects as a single venture on a turnkey basis, said, a telecom official.

Times Internet announces strategic partnership with Electus Digital

Times Internet (TIL), a premiere digital product company and the digital arm of India’s largest media conglomerate, The Times of India Group, has added another partnership to its Times Global Partners (TGP) portfolio by inking a deal with Electus Digital, the digital creative and distribution arm of Electus. The strategic partnership for India includes Electus Digital websites CollegeHumor.com, Dorkly.com and WatchLOUD.com. The alliance was brokered by TGP, who will be responsible for growth and monetization of the three Electus Digital websites sites in India as part of the deal.

TTN appoints Anup Vishwanathan as marketing head English Entertainment cluster

Times Television Network (TTN) has appointed Anup Vishwanathan as the marketing head of the English Entertainment cluster which includes channels such as Movies Now and Romedy Now.

RBNL makes two new appointments for Big Magic

Reliance Broadcast Network Ltd (RBNL) has made two new additions to its senior management team for the growth of its TV business. 

TRAI exempts small Internet Service Providers (ISPs) from tariff reporting requirement

TRAI has released 59th Amendment to the Telecommunication Tariff Order (TTO), 1999 on 21 November. TRAI decided to exempt internet service providers from the tariff reporting requirement during a financial year if the total number of its subscribers is less than ten thousand (<10,000) on the last day of the preceding financial year.

Former (DoT) official Anil Kaushal may be appointed TRAI member

Former Department of Telecom (DoT) official Anil Kaushal is likely to be appointed as the new full-time member of TRAI with tenure of three years.

MIB to decide meeting of DAS task force on 2nd Wednesday of every month

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has decided to hold Task Force meeting for Phase III of Digital Addressable System (DAS) on second Wednesday of every month. 

French Embassy hosts seminar on ‘Reinventing Network and Security Orchestration’

Service providers in Telecom Industry have long struggled to control operational costs and increase the speed of service delivery. Incremental networking technology cost reduction and marginal service delivery improvements have not led to dramatic cost savings or improved time to service launch. In fact, the exponential growth of function-specific networking devices in the past decade made matters worse.

Delhi HC adjourns ad cap hearing to 21 January 2015

Broadcasters are lucky as they continue to enjoy advertising on their channels as they wish the ad cap regulation of TRAI being sulyudice and not implements this time again the hearing has been adjourned to January 21, 2015 the Delhi High Court has no time for the hearing. 

Netflix to expand in Australia and New Zealand in March

Video streaming service provider Netflix Inc said it would expand into Australia and New Zealand in March.

Xiaomi invests $300 million in online video firm iQiyi

Xiaomi Technology Co Ltd said on 19 November it had made $300 million investment in online video provider iQiyi.

Mehraj Dube quits NDTV to joins Reliance Industries as Assistant VP, Media

Mehraj Dube, Associate Editor at NDTV has resigned down from his job at NDTV to take charge as Assistant Vice President, Media at Reliance Industries.

MIB issues format of security clearance for TV channels

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has set the format of security clearance for new TV channels as well as those seeking fresh security clearances before renewal of permission for next 10 years. 

TRAI releases recommendations on Regulatory Framework for Platform Services

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has released on 19 November, its recommendations on the 'Regulatory Framework for Platform Services (PS)’.

Nagpur Cable Operators to pay Rs 30 per month to MSO: TDSAT

In an ongoing case between LCOs of Nagpur and their MSO GTPL regarding hike in subscription fee paid every month, TDSAT ordered the LCOs to continue paying Rs 30/- per month per subscriber till the next hearing of the case on 10 December 2014.

MIB appoints Puneet Kansal as Joint Secretary Broadcasting II

Effective November 05, Puneet Kansal, who was a director in the Ministry of Power, has been appointed as Joint Secretary (Broadcasting II) in the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB). 

Discovery brings an ultimate endurance test of survival

Discovery Channels survival series Dual Survivor is back with all new episodes in its exciting new season. The series will witness Cody, one of the world's foremost experts in self-reliance and living off the land and Joe Teti, a former Force Recon Marine and Army Special Forces soldier using their skills to devise extraordinary ways to survive. Their aim is to demonstrate, in their own way, how the right skills and some creative thinking can keep you alive in the remote corners of the world.

DoT for commencing spectrum auction from February 23

As per a PTI report, spectrum auction for mobile services is expected to start from February 23, a few days later than suggested by a ministerial group, according to official sources.

Tikona raises $45 mn in funding

Internet service provider Tikona has raised funds to the tune of $45 million from investors including International Financial Corporation (IFC).

Bloomberg TV India appoints Amol Maheshwari as National Sales Head

Amol Maheshwari has been appointed as National Sales Head of Bloomberg TV India.  As a part of his new portfolio, Maheshwari will be responsible to drive the business development for the premium business news channel across India. 

Amagi becomes international leader in cloud based channel-playout

Amagi, the leader in cloud-based TV broadcast platforms has announced the opening of its sales and support office in Tokyo, Japan on November 17, 2014. The office will oversee Amagi’s progression into the Japanese TV broadcasting industry, giving TV networks in the region improved access to its path-breaking channel playout and monetization solutions.

Epic Channel goes on air today

The Epic Channel, a TV channel of mythology and history is being launched today on all digital platforms, including DTH and digital cable networks.

SC refuses to stay trial against Raja and others in 2G case

The Supreme Court on 18 November refused to stay the trial in the 2G case relating to Indian Penal Code offences and under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act against former Telecom Minister A. Raja and 18 others.

TDSAT to hear IBF case on tariff on 12 December

TRAI’s tariff order dated 16 July for commercial establishments TDSAT has been further adjourned to 12 December. The petition filed by the Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF), Viacom 18 and MSM India challenging the tariff order amendment of 16 July came up for hearing on 18 November.

NBA condemns brutal assault by policemen on journalists and cameramen today at Hisar

News Broadcasters Association (NBA) vehemently condemns the brutal assault by policemen on journalists and cameramen who were covering the police action outside the ashram of self-styled godman Baba Rampal in Hisar, Haryana today.

Tamil Nadu Cable operators protest against rate increase

Cable TV operators belonging to the Tamil Nadu Cable TV Operators Public Welfare Association (TCOA) are protesting against increase in monthly subscription for every cable TV connection from Rs. 70 to Rs. 150.

DD Kisan to launch in January 2015

Doordarshan's 'Kisan TV' channel, which would air programmes on agriculture for farmers, is likely to be ready for launch by mid-January next year.

Calcutta HC extends DigicableComm interim stay by eight weeks

The Calcutta High Court has extended the interim stay on the cancellation of DigiCablecomm Services’ DAS Regulation for eight more weeks. 

Amit Tripathi joins Focus TV as COO and National Sales Head

Amit Tripathi, COO, New Express has now joined Focus TV as COO and National Sales Head for Focus Bangla & Focus NE.

Rajshri Entertainment launches online animation channel Peekaboo

Rajshri Entertainment, the digital entertainment studio, has launched Peekaboo, a kids channel on digital media with HD animation content. The videos can be viewed across devices desktops, laptops, tablet computers and mobile phones.

Rightster partners with Lehren Networks to manage its YouTube channels

Rightster, the cloud-based global video distribution and monetisation network that simplifies delivery to TV scale audiences in the complex online video market, announced a partnership with Lehren Networks, one of the most popular media and entertainment network devoted to India’s film industry, to manage its 77+ YouTube channels.

Cloud services market to reach $200 bn in 2018; Google, IBM, Amazon lead

Infonetics Research said on 12 November that Google, IBM and Amazon lead the Cloud services market that the firm forecasts will reach $200 billion by 2018.

Cisco investing $1.7 bn in India in 2014, India Q1 FY 2015 revenue up 6%

Enterprise networking vendor Cisco is investing $1.7 billion in India this year.

CASBAA Welcomes Frank Rittman to Its Board of Directors

During its Council of Governors Meeting concluding the CASBAA Convention 2014, CASBAA announced the election of Frank Rittman of the Motion Picture Association to its Board of Directors.

Hathway recorded revenue up in Q2 FY15

Multi System Operator (MSO), Hathway Cable & Datacom recorded a 20 per cent hike in revenues in Q2 FY 2015. The MSO’s revenue went up from Rs. 2,202 million in Q2 FY14 to Rs 2,635 million in Q2 FY15.

Department of Consumer Affairs joins hands with ASCI

Strengthening its mission towards self-regulation in advertising, Department of Consumer Affairs (DoCA), of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, has officially partnered with Advertising Standard Council of India (ASCI) to augment the efforts on stopping misleading advertisements. The collaboration will see joint efforts to evaluate and pass strictures against the violators. The six priority sectors that would be covered are agriculture and food, health, education, housing, financial services and e-commerce.

Nokia Networks bags 3G contract from Bharti Airtel

Nokia Networks has bagged a 3G contract from Bharti Airtel that will help Airtel enhance its 3G network in the Mumbai, West Bengal and Bihar telecom circles using Nokia’s latest Single RAN (radio access network) Advanced platform. The deal includes an India-first dual band, dual carrier 3G-network implementation, refarming 900 MHz to complement Mumbai’s existing 3G network on 2100 MHz. This will enable higher throughput and thus improved 3G services for Bharti Airtel’s customers

TRAI schedules Open House Discussion on Migration to IP based networks on December 2

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) announced an open house discussion to discuss Migration to IP based Networks on December 02, 2014. The discussion will be organised in India International Centre, New Delhi.

Sandeep Bharadwaj leaves Star to join Times TV

MUMBAI: Sandeep Bharadwaj, Star India SVP distribution, an old hand in the group has put in his papers. He is likely to join Times Television Network as distribution head for cable. 

Veteran film and TV director Ravi Chopra passes away

Veteran film and TV director Ravi Chopra is no more. He passed away on Wednesday, Nov 12, 2014 at the age of 68 following a lung ailment.

Aircel tie up with RCom to launch 3G services in Mumbai

Aircel has launched 3G services in Mumbai, making the metro its third circle after Delhi and Rajasthan. The company, which does not hold 3G spectrum in the circle, had entered into an intra-circle roaming agreement (ICR) with Reliance Communications (RCom) to launch the services in Mumbai.

YuppTV launches app on Sharp Smart Central TV

YuppTV, the over-the-top (OTT) content player for South Asian content, has launched its application on Sharp Smart Central TVs, which are available in 60- and 70-inch screen sizes. 

BES celebrates Public Service Broadcasting Day

Broadcast Engineering Society (India) (BES (I)), celebrated National Public Service Broadcasting Day today at Constitution Club, New Delhi on 12 November 2014. Shri Kailash Satyarthi, the Noble Peace Prize Laureate 2014 from India was the Chief Guest. 

Operators of Jabalpur protest against hiked in Star TV rates

‘Mahakoushal Cable Operators Sangh’ and Jabalpur Cable Operators Welfare Association of local cable operators protest against the new RIO (Reference Interconnect Offer) of Star TV channels in Jabalpur (MP) on 12 November 2014.

SITI Cable selects Cisco DOCSIS 3.0 technology to launch high speed broadband service

Cisco announced that SITI Cable, one of India’s leading cable TV multiple-system operators (MSO), has selected Cisco® DOCSIS 3.0 technology for the introduction of next-generation cable broadband services in the country. With DOCSIS 3.0 technology, SITI Cable will be offering its subscribers Internet speeds of up to 100 Mbps, as well as high speed data networks and access to more content online compared with that offered by existing telecom Internet service providers (ISPs).

Harmonic Makes Strategic Investments in Cloud Technology Companies

Harmonic the worldwide leader in video delivery infrastructure announced that the company has made significant investments in Encoding.com, the world's largest video transcoding service, and VJU, one of the first companies to provide cloud-enabled playout solutions to the broadcast and pay-TV industries. Having a financial stake in Encoding.com and VJU strengthens Harmonic's ability to offer highly flexible and scalable cloud-based services that provides amazing video quality and dramatically simplified cloud-based operations.

"To manage the complexity and enable the scalability of broadcast and multiscreen workflows, our customers are increasingly embracing flexible cloud technologies. Investing in Encoding.com and VJU, two key innovators in the cloud services market, aligns with Harmonic's strategic vision, enabling us to better support our customers' business and operational requirements," said Patrick Harshman, president and CEO, Harmonic. "With Encoding.com and VJU, Harmonic can deliver VOS™ technologies both on-premise and in the cloud, for seamless and highly elastic customer operations."

First Meeting of Consultative Committee attached to Ministry of Information & Broadcasting held

Shri Arun Jaitley, Union Minister of Finance, Corporate Affairs and Information & Broadcasting today chaired the First meeting of the Consultative Committee of Ministry of Information & Broadcasting to discuss the issue of Digitisation of Cable TV Network, Phase III and IV. Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, MoS for Information & Broadcasting was also present in the meeting. 

Welcoming the members, Shri Jaitley in his opening remarks emphasised the importance of the digitisation programme in providing better quality of service, wider choice of content and its important role in bringing about transparency within the subscriber base. As a process it had also brought about a change in the Broadcasting landscape as well as enabled broadband penetration within the country. 

China's Xiaomi $1 billion to expand internet TV content

As reported by Reuters, China's Xiaomi Technology Co Ltd said on November 4 it would spend $1 billion to expand its internet TV content as the world's third largest smartphone maker ramps up its push into the living room, and a market estimated to be worth $3 billion.

Airtel Africa launches services on Thuraya satellite

Airtel Africa, a subsidiary of Indian telecommunications company Airtel has partnered with Dubai based mobile satellite services provider Thuraya to launch its products and services in 12 African countries and tap the growing demand for communication services.

ALi Presents Combo Satellite and Terrestrial Solutions Targeting African Markets

ALi Corporation, a leading Set-Top Box (STB) chipset solution provider, announced it will showcase a series of solutions specially tailored for African countries at AfricaCast 2014.

Application of NovelSat Technology on AFRICASAT-1a Generates Significant Cost Savings

MEASAT Satellite Systems announced that customers on the AFRICASAT-1a satellite will now be able to benefit from additional cost savings given the successful test of 64APSK modulation on the satellite’s high-powered pan-African beam.

Hathway hires Aidem for ad sales

Hathway Cable & Datacom has appointed Aidem Ventures for its ad sales function. Aidem will use its marketing skills to garner ads for Hathway TV channels.

Disney Movies Anywhere on Google Play

The Walt Disney Studios and Google Play are teaming up to allow Android users enjoy their Disney, Pixar, and Marvel digital movie collections across their devices through Disney Movies Anywhere.

The cloud-based movie service was launched February 2014 with Apple, enabling buyers of Disney movies to view them digitally on multiple Apple devices. As rival studios and consumer electronics groups have backed UltraViolet, Disney and Apple have preferred a more proprietary and contained cloud-based system limited to Apple’s store and devices.

TalkTalk halves triple-play prices

TalkTalk has cut the cost of its TV, broadband and calls packages to half price for 12 months. TalkTalk’s Essentials TV package will now be £4.25 a month plus line rental, while Plus TV – TalkTalk’s YouView TV bundle – will be £9.25 a month plus line rental. The deal provides a saving of up to £190 over 18 months in comparison to BT’s equivalent packages, according to TalkTalk.

The new deal builds on a recent announcement that mobile now comes as standard for Plus TV, as TalkTalk has added a free mobile SIM worth £90 to the package, offering 100 minutes, 250 texts and 200Mb of data a month. Plus TV also includes seven Sky entertainment channels – such as Sky 1, Sky Living and Sky Sports News HQ – the ability to pause, rewind and record live TV through a YouView+ box, alongside totally unlimited broadband and anytime calls.

Discovery “another solid quarter”

Discovery Communications has reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30th 2014.

Q3 revenues of $1,568 million increased $193 million, or 14, over the third quarter a year ago, as 32 per cent growth at International Networks was partially offset by a 1 per cent decline at US Networks, primarily due to additional revenues from licensing agreements in the prior year.

Globecast Partners with WinMedia to Provide a Turnkey Solution for Satellite TV

WinMedia, a world leader in automation and content management software solutions for broadcasters, and Globecast, a leading-edge content contribution, preparation and distribution company, have signed a partnership agreement to integrate and distribute their state-of-the-art technologies.The tools to prepare, plan and playout the content encompassed in WinMedia solutionshave been combined withGlobecast’s powerful satellite delivery platform.

ZEEL appoints Sunil Buch as Chief Business Officer

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) announced the appointment of Sunil Buch as Chief Business Officer (CBO). Sunil will be responsible for the business deliverables critical to the organization via effective and quick implementation of prioritized strategic initiatives across the organization and will report in to Punit Goenka, MD & CEO, ZEEL. In addition, Sunil will also head Network Marketing, Audience Content Research, Brand Activation & Identity Strategy.

Envivio Nuage℠ Finalist for Fierce Innovation Award

A global leader and innovator of multi-screen video software worldwide, Envivio announced it has been selected as a finalist in this year’s prestigious Fierce Innovation Awards: Telecom Edition, an operator-reviewed awards program from the publishers of FierceWireless, FierceTelecom and FierceCable.  Envivio was recognized as a finalist in the category of cloud services for its innovative, industry-leading product Envivio Nuage℠.