YuppTV appoints Damon S Johnson as Senior VP

YuppTV has appointed Damon S Johnson as SVP Business Development. Johnson will lead the development of distribution partnerships and explore, and build new content and entertainment options for the over-the-top (OTT) internet TV market.

Bollywood actor Deven Verma passes away

Veteran actor-filmmaker Deven Varma passed away following a heart attack on 2 December.

Doordarshan launches new show

Doordarshan on 2 December launched ten new shows in prime time on DD National. 

Oregan joins RDK community(International News dated

Oregan Networks, a specialist in pay-TV systems, has become a member of the RDK (Reference Design Kit), a pre-integrated software bundle that provides a common framework for powering customer-premises equipment from TV service providers, and announced a strategic intent to align its engineering expertise and services with RDK’s initiatives.

CASBAA Research Reveals Over 500 Million Multichannel TV Homes in Asia Pacific

According to CASBAA’s recently updated Asia Pacific Multichannel TV Advertising 2015 book, the Asia Pacific now boasts 500,639,000 multichannel homes across the region. An annual compendium of regional facts and figures and advertising research culled from a variety of sources, the Asia Pacific Multichannel TV Advertising 2015 is updated every year to provide essential data for the region’s broadcasting industry.

DoS gave 'certain benefits' to Tata Sky: CAG

The transponder lease agreement Department of Space had with Tata Sky gave "certain benefits" to the company which were not offered to any other DTH service providers, the Comptroller and Auditor General said. 

TN cable operators intensify DAS licence demand

Cable TV operators in the State have threatened to walk out of Arasu Cable network if the State government fails to obtain a digital addressable system (DAS) licence from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting within 15 days.