The Indian cabinet has approved a policy that would help digitise cable TV operations across the country. Under the so-called headend-in-the-sky (HITS) policy, cable operators will have to lease transponders on a dedicated satellite, acquire TV channels from broadcasters, uplink these to the satellite, then download and beam the signals to households in digital format.

Other posts by :

1. Netflix gets downgrade on Warner Bros move
2. UK trims Orbex investment
3. Euro-bank sets up €500m space fund
4. Revenue jump forecast for Eutelsat
5. Moody’s upgrades Eutelsat’s debt rating
6. Rivada Space Networks wins spectrum dispute
7. Will we take an AI bubble bath?
8. Eutelsat shareholders upset over Rights Issue
9. Amazon Leo satellites en route to French Guiana

Categories: Articles, Broadband, Cable, Regulation