India’s cabinet has decided to proceed with an auction of spectrum in some key frequencies. The government will auction spectrum in the 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 2300 MHz and 2500 MHz terrestrial frequency bands. The spectrum licences will then be valid for 20 years. A total of 2251.25 MHz […]
With an objective to expand its content portfolio to meet the growing entertainment requirements across age groups, Dish TV India Limited, India’s leading DTH Company, has announced its partnership with Hungama Play, a VoD platform owned by Hungama Digital Media. Through this partnership, Dish TV India has further strengthened its portfolio by adding one more […]
On December 5th and 6th viewers in India can watch all of Netflix’s content free of charge as part of a ‘Streamfest’ promotional weekend to encourage more subscribers. This is the first-ever such event anywhere on the planet and designed to see Netflix’s current 5 million or so subscribers (as stated by Media Partners Asia) […]
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced that applications are now open for BAFTA Breakthrough India, supported by Netflix. The initiative marks BAFTA’s first steps into India, showcasing and supporting the next generation of creative talent in film, games and television globally alongside the UK, USA and China. BAFTA has also […]
India is planning tough regulations on Netflix, Hotstar, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ and the other OTT players operating in the country. Currently the OTT broadcasters can operate free of restrictions, but the new regulations will see the streamers fall under the supervision of the country’s Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. Eight existing OTT operators had […]
Competition for OTT subscribers is a heated battleground in India. But Reliance Jio, the 4G cellular service from Reliance Industries, is tipping the scales for Netflix. Research from Media Partners Asia (MPA) says that Netflix India is likely to end the calendar year with some 4.6 million paid subscribers. MPA adds that Netflix India’s full-year […]
The total pay-TV services revenue in India is expected to grow at a lethargic compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 0.7 per cent from $3.19 billion in 2020 to $3.30 billion in 2025 due to growing user substitution to OTT platforms, according to GlobalData. GlobalData’s India Telecom Operators Country Intelligence Report reveals that though pay-TV […]
India’s Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRAI) stated on Sept 14 that it was recommending that Cloud operators and service providers be supervised by a newly established “light touch regulatory framework”. TRAI added that the new supervisor should require all cloud service providers (CSPs) be part of the new body. “This body would lay down broad principles […]
India State Research Organsation (ISRO) said last week that it wasn’t going to be privatised. But that hasn’t stopped plans to bring the private sector into many of its current functions. India’s government is now creating a batch of changes and reforms which will result in greater participation of India’s creative public sector and industries […]
NetRange, a global provider of white-labelled, turnkey Smart TV and OTT ecosystems and SonyLIV, the premium VoD service in India, have announced a collaboration. Through this alliance, the Indian users of the NetRange Smart TV App Store will now be able to gain the SonyLIV app on their Smart TVs. This collaboration will enable NetRange […]