Television
Discovery Channel more popular in India than MTV!
The latest ratings by TAM Media Research on TV viewership in India shows some of great trends:
Discovery Channel is the highest rated English language channel with a viewership of 13%... MTV is a distant 3rd.
60% of men watching TV watch Discovery Channel
News channels, with all of them regurgitating the same news couldn't cross 5% each.
The [...]
Indian cable operators want to get in on 3G
Cable guys want 3G bite- The Economic Times The indian cable guys want in on the entertainment & tv aspect of 3G - if and when 3G happens in India. They're already in on the WiMAX craze.
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Tamil Nadu state government tries to takeover MSOs
The Hindu : Front Page : State to take over cable TV network
Tamil Nadu Acquisition, Transfer and Taking Over of the Administration of Cable Television Network (Including Multiple Service Optical Transport System) Bill, 2006
So, looks like this is going to be even more fun than I thought... now the Tamil Nadu (a state [...]
Bharti (Airtel) also plans IPTV service in India
As a follow-up to my rant on Digital TV in India, its important to note that Airtel has also joined the fray for IPTV. As this article states, they are trialing UTStar's mVision systems, newly rebranded as RollingStream (via prnewswire, lightreading).
Here's the article on Indian Television:Indiantelevision.com's Digital Edge - Bharti plans IPTV launch, UTStarcom the [...]
DRM, CAS and why the Indian Digital TV market was stillborn
Anil Dash: Dos and Don'ts for Beating the iPod (and iTunes)
Teaching consumers about DRM is like giving your cat a bath: You're only going to piss her off, and she'd do a better job of it on her own anyway. Explain your lack of DRM in terms of user benefits instead of technology, [...]
Superbowl XXXIX Ads
Gaurav Bhatnagar writes about super bowl ads: New Delhi Times: godaddy.com super bowl made an impact on me - and i didnt even watch it!
I was in Johannesburg South Africa on a business trip during the super bowl weekend. Heard the Patriots defeated the Eagles 24–21.
When I got back, as usual, I made it a point [...]
Google launches a Video seach beta
Google launches Video search beta!
Robert Scoble notes that you can’t search for Channel 9 videos on Google Video yet.
Google Video Search
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