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Bharti Airtel to shift focus to non-voice services

Bharti Airtel to shift focus to non-voice services
India’s largest and world’s 3rd largest wireless telecom operator, Bharti Airtel is restructuring its telecom business into nine vertical businesses each under a separate head. This is in departure to its existing structure where the businesses are under 3 heads – Wireless Mobile Services, Telemedia Services (DTH, Broadband, IPTV, Fixed Line) and Enterprise services (undersea cable, NLD/ILD).

Airtel IPTV – a value proposition

Airtel IPTV – a value proposition
Airtel digital TV interactive, the name for its IPTV services has been launched this month but is available only to residents of Delhi and NCR. The new service would surely gain acceptance especially because its a Triple Play – TV, Phone and Internet, and that the total cost would work out to be lesser than individual cost.

Tata Sky become first DTH service to provide DVR

Tata Sky become first DTH service to provide DVR
Faced with increased competition from Airtel Digital TV and Big TV, Tata Sky has launched a new service Tata Sky+, which uses the much awaited personal video recorder (PVR) technology. PVR allows viewers to Pause TV, Rewind and even Record one channel while watching another channel.

Airtel Digital TV DTH launch – are they a bit late??

Airtel Digital TV DTH launch – are they a bit late??
After Dish TV, Tata Sky, Sun Direct and Big TV, its now the turn of fifth private DTH operator, Bharti Airtel to launch their services on October 9, 2008. The service would be known as Airtel Digital TV and available in 62 cities initially.

Adlabs go in for a name change to reflect ADAG image

Adlabs go in for a name change to reflect ADAG image
India’s largest multiplex chain, Adlabs is going for a rebranding exercise to bring the name is sync with the group’s other entertainment ventures such as FM, DTH, DVD rental, music and movie production.

Entertain yourself with a TV during your Shatabdi Trip

Entertain yourself with a TV during your Shatabdi Trip
Faced with competition and losing market share to low-cost airlines, Indian Railways is starting a pilot project to install flat-panel touch screen TV on individual seat in select North Indian Shatabdi trains.

Reliance ADAG plans BIG in film production biz

Reliance ADAG plans BIG in film production biz
The Indian film industry is attracting big ticket investment with corporate houses turning focus on film production. After Yashraj Films, UTV, TV18 and PVR, Reliance ADAG is investing big in film production.

Bharti Airtel to start DTH and IPTV services this fiscal

Bharti Airtel to start DTH and IPTV services this fiscal
Bharti Airtel is entering the broadcasting segment with Direct-to-Home (DTH) and Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) services. It has got approval from I&B Ministry for its DTH venture. IPTV will be launched by December 2007 in partnership with Cisco and initially limited to six cities.

Airtel and Google forge alliance for customised services

Airtel and Google forge alliance for customised services
Airtel Broadband & Telephone Services has partnered with Google to offer customised Homepage and associated web-based services powered by Google to Airtel broadband customers free of cost. Under the agreement, Airtel will offer a portal which includes Google Search, Gmail, Google Talk, Google Docs and Spreadsheets, NetXpert for troubleshooting,  Web SMS, Security Services, gaming and music download services.