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India has 44.2 mn DTH subs, 825 channels: Trai
India has 44.21 million private DTH subscribers as of 31 December 2011, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India said in its quarterly report.
The total number of registered subscribers is from the six private direct-to-home operators - Dish TV, Tata Sky, Airtel Digital TV, Videocon D2H, Reliance Digital TV and Sun Direct.
Star, ABP announce divorce, Star News to be ABP News
Star India and Ananda Bazar Patrika (ABP) Group have officially announced the parting of ways.
Indiantelevision.com had earlier reported that the split would be within three months. The discontinuation will come in effect in phases from a period of 2-4 months and the partners will work together to ensure a smooth transition during this period.
Read more: Star, ABP announce divorce, Star News to be ABP News
Turner to close down Imagine TV
Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific has decided to shut down its Hindi general entertainment channel Imagine TV.
Turner found it unviable to compete in the cash-guzzling Hindi GEC space where its channel was consistently on the bottom part of the ratings ladder.
Turner International managing director- South Asia Siddharth Jain said, "Imagine TV has not performed and grown as per expectations.
Zee TV becomes first Indian channel to foray into China
Zee TV has become the first Indian television channel to enter the Chinese market.
The clearance, which came after six years of negotiations, would allow leading Chinese hotels to access Indian programmes broadcast by Zee TV.
For the first time, Indian cultural content including television soap operas will be distributed in Chinese television market, Indian officials here said.
Read more: Zee TV becomes first Indian channel to foray into China
Regional channels gain as broadcasters chase advertisers
As advertisers shift their focus to regional markets to tap rising consumption, television broadcasters, too, are chasing regional channels, which are growing faster than non-Hindi television markets.
On Monday, Sony Pictures Television, a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment, said it purchased a 30% stake in Telugu television broadcaster MAA Television Network. MAA Television Network owns four channels, including MAA TV, MAA Music, MAA Movies and MAA Junior.
Read more: Regional channels gain as broadcasters chase advertisers
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