Bharti Airtel block deal: BNP Paribas buys Rs 96 crore worth shares; BofA sellsBharti Airtel witnessed a block deal on Wednesday, with BNP Paribas buying 5.4 lakh shares from BoFA Securities for Rs 96 crore. The shares...
01 Apr, 2026, 10.38 PM IST
COAI flags concerns over Prasar Bharati’s direct-to-mobile testTelecom body COAI expresses serious concerns over Prasar Bharati's direct-to-mobile technology tests. The tests were conducted without invo...
05 Jan, 2026, 05.27 PM IST
D2M broadcast moving closer to launch in IndiaIndia is nearing the commercial launch of Direct-to-Mobile (D2M) technology, pending final regulatory approvals. This technology, utilizing...
07 May, 2025, 12.38 AM IST
AIDCF urges MIB to prevent Prasar Bharati from onboarding linear TV channels for its OTT platformThe All India Digital Cable Federation (AIDCF) has urged the information and broadcasting ministry to withdraw Prasar Bharati's notice invi...
05 Sep, 2024, 07.23 AM IST
Plan in works to improve LWE areas' communication networkIn a meeting with I&B officials last month, senior home ministry officials took stock of the existing telecom infrastructure to decide the ...
21 Oct, 2022, 07.23 AM IST
TRAI lowers cap on MRP of individual channelsTRAI has reduced the cap on the MRP of individual channels to Rs 12 per month, from Rs 19.
02 Jan, 2020, 11.16 AM IST
- DD FreeDish’s free service a concern for broadcasters
If it gets implemented, Trai’s new tariff order will cap the monthly cable or DTH bill of television households at Rs 130 (plus taxes) for ...
21 Sep, 2018, 07.17 AM IST
I&B ministry asks Prasar Bharati to explain DD free dish continuationThe broadcaster has also been asked to explain why was it not reviewing its Free Dish programme, which the ministry said, benefited only pr...
20 Apr, 2018, 08.00 AM IST
Don’t subsidise private channels, review free Dish policy: I&B ministry to Prasar BharatiA ministry official said the broadcaster has not replied to any of its six reminders sent in the last four months. The latest one was sent ...
12 Apr, 2018, 11.27 PM IST
Prasar Bharati’s spectrum charges won’t be waived offPrasar Bharati officials said the move will weaken the organisation financially, force it to adopt private partnerships and even cut down i...
29 Mar, 2018, 01.50 PM IST
Doordarshan looks to offer TV channels on smartphones; Prasar Bharati writes to I&B ministry with blueprintPrasar Bharati mulls a bouquet of 20 free-to-air channels, including top DD channels and some popular pvt free-to-air channels.
21 Apr, 2015, 05.12 AM IST
Digitisation, FDI in broadcasting issues highlights of I&B Ministry in 2012In 2013, Information and Broadcasting ministry plans to implement digitisation in 38 cities in 15 states for which deadline is March 31.
02 Jan, 2013, 01.07 PM IST
- Telecom department weighs permanent deputation for Indian Telecom Service officers
DoT will move a Cabinet note to ring in the permanent deputation model, to stop the exodus of ITS officers.
03 Jul, 2012, 08.10 AM IST
- The dispute between defence and telecom on vacating spectrum must end
The effort should be to provide every Indian with highspeed data connectivity, for India to realise the productive potential of her 1.2 bil...
01 Jul, 2011, 04.53 AM IST
- TDSAT directs Prasar Bharati to allow broadcasters to continue
The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) directed the Prasar Bharati to continue the beaming of channels of Zee Turne...
29 Dec, 2010, 06.13 PM IST
- Airtel premieres ''Hissss'' on Airtel Talkies
Bharati Airtel today launched its latest innovation in the mobile entertainment space with exclusive content on the Mallika Sherawat-starer...
17 Oct, 2010, 01.44 AM IST
- Stocks to watch: DLF; Great Offshore, Sun Pharma ;Andhra Bank, UCO Bank, Novartis
Oil price rose above $57 per barrel Friday on hopes that demand would pick-up after signs that the global economy has bottomed out. US ligh...
08 May, 2009, 09.47 AM IST