Dish Network told to pay USD 200 million to TiVo
U.S. District Court judge David Folsom has told Dish Network and EchoStar to pay around USD 200 in penalties to TiVo.
This penalty is for violating a permanent injunction for using a modified technology that enables a user to rewind and pause live television broadcast.
The [...]
Star TV Asia splitting into three entities
News Corp has announced that they are now restructuring their television operations in the Asian market.
Star TV Asia is being divided into three different entities:
Star India
Star Greater China
Fox International Channels
Star India would be headed by CEO Uday Shankar. It would manage 19 television channels being broadcast in eight [...]
Doordarshan to broadcast 2010 Commonwealth Games in high definition
Indian government has announced that they are providing funds to Doordarshan to upgrade their infrastructure to provide the feed for 2010 Commonwealth Games in high definition.
These funds are being provided from the 11th plan allocation of Prasar Bharati.
Doordarshan and All India Radio are the official broadcaster [...]
Nikkei: Sony to invest massively in Sharp LCD Unit
Japanese business daily Nikkei has reported that consumer electronics giant Sony is planning to invest around a billion dollars in the LCD unit of Sharp.
Sony had announced last year that they were planning to acquire a 34 percent stake in the joint venture with Sharp.
The [...]
Moser Baer launches more LCD TV models in India
Moser Baer has announced the launch of their latest range of LCD TVs in the Indian market.
The company has launched as many as eight new models.
These models include both HD and HD-Ready editions.
The company said that these new LCD TVs have A-Grade panels with powerful [...]
Sony Bravia Series Ultra Thin LCD TV launched in India
Japanese consumer electronics giant Sony has launched their Bravia Series Ultra Thin LCD TV in the Indian market.
Sony is now offering their new Sony Bravia ZX Series in India. These television sets are just one centimeter thick.
The company said that these television sets are [...]
Samsung LED TVs now in India
South Korean consumer electronics giant Samsung has launched their LED TV range in India.
LED TVs are more efficient compared to LCD TVs.
These television models are however pretty expensive as they are priced between Rs 1.25 lakh and Rs 35 lakh.
Samsung has also launched some new models [...]
Vizio is now the second largest flat panel TV brand in USA
Market research firm iSuppli has revealed that LCD TV brand Vizio has overtaken Sony to become the second largest player in this segment of the market in the United States.
Samsung retains the top spot.
Taiwan based Amtran Technology is the manufacturer of Vizio [...]
Panasonic to cut investments in flat screen television business
Japanese consumer electronics manufacturer Panasonic has announced that they are going to reduce their spendings on the flat screen television operations.
The company also said that they are planning to withdraw from unprofitable businesses as the economic slowdown is affecting their bottom line badly.
A lot of companies [...]
Time Warner Cable reaches an agreement with Viacom
Time Warner Cable and Viacom have announced that they have reached an agreement to enable Time Warner to continue beam MTV, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central channels on their network.
The two media companies did not provide the terms of their deal which is basically an in-principle distribution agreement.
Viacom had [...]
