Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation (TACTV), the State-owned MSO of Tamil Nadu, is soon jumping on the OTT bandwagon. In addition to it, the MSO will also be providing IPTV services and internet connectivity to rural and urban households. The information was shared by the state minister for Information Technology M Manikandan in the assembly on Wednesday.

Closed TV transmitter set ups of the Doordarshan will now be turned to All India Radio set ups by the Prasar Bharati as part of its efforts to rationalise its set ups.

This is a part of the public broadcaster’s plan of transferring the set up of Doordarshan kendras across the country which are not currently broadcasting and are closed.

On closure of the DD set ups, the additional staff who were earlier deployed at those centres would be transferred to the AIR stations for “effective broadcasting” as per the requirements of the posts.This was in response to a Parliament question if the government has plans transferring the set up of Doordarshan kendras across the country that are currently not broadcasting anything.

Close on the heels of its success across various SAARC markets and its recent rollout of content in international languages, global digital platform ZEE5 now embarks on the next phase of its international journey with its new global campaign ‘Full-on Entertainment’. Deepening our connection with audiences across countries, this new campaign will define ZEE5’s global identity as the go-to destination for high-impact, high-octane entertainment.

As part of this campaign, the global streaming platform now rolls out a slew of initiatives across multiple priority markets, with the Middle East being amongst the first few that it initiates its immersive customer engagement activities in.

Lyca's Athavan TV is currently announcing on their channel, that they are soon going to launch to new channels. The two new channels are Athavan Comedy and Athavan Movies. Both channels are going to be HD channels like the other Athavan TV channels and will be launched on Lyca TV IPTV box. It is also expected that Athavan Comedy will be available for free on Athavan TV website, while it is unsure if Athavan Movies will be available for free on Athavan TV website.