Cable TV digitisation
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 26 2015:
In Phase III of Cable Television digitization in India initiated by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to be completed by the end of this calendar year, all the urban areas of Municipal Corporations and Municipalities of Manipur are to be covered, reports Manipur Information Centre from New Delhi.
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Tuesday conducted a meeting of the representatives of State Governments at Shastri Bhavan here to implement the cable TV digitization in the country.
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has embarked on an ambitious programme for complete switch over of Cable Television Network to a Digital Addressable System in India.
Government of India had issued a gazette notification on Nov 11, 2011 mandating digital switch over all cable TV networks in the country in four phases.
After successful completion of Phase I and II in four metros of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai by Oct 31, 2012 and 38 cities with a population of more than one million by March 31, 2013 respectively, efforts are on to implement cable TV digitization in Phase III and IV areas.
In Phase III, all other urban areas under Municipal Corporations and Municipalities in the country will be covered by December 31, 2015 and the rest of India by December 31, 2016 .