Globsyn mulls global foray
Bikram Dasgupta-promoted Globsyn Technologies has charted out an overseas expansion strategy -- including an acquisition in UK through a wholly-owned subsidiary, which is to be floated soon.

In the news: India.CNET.com
CNET Asia, a joint-venture between Asiacontent.com and CNET Networks has launched India.CNET.com, the technology site which is the seventh vertical country-specific channel of the JV, in India.

Govt to issue guidelines on new uplink policy in 4 weeks
The government plans to come out with detailed guidelines and a framework by August-end to go with the new uplink policy. The good news: this will include the modalities of satellite channels uplinking from within the country, the appropriate licence fee, the requisite security clearances and the broadcasting code.

No child's play: Nickelodeon moved to Zee platform for better distribution
Nickelodeon has shifted from PAS-4 to AsiaSat-3 to share the same platform as Zee's bouquet of direct-to-operator service channels. This is part of Zee TV's move to beef up the distribution of the Viacom-promoted kids' channel in the country.

Mahindra's site for customer-designed vehicles ready to rumble with new launch
India's first designer car site designercars.com, a venture of Mahindra Auto Specialities (the wholly-owned subsidiary of Mahindra & Mahindra), will get into top gear during the next few days.

DD Metro displaces pvt channels from No 2 slot
Doordarshan's Metro channel has become the second largest network in India by virtue of its terrestrial transmitters, even though DD1 and DD2 are no longer available on cable networks.


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