Star to hike pay channel package price by 30%
Riding on the success of Star Plus, the Rupert Murdoch-owned Star TV is increasing its pay channel package price by a steep 30 per cent in a bid to increase its subscription revenue.

DoT to issue notice inviting tenderfor fourth cellular licence today
The Notice Inviting Tender (NIT) for fourth cellular licences will be issued by the Department of Telecom (DoT) on Monday, February 19. According to sources, the NIT will have the complete details regarding the schedule for the submission of the tenders for the fourth cellular licences.

CNBC open to DTH foray
CNBC India is not ruling out the possibility of entering the DTH market, according to Mr Peter Juno, vice president and director of operations and strategic development, CNBC (Asia Pacific), in an interview with eFE.

Colombia to emulate Indian IT model
As a part of its technology awakening programme, the Latin American country Colombia has decided to look at the IT expertise of India. The Colombian government has recently chalked out a technology initiative — the Agenda of Connectivity — under its presidential programme.

E&Y to look for acquisitions for Boston Education
Boston Education and Software Technologies Ltd has appointed Ernst and Young to help them identify a software company with a substantial overseas client base for acquisition. The budget for the acquisition is in the range of Rs 25-30 crore.

`EasyBuyMusic studiously follows the policy of leveraging partnership'
"We are staunch believers in the Keiretsu model — the coming together of individual strengths to create a larger strength", states Chris George, CEO, EasyBuyMusic.com and he seems to believe every word of it.


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