Asianet's Raji Menon tunes into radio strategy
Menon Impex Ltd, a company owned by promoter and chairman of Asianet Communications Raji Menon has entered into a tie up with the Washington-based WorldSpace Corporation to introduce a bunch of satellite-based digital audio channels in India.

Max India mulls venture fund
Max India is considering a venture capital fund aimed at upcoming projects in the burgeoning software industry in the country. Max, which had sold a part of its equity stake in Hutchison Max Telecom for about Rs 500 crore, is yet to finalise the size of the VC fund.

...In talks with HealthScribe of US for transcription business
Max India has commenced talks with a host of players including HealthScribe of the US for an entry into the medical transcription business. The Max group is also evaluating the option of launching a healthcare portal in India.

Discovery to air on regional language channels
After a Hindi-audio feed, Discovery Channel is now planning a foray into regional language programming. Talks are on with several regional channels to fix specific time-bands for airing the Discovery programmes dubbed in languages like Tamil, Telegu and Bangla.

Hathway Cable, Sun TV's Sumangali declare truce
It was a cross-territorial war that was operating at a local level among multiple service operators (MSOs) in Chennai. And now the two leading MSOs Sumangali Cable Vision and Hathway Cable and Datacom Pvt Ltd have declared a truce in the ``interest of the industry''.

Aptech to develop sites for two US clients
Aptech has entered into a strategic alliance with US-based CyberDome Entertainment and Venture Tech to develop five community-specific Websites, targeting US and Canadian audiences.


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