TRAI orders MSOs and Pay TV broadcasters to file interconnect agreements
http://www.indiantelevision.com/digital/y2k13/may/maydig41.php
IndianTelevision.com
TRAI is cracking the whip on MSOs and Pay TV broadcasters in order to give a further impetus to its digitization mandate. It expects them to comply in the week beginning 13 May.
Govt plans ad campaign to endorse skill education
http://www.livemint.com/Politics/DW9zQvLXzOICMZG8azP3IL/Govt-plans-ad-campaign-to-endorse-skill-education.html
Mint/Prashant K Nanda
The government mulls a drive to promote education in skills to equip youth for industries like auto, retail, real estate, etc.
Internet infra biggest challenge in India: Google’s Mattos
http://www.livemint.com/Industry/xxdgjVooGgQo5uvp0ft8HO/Internet-infrastructure-biggest-challenge-in-India.html
Mint/Pankaj Mishra
Nelson Mattos, vice-president of product and engineering for emerging markets at Google Inc, believes India still does not have adequate Internet infrastructure to allow the use of products like Google Glass.
Television pioneer and former DD D-G Jai Chandiram passes away
http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k13/may/may58.php
Former deputy director general of Doordarshan and a veteran in educational television Jai Chandiram died on Saturday. She was 75.
(also read an article by the late Jai Chandiram in The Hoot: http://thehoot.org/web/In-memoriam–Jai-s-untold-stories/6785-1-1-14-true.html)