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  • Senior journalist and Editor Anto T Joseph will be joining The New Indian Express as Resident Editor (Tamil Nadu)

    Anto Joseph to join New Indian Express as RE (Tamil Nadu)

    By Our Staff

     

    Senior journalist Anto T Joseph is all set to join The New Indian Express as Resident Editor (Tamil Nadu), it is learnt. Based out of the paper’s headquarters in Chennai, Joseph will be in charge of all the half dozen editions in the state. He is likely to take charge on Monday, August 2, our sources tell us.

    Joseph has worked with The Economic Times, Deccan Chronicle Group and DNA in various editorial roles including Editor (Infrastructure) at ET, Resident Editor of Financial Chronicle and Managing Editor of DNA. Recently, he flagged off a ‘much-viralled’ series of articles called ‘Who owns your Media’ at Newslaundry. He also wrote for Fortune, Mint, The Caravan and Money9, in the last two years.

    A British Chevening scholar, Joseph has worked with The Guardian (UK) and La Vanguardia (Spain) in the past.

  • The TRAI has asked broadcasters, MSOs and LCOs to to take immediate action or face consequences

    TRAI express concern over ‘tardy’ digitization in Chennai

    By A Correspondent

     

    The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India convened a meeting of broadcasters, multi system operators (MSOs) and Cable Operator Associations of Chennai to review the progress of implementation of Digital Addressable Cable TV Systems (DAS) in the Chennai Metropolitan Area.

     

    The deadline for implementation of DAS in the metro cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai was 1st November 2012. While DAS has been successfully implemented in the metro cities of Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata, the same is not the case in Chennai, a TRAI communiqué notes. It has been reported that TV channels are still being transmitted/ retransmitted in analogue mode/ unencrypted mode in the Chennai Metropolitan Area, by some of the Multi-System Operators/ Cable Operators. The Analogue transmission has to be stopped and complete addressable digitization is to be implemented. The subscriber Management System of the MOSs must have complete details of the subscribers including their choice of chennals/ serv ice opted by them. Unless this is done the full benefit of digitization cannot be extended to all the stakeholders including the subscribers.

     

    The TRAI has directed all the stakeholders to take immediate action for effective implementation of DAS of face consequences.