Bharti Airtel has relaunched WorldSpace radio on its DTH service, Airtel Digital TV. Saregama and Timbre Media will jointly provide the content for the service.
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Showing posts with label Worldspace. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Tuesday, January 03, 2012
Remembering a heavenly radio station—worldspace
They say all good things come to an end , and this is exactly what happened to worldspace radio in India two years ago .
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Friday, March 19, 2010
WorldSpace announces potential decommissioning of satellites
By David S. Hilzenrath
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, March 18, 2010; 10:25 PM
WorldSpace, a bankrupt satellite radio company, is running so low on funds that it is preparing to send its satellites to a premature death.
Read the full story here : http://tinyurl.com/y92dtg5
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, March 18, 2010; 10:25 PM
WorldSpace, a bankrupt satellite radio company, is running so low on funds that it is preparing to send its satellites to a premature death.
Read the full story here : http://tinyurl.com/y92dtg5
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Worldspace India team to sue parent, Liberty Media
By: RnM Team 12 Jan 10 13:59 IST
MUMBAI: The Worldspace India has decided to initiate legal action against Worldspace Inc (the parent company) and Liberty Media.
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http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news/worldspace-india-team-sue-parent-liberty-media
Saturday, January 09, 2010
Liberty Severs World Space India Service
Jan 7, 2010 11:45 AM, By Mark Krieger
Liberty Satellite Radio has elected not to include World Space India as part of its ongoing operation and acquisition of assets and infrastructure from the bankrupt U.S.-based parent satcaster, according to a story by Chris Forrester in RapidTV News.
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http://radiomagonline.com/digital_radio/liberty-severs-world-space-india-0107/
Thursday, January 07, 2010
Friday, January 01, 2010
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Worldspace listeners want music to play on
By: Harpreet Khokhar 30 Dec 09 15:06 IST
MUMBAI: The news of Worldspace Radio shutting down has shocked its subscribers in India, a country that housed 95 per cent of its subscription base. Music lovers are aggrieved at the abrupt termination of the music service from 31 December. It is the loss of music that the users are upset about most, over the monetary damages they will have to bear.
MUMBAI: The news of Worldspace Radio shutting down has shocked its subscribers in India, a country that housed 95 per cent of its subscription base. Music lovers are aggrieved at the abrupt termination of the music service from 31 December. It is the loss of music that the users are upset about most, over the monetary damages they will have to bear.
Says a Worldspace regular, "It was the only thing that kept the music alive to the best of quality and diversity. It really feels strange and profoundly sad to refer to Worldspace in the past tense."
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http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/special-reports/worldspace-listeners-want-music-play
Off AIR
Debjeet Kundu, Hindustan Times
New Delhi, December 30, 2009
Remember Munnabhai giving Gandhigiri lessons on radio in the film Lage Raho Munnabhai? The radio service where Vidya Balan wished Mumbai a was on the WorldSpace radio. But now, it won’t happen anymore. As the year ends today, so will the services of this popular radio service that had an audience base of over 4.5 lakh in India.
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http://www.hindustantimes.com/Off-air/H1-Article1-492039.aspx
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Airtel DTH to replace WorldSpace with AIR channels
December 30, 2009 06:31 PM
Yogesh Sapkale with Amritha Pillay
Airtel DTH is all set to replace WorldSpace services from its platform with 10 radio channels of All India Radio.
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Yogesh Sapkale with Amritha Pillay
Airtel DTH is all set to replace WorldSpace services from its platform with 10 radio channels of All India Radio.
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Special Announcement for India Subscribers to WorldSpace Satellite Radio
Dear customer,
On December 31, 2009, the WorldSpace satellite radio broadcast service will be terminated for all customers serviced from India.
This action is an outgrowth of the financial difficulties facing WorldSpace India's parent company, WorldSpace, Inc., which has been under bankruptcy protection since October 2008. The potential buyer of much of WorldSpace's global assets has decided not to buy the WorldSpace assets relating to and supporting WorldSpace's subscription business in India. As a consequence, WorldSpace, Inc. must discontinue its subscriber business in India. Your subscription contract is with WorldSpace, Inc., a US company that is in a bankruptcy proceeding in the United States. The company recognizes that you may have paid for services to be rendered beyond the termination date, but is not in a position to offer a refund for any unused portion of your subscription.
You may have a potential remedy under the U.S. bankruptcy law. You may file a claim under the claims procedure that is intended to protect creditors of the bankrupt company. Sometime early next year, a claim servicing company will send notice to all creditors listed by the company. In order to ensure that you receive timely notice, we would request that you send the following information by mail or email to Rakesh Raghavan at WorldSpace, Inc. headquarters in the United States.
1. Name
2. Address
3. Email
4. Subscription Account Number
5. Date of Subscription
6. Length of Subscription
7. Amount paid for your current subscription
On December 31, 2009, the WorldSpace satellite radio broadcast service will be terminated for all customers serviced from India.
This action is an outgrowth of the financial difficulties facing WorldSpace India's parent company, WorldSpace, Inc., which has been under bankruptcy protection since October 2008. The potential buyer of much of WorldSpace's global assets has decided not to buy the WorldSpace assets relating to and supporting WorldSpace's subscription business in India. As a consequence, WorldSpace, Inc. must discontinue its subscriber business in India. Your subscription contract is with WorldSpace, Inc., a US company that is in a bankruptcy proceeding in the United States. The company recognizes that you may have paid for services to be rendered beyond the termination date, but is not in a position to offer a refund for any unused portion of your subscription.
You may have a potential remedy under the U.S. bankruptcy law. You may file a claim under the claims procedure that is intended to protect creditors of the bankrupt company. Sometime early next year, a claim servicing company will send notice to all creditors listed by the company. In order to ensure that you receive timely notice, we would request that you send the following information by mail or email to Rakesh Raghavan at WorldSpace, Inc. headquarters in the United States.
1. Name
2. Address
3. Email
4. Subscription Account Number
5. Date of Subscription
6. Length of Subscription
7. Amount paid for your current subscription
Send this information to: By email -- CustomerServiceUS @ worldspace.com or by regular mail – Rakesh Raghavan, WorldSpace, Inc. 8515 Georgia AV, Silver Spring, MD 20910 USA.
Our sincere apologies for this circumstance.
Our sincere apologies for this circumstance.
s/ Robert Schmitz
Chief Restructuring Officer
WorldSpace, Inc.
Chief Restructuring Officer
WorldSpace, Inc.
Saturday, December 19, 2009
WorldSpace may go mute in India
R. Ravikumar
Chennai, Dec. 17
Signals indicate that the troubled digital satellite radio broadcasting company WorldSpace Inc may fold up its India operations too. Though the company's Asia operations head, Mr M. Sebastian, is not available for comment, sources close to the development say he has already put in his papers, and employees are believed to be in rounds of internal discussions to figure the way out of the quagmire.
Chennai, Dec. 17
Signals indicate that the troubled digital satellite radio broadcasting company WorldSpace Inc may fold up its India operations too. Though the company's Asia operations head, Mr M. Sebastian, is not available for comment, sources close to the development say he has already put in his papers, and employees are believed to be in rounds of internal discussions to figure the way out of the quagmire.
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http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/12/18/stories/2009121853080100.htm
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Airtel boosts WorldSpace subscriber base
R. Ravikumar Chennai, Nov. 26 Thanks to DTH provider Bharti Airtel, satellite radio broadcaster WorldSpace’s subscriber base has tripled in the last few months to around 4.5 lakh.
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http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/11/27/stories/2009112751120400.htm
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/11/27/stories/2009112751120400.htm
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
WorldSpace India rises from ashes
Chris Forrester
12-05-2009
Now emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, WorldSpace's successor company is talking up its prospects for an all-India service. WorldSpace says it will have its own DTH service up and running next year.WorldSpace's India service has not been involved in the core company's bankruptcy. However, WorldSpace India has also to find local investors as partners in order to meet Indian broadcasting regulations. Once that hurdle has been overcome then within 10 months WorldSpace says it will roll out its service.
12-05-2009
Now emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, WorldSpace's successor company is talking up its prospects for an all-India service. WorldSpace says it will have its own DTH service up and running next year.WorldSpace's India service has not been involved in the core company's bankruptcy. However, WorldSpace India has also to find local investors as partners in order to meet Indian broadcasting regulations. Once that hurdle has been overcome then within 10 months WorldSpace says it will roll out its service.
Read the full story here :
http://www.rapidtvnews.com/index.php/200905123828/worldspace-india-rises-from-ashes.html
Monday, May 11, 2009
WorldSpace eyes launch of car radio by mid-2010
Nivedita Mookerji
Monday, May 11, 2009 3:34 IST
New Delhi: WorldSpace, US-based satellite radio company, is targeting middle of 2010 for launching car radio in India. Although the company had earlier planned to roll out car radio sets in the country by 2004, absence of a government policy on satellite radio has delayed the launch. If things go according to company plans, the product should be available well before the Commonwealth Games next year.
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http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1254761
Thursday, April 30, 2009
WorldSpace Eyes Web Based Services In India
By Preethi J , April 29, 2009
It appears that struggling satellite radio firm Worldspace Inc is eying the web based music streaming in India: the companys application to launch its online radio services in India has been deferred by the India's Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB). Worldspace has an On Demand radio portal, and perhaps plans to launch something similar to this widget.
It appears that struggling satellite radio firm Worldspace Inc is eying the web based music streaming in India: the companys application to launch its online radio services in India has been deferred by the India's Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB). Worldspace has an On Demand radio portal, and perhaps plans to launch something similar to this widget.
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009
I&B Ministry grants 3 years to World Space for new licensing
Wednesday - Apr 15, 2009
Televisionpoint.com Correspondent Mumbai
Popular satellite radio service provider World Space India has sought five-year time to migrate into the new licensing regime once it is finalised. World Space, in a official communiqué to the Information and Broadcasting Ministry, said that the company would divest 26 per cent equity in favour of Indian equity investors, within a five-year time frame.
Televisionpoint.com Correspondent Mumbai
Popular satellite radio service provider World Space India has sought five-year time to migrate into the new licensing regime once it is finalised. World Space, in a official communiqué to the Information and Broadcasting Ministry, said that the company would divest 26 per cent equity in favour of Indian equity investors, within a five-year time frame.
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http://www.televisionpoint.com/news2009/newsfullstory.php?id=1239797056
http://www.televisionpoint.com/news2009/newsfullstory.php?id=1239797056
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
WorldSpace India's expansion plans hit regulatory hurdle
Satellite radio service provider WorldSpace India's plan to expand its business locally and open additional revenue stream in the country —through setting up a studio for creating digital content and a call centre — seems to have hit regulatory hurdles.
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