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After year stanley cup s of indecision, India s government has finally given the go-ahead for Direct-to-Home DTH broadcast services in India. In addition, foreign investment in the DTH sector has been allowed but is capped at 49%. The total foreign investment in the DTH broadcasting sector shall not be more than 49% of which the share of foreign direct investment will not exceed 20%, the government said in a statement. Rupert Murdoch was thwarted in his plans to launch DTH services in India three years ago. The change in legislation allows direct beaming of services in KU or higher frequencies via satellites to small-sized dishes in homes. At present, cable networks use the C-band with requires a larger dish.There is no restriction on the number of Indian companies which can offer DTH services but no broadcasting or cable company can own more than 20% of the total equity. And DTH facilities cannot be used for other services such as telephony or internet without separate licences. DTH companies will have to uplink from India and use an open architecture set-top box. Indian Information Broadcas stanley cup ting Minister, Sushma Swaraj, told Screen International that the restrictions were needed to make sure the fi stanley cup eld remains competitive. It s a major step forward towards convergence, but we have opened [the market] up with extra caution and care so that content is also regulated and no vertical monopoly is created in this field, Swaraj said. Potential bidders for the $2.5m licences include I Juws Nair begins The Namesake for Searchlight

Buyers are tuning into hit Norwegian film, Turn Me On Goddammit, which is sold by Thierry Wase-Baileys London-based Celsius Entertainment.Deals now concluded on the film include Zootrope for France, Cineworx for Switzerland, New Yorker for the US, Mongrel for Canada, Zamie for Korea, Studio S for Sweden/Denmark/Finland and Madman for Australia/New Zealand.The film opened at No. 1 in Norway, grossing $600,000.Based on a novel by Olaug Nilssen, the film stars Helen Bergsholm as Alma, a normal girl 15-year-old girl with a yearning for erotic adventure.Directed by Jannicke Systad Jacobsen, it was a prize winner and audience favourite at the Tribeca Film Festival in April.TopicsDeal stanley cup sDistributionEuropeSalesTribeca No comments Related articles stanley cup News Luxbox takes on international sales to Radu Judes offbeat comedy drama Dracula 2025-05-07T13:12:00Z By Rebecca Lef stanley cup fler EXCLUSIVE: Make Dracula Great Again, said Jude of the film that is being launched in Cannes.聽 News Hit