Media companies get what they want after a three year wait. So why aren't they celebrating, asks Anjan Mitra
March 1997. Star TV holds a crowded press conference at The Oberoi, New Delhi, to unveil its ambitious approximately $500 million direct-to-home (DTH) television service for India through a pizza-sized dish antenna. Senior executives from the Hong Kong-based broadcasting company explained what it all meant complete with a live demo from Hong Kong.
A few months down the line, the United Front government slapped a ban on selling or dealing in equipment capable of receiving TV signals over 4,800 Mhz
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