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News Roundup: Lanka TV Digitization; Ralph Simon; Dr Batras; Banglalink; Hexolabs; Direcpay, Redbus, Airtel Lanka

Sri Lanka TV Transmission To Go Digital Sri Lankan Television has received an approval to switch to a digital transmission mode - DVB-T. The Sri Lankan cabinet has approved an allocation of 150 million for Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation and Rs. 150 million for Independent Television Network in the 2010 budget, to purchase equipment and antennas required for the switch. This means that viewers will have to also purchase receivers for digital signals. [Colombopage] Ralph Simon joins Board of Directors at Hungama Digital Media Hungama Digital Media Entertainment Pvt. Ltd has announced the appointment of Ralph Simon as the new member of their Board of Directors, chaired by Rakesh Jhunjhunwala. Simon is the Chairman Emeritus & Founder of the Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF) Americas. He is currently the CEO of Mobilium, the international Strategic Advisory Group with business in Asia, India, USA, Europe and Africa.  [release] Nikhil Pahwa adds: Simon had told me a couple of years ago that he is on Hungama's advisory board, so he has been associated with the company for a while. Dr. Batra’s launches WAP Site Dr. Batras’ Positive Health Clinic has introduced a WAP site, which includes chat based consultation between 9am and 9pm and query by email. Users can store case history and request appointments. [Release] Nikhil Pahwa adds: You can try the site out at http://wap.drbatras.com; looks like a lead generation initiative to me: I came across a consultation form that required me to fill in a few details, and an address, and I…

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