Bill Gates Meets Anil Ambani Of Reliance Infocomm; Among Issues Discussed Is IPTV

Televisionpoint.com: Microsoft chairman Bill Gates, who is on a four day visit to India, has met Reliance Infocomm chairman Anil Ambani to discuss various areas of cooperation. One of the issues discussed was a deal between the two on IPTV (Internet protocol television).

“I had a chance to meet Anil Ambani today. We will now help them in rolling out broadband services… He has a strategy in place and we will play a key role in helping them,” Gates said after the meeting, PTI says. “We are putting renewed energy into the (IPTV) tie-up,” Gates said. Reliance Infocommm had signed an agreement with Microsoft in October 2003 for rolling out IPTV in India.

Reliance Infocomm and Microsoft will develop IPTV technology that will offer vast features on a TV via terrestrial network.

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