Andrew Bonwick
Vice President of Product Development at Relm Insurance
Madhav Sheth
CEO of Ai+ Smartphone
Stephen Rose
CEO Render Networks

In its latest move, Airtel Digital TV, the Digital TV arm of Bharti Airtel today announced a new ‘Spotlight’ channel to its subscribers. Basically, Spotlight is a Video on Demand channel that will air the best of Indian plays by popular theatre groups from across the country. Airtel Digital TV introduced this new channel in collaboration with Zee Theatre which is the theatre segment of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited. The Spotlight will air on channel no 191 and it’s a subscription-based service from Airtel Digital TV. However, as an introductory offer, every customer will be able to use the service free for the first ten days, post which they’ll be required to pay Rs 75 every month. Airtel Digital TV also allows users to activate the Spotlight channel by giving a missed call from the registered number or via the self-care portal (app or website).

Airtel Digital TV to Air Popular Plays in the Spotlight Channel
With this move, Airtel Digital TV’s more than 15 million subscribers will be able to watch their favourite plays right in their homes. Right now, viewers can watch over 100 plays in Hindi, Marathi, Gujarathi, Bengali and English, across a wide range of genres including classics, thrillers, comedy and more. Some of the popular plays that will be available to customers on the new channel are Choker Bali, Ma Retire Hoti Hai, Vaastav, Sakubai and Janpath Kiss, said Airtel Digital TV in a press statement.