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August 29th, 2018 10:36 AM 3 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Receives FDI Clearance for Selling 20% Stake in its DTH Arm to Warburg Pincus

Bharti Airtel has reportedly received FDI clearance from the government for selling 20% stake in its DTH arm to Warburg Pincus. The deal worth USD 350 million was announced way back in December 2017. According to a source close to PTI, the government has cleared the FDI which is required to sell 20% stake in Bharti Telemedia. The source privy to the development said that the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)... Read More

April 2nd, 2018 4:13 PM 3 COMMENTS

Star and Airtel Digital TV Arrive at an Agreement Post Renewing Content Deal

Following a lengthy hassle over the increased prices of Star Channels on Airtel Digital TV, finally, both the companies have arrived at an agreement where Airtel Digital TV has agreed to broadcast Star Channels without any obstruction which involves the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Star Sports Network. Previously discussions were ongoing between both the parties related to a la carte deal which would mean people would have to pay... Read More

March 25th, 2018 4:00 PM 39 COMMENTS

Airtel Digital TV Makes Bold Statements Against STAR TV, Calls their Tactics as ‘Arm Twisting’

As the time comes closer for the IPL 2018, we see that there’s a serious sword-swinging going on between Airtel Digital TV and Star India. For a while now, Airtel Digital TV subscribers are getting notified that their Star channels streaming will be disrupted and turned off if they do not transition to other DTH providers. The actual notification which has been flashing as a banner and for which Star... Read More

October 13th, 2017 3:36 PM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel Digital TV Ties Up With LG to Offer Benefits of Up to 25% on Airtel Internet TV

Airtel Digital TV today announced a partnership with LG Electronics to provide exclusive DTH offers to the customers purchasing an LG TV. Under this partnership, customers purchasing any 43-inch and above LG TV will get some Airtel Internet TV (review) benefits. Customers purchasing any LG 43-inch and above Ultra HD TV or OLED panel TV will now be able to add the UHD TV experience with Airtel Internet TV- India's... Read More

June 21st, 2017 2:04 PM 11 COMMENTS

5 Features of the Airtel Internet TV That Sets it Apart from the Competition

Earlier this month, we had written a hands-on article about the Airtel Internet TV highlighting how it's changing the TV viewing experience in the country with its innovative features. The Airtel Internet TV has many features which sets it apart from the other set-top-boxes in the country. The Airtel Internet TV is priced at Rs. 4,999, which will give customers free access for three months. Customers also have an offer of... Read More

March 6th, 2017 1:35 PM 11 COMMENTS

Online Video Streaming Service, Netflix Partners With Bharti Airtel to Provide Content via STBs

Netflix, the popular video-streaming service today announced that they are collaborating with Airtel, Vodafone, and Videocon d2h to provide content services in India. Netflix CEO, Reed Hastings has announced the partnerships with the top three DTH service providers in India, and the man himself is visiting India today to take care of the partnerships. Netflix forayed into the Indian market in January 2016 and had received a good reception from the... Read More

December 27th, 2016 2:15 PM 1 COMMENTS

Airtel Digital TV to offer ‘subscription video on demand’ (SVOD) service in Bengali

Airtel Digital TV, today announced the launch of “BANGLA HITZ”, a subscription based video on demand (SVOD) service in Bengali. This ad free service will be available at Rs 39 per month and can be accessed on channel number 702 on Airtel Digital TV. The new service will offer a whole new range of exclusive entertainment options in Bengali for Airtel DTH customers. This includes, a showcase of 7 unique Bengali Movies in... Read More

December 5th, 2016 11:43 AM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel appoints Sunil Taldar as CEO & Director – DTH

Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), today said that it has appointed Sunil Taldar as CEO & Director - DTH. Sunil will be a member of the Airtel Management Board and report to Gopal Vittal, MD & CEO (India & South Asia), Bharti Airtel. He takes over from Shashi Arora who after a successful stint of appx. five years as CEO – DTH has moved as MD & CEO, Airtel Payments Bank. In... Read More

October 28th, 2016 11:08 AM 22 COMMENTS

Airtel hikes DTH tariffs second time in a row

Following in the footsteps of Tata Sky, Bharti Airtel has now hiked DTH tariffs for its Digital TV services across India. The Mittal owned telecom giant hiked DTH tariffs up to 10 percent in entry level monthly packs which are subscribed by almost 80 percent of total active Digital TV users. Airtel's DTH business which expanded sharply during last few quarters, thanks to cable TV digitisation process has now more... Read More

August 18th, 2016 11:47 AM 15 COMMENTS

Airtel to shut down IPTv service from 31st August, offers free migration to DTH platform

On the one hand where newcomer Jio is betting big on its IPTv venture through Jio Tv on fiber connectivity, Industry leader Airtel has decided to shut down its own 7-year-old IPTv service from 31st August 2016. Prior to the closure, the company has started sending out notices to its IPTV customers that it will be pulling the plug on it by 31 August. More than 50,000 airtel broadband customers... Read More

July 13th, 2016 12:01 AM 12 COMMENTS

Airtel starts offering huge cashback for Digital TV subscribers for recharges done via My Airtel app

Airtel Digital TV customers who recharge their DTH account via My Airtel app will get an 8% cashback, announces the company. This is a significant increase from the earlier cashback offered, which was ranging from 3-5% cashback on maximum recharges. The customers who wish to recharge via My Airtel app has to first register their Airtel digital TV ID on the app. The payment can be done via Airtel Money or... Read More

December 1st, 2015 12:27 PM 11 COMMENTS

Mazhavil Manorama HD to be added on Airtel digital TV

The most popular Malayalam entertainment channel, Mazhavil Manorama launched its new HD channel, Mazhavil Manorama HD on 13th August. The channel is the first entertainment channel in Malayalam to be produced and telecast in True HD content. The channel will be soon added to Airtel digital TV . The HD format will give Keralites a great new viewing experience. The well travelled Malayali will now get the same International experience... Read More

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