The telecom service provider Airtel entered into direct satellite television services in 2008. Since then, Airtel soon established itself as one of the key players in the DTH arena. Airtel DTH service brings home entertainment with a wide range of Set-Top Boxes (STBs) with pre-curated packs of channels or allows the users to make their own selection of channels. To subscribe to its services, the customer must add a registered... Read More
Tata Sky, India’s number of Direct-to-Home (DTH) operators, offers a ton of TV services to its users living across the country. If you are looking for a Tata Service that is popular amongst the users or is in the trend under Rs 100, we have got a few names for you. Note that for gaining access to Tata Sky Services, users need to make additional payments. These services aren’t included... Read More
Indian free-to-air (FTA) satellite television provider DD Free Dish has transpired to be the enabler of competitiveness in the media and television industry with its presence in more than 40 million Indian households, according to the CEO of Prasar Bharti, Shashi Shekhar Vempati. The statement was made by Prasar Bharti’s CEO on Wednesday where he talked about the astounding growth witnessed by the platform in the last few years. Vempati... Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) recently released - “The Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicators” report for July - September 2021. In the report, the regulator also shared the performance data of the DTH and Cable TV sector. According to the data shared by TRAI, Bharti Telemedia and Sun Direct saw an increase in the Direct-to-Home (DTH) market share. Bharti Telemedia and Sun Direct had 26.11% and 17.91% DTH... Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) wants the Indian Broadcasting and Digital Foundation (IBDF) to withdraw the NTO 2.0 case in the Supreme Court (SC). The regulator is planning to release a consultation paper on the matter and is also trying to end the problem in the backroom with IBDF. But according to an Exchange4media report, IBDF is non-committal on the backroom parley and wants TRAI to take an... Read More
In the recent unfolding of events, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Tuesday has asked Tamil Nadu Digital Cable TV Operator Association to revoke the legal notice issued against it due to the implementation of the new tariff framework and deferment of revised charges by Star India. The regulator issued a letter dated January 4, 2022to the legal counsel of Tamil Nadu-based cable TV operators group stating that... Read More
Sun Direct, a major Direct-to-Home (DTH) service provider in Southern India, has introduced multiple new channel packs and discontinued some of the old ones. All of the new plans are now available for the subscribers to recharge on the company’s website and mobile app. A total of eleven (11) channel packs have been removed, while three (3) new ones have been added. Sun Direct Channel Packs Which Have Been Removed... Read More
Tata Sky, India’s number largest Direct-to-Home (DTH) operator, has launched 21 OTT Combo or Binge Combo channel packs. These channel packs would bundle in regular satellite TV channel packs along with a Binge service subscription. Users no longer have to worry about purchasing channel packs and Binge service separately from today. These OTT or Binge Combo packs start at Rs 399 per month. Tata Sky 21 Binge Combo Packs The... Read More
The rise in over-the-top (OTT) content consumption has been very significant over the last two years since the pandemic arrived. While many believed that this would slowly phase out the traditional Direct-to-Home (DTH) or cable TV operators, Tata Sky found a way through it. Tata Sky introduced its own Android Set-Top Box (STB) capable of both delivering OTT content as well as satellite TV content to the users. If you... Read More
Cruising through OTT platforms has become a trend these days and the rise in the number of people watching has increased manifold whether with internet or a DTH connection. This has resulted in rising competition for DTH operators as there has been a recent trend of people shifting from traditional channel packs towards subscriptions to OTT platforms. Consequently, almost all the service providers are looking towards bundling up their packs... Read More
Tata Sky Binge+ Set-Top Box (STB) is one of the most popular Smart STBs in the market. While the Binge+ STV restricts users to watch content from select platforms, users can still access content from 10+ over-the-top (OTT) platforms in the highest quality through a stable internet connection. Tata Sky is offering the Binge+ STB for free to the existing users. In actuality, it’s not totally free; here are all... Read More
In the recent development of events, Bharti Telemedia offering service as Airtel Digital TV has increased the prices of its DTH services provided by hundreds of rupees applicable on both new and secondary connections. This move from Bharti Airtel comes just a couple of hours after Tata Sky decided to raise the prices of its Set-Top-boxes (STB). Bharti Airtel is one of the country’s leading DTH service providers and offers... Read More
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1000 => average 45 cities per circle.
My opinion is they need 4 more months atleast to analyze impact of last hike on their customer base and…
Ohh gotcha :p
You are not the only one. There are lakhs or crores getting it. Me included. But we kept our mouth…
Why not in next 2 months?
