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Chakri K March 14th, 2019 5:19 PM 3 COMMENTS

Airtel Digital TV Starts Providing Long-Term Plans Up to 12 Months, Waives Off NCF Charges

Several TV viewers are not satisfied with the broadcasting regime introduced by Trai. But slowly, things are settling down with DTH and Cable TV providers coming up with more options. Earlier today, we reported that Sun Direct has started offering long-term plans of up to six months, and now, Airtel Digital TV has joined the list. Long duration plans under the new tariff regime don't inspire confidence for many as... Read More

Arpit Sharma March 12th, 2019 8:11 AM 2 COMMENTS

Airtel Digital TV Subscribers Can Earn Rs 200 Cashback by Referring Their Friends

To amass more and more subscribers, telecom companies and DTH providers are using very pragmatic offers. When the allure of general, offers, discounts and cashback fades, the companies often turn to referral schemes, which although come with a higher customer acquisition cost but result in good subscriber addition since the referrals are made by the existing customers of the company and no one else. Airtel Digital TV is now in... Read More

Arpit Sharma March 7th, 2019 12:23 PM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel Digital TV Reveals New HD and SD Bouquet Packs Without FTA Channels

After a long stream of combo packs, add-on packs, recommended packs the DTH operators are coming up with a new kind of offering for the subscribers of their services who are migrating to the new Trai tariff regime. These are the Basic Service Tier packs. Now unlike the other packs in the providers’ portfolio which bundle paid or FTA channels in different selections and choices to cater to the different... Read More

Arpit Sharma February 11th, 2019 8:18 PM 20 COMMENTS

Airtel Digital TV Predicts Rise in ARPU Owing to the New Trai Mandate, Plans to Expand Content Portfolio

Airtel Digital TV has said that the new Trai tariff regime will help the company in upping its average revenue per user (ARPU) in the middle segment. As per a report by Television Post, CEO Gopal Vittal told analysts during the Q3 earnings conference “On the DTH, I think the business is continuing to grow. The new tariff order is now in place that came into effect from today. We... Read More

Chakri K February 7th, 2019 10:15 AM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel Digital TV Users to Get Complimentary Access to India vs New Zealand T20 Matches Till February 10

The new DTH tariff regime by Trai has created a lot of confusion among the Indian TV viewers. Consumers are confused on to which plan to opt to continue their TV services. Meanwhile, the DTH service providers are leaving no stone unturned to woo consumers and offer great value for money packs. Airtel is one of the many DTH operators. On Wednesday, Airtel India tweeted a new offer that provides... Read More

Arpit Sharma February 6th, 2019 7:11 PM 8 COMMENTS

Trai Issues Showcause Notice to Airtel for Disrupting Service in Middle of Migration Process

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) which introduced a new tariff mandate last year had warned the DTH operators and cable service providers that the consumers should not be shown a black screen in case they have sufficient balance in their accounts during the migration process to the new packs. However, as per the latest update from PTI, Airtel has received a show-cause notice from the regulator as consumers... Read More

Chakri K January 29th, 2019 6:53 PM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel Digital TV Allowing Subscribers to Select New Channel Plans via Set-Top Box

In sync with the new Trai mandate, Airtel Digital TV has already listed out channel packs and pricing. The subscribers of Airtel Digital TV have also started migrating to the new Trai based plans as the deadline for the same is approaching and the regulator has even warned that the people who do not migrate to these plans before February 1st might face disruption in their services. The new pricing... Read More

Arpit Sharma January 20th, 2019 8:12 PM 9 COMMENTS

Tata Sky Has Most Number of HD Channels, Airtel Digital on Second Rank: Trai

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has introduced a new tariff regime in India which heavily regulates the pricing of channels and channels packs from all broadcasters. With the new mandate in effect from December 29, the DTH providers and cable operators are now under the pressure to list their new pricing. This new tariff regime grants more flexibility to the subscribers as they will have the power to... Read More

Arpit Sharma December 31st, 2018 9:32 AM 24 COMMENTS

Dish TV and Airtel Digital TV New Channel and Packs Declared, Large Correction in Prices Noticed

Previously we came up with the names of cable operators which have complied by the new Trai regime. However, that time the DTH operators had not published their new channel and packs pricing thus arousing doubts about whether the companies would further resist the new mandate charted out by the industry regulator. However, now two of the biggest DTH operators of India, Dish TV and Airtel Digital TV have also... Read More

Chakri K August 29th, 2018 12:59 PM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel Receives Green Signal from Government to Reduce 15% Stake in DTH Arm

Bharti Airtel's DTH arm, Bharti Telemedia has revealed in a regulatory filing that it has received government's nod for transferring 15% stake to private equity firm Warburg Pincus. "The said approval has been granted by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting," Airtel said in a regulatory filing, as reported by PTI. The deal was announced back in December 2017 but was halted due to some FDI requirements from the government. Earlier... Read More

Chakri K 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

Chakri K 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