Bharti Airtel might be contemplating purchasing the rival Direct-to-Home (DTH) operator, Dish TV. Bharti already runs a DTH business under the brand — Airtel Digital TV. The telecom operator is in early-stage talks with Dish TV to buy a majority stake in the company, reports Mint. Nothing’s finalised yet as the discussions are still in the early stage. However, Dish TV’s shares jumped 4.8% in the early trade session on... Read More
Airtel Digital TV, the Direct-to-Home (DTH) arm of Bharti Airtel, has reported a 6% growth in quarterly revenues for the quarter ending September FY22. Airtel Digital TV reported total revenues to be Rs 797.9 crore, which is 6% higher compared to Rs 954.8 crore in the same quarter last year. During the previous quarter (ending June), Airtel Digital TV had reported revenues to be Rs 809.5 crore. So while the... Read More
Bharti Airtel’s Direct-to-Home (DTH) service arm, Airtel Digital TV, is offering its Set-Top Box (STB) for a mere price of Rs 1,500. But that is not all the cost that a consumer has to pay when he/she purchases a new STB from the company. Users also need to recharge with a channel pack if they want to keep the STB active. So the company also allows users to purchase a... Read More
Airtel Digital TV, a leading DTH service provider and the direct-to-home arm of Bharti Airtel, has stopped imports of the HD Set-Top Boxes (STBs) from other Asian countries completely. The company has started the local manufacturing of the devices at a facility in Noida in partnership with Skyworth Electronics. Well, Airtel Digital TV has plans to bring about a complete transition to the Made-in-India STBs that includes the high-end Airtel... Read More
The federal cabinet of India did not take up proposals for providing financial relief to telecom operators that are cash-strapped, stated a government source. Previously, the cabinet was expected to decide regarding the relief package for the telecom industry today as it will help all wireless carriers, especially Vodafone India, which is struggling of late. However, the same did not happen today, and there is no information regarding why the... Read More
Bharti Airtel and Dish TV are two prominent Direct-to-Home (DTH) operators in India. Bharti Airtel provides DTH service under the brand Airtel Digital TV. Both the companies offer users an Android Set-Top Box (STB). Airtel calls its Android STB “Xstream Box” while Dish TV calls it “dishSMRT HUB”. Both the companies are offering their STBs for the same price - Rs 2,499. Since they both are Android STBs and come... Read More
The most popular hybrid Set-Top-Box based on Android TV, the Airtel Xstream Box is priced at Rs 2,499 for the new customers. If you are an existing Airtel Digital TV subscriber and you want to upgrade to the Xstream Box, then you will get it at a relatively affordable price. There are three options to upgrade with the first one offering only the Set-Top Box while the other two options... Read More
Bharti Airtel’s DTH platform, Airtel Digital TV has been launching new offers for its new subscribers. Airtel Digital TV is one of the most popular choices out there in case you are in search of a new DTH connection. However, this piece of news is not about a new promotion from Airtel Digital TV or a product but about a major new channel addition that has been made on Airtel... Read More
Bharti Airtel’s Airtel Digital TV service is one of the topmost DTH services in the country. Also, for the subscribers of TV channels, if you are using Airtel Digital TV, then you would be amused to know about the addition of some of the new channels which Airtel has updated for its users. The DTH operators keep on removing and adding some of the channels to their platform, and for... Read More
Airtel Digital TV is one of the leading DTH providers in the country. Courtesy of the popularity of Bharti Airtel’s others offerings, such as the Airtel Xstream Fiber broadband service, and its postpaid plans, consumers find it easier to subscribe to these services under a single umbrella. However, this news might be a slight pinch to the customers of Airtel Digital TV as we have found the prices of some... Read More
In case you are looking to change DTH service providers, then the very first thing you will likely do is buy a set-top box. While the channel packs, bouquets, and the monthly subscription fees is something that will remain uniform across all DTH providers, the price of the set-top box is something that will vary from DTH company to company. This means that choosing the DTH provider which offers a... Read More
Bharti Airtel has a plethora of offerings under its portfolio. One of those offerings is the ‘Xstream Box’. For the unaware, the ‘Xstream Box’ is an Android Set-Top Box (STB) offered by Bharti Airtel to customers across India. It allows users to seamlessly stream over-the-top (OTT) content and access all the Google Play Store apps that are available for Smart TVs. Since it is an Android STB, it keeps getting... Read More
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