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Chakri K March 27th, 2021 7:48 AM 1 COMMENTS

Tata Sky Binge Available in 2 Options: With Free Amazon Fire TV Stick and Binge+ STB

Tata Sky Binge is one of the popular services launched in recent years. A lot of Tata Sky users are choosing Binge service because of the affordable pricing and the OTT app subscriptions the DTH operator is bundling. For the unaware, Tata Sky’s Binge service offers free access to 10 OTT subscriptions. If a subscriber chooses them individually, they cost more than Rs 1,000. Tata Sky Binge service can be... Read More

Bala Yogesh March 26th, 2021 6:44 PM 1 COMMENTS

Cheaper OTT, DTH Set to Halt Cable TV Subscriptions in India

The number of cable TV users in India continued to remain at 103 million in the 2020 financial year, Statista said in a report in early March. The company highlighted that the number of cable TV users in India already hit 103 million in the 2019 financial year having witnessed a dip in the previous years. In the 2017 financial year, Statista, a German company engaged in market and consumer... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur March 26th, 2021 1:37 PM 1 COMMENTS

Jio Set-Top Box Users Can Now Stream From Discovery+

Jio Set-Top Box (STB) users can now stream content from Discovery+. The partnership between both platforms will enable users to stream world-class content from more than 40 genres. Users won’t have to face any language barrier with the content since it will be available in Hindi, English, Kannada, Telugu, Bengali, and Malayalam. For the unaware, the Jio STB is provided to the users when they purchase a JioFiber connection. With... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur March 24th, 2021 2:30 PM 0 COMMENTS

SITI Playtop Magic Android TV Set-Top Box Launched

The era of normal Set-Top Boxes (STBs) is gone. It is now time for the Android STBs and other smart STBs to take over the TV viewing experience of users in India. Noticing the trend, SITI Networks Ltd, one of the country’s largest multi-system operators (MSOs), has launched an Android-powered STB called ‘SITI Playtop Magic’. Adding to this, the company has also launched an application for Android and iOS devices... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur March 16th, 2021 4:37 PM 0 COMMENTS

Tata Sky Binge+ STB Users Now Getting Cloud Recording Facility

Tata Sky, the largest Direct-to-Home (DTH) operator in the country, is allowing Binge+ users to record their favourite content on the cloud and view it anytime they wish to. The DTH operator is offering two different packs, one for free and one for a minimal amount of Rs 199, to avail the feature. For the unaware, the Tata Sky Binge+ is an Android-powered Set-Top Box (STB) that is available for... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur March 7th, 2021 12:32 PM 0 COMMENTS

DishSMRT HUB Offers Smart TV Experience for Only Rs 2,499

The age of Smart TVs is well already here. People rely on over-the-top (OTT) content to get their entertainment demands satiated. Direct-to-Home (DTH) operators have understood this demand and have launched several Smart TV boxes to give users direct access to OTT content through their TVs. Smart Boxes can turn any normal TV into a Smart TV, but it does require an active internet/Wi-Fi connection. Dish TV, one of the... Read More

Bala Yogesh February 19th, 2021 5:42 PM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel Digital TV Well Placed, DTH Industry Outlook May Have Weakened Says Analyst

The outlook for the Direct-to-Home (DTH) industry in India and its valuations “may have only weakened” in the past three years, Motilal Oswal Financial Services said in a report on Wednesday. The firm engaged in the financial services said that Airtel Digital TV is “well placed” in the DTH industry that has consolidated in the past few years. The report is on the heels of Airtel on Wednesday announcing its... Read More

Chakri K February 17th, 2021 9:35 PM 0 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Buys Warburg Pincus’ 20% Stake in Bharti Telemedia as it Aims for ‘One Home’ Strategy

Telecom operator, Bharti Airtel, is shifting its focus on digital as it acquires Warburg Pincus affiliate’s 20% equity share in its DTH arm Bharti Telemedia. The total valuation of this purchase is Rs 31,260 million (Rs 3,126 crore). In a press statement, Bharti Airtel said the total valuation would be discharged primarily via issuance of around Rs 36.47 million equity shares of Airtel at a price of Rs 600 per... Read More

Bala Yogesh February 12th, 2021 6:20 PM 0 COMMENTS

Sun TV Observing Rising Demand for DTH, Sun NXT Telecom Partnerships to Continue

Sun NXT, the over-the-top (OTT) platform run by Sun TV Network has witnessed a “significant growth” in the recent years as the company has “entered into agreements with almost all the telcos.” The development was shared by the Sun TV management in the third quarter earnings call on Monday. The Sun TV management said that the company receives a “substantial fixed revenue” from the telecom operators on a month-on-month basis.... Read More

Chakri K February 11th, 2021 7:03 AM 1 COMMENTS

D2h Starts Offering 5 Years of Warranty on All Set-Top Boxes

Dish TV-owned D2h has started offering five years of warranty on all the Set-Top Boxes (STBs) available on its platform. In the past, we have rated Dish TV as the best DTH operator in India in terms of STB warranty. And it continues with the new schemes. Dish TV is offering three years of warranty on its STBs, whereas D2h' STBs come with five years of warranty which is probably... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 6th, 2021 1:36 PM 1 COMMENTS

Trai Announces New Recommendations for Regulation of Platform Services

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has recently announced that all the platform services provided by Direct-to-Home (DTH) operators, Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), or Multiple System Operators (MSOs) shall be exclusive to their platforms and should not be shared with any other distribution platform operator (DPO) directly or indirectly. If the platform service is shared with a DPO, Trai or the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) reserve the... Read More

Chakri K February 3rd, 2021 8:21 AM 0 COMMENTS

Tata Sky Set-Top Boxes Currently Available With Up to Rs 400 Off: Check Full Details

Leading DTH operator, Tata Sky, is currently offering up to Rs 400 discount on its STBs with the +HD STB getting the maximum discount. Tata Sky currently has five Set-Top Boxes on offer- Tata Sky SD, Tata Sky HD, Tata Sky Binge+, Tata Sky +HD PVR and Tata Sky 4K. The prices of these STBs start at Rs 1,499 and go all the way up to Rs 6,400. The last... Read More