Airtel Digital TV is the third largest Direct-to-Home (DTH) operator of the country. It offers different kinds of packages to the users. But sometimes, you end up choosing the wrong package for yourself. However, the DTH operator allows users to change their channel package whenever they feel like. Users can do so by going to the mobile app or the website of the service provider. If customers wish, they can... Read More
Prasar Bharati, India’s public service broadcaster on Friday invited applications for the allotment of vacant MPEG-2 slots on DD Free Dish, the free Direct-to-Home (DTH) service. According to the notice issued by Prasar Bharati, the vacant MPEG-2 slots on the DD Free Dish are to be allotted through the third annual e-auction scheduled to be held from February 22, 2021. The public service broadcaster said that the slots won through... Read More
Airtel Xstream Box is the Android TV-based hybrid Set-Top Box from Airtel Digital TV- the DTH arm of Bharti Airtel. The Xstream Box can be purchased for Rs 2,499, however, that price is for the new customers. For the users who are an existing Airtel Digital TV user and looking to upgrade to Xstream Box, they can get the same at an affordable price. The Airtel Xstream Box upgrade offer... Read More
Tata Sky has extended its lead at the top with a market share of 32.58%. Tata Sky ended the Q1 FY21 with 32.09% share, and it has been increased to 32.58% at the end of September 2020. The second-largest DTH operator continues to be Dish TV. However, unlike Tata Sky, Dish TV lost its market share. The remaining two service providers- Airtel Digital TV and Sun Direct also increased their... Read More
Prabhudas Lilladher, a research based financial services organization in a report said that the pay TV services including cable TV and Direct-to-Home (DTH) will deliver “low single digits” growth in India. The firm in a report on Tuesday said that the “uptick in DD Free Dish” along with the “higher growth in connected TVs” will restrict the growth of pay TV homes across India. Prabhudas Lilladher highlighted that the pay... Read More
Dish TV, one of India's largest Direct-to-Home (DTH) operators, has announced ‘Scan to Help’ feature for its mobile app ‘My DishTV’. The concept of this new feature has been founded by the first runner-up in ‘Dish-a-thon’ 2020 which coincidentally happens to be an in-house team for the DTH company - ‘Team DishTV’. The new feature called ‘Scan to Help’ will be available for every subscriber of Dish TV who is... Read More
Gone are the days when the standard definition (SD) picture quality was acceptable. It is the era of full high definition (HD) and 4K quality pictures. Major Direct-to-Home (DTH) operators in India offers users HD Set-Top Boxes (STBs) so that they can watch their favourite content in high-quality visuals. Each of the operators offers its HD STB with different features, benefits, and price. Today, we are listing the HD STBs... Read More
Prasar Bharati, India’s public service broadcaster on Monday announced that Jantantra TV emerged as the winner of its 51st e-auction. The public service broadcaster on Monday held its latest round of e-auction for the allotment of the vacant MPEG-4 slot on the DD Free Dish platform. Prasar Bharati on December 21, 2020, invited applications from broadcasters for the allotment of vacant MPEG-4 slots on India's free Direct-to-Home (DTH) service. The... Read More
Tata Sky Binge is one of the popular services introduced by DTH operators in recent times. The service offers a user free access to a slew of OTT services and provides them with an Amazon Fire TV Stick Tata Sky Edition free at no extra cost. Tata Sky Binge costs Rs 299 per month and the DTH operator is currently providing free access to a whopping 11 OTT services. And... Read More
ICICI Securities on Monday said in a report that the streaming apps such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video may have a "significant impact" on cable TV connections in India. The company engaged in the financial services said that the “increasing adoption of streaming apps” may result in the number of cable TV connections to decline. ICICI Securities highlighted that the streaming apps had “limited success” in the country in... Read More
The government has recently accepted the Direct-to-Home (DTH) license guidelines proposed by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai). It is worth noting that the acceptance of the new DTH license guidelines comes after 6 years of waiting. When proposed on July 23, 2014, the new rules to the government were titled ‘Issues related to New DTH Licenses’. The Union Cabinet has extended the license period for the DTH industry... Read More
Gone are the days when people used to be satisfied with HD Set-Top Boxes (STBs). The age for Smart TVs and Smart Set-Top Boxes is already here. Today, we will be talking about all the best Android TV Boxes you can get in India. We will list their features, price, and any offer if that is currently going on with the purchase of that Android Box. Multiple brands and companies... Read More
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where are the plans?no details , whats new whats changed?
Vi should decrease the tariff somewhere near to Jio's. So it can grab users from Airtel and Jio.
If out of 481, 108 is 5G customers. That means customer on Jio 4G network reduced from 452 million in…
In my nearest enodeB, Jio switches off b40 daily at around 1 am, restores around 6 am. b3 and b5…
If they already reached 482 million, I wonder in how many months it will reach 500 million customers. Their ARPU…
