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Bala Yogesh October 16th, 2020 1:10 PM 0 COMMENTS

Tata Sky Moves 13 Regional Channels to New EPG Slots

Tata Sky, the largest Direct-to-Home (DTH) operator in India on Thursday revised the electronic programming guide (EPG) numbers of 13 regional channels. The development is on the heels of the operator revising the EPG numbers of various channels on its platform since early September. Tata Sky has moved channels in the English entertainment genre along with Tamil, Telugu, Punjabi and Marathi regional channels to new EPG slots as part of... Read More

Ria Lakshman October 15th, 2020 7:13 PM 12 COMMENTS

WarnerMedia Pulls the Plug on HBO SD and HD Linear Movie Channels in India by December 2020

The American multinational mass media conglomerate WarnerMedia announced that it would discontinue HBO SD and HD linear movie channels in India from December 15, 2020. Besides India, the channels will be suspended in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Maldives as well. The decision to discontinue is a result of its struggles to find a sustainable business model in the South Asian region. The subscriber base of the channels is tiny in these... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 14th, 2020 12:00 PM 1 COMMENTS

Sun Direct Enables Subscribers to Watch 148 Channels for Rs 58

Sun Direct, a south centred Direct-to-Home (DTH) operator is now offering subscribers 148 free-to-air (FTA) channels for only Rs 58. A few days back, TelecomTalk reported about the revision of network capacity fee (NCF) by Sun Direct. The Sun Direct subscribers now pay the least NCF charges as compared to the other DTH operators in India with the operator charging Rs 59 for primary and Rs 23.60 for secondary connection.... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 13th, 2020 10:40 AM 1 COMMENTS

Airtel Digital TV to Aid JEE, NEET Students with Two New Channels

India’s third-largest Direct-to-Home operator (DTH), Airtel Digital TV has added two new channels on its platform intended to aid JEE and NEET students. The two educational channels added by the Airtel Digital TV include ‘Aakash EduTv - JEE' and ‘Aakash EduTv - NEET.’ The channels are in line with helping students learn from their homes. Both the channels are currently offered to the subscribers for free. But the free period... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 13th, 2020 7:02 AM 0 COMMENTS

GTPL Hathway Offers 47 Platform Services Across Seven Genres

GTPL, a company engaged in Digital Cable TV and broadband services offers 47 platform services to its cable TV users. The 47 platform services are offered across seven genres such as movie channels, general entertainment channels (GEC) and music channels. The operator on Saturday announced the financial results for its second quarter ended September 30, 2020 with GTPL Hathway highlighting that it has seeded over 10 million subscribers as of... Read More

Bala Yogesh October 12th, 2020 6:02 PM 0 COMMENTS

Tata Sky to Now Revise EPG Numbers of Punjabi Regional Channels

Tata Sky, the largest Direct-to-Home (DTH) operator in India announced that the electronic programming guide (EPG) numbers of multiple Punjabi regional channels including MH One would be revised on Tuesday. The development is on the heels of the operator revising EPG numbers of various Telugu regional channels in early October including Gemini TV, Zee Telugu, Star Maa and Star Maa Movies. Tata Sky since September had consistently revised the EPG... Read More

Bala Yogesh October 12th, 2020 1:45 PM 4 COMMENTS

GTPL Hathway Set to Launch Hybrid Box in Coming Months

GTPL Hathway on Saturday announced that it added 80,000 net broadband users in the second quarter of the current financial year including 40,000 Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) users. The company engaged in Digital Cable TV and broadband services announced its second quarter and half yearly results for the period ended September 30, 2020. GTPL Hathway said that it has added 1,30,000 net broadband subscribers in its first quarter of the current financial... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 12th, 2020 7:02 AM 1 COMMENTS

Tata Sky Providing 2 Months Bonus Credit for ICICI Bank Users

India’s leading Direct-to-Home (DTH) operator Tata Sky is now providing users with 2 months of cashback when they recharge for full 12 months. The operator highlighted that the offer is only to those users who recharge their account with an ICICI debit or credit card. Further, if the subscriber wishes to recharge for 6 months, then the user will be eligible to receive a one-month cashback. Similar to the annual... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 9th, 2020 10:30 AM 8 COMMENTS

DTH NCF Charges Comparison: Sun Direct Users Pay the Least

South India centred Direct-to-Home (DTH) operator Sun Direct has lowered its Network Capacity Fee (NCF) charges for its subscribers. The operator on Thursday revised its NCF charges resulting in its users paying the least NCF charges on both their primary and secondary connections. For the unaware, NCF charges are those charges which the subscribers pay to the network provider for purchasing different bundles of channels. Sun Direct has reduced the... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 9th, 2020 7:02 AM 4 COMMENTS

Airtel Digital TV Adds 2 New Channels, Drops 4 Channels

Airtel Digital TV, the third-largest Direct-to-Home (DTH) operator in India has removed four old channels from its offering and has added two new ones. The DTH operator has been tweaking its platform portfolio regular intervals in recent weeks to provide its subscribers with the best content possible. Airtel Digital TV has added two channels including ‘MK News’ and ‘Music Zone.’ However, the operator has removed four channels including ‘Sahara Samay... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 7th, 2020 10:47 AM 0 COMMENTS

Dish TV and D2h Extended Warranty Scheme Available for Rs 99

Dish TV, one of the largest Direct-to-Home (DTH) operators in India introduced an extended warranty scheme for the D2h subscribers for Rs 99. The extended warranty scheme covers the Set-Top Boxes (STBs) with the amount said to be exclusive of GST (Goods and Services Tax). Under the scheme, the subscribers need to pay the aforementioned fee and they will get an extended warranty of one year on their STBs. To... Read More

Bala Yogesh October 6th, 2020 1:29 PM 0 COMMENTS

Tata Sky Revises EPG Numbers of 18 Channels, More Channels to be Revised

Tata Sky, the largest Direct-to-Home (DTH) operator in India on Tuesday revised electronic programming guide (EPG) numbers of over 15 channels on its platform. The operator on Tuesday revised EPG numbers of multiple Telugu regional channels including Gemini TV, Star Maa and Zee Telugu. Tata Sky has also highlighted that more Telugu channels including ETV and TV9 will have its EPG revisions on Wednesday and Thursday. The operator since early... Read More