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January 19th, 2024 7:03 AM 0 COMMENTS

Dish TV is Offering OTT + Linear TV Channel Packs

Dish TV, a major Direct-to-Home (DTH) service provider in India, is offering customers plans that bundle both OTT (over-the-top) and linear TV channel packs. The OTT content is provided by Watcho, an in-house entertainment platform of Dish TV. Customers can choose from channel packs that are aimed at different languages such as Hindi, Bangla, Odiya, Marathi, and Gujarati. The best thing is that these channel packs are not very expensive.... Read More

December 14th, 2023 2:10 PM 0 COMMENTS

Tata Play Becomes First to Onboard 100 HD Channels

Tata Play, one of the largest DTH (Direct-to-Home) service providers in India, has become the first operator to offer 100 HD (High-Definition) channels to its customers. Further, the company has onboarded all of the DD (Doordarshan) channels (a total of 44) on its platform. No other DTH service provider in India currently has done this yet. This could only happen because of the recently launched GSAT-24 satellite, as it gave... Read More

November 12th, 2023 2:51 PM 0 COMMENTS

d2h Stream: an Android Box From d2h, Check Price and Features

d2h, one of the largest DTH (Direct-to-Home) operators in India, has an Android Set-Top Box (STB) on offer called d2h Stream. It is a decent Android Box for anyone looking to convert their old TVs into smart ones. There are also offerings from Airtel Digital TV and Tata Play. But today, our focus will be entirely on the offering from d2h. The d2h Stream box has been in the market... Read More

November 11th, 2023 7:57 AM 0 COMMENTS

Tata Play Binge+ Price and Details: What You Should Know

Tata Play Binge+ is the Android Set-Top Box (STB) of Tata Play. Tata Play is the leading DTH (Direct-to-Home) service provider in India. The company has customers throughout the country. Tata Play Binge+ is not a new offering from the company. It is aimed at people trying to convert their old TVs into Smart TVs so that they can watch both linear TV and OTT (over-the-top) content. With the Tata... Read More

October 31st, 2023 2:59 PM 0 COMMENTS

Tata Play HD Box Now Available Only for Rs 899

Tata Play HD Box is a popular option for consumers opting for a DTH (Direct-to-Home) connection from Tata Play. While there's an Android STB (Set-Top Box) offered by Tata Play, many consumers who already own a Smart TV do not require it. Thus, they opt for the HD Box and it is actually available for a great price of Rs 899 only right now. Today, we will be talking about... Read More

September 25th, 2023 12:01 PM 0 COMMENTS

Tata Play Brings Bollywood Masala for Fans of Old Movies

Tata Play, a major Direct-to-Home (DTH) service provider in India has launched 'Bollywood Masala' for its customers. The new service is aimed at bringing the best from the 90s and 2000s to Bollywood fans in India. The service will be free for the first five days for customers so that they can get a taste of what 'Bollywood Masala' is. After that, to continue getting the service, customers will have... Read More

September 18th, 2023 7:01 AM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel Xstream Box: Easy Way to Convert Old TV into a Smart One

Bharti Airtel's DTH (Direct-to-Home) arm called Airtel Digital TV offers customers an Android TV box. This product is called Xstream Box and it has been available in the market for a very long time. If you have an old TV, you can convert it to a Smart TV with the help of this Android box from Airtel. It will enable you to watch your favourite OTT (over-the-top) shows as well... Read More

September 3rd, 2023 6:24 PM 0 COMMENTS

DistroTV Users Can Watch Network18 Channels for Free

DistroTV, a free ad-supported streaming platform has announced a partnership with Network18. Under the partnership, users of DistroTV will be able to watch Network18 channels for free. These channels include News18 India, CNN-News18, CNBC Awaaz Live TV, and CNBC TV18. But the channel list is not exhaustive here. There could be more Network18 channels making their way to the platform for users to stream. Network18 wants to reach as many... Read More

August 29th, 2023 11:09 AM 0 COMMENTS

Should DTH Services Get More Expensive to Improve Returns

The Direct-to-Home (DTH) sector's growth has been on a declining trend for several years now. This is because it isn't the only form of entertainment available to customers anymore. If you want to watch something, it's better to have a subscription to an OTT (over-the-top) platform so that you can watch movies or TV shows on-demand rather than a TV where everything is scheduled, not for your taste, but for... Read More

August 22nd, 2023 3:27 PM 0 COMMENTS

TRAI Recommends Phasing Out License Fee for DTH Services Over the Next Three Years

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released its recommendations on "License Fee and Policy Matters of DTH Services" following a request from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB). The MIB sought TRAI's guidance under the TRAI Act, 1997. Also Read: TRAI Initiates Consultation Process to Enhance Quality-of-Service Standards for Telecom Services Amendments to Unified License Agreement The reference pertains to amendments made by the Department of Telecommunications... Read More

August 14th, 2023 11:08 AM 0 COMMENTS

TRAI’s Decision on NCF Can Lead to Tariff Hikes for DTH Packs

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has sought for comments from the public on whether the NCF (Network Capacity Fee) should be increased for the users. The Direct-to-Home (DTH) service providers charge NCF on channel packs that users subscribe to. The higher the number of channels, the more NCF the user will have to pay. TRAI's decision will determine whether the NCF pricing will go up or will remain... Read More

August 11th, 2023 6:06 PM 0 COMMENTS

DoT Asks Stakeholders to Rework on Direct to Mobile Live TV Pitch

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has asked the IIT-Kanpur, amongst other stakeholders, to rework the pitch for Direct to Mobile (D2M) service for the broadcasters. Currently, to watch live TV, you either need a data connection, or you need a DTH (Direct-to-Home) connection. The D2M technology aims to directly stream the live TV on a user's device without any need for a DTH connection or even data. This would mean... Read More

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