Following the guidelines of Trai, DTH operators Tata Sky and Airtel Digital TV have implemented the National Tariff Order 2.0. Both the companies declared new Network Capacity Fee (NCF) and Multi TV prices which will be applicable starting today. As part of the changes, Tata Sky and Airtel Digital TV will be offering 200 SD FTA channels in the initial slab of Rs 153.4. As we already know, Trai's NTO... Read More
Tata Sky continues to expand its value-added services with the latest addition to the list being Tata Sky Hits. The country's leading DTH operator today announced 'Hits' value-added service (VAS) which features a selection of the most popular and award-winning Hollywood television content from the 1980s and 1990s. Tata Sky Hits is already available to all the subscribers at a price of Rs 75 per month. However, Tata Sky users... Read More
Ahead of National Tariff Order 2.0 implementation, Airtel Digital TV has hiked the NCF charges for Multi TV users. As per the latest update available, the Multi TV users of Airtel Digital TV will now have to pay Rs 100 as NCF every month for the first 100 channels. In the past, the same charges were Rs 80, so it is a disappointing move from the DTH operator. For the... Read More
DTH operators used to charge a lot from the customers for new connections, however, that has changed over the last one year. Right after the new Trai tariff regime became effective, service providers started reducing prices of their Set-Top Boxes in a bid to keep the subscriber addition intact. Tata Sky, which is currently the biggest DTH operator in the country, is providing a new HD connection at just Rs... Read More
Tata Sky always terms itself as a premium DTH operator in India. While the service provider is providing the cheapest Set-Top Boxes in the industry, that is not the case when it comes to channel connections. Compared to all the DTH operators, Tata Sky is charging the most for every Multi TV connection. After the new Trai tariff regime, Tata Sky made changes to its Multi TV policy. In fact,... Read More
The merger talks between Airtel Digital TV and Dish TV finally fell apart over valuation. The country' second and third largest DTH operators have been in talks for more than eight months to create the world's largest DTH operator. However, the talks have now called off and the merger is not happening. Essel Group, the promoters of Dish TV, is now said to be looking for a global financial investor... Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is making a lot of changes in the broadcasting sector to bring transparency similar to the telecom sector. The first major change made by Trai was the National Tariff Order 1.0 which become effective last year and it will be replaced by National Tariff Order 2.0 this year. The second big thing in the pipeline is the Set-Top Box interoperability. As the name... Read More
Tata Sky Binge is one of the unique offerings from the DTH operator till date. Even after the launch Tata Sky Binge+ Android TV Set-Top Box, Tata Sky Binge seems to be a worthy option at Rs 249 per month. For the unaware, Tata Sky Binge is a service from the country's leading DTH operator under which it is offering free Amazon Fire TV Stick Tata Sky Edition to the... Read More
DTH operators in India are focussing on providing as many Set-Top Box choices to the users at the moment. The top three DTH providers in the country have an Android TV-based Set-Top Box and Tata Sky is providing a total of five STBs to the users. Both Airtel Digital TV and Dish TV are offering three STBs to the new users- Standard Definition (SD), High Definition (HD) and Android TV... Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has spent the last six months ideating and deliberating on the rules which govern the DTH and broadcasting sector. The Trai tariff regime which was introduced back in early 2019 faced a lot of criticism from the subscribers, and a little criticism from the stakeholders as well. Now, with the help of the stakeholders and lengthy deliberation, Trai has decided to rollout the... Read More
Whenever it comes to choosing DTH operators, the choices boil down to a few names in the industry. Some popular names in the industry right now include Tata Sky, Dish TV and others namely. Out of all these DTH operators, Tata Sky has enjoyed slightly more attention in the past days, and it is also the reason why Tata Sky happens to be the top DTH operator in the country... Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), confirmed that its new tariff order 2020 or NTO 2.0 stands to be implemented on March 1 even as it is challenged in different high courts. The regulator has directed broadcasters and distribution platform operators (DPOs) to publish required information on their website to allow customers to exercise their choice of channels and bouquets before March 1. Previously Trai had stated all broadcasters... Read More
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