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December 30th, 2019 9:48 AM 1 COMMENTS

Trai Tariff Regime: Variable NCF Will Likely Make Cable TV, DTH Subscriptions Cheaper

After making several changes in the telecom sector, Trai must be now looking to implement the changes it planned for the broadcasting sector. In April this year, the new tariff regime by Trai became fully effective, but the television subscribers were not satisfied with the changes brought by Trai. The one major change which irked a lot of users is the Network Capacity Fee (NCF); Every DTH/Cable TV connection now... Read More

December 29th, 2019 5:56 PM 0 COMMENTS

Dish TV New HD Connection With Three Months of Channel Pack and Lifetime Warranty Costs Rs 1,949

Dish TV has started offering a new HD connection with bundled channel pack for three months at Rs 1,949 to the customers. DishNXT HD Set-Top Box which is usually priced at Rs 1,590 can be picked with a bundled channel pack and a lifetime warranty at Rs 1,949. Furthermore, if a customer opts for this offer, the DTH operator will waive off the entire installation charges. Also, there will be... Read More

December 29th, 2019 7:13 AM 2 COMMENTS

Tata Sky Set-Top Box Prices Now Start at Rs 1,399, 4K Version is Priced at Rs 6,400

Tata Sky has increased the prices of its Set-Top Boxes yet again after running the Diwali offer for a limited period. Tata Sky' Set-Top Boxes now start at Rs 1,399, which are the normal prices before the temporary price reduction. For the unaware, Tata Sky slashed the prices of HD and SD Set-Top Boxes by up to Rs 300 during the Diwali festive season. The leading DTH operator offered the... Read More

December 27th, 2019 6:29 PM 0 COMMENTS

Tata Sky Curated Packs Bundle All Types of Channels For Every Price Point

Tata Sky is the leader in the DTH industry right now, and there are plenty of reasons why it has come to be like that. The DTH operator has surpassed Dish TV in terms of subscriber base and now stands at the top of the charts. However, things were not like this before, as Tata Sky was not necessarily the most preferred DTH operator in the country. It is certainly... Read More

December 26th, 2019 12:15 PM 3 COMMENTS

Trai Set-Top Box Interoperability Now Opposed by Cable TV Operators After DTH Companies

One of the prime things of focus for the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) this year has been the issue of Set-Top Box Interoperability. The telecom regulator has floated consultation paper earlier this year to garner the views of industry stakeholders on the technology and implementation of interoperable Set-Top Box. However, in this paper, Trai’s views have not exactly been met with affirmation. Instead, the DTH operator opposed the... Read More

December 26th, 2019 7:08 AM 0 COMMENTS

Tata Sky Subscribers Can Now Get 26 Popular Channels at Reduced Prices

Tata Sky is one of the most preferred DTH operators in India right now. Despite the company not having an Android TV-based Set-Top Box, customers are opting for Tata Sky because of its superior customer service and variety of channel packs. A few days ago, we reported that Tata Sky has reduced the prices of various curated, regional and metro packs by a small margin. Tata Sky customers who rely... Read More

December 24th, 2019 6:59 AM 5 COMMENTS

Tata Sky, Airtel Digital TV, Dish TV and Jio Oppose the Introduction of STB Interoperability

Set-Top Box interoperability is probably the next big thing in the Indian broadcasting sector. In November this year, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) issued a consultation paper on 'Interoperability of Set-Top Boxes' seeking views from the DTH, Cable TV and other stakeholders. DTH operators have responded to Trai's ambitious Set-Top Box interoperability individually; Top DTH operators- Tata Sky, Dish TV, Airtel Digital TV and Reliance Jio believe that... Read More

December 21st, 2019 3:58 PM 2 COMMENTS

Tata Sky is Offering Metro Channel Packs to the Users in Various Regional Languages

When it comes to channel pack offerings, Tata Sky leads the chart when compared to other DTH operators like Airtel Digital TV, Dish TV, D2h and Sun Direct. Tata Sky is currently offering a wide range of channel packs to the users like Metro, Mini, Curated and there are even several Regional packs available to the users. Tata Sky Metro packs allow users to avail regional channels at affordable prices.... Read More

December 20th, 2019 5:27 PM 0 COMMENTS

DishSMRT Stick and d2h Magic Get New User Interface ‘Orbit’ With Latest Update

Dish TV India today announced the rollout of its latest interface- 'Orbit' to DishSMRT Stick and d2h Magic. According to the DTH operator, Orbit comes with a lot of new features addressing the best of aggregated content from various sources available on the platform. So basically, Orbit brings content from all the OTT services into one place, similar to PatchWall UI on Xiaomi TVs and Oxygen Play on OnePlus TVs.... Read More

December 19th, 2019 3:28 PM 0 COMMENTS

Dish TV 12 Months Recharge Allows Users to Avail 30 Days Extra Service and One-Time Set-Top Box Swap

Dish TV, which is currently said to be in merger talks with Airtel Digital TV, has three long-term recharge options. Similar to other DTH operators, Dish TV is now offering 30 days of extra service to its users who're recharging the same channel pack for 12 months straight. Tata Sky also has a similar offer called 'Tata Sky Cashback' offer as part of which users can get one-month of extra... Read More

December 19th, 2019 11:43 AM 4 COMMENTS

Airtel Xstream Box Available at Rs 2,249 for Airtel Thanks Customers

Airtel Digital TV has started providing its latest Android TV box, the Airtel Xstream Box, at Rs 2,249 for Airtel Thanks customers. The DTH arm of Bharti Airtel is looking to grab new users and increase the subscriber base by discounting the Set-Top Box prices. Airtel Thanks is a customer programme of Bharti Airtel and these users will be able to get a new Airtel Xstream Box at Rs 2,249,... Read More

December 17th, 2019 11:08 AM 0 COMMENTS

Independent TV Services Disrupted for Nearly 6 Months, Company Yet to Provide Resumption Timeline

Independent TV customers are in jeopardy as the company does not seem like resuming services anytime soon. Back in June this year, Independent TV faced issues with its satellite tv service provider Antrix Corporation over non-clearance of dues. However, the DTH operator promised the services would be resumed shortly and it will clear the pending dues to the satellite signal provider. But nothing happened over the last six months as... Read More

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