Football is the most watched sport in the World. The biggest football tournament, FIFA World Cup 2022, started with a bang. There have been some major upsets and shocks so far. A lot of football attention towards the FIFA World Cup 2022 is given by the Indian fans. For this edition of the FIFA World Cup, the official broadcasters for India's matches are Sports 18 1, Sports 18 1 HD,... Read More
The Direct-to-Home (DTH) industry in India has been struggling to grow at the pace it was once growing because of the widespread of the internet and available of low-cost OTT (over-the-top) platforms. There are currently four DTH operators in India, and they have not been getting a lot of new subscribers lately. TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) recently published the quarterly performance indicator report for QE June 2022. The... Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has made amendments to the regulatory framework for broadcasting and cable services. The amendments say that channels which have an MRP of Rs 19 or less will only be permitted to be a part of a bouquet. If the channel is priced above Rs 19, then it will be offered on an a-la-carte basis. Further, a broadcaster can offer a maximum discount of... Read More
Football or soccer has a crazy fanbase in India. Even though the Indian football team did not qualify for the FIFA World Cup 2022, people from India are supporting their own favourite nations. The FIFA World Cup 2022 set the stage on Sunday in Qatar. The first two days of the tournament have already concluded. Qatar was the first team to register... Read More
India and New Zealand play the series decider today at the Napier. With the first T20 being washed out and the second one being an emphatic one for India, the Kiwis will fight hard to see this one off on their home ground. Courtesy of Suryakumar Yadav’s brilliant century in the second T20, India is in sky-high form. Today’s match will begin at 12 p.m. IST and can be watched... Read More
Sports18, a pay TV channel owned by Viacom18, will be live streaming the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. Sports18 is available on the platform of all the DTH (Direct-to-Home) service providers. In case you want to see the FIFA World Cup on your TV, you will have to subscribe to the Sports18 1 or Sports 18 1 HD. Different DTH service providers offer the channel at different LCNs (local channel... Read More
Bharti Airtel has a very popular and prominent DTH (Direct-to-Home) arm called Airtel Digital TV. Through Airtel Digital TV, Bharti Airtel offers customers a variety of STBs (Set-Top Boxes). The smartest STB that you can get from Airtel Digital TV is the Xstream Box. Airtel's Xstream Box is an Android-powered STB which allows users to get the best of OTT (over-the-top) content at the highest resolutions. Airtel says that 4K... Read More
Dish TV, one of the largest DTH (Direct-to-Home) players in India, is now offering consumers new OTT (over-the-top) plans. These are not just normal OTT plans. The new Watcho OTT plans is basically an OTT aggregation service from Dish TV. In simple words, with a single subscription from Dish TV's Watcho, you can get access to several platforms and their vast content libraries. Major platforms such as ZEE5, Disney+ Hotstar,... Read More
Viacom18 Sports has just announced a new partnership with SA20, the recently launched T20 cricket league of South Africa. Under this partnership, the sports network will exclusively present the SA20 tournament to cricket fans in India. Viacom18, owned by Reliance Industries Limited, will work closely with SA20 to grow and engage cricket fans in the country. South Africa has produced some excellent cricketers over the decades and has a strong... Read More
Bharti Airtel, the second-largest telecom operator in the country, runs one of the most successful DTH (Direct-to-Home) businesses as well. The brand Airtel Digital TV is known to many and is present across the length and breadth of the country with its DTH services. Airtel Digital TV users who want to switch to Star Sports to watch the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup could face issues if they don't know... Read More
The Indian government has ordered a special audit of DTH (Direct-to-Home) operators in India, including Airtel Digital TV, Tata Play, Dish TV and Sun Direct. The audit is over the long-running dispute over the license fees. The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India have been ordered by the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting for an intensive audit of all the DTH service providers in the country. The audit... Read More
Tata Play, India's largest DTH (Direct-to-Home) player, has added three new channels for its consumers. The three new channels aren't the most important ones for many and would only serve a small niche. Tata Play has added three new channels, including Aryan TV, Kannada Naaptol, and Malayalam Naaptol. All these channels aren't major entertainment channels and thus would be only useful for a select few. Aryan TV would be available... Read More
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