Videocon D2H which is one of the country’s leading providers of Direct to Home (DTH) service has just added two Odia channels named the Kanak TV and Zee Kalinga to its bouquet of channels on offer. They will be available in the basic pack named ‘Super Gold’ onwards. The addition of two Odia channels has taken the tally of company’s Odia channels on offer to 13. It offers about 500... Read More
I&B minister Prakash Javedekar had recently expressed his concern over the fact that better quality STB(Set Top Box) were being exported and the lower quality ones being sold in the domestic market. He then expressed the Government’s willingness to help the local STB manufacturers especially with the issues related to the taxation. The manufacturers on the contrary comforted the Information & Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry that they be able to meet... Read More
Essel group owned SITI cable which is an Multi System Operator (MSO) in Mumbai is on the verge of expanding its business and in a document pertaining to the shareholders it has asked clearance from the shareholders to approve the increase in the capital share. The MSO has been through a rough patch recently and it put the blame on the Declaration of subscribers base and lower Average Revenue Per... Read More
Dish TV has decided to convert its set-top-box (STB) to a wholly-owned subsidiary in a bid to save some licensing fees. XingMedia Distribution Pvt Ltd is the subsidiary that will take care of all the auxiliary businesses of Dish TV primarily compromising of Dish Antenna and other services. STBs and other hardware have always been a major investment for DTH companies. Dish TV will devise a capex in the form... Read More
Airtel Digital TV has come up with a new SVoD service called the Sony Max Super Hitz. It will let the Airtel DTH users watch the best movies that ever graced Bollywood at the comfort of their couch. This service would be charged at Rs35 per month and it can be added on top of your current package. Latest movies like Paan Singh Tomar and Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu... Read More
In one of its kind deal DEN Networks which is a blooming MSO with a very good subscribers base has announced a Joint Venture with the Online retailer giant Snapdeal (Jasper InfoTech). According to this deal which is essentially a 50:50 joint venture, DEN networks will introduce a new shopping channel that will act like an virtual market place similar to how Star CJ and Home Shop 18. DEN is... Read More
According to a recent list which includes the cancellation and registration for Digital Addressable market four of the Multi System Operators (MSOs) license has been cancelled. The MSOs whose registration has been cancelled includes Chennai-based Jothishankar Annamalai, Mysore-based Mediasix Digital Networks, Kolkata Based Digicable Comm and Thanjavur based Kavery Digital Networks. Kavery Digital Network which was functional in the DAS notified areas of Tamil Nadu took a blow from the... Read More
The journey of Indian Television industry so far has been very interesting and has witnessed exponential growth. Starting with one channel Doordarshan, liberalisation in 1991 opened the Indian television market. Today there are close to 800+ channels and still counting. With the growing demand for cable from subscribers, there was a huge leakage in tax revenues to the government due to unaccounted or under reported subscribers in the cable distribution.... Read More
In fact HD may be the silver bullet which helps DTH win over its competitors like analog and digital cable and IPTV. Analog and Digital Cable TV may be cheaper but the quality is also worse and HD as of now is available effectively only through DTH. If you do have one of these flat panels, It’s criminal not to have at the minimum - a High definition set top... Read More
Tata Sky was amongst the first lot of DTH operators to set their foot in India. Tata Sky DTH service was formally started in 2006 and during those days Tata Sky was bundled free with new TVs sets in a bid to introduce the consumers to DTH technology. The current scenario is such that there are more than half a dozen of DTH operators battling for a major chunk in... Read More
AXN is one of the most sought after entertainment channel that is known to deliver blockbuster Hollywood flicks at your doorstep from almost 17 years. The AXN Network is spread across 60 countries in slightly tweaked out formats. The Action movies and reality show have been the forte for AXN. AXN is owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment and hosted by Multi Screen Media in India. MSM recently obtained licenses for... Read More
Indian Telecom industry is witnessing a paradigm shift with a sharp increase in the DTH Subscribers and the local cable operators shifting towards Digital set top box. The Digital set top box manufacturers are in fact reeling under the demand after Government gave directives to digitize the Analog network which included the vast cable TV platform. The Set Top Box market is expected to gross $1877.3 million by 2017 pegging... Read More
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