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Andrew Bonwick
Vice President of Product Development at Relm Insurance
Madhav Sheth
CEO of Ai+ Smartphone
Stephen Rose
CEO Render Networks
Only a few months back, the regulatory authority of India which governs the broadcasting industry flipped the sector over with the new rules. The latest pricing framework introduced by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) brought significant changes to the way how TV services were being priced and distributed. Although there was an apparent change in the prices and subscriptions costs, some significant changes took over on the business side as well. Even viewership numbers changed post the new Trai regime. However, there are still some fundamental questions which are floating in the minds of the customers as they decide to switch their operator from cable to DTH or vice versa amidst new pricing and service norms. One such question is of DTH service vs standard cable TV service. Read this piece to understand the differences between these services.
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Cable TV vs DTH: Transmission and Pricing
It is worth noting that amongst the two, the standard cable TV service was the first one to arrive and could be considered the equivalent of a landline in terms of the broadcasting. But, with that being said, the cable TV service has its own set of perks. The first difference comes in the pricing of course as the standard cable TV connection costs a lot less as compared to the installation of DTH since the latter involves the installation of set-top box (STB) and other ancillary services. Another perk which the cable TV subscribers enjoy is continued entertainment. While during heavy rains, DTH connections might be disturbed and could go through some trouble, cable TV connections don’t go through this problem, and even in bad weather, the subscribers can be assured of a continued stream of channels on their TV screen.
