Archive for June, 2008
Sun Direct has reached 10 Lakh Customers
Good news for Sun Direct customers, Sun Direct has reached 10 Lakh customers (i.e., 1 Million Customers) according to Telugu newspaper Eenadu (Main Edition) which was published on 29th June, 2008. Source: Eenadu (Main Edition) dated 29/06/2008 ...
Sun Direct to lose money despite 500,000 subscribers
New Delhi: The television programme service provider promoted by the Sun TV founder Kalanidhi Maran, Sun Direct TV Pvt. Ltd is expected to lose Rs200 crore every year for the first two years of operations despite having some 500,000 subscribers in its first six months of operations, due to low monthly fees. At Rs75 per month along with a free dish and set-top-box, the venture will lose money, says a research report by Citi Investment Research on Astro All Asia Networks Plc., the Malaysia joint venture partner that is listed on Bursa Malaysia, that country’s stock exchange. Astro, in its filing »»»
Dish TV to launch PVR next month
The Essel group owned Dish TV is set to launch Personal Video Recorder (PVR) next month. Dish TV managing director, Jawahar Goel confirmed the same to FE. “Our PVR is ready for commercial launch. We will start offering the service in July,” he said. On being queried on the pricing of the product, Goel said the company is yet to finalise on that aspect. However, according to a media analyst the price should hover around Rs 10,000 or will remain above that mark. “Since the personal video recorder is expected to remain a high-end niche product at least initially, its price will not be »»»
DTH firms set to enter Rs 1k cr ad spenders` club
Dish TV, Tata Sky may line up Rs 300 crore for commercials. The direct-to-home (DTH) service providers are all set to join the league of large spenders on advertising and promotions by crossing the Rs 1,000-crore mark this fiscal. Currently, only two categories—FMCG and automobile—have their ad-spends in excess of Rs 1,000 crore on an annual basis, according to estimates by the media buying agencies. The advertising budget of all the current and yet-to-be launched DTH operators is likely to cross Rs 1,000 crore mark this fiscal with new entrants like Big TV, Bharti Airtel and Videocon »»»
Other FTA Channels that can be viewed in Sun Direct
Channels that are not part of Sun Direct, but can be viewed from the following Transponders. For viewing this channels first goto manual scan & add the following details: Freq. TP – 11038H, SR – 40700, FEC – 3/4 Dish Interactive – VPID(5735) – APID(5768) – SID(5735) Freq. TP – 11091H, SR – 29500, FEC – 7/8 CGNTV – VPID(512) – APID(640) – SID(1) Freq. TP – 11150V, SR – 27500, FEC – 3/4 PTC News – VPID(535) – APID(635) – SID(1350) ETC – VPID(537) – APID(637) – SID(1370) Freq. »»»
Sun Direct has released new software update
Sun Direct has released New software update on 24/06/2008. Current Var./Load: 217:009New Var./Load: 217:010 The below are the changes in the new software update:- Channel list problem like Tamil List, Telugu List, Malayalam List etc. which was missing from today noon was restored in new software. Menu -> Option -> TV Output -> TV Screen (i.e., 4:3, 4:3 Letter Box or 16:9) can be adjustable. Menu -> Option -> OSD Display -> OSD Mixwieght (i.e.,Low, Medium or High) can be adjustable. After Update the OTA option is disabled. Nothing else new in this latest software update. ...
Delhi HC sends back Tata Sky-ESPN case to Tdsat
MUMBAI: The Delhi High Court has sent back the ongoing legal battle between direct-to-home service provider Tata Sky and ESPN Software India Private Ltd (ESIPL) to Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (Tdsat). The High Court has also dismissed the Tata Sky injunction application filed against ESIPL. In its application Tata Sky said that ESIPL had withdrawn the reference interconnect offer (RIO) dated 15 May 2008, and has not filed a fresh one; so it should be discharged from complying with their undertaking. A single member bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher directed Tata Sky, which »»»
