Archive for October, 2008
DTH subscribers double in 7 mnths
Source: The Financial Express The number of new subscribers added by Direct to Home operators in the past seven months is almost equal to the subscriber base it had acquired since the first commercial DTH operations began in 2003. That is if claims made by DTH players are anything to go by. As of today, the total subscriber base of DTH (excluding Doordarshan’s non-commercial DTH venture) has crossed 8.9 million, a sharp escalation overthe 4.5 million connections in March. DTH market leader Dish TV Ltd, promoted by Subhash Chandra’s Zee group that launched its service in 2003, accounts »»»
Big TV, LG tie up for DTH services
Source: The Economic Times NEW DELHI: Big TV, direct-to-home arm of Reliance Communications’ on Thursday joined hands with LG Electronics offering its DTH service to LG TV buyers at Rs 700 for three months. Under the tie up all those who purchase LG 29 inch TV buyers a three month DTH subscription for Rs 700 without paying any installation charges, the company said in a statement. After the three month period, subscribers can choose their own tariff plans, it said. The offer with LG Electronics entitles all buyers to choose either the Lite Pack which includes 61 channels plus one regional »»»
Big TV-Leading From The Front In The DTH Market
Source: Top News Big TV, the Direct-to-Home (DTH) service of Anil Ambani’s Reliance Communications (RCom), claimed that it has become the fastest growing DTH player in the country, as it has crossed the magic figure of 500,000 subscribers within two months of its launch. According to the company’s CEO Arun Kapoor, crossing the 5-lakh customer milestone within two months is indeed a testimony to the superior value proposition offered by BIG TV, and its success in accelerating the growth momentum of DTH sector in India.” Big TV aims to capture 50 lakh subscribers within first year »»»
Aksh Optifibre to offer quad play
Source: The Financial Express In anticipation of the issuance of the 3G licenses by next year, optical fibre manufacturer Aksh Optifibre is gearing up to offer quad play. The company has already tested this technology and is keenly waiting for allocation of the 3G spectrum. In an interaction with FE, Ashok Kumar Wahi, head, strategic initiatives, Aksh Optifibre informed the company was ready to move from the triple-play technology to quadruple-play offering voice, video, data and mobility through the same cable. “We have already explained the technology to MTNL as we have the proof of concept »»»
Sun TV to launch FM stations in Sikkim, Mizoram
Source: The Economic Times CHENNAI: The city-based television major Sun TV Network Ltd, through its subsidiary South Asia FM, will launch FM radio stations in Gangtok and Aizawl, the respective capital cities of Sikkim and Mizoram, a company official said. Holding licences for 45 FM stations in the country, the Sun TV group has launched 43 so far, the latest in Siliguri of West Bengal Tuesday. Once the Gangtok and Aizawl stations go live, the group will be one of the largest FM radio station operators in the country. Asked about the likely launch date, the official said work was on but a specific »»»
Sun Direct DTH added five new test channels
Sun Direct has added five new test channels. I think the test channels are from The One Alliance (MSM Discovery) bouquet. The channel details are as follows: S Test (Sony) on channel no.325 SP Test (Sony PIX) on channel no.412 AN Test (AXN) on channel no.452 D Test (Discovery Channel) on channel no.540 AP Test (Animal Planet) on channel no.544 Click on the image to view in full size ...
DTH spurs India’s digital pay-TV growth: Casbaa
Source: Indiantelevision.com MUMBAI: India’s digital pay-TV market has been driven by the recent exceptional growth in the digital DTH market, but there are at least 1.7 million digital cable subscriptions. Announcing new data for Asia’s pay-TV market, the Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (Casbaa) has said that there are 71 million digital pay-TV homes. This is out of a total of 300 million pay-TV subscriptions across Asia. India and China are demonstrating an increased pick-up for digital pay-TV services. While India has 8.5 million digital pay-TV households, China »»»
