Archive for January, 2009
IPTV service yet to take on, but providers set target of 1 million subscribers by 2012
Source: Livemint.com New Delhi: India’s largest mobile phone operator, Bharti Airtel Ltd’s launch of Internet protocol television (IPTV) service on 19 January marked the entry of the first private player in the space so far served by state-run telcos Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd, or BSNL, and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd, or MTNL. Anil Dhirubhai Ambani-led Reliance Communications Ltd, or RCom, which has already had a trial run of IPTV service last year, is believed to be the next in line, followed by Tata Teleservices Ltd, and multi-system operators (MSOs) such as Rajan Raheja-owned Hathway and »»»
DTH charges to be slashed to woo customers
Source: The Statesman KOLKATA, Jan. 24: After having failed to provide the much hyped additional services over the past few years, most of the Direct-to-Home (DTH) television service providers have now reduced installation charges as well as monthly subscription fees to woo consumers. Currently, consumers can avail DTH service by paying just Rs 100 per month. A few months back, monthly subscription fees of DTH was about Rs 140. Many service providers even reduced installation charge, which include cost of set top box (STB) and other equipment from Rs 2,000 to Rs 1,500 in the span of three months. »»»
Dish TV promoters up stake to 80% after rights issue
Source: Indiantelevision.com MUMBAI: Dish TV promoters have lifted their stake to 80.15 per cent after having to subscribe to the rights issue in a tough market condition that saw the scrip of the DTH company trading below the issue price fixed at Rs 22 per share. The promoters, who earlier held 57.94 per cent in the direct-to-home (DTH) company, had to cough out around Rs 3 billion in the first tranche. “The promoters have increased their stake to 80.15 per cent and have put in around Rs 3 billion,” says a source in the company. Dish TV raised Rs 3.10 billion in the first tranche with »»»
Arasu Cable TV chief shifted
Source: Expressbuzz.com CHENNAI: Two days after making a statement that he had recommended that Sumangali Cable Vision owned by Maran brothers could be taken over by the government, C Uma Shankar, Chairman and Managing Director of Arasu Cable TV Corporation (ACTC), has been transferred as the Commissioner of Small Savings. Addressing a press conference at Vellore on January 21, Uma Shankar had said that a police complaint had been lodged against the SCV that it had damaged the cables of the ACTC in Coimbatore. He also said that he had recommended to the government to take over the SCV. Two days »»»
Airtel digital TV Interactive IPTV plan for existing broadband customers
Source: sifybroadband.techwhack.com Airtel has revealed an IPTV plan for existing customers who do not want to subscribe to the 256kbps package being offered in their combo packages. This plan is aimed at customers who are already using Airtel Broadband on higher speeds. The package name is Premium Pack and it allows the user to keep his existing high speed broadband connection. Details: Rental: Rs 399Number of channels: 135Free Pay per View: 1 Movie (worth Rs. 25)Number of Time Shift TV Channels: 25Number of games: 5 Other features include free access to iAstro, iMatinee, iCity. ...
Shop on Your Airtel DTH via iShop
Source: Techtree.com Subscribers will be able to place orders through iShop’s call centre without stepping out of their homes Now, you can indulge your craving for shopping sitting at home since Indiatimes Shopping has launched a shopping facility on Airtel’s DTH interactive services platform under the brand name ‘iShop.’ iShop will function as a real-time 24-hour shopping channel on television. With iShop, Airtel DTH subscribers will get to browse through the ‘iShop’ catalogue and will be able to purchase electronic items, mobile phones, apparels and accessories, »»»
Dish TV Q3 net loss at Rs 1.18 billion
Source: Indiantelevision.com MUMBAI: Dish TV has posted a net loss of Rs 1.18 billion for the quarter ended 31 December 2008, as against a net loss of Rs 1.16 billion in the year-ago period. Dish TV, the market leader with 4.8 million subscribers, has reported a 72 per cent jump in gross sales and operating revenues to Rs 1.93 billion for the quarter under review, compared to Rs 1.12 billion in the corresponding period of the previous year. The DTH service provider has added 789,000 new subscribers in the fourth quarter with average subscriber acquisition cost (SAC) of Rs 2,832. DTH revenue fetched »»»
