All Entries in the "Airtel Digital TV" Category
Bharti and Reliance raise prices of set-top boxes
Indian operators Bharti Airtel and Reliance Communications have raised the prices of their set-top boxes for direct-to-home (DTH) TV services to new customers and cut free-view periods. Bharti Airtel has raised the price of its set-top boxes by INR243 each, while Reliance has increased its prices by INR200, executives at the two companies told Dow Jones Newswires. The price increases come after Dish TV India, the country’s largest DTH operator by users, raised the price of its set-top boxes by up to INR200 earlier this month. According to Total Telecom, a Bharti executive, who didn’t »»»
Airtel digital TV Expands linear channel count to 238, total 247 channels
New Delhi: Airtel digital TV-the DTH service from Bharti Airtel, today announced that it has added 41 new channels to its bouquet. The largest ever channel expansion exercise since its inception, has enhanced Airtel digital TV’s total channel options across linear, interactive channels to 247. With this, Airtel digital TV now has 7 most popular True High Definition (HD) channels-NGC, Discovery, Movies Now, Star Gold, Star Movies, Star Plus, Star World on its platform. The addition of 41 channels across a cross section of genres and 9 languages, takes Airtel digital TV’s count of linear channels »»»
Airtel digital TV adds 41 new channels
Enhances HD offering-now has 7 most popular True HD channels on its platform Expands linear channel count to 238, now offers a total of 247 channels Adds 4 English channels in High Definition- Offers True HD Pack for just INR 65/- per month New additions in Standard Definition include 5 Telugu, 2 Tamil, 2 Malayalam, 2 Kannada, 11 Hindi, 1 Bhojpuri, 1 Oriya,1 Bengali and 12 English channels New Delhi, July 18, 2011: Airtel digital TV-the DTH service from Bharti Airtel, today announced that it has added 41 new channels to its bouquet. The largest ever channel expansion exercise since its inception, »»»
Airtel digital TV partners with Viacom 18-Colors
Airtel digital TV, the DTH service by Bharti Airtel announced that it has entered into a partnership with Viacom 18-Colors to launch its first subscription service offering 24|7 movie and video content. Superhitz will be available via subscription to all Airtel digital TV’s 6 million customers across the country. With this, customers can now watch a collection of Bollywood blockbusters on Channel 159 by subscribing to this new monthly service on Airtel digital TV. Superhitz will show 10 odd movies in the first month of launch, with more titles to be added over the subsequent months. Whats more-Actor »»»
Look who is wooing the farmer! DTH spouts DD idiom, Airtel launches iKisan
For over many decades, ‘Krishi Darshan’ on Doordarshan has been the farmers’ best friend to get updates and other best agricultural practices in India. Taking this forward, Airtel DTH which is seeing good traction from rural areas, has decided to use the direct-to-home (DTH) platform to kick-start its own dedicated interactive service iKisaan, targeted at rural consumers. “Over 60% of our new customers have been coming from outside of the top 300 towns,” said Ajai Puri, chief executive officer, Airtel DTH. “Presence of large untapped geographies gave us the reason »»»
Airtel digital TV customers can now watch West Indies cricket series in High-definition
New Delhi, June 4, 2011: Airtel digital TV customers can now watch the much anticipated West Indies cricket series in High-definition (HD). The live telecast of the series would be available on Ten Cricket with high-definition feed on channel no. 222. Available for just INR 50+tax, the customers can enjoy the series starting from June 4th – July 10th 2011. All that Airtel digital TV HD customers need to do is SMS ADD 222 to 54325. What’s more? – With Airtel digital TV’s recently launched HD recorder, customers can record all the matches – one 20:20 match, five one-day matches & »»»
Airtel digital TV brings French Open in HD
Airtel digital TV customers can now watch the much anticipated French Open’s 110th edition in High Definition. Available for just INR 45+tax, Star Sports HD will enable customers to enjoy all matches, right up to the finals in High Definition. The Airtel digital TV HD and HD Recorder customers can avail the opportunity by sending a sms Add 223 to 54325 for activating the Channel on 223. Alternately, customers can also do the same through their Self Care account on www.airtel.in/digitaltv.com OR through the Self Care application on the mobile. Sport has been the major content category that has »»»
