All Entries in the "Reliance IPTV" Category
Reliance BIG TV adds 8 more channels including DD Sports in High Definition
Reliance BIG TV (RBTV) the leading Direct- to- Home (DTH) service provider in the country has added DD Sports in High definition for the upcoming Commonwealth Games. Reliance BIG TV subscribers can now enjoy all the heart- throbbing action of the Commonwealth Games LIVE in High- Definition, on their Reliance BIG TV High Definition cum Digital Video Recorder box (HD- DVR). And that’s not all… You can also watch your favourite regional channels including Sakshi, Suvarna and DY 365 for 24 X 7 news, Aaseervatham TV for the discovery of the divine and Ruposhi Bangla and Subhavaartha TV for non- »»»
No plans to cut price of DTH service, say players
Despite fierce competition among direct to home (DTH) companies, consumers are unlikely to see any further reduction in prices of new connections. Reducing costs would mean incurring more costs for the DTH players, who are yet to achieve a break-even. Tata Sky recently came out with new pricing of Rs 999, under which it offers only the equipment (set-top-box). The consumer is now free to choose the content package. “It is an unconditional offer, with no strings attached,” Mr Vikram Mehra, CMO, Tata Sky said. Rivals Dish TV, Sun Direct, Airtel Digital and Reliance Big TV claimed they were already »»»
IPTV’s bright Indian future
IPTV services in India were introduced some two years ago, but have so far failed to match the success of DTH or cable. Industry experts feel that this is due to the limited launch of the service and a lack of focused marketing efforts. Bharti and Reliance Communications have launched services only in Delhi and Mumbai, respectively. And although government owned BSNL and MTNL have together launched services in 54 cities, their marketing efforts have only recently started showing results. Akshoptifiber (iControl) and Smart Digivision (MyWay) together have garnered more than 70,000 customers so far. »»»
RCom to hive off DTH, IPTV business
Reliance Communications (RCom), India’s second-largest telecommunications company, plans to hive off its direct-to-home (DTH) and internet protocol TV (IPTV) businesses into a separate company Reliance Digital Works. People familiar with the matter said the company, plans to bring in multi-system operators (MSOs) as stakeholders in the company. A company spokesperson did not want to comment on the development. Reliance Digital Works may offer a 25 per cent stake to overseas investors and 10 per cent to multi-system operators for digital cable subscription. The DTH business of Reliance Communications, »»»
Anil Ambani likely to hive off DTH, IPTV biz into new entity
New Delhi: After placing its film exhibition and processing business Reliance Media Works and FM radio and outdoor advertising business Reliance Media World under separate listed entities, Anil Ambani’s Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) may soon hive off its DTH and IPTV under a new entity—Reliance Digital Works (RDW). Currently, the group operates its DTH business under the brand name Reliance Big TV, which is a subsidiary of Reliance Communications. RDW, that has existed for some time now, is expected to initiate the process of demerger from RComm soon. RDW may also become the »»»
Media: The wonder decade
Couch surfing has become more than passive television viewing over the past decade. Indian TV sets now have DVD-like picture quality with loads of value add-ons thanks to new technologies like DTH, CAS and IPTV. Idiot box goes digital The country has about 130 million television households, including 96 million Cable & Satellite (C&S) homes. As per TAM, average time spent watching television per day was 153 minutes in 2008 Direct-to-home (DTH): DTH consumers receive digital TV channels’ signals through satellite on their dish antennae which are then transmitted to TV through a set top »»»
IPTV subscriber base expected to grow by 51% in APac
Source: Indiantelevision.com MUMBAI: The subscriber base of IPTV in the Asia-Pacific region is expected to grow by 51 per cent this year closing at 9.4 million users and accounting for 37.6 per cent of the global subscribers, reveals research and consulting firm Frost & Sullivan. A new analysis from Frost & Sullivan titled ‘Asia-Pacific IPTV Update’ finds that the IPTV subscriber base in the region would grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 24.6 per cent between 2009 and 2014 and, by the end of 2014, would climb to an estimated 23.5 million subscribers. In 2008, only »»»
