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Feeding time in India’s DTH market
Consolidation in the Indian DTH market is inevitable, perhaps within months, according to Tata Sky Managing Director, Harit Nagpal. Speaking to an audience at NDS’ Perspectives series at IBC 2011, Mr Nagpal lamented what he called the high taxes levied against commercial DTH operators and the bandwidth restrictions he claims are strangling their ability to add channels and HD. With six commercial DTH platforms and the publicly funded Dordashan service, operators are competing in a market where 120 million homes are signed up to Pay TV, with nearly a million new subscribers per month. It’s a »»»
UTV STARS comes on Tata Sky and Dish TV
The recently launched ‘UTV STARS – the official channel of Bollywood’ which went on air on 19th August, 2011, has garnered a phenomenal response from audiences nationwide in a very short span of time. It is, in fact, the first Indian Channel to have been launched simultaneously in both, India and the Middle East on the Etisalat Network. With a view to further expand its horizons; the brand now announces the launch of the channel on two of India’s most reputed DTH platforms in the nation, Tata Sky, Channel No.707 and DISH TV, Channel no. 48. UTV STARS is an invitation to the audiences to »»»
Tata Sky seeks a back-up satellite
Tata Sky has requested Isro controlled Antrix Corporation for permission to hire a spare satellite from an overseas provider, in the same orbital slot as the Insat 4A satellite it uses to beam signals to subscribers. The move follows the inability of the DTH firm, which is a three-way joint venture with Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation, Singapore government controlled Temasek and the $67.4 billion Tata group to get insurance against the risk of satellite failure and attendant loss of profits. If it succeeds in its attempt, the direct to home broadcaster will become the first in the industry »»»
Tata Sky Partners With Ryz Media Inc For ‘Tata Sky Mobile Access’ App
Tata Sky, a direct-to-home (DTH) service provider, has launched ‘Tata Sky Mobile Access’, an app for Apple devices (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad), in partnership with Ryz Media Inc. The app will enable Tata Sky subscribers to convert their Apple devices into a universal remote control for their Tata Sky Set-Top box, TV, DVD and amplifier. An additional orb-shaped MP3 mobile accessory needs to be attached to the 3.5 mm headphone jack of the device in order to convert it. The accessory will be given free of charge to the first 1000 subscribers, after which it can be purchased for Rs.350 (including »»»
Direct-to-home: Internet movies coming soon
India’s third-largest direct-to-home (DTH) operator Tata Sky is in the final stages of negotiations to launch a Netflix-like service in India. US -based Netflix is the world’s leading internet subscription service, which enables members watch unlimited movies and TV shows for a monthly fee of $8.0 (around Rs 355). Movies and serials are streamed to users over the Net and can be viewed on computer, tablet PC and television. India is set to become the country with highest number of DTH connections in the world by 2012, edging past the US, according to a study by research firm Media Partners Asia. “An »»»
Isro constraints weigh heavily on Tata Sky future
TATA group seems to have run into an issue of shortage of spectrum in yet another venture beyond its telecom flagship Tata Teleservices. Tata Sky, the Direct to Home (DTH) TV joint venture of the Tata group is awaiting the allotment of additional transponders from the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) for the past four years. Harit Nagpal, MD & CEO at Tata Sky said, “We had applied for an additional 12 transponders in 2007 and as per the policy we should’ve got additional transponders within 24 months of application. Due to delays in the launch of ISRO’s GSAT-10 satellite »»»
ESS shows the way with HD launch
MUMBAI: ESPN Star Sports today announced the launch of ESPN HD and Star Cricket HD, India’s first 24×7 High Definition sports channels. ESPN HD and Star Cricket HD will be available on Videocon d2h platform and Star Cricket HD will be available on Tata Sky with immediate effect. India’s cricket tour of England will be the first premier event to be showcased live on Star Cricket HD from 21 July. This will be followed by other events such as the Champions LeagueT20 and India’s tour of Australia. ESPN HD will showcase F1 action from the Hungarian Grand Prix, GP2 Series and other »»»
