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Airtel Digital TV launches iKidsworld on its platform
MUMBAI: Airtel Digital TV, the DTH service from Bharti Airtel, has launched a new interactive educational service for kids, iKidsworld. The service expands the interactive bouquet offering of Airtel Digital TV and engages kids at every step. The user interface is designed to make learning enjoyable for the kids, the company said. The video content of iKidsworld offers activities like stories, hobbies, songs, rhymes, math puzzles, science facts and quizzes. Powered by Fundoodaa, the content of iKidsworld is designed to enhance a child’s knowledge, pique their curiosity, challenge their thinking »»»
Airtel Digital TV adds Star Cricket HD and ESPN HD
Airtel Digital TV, the DTH service from Bharti Airtel, had added ‘ESPN HD’ and ‘Star Cricket HD’ to its Real HD portfolio. With this Airtel digital TV has augmented its Real HD channel count to 14 – the highest in India and total channel count to 275 that include 242 Standard Definition (SD) channels and 14 High Definition (HD) channels. The addition is consistent with Airtel digital TV’s promise of enriching the experience of its customers across India with a strikingly superior quality, audio-video experience. According to Shashi Arora, CEO – DTH/Media, Bharti Airtel, “Bharti »»»
DTH industry showing signs of churn
India’s competitive DTH industry is moving towards more customised offerings such as video-on-demand, Catch UP TV and cheaper channel packs in regional languages. DTH players are realising that in future the “customer will be king” and “what you want to see and when you want to see” is the new mantra. “We feel that DTH needs to adjust according to preferences of viewer and not the other way round,” said Vikram Mehra, chief marketing officer, Tata Sky. While Tata Sky has introduced video-on-demand and “Catch Up TV” that allows a subscriber to »»»
Indian DTH subscriber base crosses 41 Million
NEW DELHI: Pay direct-to-home (DTH) television platforms have a registered subscriber base of 41,044,463 as in September this year, showing a steady increase over the past four years. The registered subscriber base for pay DTH was 11,104,997 in December 2008, 19,148,848 in December 2009 and 32,054,073 in December 2010. There is no record of subscribers to the free-to-air Doordarshan’s DTH platform DD Direct Plus since it entails a one-time expenditure of purchase of dish antennae and there is no subscription base. Meanwhile, Information and Broadcasting Ministry sources said that no policy »»»
Ten HD available on Airtel Digital TV
Ten HD, a 24hr sports channel, is now available on Airtel Digital TV. With the addition of Ten HD, the full time True HD channels count goes to 12. The 12 full time Tru HD channels are CNBC TV18 Prime HD, Colors HD, Discovery HD World, History TV18 HD, Movies Now HD, Nat Geo HD, Star Gold HD, Star Movies HD, Star Plus HD, Star World HD, Ten HD and UTV Stars HD. The channel is part of Magnum HD Standard Pack & Magnum HD Treat Standard Pack. The A-La-Carte Price is Rs.34 per month. Here are Few Screenshots of the channel. Image Credit: Mr.AB at Indian DTH Forum ...
Airtel Launches iRadio With 21 Radio Channels For DTH Subscribers
Airtel digital TV, the direct-to-home (DTH) service by telecom major Bharti Airtel, has launched iRadio – a 24/7 entertainment application that has 21 radio channels available to all its customers, at no additional cost. The 21 audio channels on iRadio include FM Gold, FM Gold Mumbai, FM Rainbow, FM Rainbow Bangalore, FM Rainbow Chennai, Radio Kashmir, Gyanvani Radio, AIR Hindi, AIR Punjabi, AIR Tamil, AIR Telugu, AIR Bangla, AIR Gujarati, AIR Urdu, AIR Marathi, AIR Kannada, AIR Oriya, AIR Malayalam, AIR Assamese, AIR Ragam, and AIR North-East. iRadio is yet another compelling reiteration of »»»
Opportunities in offing for TV media companies?
Analogue cable will soon become history in India. The government has approved full digitization of cable services. Although the implementation will be in a phased manner, by 2012, all metro cities will be completely digitized. This will be followed by the cities with a population of more than 1 m which will be covered by March 2013. By September 2014 all urban areas would be covered and by the end of year 2014, the entire country will be fully digitized. This digitization will bring in a whole new dynamic environment for companies in the TV media space. Analogue cable will have to be completely »»»
