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Airtel Digital TV customers can now enjoy six primary channels of ESPN STAR Sports including ESPN HD and Star Cricket HD
New Delhi, Delhi, India, Wednesday, May 22, 2013 — (Business Wire India): ESPN Software India Pvt Ltd (ESIPL) has signed a multi-year agreement with DTH arm of the leading telecom operator Bharti Airtel – Airtel Digital TV to enable distribution of the six primary channels of ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) in India – STAR Cricket, STAR Sports, STAR Sports 2, ESPN, STAR Cricket HD and ESPN HD on Airtel Digital TV. Sports fans can now enjoy the best of sporting content across a variety of premium genres like cricket, soccer, hockey, tennis, motor racing, golf et al. on Airtel Digital TV. ESS »»»
Airtel Digital TV Q3 operating profit up amid strong subscriber growth
MUMBAI: Airtel Digital TV, Bharti Airtel’s direct-to-home (DTH) arm, continued to post operating profit for the second straight quarter amid healthy net subscription additions and a rise in ARPUs while churn rate has improved. The operating profit was at Rs 147 million in the fiscal third-quarter ended 31 December, up from Rs 33 million in the trailing three-month period. Airtel Digital TV added net 439,000 subscribers compared to a weak earlier quarter in which it grew just 55,000 new customers. “Digitisation and the festive season helped us grow our subscriber base in the third quarter. »»»
India has 44.2 mn DTH subs, 825 channels: Trai
MUMBAI: India has 44.21 million private DTH subscribers as of 31 December 2011, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India said in its quarterly report. The total number of registered subscribers is from the six private direct-to-home operators – Dish TV, Tata Sky, Airtel Digital TV, Videocon D2H, Reliance Digital TV and Sun Direct. Digital cable TV, however, is growing slowly in the Cas (conditional access system) notified areas. Cable TV operators have marginally increased the seeding of set-top boxes (STBs) in the Cas areas of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai during this period. According »»»
Airtel digital TV bags ‘Product of the year 2012′ award
Airtel digital TV (HD), the DTH service by Bharti Airtel has been recognized as ‘Product of the year 2012’, following an independent survey conducted by the leading research firm, AC Nielsen. Product of the year is an internationally recognized standard that celebrates, champions and rewards the best innovations in retail basis feedback of consumers. Commenting on the accolade, Shashi Arora, CEO- DTH/ Media, Bharti Airtel, said, “We are honored to have received this recognition. For us, at Airtel, the genesis of all our innovations lies in the requirements of our customers. Therefore, this »»»
New tools for kids to beat examinations
BANGALORE: This is the digital age and a fair number of youngsters live, talk, breathe and study in digital formats. This behavioural change has attached prominence to E-learning all over the world and Bangalore is no exception. E-learning has evolved as a new tool to beat the exams and keep yourself one step ahead of your fellow students. City Express takes a look into a variety of tools available in the market to deal with examinations. One of the most talked about tool introduced recently by Airtel Digital TV, the DTH service by Bharti Airtel, is the launch of iExam — An interactive service »»»
Airtel Digital TV starts service for competitive exams preparation
NEW DELHI: Direct-to-home service provider Airtel Digital TV today launched an interactive service — iExam –designed for students preparing for competitive examinations. “Till now television was only a medium of entertainment, but with the launch of iExam it has transformed into a virtual tutor for students at home. iExam will give students the real-time experience of taking practice tests and compete with fellow students,” Bharti Airtel CEO, DTH and Media, Shashi Arora said in a statement. This service will enable students to prepare for competitive exams from their home »»»
DTH industry seeks tax sops
NEW DELHI: The direct-to-home (DTH) platforms have made a strong plea for doing away with the entertainment tax levied by the states and the 10.3 per cent service tax levied by the Centre. The DTH Operators Association of India has said that the entertainment tax is unethical as only the broadcasters or those who generate programmes should be taxed. Harit Nagpal, President of the Association, told indiantelevision.com that the entertainment tax varies from state to state and the average percentage was around 10 per cent. Nagpal, who is MD and CEO of Tata Sky, said all the DTH players have to pay »»»
