All Entries Tagged With: "High Definition"
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 continues to expand rapidly
Tata Sky has managed to surprise subscribers with technology innovations ever since its launch; the latest being Tata Sky Video on Demand which includes Catch Up TV and VoD Movie Library. Sanjeev Sinha caught up with Mr. Vikram Mehra, Chief Marketing Officer, Tata Sky, for his views on how Tata Sky is ready to change the way we see DTH in India. Excerpts: There have been many innovations in the DTH industry since its inception. Are there any more future technologies in the loop? Tata Sky has always been in the forefront of introducing future technologies and innovations in the Indian DTH industry. »»»
Tata Sky partners Ericsson to offer on-demand, catch-up TV
New Delhi: Sweden’s telecom and media equipment maker Ericsson today said it has supplied Tata Sky with an advanced TV system, which will help viewers watch on-demand and catch-up TV. The deployment is one of the first in the world to be based on Ericsson’s Media Delivery Network (MDN), a media-centric solution for the distribution, delivery and content management, Ericsson said in a statement. Catch-up TV allows subscribers to watch programmes from previous days, while on-demand facilitates watching films from Tata Sky’s movie library. Ericsson already has a partnership with »»»
Digital Cable TV Versus DTH: Which One To Go For & Why?
Till now it has been a no-brainer what you need to have for home entertainment. On the one hand, there is the Direct-to-home (DTH) service ensuring sharp picture and voice quality, giving you the power to choose the channels you want and even offering interactive elements such as video-on-demand and gaming. On the other hand, you have the analogue cable television with poor reception and a whole bundle of channels you never want but have to pay for. Indeed, there is another technology called IPTV where your broadband Internet service provider allows you to access television channels. But then, »»»
Airtel digital TV announces 11 True HD channels on its platform
Airtel digital TV-the DTH service from Bharti Airtel, today announced that it has added 15 more channels over the last 3 months taking, its Total Channel Count to 262. With this, Airtel digital TV now offers 240 channels in Standard Definition (SD) and 11 High Definition (HD) channels. The 4 new HD channels added include UTV Stars HD, History TV 18 HD, Colors HD, CNBC TV 18 Prime HD taking its True HD channel count to 11. Whats more-the Airtel digital TV HD pack is priced attractively at INR 89 per month (inclusive of taxes). The new SD channels added include History TV 18, UTV Telegu Action, Sony »»»
India to have 1.2 mn HD subscribers on DTH by fiscal-end
MUMBAI: India will have 1.2 million HD subscribers on DTH by the end of this fiscal, industry experts said here today. Pricing is a sticky issue but aggressive marketing will push the demand for HD channels. Demonstrating the success of Movies Now, Media Network and Distribution Network India CEO and MD Yogesh Radhakrishnan said the idea for an HD channel came in 2007. In 2009 the decision was made that Movies Now had to be taken across digital and analogue on the same feed. The analogue market is large and the channel looks better than competition even in this segment. “So we went the dual »»»
History TV18 added on Dish TV in Standard and High Definition formats
India’s first DTH service provider Dish TV, yesterday added test signals of “History TV18″ the factual entertainment channel from the JV between AETN and TV18, which is going to be launched on 9th October. History TV18 has been added on Dish TV on channel number 470 in Standard Definition and on channel number 56 in High definition. History TV18 channel will be available in 6 languages. Presently, it is available in five languages – Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali and Marathi except English. The price of this channel and its availability on each basic packages is still not announced. Presently »»»
