All Entries Tagged With: "Reliance Digital TV"
Price cuts on pay-per-view movie platforms draw more viewers
In September, the Salman Khan action movie Dabangg smashed the box office and collected rave reviews as well. Barely a month after its exit from multiplexes, the film is appearing on Tata Sky Ltd’s pay-per-view movie platform, Showcase, at an affordable Rs.25. And within a week of its release on Showcase, Dabangg was ordered by more than 100,000 subscribers, according to Vikram Mehra, chief marketing officer at Tata Sky. For the record, Dabangg appeared on the direct-to-home (DTH) movie platform way before its debut on television. Viacom18 Media Pvt. Ltd’s general entertainment channel Colors »»»
Reliance BIG TV launches live music service iConcerts HD
Reliance BIG TV (RBTV) the leading Direct- to-Home (DTH) service provider, is the first DTH operator to bring iConcerts. This will bring international live music concerts to India in standard and High Definition on its platform. This unique cross-platform brand, featuring over 1.000 premium concerts (Santana, Dire Straits, Usher, Lady Gaga and many more) is available on Reliance BIG TV’s Subscriber Video on Demand (SVoD) channels in association with Transmedia, the company which owns iConcerts and THEMA, which distributes iConcerts globally. Reliance BIG TV CEO Sanjay Behl said, “With this »»»
Festive season brings cheer to DTH firms
The festive season lit up sales numbers of direct-to home (DTH) television service providers, with nearly two million subscribers added in a month. This is nearly double the number of monthly acquisitions recorded in the six-operator sector in the first half of the year. “October has been a bumper month. In the first five days of November, the industry added 100,000 subscribers every day, in itself a record. The adaption of DTH technology is shoring up, with penetration increasing both in urban and rural areas,” said Salil Kapoor, chief operating officer, Dish TV. Airtel Digital TV, which accounted »»»
Big CBS, Den Networks sign deal
Den Networks to distribute Big CBS Prime, Big CBS Spark and Big CBS Love on its analogue and digital cable television platforms. Big CBS Networks, the television joint venture between Reliance Broadcast Network and CBS Studios International, has sealed yet another distribution deal, this time with cable TV distribution company Den Networks. With the closure of this deal, Den Networks will distribute the three channels of Big CBS – Big CBS Prime, Big CBS Spark and Big CBS Love – on its analogue and digital cable television platforms. As per a source at Den, the deal has been signed for »»»
Vision India join hands with Reliance BIG TV
Vision India Real Estate, an integrated property development and asset management group, today inked an MoU (memorandum of understanding) with Reliance BIG TV, the DTH arm of Reliance ADA Group, to provide an experience of spectacular entertainment, blockbuster movies, up-to-the-minute news, and favourite programs at the click of a button, in its upcoming premium housing project, The Gem Grove. The MoU was signed in the presence of Mr. Nagarajan Kanthan, Regional Head – South, Reliance BIG TV, and Mr. Ilan Elad, Executive Director, Vision India Real Estate. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Ilan »»»
DTH players line up offers during festive season
The direct-to-home (DTH) space is likely to witness a price war as operators like Tata Sky, Dish TV and Sun Direct offer discounts on new connections to cash in on the festive season. According to industry analysts, the DTH market is growing at about 20-25 per cent, with additions from the rural market. Hence, DTH players are designing packages keeping in mind the rural consumers. Tata Sky and Airtel digital TV (the DTH arm of the Bharti Airtel) have already slashed the price of the set top boxes to below Rs 1,000. “The aim is to make the STBs as affordable as possible and drive digitisation. »»»
Reliance BIG TV signs corporate alliance with MIRC Electronics
MUMBAI: Reliance BIG TV (RBTV), a leading Direct-to-Home (DTH) service provider in the country, has entered into a corporate alliance with leading electronics manufacturer, MIRC Electronics Limited–makers of the Onida brand of consumer durables. Customers across the country can now avail of a free Reliance BIG TV connection on the purchase of Onida LED, LCD and the colour television (CTV) range comprising 21UltraSlim models, 21Thunder models, 29 Flat models and 29 slim models, a press release issued here stated. The connection comes with one month of silver pack subscription absolutely free. This »»»
