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Dish TV launches Dish truHD+ with unlimited recording capacity
New Delhi: Creating yet another benchmark in technological innovation in the DTH industry, Dish TV India, the country’s largest direct-to-home service provider, announced the launch of Dish truHD+ with an unlimited recording capacity, at an unmatched price of Rs. 2690 for the consumers. The unique feature of Dish truHD+ is its compatibility with any USB device enabling consumers to simply plug and play an existing USB stick/ HDD, and build an entire library of their favorite programmes. Dish truHD+ will have dual advantage of all HD and DVR features, at the price of existing HD box only! The »»»
Dish TV launches Dish tru HD Plus and priced it at Rs.2690
NEW DELHI: Direct to home (DTH) service provider Dish TV India Ltd is focusing on new customer acquisition, high definition technology and digitisation to strengthen its position in the highly competitive DTH market. “In the next one year, our agenda for growth is to acquire new customers and take the benefit of digitisation,” Dish TV Managing Director Jawahar Goel told PTI. On the product and services side, the focus will be on high definition, he added. In 2010-2011, the company added 3.5 million new subscribers. “In the current fiscal the number of new subscribers will be less »»»
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, »»»
HD subscriber base to double; touch 2.5 lakh in FY’12: Dish TV
NEW DELHI: With more high definition (HD) channels being launched in the country, DTH major Dish TV is betting big on this platform and expects its HD subscriber base to double this fiscal to 2.5 lakh. “When we launched last year, HD was just coming in. Now, the ground is set and we are seeing HD content coming in not just in sports but also general entertainment channels,” Dish TV COO Salil Kapoor told media. “This gives us confidence of being able to double our HD base in FY’12 from 1.25 lakh,” he added. HD offers higher resolution than SDTV (standard definition »»»
Cable service digitisation: Broadcast industry hails govt move
The broadcast industry has hailed the government’s go-ahead for mandatory digitisation of cable services, saying this will ensure more channels and enhanced viewing pleasure besides reducing irregularities confronting the sector. “The move will not only reduce underreporting (of subscriber base), generate subscription revenue and bring in transparency but will also provide scope for delivering value added services to viewers like broadband,” said CEO of Wire and Wireless Sudhir Agarwal. Echoing his view, COO of MediaPro Gurjeev Singh said, “It was really required at this »»»
Dish TV offers complete entertainment for your family
The country’s premier Direct to Home (DTH) service, Dish TV, in another first announced a new ‘Family Pack’ for its viewers offering them digital entertainment at cable TV prices. The break through pack, loaded with maximum entertainment for the complete family will include 186+ channels and services priced at just Rs. 176/-. ‘Family Pack’ will be available to all Dish TV new and existing customers, with an optimal mix of entertainment across genres. For all new connections, Dish TV has announced a special pricing of Rs. 1399/- which includes 2 months of the ‘Family Pack’ coupled »»»
Seven new Fox and Nat Geo channels for India’s Dish TV
The complete set of channels from Fox International and National Geographic (NG) are now available to the 11 million subscribers to India’s first direct to home (DTH) satellite TV platform, Dish TV. NG Wild, NG Wild HD, NG Adventure HD, NG Music, Baby TV, FX, and Fox Crime have been added to the previously available National Geographic Channel, Fox History and Traveller, and National Geographic Channel HD. The new additions bring the total number of channels available on Dish TV to 320. “We are delighted to collaborate with Dish TV to bring our exciting content in the highest standards of picture »»»
