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Govt to file civil appeal against Tdsat order on DTH licence fee
NEW DELHI: The government is in the process of filing a civil appeal against the order of the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (Tdsat) which applied the principle of adjusted gross revenue for determination of annual licence fee by direct-to-home (DTH) operators. “The government is readying to file against the Tdsat order,” Information and Broadcasting Ministry sources told Indiantelevision.com. An appeal is already pending in the Supreme Court against an earlier order in this regard on 26 August 2008. The latest order came on 28 May this year. Incidentally, the DTH »»»
DTH ops want govt to take measures for cheaper STBs
NEW DELHI: Even as most DTH operators differ that a common Open Architecture based set-top box could ensure technical interoperability among different operators, they are unanimous that the government should take steps to reduce the cost of the STBs. Meanwhile, most operators have lauded the government’s efforts towards digitisation and expressed their willingness to support these measures. The comments came in response to a Consultation Paper issued by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on the possibility of technical interoperability and technical compatibility among different DTH »»»
Interopertability to Set Top Boxes (STB)
New Delhi, Sep 19 (Calcutta Tube) After mobile number portability, the telecom and broadcast regulator’s move to bring interoperability to Set Top Boxes (STB) has evoked a mixed response from the Direct-to-Home (DTH) operators. STB interoperability means the STBs of any DTH platform should be usable on any other DTH platform. It will enable customers to switch from one operator to another on the same set top box by just using a module known as conditional access module (CAM). The customer can simply insert this module into the STB to access another operator without using a separate STB. Interoperability »»»
TRAI move on STB interoperability receives mixed response
New Delhi, Sep 15 : After mobile number portability, the telecom and broadcast regulator’s move to bring interopertability to Set Top Boxes (STB) has evoked a mixed response from the Direct-to-Home (DTH) operators. STB interopertability means the STBs of any DTH platform should be usable on any other DTH platform. It will enable customers to switch from one operator to another on the same set top box by just using a module known as conditional access module (CAM). The customer can simply insert this module into the STB to access another operator without using a separate STB. Interoperability »»»
Tata Sky to offer set top boxes for Rs 999
NEW DELHI: Direct-to-Home operator Tata Sky on Wednesday slashed the price of its set top boxes (STBs) to Rs 999, a move that will further fuel the competition in the DTH space. “The aim is to make the STBs as affordable as possible and drive digitisation. Rural markets is a big opportunity and a major portion of our monthly additions are coming from the smaller towns,” Tata Sky Chief Marketing Officer Vikram Mehra told PTI. The price of Rs 999, which includes hardware and installation cost, will help add significant numbers to the subscriber base, he added. Tata Sky, a JV between the »»»
Older technology may give Tata Sky, Dish TV bandwidth blues
Early movers in the Direct-to-home (DTH) market, Dish TV and Tata Sky, are caught in a technology bind. They desperately want to increase bandwidth to host more channels and high-definition (HD) content. However, they may not be able to do so unless they migrate to a newer compression technology at a higher cost. When the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the Indian National Satellite System, or INSAT, series of communications satellites for DTH service providers, the early movers (Dish TV and Tata Sky) got more transponders, while late entrants like Sun DTH, Big TV, Airtel DTH »»»
Videocon d2h targets 1 million subs by June-end
MUMBAI: Videocon d2h, the direct-to-home (DTH) service provider, is targeting a subscriber base of one million by the end of this month. Launched in December 2009, Videocon d2h currently claims a base of 850,000 subscribers. “We have over 850,000 subscribers and will be reaching one million by June end,” Bharat Business Channel Ltd (Videocon d2h) CEO Anil Khera tells Indiantelevision.com. The DTH player, which is offering a choice of satellite TV, DVD or a Satellite Box (STB), is seeing growth across the country but faces problems in two southern markets. “Barring Tamil Nadu and »»»
