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Videocon looks to sell DTH biz to rival firms
Mumbai: Television and fridge maker Videocon Industries, with interests in oil and energy, is planning to sell its direct-to-home (DTH) business Videocon d2h to one of its rivals, a person with direct knowledge of the development said, signalling a consolidation among six DTH operators. “The idea is to build scale with solid subscribers, but with a lower stake,” the person said. Videocon d2h, the last to enter this business in July 2009, competes with Dish TV, the market leader with most subscribers, Tata Sky, a joint venture between Tata Group and Rupert Murdoch’s Sky, Airtel Digital TV, »»»
Videocon d2h shoots for the moon!
In keeping with its nature of setting trends for the rest of the DTH industry to follow, Videocon d2h has added 6 new Asli “HD” channels taking their total count to 19, the highest among all its competitors. Videocon d2h strives to add value to television viewing experience by providing new age features and the maximum high definition channels with superior services and technology. Videocon d2h is now offering the following 6 High Definition Channels: History TV HD, M Tunes HD, CNBC Prime HD, UTV Stars HD, Active 3D, Sony HD (starting 27th May), to add to its existing 13 Asli “HD” channels. Now, »»»
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 »»»
Set Max HD now available on Videocon d2h
MUMBAI: Videocon d2h has agreed to carry the high definition (HD) feed of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The DTH operator has inked a deal with MSM Discovery to broadcast the IPL on Max, the official broadcaster of the popular T20 league, in HD. MSM Discovery is the exclusive distribution partner of Max, a channel from the MSM stable. Max HD (LCN number 924) will be available free of cost to Videcon d2h’s HD Platinum HD subscribers. The HD feed of Max will also be available to customers who are either on Platinum HD, Sports HD or HD Globe add on. The standard definition feed of Max is available »»»
Videocon d2h comes on KXIP board as title partner
New Delhi: Videocon d2h is proud to be associated with one of the leading teams of DLF IPL V – Kings XI Punjab as its title partner for the upcoming season. Videocon d2h logo will adorn the front of the Kings XI Punjab team jersey. Kings XI Punjab has been associated with the IPL since its inception and has created its own space in the hearts and minds of millions of fans across the country. Videocon d2h continues its association with cricket & IPL in particular. Videocon d2h is today the fastest growing DTH Service in India and this association provides it an opportunity to further strengthen »»»
Govt & Trai should act on time if digitisation deadline is to be met: Stakeholders
NEW DELHI: Participants at a one-day meet to discuss the march towards digitisation agreed that there would be no difficulty in meeting the deadlines if the government and the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) complete their tasks in time. However, some of the members speaking in different sessions of the Casbaa meet ‘Beyond digital’ did not rule out the possibility of digitisation getting entangled in litigation if adequate steps were not taken till May, since the deadline is 30 June for the first phase covering the four metros. Some of the other speakers were also anguished »»»
Cable operators chafe at mandatory digitization
INDORE: At a time when cable operators in the state are working hard to woo their subscribers to shell out more under the new tax regime, another issue has started haunting them. A recent amendment to the Section 4A of the Cable Regulation Act, 1995 legalizes an ordinance issued in October this year for implementing mandatory addressable digitization (MAD) throughout the country in phased manner beginning from June 30 this year. Simply put, digitization means they will have to make heavy investment in buying equipment to switch to new technology. By rough estimates, there are nearly 5,000 cable »»»
