The recent spat between Airtel Digital TV and Star India over subscription fee hike just before the start of the Indian Premier League is emblematic of the morass the Indian broadcasting distribution structure finds itself in.
Star India, which has a bouquet of nearly 50 channels, in a campaign has asked Airtel Digital TV subscribers to switch to new DTH/operators in order to continue watching its channels.
"Consumers have to shell out Rs 10,000-15,000 above normal TV which is big deterrent. Then there are media streaming devices but experience is not seamless. Airtel Internet TV will address this growing seamless experience of offline and online content," Bharti Airtel DTH CEO and Director Sunil Taldar said while unveiling the product.
Bharti Enterprises' DTH arm, Airtel Digital TV on Thursday launched domestically manufactured set-top-boxes (STBs) to support the government's 'Make in India' initiative, saying that in due course it will end dependence on imports.
Videocon D2H Ltd, the satellite television arm of Videocon Group, wrote to Sebi about the issue on February 9, requesting to keep the processing in abeyance.
Market regulator Sebi has sought fresh clarifications from the merchant banker of Videocon d2h Ltd, the satellite television arm of Videocon Group, regarding its proposed Rs 700-crore initial public offer (IPO).
Airtel Digital TV, the direct to home (DTH) arm of Bharti Airtel, today launched a set-top-box for Rs 2,000 wherein customers can record by plugging-in an external storage device such as pen drive.
ESS currently has the television broadcast rights of an enviable list of leading sporting events across various categories.
Airtel digital TV, the DTH service by Bharti Airtel announced the launch of an app, iRadio. The app consists ...
Popular DTH service in the country, Airtel Digital TV now boasts of a channel count of 262, out of which 15 boast of HD image quality.
The direct-to-home service company Airtel Digital TV today said that it has added 41 new channels to its platform, taking the total number to 247.
The direct-to-home service company Airtel digital TV today entered into a partnership with Viacom 18-Colors to launch its first movie and video content subscription service available round the clock during day.