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DTH operators unleash HD price war in India
DTH operators in India had planned to start HD transmissions ahead of the 2010 Commonwealth games. However, in order to milk the FIFA fever, they launched their HD services in a hurry. As a result, the pricing and plans are not made clear to the customer. We will try our best to simplify things.
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TataSky launches India’s cheapest HD set top box
Back in 2008, TataSky broke the 100 rupees subscription price barrier and sparked stiff competition in the DTH space. They have done it again by launching India’s cheapest HD set top box priced at INR 2599. The new set top box delivers HD signals at 1080i in 16:9 format with 5.1 channel Dolby digital surround…
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TataSky+ remote recording feature now available
The much awaited dual access remote recording feature in TataSky+ STB is now available. Using this feature, you can record TV shows to your PVR from either your GPRS/3G enabled mobile (which should also support Java applications – so no to iPhone) or from the web! Upon logging into mytatasky.com, TataSky+ users will notice a…
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Tata Sky+ launches three new features to compete with Airtel Digital TV PVR
In an attempt to compete with Airtel’s Digital TV PVR with remote recording functionality, TataSky+ has launched the following three features on it premium PVR set top box: Video-on-Demand (VoD) service Dual access remote recording Auto standby
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DTH Companies planning to launch HD Set Top Boxes this year
With the 2010 Commonwealth games available for HD broadcast, the DTH companies in India (Dish TV, Reliance Big TV, Airtel Digital TV and Tata Sky) are planning to launch High Definition (HD) set top boxes (STB) this year. Sun DTH already has HD ready boxes and HD service in India. While Dish TV and Reliance…
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Tata Sky planning to launch HD channels in India this year
With Sun Direct DTH already offering Discovery & National Geographic channels in HD quality in India, other operators are also exploring the High Definition space. Since the commonwealth games 2010 in India are planned to be transmitted in HD, Tata Sky has revealed its plan to gear up to provide HD transmissions in India ahead…
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Tata Sky+ Next Gen DTH services in India
The TATA Group in a joint venture with STAR launched the Tata Sky DTH services in India on 8th August, 2006. Taking a majority of market share from DishTV, they have more of less monopolized the market until a few days back. With the launch of Reliance’s Big TV and Airtel’s Digital TV (and all…