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TataSky Adds 6 new HD channels, Now Beams a Total of 24 HD Channels
In a surprising move, TataSky has added 6 HD channels on its DTH platform taking the total HD channel count on the platform to 24. The new channels are Life OK HD, ZStudio HD, CNBC TV Prime HD, Sun HD, Gemini TV HD and Sony Six HD on channel numbers 108, 348, 512, 703, 749 and…
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TataSky Replacing all MPEG2 Set Top Boxes with MPEG4 Set Top Boxes to Free Up Bandwidth
It looks like TataSky is leaving no stone unturned to free up valuable bandwidth on its platform. Due to delays from ISRO in providing the promised transponders, TataSky is loosing the edge in the highly competitive DTH market in India due to lack of HD channels on its platform. TataSky has the lowest number of…
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TataSky Might Sue ISRO for not Allocating Transponders
It looks like TataSky has exhausted all polite means to get critical transponders it needs to stay competitive in the DTH ecosystem in India. As reported earlier, they are already maxed out on their capacity to beam HD channels in India and are trying out various methods like vertical polarity, SAT CR etc. to figure…
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TataSky Now Offering 10 HD Channels
Last year, we informed you that TataSky is maxed out on its capacity of HD channels and that we should not expect any new HD channels from them until they get more transponder space or figure out a way to overcome the technical limitation. Turns out, they chose to go with the latter (as getting…
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TataSky is maxed out on its capacity to beam HD channels
It looks like TataSky’s HD subscribers are in for a big dissapointment in the near future. As TataSky launched in the initial stages of the DTH revolution in india, it uses old compression technology (MPEG2) as opposed to new compression technology (MPEG4) used by its competitors like Airtel and Reliance which entered the market pretty…
