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  • DishTV and D2H expand regional HD content portfolio, add 6 new HD channels

    DishTV and D2H expand regional HD content portfolio, add 6 new HD channels

    KOLKATA: Expanding its portfolio of regional language channels, Dish TV India Limited, India’s leading DTH Company, has announced the addition of six new HD channels to its DishTV and D2H platforms. With this, the company aims to provide unparalleled entertainment to the customers in the southern region in their preferred language and enhance the high-definition television viewing experience of users across regions. 

    The range of newly launched high definition channels includes ZEE Tamil HD, ZEE Telugu HD, ZEE Cinemalu HD, ZEE Keralam HD, ZEE Kannada HD, and &PRIVE HD for users of both DishTV and D2H. With the addition of these channels, the company aims to strengthen its HD content for its core regional consumers in the south market.  

    Commenting on the new HD channel additions, Corporate Head – Marketing, D2H, Dish TV India Limited corporate head- marketing Sugato Banerji said, “We are witnessing a burgeoning trend for high definition TV’s in the living rooms, as an ideal choice of consumers. This trend is now percolating down the population strata and across linguistic zones, especially in the Southern region. Hence, we are delighted to bring these six new HD channels on both our platforms, five of which are especially for our south subscribers.”

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  • Dish TV plans to add 30 Tamil channels

    Dish TV plans to add 30 Tamil channels

    MUMBAI: Direct-to-home (DTH) operator Dish TV has planned to come up with 30 popular Tamil channels on its platform for the customers in Tamil Nadu. This will leave customers with a wider choice of entertainment in their language of comfort.

    “Understanding customer requirement and driving high engagement through our offerings has always been our focus. With the addition of around 30 most popular Tamil channels, we aim to add a new dimension in our products and services and hope our customers will enjoy the fabulous content. At Dish TV, we will continue to work towards customer-centric offerings to drive the highest levels of satisfaction and entertainment,” Dish TV India Ltd senior vice president-marketing Sukhpreet Singh said.

    Currently, leading channels such as Sun TV, STAR Vijay, Zee Tamil, KTV and Colors Tamil exist on the platform’s Tamil language portfolio. The new plan also includes adding more HD channels thereby boosting the company’s ‘HD for all initiative’.

    The company has a distribution network of more than 4,000 distributors and around 400,000 dealers across 9,450 towns in the country.

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  • Over 50 HD channels now available in Dolby Audio in India

    Over 50 HD channels now available in Dolby Audio in India

    MUMBAI: Dolby Laboratories has announced that more than 50 high-definition channels in India are now powered by Dolby Audio.

    Leading broadcasters such as Star, Viacom18, and HBO are now able to offer cinematic experiences in their living rooms.

    Dolby Audio enhances the quality of content for a more enjoyable consumer experience. Whether you listen at home or on the go, Dolby Audio works in the background, intelligently pairing each piece of content to your entertainment device to deliver high-quality sound output. With a vast amount of content available in Dolby Audio, you can easily enjoy the entertainment you love.

    “Your favorite TV shows and movies sound even better when you hear them in Dolby Audio,” said Dolby Laboratories emerging markets senior director Pankaj Kedia, . “We are excited to partner with the leading broadcasters and content creators in India to unlock a dynamic audio experience for consumers, fully transforming the way consumers enjoy their entertainment.”

    Dolby Audio enhances the value of content for service providers and consumers alike. Ensuring optimised sound quality and bandwidth efficiency, Dolby Audio delivers superior audio quality for a richer sound experience over a wide range of bit rates. With access to a vast ecosystem of tools, solutions, devices, and content, as well as support from Dolby, service providers will give their customers more reasons to love their entertainment.

  • Over 50 HD channels now available in Dolby Audio in India

    Over 50 HD channels now available in Dolby Audio in India

    MUMBAI: Dolby Laboratories has announced that more than 50 high-definition channels in India are now powered by Dolby Audio.

    Leading broadcasters such as Star, Viacom18, and HBO are now able to offer cinematic experiences in their living rooms.

    Dolby Audio enhances the quality of content for a more enjoyable consumer experience. Whether you listen at home or on the go, Dolby Audio works in the background, intelligently pairing each piece of content to your entertainment device to deliver high-quality sound output. With a vast amount of content available in Dolby Audio, you can easily enjoy the entertainment you love.

    “Your favorite TV shows and movies sound even better when you hear them in Dolby Audio,” said Dolby Laboratories emerging markets senior director Pankaj Kedia, . “We are excited to partner with the leading broadcasters and content creators in India to unlock a dynamic audio experience for consumers, fully transforming the way consumers enjoy their entertainment.”

    Dolby Audio enhances the value of content for service providers and consumers alike. Ensuring optimised sound quality and bandwidth efficiency, Dolby Audio delivers superior audio quality for a richer sound experience over a wide range of bit rates. With access to a vast ecosystem of tools, solutions, devices, and content, as well as support from Dolby, service providers will give their customers more reasons to love their entertainment.

  • Bharati Airtel to switch off IPTV service?

    Bharati Airtel to switch off IPTV service?

    MUMBAI: It persisted with its service for more than seven years. But now Bharati Airtel, which launched its IPTV offering in 2009, is reportedly shutting it down.

    The company has been sending out notices to its less than 50,000 subscribers that it would be pulling the plug on it by 31 July first and now on31 August, according to news reports.

    The service is available in Bengaluru and Delhi. In Delhi, it has been offering two packs, according to the Airtel website: SD 399 (Rs 399 for 196 SD channels, including 48 time shift channels), and HD599 (Rs 599 for 196 chax fonnels, 48 time shift channels and 12 HD channels). Bengaluru subscribers could avail of only the SD399 pack. A free wifi modem was thrown in when customers bought a set top bor Rs 3,500.

    In both the cities, it appears to be making a sweet offering: IPTV, though running on top of the consumer’s broadband connection, would not consume bytes from his or her existing broadband plan. Additionally, the service allowed users could access seven days of recorded programmes.

    Reports are that Airtel has written to its triple play customers saying that it would be offering an upgrade to its Airtel Digital TV DTH service at zero installation and activation cost (worth Rs 500), complementary HD USB set top box (Rs 1,300), 10 HD channel bouquet free for a month (Rs 111), free three months of recording (Rs 90), and a complimentary 8 GB pendrive (Rs 300).

    Some irate Airtel customers have been clogging consumer complaints websites online expressing their unhappiness about the one-sided decision to shut down its IPTV service and pushing them to subscribe to Airtel Digital TV.

    Airtel is switching ofF its IPTV service at a time when Reliance Jio is working on rolling out its own offering to customers. It imported a consignment of IPTV settop boxes a couple of months ago.

    Attempts to contact Airtel officials were unsuccessful.

  • Bharati Airtel to switch off IPTV service?

    Bharati Airtel to switch off IPTV service?

    MUMBAI: It persisted with its service for more than seven years. But now Bharati Airtel, which launched its IPTV offering in 2009, is reportedly shutting it down.

    The company has been sending out notices to its less than 50,000 subscribers that it would be pulling the plug on it by 31 July first and now on31 August, according to news reports.

    The service is available in Bengaluru and Delhi. In Delhi, it has been offering two packs, according to the Airtel website: SD 399 (Rs 399 for 196 SD channels, including 48 time shift channels), and HD599 (Rs 599 for 196 chax fonnels, 48 time shift channels and 12 HD channels). Bengaluru subscribers could avail of only the SD399 pack. A free wifi modem was thrown in when customers bought a set top bor Rs 3,500.

    In both the cities, it appears to be making a sweet offering: IPTV, though running on top of the consumer’s broadband connection, would not consume bytes from his or her existing broadband plan. Additionally, the service allowed users could access seven days of recorded programmes.

    Reports are that Airtel has written to its triple play customers saying that it would be offering an upgrade to its Airtel Digital TV DTH service at zero installation and activation cost (worth Rs 500), complementary HD USB set top box (Rs 1,300), 10 HD channel bouquet free for a month (Rs 111), free three months of recording (Rs 90), and a complimentary 8 GB pendrive (Rs 300).

    Some irate Airtel customers have been clogging consumer complaints websites online expressing their unhappiness about the one-sided decision to shut down its IPTV service and pushing them to subscribe to Airtel Digital TV.

    Airtel is switching ofF its IPTV service at a time when Reliance Jio is working on rolling out its own offering to customers. It imported a consignment of IPTV settop boxes a couple of months ago.

    Attempts to contact Airtel officials were unsuccessful.

  • Hathway CCN to launch 48 HD channels in Chhattisgarh

    Hathway CCN to launch 48 HD channels in Chhattisgarh

    MUMBAI: Hathway CCN will be setting up a digital head-end in the state of Chhattisgarh and becoming one of the first MSOs in the country to launch and offer 48 HD channels to digital cable subscribers across the entire state.

    Hathway CCN, which has major, dominant operations across Chhattisgarh, will be offering a wide array of digital services and channels through the new head-end which would provide high-quality and best in class experience to its cable subscribers.

    Speaking on the launch of the new digital head-end,  Hathway CCN director Abhishek Agrawal  said, “This is the first amongst the many digital head-ends which will be installed across Chhattisgarh and the re-distribution of 48 HD channels is yet another progressive step taken by us to express our commitment and dedication to offering the best entertainment to our consumers. As an organization, we are continuously working and reinventing our services to match the growing demands of our subscribers.”

    At a time, when MSOs across the country are working aggressively towards completion of the digitization mandates, such initiatives are a welcome move across stakeholders, subscribers, LCOs, broadcasters and will strengthen and boost consumer confidence as they seek cutting-edge entertainment experience from digital cable.

    Agrawal further added, “We understand the dynamics of committing to such services, especially, when we serve multiple locations from one head-end, but this is the need of the hour to remain competitive and grow. Next in line, would be our value added and high speed broadband services which will provide a potent combination of entertainment services to our consumers.”

    As the cable industry moves towards the end of the digitization phase, providing strong, digital quality entertainment to subscribers would be the big move that will make the industry take the next leap.

  • Hathway CCN to launch 48 HD channels in Chhattisgarh

    Hathway CCN to launch 48 HD channels in Chhattisgarh

    MUMBAI: Hathway CCN will be setting up a digital head-end in the state of Chhattisgarh and becoming one of the first MSOs in the country to launch and offer 48 HD channels to digital cable subscribers across the entire state.

    Hathway CCN, which has major, dominant operations across Chhattisgarh, will be offering a wide array of digital services and channels through the new head-end which would provide high-quality and best in class experience to its cable subscribers.

    Speaking on the launch of the new digital head-end,  Hathway CCN director Abhishek Agrawal  said, “This is the first amongst the many digital head-ends which will be installed across Chhattisgarh and the re-distribution of 48 HD channels is yet another progressive step taken by us to express our commitment and dedication to offering the best entertainment to our consumers. As an organization, we are continuously working and reinventing our services to match the growing demands of our subscribers.”

    At a time, when MSOs across the country are working aggressively towards completion of the digitization mandates, such initiatives are a welcome move across stakeholders, subscribers, LCOs, broadcasters and will strengthen and boost consumer confidence as they seek cutting-edge entertainment experience from digital cable.

    Agrawal further added, “We understand the dynamics of committing to such services, especially, when we serve multiple locations from one head-end, but this is the need of the hour to remain competitive and grow. Next in line, would be our value added and high speed broadband services which will provide a potent combination of entertainment services to our consumers.”

    As the cable industry moves towards the end of the digitization phase, providing strong, digital quality entertainment to subscribers would be the big move that will make the industry take the next leap.

  • DishTV’s HD offering touches 50 with Sony ESPN HD

    DishTV’s HD offering touches 50 with Sony ESPN HD

    MUMBAI: Direct to home (DTH) operator DishTV has taken its High Definition (HD) channels’ offering to 50 with the addition of the newly launched sports channel Sony ESPN HD. Incidentally, this is also the highest HD offering by a DTH player in the country. 

    DishTV India CEO Arun Kapoor said, “DishTV has always taken a lead in enhancing the TV viewing experience for our audience. To further add spruce to the sports lovers this sporting season, Dish TV has added Sony ESPN HD to its bouquet of channels. The company not only has the first mover advantage in the DTH category and also will be accredited with the highest number of HD channels across the industry with a whopping 50 HD channels. Our endeavour is to increase affinity with our audiences by providing them the choice of content they would like to watch. Latest trends suggest that the growth of the High Definition category over the past year together with rising sales of flat panel TV’s (LED/LCD) has added a new dimension to the superior HD viewing experience.”

     

    The Sony ESPN HD channel kicked off its sporting calendar with the live broadcast of the first Grand Slam of the year, the Australian Open. 
     

    DishTV subscribers can watch Sony ESPN HD at channel no 87.

  • Ultra HD screen sales to see 200% hike; touch 5 million by Dec 2015

    Ultra HD screen sales to see 200% hike; touch 5 million by Dec 2015

    MUMBAI: Consumers in key European TV markets are ready to embrace Ultra HD as a thrilling TV experience and to invest in equipment and content.

     

    Eutelsat Communications’ new forecast from GfK predicts a striking 200 per cent hike in Ultra HD screen sales from June to December 2015. It expects sales to hit the five million mark by the end of the year (3.6 million in Western Europe, 700,000 in Eastern Europe and 600,000 in the Middle East), representing 9.3 per cent of all TV sales in 21 key markets in these regions. Accumulated sales will result in a potential installed base of 6.2 million TV homes.  

     

    Additionally, Ultra HD screens in 2020 will represent more than 70 per cent of total sales across Europe and almost 60 per cent in the Middle East and North Africa. The annual volume of screens sold in these markets is expected by then to have reached 37 million.

     

    The pulse of Ultra HD was presented by Eutelsat at IBC in Amsterdam. It included key findings of new qualitative consumer research conducted for Eutelsat by market research firm TNS, and fresh data from GfK on Ultra HD screen sales.

     

    “Eutelsat has researched consumer awareness and appetite for the Ultra HD experience in order to support our broadcast clients as they evaluate business models and timing for rolling-out Ultra HD content. The stage is set for Ultra HD to be TV’s next big success story and Eutelsat, as a leader in satellite delivery, is ready to accompany clients in this new rendezvous with viewers,” said Eutelsat director of commercial development and marketing Markus Fritz.

     

    “Super contrast: resolution is just crazy”

     

    The consumer qualitative study was carried out in two waves in Italy, France, the UK, Germany, Poland, Russia and Turkey: the first wave in November 2014 and the second in June 2015. The objective, in a series of focus groups, was to expose pay-TV subscribers and free-to-air viewers to an unprompted Ultra HD experience and gather insight on their response.

     

    The results show common trends across all markets. Panellists identified sharpness, immersion and vivid colour as outstanding benefits and indicated a willingness to pay up to €10 a month to benefit from Ultra HD in the home. Their investment threshold for new TV sets also matched current price points of between €1,000 and €3,000 for screens within the 50” range. While Pay-TV subscribers showed a strong preference for linear Ultra HD channels, viewers used to free TV expressed a preference to gain their first experience through VOD and occasional, event-specific offerings.