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  • Dish TV India to launch hybrid set-top box with Amazon Prime Video

    Dish TV India to launch hybrid set-top box with Amazon Prime Video

    MUMBAI: Dish TV India Limited, the world’s largest single-country Direct-To-Home company, today announced that it has collaborated with Amazon Prime Video to offer Prime Video app to its Dish TV and d2h subscribers on its soon-to-be-launched hybrid set-top box. Through this deal, Dish TV and d2h subscribers will be able to seamlessly access Amazon Prime Video app on their TV and enjoy Amazon’s latest and exclusive blockbuster Hollywood, Bollywood and Indian regional movies, top TV shows, stand-up comedies, kids programs, including critically-acclaimed Indian and global Amazon Originals, with a single device.

    With launch of Hybrid set-top box, DishTV India intends to bring together linear programming and online streaming content together in a seamless fashion. Transforming the TV viewing experience, the association is aimed at providing hassle-free experience to its customers with easy access to vast content options and high quality entertainment from Prime Video. 

    Speaking about the association, Mr. Anil Dua, Executive Director & Group CEO, Dish TV India Limited said, “We, at Dish TV, always work on offering innovative entertainment solutions and superlative experience to customers and the association with Amazon Prime Video is a step in the same direction. We are delighted to have Amazon Prime Video on board with us to offer its premium content on both our Dish TV and d2h platforms with our hybrid set-top boxes that are going to be launched soon.”

    Gaurav Gandhi, Director and Country GM, Amazon Prime Video India, said, “At Amazon Prime Video, we constantly strive to offer customers, the best-in-class entertainment across genres and languages, that can be consumed anytime, anywhere and on a screen of their choice. Towards this effort, we are delighted to announce our association with Dish TV for their upcoming hybrid set-top boxes. With this launch, we will further extend the reach and access of Amazon Prime Video in India, giving more customers the experience of watching our wide selection of critically acclaimed and popular Amazon Originals, blockbuster movies across languages and Indian as well as international shows, on their Television sets.

    In past, Dish TV India Limited had also introduced SMRT Stick and Magic Stick, allowing users to stream content from OTT services through Dish TV as well as d2h set-top boxes respectively. Additionally, focusing on premium short format content, the company forayed into OTT space earlier this year by launching its own OTT platform, ‘Watcho’. With this DishTV takes another step towards providing entertainment across linear and online sources on any screen for customers across all segments. There are more connected devices and innovations lined up for launch very soon

    Amazon Prime Video has the largest selection of latest & exclusive movies including Gully Boy, Bharat, Kalank, Manikarnika, Thugs of Hindostan, Padmavat, Raazi,,Indian language titles including Maharshi, Evaru, NGK, D/O Parvathamma, Umbili, Chandigarh Amristar Chandigarh,  NGK, Chandigarh Amristar Chandigarh and TV shows, stand-up comedy, biggest Indian and Hollywood films, US TV series, most popular Indian & international kids’ shows, and critically acclaimed Amazon Originals including The Family Man, Made In Heaven, Mirzapur, Comicstaan, Inside Edge, global Originals like The Boys, Good Omens, Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, all available, ad-free, with a world-class customer experience. The service includes titles available in Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Malayalam, Gujarati, Telugu, Kannada, Punjabi and Bengali.

    To watch the newest releases in Hollywood & Bollywood, the latest US TV shows, kids’ favorite toons, and Amazon Originals, please visit www.PrimeVideo.com or download the Amazon Prime Video app today and sign-up for a Prime membership only at ₹999 annually or ₹129 monthly.

  • SITI Networks Limited announces “SITI PlayTop”, its first Hybrid Set Top Box

    SITI Networks Limited announces “SITI PlayTop”, its first Hybrid Set Top Box

    MUMBAI: SITI Networks Limited, has announced that it will be introducing a range of Set Top Boxes for delighting its customers. To begin with, the company has announced, “SITI PlayTop”, its first Hybrid Set Top Box.

    “SITI PlayTop” is a hybrid device that has YouTube and YouTube Kids in-built along with the benefits of SITI HD+ Digital Cable Television. The box has an in-built Wi-Fi receiver which allows customers to use their existing broadband connection of any ISP to make their TV Smart. “SITI PlayTop has DVR facility along with USB play- back functionality. This hybrid STB is being initially launched in SITI’s dominant markets of West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam, Odisha, Delhi & Haryana followed by a progressive rollout across India in the coming months.

    This is the first device in a range of customer focused offerings planned by SITI. The company intends to roll out more devices in their line-up over the next few months.  While launching “SITI PlayTop”, Mr. Rajesh Sethi of SITI Networks Limited mentioned –

    “SITI has been at the forefront for delighting our customers with latest technology. In this regard, we are today introducing SITI PlayTop, our first hybrid set top box. SITI PlayTop has YouTube & YouTube Kids in-built, which is the most actively viewed app globally. This box will make any TV Smart while bringing the ultimate viewing experience of SITI HD+ Digital Cable Television with DVR facility. Customers will be able to cast YouTube and other apps from their mobile phones on to their TV using SITI PlayTop. The box features a Smart and Intuitive UI which is a testament of our teams’ customer connect.

    After initial rollout in our dominant markets of West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam, Odisha, Delhi

    & Haryana, we will be progressively rolling out across India in the coming months.

    This is just the first step for us, in a long range of customer delight devices which we intend to rollout in the coming months in line with our Customer First motto. We are working with several OEM partners to incorporate AI and machine learning into our work-flows and offerings. The idea is to have a holistic device line-up for our customers to choose from.”