In 1982 with Asian Games held in India, our country saw the entry of colour Television. Since then many things changed in history of Indian Television. India’s national broadcaster spread throughout country on its Terrestrial network. Then in 90s came era of Satellite television through Cable TV network.
In first decade of 21st century, we saw another emerging medium Direct-to-Home (DTH), and even people from remote regions could receive 100s of channels in their homes. Now in 2010 another revolution in Indian Television is about to begin. It’s High Definition Television (HDTV).
HDTV provides sharper & clearer picture with resolution of 1280x720 pixels or 1920x1080 pixels as against 720x480 pixels of Standard definition TV. HDTV also provide Widescreen cinema experience with Surround sound (operator’s content choice).
India already saw first entrant of HDTV through Cable network ‘ICC Cables Network’ of Pune who offered limited HD content and also DTH Operator ‘Sun Direct’ who offered Tamil & Telugu programmes along with National Geographic HD channel & IPL HD feed through broadcaster. But with 2010 Commonwealth Games broadcasted in HD by Doordarshan, many other DTH operators like Reliance Big TV, Airtel Digital TV, DISH TV and TATASKY have plans to launch their HD service. On 05 May 2010, Reliance announced its HD+DVR (Digital TV Recorder, STB with internal recording facility) offering STB at Rs 7490 and plans to launch HD channel in coming months. Soon by 27 May 2010 Dish TV also announced to launch its HD service with major attraction being FIFA 2010 World cup in HD in agreement with broadcasters ESPN-STAR. Although no official news from Airtel & TATASKY (and Videocon too!), but these operators could also surely testing their HD service capability in background and we could hear some announcement from them soon. Already channels like National Geography & Discovery ready to launch HD service in India, many abroad TV contents & Sports content is available in HD format.
Now with prices of LCD/LED TVs coming down and many TV manufacturers selling HD ready TVs, Indian are ready to embrace new experience of Television viewing knows as High Definition Television aka HDTV!
Source:-
ICC Cable Networks Pune HD - http://www.iccnetwork.net/new/iccnetwork.html
Sun Direct HD - http://www.sundirect.in/HD/index.php
Reliance Big TV HD - http://www.bigtv.co.in/hd_dvr.html
Reliance Big TV HD news - http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k10/may/may28.php
DISH TV HD news - http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k10/may/may183.php
HDTV Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-definition_television
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Thursday, 27 May 2010
Sunday, 7 September 2008
DTH in India
Here is the summary of DTH operators in India regarding technical aspects and some advantages & disadvantages which user may face depending upon their views about the service
As of 18 Jan 2009. Number of channels may vary as channels added/removed by operator
DD Direct Plus
Owner: Prasarbharti (Public Broadcaster)
Satellite: Insat 4B at 93.5°E (Earlier on NSS 6 at 95°E)
Encryption: Un-encrypted
Encoding: MPEG-2
Channels: 50 TV, 21 Radio
Advantages: Completely Free (Free to Air), Good Audio/Video quality, Can be received any parts on India and neighbouring countries, Users can also enjoy local AIR audio channels in part of country, Carries many popular Hindi music channels
Disadvantages: Mostly DD channels and less popular Hindi private channels, appears monotonous as mostly carrying music & news channels, very slow in adding new channels, no EPG, no interactive services
DISH TV
Owner: Essel Group by ZEE
Satellite: NSS 6 at 95°E
Encryption: Conax
Encoding: MPEG-2
Channels: 140 TV, 4 Radio including 6 PPV MOD channels (50 TV & 21 Radio receivable from DD Direct Plus) + Interactive Channels
Advantages: First private operator to launch DTH service in India, user-friendly affordable packages based on regional languages, Carries DD Direct Plus channel in its EPG
Disadvantages: Slow in adding newly launched channels, NEO sports channels not available, not at par in customer service (as per various forums), delay in updating website
TATASKY
Owner: TATA (80%) and SKY (20%)
Satellite: Insat 4A at 83°E
Encryption: Videoguard
Encoding: MPEG-2
Channels: 147 TV including 6 PPV MOD channels, 0 Radio + Interactive Channels
Advantages: Good Audio/Video quality, fast package activation & account recharge, aggressive in adding newly launched channels, EPG in Hindi
Disadvantages: Costlier compared to other service providers, Lack of language based channel packaging, missing few ZEE channels & ZEE SPORTS, Missing popular music channels, No Audio channels
SUN DIRECT
Owner: SUN group (India) & Astro (Malaysia)
Satellite: Insat 4B at 93.5°E
Encryption: Irdeto
Encoding: MPEG-4
Channels: 110 TV, 3 Radio (50 TV & 21 Radio receivable from DD Direct+)
Advantages: First operator to use MPEG-4 encoding so can carry more channels, South Indian market targeted hence carry more south Indian channels then other operators, can receive DD Direct Plus channels as both use same satellite
Disadvantages: No ESPN-STAR SPORTS, NEO channels, no interactive services, less presence in other parts of India
BIG TV
Owner: Reliance ADA group
Satellite: Measat 3 at 91.5°E
Encryption: Mediaguard
Encoding: MPEG-4
Channels: 186 TV including 30 PPV MOD channels, 10 Radio + Interactive Channels
Advantages: Uses MPEG-4 encoding, carries more number of channels then any other operator, Carries more number on PPV channels, Carries most of popular GEC, Movies & Sports channels
Disadvantages: Confusing channel packaging for beginner users, may end up costlier if channel package not selected wisely
AIRTEL DIGITAL TV
Owner: Bharti Airtel group
Satellite: Insat 4CR at 74.0°E
Encryption: Mediaguard
Encoding: MPEG-4
Channels: 144 TV, 10 Worldspace Radio + Interactive Channels
Advantages: Uses MPEG-4 encoding, 1st DTH provider to provide worldspace radio, Universal remote control provided
Disadvantages: Not identified yet
Joining soon to the list VIDEOCON DTH.
Source:
http://www.lyngsat.com/in4b.html
http://www.lyngsat.com/packages/dish.html
http://www.lyngsat.com/packages/tatasky.html
http://www.lyngsat.com/packages/sundirect.html
http://www.lyngsat.com/packages/big.html
http://www.lyngsat.com/packages/airtel.html
http://www.saveondish.com/forum/dish-networks-india-f-1.html
http://broadbandforum.in/direct-home-cable-fm-iptv-television/
As of 18 Jan 2009. Number of channels may vary as channels added/removed by operator
DD Direct Plus
Owner: Prasarbharti (Public Broadcaster)
Satellite: Insat 4B at 93.5°E (Earlier on NSS 6 at 95°E)
Encryption: Un-encrypted
Encoding: MPEG-2
Channels: 50 TV, 21 Radio
Advantages: Completely Free (Free to Air), Good Audio/Video quality, Can be received any parts on India and neighbouring countries, Users can also enjoy local AIR audio channels in part of country, Carries many popular Hindi music channels
Disadvantages: Mostly DD channels and less popular Hindi private channels, appears monotonous as mostly carrying music & news channels, very slow in adding new channels, no EPG, no interactive services
DISH TV
Owner: Essel Group by ZEE
Satellite: NSS 6 at 95°E
Encryption: Conax
Encoding: MPEG-2
Channels: 140 TV, 4 Radio including 6 PPV MOD channels (50 TV & 21 Radio receivable from DD Direct Plus) + Interactive Channels
Advantages: First private operator to launch DTH service in India, user-friendly affordable packages based on regional languages, Carries DD Direct Plus channel in its EPG
Disadvantages: Slow in adding newly launched channels, NEO sports channels not available, not at par in customer service (as per various forums), delay in updating website
TATASKY
Owner: TATA (80%) and SKY (20%)
Satellite: Insat 4A at 83°E
Encryption: Videoguard
Encoding: MPEG-2
Channels: 147 TV including 6 PPV MOD channels, 0 Radio + Interactive Channels
Advantages: Good Audio/Video quality, fast package activation & account recharge, aggressive in adding newly launched channels, EPG in Hindi
Disadvantages: Costlier compared to other service providers, Lack of language based channel packaging, missing few ZEE channels & ZEE SPORTS, Missing popular music channels, No Audio channels
SUN DIRECT
Owner: SUN group (India) & Astro (Malaysia)
Satellite: Insat 4B at 93.5°E
Encryption: Irdeto
Encoding: MPEG-4
Channels: 110 TV, 3 Radio (50 TV & 21 Radio receivable from DD Direct+)
Advantages: First operator to use MPEG-4 encoding so can carry more channels, South Indian market targeted hence carry more south Indian channels then other operators, can receive DD Direct Plus channels as both use same satellite
Disadvantages: No ESPN-STAR SPORTS, NEO channels, no interactive services, less presence in other parts of India
BIG TV
Owner: Reliance ADA group
Satellite: Measat 3 at 91.5°E
Encryption: Mediaguard
Encoding: MPEG-4
Channels: 186 TV including 30 PPV MOD channels, 10 Radio + Interactive Channels
Advantages: Uses MPEG-4 encoding, carries more number of channels then any other operator, Carries more number on PPV channels, Carries most of popular GEC, Movies & Sports channels
Disadvantages: Confusing channel packaging for beginner users, may end up costlier if channel package not selected wisely
AIRTEL DIGITAL TV
Owner: Bharti Airtel group
Satellite: Insat 4CR at 74.0°E
Encryption: Mediaguard
Encoding: MPEG-4
Channels: 144 TV, 10 Worldspace Radio + Interactive Channels
Advantages: Uses MPEG-4 encoding, 1st DTH provider to provide worldspace radio, Universal remote control provided
Disadvantages: Not identified yet
Joining soon to the list VIDEOCON DTH.
Source:
http://www.lyngsat.com/in4b.html
http://www.lyngsat.com/packages/dish.html
http://www.lyngsat.com/packages/tatasky.html
http://www.lyngsat.com/packages/sundirect.html
http://www.lyngsat.com/packages/big.html
http://www.lyngsat.com/packages/airtel.html
http://www.saveondish.com/forum/dish-networks-india-f-1.html
http://broadbandforum.in/direct-home-cable-fm-iptv-television/
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