Airtel digital TV

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Airtel digital TV
IndustrySatellite television
FoundedOctober 2008; 17 years ago (2008-10)
HeadquartersGurgaon, India
Area served
India
Key people
Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman
Sunil Taldar, CEO[1]
Productssatellite pay television, pay-per-view, streaming television
ParentBharti Airtel[2]
Websiteairtel.in/digitaltv

Bharti Telemedia Limited, doing business as Airtel digital TV, is an Indian direct-broadcast satellite service provider owned and operated by Bharti Airtel.[3] Its satellite service, launched in October 2008, transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in India.[4] It has a total subscriber base of 10.07 million as of 30 March 2015.[5][6]

Products[edit]

On 4 May 2010, Airtel digital TV announced the launch of its HD+ recorder.[7] On 24 May 2011, Airtel announced that its digital TV HD and HD-DVR boxes are software-enabled to view standard definition (SD) content up-scaled to 1080i HD.[8]

Technical information[edit]

Airtel Digital TV's standard definition broadcasts are in MPEG-4 with Interactive Service and 7-day Electronic Programme Guide.[9] A universal remote is included in the package that can, over IR frequencies, control both the TV and the DTH box.[10][11] Airtel Digital TV HD provides channels of resolution 1080 or 720 pixel with a 16:9 aspect ratio. The set-top box is compatible with 7.1 Channel Dolby digital Plus surround sound and is the first HD set-top box in India to be compliant with the standard.[12]

Services[edit]

Airtel Digital TV provides on-demand services on connected boxes that includes a catalog of movies, TV series and other programmes across English and various Indian languages.[13] It also offers interactive services such as iDarshan, iKidsworld, iMusicspace and games.[14][15]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Airtel Digital TV crosses 1-crore active subscriber mark". Economic Times. 1 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Mobile Prepaid, Broadband, Postpaid Mobile, DTH Services in India: Airtel". Bhartiairtel.in. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
  3. ↑ "Bharti Telemedia Limited: Private Company Information". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Bharti Airtel launches DTH service". The Financial Express. 7 October 2008. Archived from the original on 4 December 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
  5. ↑ "Quarterly report on the results for the second quarter and six months ended September 30, 2014" (PDF). Bharti Airtel.
  6. ↑ "Airtel Digital TV adds 1.06 mn subs in FY15, EBITDA sees strong growth". televisionPost.com. 29 April 2015. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Now enjoy the magic of HD on airtel digital TV's 3D ready HD Recorder". airtel.in. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  8. ↑ "Airtel Digital TV HD users to get free up scaled SD Channels". pcworld.in. 24 May 2011. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  9. ↑ "Airtel DTH ad misleading complains Tata Sky". Economic Times. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  10. ↑ "Airtel Universal Remote Setup for Your Television". techupdatesindia.com. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  11. ↑ "How to Program and Use Airtel Digital TV (ADTV), Tata Sky DTH and Videocon D2H Universal Remotes with your TV Set?". askvg.com. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  12. ↑ "Airtel Digital TV to Bring Dolby Digital Plus Surround Sound to Indian Broadcast Television".
  13. ↑ "Shemaroo launches movie premier service". Business Standard. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  14. ↑ "Airtel live games". airtel.in. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  15. ↑ "Airtel Interactive services". airtel.in. Retrieved 28 November 2015.

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