India Digital TV News

ACT Television launches IPTV in Bangalore
Feb 26, 2009 – ACT Television has launched its first IPTV service, in Bangalore. The plan is to later extend the service to other cities across Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh.
News categories: ACT Television, Digital TV, India, IPTV

India Satellite TV Market is Bright Spot, Propelling Worldwide Market
Feb 19, 2009 – The worldwide market for pay-Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite television rose significantly in 2008, with an estimated 18 percent rise in subscriptions, reports In-Stat. The primary reason for this increase was strong growth in the Indian market.
News categories: In-Stat, China, Digital TV, India, Market Research, Russia, Satellite

Poor Economy Won't Stop Skyrocketing Growth of IPTV
Feb 2, 2009 – Not even a global financial meltdown can stop IPTV. Despite the worldwide economic crisis, subscribers to telco TV will grow more than three-fold by the end of 2012, reports In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Brazil, Digital TV, India, IPTV, Korea, Market Research, Subscribers

Bharti Airtel launches Triple Play with Airtel digital TV interactive
Jan 19, 2009 – Bharti Airtel has announced the debut of its Triple Play Service with the launch of Airtel digital TV interactive - it's Internet Protocol Television Service. The Service will be initially available to customers in Delhi, Gurgaon and Noida.
News categories: Bharti Airtel, Digital TV, DVR, India, IPTV

Bharti Airtel Launches Its Direct-to-Home (DTH) TV Service in India Powered by Broadcom® Technology
Dec 16, 2008 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced that Bharti Airtel has selected Broadcom's highly integrated satellite set-top box (STB) system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions to power its direct-to-home (DTH) TV services - Airtel digital TV.
News categories: Broadcom, Bharti Airtel, Digital TV, DVB-S2, India, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Tata Sky Achieves 3 Million Connections in India on End-to-End NDS Platform
Dec 16, 2008 – NDS (NASDAQ: NNDS) has acknowledged that Tata Sky has achieved another major milestone in reaching 3 million subscribers within a period of just 27 months. The latest 1 million subscribers were gained in just seven months.
News categories: NDS Group, Tata Sky, Conditional Access, Digital TV, DVR, India, Middleware, Satellite, Subscribers

Astro announces Quarterly Financial Results Q3 FY2009
Dec 15, 2008 – Malaysia's ASTRO All Asia Networks (Kuala Lumpur:ASTRO) has announced its unaudited consolidated results for the third quarter ended 31 October 2008. Astro TV subscribers increased by 96 thousand to 2.565 million at the end of the quarter.
News categories: ASTRO All Asia Networks, India, Malaysia, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Bharti Airtel Launches Airtel's Direct-to-Home Digital Television Service Based on NDS End-to-End Solution
Nov 4, 2008 – NDS (NASDAQ:NNDS) has announced that India's Bharti Airtel has launched Airtel digital TV based on a complete end-to-end system from technology partner NDS to secure, enable and enhance its Direct-to-Home (DTH) service.
News categories: NDS, Bharti Airtel, Conditional Access, Content Distribution, Digital TV, India, Middleware, Satellite

India's Tata Sky to Launch Tata Sky+ PVR Service Based on NDS XTV™ DVR Technology
Nov 4, 2008 – NDS (NASDAQ:NNDS) has been chosen by Tata Sky to supply its industry leading XTV™ DVR solution for Tata Sky+, the advanced service that offers full Personal Video Recorded (PVR) functionality and is a true breakthrough in the Indian pay-TV market.
News categories: NDS, Tata Sky, Digital TV, DVR, India, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box