Digital TV News: Airtel

India telecom and pay TV revenue to grow at 2.5% CAGR
Dec 27, 2024 – Telecom and pay TV revenue in India is to increase at a CAGR of 2.5% from $44.9bn in 2024 to $50.7bn in 2029, forecasts GlobalData. Pay TV revenue will decline over the forecast period.
News categories: GlobalData, Srikanth Vaidya, Broadband, Digital TV, India, Market Research, Mobile, TV Services

Glance and Airtel turn idle TV screens into smart experiences
Dec 11, 2024 – Glance has unveiled Glance TV, a feature that transforms idle TV screens into AI-powered smart surfaces. The platform has launched in India on Airtel Xstream devices powered by Android TV OS.
News categories: Airtel, InMobi, Siddharth Sharma, Piyush Shah, Android TV, Digital TV, India, Set Top Box, UX

XL Axiata and Smartfren Telecom to merge in Indonesia
Dec 11, 2024 – Axiata Group has signed a definitive agreement with Sinar Mas to progress the proposed merger of XL Axiata, Smartfren Telecom and Smartfren's subsidiary Smart Telcom in Indonesia.
News categories: Axiata, Tan Sri Shahril Ridza Ridzuan, Vivek Sood, 5G, Indonesia, MandA

Airtel Digital TV subscribers up 195,000 in 2Q 2024
Aug 5, 2024 – Bharti Airtel has announced results for the quarter ended June 30, 2024. Year-on-year, Digital TV revenues grew by 5.0% with the company ending the period with an increased customer base of 16.3 million.
News categories: Airtel, Digital TV, India, Satellite, Subscribers

Multiplay service revenue in India to grow at 4.5% CAGR
May 23, 2024 – Multiplay service revenue in India is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.5% between 2023 and 2028 on the back of improving fixed network infrastructure in the country, according to GlobalData.
News categories: GlobalData, Pradeepthi Kantipudi, Broadband, Digital TV, Fibre, India, Market Research, Mobile, Streaming

Dialog, Axiata Group, Bharti Airtel agree on merger in Sri Lanka
Apr 18, 2024 – Dialog Axiata, Axiata Group and Bharti Airtel have agreed to combine operations in Sri Lanka with Dialog acquiring 100% of Airtel Lanka for which Bharti Airtel will receive a 10.355% share of Dialog.
News categories: Dialog Axiata, Axiata, Bharti Airtel, Supun Weerasinghe, Vivek Sood, Dr Hans Wijayasuriya, Gopal Vittal, Ashish Chandra, Digital TV, MandA, Sri Lanka

Turkcell partners with Qwilt and Cisco to boost content delivery
Feb 21, 2024 – Cisco and Qwilt have partnered with Turkcell to bring superior streaming experiences and faster data delivery to Turkcell's mobile and fixed broadband subscribers.
News categories: Qwilt, Cisco, Turkcell, Alon Maor, Theodore Tzevelekis, Emre Erdem, Elif Yenihankaya, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Streaming, Turkey

India telecom and pay-TV revenue to grow at 3.1% CAGR
Oct 24, 2023 – According to GlobalData, pay-TV revenues in India will decline over the 2022-2027 forecast period due to a continuing drop in cable TV, DTH and IPTV subscriptions and falling ARPU levels.
News categories: GlobalData, Sarwat Zeeshan, Broadband, Digital TV, India, Market Research, Mobile, TV Services

Airtel Xstream Play achieves 5 million subscriber milestone
Oct 20, 2023 – Bharti Airtel's video streaming service, Airtel Xstream Play, has crossed the five million paid subscriber mark and continues to be the fastest growing OTT aggregator in India.
News categories: Airtel, Adarsh Nair, Apps, Digital TV, India, Streaming, Subscribers