Airtel digital TV

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Airtel digital TV

Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Satellite television
Founded	2008
Headquarters	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Area served	India
Key people	Sunil Bharti Mittal
Products	Direct Broadcast Satellite
Parent	Bharti Airtel[1]
Subsidiaries	Bharti Telemedia Ltd.
Website	www.airtel.in/digitaltv

Airtel digital TV is an Indian direct broadcast satellite service provider owned and operated by Bharti Airtel. Its satellite service, launched on 2008, transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in India. It uses MPEG-4 digital compression with DVB-S2 technology, transmitting using the satellites INSAT-4CR 74°E and SES-7 108.2°E. Airtel Digital TV service was launched on 8 October 2008.^[2]

As of 29 may 2012, Airtel has total 301 Channels and Services including 15 HD channels.^[3]

Its primary competitors are cable television and other DTH service providers—Reliance Big TV, DD Direct+, Dish TV, Tata Sky, Sun Direct, and Videocon D2H. It has a total subscriber base of 7.1 million as of 31 December 2011.^[4]

Technical information

Airtel Digital TV's standard definition broadcasts are in MPEG-4 with Interactive Service (ITV) and 7-day EPG (electronic programme guide). Interactive Service (ITV) of Airtel Digital TV includes an add-on service that allows a user to shop, book movie tickets etc. A universal remote is included in the package that can, over IR frequencies, control both the TV and the DTH box. Like other DTH service providers, it also provides a Pay Per View interactive service that includes a catalogue of movies in Hindi, English and Regional languages.

Additional features

Áirtel Digital TV Recorder

A premium DVR Digital Video Recorder allows 150 hours of recording live TV on a 160 GB hard disk with MPEG 4 picture clarity. This product was discontinued after the launch of [HD] Recorder.

Airtel Digital TV [HD]

Airtel Digital TV HD provides channels in their native resolution of 1080i or 720p with 16:9 aspect ratio. The STB is compatible with 7.1 Channel Dolby Digital Plus surround sound as well and is in fact the first HD STB in India to be compliant with Dolby digital Plus.^{[citation needed]}.Released an newer UI(version 402)on 25 march which has a features like VOD(Video On Demand)and Recording facility using external HDD.

Airtel Digital TV [HD] Recorder

On 4 May 2010, Airtel digital TV from bharti airtel announced the launch of its 3D ready High Definition Personal Video Recorder (HD Recorder).^[5] Retaining its pioneering Remote Recording feature, airtel digital TV's HD Recorder offers unique features of Automatic Favourites, Search and Genre and Category sort and is 3D ready. It is also the first STB in India to support compatibility for 1080p signals in future.

On 24 May 2011, Airtel announced that its digital TV HD and HD-DVR boxes are software-enabled to view standard definition (SD) content upscaled to 1080i HD.^[6] Picture Quality: Airtel Digital TV has DVD quality picture (We are not sure about HD yet though, but the picture quality is flawless, looks amazing on TVs no matter what size) There was no pixelation and the picture was perfect.

• Sound Quality: It has amazing sound, almost DVD quality there as well. No hiccups in audio, nice streaming.

• Remote: Universal Remote is provided with Airtel Digital TV, meaning that your TV and the STB will work with the same remote. So say goodbye to two remotes! Also, even though it is a universal remote, it is actually really light unlike Tata Sky and Big TV remotes.

• Set Top Box: The overall appearance of the Airtel STB is very sleek and stylish, it does not appear like a huge bulky box. Its really nice and compact.

• Dish: Airtel Digital TV has a bigger Dish than the existing companies, which makes sure that you don’t lose connectivity even in heavy rainfall.

• Channels: Airtel Digital TV has almost all the popular channels.

• Pricing: Airtel Digital TV has flexible pricing options, and a lot of packs to make sure you get what you want.

• Active Services: Airtel Digital TV has 8 active services which are very useful as well. It includes iMatinee through which you can book cinema tickets, iCity for knowing more about your city and its places, iNews for getting in touch with the latest news, iShop for shopping, iAstro for knowing your astrological predictions, iTravel for knowing more about travelling, iLearn and iNet.

Mobile vehicle solution

Airtel Digital TV on Oct. 2010 launched a new way for people to enjoy live TV on the move, in form of in-bus entertainment.A multi TV screen Mobile Vehicle DTH solution with installation of its connections in RSTC Super Luxury Volvo buses plying on Delhi – Jaipur Highway^[7] Airtel Digital TV also Lunched HD DVR with 3D

Channel list

Airtel Digital TV SDU and MDU dish

The following is the list of channels provided by Airtel Digital TV as of 29 May 2012.^[8]

Interactive services

• iKidsworld
• iExam
• iDarshan
• iRadio
• iFasal
• iEnglish

Mosaic iTV services

• iDD [DD Sahyadri/DD Kashir/DD Pujabi/DD Bangla]
• iDD-South [DD Podhigai/DD Chandana/DD Malayalam/DD Saptagiri]

Widget services

• Top Game
• Smart Kids
• HD Upgrade
• Recharge
• Time
• Top Movie

Games

• Aladdin
• Cricket Fever
• Band Baja Barati
• Agent vinod
• Road Racer
• Agneepath

Total channels and services – 301

• Standard Definition(SD) TV Channels : 256
• High Definition(HD) TV Channels : 15
• Help & Promo Channels : 5
• Pay Per View Channels : 3
• Subscription Video On Demand (SVOD) Channels : 2
• Widgets Services : 6
• Interactive Services : 6
• Mosaic Services: 2
• Games : 6

Reviews and recognition

• Rated as the best DTH service in India in a review by Living Digital Magazine on 2 December 2008.^{[citation needed]}

• Tagged as "the most tech savvy operator" and recommended as the most technically advanced service by Times of India in a DTH review^[9] dated 14 August 2011.

• Airtel Digital TV [HD] Recorder was rated as the best HD DVR in India over Tata Sky+ HD in an independent comparison^[10] carried out by Techwek.com. Airtel's HD DVR was rated 9/10 overall in the review.

See also

• DD Direct+
• Dish TV
• Reliance Big TV
• Sun Direct
• TATA Sky
• Videocon D2H
• Bharti Airtel

AIRTEL DIGITAL TV REVIEW - PACKAGE / PRICE== References ==

External links

• Official website
• Scan Transponders of Airtel Digital TV