Airtel digital TV
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Airtel Digital TV is an Indian subscription based satellite television provider owned by Bharti Telemedia Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bharti Airtel.[1] It launched DTH satellite television service in India on 9 October 2008.
Airtel Digital TV is India's second largest DTH operator second largest DTH operator in India by number of subscribers. As of 31 December 2022, it had a market share of 26.35%.[2]
History
Bharti Telemedia Limited was incorporated on 30 November 2006 as a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel.[3] The company announced plans to launch direct-to-home satellite television services across India on 7 August 2007.[4] The service was launched on 9 October 2008 under the brand name Airtel Digital TV.[5]
On 4 May 2011, Airtel digital TV announced the launch of its first high-definition digital video recorder (HD-DVR) priced at Template:Indian rupee3,990 ({{INRConvert/Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".|3990|0||USD|year=2011}}) and Template:Indian rupee4,490 ({{INRConvert/Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".|4490|0||USD|year=2011}}) for existing and new customers respectively.[6] On 24 May 2011, Airtel announced that its HD and HD-DVR boxes were software-enabled to view standard-definition content up-scaled to 1080i HD.[7] Airtel digital TV had a total subscriber base of 10.07 million as on 30 March 2015.[8][9]
On 12 December 2017, Bharti Airtel announced that it would sell a 20% stake in Bharti Telemedia to American private equity firm Warburg Pincus for US$350 million.[10][11] The sale received approval from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on 28 August 2018.[12]
On 17 February 2021, Bharti Airtel announced that it would buy back the 20% stake in Bharti Telemedia that it had sold to Warburg Pincus at a cost of Template:Indian rupee3,126 crore ({{INRConvert/Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".|3126|7||USD|year={{{year}}}}}).[13] The transaction was completed on 22 March 2021.[14]
Technical information
Airtel Digital TV's standard-definition broadcasts are in MPEG-4 with Interactive Service and 7-day Electronic Programmed Guide.[15] A universal remote is included in the package that can, over IR frequencies, control both the TV and the DTH box.[16][17] Airtel Digital TV HD provides channels of resolution 1080p 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.[18]
Services
Airtel Digital TV provides Pay-per-view on connected boxes that includes a catalog of movies, TV series and other programmed across English and various Indian languages.[19] It also offers interactive services such as Template:Proper name, Template:Proper name, Template:Proper name and games.[20][21]
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External links
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