TOP 10 INDIAN DTH SERVICE PROVIDERS

Direct-To-Home television or popularly known as DTH services is defined as the

transmission of satellite programme directly in consumers house using a personal
dish.The history of DTH services in India started way back in 1996. Currently DTH
customer’s base stands up to 14 million whereas still total cable TV households
subscriber number is 75 million.That clearly shows the future growth perspective of this
industry.Here is a list of the most popular DTH Service Providers of India :
 Tata Sky

Tata Sky is a leading Direct-to-Home (DTH) service provider in India, offering DVD
quality picture and CD quality sound along with new age interactive
services.Incorporated in 2004, Tata Sky is a JV between the TATA Group and STAR.
Tata Sky DTH endeavours to offer Indian viewers a world-class television viewing
experience through its satellite television service.

 Airtel

With Airtel DTH you can experience the magic of digital entertainment with the
Universal remote, Superior MPEG4 DVB S2 Picture & Sound, Unique Interactive
services and much more.Airtel DTH has an easy to use navigation and access to rich
content with the fresh EPG from Airtel digital TV. Airtel digital TV also offers the widest
range of films on Pay Per View channels.

 Sun Direct

Sun Direct – India’s youngest and most exciting state of the art DTH Company. Sun
Direct uses the latest MPEG-4 based technology to increase broadcast capacity. Sun
Direct confirms to provide next-generation services in fast-growing and emerging
markets quickly and efficiently. Sun Direct will be supported by Irdeto’s conditional
access solution to manage content and revenues in the satellite broadcasting venture.

 Reliance Big TV

With Reliance Big TV, for the first time in India, you can enjoy High Definition brilliance
and Digital Video Recorder convenience in one set-top box.Reliance Big TV has very
simple reasons to be loved. They are – digital, crystal clear picture, flexible packages,
over 230 channels, exclusive cinema channels and all this at an affordable price. It is
one of the leading DTH Service providers of India.

 Dish TV

Dish TV is a DTH satellite television provider in India, using MPEG-2 digital

compression technology, transmitting using NSS Satellite at 95.0. Dish Tv’s managing
director and Head Of Business is Jawahar Goel who is also the promoter of Essel
Group and is also the President of Indian Broadcasting Foundation.DTH service was
launched back in 2004 by launching of Dish TV by Essel Group’s Zee Entertainment
Enterprises.

 Videocon
Videocon DTH offers a new age satellite television platform that makes use of
revolutionary MPEG4 with DVD – S2 technology.It’s genre/language wise mosaic helps
the viewer to see and select rather than scroll through the channels. It also offers latest
updates related to cricket, music, bollywood, weather and stock market. On an
interesting note, it has got the highest number of sports channels.

 DD Direct Plus

Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite television is becoming a buzzword in the satellite

broadcast industry due to the fact that DTH offers immense opportunities to both
broadcasters and viewers. Thanks to the rapid development of digital technology, DTH
broadcast operators worldwide have been able to introduce a large number of new
interactive applications in the television market besides a large number of entertainment
programmes over a single delivery platform.