| Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Satellite television |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Area served | India |
| Key people | Sunil Mittal |
| Products | Direct broadcast satellite, Pay television, Pay-per-view |
| 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 INSAT 4CR 74°E and SES 7 108.2°E. Airtel Digital TV service was launched on 8 October 2008.[2]
As of January 03, 2012, Airtel has total 312 Channels and Services including 14 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 6.8 million as of 30 November 2011.[4]
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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.
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 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.
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]
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
The following is the list of channels provided by Airtel Digital TV as of January 03, 2012.[8]
| Channel | Name |
|---|---|
| Help/EPG/Offer | |
| 100 | Airtel Home |
| 154 | My Offer Promo |
| 353 | Gamezone Promo |
| 692 | iDarshan Promo |
| 999 | What’s On Airtel |
| Hindi Entertainment | |
| 101 | STAR Plus |
| 102 | Zee TV |
| 103 | Sony |
| 104 | Life OK |
| 105 | Sahara One |
| 106 | Imagine TV |
| 107 | Enterr 10 |
| 108 | DD National |
| 109 | SAB TV |
| 110 | Zoom |
| 111 | STAR Utsav |
| 113 | Home Shop 18 |
| 111 | Colors |
| 116 | UTV Bindass |
| 124 | DD Bharati |
| 125 | Star Plus HD |
| 126 | Colors HD |
| 130 | UTV Stars HD |
| English Entertainment | |
| 135 | AXN |
| 136 | STAR World |
| 137 | Zee Café |
| 138 | BBC Entertainment |
| 139 | Big CBS Prime |
| 140 | Big CBS Love |
| 141 | Fox Crime |
| 142 | FX |
| 143 | Big CBS Spark |
| 150 | STAR World HD |
| Pay Per View | |
| 155 | Airtel Movies 1 |
| 156 | Airtel Movies 2 |
| 157 | Airtel Movies 3 |
| Subscription Video On Demand | |
| 158 | Star Gold Hitz |
| 159 | SuperHITZ |
| Hindi Movies | |
| 160 | SET Max |
| 161 | Zee Cinema |
| 162 | STAR Gold |
| 163 | Filmy |
| 165 | UTV Movies |
| 166 | UTV Action |
| 167 | Zee Classic |
| 180 | STAR Gold HD |
| English Movies | |
| 190 | STAR Movies |
| 191 | HBO |
| 192 | PIX |
| 193 | WB |
| 194 | UTV World Movies |
| 195 | MGM |
| 196 | Zee Studio |
| 197 | Movies Now |
| 210 | Movies Now HD |
| 211 | STAR Movies HD |
| Sports | |
| 220 | ESPN HD |
| 221 | STAR Cricket HD |
| 223 | TEN HD |
| 224 | TEN Cricket |
| 225 | ESPN |
| 226 | STAR Sports |
| 227 | STAR Cricket |
| 228 | NEO Sports |
| 229 | NEO Cricket |
| 230 | TEN Sports |
| 231 | TEN Action+ |
| 232 | DD Sports |
| Hindi News | |
| 275 | STAR News |
| 276 | Zee News |
| 277 | Aaj Tak |
| 278 | India TV |
| 279 | NDTV India |
| 280 | DD News |
| 281 | IBN-7 |
| 282 | News 24 |
| 283 | Lok Sabha TV |
| 284 | DD Rajya Sabha |
| 285 | CNBC Awaaz |
| 286 | Zee Business |
| 287 | ETV Bihar |
| 288 | ETV Rajasthan |
| 289 | ETV UP |
| 291 | CNEB |
| 292 | ETV MP |
| 293 | Zee Chattisgarh |
| 294 | Total TV |
| 295 | Day & Night News |
| 296 | India News |
| 297 | Live India |
| 298 | Sahara Samay |
| 299 | Sahara Samay UP |
| English News | |
| 300 | Times Now |
| 301 | NDTV 24x7 |
| 302 | CNN-IBN |
| 303 | Headlines Today |
| 304 | CNBC TV18 |
| 305 | NDTV Profit |
| 306 | Bloomberg UTV |
| 307 | BBC World News |
| 308 | CNN |
| 309 | ET Now |
| 311 | RT |
| 320 | CNBC TV18 Prime HD |
| Lifestyle | |
| 325 | TLC |
| 326 | NDTV Good Times |
| 327 | FOOD FOOD |
| 328 | Zee Trendz |
| 329 | Fashion TV |
| Infotainment | |
| 337 | History TV18 HD |
| 338 | Discovery World HD |
| 339 | National Geographic Channel HD |
| 340 | Discovery Channel |
| 341 | National Geographic Channel |
| 342 | Fox History & Traveller |
| 343 | Animal Planet |
| 344 | DD Gyan Darshan |
| 345 | Topper |
| 346 | Discovery Science |
| 347 | Discovery Turbo |
| 348 | History TV18 |
| Kids | |
| 354 | CBeebies |
| 355 | Cartoon Network |
| 356 | Pogo |
| 357 | Hungama |
| 358 | Nickelodeon |
| 359 | Disney XD |
| 360 | Disney Channel |
| 361 | Animax |
| 362 | Sonic (TV channel) |
| Music | |
| 380 | MTV |
| 381 | Channel V |
| 382 | 9XM |
| 383 | B4U Music |
| 384 | Mastiii |
| 385 | Zee ETC |
| 386 | VH1 |
| 387 | E24 |
| 388 | Sony Mix |
| Tamil | |
| 499 | PuthiyaThalaimurai TV |
| 500 | Sun TV |
| 501 | KTV |
| 502 | STAR Vijay |
| 503 | Kalaignar TV |
| 504 | Jaya TV |
| 505 | Sun Music |
| 506 | Chutti TV |
| 507 | Raj TV |
| 508 | Sun News |
| 509 | Jaya Plus |
| 510 | Isai Aruvi |
| 511 | Polimer TV |
| 512 | Sirippoli |
| 513 | Makkal TV |
| 514 | Angel TV |
| 515 | Jaya Max |
| 516 | DD Podhigai |
| 517 | Adithya TV |
| 518 | Captain TV |
| 519 | Vasanth TV |
| Telugu | |
| 451 | UTV Action Telugu |
| 520 | Gemini TV |
| 521 | ETV Telugu |
| 522 | Gemini Movies |
| 523 | Maa TV |
| 524 | Zee Telugu |
| 525 | ETV 2 |
| 526 | TV9 Telugu |
| 527 | Gemini Music |
| 528 | NTV |
| 529 | ABN Andhra Jyothi |
| 530 | SVBC |
| 531 | Subhavaartha |
| 532 | Gemini News |
| 533 | Gemini Comedy |
| 534 | Sakshi TV |
| 536 | TV5 Telugu |
| 537 | Maa Movies |
| 538 | Maa Music |
| Bengali | |
| 539 | Kolkata TV |
| 540 | Zee Bangla |
| 541 | ETV Bangla |
| 542 | Akash Bangla |
| 543 | STAR Ananda |
| 544 | 24 Ghanta |
| 545 | STAR Jalsha |
| 546 | Sananda TV |
| 547 | Sony Aath |
| 548 | Rupashi Bangla |
| 549 | Sangeet Bangla |
| 699 | DD Bangla |
| Marathi | |
| 550 | Zee Marathi |
| 551 | ETV Marathi |
| 552 | STAR Majha |
| 553 | Zee Talkies |
| 554 | Saam TV |
| 555 | STAR Pravah |
| 556 | Mi Marathi |
| 557 | IBN Lokmat |
| 558 | Zee 24 Taas |
| 559 | DD Sahyadri |
| Kannada | |
| 560 | Udaya TV |
| 561 | ETV Kannada |
| 562 | Udaya Movies |
| 563 | Zee Kannada |
| 564 | TV 9 Kannada |
| 565 | Asianet Suvarna |
| 566 | U2 |
| 567 | DD Chandana |
| 568 | Kasthuri TV |
| 569 | Udaya Varthegalu |
| 593 | Udaya Comedy |
| 594 | Suvarna News 24x7 |
| 596 | Janasri |
| Malayalam | |
| 570 | Asianet |
| 571 | Surya TV |
| 572 | Kiran |
| 573 | Manorama News |
| 574 | Kairali |
| 575 | Asianet Plus |
| 576 | Amrita |
| 577 | Asianet News |
| 578 | Indiavision |
| 579 | Kairali We |
| 588 | DD Malayalam |
| 589 | Jeevan TV |
| 595 | Mazhavil Manorama |
| Punjabi | |
| 580 | ETC Punjabi |
| 581 | mh1 |
| 582 | Zee Punjabi |
| 583 | PTC Punjabi |
| 584 | PTC News |
| 585 | DD Punjabi |
| 586 | Time TV |
| 587 | PTC Chakde |
| 658 | SADA TV |
| 659 | 9x Tashan |
| Gujarati | |
| 590 | ETV Gujarati |
| 591 | DD Gujarati |
| 592 | TV9 Gujarati |
| Oriya | |
| 600 | ETV Oriya |
| 601 | Orissa TV |
| 602 | DD Oriya |
| 603 | Tarang TV |
| 604 | Tarang Music |
| 605 | Prarthna TV |
| Urdu | |
| 610 | ETV Urdu |
| 611 | DD Urdu |
| 612 | DD Kashir |
| North East | |
| 620 | NE TV |
| 621 | News Live |
| 622 | Nepal 1 |
| 623 | DD North East |
| 624 | DY365 |
| 625 | Rang |
| 626 | NE Hi-Fi |
| Bhojpuri | |
| 630 | Mahuaa TV |
| 631 | Magik TV |
| 632 | Sahara Samay Bihar |
| Devotional | |
| 689 | Disha TV |
| 690 | Aastha |
| 691 | Sanskar |
| 693 | Mh1 Shraddha |
| 694 | Shalom TV |
| 695 | GOD TV |
| 696 | Paras TV |
| 697 | Sadhna TV |
| 698 | Bhakti TV |
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