Tata Sky

Tata Sky dish antenna unit

Tata Sky is a direct broadcast satellite television provider in India, using MPEG-4 digital compression technology, transmitting using INSAT 4A and GSAT-10 satellite.^[2] Incorporated in 2004, Tata Sky is a Joint venture between the Tata Group and 21st Century Fox

Its primary competitors in cable television and other DTH service providers are – Airtel digital TV, Dish TV, DD Direct+, and Videocon D2H.

It currently offers 291 SD channels, 27 HD channels and 1 3D VOD channel along with other many active services (as of December 2014). Tatasky has entered into an agreement with French firm Technicolor to supply 4K Set Top Boxes from early 2015.^[3]

History

Tata Sky is a joint venture between the Tata Group, that owns 70% and STAR India that owns a 20% stake.^[4] In 2008, Singapore-based Temasek Holdings picked up 10% stake in Tata Sky from the Tata Group. Tata Sky was incorporated in 2004 but was launched only in 2006.

STAR’s parent company, 21st Century Fox, owns an International group of DTH businesses that include Sky Italia in Italy and BSkyB in United Kingdom. The company uses the Sky brand owned by British Sky Broadcasting.^[5]

On 9th January, 2015 Tata Sky became the first Indian DTH operator to offer 4K set-top-boxes to its consumers.^[6][7][8]

Satellite

Tata Sky was the second operator to launch DTH or direct-to-home services in 2006. At that time, the company decided to use an ISRO satellite. In 2005, Tata Sky signed a contract with ISRO for provision of satellite space on the INSAT 4A-satellite. In 2007, one year after the launch of the DTH player, Tata Sky asked for more space to increase the number of channels they telecast. The extra space was promised in 2009 on the GSAT 10 satellite, a then to be launched satellite inducted into the INSAT system. The GSAT 10 was launched in September 2012, but Tata Sky has not utilized the transponders till today.^[9]

Awards and Accolades

ISO 27001: 2005 accreditation

In March 2009, Tata Sky became the first Indian direct-to-home (DTH) service provider to be awarded the ISO 27001:2005 accreditation, the benchmark for information security.^[10] ISO 27001:2005 is an international standard that provides specifications and guidance for the establishment and proper maintenance of an Information Security Management System (ISMS).

See also

• Tata Group
• Airtel digital TV
• DD Free Dish
• Reliance Digital TV
• Sun Direct
• Videocon d2h
• Dish TV

References

External links

• Official website

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