Satellite TV is simply a
television broadcasting service which allows people who subscribe to their
service to receive satellite TV signals via a satellite dish, which is usually
placed either on the roof of their house, on the wall or maybe even floor
mounted.
As
of 2010, over 500 Satellite
TV channels are broadcast in India. This includes channels from the
state-owned Doordarshan, News Corporation owned TV, Sony owned Sony Entertainment Television, Zee TV, Sun Network and Asianet.
Direct To Home service is provided by Airtel Digital Tv, BIG TV owned
by Reliance, DD Direct Plus, DishTV, Sun Direct DTH, Tata Sky and
Videocon D2H. DishTV was the first one to come up in Indian Market, others came
only years later.
Digital
Television is an advanced broadcasting technology that has transformed your
television viewing experience. Digital Television has enabled broadcasters to
offer television with better picture and sound quality. It also offers multiple
programming choices, called multicasting and interactive capabilities.
The
ordinance passed by the Cabinet makes mandatory the digitization of the
distribution of TV signals by cable operators. So digital
cable Tv is now mandatory in the
four metros Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore & Kolkata to view television, A digital
Tv Box OR Set top box is a device that receives and
decodes programming so that it may be displayed on a television. Digital
Tv Box may be used to receive broadcast, cable, and
satellite programming. By the end of June 2012 all the four metros
Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore & Kolkata will have mandatory transaction from
Analog cable to Digital Television.
