Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Life Beyond Cable

Direct-to-home(DTH) broadcasting is finally taking a shape in india -some four years after it was allowed.And it's growing as a fast clip.Essel group DTH has 460,000 subscribers and doordhasan's DD Direct+has 3 million.More service on the way.By mid 2006 ,Tata sky service would be available.


DTH VS Cable

Pricing:
DTH is now matching cable rates in a bid to shift consumers.The setup cost for DTH is however,higher.

Programming:
DTH offers many channels not available on cable,but it hasn't yet got all the popular ones.

Technology:
The picture quality is better,but piracy is a problem.signal hacking is common in DTH the world over.

service:
Billing,call centers and service centers are crucial part of the DTH offering .Cable losses out on device.

Add-on service:
DTH offers program guide,movie on demand and digital recording.Net access is possible in future.

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