tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29790080.post4858784816978345210..comments2023-10-31T18:47:31.979+05:30Comments on LBN Cable TV Forum: Zee Sports now on LBNUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29790080.post-77568877418392648332007-12-23T04:32:00.000+05:302007-12-23T04:32:00.000+05:30@alf,I am not very that much of a movie lover. My ...@alf,<BR/>I am not very that much of a movie lover. My email is cyriljanz@yahoo.com. Please send me the contacts. I will ask telecave about it. By the way I heard Hullugala is going to get the SUN DIRECT agency too.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046411134308044395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29790080.post-72658601603361202932007-12-22T18:08:00.000+05:302007-12-22T18:08:00.000+05:30PODIMANBY THE WAY DISH MAXI HAS STAR MOVIES AND HB...PODIMAN<BR/><BR/>BY THE WAY DISH MAXI HAS STAR MOVIES AND HBO WITH THE INDIAN FEED (LOT OF COMMERCIALS AS IN ZEE STUDIO) AND EVEN AXN IS INDIAN.THEY DO NOT HAVE HBO SIG,CINEMAX.HBO HITZ & FAMILY,NEO & AUSTRALIAN NETWORK.alfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02242919835716690032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29790080.post-29269757597412864172007-12-22T18:04:00.000+05:302007-12-22T18:04:00.000+05:30PODIMANIF YOU CAN POST YOUR EMAIL I CAN SEND YOU S...PODIMAN<BR/><BR/>IF YOU CAN POST YOUR EMAIL I CAN SEND YOU SOME CONTACTS.EVEN TELECAVE WILL BE ABLE TO BRING IT DOWN FOR YOU AS IT SEEMS THEY ARE BRINGING DOWN THE MAXI CONNECTIONS WITH THE BLESSING OF LASHMAN HULUGALLE.YOU CAN GET THE NUMBER FROM THE DIRECTORY AND SPEAK TO A GUY CALL ROSHAN WHO HANDLES THE MAXI PACKAGE AT TELECAVE.alfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02242919835716690032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29790080.post-66001882212507491102007-12-21T17:42:00.000+05:302007-12-21T17:42:00.000+05:30@ ALF,You are right. STAR TV LANKA does not have f...@ ALF,<BR/><BR/>You are right. STAR TV LANKA does not have full package. <BR/><BR/>Telecave advertise on SUNDAY TIMES every week. They have DISH MAXI package with SUN channels. They are not in Dehiwala but in Wellawatte.starhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06845534186333043957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29790080.post-32652436599619720792007-12-21T17:24:00.000+05:302007-12-21T17:24:00.000+05:30@alf,Installing is not a big deal. I want a maxi p...@alf,<BR/>Installing is not a big deal. I want a maxi package with a multiroom connection. If you know anybody please let me know.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046411134308044395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29790080.post-90085141719529239332007-12-21T17:04:00.000+05:302007-12-21T17:04:00.000+05:30STAR I DONT THINK YOU GOT THE FACTS RIGHT.STARTVLA...STAR <BR/><BR/>I DONT THINK YOU GOT THE FACTS RIGHT.STARTVLANKA DOES NOT HAVE THE FULL DISH TV PACKAGE(LIKE YOU GET ONLY ZEE MOVIES FOR A ENGLISH MOVIE CHANNEL AND NO TEN SPORTS)ALL IN ALL ABOUT 75% OF THE GOOD CHANNELS IN THE ORIGINAL DISH MAXI PACKAGE IS NOT THERE IN THE CONNECTION ISSUED BY STAR TV LANKA(EVEN THE RENTAL IS MORE AND YOU HAVE TO PAY IT QUATERLY).<BR/><BR/>PODIMAN,YOU CAN GET THE ORIGINAL PACKAGE FROM TELECAVE DEHIWELA WHICH HAS ALL THE CHANNELS OF THE MAXI PACKAGE.YOU CAN GET IT DOWN FROM INDIA IF YOU HAVE SOURCE BASED IN INDIA OR YOU CAN GET IT THROUGH UNOFFICIAL DEALERS WHO BRING DOWN 10-15 BOXES AT A TIME.BRINGING DOWN A BOX IS NO BIG SCENE AND YOU CAN FIND ENOUGH PEOPLE TO INSTALL.alfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02242919835716690032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29790080.post-76073554231544427682007-12-21T14:40:00.000+05:302007-12-21T14:40:00.000+05:30@ podiman,There are lot of agents in INDIA for DIS...@ podiman,<BR/><BR/>There are lot of agents in INDIA for DISH TV. But, how do you get it down from India? Normally, if you by in India, you have to give the local address. Then, you have to bring it from their to Sri Lanks & ask your local person to install. You also have to get TRC clearence to clear it from the Air-port unless you have someone in the air-port.<BR/><BR/>But, normally, for multiroom connection, they will come & install it. They don't give the card to us to install because we can use that for 2 connections,starhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06845534186333043957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29790080.post-44236775175146238932007-12-21T12:32:00.000+05:302007-12-21T12:32:00.000+05:30@star,I want to get one from India as I am going f...@star,<BR/>I want to get one from India as I am going for a multiroom connection too. The local guys does not have that. That is way I want to get it down from India.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046411134308044395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29790080.post-64067972058957971642007-12-21T10:53:00.000+05:302007-12-21T10:53:00.000+05:30www.cityhits.blogspot.comwww.cityhits.blogspot.comCity Hitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09169363637974743997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29790080.post-10437008451375014472007-12-21T09:42:00.000+05:302007-12-21T09:42:00.000+05:30@ podiman,You can by DISH TV in Sri Lanka. There a...@ podiman,<BR/><BR/>You can by DISH TV in Sri Lanka. There are lot of authorised agents. Please check the STAR TV LANKA website for the full details. Also refer SUNDAY TIMES paper where few of them advertise every week.starhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06845534186333043957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29790080.post-108681848152791842007-12-20T15:39:00.000+05:302007-12-20T15:39:00.000+05:30@Star,Is it possible to buy DISH TV over here. Hav...@Star,<BR/>Is it possible to buy DISH TV over here. Have you got any contacts??Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046411134308044395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29790080.post-1985479771876053872007-12-20T14:24:00.000+05:302007-12-20T14:24:00.000+05:30@ALF,DISH TV now add 01 more TRANSPONDER with 10 t...@ALF,<BR/><BR/>DISH TV now add 01 more TRANSPONDER with 10 test channels. They will add 2 more TRANSPONDERs in Jan'08 with 30 channels. I have no idea about their channels. Hope, we will get some good channels. We may get JAYA TV.<BR/><BR/>With reference to NEO channels, I don't thing they will add because of the problem between BCCI & ZEE.starhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06845534186333043957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29790080.post-14809701850299004722007-12-18T06:13:00.000+05:302007-12-18T06:13:00.000+05:30LBN has added a Saudi Channel to please muslim vie...LBN has added a Saudi Channel to please muslim viewers during the Haj period replacing Channel News Asia, which I must say is COOL,Abdullahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16977562922019378614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29790080.post-75834893038195660842007-12-17T17:11:00.000+05:302007-12-17T17:11:00.000+05:30STARANY NEWS ABOUT WHAT DISH TV WILL ADD TO THEIR ...STAR<BR/><BR/>ANY NEWS ABOUT WHAT DISH TV WILL ADD TO THEIR LINEUP WITH THE NEW TRANSPONDER?WHY DONT THEY ADD CHANNELS LIKE NEO?alfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02242919835716690032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29790080.post-68990612483981331002007-12-16T09:48:00.000+05:302007-12-16T09:48:00.000+05:30DISH TV WILL ADD MORE KU BANDSubhash Chandra-promo...DISH TV WILL ADD MORE KU BAND<BR/><BR/>Subhash Chandra-promoted Agrani Satellite Services Ltd is acquiring 14 per cent stake and will invest $64 million in ProtoStar satellite.<BR/> <BR/>Agrani Satellite Services will have all the 14 Ku-band transponders of the satellite, enhancing Dish TV's capacity to offer more channels to its direct-to-home (DTH) subscribers.<BR/><BR/>"We will be investing $64 million over a five-year period. The satellite will help boost Dish TV's transponder capacity," Zee Network whole time director Punit Goenka told. Goenka is also Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (Zeel) network operating officer.<BR/><BR/>This will be ProtoStar Ltd's first satellite and is scheduled to launch in May 2008. ProtoStar 1 will also have 12 C-band transponders and will launch from Kourou in French Guyana.<BR/> <BR/>ProtoStar Ltd. has already announced that it would be leasing out five C-band transponders to PlanetSky Ltd. of Limassol, Cyprus. <BR/><BR/>Dish TV is looking to expand its channel offerings. The DTH service provider is adding two transponders on NSS-6 satellite in January. This will take its total number of transponders on NSS to 11. <BR/><BR/>ProtoStar Ltd, a Bermuda corporation, is funded by a clutch of venture firms - New Enterprise Associates, VantagePoint Venture Partners and RedShift Ventures. The satellite services company acquires, launches and operates high-power geostationary satellites for DTH satellite television in the Asia-Pacific region.starhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06845534186333043957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29790080.post-35911190065491580582007-12-16T04:10:00.000+05:302007-12-16T04:10:00.000+05:30@Star,Is there any news about SUN DIRECT local age...@Star,<BR/>Is there any news about SUN DIRECT local agent in Sri Lanka. I would like to get one, is there any possiblity.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046411134308044395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29790080.post-47229113555874798392007-12-15T09:44:00.000+05:302007-12-15T09:44:00.000+05:30Dear Mr,Alf,I am living in Sri Lanka most of the t...Dear Mr,Alf,<BR/><BR/>I am living in Sri Lanka most of the time. All these Indian services are available in Sri Lanka too. That is why I am always giving some information about their services.<BR/><BR/>Every one in Sri Lanks can get their services through authorised agents.starhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06845534186333043957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29790080.post-61252148498686899012007-12-14T16:15:00.000+05:302007-12-14T16:15:00.000+05:30STAR,MACHANG,ARE YOU LIVING IN INDIA OR SRI LANKA?...STAR,<BR/><BR/>MACHANG,ARE YOU LIVING IN INDIA OR SRI LANKA?YOU SPEAK ABOUT DTH SERVICES IN INDIA RIGHT?<BR/><BR/>SUDHAR<BR/>EVERYWHERE ITS THE SAME,EVEN AT DTV THEY HAVE MESSED UP THE BILLING AND THEY HAVE SOME HOW IMPROVED IT<BR/><BR/>I ALSO AGREE THAT IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE COVERAGE LBN IS THE BEST OPTION,BUT THE THING IS THEY DONT EVEN COVER 2% OF THE COUNTRY AND MOST POTENTIAL SUBSCRIBERS DOES NOT HAVE ACCESS.alfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02242919835716690032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29790080.post-67828245780620128042007-12-14T09:05:00.000+05:302007-12-14T09:05:00.000+05:30RELIANCE DTH ON MEASAT-3Its Finally Official - Ani...RELIANCE DTH ON MEASAT-3<BR/><BR/>Its Finally Official - Anil Ambani's Reliance 'Blue Magic' DTH Platform will Launch On The Measat-3 Satellite. <BR/><BR/>According to the Indian DTH regime, DTH transponders are to be availed of, from the Indian Space Research Organisations (ISRO) that owns and maintains the all the Indian satellites including the INSAT system of communications satellites. <BR/><BR/>ISRO also manufactures all its satellites and even launches a few of them. Satellites are planed years in advance. ISRO has been caught unprepared by the sudden huge demand for Ku Band DTH transponders for Indian DTH platforms. While ISRO's recent birds have able to provide adequate Ku Band transponders for the new TataSky DTH platform, they have been unable to meet the requirement of Reliance's BlueMagic DTH platform. <BR/><BR/>The Airtel-Bharti DTH platform is also likely to launch next year, and it remains to be seen if ISRO's new bird will be launched in time for Bharti DTH or whether international transponders will have to be subleased for Bharti DTH too. <BR/><BR/>To meet the required demand of licensed DTH platforms like Reliance, ISRO leases the transponders from international satellite operators and sub-leases them to the DTH platform.<BR/><BR/>MEASAT<BR/><BR/>Measat is part of the Malaysia based ASTRO group which also has its own DTH platform serving Malaysia, Indonesia and neighbouring countries.<BR/><BR/>The Measat-3 Footprint Also Covers Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal & Parts Of Burma/Myanmar <BR/><BR/>MEASAT-3<BR/><BR/>The Measat=3 satellite is a Boeing 601HP satellite, located at 91.5 degrees East. It has 12 C band and 12 Ku Band transponders of 36 MHz each.<BR/><BR/>The C Band Transponder footprint is loaclised around Malaysia and Indonesia & does not cover the Indian Subcontinent.<BR/><BR/>The Measat-3 footprint of its 12 Ku Band transponders sharply focuses on India, but also provides strong signals over Bangladesh, Pakistan & even Afghanistan.<BR/><BR/>8 MEASAT TRANSPONDERS<BR/><BR/>Measat Satellite Systems and ANTRIX Corporation Limited ("Antrix") - the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organization ("ISRO"), signed an agreement for leasing Ku-Band transponders on the MEASAT-3 satellite at 91.5 deg East. The agreement was signed on 1st November 2007.<BR/><BR/>Under the agreement, Antrix will lease 8 Ku-band transponders on MEASAT-3, with an option to increase the number subsequently. The transponders will be used by Antrix to support the launch and development of a commercial new Direct-to-Home (DTH) TV platform in India. While the Antrix-MeaSat press release did not mention the new Indian DTH platform, it is generally accepted that it is the RCom owned Reliance Blue Magic DTH platform.<BR/><BR/>MPEG-4 COMPRESSION<BR/><BR/>Reliance's BlueMagic will use MPEG-4 compression, which will allow it to pack twice as many TV channels per transponder, compared to the older MPEG-2 technology deployed by DishTV and TataSky.<BR/><BR/>Maran's Sun Direct DTH has also deployed MPEG-4 compression.<BR/><BR/>MPEG-4 can be deployed on any satellite transponder, but requires MPEG-4 Satellite receivers which are currently not only in short supply globally, but also cost twice as much compared to MPEG-2 transponders. Most MPEG-4 satellite receivers are backward compatible, and can receive MPEG-2 transmissions. As a result, TataSky and DishTV have the option to deploy; in future; MPEG-4 STBs for (Bandwidth hungry) High Definition TV (HDTV) Transmissions, for Premium service customers.starhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06845534186333043957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29790080.post-38205739858930484712007-12-12T10:53:00.000+05:302007-12-12T10:53:00.000+05:30This comment has been removed by the author.Sudharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15369552135942808456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29790080.post-18780179203274641592007-12-12T10:40:00.000+05:302007-12-12T10:40:00.000+05:30Lanka's first ever uninterrupted satellite TV chan...Lanka's first ever uninterrupted satellite TV channel launched <BR/>Film Directress Sumithra Peries launched Sri Lanka's first uninterrupted 24 hour cinema satellite TV channel CITI HITZ on Monday in Colombo. <BR/><BR/>This channel includes Sinhala movies, tele-dramas and interviews with cinema artistes. <BR/><BR/>Chairman of ONAIR WORLD PVT LTD Nimal Laxapathiarchchi says this channel would be aired through the Dailog TV. "The local film industry has faced many problems and most of film theatres face low income due to the drop in film viewers. However we introduced this cinema channel to attract local viewers and cater the industry", he said. <BR/><BR/>Chief Guest Sumithra Peries said the mobile phone service providers must introduce hand phone TV channels to popularise cinema and other tele-dramas in Sri Lanka. <BR/><BR/>According to the ONAIR WORLD the CITYHITZ will feature a unique blend of Sinhala movies, tele-dramas to attract viewers. The viewers can enjoy the content uninterrupted, with no commercial breaks. The channel will carry full length Sinhala movies and dramas ranging from classic hits of the 1960s to the latest blockbusters. <BR/><BR/>The DIALOG Telecom said its TV channel has over 50,000 viewers and plans to attract another 100,000 viewers within next year. <BR/><BR/>The channel uses digital broadcasting system to telecast its programmes and the Chief Executive Officer of the Television Nushad Perera said the DIALOG plans to introduce mobile phone based TV channel within a short period. <BR/><BR/>Courtesy: Asian TribuneSanjeev Thurusinghe https://www.blogger.com/profile/12520005301962751894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29790080.post-28504410779883634202007-12-12T10:33:00.000+05:302007-12-12T10:33:00.000+05:30This comment has been removed by the author.Sudharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15369552135942808456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29790080.post-45699393645317706412007-12-12T08:54:00.000+05:302007-12-12T08:54:00.000+05:30R-ADAG to storm DTH market in March nextThe direct...R-ADAG to storm DTH market in March next<BR/><BR/>The direct-to-home television market in India is all set to sizzle early next year, when the younger Ambani plans to launch Reliance-ADAG’s BIG DTH hoping to repeat the magic Reliance wrought on the mobile phone scene years ago. Industry sources say Reliance-ADAG executives are lobbying hard to get the government mandate conditional access system (CAS) in 55 cities, just in time for BIG DTH launch. <BR/><BR/>The advent of CAS will force consumers to make a choice between cable TV, internet TV and DTH, thus helping BIG DTH play the volume game efficiently. The strategy includes attractive subscription offers that would seek to lure viewers further away from cable TV, the sources said. Reliance executives close to the DTH venture confirmed the move to ET. <BR/><BR/>For one, Reliance is in advanced talks with Toshiba to sign an agreement for about 15 million LCD TVs, to be given along with the DTH connection. The proposal deal stands like this: BIG DTH will offer its DTH connection for Rs 10,000-12,000 and the consumer will get a Toshiba LCD TV free along with the DTH hardware. Also, subscription will be free for the first six months or so. <BR/><BR/>Bharti, the other player that is also entering the DTH space, is also learnt to be lobbying for the implementation of CAS. The Bharti DTH project, is learnt to be ready to take off, but the company has decided to hold its launch, for a more opportune entry into the market. <BR/><BR/>Both players, Reliance and Bharti will combine their telecom services with DTH and IPTV and look at pushing both categories, and in turn cleaning out the cable market. <BR/><BR/>The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had mandated CAS in certain areas of Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata last year, stating that this was being looked at as an experiment to actually test if CAS as a technology could look at bringing addressability in the broadcast industry. <BR/><BR/>However, due to the price freeze imposed on by Trai, broadcasters seem to find it an unviable business proposition. In fact, the broadcast fraternity have made several representations to the information & broadcast ministry stating that CAS has been a failure and has not taken off in areas where it has been mandated. <BR/><BR/>The call to mandate CAS across India is clearly a tough call and actually borders on a much larger issue of being more a political issue. For Mr Ambani to actually swing it is going to be a mammoth task, considering the various stakeholders such as cable operators and broadcasters, who will go all out to oppose the move.starhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06845534186333043957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29790080.post-17484867357850376632007-12-11T22:50:00.000+05:302007-12-11T22:50:00.000+05:30This comment has been removed by the author.Sudharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15369552135942808456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29790080.post-37430918894321981582007-12-11T22:47:00.000+05:302007-12-11T22:47:00.000+05:30This comment has been removed by the author.Sudharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15369552135942808456noreply@blogger.com