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.
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 6.26 million as of 30 June 2011.
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