Dishtv has expressed serious intent to increase its channel offerings on the direct-to-home (DTH) platform. The company has selected Scopus Video Networks, a provider of digital video networking products, to support this expansion.
The technology will help Dishtv pack up 28 channels per transponder, eight more than its current capacity.Dishtv will be implementing this technology within a month. It is a better compression system without sacrificing the quality.Dishtv has seven transponders on NSS-6, offering a total of 130 channels. Now it is building up the capability to offer more channels on their DTH platform. Dishtv will use Scopus products to enhance its transponders' utilization and expand its already fast growing DTH market share throughout the Indian subcontinent. The decision to tie up with Scopus comes ahead of Tata Sky's DTH launch expected in July.
The deal brings to Dishtv's headend Scopus' full line of products including E-1200 encoders, IRD-2900 decoders, IVG-7100 intelligent video gateway (IVG) platforms and network management system software. Scopus is a Nasdaq-listed company. Scopus' IVG platform will provide advanced video processing capabilities including joint transrating, grooming and bit rate shaping. India is beginning its transition to digital TV in which the number of digital subscribers is expected to grow ten-fold within the next five years.
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