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== Channel List==
== Channel List==
The following is the list of channels provided by Tata Sky as of March 2011.<ref>http://wiki.indiandth.com/channels/tatasky/</ref>
The following is the list of channels provided by Tata Sky as of March 2011.<ref>http://wiki.indiandth.com/channels/tatasky/</ref>

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{| class="wikitable"
|-
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|Help
|Help
|-
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Hindi Entertainment'''
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Hindi Entertainment''' |-
|-
|101
|101
|[[DD National]]
|[[DD National]]
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|[[DD Bharati]]
|[[DD Bharati]]
|-
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Devotional'''
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Devotional''' |-
|-
|690
|690
|[[Aastha TV|Aastha]]
|[[Aastha TV|Aastha]]
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|[[Sanskar TV|Sanskar]]
|[[Sanskar TV|Sanskar]]
|-
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Fashion, Lifestyle & English Entertainment'''
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Fashion, Lifestyle & English Entertainment''' |-
|-
|201
|201
|[[STAR World India|STAR World]]
|[[STAR World India|STAR World]]
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|Discovery Turbo
|Discovery Turbo
|-
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Hindi Movies'''
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Hindi Movies''' |-
|-
|301
|301
|[[STAR Gold]]
|[[STAR Gold]]
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|Zee Classic
|Zee Classic
|-
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''English Movies'''
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''English Movies''' |-
|-
|341
|341
|[[STAR Movies#STAR Movies India|STAR Movies]]
|[[STAR Movies#STAR Movies India|STAR Movies]]
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|[[Lumiere Movies]]
|[[Lumiere Movies]]
|-
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Pay Per View'''
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Pay Per View''' |-
|-
|371
|371
|Showcase 1
|Showcase 1
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|Showcase HD
|Showcase HD
|-
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Sports'''
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Sports''' |-
|-
|-
|-
|400
|400
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|[[TEN Cricket]]
|[[TEN Cricket]]
|-
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''News'''
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''News''' |-
|-
|501
|501
|[[DD News]]
|[[DD News]]
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|[[ET Now]]
|[[ET Now]]
|-
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Infotainment'''
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Infotainment''' |-
|-
|551
|551
|[[National Geographic Channel (Asia)|National Geographic Channel]]
|[[National Geographic Channel (Asia)|National Geographic Channel]]
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|-
|570
|570
|Topper
|Topper |-
|-
|571
|571
|DD Gyan Darshan
|DD Gyan Darshan
|-
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Kids'''
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Kids''' |-
|-
|601
|601
|[[Hungama TV|Hungama]]
|[[Hungama TV|Hungama]]
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|[[Pogo (TV channel)|Pogo]]
|[[Pogo (TV channel)|Pogo]]
|-
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Music'''
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Music''' |-
|-
|701
|701
|[[Channel V]]
|[[Channel V]]
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|[[VH1 India|VH1]]
|[[VH1 India|VH1]]
|-
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Tamil'''
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Tamil''' |-
|-
|801
|801
|[[Podhigai TV|DD Podhigai]]
|[[Podhigai TV|DD Podhigai]]
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|Isai Aruvi
|Isai Aruvi
|-
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Other'''
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Other''' |-
|-
|819
|819
|Active Doordarshan
|Active Doordarshan
|-
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Telugu'''
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Telugu''' |-
|-
|820
|820
|[[Sakshi TV]]
|[[Sakshi TV]]
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|[[TV9 (Telugu)|TV9 Telugu]]
|[[TV9 (Telugu)|TV9 Telugu]]
|-
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Marathi'''
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Marathi''' |-
|-
|831
|831
|[[DD Sahyadri]]
|[[DD Sahyadri]]
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|[[Zee Talkies]]
|[[Zee Talkies]]
|-
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Kannada'''
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Kannada''' |-
|-
|841
|841
|[[DD Chandana]]
|[[DD Chandana]]
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|[[Kasthuri TV]]
|[[Kasthuri TV]]
|-
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Bengali'''
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Bengali''' |-
|-
|851
|851
|[[DD Bangla]]
|[[DD Bangla]]
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|Rupashi Bangla
|Rupashi Bangla
|-
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Malayalam'''
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Malayalam''' |-
|-
|861
|861
|[[DD Malayalam]]
|[[DD Malayalam]]
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|[[Amrita TV|Amrita]]
|[[Amrita TV|Amrita]]
|-
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Gujarati'''
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Gujarati''' |-
|-
|872
|872
|[[ETV Gujarati]]
|[[ETV Gujarati]]
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|TV9 Gujarati
|TV9 Gujarati
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|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Punjabi'''
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Punjabi''' |-
|-
|882
|882
|[[ATN MH 1|mh1]]
|[[ATN MH 1|mh1]]
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|[[PTC Punjabi]]
|[[PTC Punjabi]]
|-
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Oriya'''
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Oriya''' |-
|-
|889
|889
|DY365
|DY365
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|[[OrissaTV|Orissa TV]]
|[[OrissaTV|Orissa TV]]
|-
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Urdu and North East'''
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Urdu and North East''' |-
|-
|894
|894
|[[News Live]]
|[[News Live]]
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|[[Nepal 1]]
|[[Nepal 1]]
|}
|}

===Active Channels===
===Active Channels===
*DD Girnar
*DD Girnar
*[[DD Kashir]]
*[[DD Kashir]] *[[DD Punjabi]] *[[DD Saptagiri]]
*[[DD Punjabi]]
*[[DD Saptagiri]]
*[[NDTV Hindu]]
*[[NDTV Hindu]]

=== Tata Sky Active Services ===
=== Tata Sky Active Services ===
*Active Cooking
*Active Cooking
*Active Darshan (Shirdi Saibaba/[[ISKCON]]/Siddhi Vinayak/[[Kashi Vishwanath Temple|Kashi Vishwanath]]/SVBC)
*Active Darshan (Shirdi Saibaba/[[ISKCON]]/Siddhi Vinayak/[[Kashi Vishwanath Temple|Kashi Vishwanath]]/SVBC)
*Actve Doordarshan ([[DD Gujarati]]/[[DD Saptagiri]]/ [[DD Punjabi]]/ [[DD Kashir]])
*Actve Doordarshan ([[DD Gujarati]]/[[DD Saptagiri]]/ [[DD Punjabi]]/ [[DD Kashir]]) *Active English *Active Games
*Active English
*Active Games
*Active Learning
*Active Learning
*Active Mall
*Active Mall
*Actve Music
*Actve Music *Actve Sports
*Actve Sports
*Active Stories
*Active Stories
*Active Star News
*Active Star News

Revision as of 06:11, 19 March 2011

Tata Sky
Company typeJoint venture
IndustryMedia
Founded2004
Headquarters3rd Floor, Bombay Dyeing AO building, P B Marg, Worli, Mumbai, India
Area served
India
Key people
Vikram Kaushik (Managing Director and CEO)
ProductsDirect-To-Home service & Satellite Television
Parent
Websitehttp://www.TataSky.com http://www.TataSkyPlus.com
File:Tata Sky.JPG
Tata Sky dish antenna unit

Tata Sky is a DTH satellite television provider in India, using MPEG-2 digital compression technology, transmitting using INSAT 4A at 83.0°E.[1]

Its main competitors are cable television and other DTH service providers - Airtel digital TV, Reliance Big TV, DD Direct+, Dish TV, Sun Direct, and Videocon D2H.

History

It is a joint venture between the Tata Group, that owns 80% and STAR Group that owns a 20% stake.[2] Tata Sky was incorporated in 2004 but was launched only in 2006. It currently offers close to 196 channels (as of december 2010) and some interactive ones; this count includes some numbers off HD channels offered by Tata Sky (as Tata Sky-HD) and interactive services also.

In march 2010 Sun Microsystems partnered with Taty sky to to provide IT Infrastructure solutions and support for the launch of the company's direct-to-home (DTH) television [3]

The company uses the Sky brand owned by British Sky Broadcasting.[4]

In October 2008, Tata Sky announced launching of DVR service Tata Sky+ which allowed 90 hours of recording in a MPEG-4 compatible Set Top Box. The remote is provided with playback control keys and is being sold with special offers for existing suscribers.

In 2008, Singapore-based Temasek Holdings picked up 10% stake in Tata Sky from the Tata Group. This has diluted Tata's stake in the venture to 75%.

STAR’s parent company, News Corporation, owns an International group of DTH businesses that include Sky Italia in Italy and Foxtel in Australia.

Make my pack

In 2010 Tata Sky launched India's first a-la carte service Which enables subscribers to either create their own pack with only individual channels or do a mix-n-match of the existing TruChoice packs with standalone channels.[5][6]

Tata Sky+

Tata Sky+ is a premium set-top box-cum-Personal Video Recorder or even known as DVR Digital Video Recorder that allows recording up to 130 hours of live TV, recording one programme while watching another, pause, fast-forward and rewind a live telecast and review a TV programme. Also Tata Sky+ provides service using MPEG-4 digital compression technology.

Tata Sky HD

Tata Sky HD was launched on June 14, 2010, and has channels in their native resolution of 1080i or 720p. The STB is compatible with 5.1 CH surround sound as well. The service currently offers five HD channels - National Geographic Channel HD, Discovery HD, Showcase HD (Pay Per View) , Star Plus HD (upscaled SD channel) and ESPN HD, Star Cricket HD (Event Based). More channels such as Star Movies HD and other popular sports channels in HD format are expected to be added soon.

Tata Sky+ HD

Tata Sky have launched their HD DVR Set Top Box. Tata sky plus HD comes with a massive 500 GB hard-disk allowing 625 hours of TV recording (non-HD).

Channel List

The following is the list of channels provided by Tata Sky as of March 2011.[7]

Channel Name
Help Channel
100 Help
Hindi Entertainment |- 101 DD National
103 STAR Plus
104 STAR Plus HD
105 STAR One
107 Imagine TV
109 STAR Utsav
111 Sony
113 SAB TV
115 Sahara One
117 Zee TV
116 UTV Bindass
123 Colors
127 Star CJ Alive
152 ETV Rajasthan
153 ETV UP
154 ETV Bihar
155 Mahuaa TV
156 ETV MP
157 DD Bharati
Devotional |- 690 Aastha
691 Sanskar
Fashion, Lifestyle & English Entertainment |- 201 STAR World
203 FX
205 BBC Entertainment
207 AXN
209 TLC
211 Fashion TV
213 Zee Café
217 Fox Crime
219 NDTV Good Times
221 Discovery Turbo
Hindi Movies |- 301 STAR Gold
303 Showcase Promo
305 SET Max
307 Filmy
309 Zee Cinema
311 UTV Movies
313 UTV Action
315 Zee Classic
English Movies |- 341 STAR Movies
345 PIX
347 HBO
349 Zee Studio
351 World Movies
353 WB
355 MGM
357 TCM
359 Lumiere Movies
Pay Per View |- 371 Showcase 1
372 Showcase 2
373 Showcase 3
374 Showcase 4
375 Showcase 5
376 Showcase HD
Sports |-
400 India Cricket
401 DD Sports
403 STAR Sports
405 ESPN
407 TEN Sports
409 NEO Cricket
411 NEO Sports
413 STAR Cricket
415 TEN Cricket
News |- 501 DD News
502 STAR News
503 NDTV India
504 Aaj Tak
505 Zee News
506 Zee Business
507 CNBC Awaaz
508 Lok Sabha TV
509 India TV
510 News 24
511 IBN-7
512 DD Rajya Sabha
532 NDTV 24x7
533 NDTV Profit
534 Times Now
535 Headlines Today
536 BBC World News
537 CNBC TV18
538 CNN
539 CNN-IBN
540 NewsX
541 Bloomberg UTV
542 ET Now
Infotainment |- 551 National Geographic Channel
553 Fox History & Entertainment
557 Discovery Channel
561 Animal Planet
563 Discovery Science
565 National Geographic Channel HD
567 Discovery Channel HD
570 - 571 DD Gyan Darshan
Kids |- 601 Hungama
603 Disney XD
605 Disney Channel
607 CBeebies
609 Nickelodeon
611 Animax
613 Cartoon Network
615 Pogo
Music |- 701 Channel V
702 MTV
703 9XM
704 Zoom
705 E24
725 VH1
Tamil |- 801 DD Podhigai
802 Sun TV
803 KTV
804 Sun News
805 Sun Music
806 Chutti TV
807 STAR Vijay
808 Jaya TV
809 Kalaignar TV
810 Raj TV
811 Isai Aruvi
Other |- 819 Active Doordarshan
Telugu |- 820 Sakshi TV
821 Zee Telugu
822 Gemini TV
823 Gemini News
824 Gemini Comedy
825 Gemini Music
826 ETV Telugu
827 ETV 2
828 Maa TV
829 TV5 Telugu
830 TV9 Telugu
Marathi |- 831 DD Sahyadri
832 ETV Marathi
833 Zee Marathi
834 Mi Marathi
835 STAR Majha
836 STAR Pravah
837 IBN Lokmat
838 Zee 24 Taas
839 Zee Talkies
Kannada |- 841 DD Chandana
842 Udaya TV
843 Udaya Movies
844 ETV Kannada
845 TV 9 Kannada
846 U2
847 Udaya Varthegalu
848 Asianet Suvarna
849 Zee Kannada
850 Kasthuri TV
Bengali |- 851 DD Bangla
852 STAR Ananda
553 ETV Bangla
854 Zee Bangla
855 Akash Bangla
856 STAR Jalsha
857 24 Ghanta
858 Sony Aath
859 Sangeet Bangla
860 Rupashi Bangla
Malayalam |- 861 DD Malayalam
862 Surya TV
863 Kiran
864 Asianet
865 Asianet News
866 Kairali
867 Amrita
Gujarati |- 872 ETV Gujarati
874 TV9 Gujarati
Punjabi |- 882 mh1
884 Zee Punjabi
886 PTC News
888 PTC Punjabi
Oriya |- 889 DY365
890 Tarang TV
891 DD Oriya
892 ETV Oriya
893 Orissa TV
Urdu and North East |- 894 News Live
895 ETV Urdu
896 DD North East
897 NE TV
898 DD Urdu
899 Nepal 1

Active Channels

Tata Sky Active Services

Certifications and Honours

ISO 27001:2005 accreditation

In March 2009, Tata Sky, became the first Indian direct-to-home (DTH) service provider to be awarded the ISO 27001:2005 accreditation, the benchmark for information security [8]. ISO 27001:2005 is an international standard that provides specifications and guidance for the establishment and proper maintenance of an Information Security Management System (ISMS). The assessment for the certification was conducted by Intertek Systems Certification, the management systems business unit of Intertek Group. This certification confirms that every transaction carried out through Tata Sky’s IT systems are highly secure.

SUPERBRAND 2009–2010

Tata Sky was selected as a SUPER BRAND for the year 2009-2010 by an independent and voluntary council of experts known as Superbrands Council. It is the only Indian DTH to have won this distinction [citation needed].

See also

References

  1. ^ "Tata Sky on Insat 4A". LyngSat. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
  2. ^ "Tata Sky". Retrieved 2008-08-10.
  3. ^ Tata Sky selects Sun Microsystems
  4. ^ "Tata Sky Corporate Info". Retrieved 2008-08-10.
  5. ^ Official website
  6. ^ tata sky launches make my pack service
  7. ^ http://wiki.indiandth.com/channels/tatasky/
  8. ^ Sky becomes the FIRST Indian DTH provider to attain ISO 27001:2005 Certification for Information Security


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