Tata Teleservices unveils 3G-enabled TV services
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Thursday, 03 December 2009, 22:17 IST |
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New Delhi: Tata Teleservices has launched Photon TV, a service that allows its internet subscribers to watch live television channels on their laptops or PCs. Existing subscribers who have the Photon Plus USB card from Tata Teleservices can avail themselves of the service by downloading an application.
The pricing is based on a subscription model. It is currently available in three different subscription options -
4 a channel per month;
29 a month for My Combo (a bouquet of 10 channels); and
75 a month for all 40 channels on offer. In addition, the subscriber will have to pay for usage as per the subscriber's data plan. Viewing TV consumes about 1.2MB per minute.
"We have moved mobility another few giant steps along the evolutionary path, with the launch of Photon TV today. This innovative product underlines the technology capabilities of the Photon technology, which has become the rage amongst internet-users," Anil Sardana, Managing Director of Tata Teleservices, said. The company has partnered with Apalya Technologies for putting together the platform including dealing with content providers.
4 a channel per month;
29 a month for My Combo (a bouquet of 10 channels); and
75 a month for all 40 channels on offer. In addition, the subscriber will have to pay for usage as per the subscriber's data plan. Viewing TV consumes about 1.2MB per minute.
"We have moved mobility another few giant steps along the evolutionary path, with the launch of Photon TV today. This innovative product underlines the technology capabilities of the Photon technology, which has become the rage amongst internet-users," Anil Sardana, Managing Director of Tata Teleservices, said. The company has partnered with Apalya Technologies for putting together the platform including dealing with content providers.