Article Capacity crunch may affect DTH expansion

[Anish Pai]

Do you enjoy watching your favourite serials and cricket matches on HD channels? If you are a Direct-To-Home (DTH) television customer, there may be some bad news for you. Your DTH provider may be facing some capacity constraints in offering you more television channels, especially in the HD format. HD, or high definition, format allows a viewer to enjoy much better picture quality as it offers a resolution that is much higher than that of standard definition TV. And to do that, it takes up more bandwidth on a satellite transponder.

The KU-band transponders are the lifeline for DTH operations. Limitations on the availability of KU band transponders can critically hamper their growth.

That there is a looming capacity crunch in the satellite transponder industry that could affect any expansion plans of your DTH operator has been captured in a report prepared by consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). The report was released by Casbaa at its India Forum 2016 held on 22 March in New Delhi. Casbaa is Asia Pacific’s non-profit media association for the multi-channel television, audio-video content and distribution industries.

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[DashMajor]

MSO struggling more then DTH.

 

[Technoglitch]

On what ground MSOs are struggling?

 

[DashMajor]

In every aspect they failed to provide HD channels too.

 

[Anish Pai]

MSO don't face any capacity crunch. DTH face it.
MSO has lot of bandwidth of analog channels that they can use for digital transmission. But DTH needs transponders which are rented.

What issues MSO face is financial problem. Many small time MSO face this issue. But national MSO are at good position, they have large customer base and market share.

 

[Anish Pai]

D Major MSO provides 45+ HD channels in some metros and semi metro cities. Also now with digitization many regional MSO give 45+ HD channels. For Ex. SCV in Chennai gives almost 50 HD channels. Fastway Punjab also is on track.

 

[Technoglitch]

and another issue MSOs face are the local cable guys who keep on changing their provider.

 

[Otaku]

But this is problem of DTH

 

[DashMajor]

D Major MSO provides 45+ HD channels in some metros and semi metro cities. Also now with digitization many regional MSO give 45+ HD channels. For Ex. SCV in Chennai gives almost 50 HD channels. Fastway Punjab also is on track.

What I needs to do with how many channels SCV and Fastway providing. Hathway in Jabalpur not even having HD channels and Indore not having more then 23.

 

[Technoglitch]

SCV provides 51 HD channels.