INDIA
TALKIES CHANNEL
Q:
I am from Jaipur. I am unable to receive the following
channels. Please provide further information:
1.
LEHREN TV - A Bollywood News Channel - www.lehrentv.com
2.
INDIA TALKIES - Movie Channel - www.indiatalkiestv.com
Thanks
in advance & regards.
Naman
Sharma, Jaipur
ANS:
To the best of our knowledge, Lehren TV, despite
its pre-launch publicity, never launched the channel.
India
Talkies is a Movie Channel with the look & feel
as if it is broadcast from a satellite. However
the channel is not broadcast from Satellite. Its
content is distributed via hard disk and the channel
provides a play out server to the partnering cable
TV network. Hard disks are sent pre-loaded with
several movies.
The video play out server requires to be connected
to the India Talkies central server, with an internet
connection. This central server - via the internet
- sends commands to the server to play out specific
movies from the hard disk at a particular time.
This is coordinated through the internet connectivity
to ensure that all headends throughout India play
out the same movie at exactly the same time. This
provides the viewer the look & feel of a satellite
delivered channel, with exactly the same content,
at the same time, all over India.
The
internet connection also allocates advertisements
on the movie channel, under control from the central
server, linked via the internet. This provides the
central server the flexibility of last minute ad
insertions/changes as well as delivering regional
ads if necessary, to pre-determined cities or cable
networks. The local headend, in effect has no control
over the ads or the movies played out from the server.
The
important fact is that the movies are not downloaded
from the internet and hence a fast internet connection
is not required. The internet connection only synchronizes
the start and stop of content from the server.
Q:
1. My Subscription number is 12182. I have a Dish
TV connection. Now Dish TV has started telecasting
some HD channels. I want to know if I can use my
simple colored TV to receive HD channels.
2.
In my village there is a BSNL mobile Tower, which
is approximately 2 KM far away! But signal from
this tower is very inconsistent. I want to know
if there is any device that can supply a strong
signal for my mobile phone.
Nitin
Mane, Shivtar
ANS:
To receive HD channels in their true HD (High Definition)
resolution, you will need a flat panel HD TV set.
Your existing 'Simple'/CRT based TV set will not
be able to deliver HD quality.
While
we do not handle telecommunication matters, mobile
phone boosters are available. In cities, the service
providers will often install such a device free
of cost in select premises, because they will enhance
the service to all users in that area. You should
check with BSNL if they will install a free mobile
signal booster on your premises/terrace.
PEACE
TV - BANNED CHANNEL ?
Q:
I am a cable network owner. Am I permitted to show
the Peace TV channel on my cable network ?
Shahid
Khan - By E-Mail
ANS:
The Peace TV channel is a banned channel, since
it is not on the I&B ministry's list of approved
channels for downlinking into India. Hence it cannot
be carried by cable networks or DTH platforms.
It
is possible that the channel has not applied for
downlink permission.
FTV
Q:
My sub no. is 3235. Please provide details for reception
of the Fashion TV (FTV) channel. Even though it
is Free-To-Air, no DTH platform carries it. Why
? Is it a banned channel ?
Shailendra
Kumar - By E-Mail
ANS:
No, Fashion TV is not a banned channel. It is on
the list of approved channels, for downlinking into
India, released by the I&B ministry.
FTV
is available from the Asiasat 5 as well as from
the JCSaT-3A satellites, on the C Band, as a Free-To-Air
channel.
Full
details of its reception parameters are available
from the Channel Guide pages in the magazine as
well as on our website: www.scatmag.com
Most
DTH platforms demand a carriage fee from FTA channels,
to carry them. FTV has probably refused to pay carriage
fees, and hence on included on some DTH platforms.
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