In a first of its kind application, Dish
TV has announced DishOnline Live TV and video streaming service for its
15 million subscribers. The application is available for Android
smartphones and tablets as well as all iOS devices. The app is designed
to allow users to keep up with Live TV broadcasts even on the move,
anywhere in the world. The service will initially start with 35
channels, but Dish TV say more channels will soon be added to the list,
including HD channels. The app is powered by dittotv.com.
Apart from Live TV, users will also be able to access a library of over
1000 movies. The offerings have been divided by genre - Live TV, Movies,
TV shows and Videos.
Dish TV
will offer the subscribers the option of two subscription packs. The
top of the line pack is the JUMBO Pack at Rs. 129/- which will include –
all live TV channels, all Movies, all shows and all videos.
Additionally, there will be a smaller Starter Pack which will not offer
Live TV, but the rest of the content library. For a limited time, Dish
TV is offering both these packs at Rs 69 and Rs 29 respectively.
The 35 channels that are on offer at the
moment include Zee TV, Sony, Sab, Zee Cinema, & Pictures, Zee
Studio, Zee Cafe, Ten Action, Ten Cricket, Zee News, Aaj Tak, Headlines
Today, BBC, Sony Mix, Masti, Zee Marathi, Zee Tamil and Zee Telugu.
Announcing this development, Mr. R.C
Venkateish, Chief Executive Officer, Dish TV Indiasaid, “As industry
leaders and pioneers of the DTH sector, we continue to reinvent and
redefine the market with thought leadership to be ahead of the pack.
DishOnline is a unique service for all those valued subscribers who want
to keep in touch with their favourite shows and programmes even when on
the move. We are delighted to offer them the world of unlimited
entertainment on the go. This initiative will translate into huge
competitive advantage for Dish TV as it is the only service provider in
the cable TV and DTH industry to offer this one-of-a-kind facility.”
The application itself is free to download, and can be downloaded directly from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store.
