How to Choose the Best DTH Under New TRAI Scheme?

by Sandeep Kumar Freelancer Article writer

The media industry in India is fast evolving with shows that capture the interest of a diverse group of audience. DTH connection is catering to the needs of family entertainment. Many urban families are replacing traditional cable connections with Direct-to-Home connections. The three leading DTH players are- Dish TV, Tata Sky and Airtel TV.

You can either subscribe to the set packages or customize by adding your preferred channels. Choose packages as per your budget and preferences. If you want to know how to choose channels, consider the major features of the DTH providers in India.

Dish TV DTH offers 402+ channels. You can opt from Base packs, HD packs, Add-on packs, and Mera-Apna pack. Some of the popular base packs are Bharat Pack, Swagat, Super Family, Maxi Kids, Maxi Sports, World Pack, and Titanium. The Titanium pack offers the highest number of channels with premium services like Dish Box Office and Kids Active. Dish TV HD packages – Game On HD and Full On HD, which starts at Rs. 148/- and Rs.191/- per month. You can also Add-On any HD channel starting at Rs. 21/-. You can top-up any base pack with any SD or HD channel to make the pack of your choice starting at Rs.8.5/- per month. You can also watch all Live TV via My DishTV App. Their subscription plans are available for 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months. Tata Sky DTH offers more flexible packages, with over 385 channels. TruChoice offers genre-based DTH packages. Popular base packs are Dhamaka, South Special, Dhamaka Kids, Sports Dhamaka, and Bumper. My 99 pack is available at Rs.99/- per month. Platinum HD packs start at Rs.8500/- per month. Other HD channels start at Rs.175/- month. They offer MultiTV subscription which allows you to watch all the channels across all TV sets. They also offer the highest number of regional language channels. South Special channel is available in Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Kerala, and Andhra Pradesh.

Popular channel packages offered by Airtel TV are My Plan 99, My Plan 219, Value Prime Kids, My Family, My Sports, New Mega, Infinity. 3-month subscription of Infinity plan starts at Rs. 1611/-. It offers a plethora of movies, news, entertainment, lifestyle, music, adventure, etc. You will get a one-year subscription of Amazon prime with postpaid Infinity plans of Rs.499/- and above. They also offer channels in regional languages like Assamese, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Malayalam, etc. Infinity All HD is the best HD package on Airtel TV. You can also download the Airtel TV App to live stream 350+ Live TV channels. 10000+ movies and TV shows and series.

If you are creating a custom channel bouquet for your family entertainment needs, choose kid-friendly channels. TRAI has updated its new policies that allows you to pay only for the channels you subscribe. Under this new scheme, you don’t need to subscribe to any package. Choose Dish TV DTH for more channels at affordable prices under the new policy.