Mangalore: Asianet launches digital cable TV service in city


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Daijiworld Media Network- Mangalore (DV)

With Inputs from Media Release

Mangalore, Sep 15: Asianet Satellite Communication Limited launched its digital cable TV service here on Monday September 15.

After inaugurating the office at City Trade Center, opposite City Hospital, Kadri, Dr Bhasker Shetty, MD of City Hospital Research and Diagnostic Centre said, "Media is the fourth pillar of democracy. Media has responsibility to disseminate important and useful information to the society. Channels, instead of working for TRP, should work with social concern. Better society can be created only if media gives positive information to society."

G Sankarnarayana, president and chief operating officer said, "Asianet Satellite Communications Limited has been serving over the past two decades in Kerala with cable TV, broadband internet and television channels and now for the first time in Mangalore it has launched its digital cable TV service. We are providing 200-plus video channels, premium HD channels and 20-plus Kannada channels."

G Shreekumar, Regional Business Head, Mangalore, Rajeev, M P Ramachandran and other were present on the occasion.


Advantages

Asianet Satellite Communication Limited with digital cable TV service provides high speed internet to subscribers. 200-plus video channels, 20-plus Kannada channels, premium HD channels and digital set-top boxes are available in high definition and standard definition. Digital Set Top boxes are manufactured by CISCO, a global leader for digital and broadband solutions. Next generation digital TV with high definition set-top boxes, smart STBs with HD quality picture and recording facility will also be available.

Asianet partnered with CISCO, for digital solutions, set top boxes and broadband network. The strength of CISCO world class videos and broadband solutions unquiely positions Asianet to offer a high quality TV watching exeperience to its subscribers.

Asianet plans to introduce 350 channels, including 25 high definition channels and advanced services such as HD, HD DVR, multi screen viewing and movie on demand. Asianet will be rolling out value added service with VOD (video on demand) to digital customers and will also extend digital TV services to different platforms such as smart phones, tablets, stated a press release.

  

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  • Balakrishna Upadhyaya, Devanagari Lay Out, Koppalakadu Road, Yeyyadi

    Fri, Aug 19 2016

    - Please let me know whether services include local channels of Mangalore like local cable operator gives
    - What are the tariff plans
    - Whether there is provision for intermittent use of the services

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  • Jithu Raj, Chengannur, Kerala

    Fri, Sep 19 2014

    Asianet Digital TV is a good digital service provider in Kerala and it is also the No.1 digtal cable TV in Kerala. I wish to Asianet Digital TV has a good growth in Mangalore.

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  • Anil, mangalapuram

    Wed, Sep 17 2014

    Very good insiatieve taken by the asianet Sat communication on visual media,May this will a milestone of this coy and wish you all the very best for the mangalapuram region and whole asianet family.

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  • Raj, Mangalore

    Tue, Sep 16 2014

    Finally a Broadband service by a cable Service provider in Mangalore. I was waiting for this from a very long time. I am fed up of BSNL's frequently disconnecting 3rd grade internet, want to switch the ISP if this proves out to be better.

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  • JK, Udupi/Dubai

    Mon, Sep 15 2014

    Pull the cable upto Udupi!

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  • Pawan, Udupi

    Mon, Sep 15 2014

    Welcome Asianet Digital, we are waiting for your digital service in Udupi.

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Mon, Sep 15 2014

    Welcome Asianet digital TV in namma Kudla, Mallus always remain in headlines, good.....

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  • Binoy, Mangalore

    Mon, Sep 15 2014

    Welcome Asianet Digital TV

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  • Ravi B Shenava, Mangalore

    Mon, Sep 15 2014

    Whether the Asianet cable service goes off as soon as the Mescom current goes off?
    Because the present local cable service provider of Mangalore cuts off his relay as soon as the MESCOM current goes of. Every Tuesday we do not have MESCOM current from 9 am to 5 pm and hence even cable service is also not available during this period even though we have Invertor at home.

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  • Raj, Mangalore

    Tue, Sep 16 2014

    No, this is a satellite based service I think, more like tata sky or dish TV. So you can have uninterrupted cable (unless its raining) regardless of the power supply. I used Reliance digital TV, during rain it disrupts yes, but picture quality and variety of channels we get is really good.

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  • j.anata, Mangaluru / Bengaluru

    Mon, Sep 15 2014

    Asianet Cable TV services is a premium high definition services & quality is as good as DTH at half the cost!

    There are no hidden costs like Dish TV, Sun TV, Tata Sky, but you get simple straight & good services. Great that this cable TV giant is at last opening service in Namma Kudla

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