
The biggest advantage IPTV will offer to consumers is the ability to integrate television broadcast with other IP-based services like high speed Internet access and voice-over-internet - all accessible on the television set. Plays and soaps in Hindi, Punjabi, Marathi and Bangla will also be part of the library that will be expanded on a weekly basis with a target to double it in 4-weeks. Bharti's DTH launch can get delayed to early 2009 with Insat-4G launching only by 2008-end unless Isro approves of Measat-3, a foreign satellite launched from the Astro Group.Ī Video-on-Demand facility that is not restricted by the service provider's bandwidth (as with CAS and DTH) will also be available and the service is being launched with over 100 movie titles in Hindi and English.

Reliance has asked for eight Ku-band transponders and Isro is reserving the remaining four for other users like National Informatics Centre. Bluemagic is likely to get Insat-4CR (replacement) and can hope to launch its service earliest by December-January. After Insat-4B has gone to Kalanithi Maran's Sun Direct, the next Isro satellite providing Ku-band transponders will be up only in September-October. MORE DIRECT TO HOME (DTH) TV SERVICES FROM INDIA Videocon is looking initially at six Ku-band transponders for launching its direct-to-home (DTH) service and has approached the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro).It is awaiting a DTH licence and can expect to start the service only next year as ahead of the queue are telecom majors Reliance-ADAG (Bluemagic) and Bharti (Bharti Telemedia). It could be just about any Tamil TV soap, you are not going to miss it in UK.Till that happens, Kalaignar TV, hopes to function as the party's unofficial mouthpiece. The high-definition visualization of shows like 'Saravanan Meenatchi' or 'Aathira' and many more has been now made a reality. You can subscribe different packages of your favorite Tamil TV channels in UK. YuppTV is now accessible over your Android and apple phones. With high speed internet and outstanding reception quality, you can get the feeling that your favorite Tamil TV stars are right in front of you. Catching up with your beloved Tamil TV entertainment is now at your fingertips.

You could be in London, Birmingham, Dublin or Edinburgh, you could be in a gym, sports bar or a theme park, now you have access to the Latest Tamil TV serials, movies, game shows and news. You can watch the latest episodes of every Tamil TV soap and follow up on latest Tamil news from anywhere in UK. The viewership of these channels is now no longer restricted to India. Since those days, the number of Tamil channels, quality of Tamil entertainment and type of shows have evolved significantly.

The mid-nineties saw the introduction of Tamil TV channels in India.
