Yes. And they will most likely acquire new transponders from SES 9 or some other satellite available near orbit/location of their current satellite .. .....also quite possible that they might decide to migrate all or just HD channels to HEVC compression format which shall help further optimise bandwidth usage and expand service/channel offering alongside maintaining best transmission quality which Team Airtel Digital TV have always give prime importance
It will certainly happen buddy, they cannot be making changes in channel numbers at regular intervas to create empty LCN slots in respective genres.....for LCN Realignment operator needs to get approval from each broadcaster and same takes time but once it is finalised then 4 Digit LCN system will be enabled, Channels arranged as per slab agreed upon in agreement with various broadcasters and pending channels will be added......also some channels may get somewhat more delayed if bandwidth issue is there as Airtel Digital TV won't overload old SES 7 transponders nor it shall put more compression on existing channels to add new ones bcoz best quality transmission has always remained their main focus
Guys keep checking for scrolls on channels like BFlix, Colors Cineplex, Star Gold 2 etc. where Airtel Logo located at bottom right position has been moved slightly upwards