Now enjoy your favorite videos anytime on Airtel digital TV with On Demand TV

[jayanji]

New Delhi: Are you a movie buff but can never catch up with the fixed TV schedules of the movie airing time? Wish you could watch the series of your favorite TV shows with a DVD like control of pause, forward or rewind at a time you prefer? Guess what….you can now do all this and much more with Airtel digital TV. The DTH service arm of leading telecom operator Bharti Airtel today announced yet another smart feature on its HD and Recorder set top boxes - On Demand TV. A first in the industry for any HD set-top-box, the feature will now enable customers to simply connect their set-top-box to their broadband connection to enjoy seamless downloads of their favorite videos including popular movies and series on fashion & lifestyle, health & fitness, home & family, devotional and much more from an on-demand video library.

The launch of On Demand TV is an addition to the exciting features of the 3D ready Airtel digital TV HD which is the first HD set top box to have Dolby Digital Plus enabling TV viewing with Dolby surround sound for a theatre like experience at home. Offering an immersive viewing experience, Airtel digital TV HD also enables customers to record their favorite TV programmes by using a recording remote control and connecting an external USB drive.
http://www.indiantelevision.com/release/y2k13/may/mayrel40.php

 

[jayanji]

Video on demand (VOD) or audio and video on demand (AVOD) are systems which allow users to select and watch/listen to video or audio content on demand. IPTV technology is often used to bring video on demand to televisions and personal computers. Catch up TV is a form of video on demand.
Television VOD systems either stream content through a set-top box, a computer or other device, allowing viewing in real time, or download it to a device such as a computer, digital video recorder (also called a personal video recorder) or portable media player for viewing at any time. The majority of cable- and telco-based television providers offer both VOD streaming, including pay-per-view and free content, whereby a user buys or selects a movie or television program and it begins to play on the television set almost instantaneously, or downloading to a DVR rented from the provider, or downloaded onto a PC, for viewing in the future. Internet television, using the Internet, is an increasingly popular form of video on demand.
Some airlines offer AVOD as in-flight entertainment to passengers through individually controlled video screens embedded in seatbacks or armrests or offered via portable media players. Airline AVOD systems offer passengers the opportunity to select specific stored video or audio content and play it on demand including pause, fast forward, and rewind.
Video on demand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[jayanji]

All existing and new customers of Airtel Digital TV HD can enjoy the service by just dialing 12150 (toll-free) to subscribe to the service. Customers can also SMS <VDO> to 54325 to receive a call back from customer care. HD-DVR users have to simply connect their set-top box to any broadband connection to enjoy popular videos.

While the service does not have any subscription charge, customers will be charged per video on a-la-carte basis at prices starting as low as Rs. 10 and an installation charge of Rs. 125 where applicable.

The service will work on all Airtel Digital TV HD and HD Recorder boxes, and need internet connectivity to allow video downloads.

 

[me_saket]

did anybody tried?

 

[me_saket]

it says

rs125 for installation -connecting stb to brodband

 

[jayanji]

• Airtel digital TV HD now the first HD set-top-box in the country to be powered with an On Demand TV
• Download and watch videos across genres & languages on your Airtel digital TV HD and Recorder

Now enjoy your favorite videos anytime on Airtel digital TV with On Demand TV

 

[dino29]

it is a chargeable service for customers having HD stb , i have inquired with their team

 

[gowrishankar]

but cc says that it s available only in selected metro politan cities,what makes them to enable that in metropolitan city ,since here in erode,we also hava broadband connection of 3 mbps

 

[gowrishankar]

How to activate this service,if anybody activated na post some ss awaiting for that

 

[piinku1]

it is a chargeable service for customers having HD stb , i have inquired with their team

charges-
Subscription/usage charges
No subscription charge at launch
Titles on Video library will be chargeable on a-la-carte Rs. 10 onwards (Validity for downloading and watching videos is 24 hours)
Downloads charges will be applicable as per customer's ISP plan (even for airtel broadband)
Installation charges
Installation and activation charge Rs. 125 (including taxes)
Wiring charges:
10 metres wire Rs. 210 + taxes
20 metres wire Rs. 400 + taxes
30 metres wire Rs. 600 + taxes
more details at airtel website.