Kerala Government run KITE VICTERS is now available on Sun Direct, Tata Sky and Airtel Digital further increasing the reach of its the edutainment channel. Sun Direct, Tata Sky, and Airtel Digital TV have added the channel on their platforms heeding Kerala Government’s direction after Dish TV run D2h added the channel first.
Sun Direct became the second DTH operator to add KITE VICTERS after D2h on Monday when it added the channel onboard its platform. KITE VICTERS is now available on Sun Direct at LCN 240.
Tata Sky followed Sun Direct and D2h to add the channel on its platform yesterday. KITE VICTERS is now available on Tata Sky at LCN 1897. Airtel Digital TV has also followed suit and added the channel on its platform earlier today at LCN 867.
KITE VICTERS now has a wide reach on DTH platforms bar DD Free Dish. Airtel Digital TV, D2h, Sun Direct and Tata Sky now carry the channel on their platform. Dish TV customers aligned to the ST-2 satellite can also enjoy the channel.
The edutainment channel is telecasting online classes on various subjects so as to reach the students who can’t access online classes in these tough times, especially the ones belonging to the rural areas.
Kerala Government earlier in March wrote to Airtel Digital TV, Dish TV, Tata Sky, D2h (formerly Videocon d2h) and Sun Direct directing them to ensure mandatory broadcasting of the channel. After 2 months of follow up with the DTH operators, Kerala Government has succeeded in getting its channel onboard DTH platforms.
