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DishTV launches Skill for Amazon Alexa in India

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NEW DELHI: Dish TV India Limited, the world’s largest single-country DTH Company, has launched its skill for Amazon Alexa in India.

The DishTV skill will help to users find programs and provide recommendations on programs, movies, sports and music.

With this, customers will now be able to enjoy voice-assisted TV viewing and content discovery experience with Alexa.

Once enabled, the skill allows users to interact with DishTV through voice commands and explore the vast content portfolio available on DishTV DTH platform. The DishTV Alexa Skill can be accessed on all Alexa-enabled devices such as Amazon Echo, Echo Plus, Echo Spot and Echo Dot.

The skill can also be accessed with the Alexa app available on iOS and Android. DishTV subscribers can check their account related information such as current balance, switch-off date, and monthly recharge amount, avail pay-later service and raise a call-me request, just by asking Alexa.

Highlighting benefits of DishTV Skill for Alexa,  Anil Dua, Group Chief Executive Officer, Dish TV India Limited, said, “We are excited to bring the voice-enabled DishTV Skill to our DTH consumers. DishTV becomes the first DTH Company in India to power voice-assisted content discovery and recommendations. We will be adding more features to the skill such as personalizing search, filtering recommendations, recharging DTH account, subscribing to new channels and scheduling a recording. Enabling these voice-led features is yet another step in our journey to offer the best-in-class TV viewing experience to our customers.”

Adding to this, Dilip R.S., Country Manager for Alexa Skills, Amazon India said, “Amazon Echo is designed for the entire family. The DishTV integration with Alexa will help users to browse easily for content on their television, which also doubles up as the family entertainment hub using just their voice. We are delighted to collaborate with DishTV and bring the power of voice to home entertainment.”

Viewers can use a selection of prompts to initiate the Alexa Skill for DishTV. With more functionality and additional features in the pipeline, customers will be able to do much more through the DishTV Skill.

How it works:

● Users can enable the DishTV Skill using the Alexa app

● Users can then open the DishTV Skill for Alexa with a selection of prompts such as, “Alexa, launch DishTV” or “Alexa, open DishTV”

● Alexa will provide information and assist in searching a specific program on a channel, particular time of the show, top movies, TV shows and sports recommendations by DishTV

● DishTV subscribers can link their account with Alexa to access information such as balance, switch-off date, and monthly recharge amount

● DishTV subscribers can also avail pay-later service or raise a call-me request through Alexa

Here are examples of the questions you can ask Alexa (#justask)

Discover Content

· Alexa, ask DishTV what is playing on “Zee Café”?

· Alexa, ask DishTV what time is “Modern Family” scheduled today?

· Alexa, ask DishTV what are the top (movie/sports/tv shows) of the day?

Account Status

· Alexa, ask DishTV what is my account balance?

· Alexa, ask DishTV when do I need to recharge my account?

· Alexa, ask DishTV to call me

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DISH chooses Nokia cloud-native, 5G standalone Core software

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NEW DELHI: Nokia today announced that DISH Network has chosen Nokia’s cloud-native, standalone Core software products to help it build the most advanced, disruptive, fully-automated, cloud-native 5G network in the U.S. with high-level scale, performance, and efficiency.

The deal follows months of joint testing as Nokia and DISH proved their respective “any cloud” capabilities in multiple cloud environments, along with Nokia’s ability to integrate and deliver a fully cloud-native, containerized, end-to-end solution.

The agreement includes subscriber data management, device management, packet core, voice and data core, as well as integration services. Nokia will also deliver additional cloud-native products that will provide 4G, 5G standalone and Voice over Wi-Fi access to core network functions.

These products will provide DISH the speed, agility, intelligence, and security to deliver new 5G-era services, while cost-effectively managing its network with near zero-touch automation and adherence to Service Level Agreements.

Nokia leads the market in core network deployments, with 25 of the top 40 communication service providers relying on Nokia Core network products.

Marc Rouanne, DISH Chief Network Officer, said: “This is an important step in bringing to life DISH’s plans to deliver the first open, agile, virtualized 5G network in the U.S. Nokia’s new release is cloud-native, standalone and ready for full automation, providing DISH the software capabilities required to deliver thousands of network slices with low latency and SLA on demand.”

Bhaskar Gorti, President of Nokia Software and Nokia Chief Digital Officer, said: “The benefits of Nokia’s industry-leading, cloud-native standalone 5G Core products built on our proven Common Software Foundation — near-zero-touch automation capabilities, high-level operational efficiencies, scale and performance – continue to set us apart from the competition. DISH has great ambition and we are both excited and laser-focused on helping them deliver on that.”

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Airtel launches-Airtel Xstream Bundle

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NEW DELHI: To change entertainment forever, Airtel today announced the launch of its new Airtel Xstream Bundle.

The Airtel Xstream Bundle combines the power of Airtel Xstream Fiber with speeds upto 1 Gbps, Unlimited Data, the first of its kind Airtel Xstream Android 4K TV Box and access to all OTT content. Entertainment in India will no longer be the same.

Unlimited Entertainment
• All Airtel Xstream Fiber plans now include the Airtel Xstream Box worth Rs 3999 that makes any TV a smart TV. Customers get access to all LIVE TV channels plus the best of video streaming apps effectively eliminating the need for multiple entertainment devices at home. This Android 9.0 powered smart box comes with an intelligent remote supported by Google Assistant voice search, access to thousands of apps on Playstore and also offers online gaming.

• Airtel Xstream Android 4K TV Box offers 550 TV channels and OTT content from the Airtel Xstream app that includes over 10,000 movies & shows aggregated across 7 OTT apps and 5 studios into one seamless experience.

• What is more, The Airtel Xstream bundle offers complimentary access to premier video streaming apps such as Disney+ Hotstar, Amazon Prime Video and ZEE5, all accessible through the Airtel Xstream Box.

Unlimited Data to binge on Unlimited Entertainment
• All Airtel Xstream Fiber plans now come with Unlimited Data allowances. Customers no longer have to worry about running out of their data allowances, while bingeing on high quality digital content over the Airtel Xstream Box.

• To drive penetration of home broadband in India Airtel is today making broadband even more affordable. X stream Fiber plans will now start at just Rs 499 and will come with the proven network reliability, trust and superior customer support from Airtel.

The New Airtel Xstream Bundle

 

  Rs 499 Rs 799 Rs 999 Rs 1499 Rs 3999
 

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Content on Airtel Xstream 4K TV Box  

 

Airtel Xstream: 10,000+ movies, shows and original series from 7 OTT apps and       5 Studios

 

 

Airtel Xstream: 10,000+ movies, shows and original series from 7 OTT apps and 5 Studios

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Disney+ Hotstar, Amazon Prime Video, ZEE5

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Tata Sky’s partner Technicolor to move their Set-Top Box manufacturing to India

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NEW DELHI: In a big move which furthers the Make in India ambition, Tata Sky, India’s Pay TV platform with most subscribers, has decided to shift a significant portion of its Set-top box sourcing to within the country.

The leading DTH player has partnered with Technicolor to develop Set-Top Boxes for the Indian market that will be manufactured and distributed within India.

On this occasion, Harit Nagpal, MD & CEO of Tata Sky said, “As the world adjusts to the rapid changes emerging due to the recent effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Tata Sky and Technicolor Connected Home are realigning production of a group of set-top boxes (STBs) to India by early 2021.”

The shift in production and supply chain operations, according to the two companies, will streamline the manufacture and delivery of STBs to consumers in India, and further strengthen the longstanding collaboration that has been in place between Technicolor and Tata Sky.

“Working with Tata Sky to move set-top box production to India will better serve this important market. It is yet another example of Technicolor’s best-in-class supply chain, which remains flexible and adaptable. This is especially valuable in volatile situations, such as those created by COVID-19. Our supply chain capabilities have proven to be a strategic asset as we offer multiple options to our customers. We remain committed to minimizing risk and total cost of ownership for services providers around the world,” says Luis Martinez-Amago, President of Technicolor Connected Home.

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