Beximco Group on Tuesday announced a joint venture with Russian investment and industry holding giant GS Group to launch Bangladesh’s first DTH (Direct to Home) company for TV viewers in the country.
The newly formed joint venture Beximco Communications Limited will come with integrating technological Support from GS Group.
The DTH technology enables a broadcasting company to directly beam the signal to TV set through a receiver that is Installed in the house of a subscriber obviating the need for a separate cable connect ion. The commercial launch of The DTH platform is scheduled by the end of 2014 and it aims to net 300.000 subscribers during 2015.
The company plans to rope in additional 400.000 subscribers annually.
The joint venture will concentrate its activity on the mass segment by offering its customers TV Pack ages with local as well as leading international channels. “Presently. Bangladesh does not have any legal DTH operator. The Viewers have the only choice between Few cable operators and a terrestrial television channel said Salman F rahman Vice (Chairman of Beximco Group).
He said signals of Indian DTH operators are broadcast illegally without providing Bangladeshi audience any local TV programs. Nevertheless, the demand for a legal quality TV service is high and Beximco communication limited hopes to attract a significant number of subscribers in the country having a population over 160 million,” Rahman added. Sergei Dolgopolsky. Foreign Projects Director with GS group. Said the head end and the up-link are to be installed in 2014.
Paving way for the first DTH Broadcasting services in Bangladesh our network will cover the entire territory of Bangladesh.
Dolgo pol sky added DTH service refer to the distribution of Multi channel TV programs by using a satellite system by providing TV signals direct to subscribers premises For DTH connection the broadcasting company provides a set that comprises the dish and a receiving set.
The newly formed joint venture Beximco Communications Limited will come with integrating technological Support from GS Group.
The DTH technology enables a broadcasting company to directly beam the signal to TV set through a receiver that is Installed in the house of a subscriber obviating the need for a separate cable connect ion. The commercial launch of The DTH platform is scheduled by the end of 2014 and it aims to net 300.000 subscribers during 2015.
The company plans to rope in additional 400.000 subscribers annually.
The joint venture will concentrate its activity on the mass segment by offering its customers TV Pack ages with local as well as leading international channels. “Presently. Bangladesh does not have any legal DTH operator. The Viewers have the only choice between Few cable operators and a terrestrial television channel said Salman F rahman Vice (Chairman of Beximco Group).
He said signals of Indian DTH operators are broadcast illegally without providing Bangladeshi audience any local TV programs. Nevertheless, the demand for a legal quality TV service is high and Beximco communication limited hopes to attract a significant number of subscribers in the country having a population over 160 million,” Rahman added. Sergei Dolgopolsky. Foreign Projects Director with GS group. Said the head end and the up-link are to be installed in 2014.
Paving way for the first DTH Broadcasting services in Bangladesh our network will cover the entire territory of Bangladesh.
Dolgo pol sky added DTH service refer to the distribution of Multi channel TV programs by using a satellite system by providing TV signals direct to subscribers premises For DTH connection the broadcasting company provides a set that comprises the dish and a receiving set.