Asianet Plus and Asianet News joins Dishtv bouquet

Media Release, September 8

NEW DELHI

Dish Malayalam subscribers on the Dishtv platform, have a reason to rejoice with two more Malayalam channels now added to this bouquet. Both the channels come from the Asianet stable- Asianet News and Asianet Plus, have signed an agreement with Dishtv, to be carried on the platform to reach more households in the city. This will certainly add to the local flavour of entertainment for the Dishtv subscribers in Kerala at no additional cost.

With the new channels on the platform, the Dishtv bouquet has now become very wholesome in Malayalam programming with a mix of 8 channels in the language v.i.z Asianet, Indiavision, Jeevan TV, SS Music, DD Malayalam, Kairali and the newly added Asianet Plus and News at no additional cost.

Announcing the offer, Mr Sunil Khanna, CEO Dishtv said, “We are pleased to broadcast the popular Malayalam channesl to consumers on Dishtv platform. Inclusion of these two channels from Asianet, strengthens the Malayalam entertainment on Dishtv for the city viewer, as well as for Keralites spread across the country. Dishtv makes for a complete entertainment solution for the people in Kerala,  giving them an opportunity to upgrade to a superior entertainment experience with wholesome Malayalam entertainment.”

Asianet Plus is “a youthful channel” that offers a blend of music, comedy and infotainment programmes. There is a variety of classical, folk, pop, indipop, filmi, rock, ghazals, jazz music. The channel features everything that is of interest to the youth, including fashion, game shows, quiz shows, travelogues, comedy shows, talk shows, celebrity interviews etc..

With the increasing penetration of Dishtv, it has emerged as the largest distribution platform in terms of number of channels carried as well. Thus, more and more channels / broadcasters are joining the platform.

The Dishtv service offers – for the very first time in India – the opportunity for TV viewers to upgrade to an exponentially superior format by providing satellite channels of DVD video quality. In addition, 13 radio channels are also available. A huge plus is the guarantee of absolutely no interruptions in the transmission.

For further information, please contact:

Sanjay Banerjee

9811071567

Chetan Saxena

9811323282