Hi
I guess something is wrong here. DTH is just a reciever with no capability
to transmit.
If the digital box is really a modem, then why call it a DTH?
I know it is possible to recieve messages on DTH,but there is no means to
send messages this way.
Harish Kotian
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Subject: [AI] Twitter on TV: Airtel DTH subscribers can now watch
theirtweets live
Airtel Digital TV subscribers can now watch their tweets live on their
television screen. This has been made possible by the company through a
partnership with Twitter.
"A revolutionary convergence of tweeting and television viewing, the
concept is an innovation in the DTH industry across the world and it
allows customers to experience Twitter on TV," Airtel Digital TV said in a
statement.
Customers have to press the green key on their Airtel Digital TV remote to
enable and access the service. They can send their tweets with the
specific hash-tags prompted on their TV screen and it shall be broadcast
live by Airtel Digital TV
The service will start tomorrow. To begin with, the service is available
on select TV channels but will be extended to others, according to the
statement.
"Your tweets will be broadcast live and you can read your tweets on the TV
screen along with the tweets of your favourite celebrities," the statement
said.
The service is powered by Brizz TV and can be accessed by all the
customers across the country on any set-top-box at no additional cost, it
said.
"Given the ever increasing popularity of Twitter across the globe with
over 500 million Tweets generated every day ...all our customers will now
be a part of the convergence phenomenon along with the rest of the world,"
Airtel Digital TV CEO Shashi Arora said.
"We are excited to see partners like Airtel innovating with our platform
and helping their audience connect with the TV programmes they love,"
Twitter Vice President (Business Development and Platform) Jana
Messerschmidt said.
http://www.financialexpress.com/news/twitter-on-tv-airtel-dth-subscribers-can-now-watch-their-tweets-live/1185382
Vikas Kapoor,
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