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Hey guys check this out, Big tv is going to offer programme recording service soon..

NEW DELHI: ADA Group's DTH service arm BIG TV plans to launch Digital Video Recorder service by year-end.

BIG TV President Arun Kapoor told PTI, "BIG TV would bring DVR service to the market by the end of this year."

DVR, which a allows viewers to record programmes on one channel while watching another and play the recording later, is said to be the next big thing in the evolving DTH market.

Tata Sky and Dish TV are bracing up to launch their DVR service around Diwali. They are readying the service to offer 140-160 hours of recording time. However, the set-top boxes with recording facility could cost anywhere between Rs 10,000 and Rs 15,000, depending on various schemes by DTH players.

BIG TV also plans to offer 200 more channels by the end of next year on its DTH platform, which is already offering 200 channels.

"We have currently eight transponders and will get four more shortly. By the end of 2009, we would launch 200 more channels, taking the total to 400," he said.

The company, which claimed that it had garnered a substantial marketshare since its launch in August-end, announced a three-month free subscription offer on its Rs 1,490 entry price to grab more customers. This is part of a slew of festive offers the company has launched to accelerate the growth momentum of DTH.

"The three-month free subscription offer makes BIG TV 33 per cent more affordable than any other comparative offer available in the market today," he added.

BIG TV also offers a scheme, in which a customer can get 12 months' free subscription pack at Rs 2,190 and a six-month premium pack with 120 movies free including installation for Rs 2,690.

Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com