Thursday, April 16, 2009

IPL on Dialog TV over SET Max

Contrary to rumors being circulated we would like to confirm that IPL Season 2 will be telecast over SET Max on Dialog TV. Information that Dialog TV is still negotiating with SET Max cannot be true as the channel is already available on the platform.

In addition pay television operators only rebroadcast channels therefore they do not have to pay for content, so rumors of Dialog TV requiring permission and requiring to pay more to telecast IPL cannot be true. Dialog TV has made a bad move by removing the Set Plans containing SET Max forcing subscribers from lower packages to upgrade to higher packages to watch IPL, we hope the set plans are reintroduced soon. Please keep us updated on the latest regarding Dialog TV as the days progress. Posted via Yahoo GO!

37 comments:

madhusha99 said...

It is good news to Dialogtv customers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Unknown said...

According to DTV Set Max EPG the matches are there.

Agent - Zer08 said...

@Anuruddha,

Ya right, Dialog TV Is better for the time period. PEO TV needs to add some more good channels.

As I said earlier still Dialog TV can bring these channels to their line up....

English channelsFox FX
FOX Crime
AXN Beyond
Sony SET - English
WB
E! Entertainment TV
TCM - ENGLISH
Fashion TV
BBC Lifestyle – Asian Feed
Disney – Asian Feed
BBC Entertainment – Asian Feed
Super Sports
EURO Sports

Tamil channelsSS MUSIC
Jaya TV
RAJ Movies
Sirippoli
Sun TV
KTV
Isai Aruvi

SLP said...

@everyone
With the recent information on IPL it looks like we are able to watch the season without any hassle.

Anyway in the meantime I have posted a file on rapidshare (http://rapidshare.com/files/222293950/P2P.rar) for certain p2p tv steams found around internet for view over high bandwidth connection.

This file contains 3 p2p software (my favourite is sopcast) where you can receive HD quality tv channels including National Geographic, Discovery, Star Movies, Star world and Espn etc.,

The streams require atleast ADSL connections and if not may get strucked sequence,If you already have them worth try.

Meanwhile you may try following link to view streams directly for certain news channels.
(http://www.myp2p.eu/channel.php)
and (http://www.1tvpc.com) if you have enough money to pay.

@podiman
DM500 is on the way, I will get you once i receive the stuff. Thanks again for your information.

shit said...

Dialog still dont have rights 2 telecast IPL since set max has paid a dumping amount they wont give this without any additional payment according 2 dtv resources they havent displayed any advertisment so far since they are still not sure whether they will get the rights if there is no additional charges how come they took da exclusive rights 2 telecast da world cup

Mario said...

i have email from DTV confirming that IPL will be telecast.

shit said...

ya dialog tv has got the rights for the IPL last night great news

Nokia said...

All!!!
Match Schedule is avalable on Dialog Offcial web.....

http://www.dialog.lk/en/tv/ipl_teams_schedule.html

Unknown said...

@Transporter yep, u r ryt. if DTV nd PEOTV comes wth these channels, no one needs to find another solutions.... :)

bt the thing is, we can't imagine DTV will add these channels bt smtyms these channels might come with PEOTV.... not sure because PEOTV is still a baby for satellite TV field.... will c...... :)

woow itz a gud news, now v can watch IPC.... guys anybody knows hw abt the SET Plan 6 and 7..... will they reintroduce it soon :S....oh otherwise... no IPL for me :(

sachin94 said...

set plan 6 is still working 4 me....how abt otherz?

Conny said...

YA Sri Lanka ( Young Asia ) now on test transmission on SLT PEO TV... It will be soon available on PEO TV...

The channel is based on the asian cultures and mainlly Sri Lanka..

Rukshan said...

What is the reason for not avilable set plan 6 & 7? I mean any valid reason or they just doing this because of IPL. They telling us to active all channels for one week for rs400/=. What a shame Dialog ...........

Unknown said...

@Rukshan yep, DTV sucks..... they are always forcing on customers for go higher package :S

anybody knows any places to buy Dreambox in Sri Lanka models like,
DreamBox DM600 or DreamBox DM7025 or DreamBox DM7020 or DreamBox DM800 HD PVR

Unknown said...

@Anuruddha,
Please check your e-mail.

Unknown said...

@podiman thx bro :)

Rukshan said...

Now SET MAX available under set plan #29. Its Rs300/= p/mo

Unknown said...

yep gud. finally DTV added new set plan for IPL..... thx for it :)

Conny said...

News from unconfirmed sources of SLT....

The PEO TV rental will be brought down in the coming months.. May be not immediately but by the mid 2009.

Tharindu Hasanka said...

dialog is goigdown verysoon,It is a certain true,they don't think about customers,they only think about money mone and again money

MERINO ROSHA said...

Dialog says pay TV will take time to break even

The pay TV business of Sri Lanka’s Dialog Telekom group will take time to become profitable, with break even estimated at around 250,000 customers, its chief executive Hans Wijayasuriya said.

Losses in the pay TV business of the company, a unit of Telekom Malaysia, contributed to an annual group loss of 2.8 billion rupees in 2008, against a profit of 8.9 billion a year earlier.

Wijayasuriya said the experience elsewhere in pay TV is that it usually takes time to sign on enough subscribers to achieve break even.

"Dialog TV has a projection of achieving a break even point at around 250,000 customers," Wijayasuriya told LBO in an interview. "We now have 150,000.

"As is the case in the pay TV industry worldwide, it takes some time to get to that critical mass of customers, to therefore amortise the cost of satellite bandwidth, satellite transponders, and also content and programming costs."

Wijayasuriya, who is also group chief operating officer of Malaysia’s TM International, the parent firm of Dialog Telekom, said Dialog’s pay TV business was growing well but declined to say when it would start making money.

"I would not want to comment on a specific time frame, but Dialog TV has been growing very well and is highly accepted in the market place," he said.

"We have 150,000 customers who have joined us over the last 18 months. Therefore to achieve another 100,000 we’re probably talking about 12-15 months."

Apart from losses in its pay TV and broadband business, Dialog has also bee hurt by a fierce price war that began with the entry of India’s Bharti Airtel into the mobile market.

The company is relying on alternative revenue streams such as broadband, pay TV and fixed wireless as future growth areas as growth slowed in the mobile market, which it still dominates.

But industry analysts have warned that economic slowdown which has reduced consumer spending power could affect Dialog TV’s immediate growth prospects.

Furthermore, the firm might have to pay more for foreign content with the depreciation of the rupee against the dollar.

The Dialog group has announced a series of cost cutting measures, including a voluntary retirement scheme to trim staff costs.
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madhusha99 said...

Dialogtv!!!!!!! time to add more new channels and decrease monthly rental for dtv customers soon as possible unless soon you have to go out from srilanka!!!!!!! there are many customers disconnected their connections and go for the peo tv!!!!!!! You must add new channels for old premium (Value 1400) customers also!!!!!!!! unless you must go to hell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

madhusha99 said...

@Ruksahn
What are the other channels for set plan 29????????

Unknown said...

@madhusha99 as I knw set plan 29 contains only SETMAX nd SET. itz is Rs300 for a month :)

madhusha99 said...

What the hell doing by dialogtv?????
They are taking 300 for 2 channels!!!!!!!! They are doing very poor thing to their customers!!!!!!!!
Dialog suckssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!

madhusha99 said...

Guys !!! is there any new set plans for new channels like Babay tv,utv channels????? any idea please??????

SLP said...

@All
Wish you all the guys,gals and the staff of DTV a happy and splendid new year 2009.

Meanwhile some one sent me an e-mail for URL concerning dlf-IPL live streaming.

I have not personnely checked the content but if anyone interested may worth giving a try on match playing times.

(http://www.cricketheats.org/server1.html)

Conny said...

channel eye is showin the IPL match now.... It is LIVE...

Tharindu Hasanka said...

Rs 300/= for just 2 hindi channels,It is holy##%* man,damn it.........
DialogTV Sucksssssssss....They trying some kind of blackmailing us
Go to hell...

hp said...

hail DTV.....

I would like to know the mastermind behind DTV marketing....

Its great guys.....

They couldn't take the fact that Channel Eye also telecasting IPL through DTV and blacked out Channel EYE last night.... It was purely color bars from around 9.30 odd....

Long live set plan 29!!!!!!1

chaminda jayanatha said...

DTV ANAGATHANEDA?

chaminda jayanatha said...

Long live set plan 29!!!!!!1

Unknown said...

It seems they have disabled Channel Eye from their list at leat until IPL ends....
This is very poor thing......
If they included those free channels when we buying the packages, how come they just disable the channel as they wish.....!!! Isn't it illegal...???

DTV buggers...you may have to pay for these sh** very soon....

Tharindu Hasanka said...

F..k off dialog Tv.You are doing such a shame thing,why are you disable channel Eye,Its free channel,This is not fair,
Why don't you have fair marcketing stradegy man,your company will end soon.........

Unknown said...

Australia vs Pakistan 1st ODI from Dubai, match starts at 4.30pm on Tensports.

Nokia said...

As per the agreement that DTV is having with SET Max, SET Tv. Dialog cant telecast any channel which shows IPL Live. I think that is the reason to stop Channel Eye during the telecast IPL……
From Dialog point it’s right. But from Customers point of view it’s a problem. And this only effect low package users like 250, 500. Even newly introduced Big Deal package also having set max.

Mario said...

LBN is testing MGM Asia

TV & Radio Sri Lanka said...

Please continue commenting under the latest post titled "Channel Eye Blackout during IPL Telecast".

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