NEW DELHI: Union Minister Anurag Thakur efforts are being made to have on monday satellite tuners pre-installed in televisions, a move that could make set-top boxes redundant.
Referring to the massive expansion of general entertainment channels on ‘free satellite dish’, which has helped attract millions of viewers, Thakur said: ‘I’ve made a fresh start in my department. If your television has a satellite tuner built in, it won’t be necessary to have a separate set -top box. More than 200 channels can be accessed with one click of the remote,” he said.
In December 2022, Thakur had written to the minister of electronics and information technology Ashwini Vaishnawasking it to direct TV manufacturers to adopt the standards issued by the Bureau of Industrial Standards for integrated satellite tuners.
Televisions with built-in satellite tuners will allow reception of free-to-air television and radio channels by mounting a small antenna in a suitable location, such as on the roof or side wall of a building. At present, viewers need to purchase a set-top box to view various paid and free channels. The viewer is required to use a set-top box also for the reception of free-to-air (unencrypted) channels transmitted by Doordarshan. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has yet to make a decision on this.
Thakur also said that his ministry acted on PM Modi’s recommendation to launch SWAYAM Prabha channels for grades 1 to 12 in record time during the Covid-19 pandemic to ensure that children in rural and remote have access to education.
Referring to the massive expansion of general entertainment channels on ‘free satellite dish’, which has helped attract millions of viewers, Thakur said: ‘I’ve made a fresh start in my department. If your television has a satellite tuner built in, it won’t be necessary to have a separate set -top box. More than 200 channels can be accessed with one click of the remote,” he said.
In December 2022, Thakur had written to the minister of electronics and information technology Ashwini Vaishnawasking it to direct TV manufacturers to adopt the standards issued by the Bureau of Industrial Standards for integrated satellite tuners.
Televisions with built-in satellite tuners will allow reception of free-to-air television and radio channels by mounting a small antenna in a suitable location, such as on the roof or side wall of a building. At present, viewers need to purchase a set-top box to view various paid and free channels. The viewer is required to use a set-top box also for the reception of free-to-air (unencrypted) channels transmitted by Doordarshan. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has yet to make a decision on this.
Thakur also said that his ministry acted on PM Modi’s recommendation to launch SWAYAM Prabha channels for grades 1 to 12 in record time during the Covid-19 pandemic to ensure that children in rural and remote have access to education.
