Date:02/12/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/12/02/stories/2008120250680200.htm

Tamil Nadu - Coimbatore

Big TV to increase number of channels

Staff Reporter

Coimbatore: Big TV Home Entertainment service from Reliance Communications is gearing up to increase the bouquet of 200 channels to 400 channels in the coming few months. A release from Big TV said that it had ordered for additional capacity on MEASAT Satellite constellation and by increasing the satellite transponder capacity from the current eight to 12, a 50 per cent addition, the company would be able to double the number of channels.