The Reliance Jio juggernaut shows no signs of slowing down. After disrupting the Indian telecom industry in September 2016, the Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio maybe getting ready to shake up the DTH market in the country.
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Speculation around Reliance Jio¡¯s entry into the TV market has gathered momentum ever since new photos of Jio¡¯s Set-Top Box appeared on an online forum.
According to these photos, obtained by DTHForum, it looks like Reliance Jio is indeed about to launch its IP-based TV services in the country soon. The STB appears to be a regular STB, although there could be variants of the devices.
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The picture shows a ¡®not for retail¡¯ sign on the device suggesting that the company is currently testing the device. The back side of the STB shows various ports including standard cable connector port, HDMI port, USB port, and audio, video output ports along with an Ethernet port which allows users to connect their broadband cable to the STB.
The device features a USB port in the front making it convenient for users to connect their USB drives. Jio is rumoured to be adding a new feature called 'catch up' which will allow users to stream content from past seven days. The company may initially launch the service with 300 channels to be followed by more channels.
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There is speculation that Jio might partner with Netflix, Amazon Prime to provide content to users. The telco has already partnered with India's Hotstar as a part of which users may get to stream Hotstar from their STBs.
From ET