New DTH Tariff Rates [From 29th Dec*]
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As per TRAI guidelines, all channel companies have announced tariffs for their channels.
The new rates are applicable from Dec 29 onwards.
All charges mentioned are applicable per month.
TRAI can make plan of ₹130/month compulsary for all which contains access for 100 free to air [SD] channels, not paid channels.
FTA Channel List -
65 Free to Air
23 Doordarshan
3 Music Channels
3 News Channels
3 Movie Channels
3 GEC Channels
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Total 100 Channels
Out of all 100 FTA channels :
a. 23 DD channels are mandatory.
b. 3 News, movie, music, GEC Channels can be decided by user/dth/cable provider based on linguistic priority.
c. All remained 65 FTA channels can be decided by user/dth/cable provider which contains other news, non-news, regional, spiritual, cultural, infotainment channels.
All India 340+ FTA Channel list check on below website :
http://cableques...g/
As of now, all providers have declared their tariffs and only tata sky & videocon have agreed to fta terms, other dth operators yet to confirm.
Above that, if you want to watch paid channels then you will have to pay as per the rates mentioned below.
One positive percept for customer is we can pay for each paid channel separately.
Dish TV declared NCF=₹130 (plus taxes)
Ala carte :
https://www.dishtv.in/App_Documents/Document/Li...
FTA :
https://www.dishtv.in/App_Documents/Document/Li...
For consumers, who consider to watch HD content only or mostly subscribe to HD channels, this new migration may not be in favour for you.
Be prepared to pay more bucks or subscribe to less channels.
Those are old PDFs, last updated on 18-Dec. There is nothing new about them because the prices of individual channel will remain same across the platforms. We are interested in how they implement and what kind of bouquets they create. Airtel and Hathway both have created bouquets in innovative ways.
HD content, even earlier was costly compared to SD. On most of the platforms only HD was not even sold. At least on Dish TV and D2H, I know that you cannot even buy an HD channel if you want to go completely A-La-Carte. Now, that will not be the case. The price of SD or HD both are already published by the broadcasters and now no one can deny the HD content if one doesnt buy the SD.
I dont think we ever had a better deal than one of the bouquets on the Aitel platform – 31 HD channels for Rs. 93.
I thought in 2018 we will see hd channels price decrease and 4k hd channels will be launched but now we are in a situation where even sd channels price have gone up. In this era why would anyone watch sd content where 4k is becoming common.I dont know what are govt policies
I dont think your conclusions are correct. But I maybe wrong. 1 HD is not equal to 2 SD, at least in most cases. Some of the HD channels are just Re.1 to Rs.2 costlier than its SD counterpart. Please try to create your own pack on Airtel and draw your conclusions. I did so and it is become way cheaper than my old plan on DishTV. Maybe when all the operators start the mechanism to select the channels the picture will be clear. But in my opinion the situation will be better only.
i think he meant, 1 HD=2 SD in the sense of network capacity. u need to pay extra if it cross 100 network capacity
If u r paying 400+ currently then as per new rule it will be beneficial otherwise people will struggle to pay
These are suggestive packs…Really SCARY pricing 
Do help the beggars out, please. When you see a beggar in road you give some bhik right? Do the same here, to this govt.
Someone was lecturing about logic few posts back? That price chart enough logic for you? And that’s all SD channels by the way LMAO.
In any case, I don’t personally believe this sorcery by TRAI will be continued. I hope SC puts an end to this sorcery, and puts a huge penalty to TRAI for harassing and misleading us by disinformation.
its time to move to cheapest IPTV
No need sir. Better options already available.
Many of my friends have cut the cord completely.
Amazon Firetstick + Jio TV App + any home broadbad with about 5 mbps speed is enough to watch TV at a fraction of the cost compared to DTH.
Many dimers here are not yet understood real meaning of Network Capacity Fee.
I am explaining this below in funny way.
Imagine you have bought 1 Coffee Mug (₹154/piece) from market having capacity of 100 ml.
Now Imagine below terms and their meaning.
Coffee Machine = dth Operators/Broadcasters
Water = FTA Channels
Cappuccino/Latte/Tea = Various Pay Channels
Rules :
1) As you have bought mug of capacity 100 ml, you can add upto max 100 ml.
2) Water is free of cost, but Cappuccino/Latte/Tea is not free.
3) Coffee machine will serve you at least 26 ml of water irrespective of button you press.
Scenarios :
1) You are poor and you can hardly afford to buy mug only.Then you can get water from coffee machine and drink it (100 ml) as it is free of cost.
2) You are rich and you prefer cappuccino, so when you press cappuccino, coffee machine will give you ( 74 ml coffee + 26 ml water).
But here, that 74 ml is not free, you need to pay for that.
NOTE : 1 Coffee Mug is valid for 30 days only, after which coffee machine won’t give you anything (No water, No cappuccino) unless you buy new coffee mug for next month.
I hope above scenarios will clear clouds in your mind 
Thats right Hankar !
The analogy is right !!
But one addition to your example.
There is a Coffee Machine available which will give water for free for life. You dont have to buy the mug every month. And that Coffee Machine is not going to serve only 26ml free water but all the water that are being made available by the Water-Companies for free.
That Coffee Machine is called DD FreeDish !
Airtel pricing is also out: https://www.airtel.in/digitaltv/...ps
[STRICTLY FOR CONSUMERS WATCHING HD CONTENT ONLY]
I am assuming 100 HD channels for the calculation.
Now we will calculate NCF, taxes and capacity.
100 HD = 200 SD….(“1 HD = 2 SD” formula is mandated by TRAI, I don’t care if anyone don’t accept this)
(A) For first (100 SD/50 HD) channels,
NCF = ₹130. Excluding 26 DD channels which are mandatory, you will get (74/2 SD)= 37 HD channels capacity.
(B) For each extra slab of 25 SD channels,
NCF = ₹20.
For remaining 63 HD/125 SD channels, I am adding 5 slabs of 125 SD total capacity.
i.e. NCF for extra slab = ₹20*5 = ₹100.
Total NCF = 100 + 130 = 230
Including 18% taxes, NCF ~ ₹272
CONCLUSION :
For getting capacity of 100 HD channels only, one needs to pay ₹272 as NCF .
Almost all HD channels are pay channels.
Now add your bonquet/individual pay channels as per your wish and check if you need to pay more or less.
There are about 90/95 HD channels available in India.
Those channels are across all genre, all platforms and all languages. On DishTV the largest HD pack currently available is of 49 HD channels that include all south languages.
Where to get all SD and HD channel prices and also is base pack mandatory?
Is the base pack mandatory ?
Two answers :
1. No, now the platforms cannot force you to buy the channels of their choice as part of any pack. The exception is the 26 (or 28) Prasar Bharti channels.
2. Yes. The minimum bill guarantee that you have to give is of Rs.130+tax. You buy a space of 100 channels (including those Prasar Bharti channels).
Effectively, even if you want to watch 1 channel (26 will come anyway), you have to pay Rs.130+tax. You may opt to have only free channels and you don’t pay anything extra. Or you buy paid channels in those 100 if you chose to pay over and above Rs.130.
Where to get all SD and HD channel prices ?
There are links provided in the thread. Going forward, the DTH platform cannot dictate the price but the broadcasters. So the prices will more or less remain same across platforms.
You can refer :
https://www.dishtv.in/App_Documents/Document/Li...
https://www.dishtv.in/App_Documents/Document/Li...
https://www.dishtv.in/App_Documents/Document/Li...
@ithehappy that is some serious explanation with highest level of sarcasm 
New Update for DD FreeDish :
DD FreeDish is providing some channels to users which are paid channels as per new Tariffs.Below pay channels currently available on FreeDish may be removed soon from the platform.
Star Bharat, Star Utsav, Star Utsav Movies, Star Sports First.
Zee Hindstan, Zee Anmol,Zee Anmol Cinema, Zee News.
Sony Pal,Sony Mix, Sony Wah.
MTV Beats, Rishtey Cineplex.
TRAI plea on 15% bouquet discount cap dismissed as withdrawn in SC
https://www.exchange4media.com/media-tv-news/tr...
So the current pricing is here to stay. Wonder how many people will now believe that prices will drastically reduce because of the 15% cap rule
Now the only chance for prices to reduce rests on the hope that many people will give up channels rather than pay extra (so hopefully prices will reduce). I doubt that will happen though
My own bill for 15 channels will rise from the 150+taxes that I currently pay. So naturally, I hate this new scheme of things. Maybe, it is time to say bye bye DTH
Removed
BTW, for those of you interested, this was my November bill (with taxes): Total = Rs 185/-
In addition to getting the channels I paid for, I also used to get some free DD & news channels
Plus, I used to get some sister movie channels free (for those of you who don’t know what this is, you subscribe to one movie channel from a particular broadcaster and you get another channel free. I’ve had these sister channel offers for 2+ years now, so I’ve no idea if it was promotional or by error or by design. Those of you who subscribe to DTH forums will know what I am talking about when I say paid channels for free. e.g. &flix & Movies Now used to come free even though they were pay channels. Plus one from Star that I’ve forgotten)
PBC Zonal Pack 0
Animal Planet 10
BBC World 10
CNBC TV18 10
Comedy Central 10
Discovery 10
HBO 10
National Geographic 10
Romedy Now 10
Sony Pix 10
Star Movies 10
Star World 10
Ten 2 35 (This was the only one I would replace regularly depending on who had the rights to the events we wanted to watch, during the Olympics – Star, FIFA WC – Ten)
Times Now 10
Warner Brother 10
Zee Café 10
Zee Studio 10
Total amount – Rs 185
So you see, for those who wanted to choose your own pack and pay for just what you wanted, that facility has long since been available – at least for 2.5+ years, because the Olympics were in 2016 and I had the pick by channel option then. The only drawback was that it was SD but my TV is smaller so that’s fine for me)
I have been with a similar deal from TSky with 165/- monthly bill (a la carte) for many years. Only 5 of them are required and the rest are just fillers. But now it doesn’t seem to work out this way. 
That forceful 130+GST will make it to 300+ for sure (even if I choose that 5 channels only).
PS: Can anyone update about any pack update with TSky? There’s nothing in their web/ app.
Airtel DTH now has option to create own package or select from packages designed by them..
Yes, it has been available for a while now. Suggested packs are the best. My current package is of less than 200 rupees per month. Their suggested pack is of 340 PM, all SD channels by the way.
I seriously haven’t seen a more ridiculous thing in a very long time, and that includes all the latest ridiculous shite like 35 mandatory mobile recharge and stuffs alike.
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Videocon D2H updated new packages as per new tariff rules.
https://www.d2h.com/download/d2h-Recommended-Pa...
All below packs are excluding taxes.
silver hsm combo- ₹190
silver hsm plus- ₹261
gold hsm – ₹303
diamond mega kids-₹379
diamond hsm-₹392
diamond mega sports- ₹434
platinum hsm-₹492
silver marathi-₹196
gold marathi – ₹281
silver Bengali – ₹202
gold Bengali – ₹284
silver tamil – ₹203
gold tamil – ₹273
silver Telugu – ₹195
diamond Telugu – ₹267
silver Kannada – ₹190
gold Kannada – ₹237
silver malayali – ₹195
gold malayali – ₹225
asli don is tatasky lol, they are not updating new price
No DTH Operator has started accepting the plans yet. I spoke to D2h and they only accept request, but plan will be enabled later as the CC informed
Airtel DTH CC says new plans will be activated from Feb 01, 2019
FTA – https://s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/bsy/ipo...
Broadcaster Bouquet – https://s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/bsy/ipo...
Ala-carte – https://s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/bsy/ipo...
Plz check channel no 999 on your cable/dth enabled TV.
Channel 999 is launched as a self-care and self-help channel for all subscribers, as suggested by TRAI.
Now, every DTH provider and Cable operator has launched their own 999 channels, and consumers can checkout the new updated plans.
[IMPORTANT]
1.TRAI has confirmed that no extension will be provided to the user after 31st Jan 2019.
2.Consumer has complete freedom to choose their desired [74 SD/ 37 HD] channels within NCF of ₹153.4 including taxes.
3. For additional slab of 25 channels, NCF is mandated as ₹23.6 including taxes.
Below I am giving some useful links, plz check.
All Bouquets List :
https://channeltariff.trai.gov.in/data/Bouquets...
All Pay Channels List :
https://channeltariff.trai.gov.in/data/MRP_of_P...
All Free to Air Channels List :
https://channeltariff.trai.gov.in/data/List_of_...
Suggestive Bouquets from TRAI :
https://channeltariff.trai.gov.in/data/Suggesti...
Videocon d2h New Plans :
https://www.d2h.com/download/d2h-Recommended-Pa...
Dish TV New Plans :
https://www.dishtv.in/App_Documents/Document/Co...
Airtel Digital New Plans :
https://s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/bsy/ipo...
Tata Sky has not updated new plans yet.
Update for D2H Users
D2H has recently introduced “MAP TOOL” on their website.
Map Tool option is available under subscription plan on main page. Users having their account on D2H.com can check out this tool. After log in, we can choose channels and bouquets.
D2h.com site is running very slow today, hence I haven’t gone much further.
There is maptool available for DishTv and Airtel as well but I guess it is not ready to use as it only gives price comparison.
Update for TataSky Users
There is court case going on between TRAI and TataSky and the whole matter is adjourned to 23rd January. So it is unlikely that Tata Sky will implement new tariffs by 23rd Jan.
http://www.indiantelevision.com/regulators/trai...
no doubt tatasky is don of dth
Update on DD FreeDish
Prasar Bharti CEO mentioned that TRAI new tariff order is not applicable for DDF.
That means some channels running on DDF which are now part of pay channels as per new tariffs will continue on DDF platform.
Update on TataSky
As only 15 days remained for new tariffs and TS not yet announcing their plans, TRAI is now trying to pressurize TS by asking the reports of implementetions.
TRAI even alleged that the TS is misleading its consumers.
At other end, TS officials denied to comment saying matter is subjudice before the court.
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/trai...
Update from TRAI
TRAI has launched Application for Channel Selection
Plz check >> http://channel.trai....in
Application is Available in Hindi and English.
Select the channels as per your wish and check how much you are going to pay.
Major DTH providers excluding TataSky have already started providing new option as “create your own pack/mera wala plan” on their respective websites.
Very useful. The best part is the tool itself, provide optimisation and auto suggests bouquet instead of individual channels.
Only catch i find is the NCF is charged as 130 in this site, but D2h charges 191 based on some calculation, not sure who is right.
Karnataka State Cable Association has threatened for blackout on 24th January opposing TRAI new tariff bill.
http://www.indiantelevision.com/cable-tv/local-...
Meanwhile, News Channels like AajTak promoting how new tariffs will slash the rates by 50% 
As all major DTH providers excluding TataSky have started implementing new plans, it is recommended by TRAI to visit respective DTH websites and choose the channels accordingly.
Please log in to your DTH account and make your plans and submit request by 31st January.
Submitted requests will be autoapplied on 1st Feb 2019.
Videocon D2H :
https://www.d2h.com/log...hp
Airtel Digital :
https://www.airtel.in/s/selfcare?norma...in
Dish TV :
https://www.dishtv.in/Pages/Logi...px
D2H is accepting new plan request if you call to CC as well. I am not sure whether other providers also accepting request through calls.
CC Contact :
1.D2H : +91-91156-91156
2.Airtel : Dial 12150 from your Registered Telephone Number.
3. Dish TV : +91-1800-258-3474
If consumer doesn’t choose new plan by 31st Jan, transmission of TV signal will be stopped as informed by TRAI.
D2H CC informed me that if any user don’t choose plan by 31st Jan, then new plan will be automatically activated which will have similar no of channels as per old plan.I am not sure how D2H will execute such plan.
TataSky has not updated new plans yet.They can announce new plans soon after 23rd Jan as there is some court matter is pending.
Update for Tata Sky
Court matter between TRAI and Tata Sky is adjourned by Delhi High Court to 28th January.
So it is very unlikely that TS will update new plans by 28th. https://indiantelevision.com/regulators/trai/ta...
At other end, TRAI has said that no extension will be given to the consumer after 31st Jan, and if DTH/cable operator fail to get min 50% subscribers to new plan by 31st, then TRAI has right to cancel their licence. https://swarajyamag.com/insta/implement-new-tar...
Update on TataSky
Finally TS is implementing new plans.
please log into your account and submit the request before 31st Jan.
https://packselection.tatasky.com/PRRedirect/PR...
Tata Sky Channel List :
https://www.tatasky.com/wps/wcm/connect/dcc6eb7...
Tata Sky FTA :
https://www.tatasky.com/wps/wcm/connect/22c1818...
Tata Sky Curated Packs :
https://www.tatasky.com/wps/wcm/connect/5c389cd...
Don’t blame TS if you are finding new plans expensive, they are following TRAI rules.
I am shocked by the move made by TS, now as all operators obeyed, new tariffs are here to stay but Delhi High court can suggest some changes in new tariff order on 28th Jan.
I am hoping they will reduce NCF.
As operators providing bouquets for less price than individual channels, people will eventually prefer to bouquets.If they don’t reduce NCF then channels price must come down.
Schedule of Activities Prescribed by TRAI
TRAI has ordered that 30% consumers should select their channels by 7th Jan.
They want the report from operators.
Keeping in mind court verdict regarding 15% cap which is not decided yet, many things will change.