DDISHTV ( mn, ДДэшТВ ХХК) is a Mongolian
Direct-to-home television
Satellite television is a service that delivers television programming to viewers by relaying it from a communications satellite orbiting the Earth directly to the viewer's location. The signals are received via an outdoor parabolic antenna comm ...
service provider company led by Bars Ganbold (
CEO).
A member of the
Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union
The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU or APBU), formed in 1964, is a non-profit, professional association of broadcasting organisations. It currently has over 287 members in 57 countries and regions, reaching a potential audience of about 3 bil ...
, DDISHTV was established in 2008 to carry out Mongolian government's proposal to broadcast more television channels in the countryside in high quality. It has officially started broadcasting in June 2008.
Background
Previously people outside of bigger cities in Mongolia were able to view only four national TV channels due to outdated
C-Band system with analog technology which requires big antenna. DDISH began to work as first and unique operator with more TV channels to the consumers across the country through latest
Ku-Band
The Ku band () is the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum in the microwave range of frequencies from 12 to 18 gigahertz (GHz). The symbol is short for "K-under" (originally german: Kurz-unten), because it is the lower part of the ori ...
technology which allows small dishes.
Coverage area
As of February 2017, DDISH broadcast across Mongolia for over 300,000 customers, though the reception is also available in foreign countries, such as Russia and China. The service operates on
Koreasat 5A
Koreasat 5A is a South Korean communications satellite operated by KT SAT, a subsidiary of KT Corporation. On 30 October 2017, it was launched on Falcon 9 ( "Full Thrust" version) rocket
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satellite, formerly was on
Telstar 18
Telstar 18 is a communication satellite in the Telstar series of the Canadian satellite communications company
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satellite.
Ddish TV on Telstar 18 at 138.0°E - LyngSat
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Broadcast TV and Radio programmes
On June, 2008, DDISH broadcast first 18 TV channels in whole Mongolia. As now, there are 130+ international and Mongolian channels.
Moreover, there are four FM channels, including Mongolian National Radio Program 1, Mongolian National Radio Program 2, "Lavain Egshig" and "Ulgii" Radio.
Products
DDISH TV has 3 base packages based on customer demand.
1. Package S : Standard
- 86+ channels.
2. Package M : Happy
- 120+ channels.
3. Package L : Super
- 124+ channels.
4. NVOD
- Pay per view service from 4 channels MONGOLIAN, NEW, ADVENTURE, KIDS titles.
5. RVOD
- Pay per view service. Subscribers now able to watch movies on demand using Arion and Intek STB and USB.
6. SVOD
- Pay up to 12 months for Mongolian, Asian, Hollywood, Hits and Kids titles for subscription model.
7. Premium channels
- Playboy, HBO movie package, SPS sport package and Series package.
Sales channel
1. 5 main branches
2. 56 authorised dealers
3. Over 3800 Unitel main branches and contract dealers
Satellite link
DDISH uses Apstar 5 a.k.a. Telstar
Telstar is the name of various communications satellites. The first two Telstar satellites were experimental and nearly identical. Telstar 1 launched on top of a Thor-Delta rocket on July 10, 1962. It successfully relayed through space the fi ...
18 to broadcast its programmes. Telstar 18 was launched in June 2008 by Sea Launch
Sea Launch was a multinational—Norway, Russia, Ukraine, United States—spacecraft launch company founded in 1995 that provided orbital launch services from 1999–2014. The company used a mobile maritime launch platform for equatorial lau ...
, as a replacement satellite for APSTAR-I. It has an estimated operational lifetime of over 15 years.
DDISH made a contract with KTSAT to use Koreasat-5A which was launched in October 2017 by SpaceX. The migration from Apstar-5 to Koreasat-5A is completed and the subscribers in Mongolia are enjoying high quality DTH service via Koreasat-5A.
References
External links
*{{Official, http://www.ddishtv.mn
* https://web.archive.org/web/20100918104103/http://www.apstar.com/apt_apstar/APSTARV.asp
* http://www.hectamedia.com/www-directv-compaymentdisputes-directtv-billing-issues/
Television companies of Mongolia
Mass media companies established in 2008
2008 establishments in Mongolia