Sun TV Network, a popular south indian television network group  serves 40 million people.  SUN Direct TV(DTH network) becomes the first carrier to offer in MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) video to Direct-to-Home(DTH)  broadcast service. Mpeg-4 AVC / H.264 is the codec which was used in Blu-ray disc (High Definition Disc). Currently providing 120 Standard Definition (SD) channels to  their subscribers and plan to provide High Definition (HD) channels in near future. Already started test signals of HD broadcast in various parts of Chennai(Tamil Nadu). SUN TV group started in Chennai, Tamil Nadu  in 1993 and expanded to neighboring states like Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.

U.S, Europe and Japan are talking about HD Broadcast / HD-DVD & Blu-Ray disc wars. We in India not able to find HD-DVD & Blu-Ray Blank Discs / Recorders / Players to begin with. It seems that, there is non-availbility of HD-DVD media as well as HD-DVD writer from joint developers of this format NEC & Toshiba in India. Infact both the company staffs in india dont even have the idea of what it is while contacted through Email and Phone.

Major DVD-Authoring studios in india are finding it difficult to source HD-DVD & Blu-Ray Discs (Blank Media), Recorders and Players.

Come on China, India needs more HD-DVD and Blu-Ray Blank Discs / Recorders & Players to flood our market. More indian houses are buying LCD TV’s from Samsung, LG, Panasonic and Sony and we dont have the content both in inform of HD Broadcast channels or HD-DVD / Blu-Ray. We dont even have the clear cut announcement from Government when will we the HD broadcast policy be formulated.

Are by anychance, India in race for HD-DVD / Blu-Ray / HD-Broadcast?
Post back your comments and feedback what do you think about HD-DVD / Blu-Ray / HD Broadcast in India.