Tata Play starts broadcasting from new satellite GSAT-24

It is very good news for the subscribers of Tata Play that now the telecast of Tata Play has started from the new satellite GSAT-24. However, Tata Play is currently being telecast from GSAT 30 as well. Here we will give you point-by-point information so that it will be easy for you to understand what has changed and how its effect will be visible in the near future.

First of all information about GSAT-24 –

This is the third satellite made in India that Tata Play is using for its DTH service. That is, Tata Play has taken on a lease from the Indian Space Agency ISRO.

Benefits to Tata Play Subscribers –

1. As you must have read in media reports, Tata Play has taken over the entire Ku-Band capacity of this satellite. So in the future, Tata Play may become the largest DTH service offering TV channels.
2. All transponders in GSAT-24 have a DVB-S2 satellite system through which MPEG-4 and HD-quality TV channels will be broadcast.
   (However, due to a large number of customers, it is difficult for Tata Play to upgrade to HEVC instead of DVB-S2X and MPEG-4, as it would require changing the customer’s CPE ie hardware.)
3. The reach of Tata Play will be much more than other DTH services because most of the DTH services of the country have not yet been able to reach islands like Andaman. The GSAT-24 satellite will also reach the islands of India.
4. Tata Play will also get more than 300 educational TV channels run by the Government of India. Presently these channels are being received by DD Freedish and some channels by customers of Dish TV DTH, and Zing Digital DTH.

In this way, more than 900 TV channels can be viewed in Tata Play. Which will be the highest number of TV channels on any DTH in India.

So will the Tata Play set-top box need to be replaced? ,

No, it will not be required. Because only DVB-S2 satellite technology is being used through GSAT-24. The firmware ie software of your Tata Play set-top box will download the software from its GSAT-30 and automatically start receiving the TV signals of GSAT-24.
Of course, you don’t need to do anything.

But

Those who do the installation work of Tata Play which was earlier named Tata Sky, have to update the new frequency in their satellite dB meter only then they will be able to do the installation work of their Tata Play. They can update or note down the new frequency of Tata Play which is from GSAT-24.

लेकिन
जो लोग टाटा प्ले जिसे पहले टाटा स्काई नाम दिया गया था उसका इंस्टालेशन कार्य करते हैं उन्हें अपने सैटेलाइट डीबी मीटर में नई फ्रीक्वेंसी अपडेट करनी होगी तभी वे अपने टाटा प्ले का इंस्टालेशन कार्य कर पाएंगे। वे टाटा प्ले की नई फ़्रीक्वेंसी को अपडेट या नोट कर सकते हैं जो कि GSAT-24 से है। – new frequency of Tata Play

If still you have any problems related to installation, then definitely ask your question in the comment section.