Reliance Big TV service charge starts Rs1,490 (plus installation charges) which includes a three-month subscription, will be available from some 100,000 outlets in 6,500 towns in the country.
BIG TV services would be between Rs 1,490 and Rs 3,990 (plus installation charges) depending on the scheme a subscriber opts for.
Big TV will offer 25 movie channels, 8-10 special interactive offerings, gaming channels among others using the MPEG-4 compression technology (also offered by Sun Direct currently). Under MPEG-4, service providers can compress more channels per transponders (about 30 per cent more channels) compared to those with MPEG-2, which is used by Dish TV and Tata Sky.