Kingfisher Airlines and dishtv introduce LIVE TV in-flight

New Delhi, Dec 8 (UNI) You can now enjoy watching your favourite channels 35,000 feet high in the sky.

Creating history in the world of entertainment and Indian aviation, dishtv, the pioneer of direct-to-home (DTH) service in the country, and Kingfisher Airlines have combined to bring LIVE TV entertainment in the Indian skies.

The first aircraft empowered by dishtv complete with the LIVE TV service will be ready to take-off by the end of December.

With this alliance, dishtv will now empower Kingfisher Airlines' Fun TV with 16 live channels from its platform.

With business, news, popular sitcoms, live sporting action, Hollywood and Bollywood blockbusters, chartbusting music, travel and lifestyle, the guest will be the king of entertainment.

In addition, guests can enjoy 10 channels of chartbusting music from hip-hop to retro to old Hindi melodies on Kingfisher Radio.

''This association signifies the commitment to enhance in-flight entertainment like never before and marks a turning point to make the unprecedented happen -- the launch of live TV 35000 feet high in the sky,'' Mr Subhash Chandra, Chairman, Essel Group, said today.

As a part of the tie-up, dishtv will demonstrate its services on the country's fastest growing airline, Kingfisher Airlines.

Now, on flying with Kingfisher Airlines, guests will not miss out on any critical news or business event, sporting action, Hollywood and Bollywood blockbusters, chartbusting music, and popular sitcoms.

This has been made possible because of dishtv's revolutionary new technology, making digital content services available on board! "We are extremely pleased to join hands with Kingfisher Airlines, marking dishtv's presence and dominance in the Indian skies. This marks a red letter day, yet again in the history of Indian entertainment when we have been able to take TV entertainment to completely unprecedented levels,'' Mr Chandra said.

''This reiterates our commitment to not just be the pioneers in the DTH category but as true leaders, continue to innovate and lead from the front, giving the consumer the best he could ever imagine in entertainment, constantly. We look forward to such historical innovations with like minded corporates in the future as well." Dr Vijay Mallya, Chairman and CEO, Kingfisher Airlines Ltd, said in 2005, the airline had launched and redefined the way the Indian air traveller perceived the joy of flying.

''We introduced in-flight entertainment on-board all our flights, so much so that our competitors were compelled to follow suit. Today we take our commitment to take the best of good times, one step further for our guests.

''Our association with dish TV has helped us create yet another path-breaking innovation which will revolutionalise the way Indians perceive in-flight entertainment and we are very proud that dishtv will now enable LIVE TV onboard every Kingfisher Airlines flight.

With the launch of Live TV onboard, we are not re-defining In-flight Entertainment, but recreating history".

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