Manama: Batelco TV, an Internet protocol television (IPTV) service, was launched by Batelco in partnership with Dubai-based direct-broadcast satellite provider Orbit Showtime Network (OSN) and interactive TV technology provider Selevision.
IPTV allows for television services to be delivered over the Internet, instead of being delivered through traditional terrestrial satellite signal, and cable television formats.
The new service, which features bundled offers with Batelco Home Broadband, will be offered at a rate starting from BD10 per month and includes OSN family channels as part of the package.
Batelco Bahrain chief executive Muna Al Hashemi said as an introductory offer, new or existing Batelco Home Broadband customers would be offered the service free for three months.
“Batelco Home broadband customers will benefit from free broadband usage while enjoying Batelco TV and additionally they can be assured of continuous high quality
TV and video streaming,” she said.
The service will be delivered through a Smart Receiver–Android Hybrid Set-top box and features include live broadcast TV channels covering all major free-to-air channels and Pay TV channels (all premium packages of OSN including but not limited to International, Arabic and Asian content). It also offers on-demand services that includes Subscription Video on Demand (more than 1,000 titles included in the package), new movies on Pay-Per-View basis, Catch-Up TV (Watch up to two weeks, and time-shift (Pause/Rewind LIVE TV).
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