In the starting stages, Space Television had planned to offer a bouquet of 100 channels using Star's B-Sky-B platform. It also had a pay-per-view system for a few of its channels. For consumers they had to install a dish antenna of 60 to 90 cm radius along with a set-top box. Set top box was meant to get television signals transmitted from a satellite. First monthly fee was fixed at Rs 400 per month from its subscribers whereas set top box was priced at Rs 5,000.

The Tata Star DTH project crossed two major milestones in its grounding to launch direct-to-home (DTH) services in the country. Previously called Space TV, the company has been re-christened Tata Sky Ltd. This outstanding DTH service will be marketed under the brand name Tata Sky

The Tata Star DTH project crossed two major milestones in its

grounding to launch direct-to-home (DTH) services in the country. Previously called Space TV, the company has been re-christened Tata Sky Ltd. This outstanding DTH service will be marketed under the brand name Tata Sky

The transponders borrow on INSAT 4A will allow Tata Sky to transmit around 150 channels in digital quality to every Indian home, however remote it may be. The TATA-Star DTH service is set to become India's largest digital television platform, offering consumers a wide array of programming choices with interactive features and superior picture and sound quality.