Worldspace today filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11, under which they would either sell the company or do some re-org !
The satellite radio service never really picked up in India anyway! We are not really game for paying a monthly subscription for music, specially when there is so much available for free !
Having said that, some of the channels over Worldspace are too unbelievably fantastic, the Hindi classics, the rock, the dance music ! But there is a whole lot of junk as well in the 40 channels they were offering. I hope with time, we can pick and choose and play the channels and pay only for the usage instead of paying a fixed subsription. And not to forget mobile satellite reception for music, instead of the bigger fixed boxes !
I am waiting !
The satellite radio service never really picked up in India anyway! We are not really game for paying a monthly subscription for music, specially when there is so much available for free !
Having said that, some of the channels over Worldspace are too unbelievably fantastic, the Hindi classics, the rock, the dance music ! But there is a whole lot of junk as well in the 40 channels they were offering. I hope with time, we can pick and choose and play the channels and pay only for the usage instead of paying a fixed subsription. And not to forget mobile satellite reception for music, instead of the bigger fixed boxes !
I am waiting !
it was in my 'to do' list - to get a worldspace connection.. now seems like I better wait for more time before investing ;)
ReplyDeleteIs that so? Airtel DTH just announced that WorldSpace service is included in their product bouquet!
ReplyDeletei thought so! your comment 'hmm' on my blog made me think that you really like the daily life things! they're coming, they're coming :)
ReplyDeletePaying for music is something that most are averse too!
ReplyDeleteI was a Worldspace subscriber for around 6 months and simply loved it. The content/presentation is far superior than any radio channel in the country.
Guess Airtel is gonna come to the rescue for them in India. btw, the user base in India is ~1.6 lacs
# Anoop..
ReplyDeleteits in my list too... will get it for sure !
I do not think the service is going to stop... it might come under a different brandname though
# Subbu
yea... I think the worldspace service would continue, but they still have filed for the debt they have
# Soo
:) I am waiting I am waiting :)
# Sangfroid
yea you bet !
I have heard worldspace on a few channels and really liked it... its like Blue Ray of Video :)
The user base is huge in Asia too.. I hope it stays around and comes up with some innovating solutions too...