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Sun Direct launches SD Digital Recorder box service
MUMBAI: Sun Direct, South India‘s leading DTH player, has launched a Standard Definition Digital Video Recorder box service, Sun Direct+, with unlimited recording facility that brings the features of pause, record and rewind at virtually the same price as the regular SD set-top box (STB).
The new Sun Direct+ boxes will allow customers to attach external storage devices like a USB drive and gain full control of their TV viewing through functions like ‘Pause’ live TV, ‘Record’ programs for later viewing and ‘Rewind’ for reviewing any program.
Features of Sun Direct+: recording programs you like from a channel as you watch it, schedule recordings up to a week in advance, pause any program on live TV and resume where you left and rewind and watch your favourite episodes or movies any number of times.
Consumers opting for Sun Direct+ for Rs 1590 pack can avail of three months of super value pack free, while those selecting Sun Direct+ for Rs 1990 pack will get seven month of Super value pack free.
Sun Direct+ is available with free subscription to the newly launched Super Value Pack four regional languages. Over and above the Tamil content and exclusive Cinema Club services, this pack also offers the best of Hindi language channels like Star Plus, Zee, Sony, Max, Star Gold, Zee Cinema and many others at Rs. 189 per month.
Speaking on the new launch, Sun Direct MD Mahesh Kumar said, “We, at Sun Direct, strive to put great content and services within the reach of the widest cross-section of consumers. The contemporary, world-class features of pause, record and rewind will now be within reach of every consumer. True to our claim of being the best value DTH brand, Sun Direct + will bring these features at virtually no extra cost."
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AI Impact Summit ’26: Adobe offers Firefly, Photoshop free to Indian students
Adobe to equip 15,000 schools, 500 colleges with free AI tools
NEW DELHI: Adobe has unveiled a major education-focused investment to expand access to its AI-powered creative and productivity tools for students in India, as the company deepens its alignment with the government’s skilling and creator-economy ambitions.
Announced at the India AI Impact Summit, the initiative will provide applications such as Firefly, Photoshop and Acrobat free of charge to students through accredited higher education institutions across the country. The package includes software access, structured curriculum, training modules and industry-recognised credentials.
The programme supports the government’s ‘Create in India’ vision and the Union Budget 2026 goal of generating two million jobs in the animation, visual effects, gaming and comics (AVGC) sector by 2030.
Working with the government, Adobe said it will make its AI tools and learning resources available at no cost to 15,000 schools and 500 colleges equipped with Content Creator Labs.
Shantanu Narayen, chair and ceo of Adobe, said the move would expand creative opportunity for millions of Indian students while accelerating the prime minister’s vision for a digitally skilled workforce.
Adobe said Firefly integrates creative AI models from partners including Google, OpenAI and Runway, enabling users to generate content using multiple models. Acrobat Pro will support productivity and collaboration tasks such as editing text and images.
Separately, Adobe India has partnered with NASSCOM FutureSkills Prime, a digital skilling initiative backed by the ministry of electronics and information technology, to offer free courses and certifications. The programmes are aimed at preparing students for roles across design, animation, gaming, marketing, media, e-commerce and technology.
