MUMBAI: Big TV, the direct-to-home (DTH) arm of Reliance Communications, has added 13 new South Indian language channels as it aggressively eyes the south market.

While the DTH operator‘s bouquet includes eight new channels in Tamil, five have been appended in Telugu.

The newly added channels in Tamil are Jaya Plus, Makkal TV, Mega TV, Zee Tamizh, Aditya TV, Seithigal, Sripoli and Vasant TV as part of its ‘South Bronze pack‘ on its platform.

Meanwhile, the five channels that the company has affixed in Telugu are Sri Venkateshwara Bhakti, Bhakti TV, Sakshi TV, TV5 Telugu News and GCV.Said Reliance Big TV CEO Sanjay Behl, "Our latest offer gives more choice of channels to Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh customers, especially the locally popular channels. This is a part of Reliance Big TV‘s commitment to continuously enhance customer experience."