Direct-to-Home (DTH) player, Tata Sky, in partnership with 24x7guru.com, online
provider of diagnostic and self-assessment tools, will now offer interactive learning
on television.
Under the association, 24x7guru.com will provide online content for Tata Sky's 'Actve
Learning', which is a quiz-based educational program encompassing Maths, General
Knowledge, and Science for children between 7- and 11- years of age.
K S Muralidhar, chief executive officer of Learnsmart India, explained that television
can be an extremely powerful teaching tool, and has the potential to touch every
aspect of the academic curriculum. The new service is intended to motivate students
to use Broadcast technology to complement their learning effort.
Meanwhile, Vikram Mehra, chief marketing officer of Tata Sky, said their partnership
with 24x7guru.com only reiterates their commitment towards providing value added
services to subscribers in the field of education.
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