Archive for January, 2010
Dish TV sources infrastructure products from Argosy
MUMBAI: Argosy, the leading international supplier of HD broadcast, cables and studio infrastructure products, has announced that it has provided a range of its infrastructure products to Essel Group’s direct-to-home (DTH) company Dish TV. This installation forms part of an ongoing programme by the DTH operator to expand to its facilities at its playout centre in Noida, India. Argosy claims that Dish TV has continued to show its confidence in Argosy products including Argosy’s IMAGE HD video cables, connectors, main distributions units (MDUs), routers, video and audio patch panels, racks, audio »»»
Dish TV Q3 net loss widens to Rs 762 mn on strong subscriber growth
MUMBAI: Dish TV has posted a net loss of Rs 762.18 million for the quarter ended 31 December 2009, as against a net loss of Rs 1.18 billion in the year-ago period. The third-quarter loss, however, has widened from the previous three months in which the leading DTH service provider had posted a loss of Rs 561.34 million. Amassing 0.55 million subscribers during the quarter to take its total base to 6.4 million, Dish TV has reported a 43.91 per cent jump in gross sales and operating revenues to Rs 2.77 billion, compared to Rs 1.93 billion a year ago. The income in the trailing quarter was Rs 2.57 »»»
From Feb 1, pay more for direct-to-home TV service
Come February 1, you will have to shell out Rs 20 more per month for availing the direct-to-home (DTH) television service — popular providers are Tata Sky, Sun TV and Airtel among others. The Delhi government will, for the first time, impose entertainment tax on the DTH service. The move will earn it 20 per cent more entertainment tax. Those with commercial connections, like hotels and restaurants, the bar is higher at Rs 50 per month. The decision comes after the Delhi Assembly approved an amendment in the Delhi Entertainment and Betting Tax (Amendment) Bill last December. The department has »»»
Orissa levies 5% tax to DTH, announces a slew of measures for urban poor
BHUBANESWAR: Direct to Home [DTH] operators will have to cough up five per cent of their gross receipt as entertainment tax to Orissa government’s coffer. This was decided in the cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister, Naveen Patnaik on Thursday. State finance minister Prafulla Chandra Ghadei said the government will amend the entertainment tax laws to bring DTH operators under its fold. Tata Sky, Zee TV and Dish TV both have existing operations in Orissa. The state government has brought cable television operators within the ambit of the entertainment tax from October 1, 2006. Cable operators »»»
Dish TV planning to launch CAM
NEW DELHI: Direct to home service (DTH) provider Dish TV is planning to launch conditional access modules (CAM) which will allow consumers owning set-top-box of other operators to switch to Dish TV’s feed of television channels, a person from a broadcast company with knowledge of the development said. CAM is a small gadget than can be inserted in the set-top-box and enables the consumers to shift from one DTH service provider to another without buying a new set top box. DTH players currently subsidise the set-top-box to get on board a new subscriber hoping to make money over a longer period through »»»
What’s On India hops on to Dish TV
MUMBAI: What’s On India, the recently launched consumer TV guidance channel, is now available on Essel Group’s direct-to-home (DTH) company Dish TV. What’s on India is on channel no 1000 of the DTH platform. The channel aids TV viewers by informing and recommending a wide variety of program choices across multiple TV channels round-the clock. It also helps viewers to discover the choicest content hidden in the huge clutter of TV channels. Says Dish TV COO Salil Kapoor, “Consumer TV Guidance has become a necessity with the number of channels and programs available today. We are delighted »»»
Future of DTH
This refers to the article “The DTH Revolution” ( Business Line, January 18), where the author talks about the growth opportunities and challenges faced by the DTH industry in India. The article predicts that the next wave of DTH customers will be from rural India, highlighting the way mobile telephony has revolutionised the village lifestyle and explaining how can DTH change it further. A closer look at the realities in rural India shows a bleak setting for DTH sector to grow. The majority of India’s villages still lacks quality power, with many hamlets still not connected with grid »»»
