Author Archive for Sathish
Videocon d2h shoots for the moon!
In keeping with its nature of setting trends for the rest of the DTH industry to follow, Videocon d2h has added 6 new Asli “HD” channels taking their total count to 19, the highest among all its competitors. Videocon d2h strives to add value to television viewing experience by providing new age features and the maximum high definition channels with superior services and technology. Videocon d2h is now offering the following 6 High Definition Channels: History TV HD, M Tunes HD, CNBC Prime HD, UTV Stars HD, Active 3D, Sony HD (starting 27th May), to add to its existing 13 Asli “HD” channels. Now, »»»
Dish TV- 4Q FY12 Results
NOIDA, India; May 16, 2012 – Dish TV India Limited (Dishtv) (BSE: 532839, NSE: DISHTV) today reported fourth quarter fiscal 2012 audited standalone revenues of Rs. 5,247 million, recording 21.2% growth over the corresponding period last fiscal. EBITDA of Rs. 1,442 million registered a significant 59.9% increase over the corresponding quarter last fiscal. EBITDA margin for the quarter stood at 27.5%. The company today also reported audited results for the financial year ended on March 31, 2012. The full year fiscal 2012 standalone revenues stood at Rs. 19,578 million, with an EBITDA of Rs. »»»
Can we get on with digitisation now?
Should carriage fees in television be legitimised? This, it seems, is the main irritation that most broadcasters have with a new tariff order from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, or Trai. The News Broadcasters Association (NBA) has raised its voice against it, and the Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) too mentions it in an otherwise approving press release. But, in fact, the legitimising of carriage fees is a masterstroke. Think about it. Carriage fees are charged because India’s creaking cable system doesn’t have enough bandwidth. Once digitisation – which this tariff order »»»
TRAI chief JS Sarma specifies moderate carriage fees
New Delhi: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Chairman JS Sarma explains the digitization of cable. He said that carriage fees should be moderate, between 50 paise to Re. 1 per subscriber per year. “Anything beyond that level would be unreasonable,” he said, adding that there can be no placement fee in post digitization world. Here is the full transcript of the interview. Vikram Chandra: Hello and welcome, we have with us the person who has been the man of the moment of recent days, Mr JS Sarma, head of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. So you have been in the news »»»
MSOs to be permitted 74% FDI: Jatua
NEW DELHI: Multi-system operators taking up digitisation with addressability will be permitted 74 per cent foreign direct investment as part of a move to bring about uniformity in FDI in broadcasting, Parliament was informed today. Even as the views of different Ministries are awaited on the proposal to increase FDI in the media, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting C M Jatua said his Ministry had worked out with the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India certain terms and conditions to take care of security related concerns. The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion cleared »»»
MSOs, broadcasters plan to move court over carriage fee
New Delhi: Not satisfied with the ‘must carry’ diktat and regulation of carriage fee outlined in the latest regulations by the broadcast regulator, both multi-service operators (MSOs) and news broadcasters may soon take legal recourse. MSOs and broadcasters are studying the order before approaching the courts, sources said. On Monday night, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) issued the tariff order and regulations for digital addressable system (DAS) roll out mandating every MSO to upgrade its delivery platform so as to carry 500 channels in DAS areas, starting with the four metros. »»»
TRAI’s new tariff order to fuel the DTH-cable war
If the onset of digitisation is sure to wage a war between the DTH players and local digital operators, the new tariff order from TRAI is sure to add the requisite fuel to this much talked-about battle. According to TRAI’s latest amendment, all channels including pay and free-to air will be offered on a-la-carte basis to subscribers. Not to forget, there will be a Basic Service Tier (BST) that will consist of a minimum of 100 free-to air (FTA) channels. Of the 100, 18 channels will belong to the public broadcaster DD along with Lok Sabha TV, while the remaining will belong to other popular »»»
