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Budget 2012: Reduce tax burden on DTH industry, says Dish TV
NEW DELHI: Dish TV said it is looking for positive steps from the government to reduce the heavy taxation on Direct to Home industry as the service providers are paying multiple taxes such as service tax , entertainment tax , license fee and value added tax. The company has urged the government to provide some relief in license fee by reducing it from the current 10% to 6% as earlier recommended by Trai. Salil Kapoor COO Dish TV said, “The double charge of service tax and entertainment tax should be subsumed in Good and Service Tax.” The company also said that the government should »»»
Dish TV launches Dish truHD+ with unlimited recording capacity
New Delhi: Creating yet another benchmark in technological innovation in the DTH industry, Dish TV India, the country’s largest direct-to-home service provider, announced the launch of Dish truHD+ with an unlimited recording capacity, at an unmatched price of Rs. 2690 for the consumers. The unique feature of Dish truHD+ is its compatibility with any USB device enabling consumers to simply plug and play an existing USB stick/ HDD, and build an entire library of their favorite programmes. Dish truHD+ will have dual advantage of all HD and DVR features, at the price of existing HD box only! The »»»
Dish TV launches Dish tru HD Plus and priced it at Rs.2690
NEW DELHI: Direct to home (DTH) service provider Dish TV India Ltd is focusing on new customer acquisition, high definition technology and digitisation to strengthen its position in the highly competitive DTH market. “In the next one year, our agenda for growth is to acquire new customers and take the benefit of digitisation,” Dish TV Managing Director Jawahar Goel told PTI. On the product and services side, the focus will be on high definition, he added. In 2010-2011, the company added 3.5 million new subscribers. “In the current fiscal the number of new subscribers will be less »»»
Dish TV-3Q FY12 Results: ARPU at Rs.152; Acquires 740,000 New Subscribers
NOIDA, India; January 19, 2012 – Dish TV India Limited (Dishtv) (BSE: 532839, NSE: DISHTV) today reported third quarter fiscal 2012 results. Operating revenues were Rs. 4,905 million, representing a 31.4% growth over the corresponding period last fiscal. EBITDA for the quarter stood at Rs. 1,201 million, compared to Rs. 662 million in the corresponding period last fiscal. EBITDA margin stood at 24.5%. Continued foreign exchange loss hiked net loss by Rs. 156 million. The Board of Directors in its meeting held today, has approved and taken on record the unaudited financial results of Dish »»»
Dish TV rides on passion; repositions as ‘Dish Sawar Hai’
Dish TV, the DTH operator, to strengthen its relationship with consumers, has changed its positioning from ‘Ghar Aayi Zindagi’ to ‘Dish Sawar Hai’. The thought for the new positioning is based on the strong consumer insight that people who are passionate about entertainment do not let anything come in the way of it, and therefore, never compromise when it comes to their TV viewing experience. Anjali Malhotra Nanda, vice-president, marketing, Dish TV, says, “DTH is a very dynamic industry which changes very fast. Therefore, it is important to be consistent in the relationship »»»
SRK’s 7 avatars in DTH service ad
The king of Bollywood — Shah Rukh Khan — is all set to dole out a new dose of entertainment donning seven avatars for a direct-to-home (DTH) service ad. Having played the elusive don twice, King Khan is not yet done with playing different characters. He now plays a police officer, a magician, a corporate honcho, a doctor and a Greek warrior. Needless to say that he looks dashing and delectable in each avatar. While his various looks remind the viewers of a certain perfectionist Khan taking the same lane for promoting a rival DTH service, SRK’s charisma would be difficult to resist. Source: »»»
TDSAT declines to hear Media Pro in Dish TV, ESPN dispute
NEW DELHI: Broadcast tribunal TDSAT has dismissed the plea of Media Pro to hear it as a party in the dispute between DTH operator Dish TV and the global sports broadcaster ESPN on their subscription agreement. Media Pro Enterprise is a 50:50 joint venture between the Star Den and Zee Turner. Star Den is channel distributing arm of media giant Star, while Zee Turner is for the Zee group and global media leader Turner International. Dismissing the application of Media Pro, TDSAT said that it was a dispute between a broadcaster and a DTH operator, and although its outcome may impact the broadcast »»»
