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Entertainment duty on DTH gets Assembly clearance
The Congress today accused the ruling alliance of trying to further monopolise the cable television network in the state by imposing additional tax on direct-to-home (DTH) services. Urging the state government to reconsider the Bill that would make DTH costlier by levy of entertainment duty, Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira said imposition of the tax on DTH will curb the freedom of expression.
Soon, switch over to any DTH firm
New Delhi: Mobile number portability remains a distant dream but DTH portability will become a reality in the next few weeks. DTH portability—also called interoperability—will enable consumers to change their DTH operators without changing their DTH set-top box (STB).
Value addition becoming clincher for DTH firms
After his wedding last September, Ashutosh Kumar used to watch at least one movie in a multiplex every weekend with his wife. The ambience of the theatre prompted the movie buff in him to shell out Rs 300 for two tickets. The habit, however, changed soon after he got a direct-to-home (DTH) connection this January.
Tata Sky to launch more interactive services
New Delhi, Mar 4 (PTI) DTH major Tata Sky today said it will launch a slew of interactive services focussing on gaming and education, on the lines of its English learning channel, over the next few months. Besides, it plans to aggressively push Personal Video Recorder (PVR) set-top box that allows people to record their favourite shows and view them at convenience.
Breach of holding norm may hit Star’s plan on Tata Sky
New Delhi: Breach of cross media holding restrictions, leading to a violation of the DTH licensing norms of Tata Sky, may jeopardise Star India’s move of increasing its stake in Tata Sky. Star India’s application has already been deferred by the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) at the behest of the information and broadcasting (I&B) ministry.
Star’s plan to raise Tata Sky stake hits FIPB hurdle
New Delhi: Star India’s move to increase its overall stake in DTH firm Tata Sky by leveraging the new foreign investment guidelines announced last year has hit Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) hurdle. The FIPB has deferred the matter at the behest of the information and broadcasting (I&B) ministry, the nodal ministry for the broadcasting sector, sources say.
Govt defers Star’s proposal to up stake in Tata Sky
NEW DELHI: The Government has deferred a proposal by Star India Holdings, the Indian subsidiary of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire, to increase its stake in the joint venture direct-to-home (DTH) company Tata Sky. Star India had applied for clearance from the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) to buy a 49 per cent stake in Tata Group’s investment firm TS Investments.
Tata Sky aims to double subscriber base to 9 m by 2012
Direct-to-home (DTH) player Tata Sky Ltd expects to double its subscriber base to nine million by 2012 as it plans add more interactive applications and television channels to its platform. “We expect to double our subscriber base by 2012,” said Mr Vikram Kaushik, CEO, Tata Sky. The three-year-old DTH player had a subscriber base of 4.5 million as of November 2009.
DTH companies see big money in ad innovation
Meena Pande, a 28-year-old marketing professional, is back from a hard day’s work. A direct-to-home (DTH) subscriber, she switches on her TV set to watch her favourite channel. What greets her, instead, is an advertisement.
Rationalise tax burden on DTH industry
Digitalisation of the pay TV sector should be a national priority. There should be an urgent rationalisation of the tax burden on the DTH industry which currently exceeds 50 per cent. This means, consumers are paying more than they should for digital TV services and the analog cable industry that under-declares its connections and evades tax on a massive scale is being indirectly subsidised.
