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Dish TV introduces Recharge through IMPS
New Delhi, 18th Sep’12: In yet another first and pioneering initiative by the industry leader, Dish TV India – Asia’s largest DTH operator launched recharge option through Interbank Mobile Payment Service (IMPS), an initiative through National payment corporations of India (NPCI) which is an umbrella organization for retail payments in India and was incorporated by untiring efforts of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Indian Banks Association (IBA). Through this initiative, Dish TV will provide its 13.5 million subscribers a convenient option to make payment and recharge their account anywhere, »»»
Big CBS Prime now available on Dish TV
MUMBAI: Big CBS Networks, the joint venture between Reliance Broadcast Network Ltd. and CBS Studios International, has signed a distribution deal with DTH company Dish TV. Dish TV Chief Operating Officer Salil Kapoor said, “We are proud to offer Big CBS Prime to our 12.5 million subscribers; Dish TV will keep bringing entertainment at our customer doorsteps. We hope that our alliance will mutually benefit each other.” Big CBS Networks business head Vishal Rally said, “With this, we grow our reach substantially, while simultaneously taking the distinctive and eclectic programming »»»
Indian DTH players focus on market share as digitisation approaches
Kolkata, March 19: As the June 30 deadline for digitisation in the four metros approaches, DTH players like Dish TV and Tata Sky are going into overdrive. If Tata Sky is going for value additions to grab a larger slice of the Rs 22,500-cable sector market (analogue +digital), then Dish TV has begun fishing in multiple service operators’ territory. Dish TV, which already has 12.5 million subscribers, will now partner the cable operators to gain a foothold in localities that were designated to them during the analogue days. The local operator will sell connections (DTH) and also be responsible »»»
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 »»»
Digital Cable TV Versus DTH: Which One To Go For & Why?
Till now it has been a no-brainer what you need to have for home entertainment. On the one hand, there is the Direct-to-home (DTH) service ensuring sharp picture and voice quality, giving you the power to choose the channels you want and even offering interactive elements such as video-on-demand and gaming. On the other hand, you have the analogue cable television with poor reception and a whole bundle of channels you never want but have to pay for. Indeed, there is another technology called IPTV where your broadband Internet service provider allows you to access television channels. But then, »»»
