All Entries Tagged With: "Satellite TV"
Consolidation and greater foreign interest forecast for Indian DTH sector
Increased foreign participation is inevitable and consolidation in India’s direct-to-home (DTH) satellite TV market is likely in the next two to five years, according to new research from Screen Digest. The proposed easing of foreign involvement limits in Indian broadcasting ventures from 49% to 74% will, according to the report, see more international players enter India’s DTH market – following what has been a successful ‘litmus test’ by way of News Corporation’s stake in the Tata Sky platform. DTH in India has experienced a 108% compound growth rate since its 2005 launch with »»»
DTH lies behind success of Zee channels in Q3
The continuing consumer demand for direct to home (DTH) satellite TV has helped Zee Entertainment Enterprises maintain a strong presence in both India and abroad, despite greater broadcasting competition, according to the company. Stating India’s DTH subscriber base now stands at 30.6 million homes, Subhash Chandra, chairman of Zee Entertainment Enterprises, said: “A rapid adoption of satellite based television services via DTH proves that consumers are opting for better digital technology. This augurs well for the television industry, both for content owners and the DTH industry.” Zee TV, »»»
Illegal DTH boxes from India pose new threat
ISLAMABAD – Former caretaker Information Minister Javed Jabbar, who was appointed as mediator by the apex court to monitor allocation of frequency to various private TV channels under Pemra rules and regulations, on Thursday submitted his report before the court. Javed Jabbar has observed in the report that a new and portent threat has emerged to the legal framework within which licensed Satellite TV channels and Cable TV operators are functioning in Pakistan. This threat is in the form of the increased and abundant availability in markets of smuggled, illegal DTH (Direct-To-Home) boxes from »»»
Videocon d2h targets 1 million subs by June-end
MUMBAI: Videocon d2h, the direct-to-home (DTH) service provider, is targeting a subscriber base of one million by the end of this month. Launched in December 2009, Videocon d2h currently claims a base of 850,000 subscribers. “We have over 850,000 subscribers and will be reaching one million by June end,” Bharat Business Channel Ltd (Videocon d2h) CEO Anil Khera tells Indiantelevision.com. The DTH player, which is offering a choice of satellite TV, DVD or a Satellite Box (STB), is seeing growth across the country but faces problems in two southern markets. “Barring Tamil Nadu and »»»
Videocon ‘D2H’ Started Mobile Based Recharge Facility
Videocon d2h, the Direct-to-Home service provider arm of Videocon Group announced its pan-India presence. Videocon d2h was first launched in the Punjab market, followed by a phase wise launch across various regions & most recently in Kerala. Videocon d2h has made the entry as the World’s first company offering a range of Satellite products. Videocon d2h is the latest entrant in the ever growing DTH segment but the foremost and the only one to offer the customers across India the world’s first Satellite LCD, Satellite TV, Satellite DVD as well as the Satellite Box (STB). With the wide array »»»
Videocon launches its satellite products across India
Bangalore: Videocon d2h has announced its pan India presence by offering a range of satellite products. After being launched in Punjab and in Various regions in Kerala, it is offering world’s first satellite LCD, satellite TV, satellite DVD as well as the satellite box (STB), which is seen as a next step in Direct to home (DTH) services. “We are glad to introduce our satellite range of products and services. We are the latest entrant in the DTH category in India, but surely not the same as others. We are creating a new category of Satellite Products. Our exclusive line of Satellite »»»
Videocon d2h launches DTH service in Delhi with satellite LCD
NEW DELHI: Videocon d2h, the Direct-to-Home arm of Videocon Group, today announced the phased launch of its DTH with the world’s first Satellite LCD, Satellite TV, Satellite DVD as well as the Satellite Box (STB). Indiantelevision.com was the first to report that it would launch from Punjab and progressively move to other parts of the country. The latest entrant in the ever growing DTH segment, Videocon d2h has made the entry as the world’s first company offering a range of satellite products. The satellite LCD offered by Videocon d2h is enabled with DTH in the latest MPEG – 4 DVB S2 »»»
