Airtel Digital increases HD channels to take on Tata Sky

Airtel Digital has bounced back into reckoning in fast growing high-definition DTH market by adding capacity from the newly launched SES-9 satellite and could emerge a strong challenger to Tata Sky in coming days.

The SES-9 satellite was launched last year and new transponders were made available to Airtel earlier this year.

Over the last several days, the DTH provider has added around 10 high-definition channels and more are expected to be added shortly.

Among the new HD channels added to Airtel are TLC, Times Now, Animal Planet, Zee Talkies, Zee Bangla and Zee Marathi.

With the latest additions, it has now tied with Tata Sky and Sun Direct as the platform that offers the highest number of HD English movie channels in India. All three now offer 10 Hollywood movie channels.

The expansion has also helped the company boost its non-movie English offerings by bringing onboard Animal Planet, TLC etc. In the his regard, the platform now offers as wide a selection in this regard as Sun Direct and Tata Sky.

BACK TO NO. 2

With the latest additions, the total number of HD channels on the platform has gone up from 55 to 65, and the company has re-emerged as the No. 2 operator in this segment beating Sun Direct and Dish TV.

It was, at one time, the No. 1 HD operator in the country with the highest number of such channels, but was forced to surrender its leadership due to paucity of spectrum.

Even with the newly added channels, it is still behind Tata Sky, which has 75 HD offerings. However, the gap is likely to close fast in coming days.

TOP THREE

As far as the English language market is concerned, Airtel’s expansion has further opened up the gap between the top three — Sun Direct, Airtel and Tata Sky — and the others — Dish TV, Videocon D2h and Reliance Big TV.

Dish TV, which has as much capacity as the others, is now clearly behind the top three in terms of channel count in the English market.

In the English segment, Dish TV offers only seven movie channels and six entertainment channels in the HD segment and is ranked No. 4 — compared to ten movie channels and seven entertainment channels on Sun Direct, which is ranked No. 3.

SPECTRUM PLAY

DTH operators, like mobile operators, are dependent on availability of spectrum, and in this matter, no other operator has been as lucky as Tata Sky — which partly explains its HD leadership.

The operator was using a modest 12 transponders on INSAT-4A satellite which was launched in 2005 and supposed to reach end of life in 2017.

To replace the satellite when it dies, ISRO sent up GSAT-10, and gave 12 transponders on the same to Tata Sky.

However, INSAT 4A is still going strong, with the result that Tata Sky now has around 23 transponders at its location.

None of its competitors has anything comparable.

For example, Airtel Digital was operating with just 11 transponders on SES-7 satellite till last year.

Given that a single transponder can only transmit 12 to 14 high definition channels or about 40 standard definition channels, the company could not take on Tata Sky in terms of the sheer number of channels.

As a result, it was offering only around 55 HD channels despite being a pioneer in the segment.


However, it got some timely help from its satellite provider SES last year as it launched a new satellite — SES-9 — last year with lots of capacity.

Thanks to an extra three transponders (108 MHz) of capacity on the new satellite, Airtel is again able to add new HD channels.

At 3 MHz per channel, the extra 108 MHz is enough for the company to add 36 HD channels — taking the total to 90 such channels.

SUN DIRECT

Similarly, Sun Direct too has seen a pick-up in the spectrum available to it, though it is not as dramatic as in case of Tata Sky or Airtel Digital.

The Chennai-based operator was working with just eight transponders, including three shared with Reliance Big TV, till last year.

This year, it was able to get three more transponders, which helped it add 42 new HD channels to its platform and take its total high-definition line-up to 55.

DISH TV

Another potential competitor is Dish TV, which is using 12 transponders on the NSS-6 satellite to transmit its standard definition channels.

Since it could not get enough capacity on the same channel for its HD offerings, it was forced to go to a nearby satellite Asiasat 5 to take on six (4 x 1.5) extra transponders,

This gave it enough capacity to launch 84 HD channels.

However, it has been rather slow in taking advantage of the extra capacity. As of last year, the company was offering only around 60 HD channels, and has recently increased it to 65. Most of the new additions are in non-English languages.

STANDARD DEFINITION

Dish TV has also leased 5 new transponders on India’s new GSAT-15 satellite, which was the same one that was used by Sun Direct for its HD services. However, this will be used for transmitting more standard definition channels.

Since Dish TV uses the older MPEG-2 technology for its standard definition service, it requires about twice as much spectrum as other operators.

As a result, it could carry only around 240 channels on its 12 transponders, while others would have been able to carry 350-400 channels. With the extra five transponders acquired on GSAT 15, it has now been able to increase its capacity to 340 standard definition channels — more or less matching what the others offer.

Moreover, Dish TV will get 15 transponders — or about 540 MHz — after its acquisition of Videocon D2h is completed. It is, however, not clear whether the company will try to divert this spectrum for Dish TV, as doing so will require about 10 mln dish antennas in India to be re-aligned.

Resource : https://ultra.news/t-t/31173/airtel-digital-increases-hd-channels-take-tata-sky

Videocon d2h Ltd – (VDTH) Given News Impact Score of 0.44

News headlines about Videocon d2h Ltd – (NASDAQ:VDTH) have trended positive recently, according to Alpha One Sentiment. The research group, a division of Accern, identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Alpha One ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Videocon d2h Ltd – earned a media sentiment score of 0.44 on Alpha One’s scale. Alpha One also assigned news stories about the company an impact score of 0 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company’s share price in the near future.

Videocon d2h Ltd – (NASDAQ:VDTH) traded up 0.55% during midday trading on Friday, hitting $10.90. The company had a trading volume of 214,846 shares. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $11.09 and its 200-day moving average price is $9.61. Videocon d2h Ltd – has a 52-week low of $7.66 and a 52-week high of $11.74.



Videocon d2h Ltd – Company Profile

Videocon d2h Limited is engaged in the provision of direct to home (DTH) subscription television services to subscribers in India. The Company operates under the Videocon d2h brand. The Company is engaged in the transmission of programming to subscribers through satellite broadcasting. Its subscribers have access to over 550 national and international channels and services, including approximately 45 high definition (HD) channels and services, and over 42 audio and video services through its Music Channel Services through several subscription packages, as well as the option of choosing add-ons and a la carte channels and receiving certain discounts through long-term recharge offers.

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https://sportsperspectives.com/2017/05/07/videocon-d2h-ltd-vdth-receives-daily-media-impact-score-of-0-44-updated.html

PAC seeks probe into allocation of satellite capacity to private DTH ops

MUMBAI: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has called for a probe into alleged wrongdoings by the Department of Space (DoS) in allocating satellite capacity to private direct-to-home (DTH) operators which resulted in loss of revenue to the public exchequer.

 The cases, which was flagged by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) in 2014 and later by PAC in 2016, date back to more than a decade when the private DTH sector was witnessing a flurry of activity with the entry of new players.

 In its 71st report titled ‘Management of Satellite Capacity for DTH Services by Department of Space’, the committee has directed the DoS to conduct inquiries into out-of-turn allocation of satellite space and the grant of exclusive first right of refusal for using Ku-band transponders at 83 degrees east of GSAT-10 satellite to Tata Sky.


 It also asked the DoS to conduct a probe into the undue favour given by Antrix Corporation, the commercial arm of ISRO, to private DTH operators by not collecting transponder lease charges in advance leading to accumulation of transponder lease charges to the tune of Rs 62.5 crore. Another issue flagged by PAC is the non-revision of transponder lease charges levied against DTH operators by the DoS that led to a loss of Rs 36.17 crore.

The committee noted that DTH transponder lease agreements had a lease period of 5–10 years with no provision for revision of prices whereas lease agreements with foreign satellites ranged from 1 to 6 years with provision for price revision from 5% to 33%. The committee also asked for a probe into 1.5 months’ bonus period provided by the DoS to Sun DTH, which resulted in a benefit of Rs 3.56 crore to the DTH company. Reiterating their earlier recommendation, the committee desired that the department/ministry concerned earnestly fine-tune their system for allocating satellite capacity and to reduce the time taken for clearances/approvals from the stakeholders and intimate this committee about the developments in this area.


Out-of-turn allocation of satellite capacity to Tata Sky

 PAC asked the DoS to thoroughly investigate through an external agency the out-of-turn allocation of satellite capacity to Tata Sky and appraise it of the outcome.

The committee noted that while Tata Sky was fifth in order of preference of satellite capacity allocation, it was granted precedence on INSAT-4A and given exclusive rights at the prime slot of 83 degrees east in December 2005 superseding Doordarshan (DD) which was later allocated capacity on INSAST-4B launched in January 2007.


 The committee further noted from the submission of the DoS that DD was allocated satellite capacity on a foreign satellite before allocation of capacity to Tata Sky on INSAT-4A and DD migrated to INSAT-4B at the end of the contract period. Expressing shock, the committee noted that the national broadcaster was allocated capacity on a foreign satellite and then a private broadcaster was given exclusive rights on INSAT-4A. The committee observed that the national broadcaster being the first in precedence should have been given preference on Indian satellite being a free to air service accessed by majority of population across India and also has an obligation towards the citizens of this country. It also noted that the charges paid to a foreign satellite for usage by Doordarshan was a wasteful expenditure, more so, since Tata Sky could not be retained on INSAT-4A in addition to the revenue forgone fearing litigations by Tata Sky, taking advantage of its first right of refusal. The committee asked the DoS to provide reasons for apparent favoritism towards Tata Sky and further desired that punitive action may be taken against all those responsible for the same. The MIB on its part submitted to PAC that the Doordarshan started their test services in a foreign satellite during June 2004. During this period, the INSAT/GSAT system did not have high power Ku-band satellites. The decision to start the DTH services was taken by Doordarshan. After examining the options of starting DTH services in INSAT- 4A satellite. ICC has also noted this decision in its 68th meeting held on 17 June 2004. In view of the above justification, the submission of the Department may be considered favourably, the MIB submitted.
Grant of exclusive rights over prime orbital slots

 The committee further expressed displeasure that their recommendation for conducting an enquiry in grant of exclusive rights over prime orbital slots to Tata Sky and taking action against the guilty within a period of three months has not been paid heed as the MIB has set up a committee after a passage of the deadline. The committee said it would like the matter to be thoroughly investigated through an appropriate agency and apprised of the outcome thereof.The DoS had given Tata Sky the exclusive first right of refusal for using Ku-band transponders at 83 degrees east of GSAT-10 satellite, which allegedly gave it a very advantageous position over other DTH service providers. Due to this, the Ku-band transponders of GSAT-10 could not be allocated to any other DTH service providers and remained idle thereby causing a loss of Rs 60 crore per year to the exchequer. The committee hoped that the committee formed for investigating the matter will conduct a detailed enquiry in the matter to bring out the truth and to take punitive action against those found responsible. It also expressed unhappiness with the DoS for non-furnishing of information relating to the conduct of an enquiry in to the grant of exclusive right over the prime slot of 83 degree east to Tata Sky and to take stern action against the guilty persons within three months of the presentation of the Fortieth Report.

 Outstanding dues from back-to-back agreements

 The committee has also called for an enquiry into Antrix’s decision for not collecting advance payment as per the transponder lease agreements which led to undue favour to DTH operators and accumulation of transponder lease charges.


The DoS arranged foreign satellite capacity to Indian DTH service providers for short term period through Antrix as a temporary measure to ensure that the service could be brought back to INSAT system when Indian satellite capacity was eventually available. The DoS entered in back to back agreements for Dish TV, Sun DTH, Airtel, Reliance and Videocon. The transponder lease charges to the tune of Rs 62.55 crore remained to be recovered from these parties.

The committee recommended that erring officials be identified and accountability be fixed on them by means of punitive action and also a thorough investigation be done by agencies such as CBI, DRI, ED, etc. to further probe the matter and bring the guilty parties to justice. It further noted that till March 2014, an amount of Rs 57.17 crore was recovered and the balance Rs 5.38 crore was still to be collected. The committee sought information about the action taken by the DoS to collect the outstanding amount of Rs 5.38 crore.

The committee felt that satellite capacity allocation contributed a handsome amount of revenue to the government treasury, and the DoS faltering in administering established rules and procedures leading to the flow of revenue was totally unacceptable. It insisted that a robust system of internal control should be established while making financial transactions and desire that SOPs in this regard may be issued urgently. They desire to be apprised of the findings of the committee proposed to be constituted to look into the matter.


 Loss due to non-revision of transponder charges The committee expressed dismay that despite their recommendation to set up an inquiry by the DoS to consider the lease agreements with various parties and take stringent action against those responsible for agreeing to terms that were against the interest of the exchequer and apprise them of the action taken within three months of the presentation of Fortieth Report (16th Lok Sabha), the DoS has not initiated any action as yet. Instead, the DoS has submitted that the lease agreements with foreign satellites were entered for a short-term period and to examine periodic revision clause, a committee would be constituted. The committee reiterate that the price revision clause should be incorporated in all the transponder lease agreements which extends beyond one year irrespective its entire term. The committee, therefore, reiterate their earlier recommendation that the service providers be charged at competitive rates and the lease term should also be uniform for everyone ensuring level playing field across the DTH sector thereby leading to more transparency and healthy competition and further desire that the committee be apprised of the action taken in this regard.

 Allocation of bonus time On the issue of allowing bonus free period of 1.5 months to Sun DTH which resulted in a benefit of Rs 3.56 crore to Sun DTH, the committee found the reply of the DoS untenable that Standing Committee of the DoS had taken such a decision as Sun DTH could not get regulatory clearances from Network Operating Control Centre (NOCC)/DoT for uplink in first three months.

 The committee further noted that DoS demand for payment for the bonus free time earlier ended in Sun DTH, initiating arbitration proceedings and bringing out an injunction from the Madras High Court. The committee is of the view that the government collectively was responsible for such a situation wherein the DoS had to bear costs to save the commercial interests of the service providers for retaining them.


The committee, therefore, recommended that the Government of India should streamline all the necessary procedures relating to satellite capacity allocation, especially the clearances and approvals from the concerned Ministries in a time bound manner.

The committee felt that exemplary disciplinary action be taken against the then officials who did not give approvals in stipulated periods.
Resource : http://www.televisionpost.com/dth/pac-seeks-probe-into-allocation-of-satellite-capacity-to-private-dth-ops/

SC admits for hearing Pemra petition in DTH case

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday admitted for hearing an appeal filed by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) against a Lahore High Court order of Dec 28, 2016 that had set aside its regulations prohibiting television broadcasters from entering the Direct to Home (DTH) market.

A five-judge bench of the court headed by Justice Gulzar Ahmed granted leave to appeal after hearing the arguments of Salman Akram Raja, who was representing Pemra.

In its order the high court had declared regulations 2.11 and 3.23 of the DTH Regulations 2016 as ultra vires and illegal.

The two regulations mentioned, when read with Rules 13(3) and 13(4) of the Pemra Rules 2009, prohibit the participation of broadcasters in the DTH distribution market.

The DTH satellite television system is the latest technology meant for delivering responsible and socially acceptable digital TV content to the households. Globally, the DTH projects have led to the modernisation of TV distribution services.

During the hearing, Advocate Raja argued that the country’s television broadcast market is currently dominated by 10 television channels out of a total of 90, in terms of market share and advertising revenue.

On Nov 24, 2016 Pemra auctioned three DTH licences for Rs14.69 billion with the aim of curbing the proliferation of illegal Indian DTH broadcasts which are annually causing the loss of billions of rupees to the national exchequer.

According to the Pemra’s petition, the establishment of a DTH platform for distribution of television content requires expenditures running into billions and therefore only the biggest broadcasters will be in a position to set up such a platform.

It said that if the broadcasters were to be allowed to enter the DTH market, one or more of the larger broadcast channels would end up controlling the distribution of the content while controlling one-third or more of the market.

In such a broadcaster-cum-distributor scenario significant powers would be vested in one of the larger broadcasters controlling one-third or more of the DTH distribution market, the petition argued.

Pemra emphasised that the regulatory decision to not allow a broadcaster from owning and controlling one-third or more of the DTH distribution market was a reasonable decision that required no detailed setting of standards or empirical data collection.

But the high court judgement had imposed unwarranted restrictions on the scope of the Pemra Ordinance 2002 in arriving at the conclusion that vertical integration between broadcasters and distributors might not be prohibited through rules-making.

Messrs MAG Entertain­ment (Pvt) Ltd, Messrs Startimes Communications Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd and Shahzad Sky (Pvt) Ltd have also filed appeals before the court on the issue.

Published in Dawn, April 28th, 2017

Resource : https://www.dawn.com/news/1329763/sc-admits-for-hearing-pemra-petition-in-dth-case

Reliance Jio DTH, Broadband, and More: 5 Things to Expect in 2017

Highlights

    Reliance Jio is expected to launch a DTH service and broadband network
    Jio Money app is expected to get a huge push as well
    A Reliance Jio 4G VoLTE-enabled feature phone is expected to release

The entry and exponential growth of Reliance Jio in the Indian telecom industry has resulted in incumbents such as Airtel, Vodafone, and Idea bleeding money and launching competitive plans to retain customers. But Jio doesn't seem to be done yet, as company is venturing into new segments such as home broadband and DTH, and said to be developing a 4G-enabled feature phone to get its products and services in the hands of more users. And even then Reliance Jio would not be done, as it is expected to give some of its existing products and services a greater push this year to expand their scope and user base. Having spoken to various sources within Jio, we have a fair idea in terms of what to expect from the company in the future. Here is a look at 5 things you can expect from Reliance Jio this year:
1. Jio DTH service

Reliance Jio is expected to launch Direct-to-Home (DTH) TV service, reportedly with 350+ channels, out of which over 50 will be HD channels. To use the service, customers will need to have the JioTV app and Jio SIM on their phones, and the connection will require a Jio home broadband connection. The hybrid Reliance Jio DTH set-top box will allow users to get cable channels as well as streaming services on their TV, similar to the Airtel Internet TV set-top box launched recently. The DTH service will be integrated with Jio’s cloud storage platform, and the content will be saved online to stream; in fact, users will have the option to watch week-old TV content on the service, without the need for local storage. Expect features like voice controls, ability to play games over the cloud, and more.

Which brings us to the next Jio service that’s already being tested in many areas.
2. Reliance Jio broadband service

Reliance Jio is widely expected to launch a Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) broadband service, which will deliver speeds up to 1Gbps. The pilot programme has already started, Reliance Industries said in its Q1 regulatory filing, and will be expanded to more cities soon. The service also got a mention in September when Mukesh Ambani launched Reliance Jio operations. The high-speed optical fibre service will likely come bundled with Jio services. There is no word on the Reliance Jio home broadband launch date and price yet.

Users having the Jio home broadband service are reportedly getting speeds between 70Mbps and 100Mbps. One user has tweeted screenshots showing download speeds of 743.28Mbps in Pune. However, it is not the only broadband service offering 1Gbps speed, as ACT Fibernet has already launched its gigabit service in Hyderabad.
3. Jio Money

While not exactly a new offering, you can expect Reliance to promote Jio Money in a big way this year. You can already use Reliance’s payment service at select retail outlets, and of course at various places online, but soon you can expect to use your mobile to pay for various things like metro rides and at convince stores. Sources tell Gadgets 360 Jio is also working on a solutions where receipts related to all purchases made via Jio Money will be managed in the cloud for you.
4. 4G VoLTE feature phone

4G VoLTE-enabled feature phones by Reliance Jio is in the offing, with the image of one leaked online already. The feature phone in the image sports hardware buttons for MyJio, JioTV, JioCinema, and JioMusic apps. A report says the VoLTE feature phone will have Spreadtrum chipsets, though talks are said to be on with Qualcomm and MediaTek as well. The feature phones are said to be priced between Rs. 999 and Rs. 1,500.
5. Home automation and other smart products

Reliance already has its brand of Reconnect accessories, and you can expect a lot more products to become available under that range this year. What’s more, the group is also said to be working on a range of home automation products that will of course work with the Jio network to let you be in control no matter where you are. The company is also working on a new app called Jio MediaShare that will let you easily stream content on your mobile devices from your PC or laptop. Jio has also developed Chromecast-like devices that let you enjoy the same experience on the big screen. The ability to start watching content on one screen and continue on another, seamlessly, is being touted as a big feature.

Of all the Jio services in this article, you can expect the first four to become widely available and adopted this year - how many of the home automation and entertainment products release this year remain to be seen, as the company has still not decided on timelines for the same.

Which Jio service are you looking forward to the most? Tell us via the comments.

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Resource : http://gadgets.ndtv.com/telecom/features/jio-dth-broadband-and-more-5-things-to-expect-from-reliance-jio-in-2017-1686749

Is Reliance Jio launching the Jio DTH today? Watch the live stream

Reliance Jio is the recent buzz all over India for different things. Lately, the company is in the headlines for the alleged Jio DTH service that is likely to be free for up to six months.

Today, Reliance Jio is expected to host an event at 6:30 PM and the company will also live stream the event on its official YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter handles at the same time.


There is a speculation that the eagerly awaited Jio DTH service could be launched at this event today. If this happens to be true, there will be a great revolution in the Indian DTH market space just as the one that took place in the 4G arena since September 2016.


 Also Read: Jio DTH service: Launch date, channels, packs, price and more The Reliance Jio DTH is believed to be cheaper than the other DTH services in the market. The plans are said to be offered starting from Rs. 100 while the competitors are offering plans starting from Rs. 300. Also, the Jio DTH is said to be free for up to six months similar to the Welcome Offer of Jio 4G service.

Do take a look at the live stream to catch the action from Reliance Jio live. Below is the YouTube link.

Resource: http://www.gizbot.com/telecom/news/reliance-jio-dth-launch-rumor-free-services-live-stream-040207.html

ফের ধামাকা, এবার Reliance Jio আনছে DTH সার্ভিস

নয়া দিল্লি, ৪ এপ্রিল : টেলিকম মার্কেটে আগুন লাগিয়ে দেওয়ার পর এবার আরও এক বিস্ফোরক পদক্ষেপ নিতে চলেছে রিলায়েন্স জিও। এবার ঘুম ছুটতে চলেছে ডিটিএইচ সার্ভিস প্রোভাইডারদের।

শীঘ্রই বাজারে আসছে রিলায়েন্স জিও ডিটিএইচ সার্ভিস। সংবাদ মাধ্যমের খবর অনু‌যায়ী এপ্রিল মাসেই ওই সার্ভিসের আনুষ্ঠানিক উদ্বোধন করে ফেলবে রিলায়েন্স জিও। এর ফলে হ্যাথওয়ে, মন্থন, জিটিপিএলের মতো সার্ভিস প্রোভাইটাদেরও ঘুম উড়ে ‌যাওয়ার দাখিল হয়েছে।(আরও পড়ুন : জুতো সেলাই করে দিন গুজরান, আয়করের নোটিশ ১০ লাখের)

এমনিতেই রিলায়েন্স জিও মার্কেটে আসার পর ফ্রি ফোন ও বিপুল ডেটা দেওয়ার ফলে দেশের অন্যান্য সার্ভিস প্রেভাইডারদের মাথা খারাপ হয়ে ‌যাওয়ার জোগাড় হয়েছে। অন্যান্য টেলিকম কোম্পানিগুলিও ডেটা ‌যুদ্ধে নেমে পড়তে বাধ্য হয়েছে।

সংবাদ মাধ্যমের খবর অনু‌যায়ী, ইতিমধ্যেই সেট টপ বক্স তৈরি করে ফেলেছে জিও। আর বাজ্যারে ‌যে প্ল্যান তারা ছাড়ছে তাও ‌যথেষ্টই আকর্ষনীয়। মাত্র ১৮০ টাকা থেকে প্ল্যান শুরু। জিএ ব্রডব্যান্ড কাজে লাগিয়ে এই সার্ভিসকে আরও শক্তিশালী করে তেলা হবে। ফলে এখানে স্ট্রিমিং স্পিড হবে ১জিবিপিএস।(আরও পড়ুন : প্রচণ্ড মাথার ‌যন্ত্রণা হচ্ছে? মুক্তির উপায় কি জানেন?)

শোনা ‌যাচ্ছে ফোনের মতোই প্রোমোশনের জন্য প্রথম ৯০ দিন ফ্রিতে এই সার্ভিস দিতে চলেছে জিও। এই ডিটিএইচ সার্ভিসে থাকছে ৩০০-র বেশি চ্যানেল। ও ৫০টি এইচডি চ্যানেল।
Resource: http://www.india.com/bengali/others/reliance-jio-to-launch-dth-service-soon-plan-starts-at-rs-180/

Dish TV expects to complete merger with Videocon d2h by Oct

 New Delhi, April 16: 

Zee group direct-to-home (DTH) service arm Dish TV expects to complete the merger with Videocon Group’s DTH arm Videocon d2h by October this year after receiving necessary regulatory approvals.

The merged entity would have a subscriber base of 27.2 million, creating the largest DTH service provider in the industry.

“We have to receive approvals from regulatory bodies like the Competition Commission of India, National Company Law Tribunal and stock exchanges. The merger is expected to be completed by October this year after getting clearances,” Dish TV CEO Arun Kapoor told PTI.

Dish TV has an active subscriber base of 15.5 million, while that of Videocon d2h stands at around 12.2 million. The DTH industry has around 62 million active subscribers.

The merged entity will be renamed as Dish TV Videocon Ltd. The total revenue of Dish TV and Videocon d2h was Rs. 5,915.8 crore on a pro-forma basis for the fiscal ended March 31, 2016.

At present, out of Dish TV’s 15.5 million subscriber base, around 35 per cent are from top 100 cities and the rest 65 per cent are from small towns and rural markets.

“We are expecting that 70 per cent of the new connections for the next two years would come from those living in small towns and rural markets,” he said adding that “it would be primarily because of implementation of Digital Addressable System (DAS) in Phase III and IV“.

Besides, Dish TV is expecting the Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) of the DTH industry to grow over two-fold in the next five years to Rs. 450-500.

“ARPU would increase to Rs. 450-500 in next five years from the current industry average of Rs. 150-160. This would be primarily driven by growth in number of HD channels, Value Added Services on DTH platform and implementation of DAS,” Kapoor added.
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Dish TV expects to complete merger with Videocon d2h by Oct

Merged entity would have a subscriber base of 27.2 million, creating the largest DTH service provider in the industry.

New Delhi: Zee group direct-to-home (DTH) service arm Dish TV expects to complete merger with Videocon Group's DTH arm Videocon d2h by October this year after receiving necessary regulatory approvals.

The merged entity would have a subscriber base of 27.2 million, creating the largest DTH service provider in the industry.

"We have to receive approvals from regulatory bodies like Competition Commission of India, National Company Law Tribunal and stock exchanges. The merger is expected to be completed by October this year after getting clearances," Dish TV CEO Arun Kapoor told PTI.

Dish TV has an active subscriber base of 15.5 million, while that of Videocon d2h stands at around 12.2 million. The DTH industry has around 62 million active subscribers.

The merged entity will be renamed as Dish TV Videocon Ltd. The total revenue of Dish TV and Videocon d2h was Rs 5,915.8 crore on a pro-forma basis for the fiscal ended March 31, 2016.

At present, out of Dish TV's 15.5 million subscriber base, around 35 per cent are from top 100 cities and the rest 65 per cent are from small towns and rural markets.

"We are expecting that 70 per cent of the new connections for the next two years would come from those living in small towns and rural markets," he said adding that "it would be primarily because of implementation of Digital Addressable System (DAS) in Phase III and IV".

Besides, Dish TV is expecting the Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) of the DTH industry to grow over two-folds in the next five years to Rs 450-500. "ARPU would increase to Rs 450-500 in next five years from the current industry average of Rs 150-160.

This would be primarily driven by growth in number of HD channels, Value Added Services on DTH platform and implementation of DAS," Kapoor added.

According to him, the DTH industry, which has players such as TataSky, Sun Direct, Airtel digital TV, Reliance Digital, has a current growth rate of 10 to 12 per cent.  

Resource: http://www.asianage.com/business/companies/160417/dish-tv-expects-to-complete-merger-with-videocon-d2h-by-oct.html

Airtel DTH launches Android-enabled set top box

Airtel Digital TV’s Android-enabled set top box will allow consumers to watch content available on the Internet on television besides regular satellite channels

Airtel Digital TV’s Android-enabled set top box will allow consumers to watch content available on the Internet on television besides regular satellite channels

Airtel DTH’s new Android-enabled set top box is available on Amazon for Rs4,999, which includes a monthly subscription to all channels and Rs7,999, which includes a year’s subscription. Photo: Mint

New Delhi: Bharti Airtel Ltd has launched a new hybrid set-top box integrating its DTH (direct-to-home) offering with Google’s Android TV OS, with apps including Netflix and YouTube, in an attempt to keep its platform relevant for users who are increasingly moving to so-called non-linear TV and increase its average revenue per user.

“Buoyed with the change in consumption of video on online platforms, we are looking at how to change the way people watch TV but we will look to become a one-stop solution for customers with multiple services such as broadband, DTH and cellular network,” Sunil Taldar, CEO and director of DTH, Bharti Airtel, said on the sidelines of the launch of the hybrid set-top box.

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Users will need a broadband connection.

Called Internet TV, the new set-top box has Netflix pre-loaded (although users will need a separate subscription). Taldar said that the company is also talking to Amazon Prime Video, Hotstar and Voot for partnerships.

The move comes even as Airtel reported a lower average revenue per user (ARPU) of Rs175 in the December quarter as compared to Rs201 in the previous quarter.

Analysts say the move to unify two services (DTH and data) will result in growth of average revenue per user (data).

“Airtel’s one-stop solution for customers may go some way to improve data ARPUs,” Mahesh Uppal, director of Com First (India) Pvt. Ltd, a company that specialises in telecom policy and regulation, said.

Airtel’s broadband ARPU fell marginally to Rs1,112 in the December quarter; in the previous quarter broadband ARPU had been Rs1,143.

Pavel Naiya, senior analyst at Counterpoint Research, agreed that the launch could improve Airtel’s data ARPU. “With the increase in consumption habits of the viewer due to free or unlimited broadband plans, ARPU is expected to rise steadily for the next two years,” Naiya said.

Airtel’s new set-top box is available on Amazon for Rs4,999, which includes a month’s subscription to all channels and Rs7,999, which includes a year’s subscription.

Resource:  http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/nhfa1yAZvV67R7BCTtufpM/Airtel-DTH-launches-Androidenabled-set-top-box.html