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Subscriber losses push India's TV distribution industry towards consolidation as broadband, IPTV gain groundIndia's TV distribution is shifting towards broadband and digital entertainment, forcing cable and DTH operators to confront subscriber los...
Tata Play loss widens to Rs 551 crore in FY26 as customers migrate to streaming, DD Free DishTata Play faced a wider net loss and lower revenue in the 2025-26 financial year. Customers are moving away from DTH services to free platf...
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting releases draft rules to 'consolidate' broadcasting sectorThe Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has released draft rules to bring television, radio, DTH, HITS, and IPTV services under the Te...
Dish TV FY26 loss widens as subscription revenue shrinks amid OTT pressureDish TV India faced a significant financial setback in FY26, reporting a wider consolidated loss. Subscription revenue saw a sharp decline ...
Bharti Airtel claims No.2 spot: How it beat HDFC Bank to become India's second most valuable companyBharti Airtel has overtaken HDFC Bank to become India’s second most valuable listed company. Airtel shares rose over 2%, taking its market ...
DTH companies may get licence fee reliefFaced with subscriber churn and revenue decline, India's DTH operators are lobbying for a reduction in the 8% license fee. The Ministry of ...
CCI approves Tata Sons' acquisition of 10% stake in Tata Play from TemasekThe Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved Tata Sons' acquisition of a 10% stake in Tata Play from Baytree Investments, increas...
DTH players' FY24 revenue down amid major subscriber lossIndian private DTH operators Tata Play, Bharti Telemedia, Dish TV, and Sun Direct experienced a 5% revenue decline amid a consumer shift to...
Bharti Airtel in advanced talks to acquire Tata Play to boost digital TV segmentBharti Airtel is in advanced talks to acquire Tata Play, India’s largest DTH business. This move aims to bolster Airtel’s position in the d...
Broadband, OTT may keep Tata Play in good stead amid DTH dipTata Play's revenue from its core direct-to-home (DTH) business is expected to decline in the medium term due to a slowdown in its subscrib...
'Tata Play's DTH Ops expected to be under stress this fiscal year'In its rating rationale report on the company, the agency noted that the company's consolidated revenue will be supported by Tata Play Bing...
Structure of DTH industry remains attractive in mid to long term: Airtel CEOAirtel, which added about 485,000 customers in Direct-to-Home (DTH) television segment and logged a sequential revenue growth of just under...
Dish TV, Airtel Digital TV merger announcement likely by month endAirtel, Dish TV & Warburg Pincus have reached pact over merger, working upon modalities.
Airtel finds Dish TV appetising, signals interest for mergerMittal has initiated talks with Dish TV, to merge his DTH business, under Airtel Digital TV.
Dish TV plans to continue with Videocon D2H brandThe DTH market is currently estimated to have over 60 million subscribers and is growing at around 10% annually.
DTH arm stake sale to help Bharti fight Reliance JioThis will enable Bharti Airtel fund its capital expenditure plan aimed at bolstering 4G network and combating Reliance Jio Infocomm, analys...
Reliance Communications, Sun Group in talks to merge their DTH businessesThe deal is still at a nascent stage but sources suggest that Sun Group is likely to own a majority stake while Reliance to own less than 2...
- DTH faces telecom pricing woes
Though India is set to overtake the US to become the world’s biggest DTH market, predatory pricing is eroding profitability. And the compet...
- BPCL shelves DTH foray plan
Bharat Petroleum Corporation's (BPCL) entry into the direct-to-home (DTH) satellite broadcasting venture in India will remain a distant dre...
- Videocon to join DTH bandwagon
Videocon plans to offer set-top boxes at Rs 1,500 against average market price of Rs 3,000