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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 ...
JC Flowers withdraws NCLT plea against Dish TVDish TV receives a significant relief as JC Flowers Asset Reconstruction withdraws its petition. The petition was filed before the National...
Dish TV moves Kerala HC against DD Free Dish’s regulatory exemptionDish TV has petitioned the Kerala High Court, demanding that DD Free Dish, Prasar Bharati's free DTH service, be brought under the same enc...
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 ...
DTH signals fade, but FM radio turns up the volume for MIBThe Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) experienced a decline in revenue from DTH services in FY25 due to a shrinking user base,...
DTH cos asked to pay ₹16kcr licence fee duesIndia's DTH industry faces mounting pressure as the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting demands ₹16,000 crore in outstanding license f...
DTH players urge government to act on TRAI suggestion to scrap licence feeThe DTH sector in India is still waiting for clarity from the MIB on TRAI’s proposal to reduce and eventually eliminate the 8% licence fee....
Jio, Airtel at loggerheads again over licence fee for DTH operatorsTelecom giants Jio and Airtel clash over DTH license fee waivers. Airtel advocates for complete removal, citing parity with other platforms...
TRAI recommends scrapping of DTH licence fee after FY27The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recommended that the government should abolish the licence fee for direct-to-home (DTH...
Trai seeks views on DTH licence fee, bank guaranteesThe regulator wants stakeholders to provide a clear, precise, and unambiguous format of exhaustive income heads forming part of gross reven...
Airtel Digital TV, Tata Play, Dish TV and Sun Direct's accounting under CAG scrutinyThe union ministry of information and broadcasting wrote to the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India this week asking for an inte...
DTH players seek 8% licence fee waiver to remain competitiveDTH body approached the Information and Broadcasting Ministry following a proposal under the consideration of the DoT to waive the licence ...
Dish TV gets demand notice of Rs 4,164.05 cr from government for licence feeThe DTH license fee matter has already been through several rounds of litigation, the final outcomes of which are yet to be argued and conc...
DTH companies seek uniform licence fee policyThe DTH sector has been asking for a rationalisation of licence fee, which is currently 10% of their gross revenues. Cable TV and headend-i...
TataSky pays Rs 383 crore licence fee on gross revenue basisAt present, the dispute between the various DTH operators and the government is still pending before the broadcast tribunal TDSAT.
Recommendations on new DTH licences this month, says TRAITelecom and broadcasting regulator TRAI expects to come up with its recommendations on new Direct-To-Home (DTH) licences this month.
DTH operators should provide inter-operability of STBs, says TRAI ChairmanIf the DTH service providers found it a difficult option, commercial interoperability should be ensured keeping in mind the interests of th...
TRAI to recommend renewal procedure for DTH licencesTRAI has initiated a consultation process to suggest guidelines for renewal of DTH licences after the I&B Ministry wrote to it seeking reco...
- DTH cos call for licence fee cut
The direct-to-home (DTH) industry believes its losses will double if the government fails to provide sops, like reduction in licence fee an...
- I&B min mulls 6% fee for DTH players
The Information & Broadcasting (I&B) ministry is considering telecom regulator TRAI’s recommendation to lower the licence fee from 10% to 6...