TRAI recommends cap on DTH platform services, exclusivity in new recommendationsIn the new recommendations issued Wednesday, TRAI has capped the total number of platform services to 3% of the total channel carrying capa...
'850 schools use Tata Sky Actve Education'Vikram Kaushik, MD & CEO of Tata Sky, spoke to ET on a range of issues faced by the DTH industry.
- Foreign tie-ups may boost stocks of Dish TV, Den Networks & Hathway Cable
In the past three years, the pace at which cable and direct-to-home (DTH) industry is getting digitised has been quite rapid.
- DTH Industry: Early lead on volume front to decide winners
Competition in the direct-to-home (DTH) industry is so severe that the existing players are finding it tough to break-even and then show pr...
- Despite high subsidy, Bharti gung ho on DTH biz model
The direct-to-home (DTH) industry has to incur Rs 2,000 per customer as subsidy at the moment, but with falling equipment prices, the busin...
- Festive Discounts: DTH players intensify price war to grab maximum users
Last year, DTH industry had added an estimated 7-8 lakh subscribers during Diwali festival. So, this year too, the DTH players are in tough...
- Dollar blues come to haunt DTH cos
The appreciating dollar may force DTH players to increase prices, as the industry completely depends on imported set-top boxes (STBs).
- DTH industry in throes of tech war
Technology war, which was associated with the CDMA and GSM-based operators, is now set to shake up the DTH entertainment industry. The wire...
- 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...
- TRAI wants BIS to set technical standards for advanced DTH
TRAI recommended that the government direct the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) to formulate technical standards for set top boxes (STBs) ...
- DTH players cry foul as taxes mount
Direct-to-home (DTH) operators have urged the government to rationalise the taxation structure on DTH service. In a letter to the Informati...
- Broadcasters may've to shell out carriage fee
With a plethora of television channels coming up, direct-to-home (DTH) players are now looking at charging carriage fee from broadcasters t...
- DTH cos may get partial content exclusivity
DTH players push for exclusivity of content as several new players emerge in the Direct-to-home space.
'Indians are fast upgrading to DTH'Vikram Kaushik, chairman and managing director, Tata Sky, feels the heavy tax burden on the industry and the lack of level-playing field ar...
- Trai spanner in DTH content exclusivity plan
Content exclusivity, the USP of DTH operators globally, will not be permitted in India in the near future.
- No free feed for DTH players
DTH players such as TataSky and Dish TV will soon be stopped from broadcasting live international cricket action starring India, unless the...
- DTH players hope to click in with multi-camera views
In a bid to capture market share in the non-CAS notified areas, direct-to-home (DTH) players are now trying to cash in on the Cricket World...