USTR lists India's UPI and data rules as trade barriersAmerica has identified several trade barriers in India. These include India's preference for local satellites for DTH services and the excl...
02 Apr, 2026, 12.44 AM IST
US lists India's preference for domestic satellites for DTH, localised internet shutdown as trade barrierA US report has flagged India’s preference for domestic satellites in DTH services and use of localised internet shutdowns as barriers to f...
01 Apr, 2026, 09.10 AM IST
AIDCF urges MIB to prevent Prasar Bharati from onboarding linear TV channels for its OTT platformThe All India Digital Cable Federation (AIDCF) has urged the information and broadcasting ministry to withdraw Prasar Bharati's notice invi...
05 Sep, 2024, 07.23 AM IST
DTH, teleport company expect new policy to lower satellite costsThe Indian government’s new policy, effective April 2025, requires foreign satellite operators to establish local units to offer satellite ...
01 Aug, 2024, 11.33 AM IST
Tata Play starts beaming from its GSAT-24 satellite, to increase capacity to 900 channelsDirect-to-home (DTH) service provider Tata Play on Monday said it has started beaming of television channels from its dedicated GSAT-24 sat...
07 Aug, 2023, 04.36 PM IST
India's GSAT-24 satellite launched, entire capacity leased to Tata PlayNSIL, a Government of India company under the Department of Space, has leased the entire satellite capacity to Tata Play. GSAT-24 was launc...
23 Jun, 2022, 12.59 PM IST
ISRO wants DTH companies to share transponders on one satelliteExcept for Tata Sky and state-owned DD FreeDish, all DTH operators are currently using foreign satellites for uplinking and downlinking sig...
26 May, 2016, 02.14 PM IST
- WorldSpace radio makes a comeback via Airtel Digital TV
Satellite radio WorldSpace is making a comeback in India with Bharti Airtel tying up with Timbre Media, the licensee of the brand, for broa...
02 Nov, 2012, 08.42 PM IST
Media: The wonder decadeIndian TV sets now have DVD-like picture quality with loads of value add-ons thanks to new technologies like DTH, CAS and IPTV.
31 Dec, 2009, 04.36 AM IST
- EchoStar Corp looks to enter India
Nasdaq-listed EchoStar Corporation, which sells satellite television services in the US under the Dish Network brand, is looking to enter I...
28 Sep, 2009, 01.06 AM IST
- Airtel, RCoM DTH to offer broadband
Telecom majors Bharti Airtel and Reliance Communications (RCOM), which are set to make their Direct To Home (DTH) foray by the year-end, pl...
02 Jul, 2007, 03.09 AM IST
- DD to add more channels with new satellite hook-up
Ending its dependence on a foreign satellite, Doordarshan will switch over to a more advanced Indian satellite for its direct-to-home (DTH)...
18 Feb, 2007, 09.45 AM IST
- No open skies for DTH, VSAT operators for now
After telecom and IT, it’s the turn of the Direct to Home (DTH) and Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) sectors to face the ire of Indian s...
01 Feb, 2007, 12.15 AM IST
- Channel prices under DTH may not be fixed
Over four million consumers viewing channels on their TV sets through DTH service can breathe easy. The broadcasting regulator is unlikely ...
17 Jan, 2007, 02.29 AM IST
- Govt clears Rs 610-cr plan for new communication satellite
The government has cleared a Rs 610-crore plan to launch a new communication satellite that will augment India’s capacity to handle DTH tra...
11 Oct, 2006, 01.42 AM IST
- Star to spice up Zee’s Dish
TDSAT on Friday ordered Rupert Murdoch-controlled STAR to provide its channels to the DTH platform of Zee-promoted Dish TV within the next ...
15 Jul, 2006, 02.48 AM IST
- Satellite crash to hit Sun, other channels
India’s attempt to join the league of nations who build and launch their own satellites was shattered with Insat-4C - the country’s first c...
11 Jul, 2006, 03.18 AM IST