Airtel DTH arm to stop STB imports by 2021-end; begins production in NoidaThe move to local manufacturing is in line with the Sunil Mittal-led telecom operator’s strategy to locally source all telecom equipment, n...
Make in India: DTH company Dish TV to start manufacturing set-top-boxes in IndiaThe company said that the first consignment of ‘made in India’ STBs is already ready and is being shipped, while by the first quarter of th...
Singapore Tourism Board welcomes inaugural Vistara flights from Delhi and MumbaiVistara launched its international services with a Delhi-Singapore flight on August 6. It launched the second daily flight from Mumbai on A...
Government moves on set top boxes to help domestic industry: Prakash JavadekarThe government is aiming to digitise the cable sector in the country by the end of this year which requires installation of STBs in cable T...
DTH operators seek tax rationalisation, lower duty on STBsExpressing similar views, Dish TV CEO R C Venkateish said: "No other industry pays double taxation and we have asked for abatement of the s...
Videocon plans new set-top box plant with 1 mn annual capacityForeign STB makers almost wiped out domestic players during phase I and II of cable TV digitalisation with around 95 per cent market share.
Indian STB makers aiming at Rs 4,500 cr turnover next yearDomestic set-top-box makers are looking at Rs 4,500 crore turnover in the financial year by capturing 50 per cent market share.
Budget 2013: Import duty hike on set-top boxes to push up costs and delay digitalisationWith a timeframe of 2014 for complete digitalisation, the "time is just too short to boost domestic production of set top boxes."
Budget 2013: Import duty up on set-top boxes by five per centCable industry circles say rise in import duty on set-top boxes will push up costs and delay digitalisation.
- Imported set-top boxes dominate market after cable digitalisation
'Out of total installation of about 55 Million units, domestic players have been able to sell about 10 Million units as on December, 2012.'
- 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...
- 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...
- 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).
- NDS scouts for local partner to manufacture STBs
UK-based digital pay-TV technology solutions provider NDS on Sunday said it is scouting for domestic partners for manufacturing set-top box...
- Imported set top boxes may cost more
Imported set top boxes (STB), mandatory with cable TV connections in some parts of Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai, may cost more next fiscal.
- HC asks govt to implement CAS in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata by '06-end
The decision to roll out the controversial conditional access system (CAS) in the four metros, which gave the BJP a headache during its ter...
- Bharti to offer 3-in-1 services across 90 cities
After dominating the mobile telephone market, Bharti Airtel is all set to launch 3-in-1 services - phone, Internet and cable TV - across 90...