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 ...
30 Jul, 2025, 10.54 AM IST
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,...
22 Jul, 2025, 09.52 AM IST
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...
30 May, 2025, 12.56 AM IST
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....
10 Apr, 2025, 10.03 AM IST
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...
05 Dec, 2024, 12.31 AM IST
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...
03 Nov, 2024, 11.26 PM IST
I&B Ministry cancelled 883 multi system operator licences in FY24The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting cancelled 883 MSO licences in FY24 due to non-compliance, reducing the total to 880. Despite t...
28 Sep, 2024, 10.53 PM IST
DTH companies lose over 3 million users in FY24Despite the Indian Premier League and the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup in 2023, four private direct-to-home (DTH) operators in India lost 3....
08 Jul, 2024, 12.27 AM IST
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...
22 Aug, 2023, 09.23 AM IST
Dish TV, Airtel Digital TV merger announcement likely by month endAirtel, Dish TV & Warburg Pincus have reached pact over merger, working upon modalities.
07 Aug, 2019, 06.32 PM IST
Don’t subsidise private channels, review free Dish policy: I&B ministry to Prasar BharatiA ministry official said the broadcaster has not replied to any of its six reminders sent in the last four months. The latest one was sent ...
12 Apr, 2018, 11.27 PM IST
Trai recommends easier licensing norms for DTH companiesTrai suggested that the adjusted gross revenue should be calculated excluding service tax, entertainment tax and sales tax or value-added t...
24 Jul, 2014, 04.34 AM IST
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India recommends extension of licence period for DTH operatorsOn the tenure of DTH licence, TRAI suggested that it to be increased from 10 years to 20 years, renewable by 10 years at a time.
23 Jul, 2014, 07.22 PM IST
I&B seeks over Rs 2000 crore from DTH companies as license feeThe ministry had sent the demand letters to all the six DTH players which collectively amount to around Rs 2,068 crores, officials said.
28 Mar, 2014, 09.35 PM IST
- Prasar Bharti conducts e-auction to award slots to private channels
Prasar Bharti conducted an e-auction to award slots to private channels on its Direct-to-home (DTH) service DD Direct Plus on Thursday.
28 Jul, 2011, 08.01 PM IST
- 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...
20 Mar, 2008, 12.24 AM IST
- HC awards marketing rights for DD channel to Nimbus
Delhi High Court on Wednesday allowed Nimbus to undertake marketing of the India-West Indies cricket telecast on Doordarshan, while orderin...
24 Jan, 2007, 03.00 PM IST