Dth Operators

CAG to conduct special audit for DTH service providers on I&B min's orders

The audit will be conducted to ensure that the amount to be submitted to the Centre in the form of the licence fee is "correctly assessed"

Dish TV, 4 others settle non-disclosure of AGM voting results with Sebi

Direct-to-Home operator Dish TV India Ltd and four others have settled with markets regulator Sebi a case pertaining to alleged non-disclosure of voting results of the company's Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on December 30, 2021. Apart from Dish TV, its promoter Jawahar Lal Goel, group chief executive Anil Kumar Dua, compliance officer Ranjit Singh and Ashok Mathai Kurien, who was the director of the company, settled the case. These five entities have settled the case after collectively paying Rs 65.34 lakh towards settlement amount, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) said in an order. This came after the entities proposed Sebi to settle the alleged violations of regulatory norms through a settlement order, "without admitting or denying the findings". Accordingly, Sebi, in its order passed on Monday, stated "the pending enforcement proceedings for the alleged defaults ...are settled qua the applicants." The regulator received complaints alleging that Dish TV, p

Central govt caps platform channels on DTH at 5% of total capacity

The government on Friday capped the number of platform channels on direct-to-home (DTH) services at 5 per cent of the operators' total channel carriage capacity. The operational guidelines in respect of "licence fee", "platform services" and "sharing of infrastructure" for DTH services in India, issued by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB), also bar the platform service channel from sharing content directly or indirectly with any other distribution platform operator (DPO). Platform service channels are programmes transmitted by DPOs exclusively to their own subscribers. The definition excludes Doordarshan and registered television channels as also the foreign channels not registered in India. "The content of the PS to be exclusive to the platform and is not to be shared directly or indirectly with any other Distribution Platform Operator," the guidelines said. The guidelines, which came into effect from Friday, mandate all platform service channels to carry a captio

Dish TV Q1 net profit falls 64% to Rs 17.85 crore; revenue down 17%

Its revenue from the operation fell 16.73 per cent to Rs 608.63 crore during the quarter under review as against Rs 730.97 crore in the corresponding quarter.

Dish TV Q3 profit down 7.17% to Rs 80.21 crore, revenue down 12.8%

The company had reported a net profit of Rs 86.41 crore in the October-December quarter a year ago, Dish TV said in a BSE filing

DD Freedish reaches India's 40 mn TV homes; South gains maximum 'Pay DTH'

State broadcaster Prasar Bharati's free DTH brand is now at just over half of all pay DTH homes

Battle between DTH company Dish TV and YES Bank likely to escalate

Company plans to challenge bank over bid to sack board members

DTH player Dish TV likely to go for rights issue of Rs 1,000 crore

The promoters had offered a substantial portion of their equity as security for the credit facilities availed of by Essel Group

DTH licensing policy change detrimental, raises liability risk: Crisil

The new licensing guidelines could significantly increase the potential liabilities of incumbents when renewing their licences, it said

Cabinet approves 100% FDI in DTH sector; should you buy related stocks?

A sustained move above Rs 38 levels may see an aggressive upside in Hathway Cable and Datacom

20-year-long DTH licence to provide certainty to industry: Tata Sky

Tata Sky said the government's decision to grant licences to the operators for a longer 20 years would provide certainty to the industry

Cabinet nod for revised DTH service guidelines; licenses for 20 years

The Union Cabinet approved revision in guidelines for providing direct to home (DTH) services in the country under which licenses would be issued for 20 years

TRAI issues consultation paper seeking views on norms for DTH services

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India issued a consultation paper seeking views and comments on regulatory framework recommended for direct-to-home (DTH) services

Cable operators feel the Covid-19 lockdown pinch, lose subscribers

Though TV viewership surged during lockdown, subscribers deleted channels from their package to cut costs

TRAI versus Indian broadcasting

The TRAI's recent effort to micromanage India's television industry will end up hurting everyone - consumers, broadcasters and distributors

TRAI's new year bonanza: Now you get more channels at lesser price

At present, DTH or cable TV operators provide only 100 channels for Rs 153. Now, cable operators will have to provide 200 channels for Rs 153

TRAI recommends KYC verification of existing and new DTH set-top boxes

It also said there is no need to mandate physical verification at regular intervals as it will incur a huge cost to the DTH operators and inconvenience to the consumers

The myth of the missing DTH subscriber

A change in the way DTH homes are calculated shows that over 18 million homes are missing. Why does this cause so much joy?

Dish TV promoters may cash out for Rs 5,000 cr, Bharti Airtel to pick stake

Bharti Airtel, Warburg Pincus to buy Jawahar Goel's 58% stake at Rs 45-50 a share

Consumer's choice supreme, operators shouldn't interfere, says Trai chief

Consumers must have a choice... and interfering with their freedom is a violation of regulatory framework, says R S Sharma