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Cricket is one of the most popular games in India and its worthwhile to start a Cricket based fiction show for the game lovers. Colors channel following the footsteps of Star Plus and trying to introduce this upcoming show on weekends alike ‘Sataymev…

NOIDA, India; October 19, 2011 – Dish TV India Limited (Dishtv) (BSE: 532839, NSE: DISHTV) today reported second quarter fiscal 2012 revenues of Rs. 4,822 million, representing a 48% growth over the corresponding period last fiscal. EBITDA for the qua…

The Indian pay TV market, which at present stands at Rs 240 billion, has huge growth potential as it is underpenetrated and the ARPU (average revenue per user) is very low. However, there are challenges like fragmentation in the cable industry, outdat…

Hathway Cable & Datacom will require an investment of Rs 6-7 billion to digitise its existing subscriber base if the government mandates the phasing out of analogue cable, a top official said. In the first phase involving the four metros, India’…

India will have 1.2 million HD subscribers on DTH by the end of this fiscal, industry experts said here today. Pricing is a sticky issue but aggressive marketing will push the demand for HD channels. Demonstrating the success of Movies Now, Media …

After pioneering the launch of HD in India, Tata Sky today announced the launch of ESPN HD on its platform. ESPN HD will showcase exciting sports action in High Definition from ESPN STAR Sports’ stellar line-up of premier international sporting even…

With the festive season around the corner, one of the most popular purchases remains a flat panel television. HD TVs are becoming cheaper (32-inch LCD TVs now start as low as Rs 21,000) and consumers with HD TVs also need a TV service that offers bett…

Reports suggest that the government is planning an ordinance to scale up digitisation of the cable and satellite television industry. The move will speed up pay-TV revenues for broadcasters and curtail carriage costs. G Subramanium, chief finance of…

S Keerthivasan, Head of Radio Business, HT Media Limited, has quit. He is being replaced by Harshad Jain who is joining as Business Head at Fever 104. Keerthivasan joined HT Media as Head – Business Excellence in December 2004, and subsequently beca…

All Lata Mangeshkar fans have a reason to cheer as Radio Mantra is paying a tribute to the legendary singer on her 82nd birthday. Mantra will AIR an exclusive treat that includes trivia about their favorite singer along with her all time super hits …

Airtel digital TV, the DTH service of Bharti Airtel today announced that it has entered an agreement with leading kids and family producer Cookie Jar Entertainment to bring its powerful library to Airtel digital consumers beginning immediately. The f…

Arasu Cable might be a “blow” to DTH operators in Tamil Nadu, if the state-owned multiple system operator (MSO) adds prominent pay channels to its bouquet and still offers connection at Rs 70 a month, said industry sources. The DTH industry has alrea…

Putting an end to the wait of the viewers, the State-run Arasu Cable Corporation has announced airing of a bouquet of pay channels without paying any extra charges from today. Customers of Arasu Cable Corporation, which was launched by Chief Minister…

The Tamil Nadu government imposed 30% entertainment tax (e–tax) on direct to home (DTH) operators. Jawahar Goel, managing director of Dish TV said that their revenues are impacted almost 7% because of the entertainment tax across the country. “With t…

In what would be a first for a public service broadcaster anywhere in the world, Prasar Bharati is set to outsource the operational and technical management of its free-to-air direct-to-home (DTH) service DD Direct+ to private DTH operators like Dish…

The State government expects to raise Rs.150 crore annually from entertainment tax on direct-to-home (DTH) services and matches in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the doubling of tax on feature films. While bringing DTH under the entertainment ta…

DTH service provider Tata Sky’s MD and CEO  Harit Nagpal’s  career started as an export manager in erstwhile Lakme, and later at Pepsi. He was group marketing director at Vodafone Essar before joining Tata Sky. In the past ten years, he has seen the …

Direct-to-Home operator Dish TV has approached broadcast tribunal TDSAT seeking a direction to broadcaster ESPN to give signals of its sports channels in accordance with the reference interconnect offer (RIO) as mandated by the regulator TRAI. RIO i…

CHENNAI: Direct to Home ( DTH) operators in Tamil Nadu will feel the heat because of the state government’s decision to impose a 30% entertainment tax on DTH connections. Industry sources said the move would hurt Sun Direct maximum as it is the large…

Reliance Digital TV, the leading Direct-to-Home (DTH) service provider in the country has introduced three exciting offers for both existing and new subscribers throughout the country. For the first time in the Indian DTH space, RDTV has come up with…