DTH sector has lost 7.6 mn subs in 3 years: TRAI
According to TRAI, the active pay subscriber base for these providers was around 61.97 million as of March 31, 2024, down from 69.57 million on March 31, 2021
Since 2021, the number of subscribers for the four major Direct To Home (DTH) service providers has decreased by 7.6 million. According to the TRAI’s Indian Telecom Services Yearly Performance Indicators 2023-2024, the active pay subscriber base for these providers was around 61.97 million as of March 31, 2024, down from 69.57 million on March 31, 2021.
This decline has been consistent over the years. The subscriber base stood at 69.57 million in March 2021, decreased to 66.92 million by March 2022, and further fell to 65.25 million by March 2023. As of March 31, 2024, the active subscriber count was 61.97 million, continuing the downward trend in the DTH sector.
Tata Play Limited has a 32.53% market share of total net pay active DTH subscribers followed by Bharti Telemedia Ltd. with 28.45% as on 31st March, 2024. Dish TV India had 20.46% share while Sun Direct 18.57% share as on 31st March, 2024.
Meanwhile, as on 31st March 2024, there are 880 MSOs registered with MIB. As per the data reported by MSOs and HITS operators, there are 11 MSOs & 1 HITS operator who have a subscriber base greater than one million. GTPL Hathway led the list with 9.11 million subscribers followed by Siti Networks Ltd. with 5.30 million subscribers and Hathway Digital Ltd. with 5.29 million subscribers. Thamigzha Cable TV Communication Ltd. has 3.81 million subscribers, and Kerala Communicators Cable Ltd. has 3.50 million subscribers.
