According to TRAI Annual Report 2024–25, the country has approximately 60 million cable TV households, around 2 million HITS subscribers, and 56.92 million active DTH subscribers as of 31 March, 2025
Operators are now focusing on hybrid offerings, bundled OTT access and broadband expansion to mitigate the decline, say experts
Last year, TRAI recommended that DTH operators should pay a licensing fee of 3% instead of 8% on their AGR
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
Advertising revenue of the company increased to Rs 10 crore in Q1 FY25 from Rs 9 crore in Q1 FY24
Given the lengthy and contentious process surrounding the Bill, a delay at this stage could hinder progress and add to industry uncertainty, believe legal experts familiar with the broadcast industry
The company said it is also considering incorporation of a wholly owned subsidiary in India which will infuse Rs 10 lakh towards the share capital
The duties include creating marketing materials, producing a brand film, digital marketing, media campaigns, and innovative ideas.
The total active Pay DTH subscriber base stood at 63.52 million for the third quarter
Dish TV CEO Manoj Dhobal and CMO Sukhpreet Singh spoke to e4m on the launch of Dish TV Smart+, the democratisation of content watching, the recent meeting with the TRAI chief and more
Total active subs in Pay DTH stands at 65.50 million, according to TRAI's Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicator Report for the Quarter ending June 30, 2023
The bill is likely to be addressed after next year's general elections
Cable operators allege that unregistered local players in rural areas are illegally taking unencrypted feed from DD Free Dish and providing it to customers, which is harming the industry
The total active subscriber base has decreased from 66.62 million in December 2022 to 65.25 million in March 2023
Suggests doing away with the licence fee after the end of financial year 2026-27
The total active subscriber base has increased from 65.58 million in September 2022 to 66.62 million in December 2022
The views have to be submitted by February 10 and February 13, respectively
The department of telecom has, however, said the teleport operator and TV channels will be responsible for maintaining the quality of reception
Industry watchers say OTT aggregation allows pay-TV players to access a large market, unify the services and increase affordability
The MIB requested the audit after it suspected discrepancies in the revenue calculations of DTH providers
The total number of permitted PS channels per operator will be capped at 5% of the total channel carriage capacity, the ministry has said
Apart from discussing topics of mutual interest, Chandra also witnessed the complete satellite communication and DTH delivery workflow at the centre
While speaking to media analysts on FTA, Punit Goenka emphasised that the industry must wait patiently to see the full impact of the pull-out on subscription revenues
Customer base shrank by 3.2% YoY to 17.4 million at the end of Q1’23
The association said this in its response to TRAI's consultation paper titled ′Issue related to new regulatory framework for broadcasting and cable services'
The total active subscriber base of the pay DTH sector fell to 66.92 million in the JFM quarter compared to 68.52 million in the OND quarter
Subscription revenue stands at Rs 161 crore
Net profit was Rs 21 crore
Consolidated subscription revenue increased by 3% YoY to Rs 272.7 crore
The DTH operator's advertisement income has increased 14.5% to Rs 14.8 crore
The MD & CEO of Bharti Airtel was referring to the New Tariff Order established by the TRAI, which he said, has not benefited any stakeholder
The telecom firm’s capital expenditure in the DTH business stood at Rs 1302.7 crore as against Rs 1284.3 crore in FY21
Faced with a declining subscriber base, the DTH Association has urged the ministry to waive the licence fee imposed on DTH operators
The total subscriber base of the top 13 cable and HITS operators increased to 45.81 million active subscribers from 45.55 million in the trailing quarter
The DTH operator's advertisement income jumped 18.1% to Rs 11.3 crore from Rs 9.6 crore
EBITDA was up 1% at Rs 531.9 crore compared to Rs 529.1 crore in Q3 FY21, for the segment
Mukherjee was with Airtel for 9 years
In a meeting held on December 23, TRAI had asked stakeholders to send the list of issues that concerns them with respect to NTO 2.0 implementation
According to the TRAI report, the total pay active subscriber base of private DTH operators has decreased by 1.4% to 68.89 million in September 2021 from 69.86 million in June 2021
The net profit of the DTH operator zoomed 271% to Rs 250 crore from Rs 67.47 crore
Thakur, I&B Minister, said that the four private DTH operators include Dish TV India+Videocon d2h, Bharati Telemedia, Tata Sky and Sun Direct TV
Launched ahead of World Television Day, the campaign will be aired on the network's channels in 7 languages
Three new films encourage professionals to hit pause and strike the right balance between work and life in the new world of work
The customer base of the company stood at 18 million at the end of Q2’22
TRAI's quarterly Performance Indicator Report shared details about the total pay DTH subscriber base, top cable TV services, TV channels, and radio broadcasters and their collective ad revenue
The campaign is a reminder for professionals to hit pause, reconnect with loved ones, and find a new idea of balance
Operators, who have lost millions of low paying subscribers to Free Dish, allege that the practice goes against the principles of NTO 2.0 meant to provide a level-playing field and parity
The company posted a net profit of Rs 68.75 crore as against a net loss of Rs 234.1 crore
TRAI's quarterly Performance Indicator Report indicated that the DTH subscriber base stood at 69.57 million for the January-March quarter from 70.99 million in the October-December quarter
Vittal, MD & CEO — India & South Asia, Bharti Airtel, explained during the Q1 earnings call that the company will push for it to bring about a more cohesive and consistent policy regime