Dish TV today announced that it's bringing the Watcho OTT app to Amazon Fire TV Stick. With Watcho app, users of Amazon Fire TV Stick can now watch Live TV content as well. Watcho app by Dish TV is an OTT application with over 100 Live TV channels, original web shows, short films and other regional shows & movies. Bringing this app to Amazon Fire Stick is an interesting move... Read More
The festive season in India is actually one of the most awaited times of the year as the customers of various services, be it prepaid, DTH, or broadband, get to see many offers, discounts, and promotions in lieu of the festive season. This has been especially true for the DTH industry lately. We say this because, for the festive season, the major broadcasters in the country, which are behind some... Read More
The next thing of focus in the DTH and the broadcasting industry has little to do with DTH itself. Instead, the entire industry is embracing the consumers’ shift towards the OTT applications and the video-on-demand content which is pushing the DTH operators and other related platforms to bring solutions which the consumers can use to access OTT apps and content on their TV screens. We have already seen a major... Read More
A recent report revealed that more than 20 million subscribers have opted out of the DTH platform in favour of watching content on OTT apps. The tariff regime by Trai has changed the entire TV viewing scenario in India. Right after the new mandate came into effect, DTH operators removed the good-old long-term channel packs which they used to offer at discounted prices. However, to retain the customer base, the... Read More
When it comes to choosing DTH operators, one of the names that is one the tip of the customers oftentimes is Dish TV. Until a few days back, Dish TV was also the top DTH provider in the country by subscriber count and hence the subscriber market share, until it was superseded by Tata Sky. However, that doesn’t mean that Dish TV has put down its weapons in the DTH... Read More
As it stated a few weeks ago, Dish TV has now introduced an Android TV-based Set-Top Box called Dish SMRT Hub, taking on the Airtel Xstream Box and Reliance Jio's 4K Set-Top Box. Alongside Dish SMRT Hub, the former leading DTH operator also announced Dish SMRT Kit with voice assistant Alexa built-in remote. Dish TV's latest Android TV STB is available for both existing and new customers at Rs 2,499... Read More
A few weeks back, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) had floated a new consultation paper on the platform services which are being provided by the DTH operators. The DTH operators and the other industry stakeholders were asked to drop their comments on the issue over this consultation paper. On that front, the DTH operators have now reached out to the telecom regulator saying that there should be no... Read More
The DTH industry has grown increasingly competitive over the last few months. The main factors behind this have been the regulatory changes that have been brought forth by the regulatory forces at play in the sector. The new tariff regime and the other regulatory measures introduced by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) have led to the current situation of the industry. To set themselves apart, the DTH operators... Read More
Since a long time, Dish TV has ruled the DTH industry by boasting of the most number of subscribers, however, finally the crown has been taken away from Dish TV, and by now you might have guessed already that the title of the top DTH operator in the country now belongs to Tata Sky. In terms of average active subscriber base, Tata Sky has now emerged as the top DTH... Read More
If you are TV viewer, then the chances are that you are also abreast with the latest happenings in the DTH and broadcasting industry. As of late, the DTH operators in India have been focusing on different areas by which they can keep their subscribers intact and glued to their screens. In a scenario where the viewers want to watch content streamed over the internet, the only solution that remains... Read More
Dish TV and D2h are trying to increase their subscriber base to retain the user base. Currently, Dish TV India is the leading DTH service provider in the industry with around 40 million subscribers under its belt. As part of its new user acquisition programme, Dish TV is providing a lifetime warranty with its HD Set-Top Box. Usually, DTH operators provide a maximum of three years warranty for its Set-Top... Read More
DTH operators are now focusing heavily on providing a proper application with OTT content and Live TV service to the customers. Tata Sky has its own mobile app which provides Live TV service and Airtel Digital TV users can stream content from OTT services and Live TV channels via Airtel Xstream app. However, India's leading DTH operator Dish TV was lacking in this sector, but that has changed ever since... Read More
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