Direct-to-Home (DTH) business in India has slowed down, and in fact, the paying subscribers are going down. As per TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) data, the pay subscriber base of DTH operators in the country went down by 2.02% in the June 2023 quarter (from 65.50 million to 64.18 million). This is likely because more and more consumers are switching to OTT (over-the-top) platforms for their entertainment needs. Most... Read More
Tata Play, a leading DTH (Direct-to-Home) operator, offers customers the ability to record their favourite TV shows. While it is the era of OTT (over-the-top) and users like to watch content on-demand, there are still many shows that people want to watch through linear TV channels. Tata Play offers a service called Tata Play Record Premium, which enables customers to record their favourite shows. The great thing about this service... Read More
Tata Play, Airtel Digital TV, Dish TV, Sun Direct and D2h are the top DTH (Direct-to-Home) service providers in India. When you are looking for a new DTH connection from either of these companies, you should know the NCF (network capacity fee) they are charging for the channel packs. While many users are shifting to OTT (over-the-top) platforms for their entertainment needs, there are still many people who prefer a... Read More
The Indian Direct-to-Home (DTH) active subscriber base dipped QoQ (Quarter over Quarter) in the September 2023 quarter. The total active DTH subscriber base stood at 64.18 million during the Sep 2023 quarter. In the previous quarter, the figure was 65.50 million and a year back in 2022 during the same September quarter, the figures were 65.58 million. There hasn't been much change over the year as the subscriber base grew... Read More
d2h, one of the largest DTH (Direct-to-Home) operators in India, has an Android Set-Top Box (STB) on offer called d2h Stream. It is a decent Android Box for anyone looking to convert their old TVs into smart ones. There are also offerings from Airtel Digital TV and Tata Play. But today, our focus will be entirely on the offering from d2h. The d2h Stream box has been in the market... Read More
The Direct-to-Home (DTH) sector's growth has been on a declining trend for several years now. This is because it isn't the only form of entertainment available to customers anymore. If you want to watch something, it's better to have a subscription to an OTT (over-the-top) platform so that you can watch movies or TV shows on-demand rather than a TV where everything is scheduled, not for your taste, but for... Read More
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has asked the IIT-Kanpur, amongst other stakeholders, to rework the pitch for Direct to Mobile (D2M) service for the broadcasters. Currently, to watch live TV, you either need a data connection, or you need a DTH (Direct-to-Home) connection. The D2M technology aims to directly stream the live TV on a user's device without any need for a DTH connection or even data. This would mean... Read More
The latest Performance Indicator Report (PIR) from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) sheds light on the dynamic landscape of pay direct-to-home (DTH) and cable TV services in India. The report highlights the growth in active subscriber bases for DTH services and provides insights into the number of pay TV channels and market share of key players. This article presents a comprehensive overview of the data, showcasing the developments... Read More
Despite tariff hikes, India's direct-to-home (DTH) companies are expected to recover only 85% of their pre-pandemic revenue levels, according to a report by Crisil. The report (via TOI) highlights that the recent tariff hike by DTH operators is expected to contribute to a 6-8% growth in their revenue to approximately Rs 19,500 crore in fiscal 2024, which is close to 95% of what was generated in fiscal 2020. DTH companies... Read More
Direct-to-Home (DTH) services will be more expensive for users in India after the implementation of the New Tariff Order (NTO) 3.0 from Feb 1, 2023. The immediate question that comes to mind is how is it a good move from the DTH companies? The shift to OTT (over-the-top) platforms by Indian consumers is happening as you read this. Rising DTH prices would only help with the growth of OTT platforms.... Read More
The broadcasters and the cable TV operators have finally put an end to their differences. For the last few days, the broadcasters and the cable TV operators were fighting over the implementation of the New Tariff Order (NTO) 3.0. But according to a Livemint report, the differences were finally put aside late on Thursday. The fight resulted in the discontinuation of services for many cable TV subscribers. Major broadcasters, including... Read More
The growth of the internet in India will trouble the country's direct-to-home (DTH) sector. Already, because of the rapid growth of OTT (over-the-top) content, the number of DTH subscribers in India has been on a decline for the last several quarters. There are just four major DTH operators in India, and all of them have realised by now that they can't fight the growth of OTT. Instead of fighting OTT,... Read More
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