March 26th, 2021 6:44 PM 1 COMMENTS

Cheaper OTT, DTH Set to Halt Cable TV Subscriptions in India

The number of cable TV users in India continued to remain at 103 million in the 2020 financial year, Statista said in a report in early March. The company highlighted that the number of cable TV users in India already hit 103 million in the 2019 financial year having witnessed a dip in the previous years. In the 2017 financial year, Statista, a German company engaged in market and consumer... Read More

February 19th, 2021 5:42 PM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel Digital TV Well Placed, DTH Industry Outlook May Have Weakened Says Analyst

The outlook for the Direct-to-Home (DTH) industry in India and its valuations “may have only weakened” in the past three years, Motilal Oswal Financial Services said in a report on Wednesday. The firm engaged in the financial services said that Airtel Digital TV is “well placed” in the DTH industry that has consolidated in the past few years. The report is on the heels of Airtel on Wednesday announcing its... Read More

February 12th, 2021 6:20 PM 0 COMMENTS

Sun TV Observing Rising Demand for DTH, Sun NXT Telecom Partnerships to Continue

Sun NXT, the over-the-top (OTT) platform run by Sun TV Network has witnessed a “significant growth” in the recent years as the company has “entered into agreements with almost all the telcos.” The development was shared by the Sun TV management in the third quarter earnings call on Monday. The Sun TV management said that the company receives a “substantial fixed revenue” from the telecom operators on a month-on-month basis.... Read More

May 12th, 2015 9:42 AM 11 COMMENTS

Nearly 140 channels do not follow 12-minutes ad cap directive, reports TRAI

According to a report released by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), 101 general entertainment channels and 39 news channels in the country failed to follow the directive of 12-minutes ad cap per hour, between 23rd February and 1st March. As per the directive, the channels are allowed to air only 12 minutes of ad programs per hour. The 12-minutes ad cap per hour is already challenged in Delhi High... Read More

September 29th, 2014 7:57 PM 0 COMMENTS

Let the market decide the Pay Tv prices instead of forced random hikes-IDOS 2014

In the recent India Digital Operators summit 2014 which was held in Goa, Mr Anil Wanvari CEO and Editor in chief of Indiantelevision.com gave an overview on how the TV industry has shaped in the recent past. The adaptation of CAS(Conditional Access System) and DAS(Digital Access System) has changed the way the industry functions said Wanvari. The broadcasters demand for higher revenue from the Pay Tv is still not meted... Read More

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