India Digital TV News

Airtel Digital TV adds 339,000 subscribers in 2Q 2015
Aug 4, 2015 – Bharti Airtel has announced results for the first quarter ended June 30, 2015. As on June 30, 2015, DTH had 10.4 million customers, which represents an increase of 10.9% as compared to the corresponding quarter last year.
News categories: Airtel, India, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Videocon d2h releases Direct To Mobile TV app
Jul 30, 2015 – Videocon d2h (NASDAQ:VDTH) has announced the launch of a mobile TV app. The app, called Direct to Mobile TV, will make it possible for Videocon d2h subscribers to watch television anytime, anywhere on their mobile phones.
News categories: Videocon d2h, Saurabh Dhoot, Anil Khera, Apps, Digital TV, India, Satellite, TV Everywhere

STB shipments to South Asian countries rise 20% in Q2 2015
Jul 30, 2015 – The set-top box (STB) market in major South Asian countries (Bangladesh, Nepal, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) is witnessing steady and robust growth, as digitisation in India and other countries in the region is propelling the demand for STBs, according to Dataxis.
News categories: Dataxis, Sreeja Vn, Bangladesh, Cable TV, Digital TV, India, Market Research, Nepal, Pakistan, Satellite, Set Top Box, Sri Lanka

Dish TV adds 390 thousand subscribers in 2Q 2015
Jul 28, 2015 – Dish TV India (BSE: 532839, NSE: DISHTV) has reported first quarter fiscal 2016 results. Dish TV added 390 thousand net subscribers during the quarter to give a total subscriber base of 13.3 million at the end of the period.
News categories: Dish TV India, India, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Videocon d2h adds 0.46 million subscribers in 2Q 2015
Jul 23, 2015 – Videocon d2h (NASDAQ: VDTH) has announced results for the three months ended June 30, 2015. The Company added 0.46 million net subscribers in the quarter. Net subscribers totaled 10.64 million at the end of the period.
News categories: Videocon d2h, India, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Airtel Digital TV launches 'Made in India' set-top-boxes
Jul 16, 2015 – Airtel Digital TV has announced the launch of its first indigenously manufactured set-top-boxes. The Made in India set-top-boxes will be available in HD to begin with and soon all Airtel Digital TV’s set-top-boxes will be manufactured in India.
News categories: Airtel, Shashi Arora, Digital TV, India, Satellite, Set Top Box

Asia Pacific SVOD homes to quadruple
Jul 9, 2015 – Digital TV Research has forecast 68.83 million SVOD homes in Asia by 2020, quadruple the 2014 total. Japan will remain the largest SVOD country with China overtaking South Korea to become the second largest country by SVOD homes in 2020.
News categories: Digital TV Research, Asia, Australia, China, Digital TV, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Streaming, Subscribers

Hooq to launch in India next month
May 26, 2015 – According to BGR, Hooq will launch in India next month. Hooq is a regional over-the-top (OTT) video service for Asia jointly owned by Singtel, Sony Pictures Television and Warner Bros. Entertainment.
News categories: Hooq, Digital TV, India, Streaming

Dish TV India adds 404,000 subscribers in 1Q 2015; makes profit
May 26, 2015 – Dish TV India Limited (Dishtv) (BSE: 532839, NSE: DISHTV) has reported FY2015 results. Dish TV added 404,000 subscribers during the final quarter. FY2015 also saw Dish TV swing to net profit, a first for any DTH company in India.
News categories: Dish TV India, Jawahar Goel, India, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers