Airtel ends 2012 with 7.9 million DTH subscribers

Bharti Airtel Limited has released its quarterly report on results for the third quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2012

“Airtel digital TV has 7.9 million customers on its Direct-To-Home (DTH) platform. We also offer High Definition (HD) Set Top Boxes and Digital TV Recorders with 3D capabilities delivering superior customer experience. We currently offer a total of 324 channels including 15 HD channels and 6 interactive services. We are the first Company in India which provides real integration of all the three screens viz. television, mobile and computer enabling our customers to record their favourite TV programs through mobile and web.”

Digital TV Services:

                        Dec 31,  Sep 30,  Q-on-Q  Dec 31,  Y-on-Y
                           2012     2012  Growth     2011  Growth
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Customers (000's)         7,894    7,455      6%    7,069     12%
Net additions (000's)       439       55    692%      455     -4%
Monthly Churn (%)          1.3%     1.9%             1.2%