BIG TV gains 500,000 subscribers within two months of launch to emerge as fastest growing DTH player in India

Plans to add over 400,000 subscribers every month

MUMBAI — BIG TV, the DTH arm of Reliance Communications (Bombay:532712), today announced that they had touched the magic figure of 500,000 subscribers within two months of its launch. This has put BIG TV DTH in the unique position of being the fastest growing DTH player in the country.

“Crossing the 5-lakh customer milestone within two months is indeed a testimony to the superior value proposition offered by BIG TV and its success in accelerating the growth momentum of DTH sector in India,” said Mr. Arun. K .Kapoor, President – BIG TV at the conference. “Our plans of defining the future of TV viewing in India are on desired course, and we are fully-geared to add over 400,000 subscribers every month with an on-ground infrastructure spanning 6500 Indian towns,” he added.

This is the first time in the global DTH scenario that an operator managed to cross the landmark half million subscriber milestone within two months of launch. BIG TV’s exceptional milestone has not only made it the undisputable leader in Indian DTH sector, but has also resulted in the expansion of the overall DTH market in India. On an average, the entire DTH market in India adds approximately 350,000 subscribers every month. BIG TV’s aggressive subscriber acquisition strategy has grown the monthly average subscriber additions to 650,000. “BIG TV’s half-million subscriber milestone is equivalent to 40 per cent of the industry’s gross additions during the last two months. This is a true leadership statement from BIG TV DTH,” avers Mr Kapoor.

Mr. Kapoor further added, “Besides value-driven pricing, BIG TV DTH offers superior product proposition & service quality based on the world’s latest MPEG4 Technology platform which offers fully Digital Picture and Sound. Our superior content across the 200 channel bouquet helps us service multiple needs of all customer segments. We are glad that our plans are also benefitting customers of other DTH operators, who are striving hard to come close to the BIG TV’s unmatchable value proposition” BIG TV’s channel bouquet comprises of TV, Audio & Movie channels.

BIG TV DTH is targeting 5 million subscribers within its first year of operations. It will also double its channel bouquet to 400 by next year.