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The total number of DTH subscribers in India rose from 1.5 million in 2005 to 23 million in 2010. [8] Sun Direct became the first DTH provider to offer high-definition (HD) channels in early 2010. [9] Tata Play (formerly Tata Sky) began offering HD channels later that year. [10] Other DTH providers subsequently began carrying HD channels. [11]
After the DTH policy was announced by the government in December 2007, Astro picked up a 20% stake in Sun Direct TV. The stake was valued at approximately $115 million. [4] Sun Direct TV was registered on 16 February 2005. [5] However, the failed launch of Sun Direct INSAT 4C resulted in Sun Direct's lack of transponders, delaying the launch. [6]
Direct-to-home (DTH) can either refer to the communications satellites themselves that deliver service or the actual television service. Most satellite television customers in developed television markets get their programming through a direct broadcast satellite (DBS) provider. [ 24 ]
Tata Play was the second operator to launch DTH or direct-to-home services in 2006. [20] At that time, the company decided to use an ISRO satellite. In 2005, Tata Play signed a contract with ISRO for provision of satellite space on the INSAT-4A satellite. [21]
Sun Direct is a DTH service provider established in December 2007. [10] [11] Sun Direct is the fourth largest DTH service provider in India as of March 2015. [12] From its launch Sun Direct DTH continue to be the Market Leader of South India.
African Cable Television - commenced operations on 1 December 2014; operations were discontinued a few months later; CTL; Daarsat; DStv [4] [5] - Other networks like HiTV (out of operations) and StarTimes have increased the competitiveness of the cable TV market.
Sun TV Network Limited is an Indian Media conglomerate company headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is a part of Sun Group and is one of Asia's largest TV networks. Established on 14 April 1993 by Kalanithi Maran , it owns a variety of television channels in multiple languages and radio stations in multiple languages.
As of 31 December 2017, d2h had a market share of 19% among the pay DTH operators. [13] The amalgamation was officially completed on 22 March 2018. The merger made the new combined entity the largest DTH provider in India with 17.7 million active subscribers. Dish TV and Videocon d2h reported separate revenue numbers in FY2017.