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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]
There are 4 pay-for-use DTH service providers and one free-to-air service provider (DD Free Dish) in India. [1]As of 30 September 2024, there are 59.91 million active DTH subscribers, in addition to the subscribers of state-owned DD Free Dish, in the country according to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).
Tata Play is the largest DTH service provider in India. [2] As of March 2023, according to TRAI Tata Play serves 21.3 million subscribers which is 32.65% of total DTH users in India. [2] Tata Play entered into an agreement with French firm Vantiva to supply 4K set top boxes from early 2015. [3] The company was formerly known as Tata Sky. [4]
India currently has seven major DTH service providers and a total of over 23 million subscriber households in 2010. [20] These are Dish TV (a ZEE TV subsidiary), Tata Sky, Sun Network owned 'Sundirect DTH', Reliance owned BIG TV, Bharti Airtel's DTH Service 'Airtel Digital TV' and the public sector DD Direct Plus.
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. The combined total revenue of the two firms was ₹ 8,077 crore (US$920 million). The company retained the name of DishTV India Limited after the merger. [14]
As per the TAM Annual Universe Update – 2015, [21] India had over 167 million households (out of 234 million) with televisions, of which over 161 million have access to cable or satellite television, including 84 million households which are DTH subscribers. Digital TV households have grown by 32% since 2013 due to migration from terrestrial ...
A lucrative market valued at $600 million, according to a recent Deloitte study, India’s SVODs are projected to grow 30% annually to reach $2.5 billion by 2024. How India Streamer ALTBalaji ...
Sun Direct is a joint venture between the Astro Group of Malaysia and the SUN Group of India. Sun Group entered into an MoU with the Astro group on 27 January 1997, when Aircel was not in existence. But, since the government of India did not allow the use of KU band transponders for DTH services, the project was put on hold, the firm said in a ...