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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).
Incorporated in 2005, it currently offers 630+ channels, 543 SD channels and 91 HD channels and services, along with many other value added services. 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]
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.
As of December 2012, India had roughly 54 million DTH subscribers. DTH does not compete with CAS. [citation needed] Cable TV and DTH are two methods of delivery of television content. CAS is integral to both systems in delivering pay channels. Cable TV is through cable networks and DTH is wireless, reaching direct to the consumer through a ...
Multichoice's DStv had 6 million paid subscribers on 30 September 2016. [3] The Free-to-air eMedia Investments as of 2023, OpenView HD is available in more than 3 million households. While StarSat is operated by On Digital Media, [4] about 500,000 households in October 2024 in South Africa. served sub-Saharan Africa on satellite SES 5.
It launched DTH satellite television service in India on 9 October 2008. Also known as Airtel Digital. Airtel Digital TV is India's second largest DTH operator second largest DTH operator in India by number of subscribers. As of 31 December 2022, it had a market share of 26.35%. [4]
DD Free Dish has seven HD channels in MPEG-4 format – DD National HD – HD version of DD National; DD India HD — HD version of DD India; DD News HD — HD version of DD News; DD Sports HD — HD version of DD Sports; Sansad TV 1 HD — HD version of DD Sansad TV 1; Sansad TV 2 HD — HD version of DD Sansad TV 2; DD Tamil HD — HD version ...