Dish TV

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Dish TV India Ltd

"Sab Par Dish Sawaar Hai"

Type

Public (BSE: 532839)

Industry

Satellite television

Founded

2004

Headquarters Noida, India

Area served

India, Sri
Lanka, Pakistan,Afghanistan, Nepal

Key people

R.
(CEO)

Products

Direct-broadcast
satellite, Pay
television, Pay-per-view

Revenue

20.28
(2012)[1]

Parent

Zee Network
by Essel Group)

Subsidiaries

Management
Services
Limited
(ISMSL), Agrani
Convergence
Limited (ACL), Agrani Satellite
Services Limited (ASSL)

Website

www.dishtv.in

C.

Venkateish

billion (US$330 million)

Enterprise(owned

Dish TV (stylised as dishtv), is an Indian direct-broadcast satellite service provider. It is a division of Zee Network
Enterprise (Essel Group Venture). It was ranked # 437 and # 5 on the list of media companies in Fortune India
500 roster of Indias largest corporations in 2011.[2] It uses MPEG-2 digital compression technology, transmitting
using NSS-6 Satellite at 95.0. Dish TV's managing director and Head Of Business is Jawahar Goel who is also the
promoter of Essel Group and is also the President of Indian Broadcasting Foundation. [3] Zee Network incorporated
dishtv to modernize television (TV) viewing. It provides features such as Electronic Programme Guide (EPG),
parental lock, games, 400+ channels and services,[4] interactive TV and movies on demand. Its primary competitors
are Tata Sky, Airtel digital TV, Videocon d2h and cable television providers.
Contents
History[edit]
DTH service was launched in India back in 2003 with the launch of Dish TV by Essel Group's Zee Entertainment
Enterprises.
Dish TV was the only DTH service provider in India to carry the two Turner channels: Turner Classic
Movies and Boomerang. But, both the channels were removed from its platform due to unknown reasons in March
2009. In October 2010 Dish TV added the long awaited Neo Sports and Neo Cricketon its platform
Satellite link[edit]
Dish TV uses NSS-6 to broadcast its programmes. NSS-6 was launched on 17 December 2002 by European-based
satellite provider, NewSkies. Dish TV hopped on to NSS-6 from an INSAT satellite in July 2004. The change in the
satellite was made to increase the channel offering as NSS 6 offered more transponder capacity. However, Dish TV
booked additional transponders on the new AsiaSat 5 satellite for starting its MPEG-4 based HD services. Dish TV
is currently using 4 transponders on Asiasat 5.
Subscriber base[edit]
As of 31 October 2012, Dish TV had about 13 million customers. [5] Dish TV is presently Asia's largest satellite
television provider.[6]
Dish TV launched its high definition service called Dish truHD in the year 2010. With this service, subscribers can
enjoy 5X picture clarity on their HDTV, a 16:9 wide aspect ratio and 5.1 surround sound.
Dish truHD+[edit]
Dish TV Recently introduced its DVR service which requires an External USB Hard disk drive to be plugged into
the Set Top Box's USB Port, the DVR can provide & support recording space up to 2 TB.
See also[edit]

Fortune India 500

List of companies of India

References[edit]

1.

Jump up^ FY 2011 Network 18

2.

Jump up^ TV contact 8520941444gies-exit-list/ "Dish TV makes it to Fortune India 500, 4 biggies
exit list". MxM India. Retrieved 2012-08-01.

3.

Jump up^ "DishTV India First DTH TV, Satellite TV, Digital Picture and DTH Services in
India". Dishtv.in. Retrieved 2010-07-16.

4.

Jump up^ "Dish Sawaar Hai DISHTV new brand commercial". YouTube. Retrieved 2012-08-01.

5.

Jump up^ TV contact 8520941444rect-knowledge "Tata Sky plans to raise Rs 2000 crore via IPO".
EconomicTimes.IndiaTimes.com. 31 October 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-10.

6.

Jump up^ "Indiantelevision.com's > Digital Edge> Airtel Digital TV adds 0.6 mn subs in Q1".
Indiantelevision.com. Retrieved 2012-08-01.

External links[edit]

Dish TV

DishtruHD Plus

Official Dishplus

Latest DishTV Updates

DishtV WebSite For Internation Customers

Dishtisation

Unofficial website forums

Dish TV HD Forum

Dish TV Forum

Dish TV Discusstion Forum

Dish TV Channel

http://www.dishtv.in/who-we-are.aspx

dishtv, Indias pioneer and first direct to home entertainment service, is a division of Zee Entertainment Enterprises,
the largest media and general television entertainment network with a wide range of business.

dishtv is Asias largest DTH Company and is poised to touch a landmark on becoming one of the top DTH
companies in the world. It was the first company to launch DTH service in the country and it changed the face of
Indian television viewing by making digital entertainment accessible. dishtv uses three satellites to broadcast HiDefination and Standard Defination signals to provide enhanced viewing experience .

dishtv revolutionized TV viewing by not just providing superior technology but also giving complete control of
selecting channels and paying for them. The various packs offered by them, provides immense freedom of choice to
the subscriber to customize his/ her channel bouquet to the maximum possible, with multiple permutations and
combinations. It also provides other features like radio channels, electronic programme guide, parental lock,
capacity up to 400 channels, and movie on demand. Apart from such services dishtv values relationships and has
always stood by its promise of pioneering vision, adherence to quality, providing best in class service ,
technological innovations and breakthrough initiatives. It has consistently set benchmarks for the Indian DTH
industry and has redefined business through marketing innovations, introduction of new generation value- added
services and the highest standard of customer delivery.
MDU

What is MDU?
The Multi Dwelling Unit is a customized solution for connecting multiple TVs within the same multi storied
building with a single or two Dish Antennae to receive Direct-to-Home service. Common dish is installed on
the terrace of the multi storied building which gives signal to DTH STBs connected to TV sets in multi
storied building. Once the dish is installed, residents have the choice to subscribe for the DTH services.
Why MDU?
Direct-to-Home entertainment is based on the concept of receiving the services directly on your television
from a satellite thru DTH box. A small dish is installed in your home to receive the signals from the satellite.
However, one connection needs one dish to receive the satellite signals. This leads to many dishes in any multi
storied building having many subscribers.
MDU is the solution that reduces the number of dishes to one or two in a multi storied building for all the
subscribers in the building.
How it works?
MDU is a centralized network consisting of multi switches and amplifiers for distributing the signal received

by one or two Dish antennas.

The Dish Antenna captures the signals and transmits through multi switches on to the individual STBs placed
at subscriber's end. The setup is customized depending on the number of connections and the connectivity
structure of the building.

Advantage of MDU

Each and every customer in the building does not have to have a separate Dish Antenna to receive
DTH services.

Additional dish is not required to be installed for any additional subscriber in the building.

It is easy to maintain one or two dish antenna in a building

For queries regarding MDU please email to mdu@dishtv.in

OUR SATELLITE LINK

dishtv uses NSS-6 to broadcast its programmes. NSS-6 was launched on 17th December, 2002 by European-based
satellite provider, NewSkies (one of the only four fixed satellite communications companies with truly global
satellite coverage)

dishtv - India's first KU-band DTH entertainment service, hopped on to NSS-6 from an INSAT satellite in July
2004. The change in the satellite was to increase the channel offering as NSS 6 offered more transponder capacity.

Salient Features of NSS-6

Versatile Ku-band and Ka-beams can be easily cross-strapped or interconnected, offering enhanced
connectivity throughout Asia with complete access to Europe and the United States through New Skies global
network.

Higher transmission power enables customers to use smaller antennas (75-90cm) or obtain higher
throughput with existing antennas.

NSS 6 is also equipped with extra on-board redundancy for critical units, minimizing risk of single-point
failure throughout the projected 14-year operational life of the satellite.

Ideally suited for DTH and emerging broadband applications.

Transponder & Capacity

Satellite TV and radio channels are transmitted back to earth via a transponder on a satellite. NSS-6 dishtvs service
satellite has more than 60 high-power 36 MHz -equivalent Ku-band transponders that are tailored towards direct-tohome (DTH) and multimedia services.Additionally, up to 15 highly linearized transponders can be assigned to each
of the six beams to respond to changing market demand. Each Ku-band beam is formed by an independent highgain antenna system, offering 51-53 dBW in key markets.

CHAIRMAN'S MESSAGE

Mr. Subhash Chandra Chairman

The year gone by has seen progressive improvements in the global macro environment especially towards the latter
part of the year. The continued supportive actions by the Federal Reserve and ECB have acted to soothe the nerves
of investors across the world, and the periodic crisis type situations which emerged over the last three years
following the 2008 financial crisis have ebbed giving rise to hopes of stabilization in the Global economy.

Closer home, the RBI continued to fight its resolute battle against inflation preferring to sacrifice growth in the
short term. Inflation remained stubbornly high through most part of the year, however it showed signs of coming
down towards the end of the fiscal year. The macro economic situation remained challenging in India with the
consumer retrenching in the face of high cost of credit as well as high inflation. The good news however that is with
inflation pressures giving signs of easing, monetary policy should follow suit soon and the dividends of the pain of
the last few years in the form of high growth with low inflation is something we can eagerly look forward to.

The Broadcasting Industry during the course of the year witnessed momentous steps being taken by the Industry
and the Government to entirely convert the analog infrastructure into digital as per the roadmap laid out under the
Digital Addressable Systems (DAS) Regulations of the Government of India. Though implementations in many
cities have left much to be still desired, and in many other states litigation has thwarted the progress, nonetheless
the tide has finally turned and the move to a Digital India is now clearly unstoppable.
Your Company continued to be in the forefront of digitization achieving the highest share of Direct-to-Home (DTH)
subscribers in the Phase I digitization markets of Delhi, Kolkatta, Chennai and Mumbai. Your Company continued
to lead the way in innovation by launching Indias first Standard Definition Recorder at an affordable price to the
consumer. This Standard Definition Recorder is a unique product which brings the benefit of recording to the mass
consumers for the first time and was enthusiastically lapped up by the consumers.

During the year, your Company also took the initiative to roll out its Service Network Pan India from a presence in
around 200 cities earlier. This move represents a significant investment by the Company in putting the customer
first and will dramatically improve the service quality across all top strata and across income groups.

Your Company continues to expand its distribution footprint and now reaches over 100,000 outlets for Set Top
Boxes and its customers can recharge from over 25,000 outlets nationally. In keeping pace with the changing
technological trends, your Company has made available payment solution for recharge through the Interbank
Mobile Payment Service (IMPS). This will allow customers to very easily recharge their subscription using a
simple mobile phone. We continue to work to expand the availability of recharge facilities for our customers both
directly and through third parties so that our customers have recharge facilities available anytime and anywhere.

During the year under review, your Company added 2.2 mn subscribers taking the total to 15 mn gross subscribers,
retaining your platform as the third largest global provider of Direct-to -Home Satellite Services.

Total revenues of your Company grew 11 % to Rs. 2169 Crs. while subscription revenue which is the core revenue
grew much faster at 16 % over the prior year to Rs. 1922 Crs. EBITDA registered a strong increase of 16 % over
the prior year to close at Rs. 580 Crs.

I am also very pleased to share with you that your Company continued to generate operational Cash Flow for the
full year. This is truly a landmark which demonstrates the robustness of our business model and reinforces Dish
TVs position as not only the largest, but also the most profitable DTH operator in Business in India.
In a fitting recognition, the Internationally renowned business magazine Euromoney ranked Dish TV as the best
managed media Company in all of Asia, in a poll conducted amongst over one hundred and fifty bankers, analysts
and investment advisors across Asia.

At Dish TV today we have renewed the focus on creating value for all of our Stakeholders by focusing on profitable
growth. The core metrics that we are focusing on revolve around quality, be it in subscriber acquisitions or in
product delivery or in customer satisfaction. The Industry is in the process of maturing while still growing and the
core emphasis on revenue growth and profitability that we have adopted in Dish TV will ensure that your Company
will remain as the leader in content aggregation and delivery and will continue to be the Industry benchmark in
value creation for all Stakeholders.