Dish TV brings Entertainment Anywhere Anytime with “DishOnline”

(L-R) Mr. R. C. Venkateish, CEO, Dish TV India, Mr. Salil Kapoor, COO, Dish TV India and Ms. Anjali Malhotra, EVP - Dish TV India launch the application DishOnline

New Delhi: In line with its long term vision to own all video platforms for TV viewing irrespective of the screen, Dish TV, Asia’s largest DTH service provider today announced the launch of an innovative path-breaking service which will redefine TV viewing in India. Maintaining its highly differentiated and customer centric approach, the DTH industry leader will provide its family of 15 million subscribers a unique TV viewing experience with the launch of its online application “DishOnline”. It is for the first time that a DTH player will launch a full-fledged OTT (Over the top) streaming application that will provide ‘unlimited entertainment ON THE GO. It is a huge delight for passionate TV viewers as they can now carry their TV along and enjoy it ‘anytime, anywhere’. This will be a huge deal for passionate TV viewers as they will now be able to carry their TV along and enjoy it anytime anywhere.

DishOnline is a first-of-its-kind online video streaming service wherein a viewer has the option of going beyond watching TV on a TV screen on to devices such as smartphones, tablets, laptops, etc.

DishOnline subscribers can enjoy their TV in 4 forms i.e. Live TV, Movies, TV shows and Videos. The movie library includes over 1000+ Hollywood and Bollywood movies. The application can be accessed from Google Playstore or Apple App Store.

There will be 2 DishOnline packs – the JUMBO Pack at Rs. 129/- which will include – All live TV channels + all Movies + all shows+ all videos and the STARTER pack at Rs.49/-which will include all movies + all shows+ all videos.

As an introductory offer, the same will be available at Rs. 69/- and Rs. 29/- respectively.

Announcing this development, Mr. R.C Venkateish, Chief Executive Officer, Dish TVIndia said, “As industry leaders and pioneers of the DTH sector, we continue to reinvent and redefine the market with thought leadership to be ahead of the pack. DishOnline is a unique service for all those valued subscribers who want to keep in touch with their favourite shows and programmes even when on the move. We are delighted to offer them the world of unlimited entertainment on the go. This initiative will translate into huge competitive advantage for Dish TV as it is the only service provider in the cable TV and DTH industry to offer this one-of-a-kind facility.”

To offer the most advanced online TV viewing experience, “DishOnline” is powered by Ditto TV- India’s premier online streaming portal.

Existing Dish TV subscribers will be able to access channels across genres - general entertainment channels, sports, Hindi movies, English movies, music, devotional, infotainment and regional - through DishOnline. Some of the popular channels like Zee TV, Sony, Sab, Zee Cinema, Zee Studio, Zee Cafe, Ten Action, Ten Cricket, Zee News, Aaj Tak, BBC, Sony Mix, Masti, Zee Marathi, Zee Tamil and Zee Telugu will now be available on this application.

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Dish TV to broadcast ‘12-12-12’ - The Concert for Sandy Relief

New Delhi: 12 December ’12: Dish TV India, Asia’s largest DTH service provider in another inspiring initiative has taken a step forward to contribute to the noble cause of Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts by showcasing the global event ’12-12-12 Concert’ to be held in New York City on December 12, 2012. The event will be telecasted on December 13th, 2012 from 5:30 AM onwards (IST) and the viewers can enjoy the repeat telecast of the concert at 8 PM (IST) on December 13th, 2012 and will be accessible to all its customers FREE OF COST.



On this occasion, Mr. Salil Kapoor, Chief Operating Officer, DishTV commented, “Being the pioneer and industry leader Dish TV has always endeavored to stand strong with the global community in times of need. We are extremely pleased to be a part of the Relief Efforts organized by Robin Hood Relief Fund for the victims of Hurricane Sandy. By broadcasting this concert to be held on the historic date of ’12-12-12’, we are glad to take a step towards spreading awareness among Indian masses about the relief campaign for the hurricane victims.”



Robin Hood organization is organizing this huge concert ’12-12-12’ at Madison Square Garden in New York City on December 12, 2012 at 7:30 pm (EST). Huge names from the music industry are lending their talents to Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts at the 12-12-12 concert. The all-star lineup includes Bon Jovi, Eric Clapton, Dave Grohl, Billy Joel, Alicia Keys, Chris Martin, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Eddie Vedder, Roger Waters, Kanye West, The Who and Paul McCartney among others.

This four-hour concert is expected to reach over 1 billion people worldwide, while Dish TV, pioneer of DTH service in India and Asia’s largest DTH Company will be broadcasting the entire event for its customers in India. The broadcast will be as follows:


Channel No. 90 for HD subscribers
Channel No. 252 for SD subscribers

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Atul Malikram
9827092823

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Dish TV-4Q FY12 Results

Press Release:

NOIDA, India; May 17, 2012 - Dish TV India Limited (Dishtv) (BSE: 532839, NSE: DISHTV) today reported fourth quarter fiscal 2012 audited standalone revenues of Rs. 5,247 million, recording 21.2% growth over the corresponding period last fiscal. EBITDA of Rs. 1,442 million registered a significant 59.9% increase over the corresponding quarter last fiscal. EBITDA margin for the quarter stood at 27.5%.
The company today also reported audited results for the financial year ended on March 31, 2012.

The full year fiscal 2012 standalone revenues stood at Rs. 19,578 million, with an EBITDA of Rs. 4,984 million and EBITDA margin of 25.5%. Foreign exchange loss of Rs. 510 million impacted fiscal 2012 net loss of Rs. 1,588 million.

The Board of Directors in its meeting held today, has approved and taken on record the standalone audited results of Dish TV for the quarter ended on March 31, 2012 and the audited results for the financial year ended March 31, 2012.

Mr. Subhash Chandra, Chairman, Dish TV India Limited, said, “The fiscal gone by kept the World on tenterhooks as Global economic powerhouse’s feared collapse from worsening economic scenarios. India had its share of hiccups all along.”
“Mandatory digitization sets the stage for cleaning up and consolidation in the television industry at a time when inefficiencies have negligible scope in businesses and in economies,” he added.

“It enhances subscription opportunities for the DTH industry. What is more important though, is Digitization’s ability to trigger a much needed change in the overall ecosystem of the television distribution space, where key metrics like churn and ARPU will no longer be susceptible to the ills of analog cable. Dish TV remains well-positioned to leverage this catalyst for growth,” said Mr. Chandra.
Mr. Jawahar Goel, Managing Director, Dish TV, said, “TRAI’s recent tariff order is an indication of the regulator’s intent to go full throttle on the digitization mandate. Though the potential digital customer is still in a state of inertia, expecting last minute deferments, demand for digital boxes is expected to pick up speed closer to the sunset date.”

“Dish TV is all set for the Phase I opportunity and beyond and endeavors to retain its market share in an expanding digital universe. We believe that with its top of the mind recall and efficient ground infrastructure, Dish TV is likely to be one of the preferred choices of the potential digital consumer,” he added.

Commenting on the overall performance, Mr. Goel said, “While managing a trade-off between quality and quantity of new subscribers in the fiscal gone by, the DTH category witnessed a slowdown after a price hike at the entry level. The category added 10.5 million subscribers in fiscal 2012 compared to 13.3 million in the year before that. However, Dish TV witnessed a marked improvement in its key metrics after the price hike was initiated. With quality subscribers coming on board thereafter, Dish TV’s monthly churn number in the fourth quarter aligned with its internal benchmark.”

“In a bid to clear ambiguity around the revenue recognition of lease rentals, we have revised our accounting policy. Lease rental revenues would henceforth be recognized over a five year period and would be in line with depreciation of fixed assets,” said Mr. Goel.

Dish TV continues to invest in new technologies and content. The company recently launched ‘Dish truHD+’, an HD box capable of digital recording. ‘Dish truHD+’ lends a huge advantage over other DVR’s in the market by offering unlimited recording capacity, due to its compatibility with any external USB device, which enables consumers to simply plug and play and build an entire library of their favourite programmes.

With mandatory digitization flowing through urban markets in the first two phases of implementation and with increasing High Definition content being launched, HD services are likely to generate significant consumer interest going forward.

Dish TV India Limited continues to be the largest DTH Company in India and the whole of Asia Pacific and is one of the largest DTH platforms in the World.

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Dish TV offers IPL on SET MAX HD for free

Press Release
New Delhi: With the maximum number of HD channels and services, Dish TV brings bonanza time for sports lovers offering IPL in HD feed FREE for their HD customer base. Dish TV India-Asia’s largest DTH operator; bring the Indian Premiere league (IPL) action in high definition (HD) on SET Max with no cost.

Speaking on the occasion, Salil Kapoor, Chief Operating Officer, Dish TV India said, “Dish TV has recently launched a revolutionary product Dish truHD+, we provide bouquet of services to meet the demands of our customers need. Dish TV HD customer base can enjoy watching IPL, the flavour of the season at no cost. We are sure that the experience of watching cricket action live on high definition would enthral our customers. We are looking to further expand our HD customer base as Dish truHD+ has got overwhelming response from the market.”

Dish truHD customers can catch the MAX HD on channel 82 on its channel bouquet.

About Dishtv India
www.dishtv.in
Dishtv is India’s largest direct-to-home company and part of the biggest media conglomerate – Zee Group. Dishtv has on its platform 330+ channels and services including 21 audio channels with 12.5 million subscribers, which is growing. The company has a vast distribution network of about 1400 distributors and 55,000 dealers that spans around 6600 towns across the country. Dishtv has 24*7 call centre with 1600 seats in 11 different languages to take care of subscriber requirements at any point of time.
For further information contact:
Atul Malikram
9827092823

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