What a dream run it has been for the Indian equity market in 2017 - and who would have thought. If we rewind back and talk about all the gloom and doom that were surrounding us back in December of 2016; demonetisation and impending huge indirect tax reform. Well, the Indian market has come a long way and come on top.
Synergy will arise from the increase in Dish TV's subscriber base due to the merger. With the combined subscriber base of around 27 million, Dish TV's bargaining power with respect to content cost negotiation with the broadcaster increases as it can avail volume based discounts, says Manoj Behera of PhillipCapital.
The passage of the GST Bill will reduce the financial burden arising from tax outgo due to factors like entertainment taxes, road and import permits, warehouse maintenance and transit insurance, said Jawahar Goel, Managing Director of DishTV.
In an interview with CNBC-TV18, Jawahar Goel, Promotor and MD of Dish TV said the average revenue per user (ARPU) for high definition subscribers stood at Rs 384 and sees no inorganic growth plan at this point.
Dish TV hopes to add around 1.5 million subscribers during FY17, says CEO Arun Kapoor in an interview to CNBC-TV18.
Miniplex, which is still in its build up phase, will boost company's profits in FY18, says Hiren Gada, Wholetime Director & CFO, Shemaroo Entertainment.
Dish TV India CEO Arun Kapoor says new subscriber additions at 3.17 lakh in the third quarter forms 22 percent of total industry additions
RC Venkatesh, CEO of Dish TV, is confident that Dish TV will meet its six percent Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) target for the year
RC Venkateish, CEO, Dish TV is very upbeat of cashing in on demand of movie buffs through their new launch DishFlix.
Speaking to CNBC-TV18, RC Venkatesh, CEO, Dish TV says the Cricket World Cup Championship gave the additional boost in the quarter.
In an interview with CNBC-TV18, RC Venkateish, CEO of Dish TV, discusses the rise in profits in FY15 and future outlook.
Dish TV managed to lower its net loss at Rs 2.8 crore in the third quarter from Rs 38 crore in the year-ago period, supported by strong operational performance.
In an interview to CNBC-TV18, RC Venkateish, CEO, Dish TV India, discusses on the earnings and company‘s future outlook.
The direct-to-home (DTH) service provider registered a standalone net loss of Rs 8.53 crore for the July-September quarter of the last fiscal.
The Mumbai-headquartered company currently has a D2H base of around 90 lakh users which is likely to double over the next five years.
In an interview to CNBC-TV18, Jawahar Goel, MD of Dish TV says that the company's margins were impacted due to higher marketing costs and content costs.
Dish TV India will strive to improve its average revenue per user to Rs 175 going ahead, says Jawahar Goel, MD, Dish TV.
In an interview to CNBC-TV18, Jawahar Goel, MD of Dish TV explains his company‘s rationale for increasing prices and the road ahead.
RC Venkatesh, CEO, Dish TV says, on CNBC-TV18 that the hike in STB prices would cut subsidy and reduce subscriber acquisition costs.
In an interview to CNBC-TV18, RC Venkateish, CEO, Dish TV said that the weak EBITDA margin in Q3 is not a surprise due to investment in sales, services infrastructure for digitisation.
DTH major Dish TV has launched a new initiative under which its new subscribers will be able to watch more than 70 channels for Rs 400 for a year. RC Venkatesh, chief executive officer, Dish TV says the product is average revenue per user (ARPU) accretive in the medium-term, about six-nine months.
RC Venkatesh, chief executive officer, Dish TV, says that the company has been delivering a positive free cash flow for the last several quarters. Other players will have the opportunity to raise capital through this move.
In an interview with CNBC-TV18, R C Venkateish, CEO of Dish TV expects the net additions to go up after digitisation starts. Although, he is not very hopeful about improving margins significantly, Venkateish informs that there is no plan of a price hike before digitisation kicks in.
RC Venkatesh, CEO, Dish TV, says that the company has achieved a significant milestone with having a good cash flow of Rs 44 crore in this quarter.
As the deadline for the digitisation of the cable-TV sector nears, CNBC-TV18 spoke to representatives of all the three parties concerned- multi-system operators (MSOs), broadcasters and the DTH community
