By losing out a place on DD Free Dish, private broadcasters lose out on a big consumer base that translates into television rating points and, in turn, into ad revenue
3 min read22 Mar 2018While 100% digitization is a myth, not achieved even in the US, by 2020 approximately 95% cable and satellite TV homes in India will enjoy the benefits of digitization
4 min read21 Sep 2017Sports broadcasters who pay big sums to buy exclusive sports content are protected as they are in a much better position to recover their money
4 min read31 Aug 2017SC says Prasar Bharati can air the feed from private broadcasters, such as Star India only on terrestrial network, Free Dish but not on Doordarshan channels carried by cable operators and private DTH platforms
2 min read23 Aug 2017Watching films may become even more expensive as states prepare to empower local bodies to impose entertainment tax outside the ambit of GST
4 min read24 Jun 2017Dish TV eked out a consolidated net loss of Rs28 crore when the Street was expecting it to report a profit of more than Rs20 crore
2 min read25 May 2017Trai's tariff order is a good one that attempts to make channel pricing transparent although not necessarily cheaper
4 min read11 May 2017Direct to home (DTH) operators are probably feeling the heat at the top end from Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, and cable operators at the bottom
5 min read13 Apr 2017I&B ministry requests department of space to block signals of DTH service Asia Broadcast Satellite providing FTA channels in India without permission
1 min read6 Apr 2017Doordarshan got Rs318.06 crore from government advertisements and Rs157.59 crore from corporate ads during the year
2 min read4 Apr 2017The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared