Everything you wanted to know about DISHTV but where afraid to ask. Are you a subcriber then what do you think of the service? Are you planning to subscribe then what are your queries? This is the place to ask and get answers.
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No you cannot use the same set top box. You will have to buy another box for Tata Sky. I imagine you could still use the same Dish and Lnb with just a realignment required to change Satellites.
i am a new subscriber who is planning to buy a dth service but i have a problem. I want God.tv in Tatasky Dth service. Dishtv is already giving God.tv and it is free to air channel. But i am interested in buying Tatasky but becuase it is not showing God.tv i am unable to buy it. If Tatasky can give God.tv i will become it's subscriber immidiately. Plz reply at my email given bellow.
thanks
brij
kanpur
my email=bk_gsc@yahoo.co.in
PLEASE NOTE NOW FROM MID OF JANUARY 07 DTH DISCONNECTED THE GOD TV TO ADD SOME OTHER NEW CHANNELS. I TOO IS VERY VERY DISAPPOINTED. eVEN i AM AFRAID IF TATASKY STARTS THIS 'GOD TV' LATER ON FOR THEIR CONVEIENCE THEY WILL DISCOONECTED GOD TV. TAKE CARE.
I feel much disappointed to subscribe DishTV . Natgeo & History channels are only in English and active services are not quit good . DishTV is not better than Tatasky .
I am a dish TV user for the past 8 months and now i just wanted to share my views on dish tv and their services... as i am leaving ion CAS affected area in Delhi and also when CAS is mandatory there then we decided to move for DTH i have done a lot of survey on the two major players Dish tv and Tata Sky...i have a lots of ad for tata sky and that was on top of my mind when i was going to purchase DTH Connection and then went to the dealer shop he is having both tata sky and dishtv then i have seen both and compare both,
Picture and sound quality is excellent in both,then comes No. of channels and here tata sky fails because dish tv has offering more number of channels then tata sky and this was the main reason i was dropped idea of bying tata sky as i need some good channels which tata sky was not offering(eg More number of movie and news channels). then i got Dish tv installed at my home it will be done in 48 hrs. there after on regular basis dish tv is adding some new channels in there bouquet and coming up with new offers which was really exciting. And till now i haven.t face any major problem there was a little problem in rainy season as in heavy rain or in very heavy wind there signals goes off but that a matter of a few minutes and then restored but nothing can be as i have confirmed with some of my friends who were having tata sky and this problem is with them too....nothing can be done....
And now once again in cricket season they are just coming up with STAR Cricket and that was really a good news for all cricket fans and all dish tv user...really in recent past they had added some good and quality channels in there bouquet.....where as some of friends complaing and talking that tata sky dropped some channels specially some zee channels and other and i just said what can be done poor guys.....just shift to Dish tv that be a better option.
so i recommed Dish tv if anybody wants to go for DTH.
cheers.........
two channels on two differnt tvs from same connection
August 21 2007, 1:35 PM
helo
sir i wan to know if i have tata sky at my home.and i have two tvs in my two bedrooms and they are connected to same connection.but we can see sane channel on both tvs together.....
how can i see different channels on these t.v.s on same time...how can i control them independentally...to view different channels
Now Dishtv's previous offer " Free bhi Zyada bhi" has ended on 20th Aug, and now from 21st Aug they launched a new and exiting offer "AB SAB SIKANDER" Under this offer we will get 5 months free subscription free if he purchase a new connection of Dishtv.
Inaddition to that, we will enter into a lucky draw and have a chance to win 30 maruti alto cars and 90 bikes(hero honda cd dawn).
Offer valid from 21st Aug- 3rd oct. and we will have a chance to win cars and bikes every week ie 5 cars and 15 bikes every week.
Dish tv Rocks: Get your VC card Details On your Screen
September 1 2007, 2:09 PM
Dear Friends,
Dish tv Really rocks and now by upgrating their System, Now everyone can access all the details of dishtv services including renewal info at the touch of a button and the same will display on your screen.
This is really a good step taken by Dish tv on implementing this.... to use this service......go to menu--> My dishtv space-->and you will be able to see your account details last payment update, your renewal date etc.
Inaddition to this ....MY DISH INFO....another cool step.. Menu-->My Dishtv Space--> Dishtv Information...and you will be able to find out latest info ....that's cool.
Dish tv Launches new customer care numbers…....... There are two new Numbers: 60013474 and 6001347.........
The first one is (60013474) accessible from states : ... Andhra Pradesh (040), TamilNadu(044), Delhi(011), Gujarat(079), Karnataka(080), West bengal(033) and Maharastra(022).
The Other one is (6001347) accessible from States:...Bihar(0612), Kerala(0471), MP(0755), Chattisgarh(0771),Goa(0832), Orissa(0672), Punjab(0172), Rajasthan(0141),UP(0522), HP(0177), Jharkhand(0651) and Uttrakhand(0135).
I have also mentioned the Prefix Std Codes (Capital) Just add these codes and you will be able connect to customer care.
Otherwise also both these number are accessible from any where in india.
Its a good news for all dishtv viewers that dishtv is coming up with change in their price package with the inclusion of 15 Sun channels on their platform. Though dishtv is always ahead in adding up new channels and especially taking care of their regional customer by providing more and more regional content to them. and this time dishtv has hiked their price and added up 15 new sun channels for all viewers and espacially their south indian viewers.
Their New prices are :
Current rate without Sun with Sun channels
Freedom 100 100 150
Freedom Plus 160 160 200
Welcome 262 262 300
Maxi 300 300 350
Also for new subscribers all sun channels are free for five month if they take new dishtv connection on or before 3rd Oct under Ab sab sikander offer.
Dear Friends,
i think this is the best time put on my review here.
I am a dish tv user from past three month and
i found it to be excellent , and i would like to share my
experience with it, previously i am having cable connection but i
am fed with cable wallas and the problems ther e then i have decided to
go for Dth service and i opted Dishtv , as i have an option of
buying tatasky too but after comparing tatasky with dishtv i
found it more valuable and worhtfor my money that i spend....with
benefits having 170 digital channels, good active services,
having movie on demand option for both Hindi and English
movies......and they are many more reasons to smile and purchase Dish
tv.............
Now again Dish tv is coming up with its new product "TV on
Computers" and by launching this i think Dishtv has gone far ahead in
the race from others.......Just for our reader i giving you the details
of this product...as yesterday i have seen a demo of this product and i
am really excited to buy this product...its really good.........its
also known as VGA BOX...in this every thing is same as our previous
Dish tv the only difference here is of stb here they give
vga box and it is compatible for both TV and Computer that now
you can watch tv on computer and also if you want to connect it TV then
you can do this as well with this that is this is two in one
product.....and you can watch all the channels here as well as it is
available in dish tv with all 170 channels here in computer as
well........also the major benefits here is .....you can watch tv and
you can work on computer with closing down your files as well. just
with one button, just press that button you will be able to watch tv
and by pressing again it will return to your main computer screen.
The cost of this product is Rs. 4150 just Rs.1000 more than normal stb.
i will just sum up this by
saying i think its a unique product and i suppose no other
operator is offering this product till know in india.........and its
really goood one from Dish tv.
After Trains and Buses, dishtv sucessfully tested mobile tv in Ships
June 10 2008, 5:04 PM
Tech solution opens mobile MDU market for Dish TV
MUMBAI: With the setting up of nine individual television sets using two dish antennae on a luxury cruiser recently, Dish TV Mobile division has just crossed the major technological hurdle of setting up an MDU system in moving vehicles.
This technological breakthrough allows DTH Mobile to set up individual screens in luxury buses and train compartments, where each passenger would be able to watch channels of his or her choice, a senior Dish TV Mobile official told Indiantelevision.com.
In the previous system, all passengers had to watch only a single channel that the bus operator would run from the moving DTH.
This takes forward Dish TV’s programme of setting up such systems on luxury buses of a major commercial vehicle manufacturer, and the Zee group operator is now technically ready to accept the tentative order of fitting 100 luxury buses per month of the commercial bus manufacturer.
Notably, Dish TV Mobile had already started offering personal vehicles with dish antennae and there have been some steady sales. But the problem remained with offering channels of choice to individual TV sets in a mobile carrier.
The bus company had ferreted out Dish from the time the DTH major showcased its mobile DTH set up at the Auto Expo last year in Delhi, but the deal is now closer at hand with this technological breakthrough.
Similarly, though Indian Railways has also been wanting the product, and the tourism ministry also keen to set up the system in tourist specific trains, the main hurdle had been allowing individual viewing.
“This is a major achievement,” said a senior official of Dish TV Mobile, “as the signals are much weaker when you are moving, and the sea ride has additional movements, which include rolling and pitching, that does not exist in road travel.”
The technical team used a complex array of mixer, amplifiers and distributors to solve part of the problem of amplifying the signals, but it was difficult and had to be finely tuned to start with.
“To boost the signals, we had to amplify. But we could not amplify too much, as that would create too much of noise, so it was difficult,” he said.
Dish TV used two antennae to lock both the horizontal and vertical signals and then mixed and amplified them carefully, the official said.
While one of the TV sets has been set up in the officer’s lounge, the other eight have been fitted out on various decks, with wiring from the antennae to the STBs running up to 50 meters in length, a difficult task in itself.
“We have test ridden the cruiser between Bombay and Goa,” the official said, and within Indian waters, there is clear signal from the 100 channels that the ship is offering via Dish TV,” he added.
“We cannot disclose the name of the cruiser for sometime, but the owners are happy with the tests, he added, though clarifying that in deep seas the system would not work.
“That is not a Dish TV problem, it is inherent in satellite systems, which are never focussed on sea but towards land masses,” he explained.
As of now, both the railways project and the selling of Dish TV Mobile to luxury buses are being negotiated and are almost through, the official clarified. Dish TV is awaiting final clearances and signing of the agreements.
Dishtv, the direct-to-home company of the Zee Group, has appointed Vinay Agarwal as its new CEO. Agarwal will be taking charge from June 23, 2008, and would be based in the company’s headquarters in Noida. Prior to joining Dish TV, Agarwal was associated with Grindwell Norton Ltd, a Saint-Gobain Group company, as President-Abrasives.
Agarwal brings with him a vast experience of 28 years spanning telecom, consumer durables, consultancy services and engineering industries in diverse organizations. At Grindwell, he is credited with creating new marketing models for the company and implementing a new project to increase the business thrust and profitability. He was also a member of the Global Management Committee for Saint-Gobain Abrasives and of the Apex Committee of Saint-Gobain India.
Announcing Agarwal’s appointment, Jawahar Goel, Managing Director, Dishtv, said, “We are glad to have Vinay with us. We are confident that his leadership experience will provide great impetus to the growth plans of "dishtv".
An alumnus of IIT Kanpur and IIM Calcutta, Agarwal started his career in 1980. His rich experience in consumer marketing, operations management and financial management functions has helped evolution of a wide bandwidth of brands at Saint-Gobain, RPG Cellular, BPL Mobile and Shriram group.
Besides this, Agarwal has been actively associated with Ball and Rollers Bearing Manufacturers’ Association of India as its President and has represented the association at key bodies of CII. He was also the Founder-Member and Secretary of IIM Calcutta Alumni Association, Delhi Chapter, and is a Member of the Advisory Council of Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management.
Today, dishtv launched a new HATTRICK OFFER for south customers, Overall its really a very good offer. for just Rs.1990 + Rs.200 installation. and get Rs.1990 worth movies free and 5 sports channels including all ESPN channels.
- Drop down the base price of packages by Rs.50 approx and now north and south customer have same package rates.
- New addon packs created for south customers.
- Sun channels are available on a-la-carte basis, even now south customer will get sun channels with 300 maxi pack as well.
- Existing customers will change their base pack to new one by calling cutomer care ..if you won't call customer care or change your pack then you will be in older pack and automatically moved to new package after your subscription ends.
- Best part is now if some has Tamil/malayalam pack and don't want to watch telugu channels then he don't have to pay for that and if he wants teleugu also then just subscribe for that pack and if he subscribe for that pack then also its more economical then previous one.
- Another good part is your initial investment is very low Rs.1990/-.
- Also all dishtv viewers will be able to watch 5 sports channels for free without any extra cost including ESPN channels.
- Free 33 movies worth Rs.1990/-
Over all its a very good packaging and pricing as compared to sun dth. and with this i think now dishtv is most economical in south with best channel offering for southy customers.
Tata sky is calling their customers "Sitting Ducks" that means insulting them
August 28 2008, 4:59 PM
Dear Friends,
I have found one interesting adv. from Tata sky where they were clearly and openly insulting their customers by calling then Sitting ducks.
Just see this Ad.
What i feel sitting ducks are reffered as fool people and i think that's what Tata sky is thinking about their customers.
Dishtv launch ICICI Active Banking Interactive Service
October 7 2008, 7:34 PM
Dishtv launch ICICI Active BANKING INTERACTIVE SERVICE
ICICI Bank in association with Dishtv, today launched Interactive Banking Service “ICICIATIVE”. This will enable Dish TV viewers to access information on ICICI Bank products and services, from the convenience of their homes.
Through ICICIACTIVE, Dish TV viewers will be able to get information about various types of ICICI Bank accounts and deposits that suits their need. The range of information will include product features, EMI amount on various loans, eligibility criteria, documentation, time required for processing a request, bank’s ATM / branch locators, which will enable them to take relevant financial decisions. Information related to these products and services will be shown on the DISHTV TV screen along with the Toll free Customer Service number which will allow the viewers to call and apply or seek further information on a product, of their choice. The medium is convenient, fast and simple to access. It will allow potential customers to be pre informed of the services which will lead to faster processing and delivery.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr Salil Kapoor, Chief Operating Officer, Dish TV said, “We are extremely pleased to join hands with ICICI Bank to bring another first to the market – Banking information on TV for our 3.76 million subscribers across the country. This association reiterates our commitment as pioneer in bringing newer advancements in the field of digital entertainment & enhanced TV viewing experience for all our viewers. With such innovative services, dishtv is now taking TV viewing to a whole new level of viewer engagement. We look forward to such innovations with like minded corporates”.
Big Tv fooling and cheating their customer by potraying as a price slash
October 17 2008, 12:58 PM
Till now every body have came across with the news that BIGTV has slashed the prices:
But infact they are just fooling their customer by this as previously they have offer of Rs.2500 (Including installation and 12 months popular pack subscription)
and now they have reduced their price by Rs.1000 and also reduced free subscription by 9 months.
That is their new offer is having 3 months free subscription of popular pack only @ Rs.1490/-
Therefore if you compare the old offer and new offer is the same and same old Rs.2500/- to their customer this is just a tactics of fooling customer or cheating with their customer. because you have to pay 9 months subscription here @ Rs.100 per month so your cost would be the same.
Even you are at loss with their new offer as you loose free movies on demand which are more in old offer.
DTH operator DishTV today expanded its service portfolio with the launch of a new complimentary channel dubbed Bhakti Active, which will enable its subscribers to watch live Gurbani from Bangla Sahib and Nanded Sahib, Aarti of Sai Baba from Shirdi & Ganesh Aarti from Siddhi Vinayak, Aarti from Tirupati Balaji, Live Ganga Aarti from Haridwar and Bhasm Aarti of Mahakaal from Ujjain.
“This Diwali, we bring the most cherished pilgrimages direct to the home of our customers. Dishtv is a pioneer in offering superior value to the customers and Value-Added Services (VAS) is a crucial focus area for us and we have always ensured that our customers enjoy the finest of services and benefit from cutting-edge products. Dishtv has been and continues to remain the market leader, the volume leader and the value leader,” commented Salil Kapoor, Chief Operating Officer, Dishtv on the launch.
The 24X7 channel will be extended to all Dish TV subscribers for free of service charge, said the company.
The announcement follows the launch of Interactive Banking Service “ICICI ACTIVE”, launched in association with ICICI Bank earlier in the month.
Dish TV eyes profit in Q2 of FY10, garners 4.5 mn viewers
November 21 2008, 10:21 AM
Dish TV eyes profit in Q2 of FY10, garners 4.5 mn viewers
NEW DELHI: Dish TV India, the country's leading DTH company and part of the biggest media conglomerate Zee group, is targeting profit in the second quarter of the next fiscal, a senior company executive said on Thursday.
We are already on the road to profitability ... but the announcement would come when we reach that point. We are targeting positive earnings before interest, depreciation, taxation, and amortisation (EBIDTA) by the September quarter of 2009, said Mr Sa lil Kapoor, COO, Dish TV.
He said the chances of becoming profitable have increased after the company's average revenue per user (ARPU) increased since the latest price hikes of its packages. The company has become the first DTH player to have more than 4.5 million customers in a market of eight million subscribers, thus capturing 53 per cent of the market share.
It is eyeing five million users by the year-end. Dish TV India had posted a net loss for the second quarter ended 30 September at Rs 154.11 crore, while it had a net loss of Rs 91.93 crore for the same quarter a year ago.
The company, which has 225 channels at present, is planning 450 channels. To give value-added services in addition to its Active series of programmes like NewsActive, SportsActive, AstroActive and BankingActive, it is also planning to launch ShaadiActive in tie-up with Shaadi.com. - PTI
MUMBAI: Dish TV has added Sahara Samay Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh to its bouquet of channels.
Dish TV COO Salil Kapoor said, At DishTV, we are always innovating and exploring new opportunities to bring news, views and wholesome entertainment to the masses. We are delighted to add Sahara Samay Madhya Pradesh/Chattisgarh, the leading news channel in the region on the largest DTH platform with 4.5 million subscribers.
Sahara Samay Madhya Pradesh/Chattisgarh channel head Rajesh Kumar said, Sahara Samay Madhya Pradesh/Chattisgarh is the number one channel in the region. The channel is committed to deliver a high quality news service and as part of this commitment we have tied-up with Dish TV, the leader in the DTH domain in the region.
Dishtv, Indias largest direct-to-home service and part of the biggest media conglomerate, Zee Group today issued a press statement on reduction of Cenvat from 14% to 10%.
Commenting on the reduction of Cenvat, Mr. Jawahar Goel, Managing Director, Dishtv said, We welcome the government's decision to reduce CENVAT from 14 per cent to 10 per cent as it will help contain the spiraling cost of the Set Top Box, especially for the DTH industry. This will have an impact on the capital expansion plans of the sector and will improve the bottom lines.
DTH players are reeling under intense pressure from multiple taxes by the Centre and the States, the tax element of DTH companies goes up as high as 40% and includes service tax, entertainment tax, VAT, license fee where as no other services are burdened with these many taxes. The subscribers are taxed entertainment tax on account of news content, that they are watching in the comfort of their home. This needs to be corrected. Further rationalization of taxes can help pass on benefits to consumers. Jawahar Goel added.
At present, the DTH services are subject to multiple taxation which includes a license fee of 10% on gross revenue to I & B ministry. Then there is a 12.36% service tax charged on the subscription fee revenue earned by the DTH service provider. In addition, entertainment tax in the range of 10-20% is collected by different states on subscription revenue earned by the service provider. Also, there is about 12.5% VAT levied on the purchase of hardware by the consumer.
MUMBAI: Profits are set to improve for DTH (direct-to-home) players due to reduction of Cenvat from 14% to 10%. The sops announced by the government on Sunday has provided a much needed boost to existing players, reeling under the high cost of imported set-top boxes (STBs) and multiple taxes by the Centre and states. However, the industry is not talking of passing on the benefits to consumers at this point.
DTH players were, in fact, debating a price hike last week, as the weakening rupee had substantially increased the import cost of set-top boxes. Currently, around three million STBs are imported by DTH operators per year.
According to estimates, a DTH player buys an MPEG2 STB at about Rs 1,568-2,450 and an MPEG4 STB (higher compression technology) for Rs2,500-3,038. However, it acquires a subscriber for around Rs 2,600-5,600 per STB. The subscriber acquisition cost of DTH operators include the STB cost, monthly content cost, advertising and promotion cost.
In the past couple of months, most DTH players had reduced the STB prices as well as subscription prices. The lowest monthly subscription fee hovered around Rs 99. The price war coincided with the entry of new players in the market--Reliance ADAG and Bharti Airtel.
Unable to keep prices in check, most players were contemplating a price hike. The government's move now seems to have come as a blessing. Jawahar Goel, MD of Dish TV, which has around 4.5 million subscribers, said the sops outlined would not just help contain the spiraling cost of set top boxes, but would also have an impact on the capital expansion plans of the sector and clearly, improve bottom lines.
"DTH players have been reeling under intense pressure and multiple taxes, at around 45%. Though subscribers watch it in the comfort of their home, they are charged entertainment tax. This needs to be corrected. Further rationalisation of taxes can help us pass on benefits to consumers,'' Goel added.
Added Vikram Kaushik, CEO of Tata Sky: "The DTH industry has been offering huge price discounts to consumers. The industry has been chronically saddled with a complex and burdensome tax structure. There is double taxation where despite the levy of service tax many states also impose entertainment tax. The latest initiative would mitigate the tax burden on the industry somewhat.''
Sources at Big TV, however said, "The current duty rationalisation would not provide any immediate benefit to DTH customers, as there has been nosignificant change in the dollar strength. The rupee has weakened by over 25% over the past few months. The current reduction in VAT will not provide immediate relief and the industry will take sometime to recover its investments.''
Sources pointed out that DTH services are subject to multiple levies--a licence fee (10%) on gross revenue to the I&B ministry, service tax (12.36%) on subscription fee revenue earned by the DTH service provider, entertainment tax (10-20%) collected by different states and another 12.5% VAT levied on the purchase of hardware by the consumer.
Govt should consider reduction in other taxes also: Dish TV
December 12 2008, 12:19 PM
Govt should consider reduction in other taxes also: Dish TV
Salil Kapoor, COO, Dish TV said there would be some relief to the consumers which will be because of the reduction in CENVAT. He said the government should look more into the multiple taxation issue because the taxation issue is huge. "We have about four types of taxes including the service tax, the VAT, entertainment tax and so on and if some ease is given on this front as well, this will help the industry grow."
Here is a verbatim transcript of the exclusive interview with Salil Kapoor on CNBC-TV18. Also watch the accompanying video.
Q: What do you think about the CENVAT relief being passed on to consumers? Do you think there would be some ease in pressure in availability of set-top boxes and DTH services?
A: There is no problem in availability of set-top boxes as of now. The only thing is that there would be some relief which will be because of the CENVAT issue. However, this industry is based on a huge subsidy platform, therefore, we cannot see much of benefit being passed on to the subscribers. However, this will help the industry to grow. This industry is one of the infrastructure industries in the information space where we are the only way how we can provide the last mile connectivity even in the remote places in this country. So, there is a lot of support which this industry requires from the government side and the government should look more into the multiple taxation issue because the taxation issue is huge. We have about four types of taxes including the service tax, the VAT, entertainment tax and so on and if some ease is given on this front as well, this will help the industry grow.
Q: That point is taken but the immediate issue will be the kind of competition one is facing from biggiesthere is Big TV, Tata Sky and the Airtel connection as well. Given all this, how does it push your own breakeven deadline? Does it push it back significantly?
A: No, it doesnt push our breakeven simply because our numbers are ramping up in a much better pace in the last few months. In October, we did close to 4.5 lakh which was about 4445% of the entire industry. So, more competition is welcomed because the overall visibility of the platform has gone multi-fold in the last few months with the launch of two big players. However, it doesnt affect our leadership status as the learnings that we have in this space of about four-years and the penetration we have in the market in terms of a distribution and the learnings we have in terms of the content.
Q: Clearly, as the market leader you would have a lot of learnings, but you would also have a lot of cash burn. Is it something like a minimum of Rs 500 cash burn on every set-top box you add? Where is the money coming from? Will not that, per se because of your leadership status, push it back? Just give us a ballpark figure on what is the cash burn, how is the money coming and therefore where is the breakeven now coming?
A: The overall cash burn per box is higher than what you have just said, about Rs 500. It is much more than that. So, the overall money that is required in the overall acquisition of the new subscribers comes from two areas. One is the internal funding, and the other is the renewals that we get of all the customers that we already have.
We have a huge base of installed customers. Right now our subscriber base is close to 4.66 million subscribers. So, we get a monthly renewal from all of them that goes into the funding of the new acquisition as well. We also have our rights issue now, and we will be garnering around Rs 1140 crore from this, which would also be ploughed back into the acquisition of the new subscribers.
Q: What about the foreign investment cap being increased for DTH players? Have you heard anything from the government on that front?
A: We havent heard anything on that front. However, we are an India-based company so I dont think that affects us in any significant manner.
Direct to Home (DTH) players are exploring new revenue streams in the pay per view (PPV) market. To add more steam to its push for PPV subscribers this season, DTH biggies such as Tata Sky and Dish TV will premiere Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (OLLO) on December 18, consequent to which the movie will be available for four weeks versus the usual 24 hours.
UTV Motion Pictures has struck a deal with two major DTH platforms on a revenue-sharing basis, where OLLO will be the first Indian movie to hit DTH platforms in just over three weeks of release. Normally, movies have been going to DTH platforms only after 6-8 weeks and sometimes after the first satellite telecast of the movie.
A Media Partners Asia study pegs the total PPV revenues in India at $18.5 billion by 2017 while subscriptions can fetch up to $12.3 billion, advertising revenues will grow up to $6.2 billion. Worldwide too, pay-per-view revenues have grown steadily over the past decade, accelerating during the past five years with the addition of new PPV subscriber services.
The main staple for most PPV services is feature motion pictures which have been released in theatres. Salil Kapoor, COO, Dish TV, said, The premier of OLLO on Dish TV will enable our 4.6 million subscribers to enjoy the latest and best of movies in the comfort of their home. We are the only DTH platform to broadcast Bollywood and Hollywood blockbuster movies like Taare Zameen Par, Jab We Met, and Spider Man 3.
Dish TV believes that PPV on a long-term outlook will drive its revenues, which today consists of approximately 10-15 per cent of the Dish TV subscriber-base. Kapoor insists, Many production houses have approached us for the release of their forthcoming films on Dish TV. In the current scenario of multiplex sales dipping and viewers preferring to watch movies at home, this association could form a growing new revenue stream for us going forward.
A Big TV spokesperson confirms the emergence of PPV as a revenue driver. Specifically for BIG TV, our strategy has been to provide subscription-based bundled service called Subscription Video-On-Demand (SVoD).
Dish TV, the direct to home (DTH) wing of Zee Network, is in the initial phase of discussions to exploit the advertising potential of its platform. Dish TV is eyeing a new stream of revenue and plans to make use of various services and slots for advertising in order to reach out to potential customers.
Talking to afaqs!, Salil Kapoor, chief operating officer, Dish TV, says, Our subscriber base has reached a critical mass. At this stage, we are seeing this as an important revenue stream. Our viewership is around 25 million, which is higher than that of many other players, including print, television and portals. With number authentication now happening through industry bodies, this space is getting a lot of attention from the advertising community.
Though Dish TV has not made any pitches for the service, it is planning to exploit sales opportunities at various levels.
For example, advertisements can be flashed on its exclusive proprietary channels, including the six movie-on-demand channels and the default landing interactive channel, 999. Branding opportunities on the interactive services such as News Active, Sports Active, Games Active, Bhakti Active, Astro Active and many other services are in the pipeline. In addition, there are branding opportunities on its electronic programme guide, and interactive advertising.
Dish TV already has an exclusive service for ICICI Bank and its products and services, called ICICI Active.
Kapoor says, Dish TV, with a close to 50 per cent market share, is in a good position to create benchmarks and open up business in this vertical. It's an uncluttered medium where the possibility of your product getting lost is zero.
He adds, All the advertising can be supplemented with subscriber interactivity in terms of focused SMSes and email campaigns to our subscribers. We have just identified this space and a lot of work has to be done on it.
Dish TV recently bagged the non-exclusive rights for the Hindi film, Oye Lucky, Lucky Oye, for a period of four weeks. It has also got the rights for the Hindi film, Oh My God, as well as the rights for several other new releases in the next three months.
Kapoor says that he hopes that apart from presenting sponsorships, a combination of spots and branding across the movie-on-demand channels, interactive channels and active services can be bundled and sold to various brands.
He says that in the last few months, Dish TV has been approached by various advertisers, including FMCG, consumer electronics and automobile players, who are keen to explore advertising options on this platform. Dish TV wants to bring national players on board for this advertising opportunity.
For the record, Dish TV offers a content bouquet of 225 channels and services, and is ramping up its capacity to offer 400 channels. It also provides live television on Kingfisher Airlines flights, and cars, buses, yachts, ships and railways.
DTH players informed the ministry that the industry expects its losses, worth an estimated Rs 2,000 crore, to double in the new year. Dish TV managing director Jawahar Goyal said: Industry estimates indicate that the losses incurred by the industry could double to about Rs 4,000 crore in 2009. We are subjected to a huge licence fee, multiple taxation as well as dollar-rupee currency fluctuation. He added that the government must implement the Licence Reduction Bill to provide the DTH industry with a level playing field.
UTV Movies and bindass movies channels available on dishtv
January 7 2009, 12:33 PM
A very good news for all dishtv subscriber that from today dishtv added 2 more channels on their platform UTV Movies and Bindass Movies on channels number 211 and 212.
Jodhaa Akabar Available on dishtv Movie on demand service
January 15 2009, 4:57 PM
Just checked on dishtv website That Jodhaa Akbar is Available on Movie on demand on dishtv.
Its a good news for all dishtv subscribers that now new movies are coming on Movie on demand on dishtv. First Oye lucky, lucky oye, Taare Zamein Par, spider man and many more and now Jodhaa akbar
Dish TV, the direct-to-home broadcast vehicle of Subhash Chandra's Zee Network, is in talks with the Indian Railways to launch live television services in trains. Salil Kapoor, COO, Dish TV, who was in Chandigarh to announce a free recharge offer, said, "The tender has been issued by the Railways and we intend to submit our bid. Initially one train will be made available for testing the product and we are hopeful of being awarded the contract."
Dish TV has also extended its Live TV services to private cars and buses. Kapoor added, "A private bus operator has started using this service in Delhi. Discussions are on with few other operators." Kapoor also said that Dish TV has registered an increase of 33% in sales this year with the subscriber base crossing 4.8 million. "We are targeting the 5-million subscription mark (translating into 25 million viewers) by end of this fiscal and the 8-million mark by end of next financial year. The turnover is expected to be around Rs 900-1,000 crore by March 31, 2008."
Despite the overall gloom and the increase in competition, Dish TV has been able to hold its own. The competition, Kapoor said, has helped expand the market. "If in June-July about 6 lakh DTH subscribers were added per month, the number grew to around one million new subscribers between October-December. The new entrants in the DTH space have expanded the market size. We are also planning to launch our Digital Video Recording box soon," he added.
Under Dish TV's free recharge offer, if a customer recharges for a certain amount, she gets an equivalent amount of recharge as bonus. In other words, the recharge becomes completely free.
Dish TV has also introduced Recharge-free ItzCash (ItzCash is a multi-purpose pre-paid card that enables consumers to shop online, book railway tickets, buy Internet connection packages, play online games and pay utility bills) coupon, specifically for this offer. This is a new concept in the DTH industry where subscribers can top-up their subscription using tailor-made package cards.
Dish TV, the direct-to-home broadcast vehicle of Subhash Chandra's Zee Network, is in talks with the Indian Railways to launch live television services in trains. Salil Kapoor, COO, Dish TV, who was in Chandigarh to announce a free recharge offer, said, "The tender has been issued by the Railways and we intend to submit our bid. Initially one train will be made available for testing the product and we are hopeful of being awarded the contract."
Dish TV has also extended its Live TV services to private cars and buses. Kapoor added, "A private bus operator has started using this service in Delhi. Discussions are on with few other operators." Kapoor also said that Dish TV has registered an increase of 33% in sales this year with the subscriber base crossing 4.8 million. "We are targeting the 5-million subscription mark (translating into 25 million viewers) by end of this fiscal and the 8-million mark by end of next financial year. The turnover is expected to be around Rs 900-1,000 crore by March 31, 2008."
Despite the overall gloom and the increase in competition, Dish TV has been able to hold its own. The competition, Kapoor said, has helped expand the market. "If in June-July about 6 lakh DTH subscribers were added per month, the number grew to around one million new subscribers between October-December. The new entrants in the DTH space have expanded the market size. We are also planning to launch our Digital Video Recording box soon," he added.
Under Dish TV's free recharge offer, if a customer recharges for a certain amount, she gets an equivalent amount of recharge as bonus. In other words, the recharge becomes completely free.
Dish TV has also introduced Recharge-free ItzCash (ItzCash is a multi-purpose pre-paid card that enables consumers to shop online, book railway tickets, buy Internet connection packages, play online games and pay utility bills) coupon, specifically for this offer. This is a new concept in the DTH industry where subscribers can top-up their subscription using tailor-made package cards.
New Movie " The President is Coming" on dishtv Movie on Demand service
January 23 2009, 11:13 AM
Hi All,
Just checked on the dishtv website, Anothe new movie (The president is coming ) is available on dishtv Movie on demand service. Its a new movie and are still currently running in theatres.
So its good see now every week new and good movies are coming on dishtv. first Oye Lucky, Lucky oye and now this one " the president is coming " its coming on dishtv and also available on theatres as well.
Today i check on dishtv website, that one more new movie is coming on dishtv movie on demand service "Meerabai not out".
It's good to see that dishtv is coming up with lots of new and good movies in their movie on demand service. Also in the past few months dishtv has shown lots of new movies on their movie on demand service.
Dishtv is Rocking with new movies on Movie on demand service
February 4 2009, 4:11 PM
Dishtv is Rocking with new movies on Movie on demand service
In the past few months dishtv has shown lot of new and good movies on their movie on demand service like Oye Lucky, Lucky oye, The president is coming , meerabai not out and many more.
Now once again they are coming up with some fantastic movies every week in febuary with Fashion to be premiered first time on DTH and not only DTH but also till now this movie has not been shown on television as well. A Wednesday another very good movie to watch and also latest not shown on any dth till now.
Above all Soon to be released Dev D will also be available on dishtv movie on demand service this months that just with 15-20 days this movie also being available on dishtv.
And also not only Bollywood Movies, latest hollywood movies are also available on dishtv this month. These are Hancock and da vinchi code, Hancock is the very latest flick and till now its not shown on any television. And another new flick Da vinchi code is also available on dishtv Movie on demand service. So with this I think Movie on demand service of dishtv is best and really rocking on dishtv.
Priyanka's "Fashion" Movie: Exclusive on dishtv Movie on demand Service
February 9 2009, 6:10 PM
Fashion : Exlusively on dishtv Movie on demand.
Its a good news for all dishtv vierwers that now dishtv is showing new and latest movies on dishtv movie on demand service and the latest in this trend is Fashion.
Fashion is exclusively on dishtv Movie on demand service. And also till it has not been shown on any tv channel. that its available only on theatres and then directly to dishtv.
Good for all dishtv subscribers that every week they are getting new movies. also seen on their website that they are going to show DEV D this month also. which is just now released in theatres.
Good news for all dishtv subscribers as dishtv added 4 new channels in just last 3-4 days these are: WB Movies, Focustv, Hamaar tv and Nakshatra tv. and best part is these channels were not available on any other DTH till now and available on dishtv without any extra cost.
NEW DELHI: Direct-To-Home player Dish TV on Tuesday said it expects to add about three million subscribers this year, taking the total number to eight million, as it plans to launch new value-added services (VAS) and channels in the year ahead.
We already have about five million subscribers and in the next year, we should add another three million taking the total number to eight million, Dish TV Chief Operating Officer, Mr Salil Kapoor said.
DTH or Direct-To-Home television is defined as the reception of satellite programmes with a personal dish in an individual home, which does away with the need for the cable operator.
The company is also looking at introducing more value-added services as well as offering more movies under its pay per view model, Mr Kapoor said declining to divulge further details.
The Essel Group firm already offers Active services in partnership with other companies such as ICICI.
Dish TV had earlier said it was looking at adding another 200 channels next year from the current 200 to its bouquet to maintain its edge over its competitors in the DTH space.
According to an Indian Readership Survey of 6.5 million households, DTH service accounts for 10 per cent of cable and satellite households, thus leaving plenty of room to grow in future. PTI
Dishtv Plans low cost STB's
Dish TV, the direct-to-home (DTH) arm of the Essel Group, plans to launch low-cost set-top boxes (STBs) and cheaper monthly subscription schemes to tap the 40 million non-cable and satellite television homes in India.
In addition, the company plans to launch premium STBs for home theatre owners, apart from offering live TV on-the-go to car owners, in the next 2-3 month, according to Jawahar Goel, managing director, Dish TV.
Dish TV has close to 50 lakh subscribers and is looking to add at least 20-25 lakh subscribers in 2009-10. Goel added that the company expects to post profits in the quarter ending March 31, 2009 for the first time.
"We believe the time is ripe for market segmentation and we are working on cheaper set-top boxes for Doordarshan homes," Goel said. He believes that the company will manage to gain at least 10 lakh subscribers from this segment alone.
There are an estimated 120-122 million TV homes, out of which 80 million subscribers are cable and satellite viewers while the balance are terrestrial TV homes. Most of the subscribers opting for DTH are cable and satellite TV viewers.
In the past, Dish TV had a tie-up with auto maker Ford to offer live television by fitting an STB and dish antennae on its premium SUV. The company is working on a smaller antennae and STB that can be mounted on any kind of vehicle.
Salil Kapoor, chief operating officer, Dish TV, said, "This STB will target consumers who are traveling long distance or driving in the city but want to keep in touch with a sporting event or news. The smaller set top boxes will have limited channel capacity but will ensure smooth signal."
Just came to know that BJP (Leading political party in india) had a deal with dishtv to advertise their election campaign on dishtv's platform.
That is now you can also see BJP's advertisement/ Ad campaign on dishtv platform on their channels 999 and also branding on News active and bhakti active channels.
I think its good for BJP as well, as dishtv currently have more then 5 million subscribers or 25 million viewers and with their ad compaign BJP will have a direct access to these 25 miilion viewers. and also to all the part of india, that is they can reach to remote areas in india as well where people don't have any access to internet and cable and through dishtv they will be able to campaign and advertise in that areas as well. As dishtv is having a reach in all india and also in remote areas where people don't have any cable or internet and their only dishtv is their source of gaining latest knowledge and information.
On campaign trail, carrying Dish TV on wheels - Digital drive
Calcutta, April 4: Elections are a good time to remember Gandhi and hit the road to discover India. But this time, politicians are also taking a slice of their drawing room with them.
Political heavyweights who have already hit the campaign trail are now busy fitting digital TV units in their official vehicles to keep themselves abreast of developments across the country.
The list includes people like L.K. Advani, Mayavati, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Narendra Modi, M. Karunanidhi, Chandrababu Naidu, Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy and Vasundhara Raje. As for railway minister Lalu Prasad, he has already installed the service in his personal compartment.
Dish TV, the direct-to-home (DTH) service provider that is offering this facility, has confirmed the above list.
Political leaders need to keep themselves updated on real-time basis. And we are providing just that. The mobility factor is attracting the politicians most, Dish TV India chief operating officer (COO) Salil Kapoor said.
As Dish TV broadcasts regional channels, it helps politicians be aware of regional sentiments, sources said, echoing what Mahatma Gandhi had stressed decades ago.
The nations Father had said true India is to be found not in its few cities, but in its seven hundred thousand villages. If the villages perish, India will perish too.
Kapoor said politicians might use laptops while travelling but not all TV channels, particularly regional ones, can be accessed properly on the Internet. This is where Dish TV has the advantage.
The Dish TV official said politicians accounted for around 50 per cent of the companys Dish on Mobile sales, while industry sources said more and more enquiries were coming in from leaders and party workers across the country.
There are, at present, five private DTH operators in India.
A mobile DTH unit costs about Rs 1.45 lakh. It can be fitted in a car, bus or any sports utility vehicle (SUV), sources in Dish TV, which has already sold over 500 units, said. However, only large cars qualify for this mobile DTH service.
Dish TV, which had been testing the product in alliance with Israeli firm Raysat, began marketing it aggressively some three months back.
The demand for mobile Dish TV is growing at a rate of about 30-40 per cent month-on-month. States such as Delhi, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh are driving the sales, Kapoor said.
Stock brokers, business barons and film stars like Sanjay Dutt, Ajay Devgan and Mammootty are also availing themselves of the service, the COO said. We can say that most of these consumer categories have subscribed to our mobile DTH units, he added.
Dish TV sources said the company was in talks with bus-maker Volvo and several car dealers to fit digital TV sets in their vehicles. We are also negotiating with the Indian Railways to set up digital TV units in their luxury coaches, Kapoor said.
The sources said the service had also attracted inter-city luxury bus services, airlines, yachts and ships. Mobile Dish TV units have already been fitted in 15 Kingfisher planes.
The company, part of Subhash Chandras Essel Group, is positioning the service as a luxury product. We are not looking at the product as a mass seller. Chauffeur-driven luxury cars as well as ships and luxury buses and trains are our target customers, Kapoor said.
The company is in talks with automobile manufacturers like General Motors and Ford to promote the service, Kapoor said.
Dish TV, the direct-to-home (DTH) venture of the Essel Group, has introduced its latest offering, their direct-to-car (DTC) satellite television system. The unit comes in two models with a price tag of Rs 79,000 and Rs 1,49,000 and can be fitted on a car, bus or any sports utility vehicle.
Salil Kapoor, chief operating officer, Dish TV, says that the new service is for all those who need to stay connected with the world they could be people with interest in stock markets, sports, politicians, celebrities and businessmen.
He says, "Demand and enquiries for our mobile DTH units have been overwhelming from states such as Delhi, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, among others. We are pushing our mobile DTH units very aggressively."
The DTC is similar to the standard Dish TV setup one can install at home, and it provides all the same television channels that we have become hooked on to, all in the comfort of your car. The only notable difference between what one gets in their car and their home is an antenna specially designed to work in moving vehicles.
At the heart of the system is a specialized antenna which is mounted on the vehicle's roof that is designed to automatically track the Dish TV satellite regardless of the vehicle's orientation and speed of travel.
The company currently has two types of unique antennas, the Speed Ray and the T5, which differ vastly in their capabilities. The T5 is the entry-level antenna which is an aerodynamically designed 'tub' that magnetically latches on to the roof. Inside the tub, the antenna apparatus can change direction and angle using electric motors to maintain 'line-of-sight' to the satellite.
This 8 kg antenna can only be used in the Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh region and it has the ability to receive 70 channels. The larger and heavier (25 kg) Speed Ray antenna is more high-tech than the T5 and looks flat and sleek like a wide surfboard mounted on roof rails. It is also more potent in its abilities, being able to work all over India receiving almost 100 channels.
Whichever antenna one chooses, it plugs in to a standard Dish TV set-top box inside the car through an RF cable, which is connected to a LCD screen for the video and the car's audio system for the sound.
Dish TV also provides a separate IR receiver for the remote control which can conveniently be placed anywhere in the car. The LCD screen setup however, is not provided by the company and it's up to the customers' discretion to choose what make and size is best suitable.
Apart from a Rs 300 monthly subscription, the estimated cost of T5 system is around Rs 79,000 while that of the Speed Ray is Rs 1.5 lakh, both of which include the cost of the set-top box. For a clear reception of the signal, there should not be something too close to the car blocking the antenna in the south-east direction.
This means that in the tight confines of tall buildings or tall trees, the reception is intermittent at best, but when the road opens up even slightly, signal reception is not an issue - be it through rain or shine, whether stationary or moving at highway speeds.
It's not difficult to imagine that such a system gaining popularity with people who spend a lot of time on highways in chauffeur driven cars, or even with tour operators for that matter. This system ensures that one will never have to miss another cricket match, or even any important business news while on the road.
Transmission of signals got delayed by 2 sec in MPEG 4 dth
April 20 2009, 7:23 PM
Dear Friends, on saturday while waching IPL matches i came to notice one important thing that Airtel dth will have a delay of 2 seconds in live IPL matches. and its fast in dishtv by 2 seconds.
So next day i went to one dealer's shop in evening and checked in all the dth and found that not only airtel but infact all the DTH working on mpeg 4 are having delay of 2 seconds. like Airtel BIGTV AND Sundirect they all are showing match telecast 2 seconds late then dishtv.
Then i asked the dealer why thier is delay in Airtel, bigtv and Sun direct as compared to Dishtv then he replied its because of mpeg4 uses heavy compressionwhich will take more processing time and also the file has to be decompressed also there fore their is a delay in this.
This shows still MPEG2 is much better then MPEG 4.
Another good news for all dishtv subscribers(New and Existing) as they have launch a special new offer SABSE ZYAADA for AP state only.
For Rs.2390 + Rs.200 Installation and get 12 Months subscription free of south silver pack.
Dishtv brings Annitikanna Ekkuaa A Mega offer customized for Andhra Pradesh offering unmatched Telegu entertainment. Now at an initial price of Rs. 2390, the dishtv subscribers will take home the set top box along with dish antenna and can enjoy 12 months subscription of the South Silver Pack (135 channels & services) absolutely free.
South Silver Pack is loaded with Sports Channels like ESPN, Star Sports, Zee Sports, Star Cricket and Ten Sports. This offer also has free subscription of Max channel to enjoy the most exciting cricketing event - the second season of Indian premier league and Cartoon Network and Pogo Channels for children for 3 months. Over and above recharge
benefit worth Rs. 500 are also provided to the subscribers.
Direct-to-home services provider Dish TV today said it is targeting a revenue of Rs 1,000 crore in the current fiscal, as it will launch more channels to increase its customer base.
We are looking at a revenue of Rs 1,000 crore in this fiscalWe closed the year (ended March 2009) at Rs 740 crore (unaudited), Dish TV Chief Operating Officer Salil Kapoor told reporters.
The company expects to offer more than 400 channels by March 2010, he added.
Remember the commercial where Shah Rukh Khan sits on a terrace in a couch, asking the world why arent they replacing their cable connection with Dish TV? Its gone now. Dish has dumped its wish karo tagline and will instead get Khan to plug it as a sabse zyaada provider.
Explains Salil Kapoor, COO, Dish TV: Two years back, when we launched the wish karo campaign, we were competing with cable operators and the poor quality of delivered content. Now, with rising competition among DTH players, there was a need to re-establish our brand as the largest content provider.
Dish TV, a part of the Essel group, ranks first among the DTH pack in customers. To stay there, it has readied a Rs 100 crore marketing budget for the year and this Rs 6 crore ad campaign will run across TV, print, outdoor and radio. Kapoor says it will target the five million customers, ensuring that they stay; they will also be informed about new packages through SMSes, phone calls and emails.
Videocon is the latest to enter the DTH market and has talked of a Rs 1,000 crore investment. Dish has slightly cut its prices and positioned its basic pack at Rs 113 (plus taxes) for 135 channels, extending up to Rs 283 (plus taxes) for 185 channels. The existing subscribers will get some extra channels at no added cost until their subscription renewal, said Kapoor.
With a claim to offer 240 channels, more than any other DTH operator, it is hoping this will draw consumers. It has, as mentioned, around five million of the 12 million consumers (excluding DD Direct). Tata Sky has about 3.4 mn, Sun Direct over 2.3 mn, Big TV about 1.2 mn and Airtel Digital about 0.3 mn subscribers.
With the launch of new packages dishtv have the best and most economical packages as compared with other DTH. And also now dishtv have best and most economical ala-carte packs as well
See below Extreme Ala-carte packs
1. Extreme Sports packs : @ Rs.45+ tax;
Contains 5 sports channels - Zee Sports, Ten Sports, ESPN, Star Sports and Star Cricket.
3. Extreme Entertainment Pack: @ Rs.35+ tax
Contains 8 Hindi Entertainment Channels- Star Plus, Sony, Zee, SAB, Real,Sahara one, Star One, NDTV Imagine.
4. Extreme English Pack: @ Rs.35+ tax
Contains 4 eng Movies and 2 eng GEC- sTAR wORLD, zEE CAFE,
AND Star Movies, HBO, PIX, Zee Studios.
5. Extreme Movies Pack: @ Rs.35 + tax
Contains 5 Hindi movies channels- UTV Movies, Bindass Movies, Zee Action, Classics and Premiere.
So What to say about these Economical ala-carte packs.
Movie on demand rock in dishtv Inlast few months dishtv has shown some really good and new movies on movie on demand and now again they are showing " Delhi -6 " on movie on demand.
Delhi -6 really a very good movie to watch. and its good to see dishtv is showing all the new and good movies on their movie on demand channel.
Infact till now this movie is not available on any platform and also not shown on any TV Channel. its a preimiere on DTH for DELHI - 6
Really MOD Rocks on dishtv...........Now dishtv really rocks with new and economical packages and showing new movies almost every week.
The slowdown has had a positive impact on the direct-to-home TV industry as consumers have started controlling their entertainment bills by not visiting movie theatres but sticking to their television sets at home.
According to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of Indias report presented on April 1, the DTH market was at 11.1 million consumers at the end of last December. Industry sources say this has now grown to close to 13.5 million.
Since early 2008, the industry has been adding about 3 lakh subscribers a month. However, it currently adds seven to eight lakh subscribers a month on an average, says Mr Ajai Puri, Director and CEO, Bharti Airtel DTH.
During July, August and September in 2008, the DTH industry was adding six lakh subscribers a month. But it crossed the one-million-a-month mark in October, November and December when the impact of the slowdown was actually being felt on the economy, adds Mr Salil Kapoor, COO, Dish TV.
The company currently has 5 million subscribers and expects to reach 7.5 million subscribers by the end of current year.
Part of the reason is the low and affordable entry prices, with players offering freebies to attract subscribers. A number of value-added services such as movie on demand, matrimonial match-making, tuitions are on offer. India has over 130 million TV homes and close to 14 million are being added every year. Of this, 97 million are cable & satellite homes. The entry of multiple operators too, has created much greater awareness of the service which is now seen as a technology which is also simple to use, says Mr Kapoor.
Dish TV has equal distribution of subscribers in urban and rural markets. The cable-dry and cable-frustrated rural markets have been our strength as we launched our service first in these markets, he says.
According to Mr Kapoor, DTH will continue to lead in terms of growth due to better awareness, ease of installation and independence from the cable operators. The segment is expected to grow at over 30 per cent a year.
By 2015, DTH will enjoy at least 40 per cent share of the C&S market. Digital cable will have 40 per cent and analogue cable will follow with 20 per cent, he says.
Another recent entrant in the market, Reliance Big TV, has garnered over 1.5 million subscribers in less than a year. Mr Sanjay Behl, CEO of the company, says that the industry would also look at monetising some of the services to ensure multiple revenue streams.
Tata Sky has consistently seen a rise in its subscriber base, which crossed the 3.5-million mark in March. We have been witnessing a healthy growth. Our aim is to cross the 8-million mark in the next three years, says Mr Vikram Mehra, Chief Marketing Officer, Tata Sky.
Sun Direct, a 80:20 joint venture between the Maran family and the Astro Group of Malaysia, which initially launched its services in Tamil Nadu in December 2007 and began its pan-India roll out in September 2008, has secured 3.1 million subscribers so far, says Mr Tony DSilva, Chief Operating Officer.
He says, this year even March, April and May, which are usually called slack months when the entertainment sector registers a slow growth due to exams, the DTH industry witnessed a tremendous growth.
We added close to two lakh subscribers month on month.
In last few days their were lots of things happening on bigtv like new channels addition and now they have hiked the prices of their base packages......by even reducing the number of channels in their corresponding packs.
I am just doing a comparison between BIGTV's new Startter1 Pack with dishtv's Silver pack.
1. Dishtv silver package cost is Rs.125 and bigtv Starter 1 pack is Rs.127
2. Dishtv Silver pack is having 135 Channels where as bigtv's Starter 1 pack has only 55 +10 radio=65 channels (as per their website). that means dishtv is having almost double number of channels then bigtv at the same cost.
3. Extra Channels on dishtv: ZeeTV , Real, 9X, Zee Cinema, and more music channels like 9XM, B4U, ETC, ZEE MUSIC, More news channels and more regional channels as well.
4. Extra Channel on BIGTV: Sahara One
So its quite simple now BIGTV is looking for sucking more money from customers. that is if you see this comparison then its quite clear that dishtv packages are very economical as compared to other DTH and also suits customer pocket and their interest.
Dish tv is the best when it comes to regional entertainment. As they have almost all the good regional channels available on their platform and dishtv has almost maximum number of channels are available in all language Zones.
These Are the channels in the main language zones in all dth
Where
Dishtv: 78 and (around 90+ with other regional channels in other languages Max. Regional channels by any dth )
Tatasky:60
Bigtv: 63
Sun direct:77
and Airtel: 61
Apart from that dishtv have lot more regional channels in other languages as well which can leads their tally to around 90 channels which is more then any other DTH operator.
Dish tv is the best when it comes to regional entertainment. As they have almost all the good regional channels available on their platform and dishtv has almost maximum number of channels are available in all language Zones.
These Are the channels in the main language zones in all dth
Where
Dishtv: 78 and (around 90+ with other regional channels in other languages Max. Regional channels by any dth )
Tatasky:60
Bigtv: 63
Sun direct:77
and Airtel: 61
Apart from that dishtv have lot more regional channels in other languages as well which can leads their tally to around 90 channels which is more then any other DTH operator.
Highlights of financial results for the 4th Quarter and full year of 2008-2009
June 18 2009, 3:42 PM
Highlights of financial results for the 4th Quarter and full year of 2008-2009
DISH TV CONSOLIDATED REVENUES OF RS 2081 MILLION, UP 53% YOY AND 8% FROM Q3 FY09
2.06 MN SUBSCRIBERS ADDED DURING FY09, UP FROM 1.04 MN ADDITIONS IN FY08, 98% INCREASE YoY
MARKET LEADER WITH 42% SHARE OF PAY DTH MARKET
- Gross sales and operating revenues in Q4 is Rs. 2081 million as compared to Rs. 1364 million in the corresponding period in FY08 representing a 53% growth over the Q4 revenues in the previous fiscal. The revenue for FY09 stood at Rs. 7390 million, an increase of 79% from the last year.
- Dishtv has added 20.6 Lacs subscribers in the FY 09 as compared to 10.4 lacs new subscribers added during FY08, registering an increase of 98%.
- Subscription Income Increased from Rs 152 Crs in Q3 FY09 to Rs 164 Crs in Q4 FY09,
- Subscriber base stands at 5.38 million as on May 31, 2009
- Overall Pay Gross DTH market Share of Dish TV stands at 42% in 5 market operator scenario
- Aims to add 2.5 million subs. in FY10.
- EBIDTA positive at operational level in Q4, ahead of earlier projection of Q2 FY 10 and aims to be cash positive by 3rd Quarter of FY10
- Sabse Zyaada content - With 240 channels & Services, Dish TV offers the maximum number of channels in comparison to any other DTH service provider
- Wide Range of offerings through 50 plus Ala-carte packages at all price points
- Distribution strengthened Now present in over 6,600 towns through 48,000 dealers and over 800 Distributors
- Expansion of Dish Care Centre, service franchisee, Dish Shoppe and Collection Agency will receive lot of attention and focus in this year
- Over 25,000 service personnel in the market delivering installations and service support to the Dish TV subscribers.
- Issued shares on Right basis amounting to Rs 1140 Crs.
- Launched path breaking innovative offers like Set Top Box Free and Free Recharge in FY09
Bad News: Sun Direct increases the price of their all base packs
July 1 2009, 3:50 PM
Its certainly not a good news for all sun direct subscribers, as from today sun direct has increased their base pack price for all south and north customers.
For South Customers: Freedom pack price increased from Rs.75+ tax to Rs.99+ tax
For North Customers: Shine pack price increased from Rs.99+tax to Rs. 120 + tax
Already Sun direct is very costly earlier also and now with the increase in their base pack prices Sun Direct would become the most costly DTH.
Dish TV is now providing free home delivery of their SET TOP BOX.
From Any where in the world to anywhere in India.
You can directly order it via internet and your dishtv connection will reach you in Max.3-5 days. Further with this even you can gift your Dishtv to your loved ones.
Life couldnt have been easier...
If you are an NRI or staying abroad and wish to gift a top Digital Entertainment product to your loved ones back home in India, simply get a DishTV connection home delivered free of cost.
You could also order one for yourself in India.
and here just fill the details of yours and to whom you want to gift or for yourself also. and just pay via internet and just after that with in next Max 3-5 days you will get you connection.
Dishtv ties up with Monster.com to offer jobs search service " Monsterjobs Active"
July 9 2009, 2:59 PM
Good news for all dishtv subscribers and for all youth job seekers as today dishtv annouce tie up with Monster.com for "Monsterjobs Active" Service where one can search for jobs and also services like Resume writing and Resume Blaster on the comfort of your home with dishtv.
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Monster.com and Dishtv today announced an Interactive Jobs search service MonsterJobs Active, a user friendly interface for Dishtv subscribers, which would allow job seekers to search for jobs across the country in various industry verticals from the convenience of their homes. The range of information would also include services like Resume Writing and Resume Blaster; services through which a jobseeker can get their resume written by professional resume writer and can also send their resume to thousands of placement consultants in one go.
Speaking on the occasion, Salil Kapoor, Chief Operating Officer, Dishtv said, It is our constant endeavor to augment customer experience by introducing innovative products & services and the launch of Monsterjobs Active is a major landmark in this direction. We are pleased to partner with Monster.com and are confident that this strategic alliance would create a compelling experience for our 5.5 million subscribers, who would now be able to quickly and easily find information that's important to them by a click on their Dishtv remote. With this unique service, World Wide Web has literally converged into the TV screen enabling anytime access and empowering the job aspirants with thousands of employment opportunities.
Expressing his views on the unique association, Sanjay Modi, Managing Director, Monster.com (India, Middle East and Southeast Asia) said, We are delighted to have an alliance with convergence of the internet and TV medium will make job services easily accessible to TV viewers across cities of India. We strongly feel that job search on TV has great potential in bridging the unmet need of the audience whose access to the internet is limited. The above alliance substantiates our commitment to jobseekers to find the right job.
Technology innovation continues at a break neck speed and the convergence between TV and Internet is getting more and more seamless. Providing internet services on TV to reach out to masses across India is surely an effective way of connecting employers to jobseekers. This tie-up between Monster.com and Dishtv will allow on one hand, interactive services to be extended to the customers as a value add and on the other, help employers reach out to a larger talent pool and it also creates a very visible differentiator in the category for both Monster.com and Dishtv.[/quote]
Today Dishtv launched a new active service which they have announced a few days back " Monster jobs Active" on channel 99.
Here one can search for Jobs in various categories, Also freshers who are looking for a job can also search in for jobs here. Further they have one section called Carrier service where you get tips on resume writing and how to make better resume.
So over all its a very good initiative taken by Dishtv by providing a very useful service for all and specially youth and for those who are looking for a job.
Plan your dream vacation, get exclusive deals, book hotels at special prices by just a click on your TV remote. Dishtv, Indias largest direct to home company and Yatra.com, a leading online travel company, today joined hands to launch Travel Active. Travel Active is an innovative service offering Dishtv viewers an easy user interface to plan their holidays to top destinations of India.
Dishtv customers would get special deals and additional discounts on every domestic and international flight booked through Travel Active.
To book the travel services listed on Travel Active service, the subscriber just needs to send an SMS to the number displayed on the screen.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Salil Kapoor, COO, Dishtv, said, Travel Active service offers huge benefit to over 5.5 million Dishtv subscribers, as they are now enabled to view, search and book the best selling holiday packages and purchase international & domestic airline tickets at discounted prices through their TV remote. The convergence of the internet and TV medium provides an easy user interface that enables anytime access to life services. Dishtv is a market leader in providing premium content to its subscribers and it is our endeavor to keep offering content that is enriching and value adding to our discerning subscribers.
We strongly believe in offering Sabse Zyaada (maximum) to our subscribers and our focus is on ensuring customer satisfaction through superior customer service and continuous innovation in value-added services, a potent tool for consumer engagement. Travel Active service reiterates Dishtvs focus and commitment towards Customer Delight. Salil Kapoor added.
Speaking on this breakthrough service, Dhruv Shringi, CEO& Co-founder, Yatra.com said, We at Yatra.com are constantly looking at ways to be more accessible to our customers and help them choose the best travel services. This alliance will play a significant role in strengthening our commitment to make travelling smart and simple. Dishtv's pan India reach will help Yatra.com extend its services to mass consumers, who are still not familiar or comfortable with internet can now book travel from the comfort of their own living rooms using television remote control.
In India broadband penetration is very low in both urban and rural areas in comparison to TV penetration and in such a scenario DTH proves to be an effective medium to provide internet services on TV.
DishTV: Introduces LIFE SERVICES by converging internet with TV medium
August 13 2009, 4:44 PM
DishTV: Introduces LIFE SERVICES by converging internet with TV medium
Now Dishtv goes beyond entertainment and offering LIFE SERVICES to all their subscribers by converginf Internet with TV medium.
These services are: Travel Active, Monsterjobs Active, Shaadi Active.
Earlier we have to go to internet if we want to search for a job or if we are planning for a holiday then also we have to go to internet to check out for the best selling packages to book flights and hotel rooms or for those who are looking for a bride and groom will go to matrimony sites and search for that.
But now Dishtv has introduced 3 LIFE SERVICES - Travel Active, Monsterjobs Active, Shaadi Active. where All these services can be accessed by just a click on the Dishtv remote in the comfort of home. Now all these internet services aer available on your TV. Like :
with Monsterjobs Active- one can search for jobs on his TV like earlier searching on internet. Monster Jobs Active is powered by moster.com, worlds no. 1 job site, empowers job aspirants with thousands of employment opportunities
Travel Active - Dish TV recently launch this travel active service in tie up with Yatra.com. In Travel Active the subscribers can search and book the best selling holiday packages, hotels, international & domestic airline tickets at discounted prices
Shaadi Active - Also Dishtv has introduced another very good service Shaadi Active where one can search for brides and groom on their TV Screen and can be accessed by just a click on the Dishtv remote. Shaadi Active service powered by worlds largest matrimony site shaadi.com, redefines the experience of searching for a life partner by offering thousands of marriage proposals.
I must say a very good initiative taken by Dishtv by providing these LIFE SERVICES and made them available on TV Medium.
Dishtv Offer: Postpaid option In free home delivery
August 26 2009, 5:28 PM
Dishtv offer Postpaid payment option in free home delivery.
Dish TV is now providing free home delivery of their SET TOP BOX. You can directly order it via internet and your dishtv connection will reach you in Max.3-5 days. And the whole amount of money will be paid at the time of installation and activation.
Now Dishtv is both prepaid and postpaid home delivery option available with them, In Prepaid one need to pay via online at the time of booking where as in postpaid one needs to pay money at the time of installation and activation.
Further with this even you can gift your Dishtv to your loved ones. Life couldnt have been easier... If you are an NRI or staying abroad and wish to gift a top Digital Entertainment product to your loved ones back home in India, simply get a DishTV connection home delivered free of cost. You could also order one for yourself in India. Check the link below: »*Dish TV - India's first DTH entertainment...
and here just fill the details of yours and to whom you want to gift or for yourself also. and just pay via internet and just after that with in next Max 3-5 days you will get you connection.
Will Dish TVs tie-ups with shaadi.com, yatra.com and monster.com give it an edge over rivals?
The value propositions are hard to ignore: If Shah Rukh Khan is to be believed, you can get married, find a job or plan a holiday sitting at home. All you need is a Dish TV connection at home. The provider of direct-to-home (DTH) television has tied up with portals shaadi.com, yatra.com and monster.com to provide these services to its subscribers.
These, of course, are not the full services that you get on the Net from these portals. But they are intended to create some buzz around the brand. An ad with SRK is already on air. Other medium like radio too have been activated.
Dish TV is generally accepted as the largest player in the DTH market. Chief Operating Officer Salil Kapoor says it has 5.6 million subscribers. This gives it a 40 per cent share of the market. It has reported operating profits for two quarters now three quarters ahead of guidance. And, says Kapoor, the company will be cash positive by the last quarter of 2009-10, again three quarters ahead of guidance.
But it is a crowded category. There are six players in the market place: Dish TV, Tata Sky, Airtel, Big TV, Sun Direct and Videocon. There are no subscription numbers available with third-party authentication. Industry estimates suggest there are 13 million subscribers. The industry is known to have huge losses on its books (2008-09 turnover Rs 1,800 crore). The men on the driving seats are therefore under pressure to wipe out the red ink from the profit and loss statement. Thus, Tata Sky is riding the huge equity of the Tata brand to push its service. Sun Direct is a price warrior and has capitalised on its goodwill in the South. And Airtel has worked on innovations on its services and backed it with a high-decibel campaign.
[B]Who gains?[/B]
The initiatives taken by Dish TV begin to make sense. For the websites, hamstrung by low internet penetration in the country, it gives a huge expansion to their reach. TV is a mass medium and has higher penetration as compared to the internet. Moreover, Dish TV is the largest DTH provider in India. Through this tie-up, we are definitely looking at increasing our member base by reaching out to every household, says Shaadi.com Business Head Gourav Rak****.
[B] CHANNEL COUNT [/B]
Dishtv - 240
Sun Direct - 200+
Big TV - 200+
Tata Sky - 185
Airtel digital TV - 170
Videocon d2h (as per current website) - 160
[b]TRANSPONDER CAPACITY OF 36 MHZ [/b]
Dishtv - 12
Sun Direct - 6
Big TV - 8
Tata Sky - 11
Airtel digital TV - 7
Videocon d2h - 6
Source: Industry
Dish TV has a sizeable number of customers and that is something we could not have ignored. So when this opportunity came to forge an alliance, we did not bat an eyelid, adds Yatra Online Founding General Manager (strategic relations group) Mudit Khosla. Little surprise then, Yatra.com offers discounts of Rs 200 on all domestic tickets and Rs 500 on all international booked on Dish TV. The cost is borne totally by the travel portal.
It also eases the pressure on the online as well as offline infrastructure of the portals. This was a crucial learning for Dish TV from its association with ICICI Bank, which it has clearly marketed well in the recent tie-ups. ICICI Bank offers facilities somewhat similar to the internet to Dish TV customers on television the channel is called ICICI Active. The bank found that this reduced the pressure on its call centres, branches as well as websites. Recently, the bank gave a new look to the channel and loaded new facilities like loans and credit cards on to it.
The services are offered free to the customers of Dish TV. It has worked out various arrangements including revenue share, fixed fees and ad share with the three websites. Kapoor says it is still early days to discuss numbers. But Khosla says yatra.com has begun to get 30 to 35 extra orders everyday and this can be scaled up to 150 to 200.
This, incidentally, is not the first time these services are being offered on DTH. Tata Sky collaborates with Bharatmatrimony.com and Airtel with Makemytrip.com. Kapoor says this is the first time that all three are being provided by one DTH operator. In the days to come, he plans to load more services like home delivery of food and flowers. Again, Airtel has a tie-up with a leading pizza delivery chain.
Kapoor says none of his rivals will be able to match Dish TV in terms of value-added services. Dish TV, he claims, has the maximum number of channels on air as well satellite transponders in the sky (see tables). As a result, all others, he claims, need to choose between more channels and value-added services something that doesnt bog him down.
[b]Right distribution[/b]
Content is one of the two legs of the business. Equally important is distribution. Of the 220 million homes in the country, around 130 million have a TV. And this number is growing at 4 to 5 per cent per annum. Of these, around 85 million are cable and satellite homes (including 13 million on DTH) and the rest depend on the terrestrial network owned by the government.
The DTH industry hopes to expand to 20 million homes by the end of 2009-10. Growth is coming from small towns and villages. In large cities, the cable operators seem to have got their act together. In the smaller markets, customers have jumped straight from the terrestrial network to DTH. The key, therefore, is to have as wide a distribution network in place as possible for sale and service support.
Rural sale across most categories happen on the hub and spoke principle a sale office in a town takes care of all the villages in its vicinity. Dish TV, according to Kapoor, has a presence in 6,600 towns across the country and this takes care of more or less the whole country. All told, there are 45,000 Dish TV dealers. But the sale of the DTH box and antenna is one part of the game. Equally important is to simplify the recharge options in remote villages. Thus, Dish TV has 60,000 recharge points in the country and the number will rise to 100,000 by the end of the financial year. Two months ago, it had launched its mobile recharge service to leverage the high penetration of mobile phones in rural markets.
In fact, Dish TV has two more plans to make recharge easier in remote villages. One, it is in talks with the Department of Posts to stock its recharge cards in post offices. A pilot is expected to run in Punjab first before it is scaled up to the rest of the country. Two, it is encouraging its dealers of recharge coupons to stock other brands too so that their business becomes more viable.
[b]Price, brand and features[/b]
Sun Direct has clearly positioned itself as a price warrior. Its installation charges are the lowest and so are its packages (of channel optio ns). Dish TV and others are higher, though not by a huge margin. It is an open secret that all companies are losing money hand over fist on set-top boxes, though Kapoor says Dish TVs losses are the lowest on account of the large scale of its orders. Companies, in other words, make a loss when it comes to customer acquisition. So the import is clear: Like telecom, those with higher average revenue per user will emerge winner. The industry ARPU is estimated at between Rs 120 and Rs 130. Kapoor claims his ARPU stands at Rs 142.
Rivals have also tried to sell advanced features on the hardware. Tata Sky offered the facility to record programmes under Tata Sky Plus, a premium service. Dish TV had announced that it will follow suit. But the right price and performance equation seems to have eluded it so far. Airtel had launched services like one remote for TV and set-top box, and automatic revert to the last channel in case of a power failure. This doesnt seem to bother Kapoor. The unified remote gives only one added facility which is the power to the TV set. Its nothing great, says he. We deliberately want our viewers to go the customer education channel whenever there is a power failure. Otherwise, he will never visit that channel.
That may be fine, but Kapoor does admit that the Tata brand is a tough challenge in the market place. As a result, the contract with SRK has been extended by another 18 months. (Tata Sky has Amir Khan on its side.) Also, it has replaced its ad agency: Lowe will make way for McCann Erickson. Prasoon Joshi, who heads McCann in India, made the pitch himself. So you could expect some desi masala in all Dish TV campaigns in the near future.
"Durga Pujo" Offer from Dishtv for all North East Region
September 16 2009, 1:47 PM
Good new for all people of North East India, As Dishtv Had launched new Offer on the auspicious ocassion of Durga Pooja in North East. And It was Really a very good Offer Getting 3 months free Platinum pack/ South Platinum + colors+ utv pack in Just Rs.1990
*Every 10th customer will get Rs.1000/- as cash back.[/b]
Offer applicable in WB, Orissa , and North East,
(North East includes Assam, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Tripura)
Bare box & Combo Offer are not available in the above States
Offer applicable with any one of the 9 language boquets
Limited Period Offer
Zee Sports not available on Tata sky: Missing Live Football Action
October 9 2009, 3:50 PM
Hi All,
I am a Tata Sky Customer since more then year and requesting them to add Zee sports on their platform, But Till now Zee sports is not available on Tata Sky due to which i am missing my favourite Football matches of UEFA champions league and also I- League matches.
As i am a football fan and and Zee sports is the only channel showing I-league football matches and due to Non-availability of Zee sports i won't be able to see any matches in the past as well and now also.
This is really bad from Tata Sky that they don't have Zee sports channel. They don't really care for their customers.
Airtel Offer:
Price: Rs.1750 (Incl Installation)
Provides 5 Months of free Subscription of Value Pack
From This Its Clear that Dishtv Offer lots more then what Airtel DTH offer and provide customer more value for their Money.
Offer More Channels, Quality Channels and Value for your Money, So that every customer can get huge savings.
Advantage of Dishtv with this new Diwali Offer:
1. Dishtv Provides all Cartoon Channels. and Hungama, Pogo, Nick, Animax and Cartoon Network Extra. Then What Airtel provides (Jetix and Toon Disney)
2. Dishtv Provides 5 Sports Channels (ESPN, Star Cricket, Star Sports, Ten Sports and Zee Sports) where as Airtel DTH provides None
3. Dishtv Provides All English Movie and Entertainment Channels (Star Movies , WB, PIX, HBO, MGM, Zee Studios, Zee Cafe and Star World) where as Airtel DTH Provides None.
4. Also Dishtv provides more lifestyle and infortainment Channels then Airtel .
5. Plus Dishtv Offer more Music, Regional channels, Good Active Services.
Today Dishtv declares their 2nd Quarter Financial Results for the quarter ended 30 september 2009
Dishtv Revenues of 2QFY10 is Rs.2579 million, UP 49% YoY.
EBITDA Positive for Third Quarter in Continuation.
Market Leader with 5.9 Million gross Subscribers, 38% Share of Pay DTH Market.
0.41 Million new Subscribers added during 2QFY10.
Tata Sky increased thier base pack price from Rs.125 to Rs.160
October 29 2009, 3:19 PM
Bad news for all Tata Sky Subscriber, as today Tata Sky have increased their Price of Base pack from Rs.125 to Rs.160 (By Simply adding 3 channels Colors, Filmy and Sahara One)
Now with this increase I think Tata Sky have the most costlies Base pack and Still are missing lots of popular channels in base pack as compared with others.
Tata Sky is Looting Customers by increasing the price
November 2 2009, 12:28 PM
Tata Sky have increased their price of Super Hit pack to Rs.160/-.
Earlier it was rupees Rs.125. So a total price hike in this base pack is Rs.35.
They have Added 3 channels to this pack Colors, Filmy, Sahara one to justify their price hike. But in fact these channels were not worth for the money they have increased and not justifying the increased price.
Tata Sky is now just looting their customers by providing more costly base packs, first they already have costly packages and add-on packs as compared with other DTH players.
if you compared it with other DTH then Now tata Sky have most expensive base pack and not value for the money.
Like in Dishtv, They have most of the Hindi entertainment channels and movie channels which one would like to watch is available only at Rs.125 (Incl. Tax) in Silver Pack.
