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  • Irdeto joins Frog by Wyplay community to offer integrated security solutions

    Irdeto joins Frog by Wyplay community to offer integrated security solutions

    LAS VEGAS: Irdeto, the world leader in digital platform security, today announced a new licensing agreement with Wyplay to join more than 140 companies in the Frog by Wyplay community, which offers software to operators to provide an innovative TV experience. Through the new partnership, Irdeto and Wyplay will offer an integrated advanced middleware and security solution for broadcast, hybrid and OTT deployments.

    The partnership is part of an ongoing relationship between Irdeto and Wyplay, and introduces Irdeto Rights and Irdeto Cloaked CA to the existing Frog community. Through the integrated solution for STBs, Irdeto and Wyplay will enable operators to benefit from shorter time to market for secure services and from the ability to address a wider range of manufacturers and devices, when it comes to new deployments. In addition, as a part of this partnership, Irdeto and Wyplay will join forces to offer a leading-edge turn-key Android solution. This includes Irdeto’s dynamic security solutions required to withstand security in a hostile environment and Wyplay’s Frog for Android to enable a best-in-class pay TV user experience and feature set.

    “Irdeto is committed to enabling successful new broadcast, hybrid and OTT deployments through solutions that are highly customizable, available across all platforms and support advanced use cases,” said Steeve Huin, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, Irdeto. “Time to market for new deployments is a key consideration for operators in an increasingly competitive market and this partnership will offer an advanced middleware and security solution that will enable fast, secure deployment across networks.”

    “Frog by Wyplay is the first independent open source software solution for pay TV operators, bringing together a growing ecosystem of more than 140 companies across the entire digital TV technology value chain,” said Dominique Feral, CMO at Wyplay. “The addition of Irdeto as the latest licensee will further strengthen the solutions offered by the community which includes everyone from chipset vendors and device manufacturers to ISPs and operators.”

    Irdeto Rights and Irdeto Cloaked CA provide fully robust and effective security for both broadcast networks, and connected IP environments. The solutions offer excellent flexibility and the ability to rapidly respond to changing threats, meaning Irdeto can ensure that operators looking to roll-out new services are fully protected well into the future. The partnership with Wyplay is the newest in Irdeto’s ongoing partner program encapsulating middleware and a variety of other technology solutions.

  • Irdeto joins Frog by Wyplay community to offer integrated security solutions

    Irdeto joins Frog by Wyplay community to offer integrated security solutions

    LAS VEGAS: Irdeto, the world leader in digital platform security, today announced a new licensing agreement with Wyplay to join more than 140 companies in the Frog by Wyplay community, which offers software to operators to provide an innovative TV experience. Through the new partnership, Irdeto and Wyplay will offer an integrated advanced middleware and security solution for broadcast, hybrid and OTT deployments.

    The partnership is part of an ongoing relationship between Irdeto and Wyplay, and introduces Irdeto Rights and Irdeto Cloaked CA to the existing Frog community. Through the integrated solution for STBs, Irdeto and Wyplay will enable operators to benefit from shorter time to market for secure services and from the ability to address a wider range of manufacturers and devices, when it comes to new deployments. In addition, as a part of this partnership, Irdeto and Wyplay will join forces to offer a leading-edge turn-key Android solution. This includes Irdeto’s dynamic security solutions required to withstand security in a hostile environment and Wyplay’s Frog for Android to enable a best-in-class pay TV user experience and feature set.

    “Irdeto is committed to enabling successful new broadcast, hybrid and OTT deployments through solutions that are highly customizable, available across all platforms and support advanced use cases,” said Steeve Huin, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, Irdeto. “Time to market for new deployments is a key consideration for operators in an increasingly competitive market and this partnership will offer an advanced middleware and security solution that will enable fast, secure deployment across networks.”

    “Frog by Wyplay is the first independent open source software solution for pay TV operators, bringing together a growing ecosystem of more than 140 companies across the entire digital TV technology value chain,” said Dominique Feral, CMO at Wyplay. “The addition of Irdeto as the latest licensee will further strengthen the solutions offered by the community which includes everyone from chipset vendors and device manufacturers to ISPs and operators.”

    Irdeto Rights and Irdeto Cloaked CA provide fully robust and effective security for both broadcast networks, and connected IP environments. The solutions offer excellent flexibility and the ability to rapidly respond to changing threats, meaning Irdeto can ensure that operators looking to roll-out new services are fully protected well into the future. The partnership with Wyplay is the newest in Irdeto’s ongoing partner program encapsulating middleware and a variety of other technology solutions.

  • Q2-17: Higher subscription revenue, activation fees boosts Ortel revenue

    Q2-17: Higher subscription revenue, activation fees boosts Ortel revenue

    BENGALURU: The Bibhu Prasad Rath led regional cable television and broadband internet player Ortel Communications Limited (Ortel) reported 17.3 percent year-over-year (y-o-y) growth in total revenue from operations (TIO) for the quarter ended 30 September 2016 (Q2-17, current quarter). Quarter-over-quarter (q-o-q), TIO increased 2.5 percent in the current quarter as compared to the immediate trailing quarter. Ortel reported TIO of Rs 53.7 crore for Q2-17, of Rs 45.8 crore for Q2-16 and Rs 52.4 crore for Q1-17.

    Profit after tax (PAT) for Q2-17 declined 10.2 percent y-o-y to Rs 2.5 crore from Rs 2.8 crore in Q2-16, but almost tripled (2.95 times) q-o-q from Rs 0.9 crore in Q1-17.

    Company speak:

    Ortel President and CEO Rath said, “We reported steady performance during the quarter led by balanced growth in Cable TV and Broadband revenues. Subscription fees in both the segments jumped by 7 percent q-o-q. More importantly, I am happy to highlight that the overall costs have stabilized with 5 percent reduction in Total Expenses. This was possible due to management’s focus on efficiency and cost rationalisation.”

    “During the quarter, we turned EBITDA positive in the emerging markets of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Telengana and Madhya Pradesh. I believe, this is a huge positive for us and I am confident that the operating performance in the emerging markets will further improve as the subscriber base increases,” said Rath further.

    “The road ahead appears encouraging and we remain on track to demonstrate solid performance in times ahead. Full control over the last mile network as well as our strategy of focusing on B2C customers will continue to drive growth for us,” revealed Rath.

    Revenue breakup

    Cable TV revenue in Q2-17 increased 35.8 percent y-o-y to Rs 42 crore from Rs 30.9 crore in Q2-16 and increased 2 percent q-o-q from Rs 41.2 crore.

    Cable TV Activation fees or connection fees in Q2-17 were almost 6 times (5.9 times) at Rs 4.2 crore as compared to Rs 0.7 crore in Q2-16, but declined 8.1 percent q-o-q from Rs 4.6 crore.

    Cable TV subscription revenue in Q2-17 increased 44.4 percent y-o-y to Rs 29.7 crore from Rs 20.6 crore and increased 7.2 percent q-o-q from Rs 27.7 crore. Channel carriage fees in the current quarter declined 16 percent y-o-y to Rs 8.1 crore from Rs 9.7 crore and declined 9 percent q-o-q from Rs 8.9 crore.

    Broadband services revenue in Q2-17 increased 22.4 percent to Rs 10 crore from Rs 8.1 crore in Q2-16 and increased 4.8 percent q-o-q from Rs 9.5 crore. Internet connection fees in Q2-17 declined 33 percent y-o-y to Rs 0.5 crore from Rs 0.7 crore and declined 24.8 percent q-o-q. Internet subscription fees in Q2-17 increased 27.9 percent y-o-y to Rs 9.5 crore from Rs 7.4 crore and increased 7 percent q-o-q from Rs 8.8 crore.

    Ortel’s revenue from its infrastructure leasing segment in Q2-17 declined 83.5 percent to Rs 1 crore from Rs 6 crore in Q2-16 but increased 3.2 percent q-o-q.

    Subscription numbers (revenue generating units – RGUs’), ARPU

    During the current quarter, the total subscribers (both cable and television) stood at 804,889 subscribers. Net addition in Q2-17 stood at 34,748

    Television ARPU’s remained almost flat. Analog and Digital TV ARPU stood as Rs. 153 per month and Rs. 154 per month for Q2-17 and Q2-16 respectively. For the immediate trailing quarter, ARPU was Rs 152. Digital ARPU’s have been falling. In Q2-17 it was Rs 167, in Q2-16, it was Rs 183 and Q1-17, ARPU was Rs 169.

    The company added 1.573 broadband subscribers in Q2-17, taking its total broadband subscriber count to 79,182.

    Broadband ARPU in the current quarter increased to Rs 406 from Rs 395 in Q2-16 and Rs 401 in Q1-17.

    Let us look at the other numbers reported by Ortel in brief.

    Total expenses (TE) in Q2-17 increased 20 percent y-o-y to Rs 37.2 crore as compared to Rs 31 crore, and declined 4.8 percent q-o-q from Rs 39 crore.

    Programming cost in Q2-17 declined 8.5 percent y-o-y at Rs. 8.6 crore as compared to Rs 9.4 crore and declined 13.3 percent from Rs 10 crore. Employee expenses during the current quarter stood 6.8 percent higher y-o-y at Rs. 6 crore as compared to Rs 5.6 crore, but declined 3.1 percent q-o-q from Rs 6.2 crore.

    EBITDA in Q2-17 (including other income) came in at Rs. 17.1 crore (31.5 percent margin), representing a y-o-y decline of 1.2 percent from Rs 17.3 (35.8 percent margin), but a 22.8 percent q-o-q increase from Rs 13.9 crore (26.3 percent margin).

    Note: The unit of currency in this report is the Indian rupee – Rs (also conventionally represented by INR). The Indian numbering system or the Vedic numbering system has been used to denote money values. The basic conversion to the international norm would be:

    (a) 100,00,000 = 100 lakh = 10,000,000 = 10 million = 1 crore.

    (b) 10,000 lakh = 100 crore = 1 arab = 1 billion.

     

  • Q2-17: Higher subscription revenue, activation fees boosts Ortel revenue

    Q2-17: Higher subscription revenue, activation fees boosts Ortel revenue

    BENGALURU: The Bibhu Prasad Rath led regional cable television and broadband internet player Ortel Communications Limited (Ortel) reported 17.3 percent year-over-year (y-o-y) growth in total revenue from operations (TIO) for the quarter ended 30 September 2016 (Q2-17, current quarter). Quarter-over-quarter (q-o-q), TIO increased 2.5 percent in the current quarter as compared to the immediate trailing quarter. Ortel reported TIO of Rs 53.7 crore for Q2-17, of Rs 45.8 crore for Q2-16 and Rs 52.4 crore for Q1-17.

    Profit after tax (PAT) for Q2-17 declined 10.2 percent y-o-y to Rs 2.5 crore from Rs 2.8 crore in Q2-16, but almost tripled (2.95 times) q-o-q from Rs 0.9 crore in Q1-17.

    Company speak:

    Ortel President and CEO Rath said, “We reported steady performance during the quarter led by balanced growth in Cable TV and Broadband revenues. Subscription fees in both the segments jumped by 7 percent q-o-q. More importantly, I am happy to highlight that the overall costs have stabilized with 5 percent reduction in Total Expenses. This was possible due to management’s focus on efficiency and cost rationalisation.”

    “During the quarter, we turned EBITDA positive in the emerging markets of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Telengana and Madhya Pradesh. I believe, this is a huge positive for us and I am confident that the operating performance in the emerging markets will further improve as the subscriber base increases,” said Rath further.

    “The road ahead appears encouraging and we remain on track to demonstrate solid performance in times ahead. Full control over the last mile network as well as our strategy of focusing on B2C customers will continue to drive growth for us,” revealed Rath.

    Revenue breakup

    Cable TV revenue in Q2-17 increased 35.8 percent y-o-y to Rs 42 crore from Rs 30.9 crore in Q2-16 and increased 2 percent q-o-q from Rs 41.2 crore.

    Cable TV Activation fees or connection fees in Q2-17 were almost 6 times (5.9 times) at Rs 4.2 crore as compared to Rs 0.7 crore in Q2-16, but declined 8.1 percent q-o-q from Rs 4.6 crore.

    Cable TV subscription revenue in Q2-17 increased 44.4 percent y-o-y to Rs 29.7 crore from Rs 20.6 crore and increased 7.2 percent q-o-q from Rs 27.7 crore. Channel carriage fees in the current quarter declined 16 percent y-o-y to Rs 8.1 crore from Rs 9.7 crore and declined 9 percent q-o-q from Rs 8.9 crore.

    Broadband services revenue in Q2-17 increased 22.4 percent to Rs 10 crore from Rs 8.1 crore in Q2-16 and increased 4.8 percent q-o-q from Rs 9.5 crore. Internet connection fees in Q2-17 declined 33 percent y-o-y to Rs 0.5 crore from Rs 0.7 crore and declined 24.8 percent q-o-q. Internet subscription fees in Q2-17 increased 27.9 percent y-o-y to Rs 9.5 crore from Rs 7.4 crore and increased 7 percent q-o-q from Rs 8.8 crore.

    Ortel’s revenue from its infrastructure leasing segment in Q2-17 declined 83.5 percent to Rs 1 crore from Rs 6 crore in Q2-16 but increased 3.2 percent q-o-q.

    Subscription numbers (revenue generating units – RGUs’), ARPU

    During the current quarter, the total subscribers (both cable and television) stood at 804,889 subscribers. Net addition in Q2-17 stood at 34,748

    Television ARPU’s remained almost flat. Analog and Digital TV ARPU stood as Rs. 153 per month and Rs. 154 per month for Q2-17 and Q2-16 respectively. For the immediate trailing quarter, ARPU was Rs 152. Digital ARPU’s have been falling. In Q2-17 it was Rs 167, in Q2-16, it was Rs 183 and Q1-17, ARPU was Rs 169.

    The company added 1.573 broadband subscribers in Q2-17, taking its total broadband subscriber count to 79,182.

    Broadband ARPU in the current quarter increased to Rs 406 from Rs 395 in Q2-16 and Rs 401 in Q1-17.

    Let us look at the other numbers reported by Ortel in brief.

    Total expenses (TE) in Q2-17 increased 20 percent y-o-y to Rs 37.2 crore as compared to Rs 31 crore, and declined 4.8 percent q-o-q from Rs 39 crore.

    Programming cost in Q2-17 declined 8.5 percent y-o-y at Rs. 8.6 crore as compared to Rs 9.4 crore and declined 13.3 percent from Rs 10 crore. Employee expenses during the current quarter stood 6.8 percent higher y-o-y at Rs. 6 crore as compared to Rs 5.6 crore, but declined 3.1 percent q-o-q from Rs 6.2 crore.

    EBITDA in Q2-17 (including other income) came in at Rs. 17.1 crore (31.5 percent margin), representing a y-o-y decline of 1.2 percent from Rs 17.3 (35.8 percent margin), but a 22.8 percent q-o-q increase from Rs 13.9 crore (26.3 percent margin).

    Note: The unit of currency in this report is the Indian rupee – Rs (also conventionally represented by INR). The Indian numbering system or the Vedic numbering system has been used to denote money values. The basic conversion to the international norm would be:

    (a) 100,00,000 = 100 lakh = 10,000,000 = 10 million = 1 crore.

    (b) 10,000 lakh = 100 crore = 1 arab = 1 billion.

     

  • Goafirst BRICS U17 live telecast on DD Sports today

    Goafirst BRICS U17 live telecast on DD Sports today

    NEW DELHI: The first-ever BRICS U-17 Football Tournament, being held in Goa this month, will be telecast live by DD Sports.

    The tournament kick-starts in Goa on 5 October and will see Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa in the challenge for the trophy. India will play Russia in the opener at the GMC Stadium, Bambolim, today.

    The tournament will witness two matches every alternate day which will be telecast live on DD Sports Channel.

    Doordarshan has made elaborate arrangements to telecast the tournament for its viewers on DD Sports. Around 60 officials have been drafted for a seamless broadcast. Doordarshan has deployed its high-tech OB vans to ensure crystal clear quality for its viewers.

    For the first time, Doordarshan has tied up with the local Kendras to broadcast the event in four languages (English, Hindi, Malayalam and Bangla).

    Apart from this, an added feature would be that viewers can watch free mobile TV using DVB-T2 dongles in OTG-enabled smart phones and tablets, Wi-Fi dongles for moving vehicles, besides the TV sets having built-in DVB-T2 tuner which are called Integrated Digital TV (iDTV).

    Earlier last week, the prime minister Narendra Modi had unveiled the trophy for BRICS U-17 football tournament. Modi reiterated the nation’s commitment to ‘Sports for All’ and ‘Khelo India’ and taking football to every corner of the country.

    The prime minister also wished the tournament a grand success, and said he was confident that it will meet its objective of facilitating greater understanding and friendship amongst all participants.

    The tournament aims at taking the ongoing interaction and cohesion among the BRICS nations to a new level of exchange between the youth of these countries in the field of sports.

  • Goafirst BRICS U17 live telecast on DD Sports today

    Goafirst BRICS U17 live telecast on DD Sports today

    NEW DELHI: The first-ever BRICS U-17 Football Tournament, being held in Goa this month, will be telecast live by DD Sports.

    The tournament kick-starts in Goa on 5 October and will see Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa in the challenge for the trophy. India will play Russia in the opener at the GMC Stadium, Bambolim, today.

    The tournament will witness two matches every alternate day which will be telecast live on DD Sports Channel.

    Doordarshan has made elaborate arrangements to telecast the tournament for its viewers on DD Sports. Around 60 officials have been drafted for a seamless broadcast. Doordarshan has deployed its high-tech OB vans to ensure crystal clear quality for its viewers.

    For the first time, Doordarshan has tied up with the local Kendras to broadcast the event in four languages (English, Hindi, Malayalam and Bangla).

    Apart from this, an added feature would be that viewers can watch free mobile TV using DVB-T2 dongles in OTG-enabled smart phones and tablets, Wi-Fi dongles for moving vehicles, besides the TV sets having built-in DVB-T2 tuner which are called Integrated Digital TV (iDTV).

    Earlier last week, the prime minister Narendra Modi had unveiled the trophy for BRICS U-17 football tournament. Modi reiterated the nation’s commitment to ‘Sports for All’ and ‘Khelo India’ and taking football to every corner of the country.

    The prime minister also wished the tournament a grand success, and said he was confident that it will meet its objective of facilitating greater understanding and friendship amongst all participants.

    The tournament aims at taking the ongoing interaction and cohesion among the BRICS nations to a new level of exchange between the youth of these countries in the field of sports.

  • Q1-17: Airtel DTH revenue up 22.2 percent

    Q1-17: Airtel DTH revenue up 22.2 percent

    BENGALURU: DAS phase III has been a boost for the carriage industry in subscriber additions, revenues, and operating profits. Buoyed by the government’s decision to stick to deadlines for digitisation, the DTH industry in India is continuing its bloom run, if one were to go by the results reported by Bharti Airtel Limited about its Digital TV services (Airtel DTH) for the quarter  and year ended 30 March 2016 (Q1-17, current quarter.

    Revenue from Airtel’s DTH segment in Q1-17 increased 22.2 per cent to Rs 836.9 crore as compared to Rs 684.8 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous year.

    Airtel’s DTH segment reported EBIT (Earnings before interest and tax) of Rs 121.9 crore (14.6 per cent operating margin) as compared to EBIT of Rs 41.5 crore (6.1 percent operating margin) in Q1-16..

    Subscription numbers

    Airtel DTH added 4.24 lakh net subscribers in Q1-17 to bring its subscriber base to 121.9 lakh rom 117.25 lakh in the previous quarter. Average revenue per user (ARPU) increased to Rs 233 from Rs 229 in the immediate trailing quarter. Airtel DTH reported a monthly subscriber churn of 0.8 percent in Q1-17, same as the churn in Q1-16 and Q4-16.

    Capex

    Airtel increased capex for its DTH segment for Q1-17 by Rs 203 crore as compared to the Rs 211.3 during the corresponding quarter of the previous year. The company’s cumulative investments into Airtel DTH increased 19.1 per cent to Rs 6,693.6 crore in the current quarter as compared to Rs 5,621.6 crore in Q1-16.

    Bharti Airtel Limited numbers

    Airtel DTH contributes just about 4 per cent to Bharti Airtel’s Limited. Bharti Airtel reported total revenue of Rs 25,546.5 crore in Q1-17, 7.9 per cent more than the Rs 23.671 crore in Q1-16..

    After accounting for exceptional items (net gains of Rs 82 crore), the consolidated net income for the current quarter stands at Rs 1,462 crore compared to Rs 2,113 crore in corresponding quarter of last year. Q1-16 net Income of Rs 2,113 crore has been re-instated to Ind-AS from previously reported IFRS figures which includes an exceptional gain of Rs 556 crore on account of this reinstatement.

    Note: The unit of currency in this report is the Indian rupee – Rs (also conventionally represented by INR). The Indian numbering system or the Vedic numbering system has been used to denote money values. The basic conversion to the international norm would be:

    (a) 100,00,000 = 100 lakh = 10,000,000 = 10 million = 1 crore.

    (b) 10,000 lakh = 100 crore = 1 arab = 1 billion.

  • Q1-17: Airtel DTH revenue up 22.2 percent

    Q1-17: Airtel DTH revenue up 22.2 percent

    BENGALURU: DAS phase III has been a boost for the carriage industry in subscriber additions, revenues, and operating profits. Buoyed by the government’s decision to stick to deadlines for digitisation, the DTH industry in India is continuing its bloom run, if one were to go by the results reported by Bharti Airtel Limited about its Digital TV services (Airtel DTH) for the quarter  and year ended 30 March 2016 (Q1-17, current quarter.

    Revenue from Airtel’s DTH segment in Q1-17 increased 22.2 per cent to Rs 836.9 crore as compared to Rs 684.8 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous year.

    Airtel’s DTH segment reported EBIT (Earnings before interest and tax) of Rs 121.9 crore (14.6 per cent operating margin) as compared to EBIT of Rs 41.5 crore (6.1 percent operating margin) in Q1-16..

    Subscription numbers

    Airtel DTH added 4.24 lakh net subscribers in Q1-17 to bring its subscriber base to 121.9 lakh rom 117.25 lakh in the previous quarter. Average revenue per user (ARPU) increased to Rs 233 from Rs 229 in the immediate trailing quarter. Airtel DTH reported a monthly subscriber churn of 0.8 percent in Q1-17, same as the churn in Q1-16 and Q4-16.

    Capex

    Airtel increased capex for its DTH segment for Q1-17 by Rs 203 crore as compared to the Rs 211.3 during the corresponding quarter of the previous year. The company’s cumulative investments into Airtel DTH increased 19.1 per cent to Rs 6,693.6 crore in the current quarter as compared to Rs 5,621.6 crore in Q1-16.

    Bharti Airtel Limited numbers

    Airtel DTH contributes just about 4 per cent to Bharti Airtel’s Limited. Bharti Airtel reported total revenue of Rs 25,546.5 crore in Q1-17, 7.9 per cent more than the Rs 23.671 crore in Q1-16..

    After accounting for exceptional items (net gains of Rs 82 crore), the consolidated net income for the current quarter stands at Rs 1,462 crore compared to Rs 2,113 crore in corresponding quarter of last year. Q1-16 net Income of Rs 2,113 crore has been re-instated to Ind-AS from previously reported IFRS figures which includes an exceptional gain of Rs 556 crore on account of this reinstatement.

    Note: The unit of currency in this report is the Indian rupee – Rs (also conventionally represented by INR). The Indian numbering system or the Vedic numbering system has been used to denote money values. The basic conversion to the international norm would be:

    (a) 100,00,000 = 100 lakh = 10,000,000 = 10 million = 1 crore.

    (b) 10,000 lakh = 100 crore = 1 arab = 1 billion.