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  • Ex-Videocon d2h CEO Anil Khera aims for kids’ channel

    Ex-Videocon d2h CEO Anil Khera aims for kids’ channel

    MUMBAI: He ran a successful DTH business in Videocon d2h up until it was merged with Dish TV. And now he’s off to establish an independent identity. Former Videocon d2h CEO Anil Khera has set up his own company One Take Media (OTM) that specialises in content production, global content acquisition and distribution, providing value added services (VAS) to global DTH/cable TV and OTT platforms.

    As per data published by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB), the Indian DTH industry has around 8-10 million VAS subscribers availing the services in some form. DTH alone generates around $80 million as annual VAS revenue which is bound to touch $200 million by the year 2020. Speaking to Indiantelevision.com, Khera says that there are still gaps to be filled as far as content is concerned which is available on platforms such as OTT, DTH and cable. “We are identifying that gap and we are introducing that as the VAS services,” he says.

    The company sees kids’ genre as the fourth largest after movies, entertainment and others and plans to launch a channel in the near future. “I have a long term plan to start a kids’ channel as we have a very sufficient library for kids’ content,” he says.

    Khera said that he has kept one library separately for the channel and it will contain both original and acquired content. He denied disclosing the production houses that OTM has acquired the content from due to the NDA agreement with them. He said, “We have acquired the content from various Indian and foreign production houses. We have our own IP in animation rhymes which is called Nyra World and as far as languages are concerned, we will be looking at the largest sector which is the Hindi speaking market,” he explains.

    Premium content from foreign countries will be dubbed and shown in Hindi. The initial experiment will be to offer both acquired and original content to understand the audience. OTM has Kids1st TV, a channel targeting 2-6 years of kids, Cartoony TV–TV series in comedy, entertainment and adventure for the kids in the age group of 4-11 years old and Cartoony Movies for all age groups.

    Khera says the company is working with telecom clients based in Africa and MENA region besides OTT customers in Singapore and Malaysia. In India, it is working with Dish TV. “There are several telecom companies around the world. We have Indonesia Telecom where they have their app and MENA region telecom like Ooredoo. We are also in discussion with Etisalat and in Nigeria, we have the telecom company called Tingo for our kids and cooking content (The Great Indian Global Kitchen) that we own the IP for,” he reveals.

    Recently in India, the company signed a content deal with multi system operator (MSO) and headend in the sky (HITS) platform IndusInd Media and Communications Ltd (IMCL) to launch VAS. As part of the partnership, OTM will provide ad-free and unique content to IMCL subscribers. The subscription-based services are available to all InDigital subscribers. The unique services from OTM include animated cartoon series in Hindi for various age groups of kids across three services, nursery rhymes, TV series and animated Hindi movies. Other services are celebrity chef-based cooking shows, songs and Bhojpuri, Tamil and Telugu movies. Other unique services also include Hollywood and South Indian movies dubbed in Hindi.

    Khera said that as far as Hollywood cooking content is concerned, the company is in talks with Airtel DTH. Also being the first company to dub Turkish and Korean content in Hindi, he feels that there is a great pull for this content. “We want to provide the global content experience to the Indian customers. There is no demand as such but being in the media company for so many years, I believe it has a great pull,” he says.

  • Dish TV aims to launch OTT service, hybrid box this quarter

    Dish TV aims to launch OTT service, hybrid box this quarter

    MUMBAI: It may be the oldest player but it's mind is as young as you can imagine. With The JioGigaFiber launch, cable and DTH operators are moderating their offerings, distribution strategy as much as possible. Dish TV, the largest DTH player in India is about to offer OTT service and Hybrid box soon. The new OTT offering will be a fair mix of linear TV channels, catch up content along with original content.

    “The consumer will have the best of both the worlds getting connected with the Hybrid box and the DTH platform at the same time keeping the cost low and giving excellent value for money,” Dish TV group CEO Anil Dua said in an earnings call after posting Q2 results. He is also optimistic that these innovations will ensure that existing customers are not looking beyond Dish TV.

    Dua also said the company is planning to launch the offerings in this quarter only. After the beta phase which is starting soon, it will get into a quick national launch. While he was questioned if it will tie-up with any OTT player for the launch, he made it clear that Dish TV will not be playing as an aggregator. There may be an app-in-app integration later.

    “It is around Rs 35 crore on the CAPEX and networking equipment by startup cost and other cost still launched and thereafter it will be very marginal cost purchase of small content items which will be reflected in the content cost,” Dish TV CFO Rajeev Dalmia commented on the expenditure for the OTT Platform.

    Although Dish TV has certain plans for partnering with broadband players, till now it has not revealed much. On the other hand, Jio is already getting ready for its bundled service of cable, internet, VoIP especially after the acquisition of stakes in Hathway and Den Networks. There are high chances that customers will tend to pay for a consolidated bill over having three different services.

    This has been seen as a tough challenge for DTH players. However, Dua feels it is good for cable and broadband industry. As ARPUs have been low in respective industries, the new development may pave the way for higher ARPUs helping the entire pay-TV space. “In terms of the competitive price offering etc., in short-term, there could be prices which are lower but I think this company has been observed to match that but in long-term the prices have to rise,” he added further.

    On the question ofsubsidising OTT or Hybrid boxes, Dish TV is looking at all opportunities that OTT presents. “We will definitely use it as a tool for our existing subscriber so that they don’t kind of look here and there, they have everything available with their Dish TV brand on their platform, but certainly we believe that we are making a good product and it can become an attraction tool as well,” Dua commented.

    Dish TV chairman and managing director Jawahar Goel mentioned 4 million boxes are already in the market which are Hybrid-ready. The plan is to convert those into connected boxes in this quarter. Hence, hybridisation of existing boxes is also going to be another opportunity to build the business as well as a new subsidy.

    As the parent company has an OTT platform which is gaining more users, the question arises about the justification of another platform from the group.

    “Our OTT is meant for more from point of view for subscriber, so we are looking at typically short form kind of content which is different from what the other OTT players are looking at. So we feel that these are absolutely tailor-made for our respective audiences,” Dalmia said.

  • Dish TV encores profits in 2nd quarter post merger, proposes maiden dividend of 50%

    Dish TV encores profits in 2nd quarter post merger, proposes maiden dividend of 50%

    BENGALURU: Indian direct to home (DTH) behemoth Dish TV India Ltd (Dish TV) reported profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 19.7 crore for the quarter ended 30 September 2018 (Q2 2019, quarter under review) as compared to PAT of Rs 22.5 crore in the immediate trailing quarter Q1 2109. Dish TV and Videocon d2h were merged on 22 March 2018 and hence Q1 2019 was the first full reporting quarter for the merged entity. The board of directors of the company have proposed a dividend of Rs 0.50 per fully paid up subscriber and issued equity share of Re 1 each. This is the first ever dividend proposed by the DTH major.

    Since results of the year ago quarter are not comparable, a quarter on quarter (q-o-q) comparison of the numbers of the joint entity has been done here. Dish TV’s operating profit or EBITDA in Q2 2019 was Rs 540.6 crore, 2.9 percent lower than Rs 556.8 crore in Q1 2019. The company reported a 3.7 percent q-o-q decline in operating revenue for the quarter under review at Rs 1,594.3 crore as compared to Rs1,655.6 crore in Q1 2019.

    Dish TV’s subscriber additions picked up speed during the first quarter. The net number of 301 thousand additions took Dish TV’s subscriber base to 2.33 crore in Q1 2019. The company picked up another net 200,000 subscribers in Q2 2019 to ramp up its subs base to 2.35 crore.

    Subscription revenue declined 2.4 percent q-o-q increase in Q2 2018 to Rs 1,453.6 crore from Rs 1,489.3. ARPU for the quarter declined to Rs 207 from Rs. 214 the previous quarter. Advertisement revenue for the quarter under review declined 34.8 percent q-o-q to Rs 22.6 crore Rs 34.6 crore. Bandwidth charges (revenue) reduced 3.4 percent q-o-q to Rs 37.4 crore in Q2 2019 from Rs 38.7 crore. Other income declined 26.4 percent q-o-q in Q2 2019 to Rs 80.7 crore from Rs 93.1 crore.

    Company speak

    Dish TV CMD Jawahar Goel said, “We remain extremely confident about our business and our strong financials give us the courage to compete against anyone in this space. That said, we continue to focus on growth with profitability keeping in mind our objective of maximising shareholder returns while aggressively investing in the business.”

    Talking about future competitive scenario in the TV distribution space, Goel, said, “With limited takers for fibre or fixed line broadband, watching television through IPTV is going to be even scarce. In fact, post running an internal analysis, we see less than 1 percent of our subscriber base to be vulnerable to any kind of IPTV threat in the forseeable future. Our competitive strength in the rural market ring fences our subscriber base almost completely.”

    Talking about the current technological buzz, Dish TV group CEO Anil Dua, said, “There is change but a lot of exaggeration as well. We acknowledge the new choices that the television consumer is getting exposed to but you can’t undermine the unique dynamics of India as a consuming nation. The television consumer likes flexibility but not at the cost of affordability. We still are a nation with 98 percent of the households having a single TV at home and with more than 79 percent CRTVs. Our soon to be launched ‘SMRT Stick’ will be the ideal value for money offering for TV households to convert their CRTVs into smart TVs and experience OTT content.”

    Let us look at the other numbers reported by Dish TV

    The merged Dish TV’s consolidated total expenditure reduced 4.1 percent q-o-q in Q2 2019 to Rs 1,053.7 crore from Rs 1,098.9 crore. Cost of gods and services in Q2 2019 reduced 1.9 percent q-o-q to Rs 867.2 crore from Rs 884.1 crore. Personnel cost during the quarter under review increased 8.6 percent q-o-q to Rs 62.6 crore from Rs 57.7 crore in Q1 2019. Other expenses in Q1 2019 reduced 21.2 percent q-o-q to Rs 123.8 crore from Rs 157 crore from Rs 195.97 crore.

  • MIB proposes to change mandatory sports feed sharing norms

    MIB proposes to change mandatory sports feed sharing norms

     NEW DELHI: In what could have far reaching effects on the financial viability of sports TV channels or streaming platforms, which acquire exlcusive rights for sporting events for the India region spending billions of dollars, the government proposes to amend rules relating to mandatory sharing of feeds of sports of national importance with not only the pubcaster, but with other distribution platforms. Reason for proposed changes: people with less purchasing power should not lose out on the sporting excitement.

    “…viewers, who do not have DD FreeDish [pubcaster Doordarshan’s FTA DTH platform] or Doordarshan’s terrestrial network, are either unable to watch these sporting events of national importance or are compelled to watch these sporting events on highly priced sports channels and, thus, the very objective with which the Parliament had enacted the Sports Act has been defeated,” Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) said in a notice issued on 17 October 2018, adding that public comments were invited within a month on the changes proposed in the relevant regulation relating to sharing by rights holding private TV channels of broadcasting feed with the pubcaster.

    As per provisions of the Sports Act, the live feed received by Prasar Bharati from the content rights owners or holders is only for the purpose of re-transmission of the said signals on Doordarshan’s own terrestrial and DTH network (DD FreeDish) and not for
    cable operators or other distribution networks. The ad sales is also done by private companies after taking the pubcaster into confidence with the additional ad revenue shared between the rights holding TV channel and DD.

    Though the sports rule was legislated in 2007, the shared signals on DD were sometimes donloaded by distribution platforms from satellite-delivered channels and re-transmitted not only in India but also in some neighbouring countries. Seeing this trend, Star India, which was investing heavily in sports, had moved the courts and in August 2017 got a favourable ruling from the Supreme Court that ruled the shared feed of sporting events of national importance, as mandated by the government, can only be re-transmitted on DD terrestrial network and DD FreeDish to avoid piracy and possible loss of revenue for the rights holder.

    Additonally, private DTH platforms and MSOs/LCOs were barred from showing DD's non-terrestrial channels that re-transmitted the shared feeds after the August 2017 Supreme Court ruling for the duration of the that particular event and it was stressed on also by Prasar Bharati fearing adverse reaction from the apex court.

    Within few  days of the SC ruling favouring the rights holding TV channel or broadcaster and few days before the lucrative IPL cricket rights bids were opened last year, Jawahar Goel, chairman and MD of Dish TV, India's first DTH platform started by the Zee group, raised an alarm on Star's emerging cricket monopoly.
    In a hard-hitting letter, addressed to various Indian government organisations, including MIB, regulator TRAI and the anti-monopoly authority, Goel had alleged that combined with the financial muscle and near-monpoly over cricket for India region, Star's acquistions will impact "every stakeholder in the broadcasting industry, starting from the distributors of  TV channels". Star India finally outplayed other bidders for the IPL rights for the next five years in 2017 by coughing up a whopping $2.4 billion.

    In the light of recent developments in the distribution segment of the Indian broadcast system, MIB's latest move gains importance. So, what's the proposed amendment being sought to be inserted in the 

    Sports Broadcasting Signals (Mandatory Sharing with Prasar Bharti) (Amendment) Bill, 2018?

    The relevant portion of the amendment being proposed for which stakeholders' comments have been invited reads: “No content rights owner or holder and no television or radio broadcasting service provider shall carry a live television broadcast on any cable and/or Direct-to-Home network and/or IPTV and/or terrestrial network or radio commentary broadcast in India of sporting events of national importance, unless it simultaneously shares the live broadcasting signal, without its advertisements, with the Prasar Bharati to enable them to re-transmit the same on its own terrestrial network and Direct-to-Home network and on other television distribution platforms/networks where is it mandatory to broadcast mandatory channels notified by the Union Government under Section 8 of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 in such manner and on such terms and conditions as may be specified.”

    At present, Star India and Sony Pictures Networks India — the latter has a partnership with ESPN that got a divorce from Star for sports channels in 2012 — are two networks that own and manage sports channels in India. However, in recent times digital players like Facebook, Reliance Jio, Amazon and Alibaba-controlled Indian digital wallet company PayTM have shown interest and bid for cricket properties in India. Facebook also won the India rights for La Liga football that was streamed free on the digital platform, while being sub-licensed to Sony for normal TV broadcast.

    However, an industry observor pointed out that apart from the fact that the pubcaster's DD FreeDish platform could get further hit financially if the proposed changes are legislated, it was also highlighted  that what could have further spurred the government into action is that after TRAI's new tariff regime kicked in last month, most broadcast companies and TV channel managers converted FTA TV channels into pay channels  depleting further the basic FTA bouquet aimed at people with low purchasing power.

    It would be interesting to watch how this proposed change plays out with stakeholders.

  • Dish TV appoints Ranveer Singh ahead of festive season

    Dish TV appoints Ranveer Singh ahead of festive season

    MUMBAI: DTH operator Dish TV has launched its new campaign with Bollywood superstar Ranveer Singh as its ambassador. The campaign has been designed to showcase the brand in a completely new, bold avatar signalling a new phase in the brand’s life cycle.

    Ranveer Singh is an accomplished and leading film actor who will lend weight with his edgy and youthful attitude to DishTV’s new brand campaign ‘Dish Nahi Dishkiyaon’.

    The brand TVC featuring Ranveer Singh, shows him in different situations with DishTV playing on his mind. To break from the monotony, he presses an imaginary remote and breaks into a dance frenzy. The film concludes with him celebrating amongst people, dancing to the entertaining tunes of the all-new ‘Dishkiyaon’ DishTV. The product window talks of its upcoming SMRT Stick for streaming online videos, 5X HD Clarity and unlimited entertainment packs, suggesting how DishTV is adding fun and entertaining moments to the lives of its customers through innovative new products and services.

    Dish TV India group CEO Anil Dua says, “This festive season, the brand will enter a new phase. With growth momentum on our side arising out of our existing initiatives and upcoming offerings, our new campaign will firmly position DishTV as the preferred entertainment brand in the country. In the same spirit, we are delighted to have Ranveer Singh as the face of the brand DishTV. Ranveer’s vivacious and energetic personality resonates well with our new brand positioning. We are glad to have him onboard and are confident that, his infectious energy will energise our audiences and invigorate our brand.”

    Actor Ranveer Singh adds, “I’m extremely happy to be a part of DishTV, a pioneer brand that’s as passionate about entertainment as I am. My experience shooting for this campaign is pretty much summarised by their tagline – Dish Nahi Dishkiyaon Hai Ye – fun, cool and entertaining. I’m excited and looking forward to everyone watching the TVC.”

    Dish TV corporate head marketing Sukhpreet Singh mentions, “Our new ad campaign is here to woo the younger generation with the choice of our new brand ambassador and quirky campaign tagline – ‘Dish Nahi Dishkiyaon’. As the tagline implies, DishTV is everything fun, cool and entertaining. With a slew of new products on the anvil coupled with irresistible packs and offers, our customers are sure to look at DishTV in a new light.”

    This latest campaign which has been conceptualised by Enormous Brands, is soon going live and will be running on air across GEC, Movies and popular regional TV channels. It will be a 360-degree campaign that will also go live on all the key platforms – digital, print, radio, OOH and city activations this festive season. The campaign will also showcase a few of the innovative products & packages lined up for launch during the upcoming festive season and beyond.

  • DTH subscriber growth slow in first half of 2018

    DTH subscriber growth slow in first half of 2018

    BENGALURU: Growth of direct to home (DTH) subscriber base of private players in India was the slowest in five half-years for the half year ended 30 June 2018 (HY 2018, half year under review) as per Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). The good news is that the quarter ended 30 June 2108 saw a reversal of fortunes. From a loss of about 30,000 (0.003 crore, 0.3 million, 0.3 lakh) subscribers in the quarter ended 31 March 2018 (Mar-18), DTH subscriber growth was positive 18.4 lakh (0.184 crore, 1.84 million) for the quarter ended 30 June 2018 (Jun-18, quarter under review).

    The figure below shows a q-o-q growth of DTH subscribers between the period Mar-16 and Jun-18.It may be noted that Mar-16 growth of 25.5 lakh (0.255 crore, 2.55 million) is with respect to Dec-15.

    According to TRAI data, the overall private DTH active subscriber base grew by 0.419 crore or 4.19 million (7.8 percent) in calendar year (CY 2017) to 4.19 million or 67.56 million from 6.256 crore or 62.65 million in CY 2016. Comparatively, in 2016, the overall private DTH active subscriber base grew by 6.67 million or 0.667 crore (11.9 percent) from 55.98 million or 5.598 crore in CY- 2015.

    Please refer to the figure below for the DTH subscriber numbers as per Trai data:

    The merger between Dish TV and Videocon d2h that was effective since October 2018 has created the largest DTH services company in India and the second largest globally in terms of number of active subscribers. Please refer to the three figures below for approximate market share of the private DTH players in India in CY 2017, CY 2017 and CY 2018:

    It must also be mentioned that the government’s FreeDish DTH service is the largest DTH player by far in terms of subscribers with an estimated 22 million or 2.2 crore subscribers in 2016 as per the KPMG-FICCI Indian Media and Entertainment Industry Report 2017 (KPMG-FICCI M&E Report 2017) titled Media for the Masse: The Future Unfolds. It must however be noted that an exact number for registered or active subscribers is not available since this is a free DTH service. Also, the merger of Videocon d2h with Dish TV will create the largest private television carriage player in India and quite likely the second largest in the world, be it cable, internet television or DTH or any other.
     

  • Dish TV ropes in Mukund Cairae as biz head sports and exclusive content

    Dish TV ropes in Mukund Cairae as biz head sports and exclusive content

    MUMBAI: Dish TV, the largest DTH operator in India, has appointed Mukund Cairae as business head sports and exclusive content. The business leader with almost two decades of experience was associated with Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) in various roles for over 14 years.

    Prior to his new position at Dish TV(http://www.indiantelevision.com/dth/dth-operator/dish-tv-partners-with-shemaroo-to-bring-bhojpuri-regional-active-service-on-its-two-platforms-180726), he was ZEEL(http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/gecs/zee-launches-zee-world-in-south-africa-150128) CEO Middle East North Africa and Asia Pacific. During this tenure, he led 45 per cent revenue growth across ad sales, program sales and affiliate revenue. He also took an active part in launching ZEEL’s digital venture ZEE5 in Asia Pacific.

    He was also associated with Videocon and Kotak Life, Lara Agro, Amadeus India. He helped to build strong retail and distribution network from inception for Videocon Group.

    The media veteran has been consistently recognised by Forbes Middle East as one of the top fifty Indian leaders in the region from 2013 to 2018.

  • DSPORT to broadcast ‘Ryder Cup’ for viewers in India starting 28th Sep, 2018, 11:30 AM onwards

    DSPORT to broadcast ‘Ryder Cup’ for viewers in India starting 28th Sep, 2018, 11:30 AM onwards

    New Delhi, September 24, 2018: The 42nd edition of the biennial ‘Ryder Cup’ will bring the long lasting existing rivalry between golfers of Europe and USA for the Indian viewers. The prestigious tournament will be telecast live on DSPORT from 28th – 30th September, 2018 from 11:30 am onwards for the first two days while the action of the final day will be live from 3:30 pm.
    Some of Golf’s greatest players from Europe and USA will be seen in action during the Ryder Cup. USA will be captained by Jim Furyk who is a 17 time PGA tour Winner while David Duval and Zach Johnson hold the post of vice captains. Europe will be lead by Thomas Bjørn who has had an illustrious career having 15 European Titles to his name, supporting him as vice captains will be Robert Karlsson, Graeme McDowell and Lee Westwood.
    This cup will showcase marquee golfers such as Rory Mcllroy, who stood 5th in the recent PGA Championship; Justin Rose, who finished first in the PGA championship looks in splendid form and he would be ready to make his mark on this cup; The Spanish Sergio Garcia, won his last Major at the 2017 Masters Tournament is the only golfer to hold a record to score four-and-a-half points out of the possible five at the ‘Ryder Cup’. Tiger Woods, has made a tremendous come back by finishing T-2 in the Valspar Championship and his alone second position at the PGA Championship makes him a very tough contender. Jordan Spieth who has five top 10 finishes this season and a third place finish at the Masters tournament will be a key man to look forward to.
    Since the inaugural ‘Ryder Cup’ in 1927 the contest has become very popular with players and spectators alike.
    DSPORT is available on all DTH platforms (Tata Sky Channel #495, Airtel DTH Channel #304, Dish TV Channel #630). The ‘Ryder Cup’ is hosted at the spectacular Le Golf Nation, Albatros Course, and has been evolving to become bigger and better with each edition.

  • Launch of Ladakhi Regional Service on DD-Kashir Channel

    Launch of Ladakhi Regional Service on DD-Kashir Channel

    MUMBAI: Ladakhi News Bulletins are extremely popular among the people in Leh and Ladakh region as there are hardly any private channels telecasting programmes in Ladakhi.  Doordarshan is the only source of Ladakhi news for the people of the region.  DDK, Leh which started its telecast in the year 2000 has been producing and telecasting several programmes in Ladakhi.  As the world’s highest TV station, DDK, Leh has been fulfilling regional aspirations in spite of many challenges in the region.  The regional telecast, which takes place everyday between 6.00 p.m to 7.30 p.m. in Ladakhi is transmitted through  a network of 92 Terrestrial transmitters including 13 HPTs, 13  LPTs and 66  VLPTs.  

    Programmes of DDK Leh cover various aspects of local News and Current Affairs as well as local cuisine, life style, culture and heritage.  With increase in the popularity of  satellite transmission, it has become important to augment the terrestrial transmission services with the availability of Ladakhi programmes on satellite mode also so that programmes get a national foot print and are accessible to a large number of people not only in Ladakh but also elsewhere in India.

    It has been a long pending demand of people from the region that the Ladakhi regional service be made available on satellite platform.  Doordarshan, Prasar Bharati has decided to fulfil this regional aspiration by providing a Prime time slot to Ladakhi News and Current Affairs and other programmes initially through a half-an-hour slot on DD-Kashir, which is a satellite channel from 10th September, 2018 from 6.30 p.m. to 7.00 p.m.  This would enable accessibility of Ladakhi regional service on all DTH Platforms viz., DD Freedish, Tatasky, Dish TV, Videocon d2h, Airtel, Reliance Digtial TV, Sun Direct and Cable Services etc. as DD Kashir is mandatorily carried on all these platforms as per the direction of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

    The Member of Parliament of the region Shri Thupstan Chhewang had met Smt. Supriya Sahu, Director General, Doordarshan during her visit to Leh and requested for providing a satellite platform to Ladakhi programmes for their wider dissemination.

    People of Leh and Ladakh can now tune in to watch their favourite Ladakhi regional service including Ladakhi News Bulletin from 6.30 p.m.  to 7.00 p.m. wherein 6.30 p.m. to 6.45 p.m. has been allocated for programmes of varied genres in Ladakhi and 6.45 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. has been earmarked for Ladakhi News Bulletin.

  • Get Fit with Dish TV’s new ‘Fitness Active’ service

    Get Fit with Dish TV’s new ‘Fitness Active’ service

    MUMBAI: Dish TV India Limited, world’s largest single-country DTH Company announce the launch of ‘Fitness Active’ service on its DishTV & d2h platforms. ‘Fitness Active’, a unique offering along with a strong strategic partnership with Brilliant Living TV, country’s largest content provider in fitness and wellness, will help Dish TV bringing value added services into this space. This fitness service will be available on channel number 132 on DishTV & d2h. 

    DishTV’s subscribers and fitness enthusiasts will get up close and personal with the celebrity fitness trainers to gain insight on fitness and nutrition. These fitness trainers come from diverse fields of Yoga, Nutrition, Meditation, Martial Arts, Pilates, who are responsible for training and coaching of famous celebrities like Katrina Kaif, Kareena Kapoor, Aamir Khan, and the likes. Grand Master Shifuji- world’s best commando trainer, Shivoham from Shivfit, Yasmin Karachiwala – celebrity Pilates coach are few of the trainers who will share tips to become fit offering a holistic fitness regime to DishTV and d2h subscribers.

    ‘Fitness Active’, a 24×7 service will be available at just Rs.40 per month in both Hindi and English language. Additionally, the service will be available for a free preview till September 18th, 2018.

    Announcing the new service, Mr. Anil Dua, Group Chief Executive Officer, Dish TV India Limited, said, “We’re excited to offer our customers personalized solutions to their wellness regime in the comfort of their homes. With rising awareness about fitness among Indians, we at Dish TV will offer a simple platform and guide to all their fitness queries and requirements. Our ‘Fitness Active’ service will provide best of fitness and wellness content on both our platforms, providing our customers with an easy access to world-class health and fitness trainers.”

    Speaking on the partnership Mr. Adarsh Gupta Founder and CEO of “Brilliant Living TV”, said, “Brilliant Living TV is excited to be associated with Dish TV to bring ‘Fitness Active’ to many households with the help of Dish TV’s reach across India. We’re focused on creating unique fitness content to guide Indians through their workout regime with work-out videos including yoga and meditation. With our partnership with Dish TV, our aim is to encourage users to preach healthy living in the comfort of their homes. We’re sure that the new offering will thoroughly be enjoyed by the viewers of both DishTV and d2h platforms.”