DDF Exclusive Net active DTH subs grew 12% to 62.65 mn in 2016

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MUMBAI: The total active subscriber base of the six private direct-to-home (DTH) operators grew 12% in the calendar year 2016 to 62.65 million from 55.98 million in the previous year.

The figure is based on the Performance Indicator Report released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on the telecom and broadcasting sectors.
The net active subscriber base includes the number of temporarily suspended subscribers who have been inactive but for not more than 120 days.

At 25%, Dish TV had the maximum share of net active subscribers, followed by Tata Sky at 23%. Airtel Digital TV and Videocon d2h had a share of 20% each.
Sun Direct trailed at No. 5 with a 10% share while Reliance Digital TV remained at the bottom of the heap with a meagre 2% share.

According to this report, the total DTH subscriber base jumped 14.44% to 97.05 million as on 31 December from 84.8 million in the year-ago period.

As reported earlier by TelevisionPost.com, the inactive subscriber base of the six private DTH operators rose 5.2% over the earlier quarter to reach 34.40 million in the three months ended December. In the preceding quarter, this had grown 5.4% to touch 32.71 million.

Net active DTH subs grew 12% to 62.65 mn in 2016 | TelevisionPost.com
 
According to latest report from TRAI, The total active subscriber base of six private direct-to-home (DTH) operators in India has reached 62.65 million in 2016 from 55.98 a year earlier, representing a 12% rise.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) figures include the number of temporarily suspended subscribers who have been inactive, but for no longer than 120 days.

Dish TV India accounted for 25% of the net active DTH subscribers, followed by Tata Sky with 23%. Airtel Digital TV and Videocon each had 20%, followed by Sun Direct with a 10% share. Reliance Digital TV accounted for just 2% of the sector’s subscribers.

The total DTH subscriber base leapt 14.44% to 97.05 million on 31 December 2016, up from 84.8 million on the previous year.
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) granted a total of 899 private satellite TV channels permission to uplink and/or downlink as of the end of 2016, according to TRAI’s Performance Indicator Report.
The number of pay-TV channels broadcasting in the country reached 287 last year, compared with 262 in 2015.

Active DTH subscribers in Indiaincreases by 12%: TRAI’s Report
 
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