MUMBAI: Videocon d2h, the direct-to-home (DTH) arm of Videocon group, has reported a fiscal first quarter net profit of Rs 1.2 crore while net subscriber additions and ARPU have remained almost flat in a quarter which was possibly impacted in the run-up to the implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST).
Net subscribers
Videocon d2h added 0.13 million net subscribers in the quarter ended 30 June 2017 compared to 0.14 million a quarter ago. Subscriber adds in the year-ago period was higher at 0.43 million.
The DTH company’s net subscribers stood at 13.04 million, up from 12.91 million in the first quarter of FY17.
Rival Airtel Digital TV mopped up higher new subscribers in the fiscal first quarter. The DTH arm of Bharti Airtel added almost half a million new subscribers in the quarter ended 30 June 2017. With 499,000 net subscribers added, Airtel Digital TV’s total base expanded to 13.314 million customers.
Videocon d2h Q1 net subscriber adds slow, ARPU almost flat QoQ | TelevisionPost.com
Net subscribers
Videocon d2h added 0.13 million net subscribers in the quarter ended 30 June 2017 compared to 0.14 million a quarter ago. Subscriber adds in the year-ago period was higher at 0.43 million.
The DTH company’s net subscribers stood at 13.04 million, up from 12.91 million in the first quarter of FY17.
Rival Airtel Digital TV mopped up higher new subscribers in the fiscal first quarter. The DTH arm of Bharti Airtel added almost half a million new subscribers in the quarter ended 30 June 2017. With 499,000 net subscribers added, Airtel Digital TV’s total base expanded to 13.314 million customers.
Videocon d2h Q1 net subscriber adds slow, ARPU almost flat QoQ | TelevisionPost.com
