Good News Airtel Digital TV sees strong subscriber adds in Q1, ARPU flattens

[Shubh]

Airtel Digital TV, the direct-to-home (DTH) broadcast service of Bharti Airtel, has seen strong subscription additions in the fiscal first quarter after demonetisation slowed down growth, while ARPU continues to be under pressure.

Airtel Digital TV added 499,000 net subscribers in the quarter ended 30 June 2017, up 119% from 228,000 additions in the preceding quarter. A year ago, net subscriber additions stood at 424,000, up 17.7%. The DTH operator’s total net subscriber

s stood at 13.314 million, up 3.9% from 12.815 million a quarter ago. Subscribers grew 9.6% from the prior year’s base of 12.149 million



As on June 30 2017, Airtel Digital TV had its operations in 639 districts. The DTH platform offers both standard and high definition (HD) digital TV services with 3D capabilities and Dolby surround sound. It offers 590 channels including 67 HD channels, 5 international channels and 4 interactive services.

Read more at: http://www.televisionpost.com/dth/airtel-digital-tv-sees-strong-subscriber-adds-in-q1-arpu-flattens/ | TelevisionPost.com

 

[Mohit Mangal]

Great numbers. Business is strong. However, i am skeptical on jios entry into this business. If you see ARPU is stagnant over the last two quarters. Also, the long term trend is on a decline, although only partially.