{{Short description|Indian direct broadcast satellite service provider}} {{Distinguish|Dish Network}} {{Use British English|date=June 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox company | name = DishTV India Ltd. | logo = DishTV logo (2025).svg | logo_caption = Logo used since 2025 | former_names = Siti Networks (1981-2003) | type = Public | traded_as = {{BSE|532839}}<br />{{NSE|DISHTV}} | ISIN = INE836F01026 | industry = Satellite television | founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2003|10|02}} | founder = <!-- or: | founders = --> | defunct = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | hq_location = Sector 16A, Film City | hq_location_city = Noida, Uttar Pradesh | hq_location_country = India<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dishtv.in/Pages/ContactUs/Contact-Info.aspx |title=Dish TV Contact Info |access-date=2 October 2016 |archive-date=18 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118212031/http://www.dishtv.in/Pages/ContactUs/Contact-Info.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> | key_people = Jawahar Goel (CMD)<br />Anil Dua (CEO) | owner = Yes Bank (25.63%)<br />Individual shareholders (24.42%)<br />Deutsche Bank (6.16%)<br />HDFC Bank(4.73%)<br />Essel Group (4.04%)<br />IndusInd Bank (3.78%)<br />L&T Finance (1.95%)<br />Aditya Birla Sun Life Asset Management (1.59%) | production = | production_year = <!-- Year of production data (if known) --> | services = | area_served = India | products = Satellite pay television, pay-per-view, streaming television | revenue = {{decrease}} {{INRConvert|3569|c}} (2020)<ref name="Financials">{{cite web|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/india/stockpricequote/mediaentertainment/dishtvindia/DTV|title=Dish TV Ltd. Financial Statements|website=moneycontrol.com|access-date=7 January 2021|archive-date=9 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109141816/https://www.moneycontrol.com/india/stockpricequote/mediaentertainment/dishtvindia/DTV|url-status=live |last1=Com |first1=Moneycontrol }}</ref> | operating_income = {{decrease}} {{INRConvert|-1222|c}} (2020)<ref name="Financials"/> | net_income = {{decrease}} {{INRConvert|-1654|c}} (2020)<ref name="Financials"/> | num_employees = 407 (2020)<ref name="Financials"/> | divisions = | subsid = {{Ubl| *Zing Digital *d2h}} | module = <!-- Used to embed other templates --> | website = {{URL|https://www.dishtv.in/}} | footnotes = }}
'''DishTV India Ltd.''' (stylised as '''dishtv''') is an Indian subscription based satellite television provider based in Noida.<ref name="Sood2">{{Cite web |first1=Gopika |last1=Gopakumar |first2=Varun|last2=Sood |date=2021-10-10 |title=At Dish TV, a Zee/Invesco-like drama is about to unfold |url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/zeelike-impasse-likely-at-dish-tv-11633889790533.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010205706/https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/zeelike-impasse-likely-at-dish-tv-11633889790533.html |archive-date=10 October 2021 |access-date=2021-10-10 |website=mint |language=en}}</ref> DishTV was launched by the Zee Group on 2 October 2003. It ranked #437 and #5 on the list of media companies in Fortune India 500 roster of India's largest corporations in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dish TV makes it to Fortune India 500, 4 biggies exit list |date=13 December 2011 |url=http://www.mxmindia.com/2011/12/dish-tv-makes-it-to-fortune-india-500-4-media-biggies-exit-list/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502125046/http://www.mxmindia.com/2011/12/dish-tv-makes-it-to-fortune-india-500-4-media-biggies-exit-list/ |archive-date=2 May 2012 |access-date=1 August 2012 |publisher=MxM India}}</ref> Dish TV was also voted India's most trusted DTH brand according to the Brand Trust Report 2014, a study conducted by Trust Research Advisory.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Dish TV voted as India's Most trusted DTH Brand |url=http://www.dthnews.com/2014/03/dish-tv-voted-as-indias-most-trusted.html |url-status=live |access-date=8 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702233346/http://www.dthnews.com/2014/03/dish-tv-voted-as-indias-most-trusted.html |archive-date=2 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=India's Most Trusted DTH Brands 2014 |url=http://www.trustadvisory.info/mab-14/dth.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141004060145/http://www.trustadvisory.info/mab-14/dth.html |archive-date=4 October 2014 |publisher=Trust Research Advisory |df=dmy-all}}</ref> On 22 March 2018, Dish TV completed a merger with Videocon d2h, creating the largest DTH provider in India at the time of merger.
== History ==
DishTV launched the first DTH service in India on 2 October 2003. The company decided not to compete against entrenched cable operators in metros and urban areas, and instead focused on providing services to rural areas and regions not serviced by cable television. Jawahar Goel, who led the launch, recalled 10 years later, "We hardly had four transponders and could offer only 48 channels, compared to analog cable that was giving 60 and was much cheaper. And, Star refused to give its channels. So, we decided to go slow and concentrate in cable-dry and cable-frustrated markets, rather than cable-rich markets and build the market step by step." Dish TV acquired 350,000 subscribers within 2 years of the launch.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/10-years-of-dth-in-india-the-other-electronics-revolution-114010100022_1.html|title=10 years of DTH in India: The other electronics revolution|last=Gupta|first=Surajeet Das|date=2014-01-01|newspaper=Business Standard India|access-date=2016-10-01|archive-date=3 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003001033/http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/10-years-of-dth-in-india-the-other-electronics-revolution-114010100022_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
Following bitter legal proceedings between Star and Zee, in 2007, the two companies called a truce and began offering their channels on each other's services. This decision and Dish TV's acquisition of more transponders enabled them to offer 150 channels on their service, more than any other DTH service in India at the time.<ref name=":1" />
=== Merger with Videocon d2h === On 11 November 2016, the Board of Directors of Dish TV and Videocon d2h agreed to an all-stock merger of their DTH operations.
The merger was approved by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) on 10 May 2017,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ahluwalia|first1=Harveen|title=Dish TV and Videocon d2h merger gets CCI approval|url=http://www.livemint.com/Companies/FULbZN0PRVxgPcBVeI0nEN/Dish-TV-and-Videocond2h-merger-gets-CCI-approval.html|website=www.livemint.com/|access-date=18 November 2017|date=10 May 2017|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035009/http://www.livemint.com/Companies/FULbZN0PRVxgPcBVeI0nEN/Dish-TV-and-Videocond2h-merger-gets-CCI-approval.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and by the National Company Law Tribunal on 27 July 2017.<ref>{{cite web|agency=Press Trust of India|title=NCLT approves Dish TV-Videocon D2h merger, to have subscriber base of 27 mn|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/nclt-approves-dish-tv-videocon-d2h-merger-to-have-subscriber-base-of-27-mn-117072701774_1.html|website=Business Standard India|access-date=18 November 2017|date=27 July 2017|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201034532/http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/nclt-approves-dish-tv-videocon-d2h-merger-to-have-subscriber-base-of-27-mn-117072701774_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/govt-approves-dish-tv-merger-with-videocond2h/article21823209.ece|title=Govt. approves Dish TV merger with Videocond2h|date=2017-12-16|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-12-29|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=4 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200304084311/https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/govt-approves-dish-tv-merger-with-videocond2h/article21823209.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> The merger faced uncertainty in January 2018, when Dish TV announced that it was re-evaluating the merger after some of the Videocon Group's lenders petitioned the National Company Law Tribunal to open insolvency proceedings against the company.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Dhanjal|first1=Swaraj Singh|title=Videocon-Dish TV merger may get affected by insolvency case against Videocon Industries|url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/A4THURMxplzY6ymJuqbPJK/Videocon-Dish-TV-merger-may-get-affected-by-insolvency-case.html|website=livemint.com/|access-date=11 April 2018|date=12 January 2018|archive-date=12 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412082532/https://www.livemint.com/Companies/A4THURMxplzY6ymJuqbPJK/Videocon-Dish-TV-merger-may-get-affected-by-insolvency-case.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2018, Dish TV announced that it intended to go through with the merger.<ref>{{cite web|title=Zee's Dish TV to go ahead with Videocon D2H merger|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/zees-dish-tv-to-go-ahead-with-videocon-d2h-merger/article22681521.ece|website=Hindu Business Line|date=7 February 2018 |access-date=11 April 2018|language=en|archive-date=12 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212165745/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/zees-dish-tv-to-go-ahead-with-videocon-d2h-merger/article22681521.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{as of|2017|12|31|post=,}} d2h had a market share of 19% among the pay DTH operators.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Performance Indicators Reports |language=en |work=Telecom Regulatory Authority of India |url=https://trai.gov.in/release-publication/reports/performance-indicators-reports |access-date=2018-05-25 |archive-date=1 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701221054/https://www.trai.gov.in/release-publication/reports/performance-indicators-reports |url-status=live }}</ref>
The amalgamation was officially completed on 22 March 2018. The merger made the new combined entity the largest DTH provider in India with 17.7 million active subscribers. Dish TV and Videocon d2h reported separate revenue numbers in FY2017. The combined total revenue of the two firms was {{INRConvert|8077|c}}. The company retained the name of DishTV India Limited after the merger.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dish TV India, Videocon d2h merger completed|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/media/dish-tv-india-videocon-d2h-merger-completed/articleshow/63414778.cms|website=The Economic Times|access-date=11 April 2018|date=22 March 2018|archive-date=13 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613111939/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/media/dish-tv-india-videocon-d2h-merger-completed/articleshow/63414778.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
=== Fall of promoters' shareholding === In May 2021, it was disclosed that promoters' shareholding in Dish TV has fallen to just 5.67%. It was also told that Yes Bank has become largest shareholder of the company.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Dish TV promoters' stake falls to 5.67% |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/dish-tv-promoters-stake-falls-to-5-67/articleshow/82749888.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2021-10-10 |archive-date=10 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010203836/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/dish-tv-promoters-stake-falls-to-5-67/articleshow/82749888.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Sood2"/>
==Subsidiary== Zing Digital is a subsidiary of Dish TV India launched in January 2015 to provide access to South India's regional channel. The service currently operates in Kerala, West Bengal and Odisha.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dish TV Launches Zing Digital|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2015/aug/11/dish-tv-launches-zing-digital-797626.html|access-date=2021-05-18|website=The New Indian Express|date=11 August 2015 |archive-date=18 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518192754/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2015/aug/11/Dish-TV-Launches-Zing-Digital-797626.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2025, Dish TV released VZY Smart TV lineup, the lineup includes options ranging from 32-inch TVs to 55-inch 4K UHD QLED TVs, all models run Google TV 5, based on Android 14.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-08 |title=Dish TV launches VZY Smart TVs in India with integrated set-top box and OTT support |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/technology/dish-tv-launches-vzy-smart-tvs-in-india-with-integrated-set-top-box-and-ott-support-101757316342971.html |access-date=2026-02-06 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>
==See also== * Direct-to-home television in India * Fortune India 500
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.dishtv.in Dish TV]
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