Even as the corporate battle over Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEEL) has reached the Bombay high court, another Essel Group firm - Dish TV India - is gearing up for a legal battle with YES Bank by planning to move the National Company Law Tribunal to appoint six of its nominees on the board of the loss-making company. While Dish TV said YES Bank has acquired 26 per cent stake by invoking the pledged shares of Essel Group promoter, it also said YES Bank must make an open offer to shareholders of the company, according to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) takeover code. This, as YES Bank is seeking to take control of the company, said Dish TV.
Through ICICIACTIVE, Dish TV viewers would get information about various types of ICICI Bank accounts and deposits. Dish subscribers can access information on different products, EMI on loans, eligibility criteria, documentation, time required for processing a request, ATM/branch details.
Subhash Chandra promoted Dish TV has signed exclusive direct-to-home deals in Cannes with five international channels, including Eurosport News and Fashion TV.
Essel Group-promoted Dish TV on Wednesday said it was looking for a tie-up with the Indian Railways to implement DTH services in trains, which would enable travelers to watch Live TV while on the move.
TataSky contended before the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission that Dish TV was indulging in deceptive advertisements as the set-top boxes being given out by Dish TV were not for free and was in violation with the MRTP Act, 1969. Admitting the petition of the TataSky, a 80:20 joint venture between Tata Sons and broadcast major Star India, the MR in two weeks.
Direct-to-home (DTH) major Dish TV has rolled out its on-the-move services in Kolkata, after Delhi and Mumbai. The aim is to tap the niche, upwardly mobile consumers who could watch television while moving in a car, bus, aeroplane or train.
This move will make Dish TV, an Essel Group company, the first DTH operator to have installed their DTH services in consumer homes, cars, buses, aircraft, cruise liners and on trains. "Dish everywhere is our motto. We aim to provide our DTH services across all platforms, whether moving, flying or stationary," a senior Dish TV executive said. This move is likely to help the company market its services to the potential consumers more effectively.
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Dish TV subscribers through the English Movie on Demand service will now have access to a slate of box office hit movies from Walt Disney Pictures, Touchstone Pictures and Miramax across all genres.
New Delhi-based direct-to-home player Dish TV plans to pump in Rs 500 crore (Rs 5 billion) as part of its expansion plans over the next 18 months.
Viewers availing Dish TV's offer will have to remain active by subscribing to a regular package at least twice during a year
DTH major Dish TV on Friday said it aims to add three million subscribers this fiscal to take its subscriber base to 10 million by March 2011.
The Zee group's demerged entity, Dish TV India got listed at Rs 113, on the Bombay Stock Exchange on Wednesday.
In a major victory for Zee-promoted DTH provider Dish TV, Telecom Disputes Settlement And Appellate Tribunal ordered Rupert Murdoch-controlled Star on Friday to provide its channels to the platform within the next 15 days.
Kishore Biyani's Indivision Capital, the private equity arm of Future Capital, announced that it would buy 4.9 per cent in Subhash Chandra's direct-to-home (DTH) business Dish TV for Rs 250 crore (Rs 2.5 billion).
Zee Group's direct-to-home arm Dish TV said on Monday its promoters would infuse up to Rs 750 crore (Rs 7.5 billion) into the company by subscribing to preference shares.
Dish TV and Tata Sky, the two major DTH companies, have sought compensation from the government for the upgrade of the existing DTH set-top boxes due to the mandatory upgrade proposed by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.
The digital video recorder, which allows viewers to record programmes in one channel while watching another and play according to convenience, is being billed as the next big thing in the evolving Indian DTH market. "This, of course, will be a premium product and we plan to announce the launch of DVR technology platform for our DTH service very soon. It will be a Diwali gift to our customers," TataSky Chief Marketing Officer Vikram Mehra told PTI.
Hardik Pandya and Ishan Kishan are representatives of a new generation, unfazed by pace, bounce, or any bowler.
Dish TV and Tata Sky, the country's two direct-to-home (DTH) companies, are expected to post losses in excess of Rs 1,400 crore for 2007-08 in their quest to expand the market by offering set-top boxes at subsidised rates. The companies have over five million subscriber homes across the country collectively.
India is a global leader in software development services, IT enabled services, knowledge process outsourcing services and contract R&D services relating to software development, Sitharaman said noting these business segments are quite inter-connected with each other.
Micro dramas -- typically 30 seconds to one to two minutes long per episode -- are designed for mobile-first audiences.
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On November 18, 1962, 114 soldiers of the 13th Kumaon fought till the last man, and last bullet, in sub-zero temperatures, to beat back the huge Chinese army. We salute the Heroes of Rezang La.
Tata Sky gets Zee bouquet, not to charge extra.
Bharti Airtel and Tata Group have terminated discussions for a merger of their direct-to-home (DTH) business, according to a Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) filing on Saturday.
Parliament introduces a new 'Health Menu' featuring millet-based dishes, salads, and lean protein options to promote healthier eating habits among lawmakers, officials, and visitors.
The Enforcement Directorate has filed a money laundering case to look into the role of more than two dozen celebrities, including actors like Vijay Deverakonda, Rana Daggubati and Prakash Raj, apart from some social media influencers and YouTubers in Telangana as part of a money laundering probe against certain online betting platforms, official sources said on Thursday.
The Enforcement Directorate has filed a money laundering case to investigate the role of celebrities, including actors Vijay Deverakonda and Rana Daggubati, in promoting online betting platforms.
The price-war has begun in the direct-to-home market with the country's largest DTH company Dish TV with over three million subscribers getting ready to offer its connection virtually free. Any consumer who wants to buy a Dish TV connection will not have to pay for the set-top box, the hardware essential to access DTH services, which normally costs Rs 2,500.
The Polish eighth seed walloped Liudmila Samsonova 6-2, 7-5 to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals for the first time.
Watching movies on direct-to-home has become cheaper, with two major DTH operators, Airtel DTH and Big TV, slashing pay-per-view (PPV) prices of premiere (new) movies. While Airtel DTH has reduced prices of paid movie services by 33 per cent, Big TV has cut prices by around 50 per cent.
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