Monday, August 22, 2011

Government of India earns Rs. 1.78 billion from DTH license fees

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Government of India earns Rs. 1.78 billion from DTH license fees



The Government of India earned a total revenue of Rs. 1.78 billion through licence fees from the country's various direct to home (DTH) satellite TV operators for the year 2010-2011.

Dish TV, Tata Star, Sun Direct, Airtel Digital TV, Reliance Digital TV, and Videocon d2h were the biggest revenue contributors with a combined figure of Rs. 1.26 billion. Earlier in 2008-2009 the government had earned Rs. 893 million in the absence of Airtel Digital TV and Videocon d2h.

The DTH companies were all required to pay a one-time entry fee amounting to Rs.100 million apart from the annual licence fee.

In the last three financial years Dish TV has paid a total of Rs. 1.5 billion. Other companies' payments are as follows:

1) Tata Sky- Rs. 1.48 billion

2) Sun Direct- Rs. 729.87 million

3) Airtel Digital TV- Rs. 359.5 million

4) Reliance Digital TV- Rs. 207.29 million

5) Videocon d2h- Rs. 2.01 million





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