d2h

d2h is an Indian direct broadcast satellite service provider owned by Dish TV and Videocon. As of December 31, 2017, d2h has a market share of 19% among the pay DTH operators.[4] Dish TV India and d2h merger has been concluded, which has created the largest DTH service provider in the country with a subscriber base of about 29 million.[5][6]

d2h
FormerlyVideocon d2h (2009-2018)
TypeSubsidiary of Dish TV & Videocon D2h Limited (previously Bharat Business Channel Limited)
VDTH on NASDAQ previously
IndustrySatellite television
FateMerged into Dish TV
FoundedJune 2009[1]
FounderVenugopal Dhoot
HeadquartersMumbai, India
Area served
India
Key people
  • Anil Kumar Dua (CEO)[2]
  • Saurabh Dhoot (Chairman)[3]
Productssatellite pay television, pay-per-view, streaming television
OwnerDish TV (55%)
Videocon (45%)
Websited2h.com

Technical information

d2h has 10,540 MHz transponders on Satellite ST-2. d2h is aligned at 88° East on the Clarke Belt. d2h uses MPEG-4 technology, which permits high compression for video and DVB-S2 technology, which allows more efficient transmission of satellite signals. It uses H.264 or MPEG-4 Part 10, Advanced Video Coding (MPEG-4 AVC) with DVB S2 digital compression technology, transmitting using ST-2 satellite.

Merger

On 11 November 2016, the Board of Directors of Videocon d2h and Dish TV agreed to an all-stock merger of their DTH operations. The merger has created the largest DTH provider in India with a total valuation of ₹17,000 crore (US$2.4 billion). The merged entity will be called Dish TV Videocon Limited.[7] Dish TV will hold a 55.4% stake in the merged entity, while Videocon d2h will own the remaining shares.[8][6][9]

The merger was approved by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) on 10 May 2017,[10][11] and by the National Company Law Tribunal on 27 July 2017.[9][12] 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.[13] In February 2018, Dish TV announced that it intended to go through with the merger.[14]

The amalgamation was officially completed on 22 March 2018. The merger made the new combined entity the largest DTH provider in India with around 29 million active subscribers.[6] Dish TV and Videocon d2h reported separate revenue numbers in FY2017. The combined total revenue of the two firms was ₹8,077 crore (US$1.1 billion).[15]

References
  1. "About Us". videocon d2h. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  2. "Dish TV India ropes in marketing heavyweight Anil Dua as group CEO". indiantelevision.com. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  3. d2h, Videocon. "Videocon d2h Names Saurabh Dhoot Executive Chairman". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  4. "Performance Indicators Reports". Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  5. "Dish TV India, Videocon d2h merger completed". economictimes.indiatimes.com. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  6. "Dish TV plans to continue with Videocon D2H brand - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  7. Bansal, Shuchi (29 March 2018). "Videocon-DishTV merger set to enjoy benefits of scale". www.livemint.com. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  8. "Dish TV, Videocon d2h become one entity". @businessline. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  9. India, Press Trust of (27 July 2017). "NCLT approves Dish TV-Videocon D2h merger, to have subscriber base of 27 mn". Business Standard India. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  10. Ahluwalia, Harveen (10 May 2017). "Dish TV and Videocon d2h merger gets CCI approval". www.livemint.com/. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  11. "CCI approves Dish TV-Videocon merger". The Economic Times. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  12. "Govt. approves Dish TV merger with Videocond2h". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 16 December 2017. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 December 2017.CS1 maint: others (link)
  13. Dhanjal, Swaraj Singh (12 January 2018). "Videocon-Dish TV merger may get affected by insolvency case against Videocon Industries". www.livemint.com. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  14. "Zee's Dish TV to go ahead with Videocon D2H merger". Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  15. "Dish TV India, Videocon d2h merger completed". The Economic Times. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
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