Airtel DTH in talks to merge with Zee Dish TV

[Navjot Singh]

Airtel dth: Airtel finds Dish TV appetising, signals interest for merger

Mittal has initiated talks with Dish TV, to merge his DTH business, under Airtel Digital TV.

economictimes.indiatimes.com

 

[SVK]

Dish TV merge into Airtel, or Airtel merge into Dish TV?
Earlier Airtel attempted to merge with Tata Sky, but it didn't work out over pricing.

 

[Sushubh]

Jio sabko maar ke chodega.

 

[SVK]

Dish TV promoters may cash out for Rs 5,000 cr, Bharti Airtel to pick stake

Bharti Airtel, Warburg Pincus to buy Jawahar Goel's 58% stake at Rs 45-50 a share

www.business-standard.com

 

[igloo]

So its Tata Sky and Airtel only now. I think Airtel wont stop the dish tv brand. D2H maybe in due course.

 

[Sushubh]

God knows why airtel keeps on pumping more money in dth. Future is iptv.

 

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[itzmynet]

Fixed Line TnC

 

[NikhilS]

Jio sabko maar ke chodega.

Sabki**

 

[SVK]

So its Tata Sky and Airtel only now. I think Airtel wont stop the dish tv brand. D2H maybe in due course.

Sun Direct also exists. Also there is DD Freedish for DD and FTA Channels. And also Independent TV (earlier Reliance BIG TV), which may shut down soon.

 

[Navjot Singh]

Signals are clear: DTH operations of Airtel, Dish TV may merge

Bharti Airtel, promoters of Dish TV and private equity firm Warburg Pincus have agreed to merge direct-to-home operations of Airtel and Dish after months of negotiations, a move that will create the world’s largest TV distribution company, two people with direct knowledge of the development said.

The three parties are agreed on deal structure, wherein the DTH business of Dish TV India will be hived off and merged in Bharti Telemedia, which houses Airtel Digital TV, they said.