Thursday 27 February 2014

I&B ministry expenses on DTH increased by 74% in FY13

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has recorded 74 per cent increased in their total expenses on direct-to-home (DTH) service, offered without any subscription fee to customers. The  Information and Broadcasting ministry has spent Rs. 308.82 crore ( Rs. 3.09 billion) in the financial year 2012–13 on the DTH sector, promoting the infrastructure of Prasar Bharati to spread Free Dish, its free-to-air (FTA) DTH service.
Prasar Bharati’s DTH service spreads across the country and offers FTA channels to customers. It also reaches out to different strata of the society and allows the pubcaster’s Doordarshan channels to be watched. 

Prasar Bharati has been progressively increasing its investments so that it can carry more channels on its DTH platform.

Source: http://cablequest.org/news/dth-news/item/4354-i-b-ministry-expenses-on-dth-increased-by-74-in-fy13.html
Source: http://cablequest.org/news/dth-news/item/4354-i-b-ministry-expenses-on-dth-increased-by-74-in-fy13.html

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