uppili2008
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The cost of channes for DTH is 50 % of rate charged by them for non cas. The rates are updated TRAI website on 4.12.08. The rates are much lower than Rs.5 per channel (the CAS rate) for most of the channels.
for example
M/s STAR DEN Media Services Private Limited
Bouquet I
1.Star Plus
2.Star Gold
3.Star Movies
4.Star World
5.Vijay TV
6.NGC
7.TheHistory Channel
8.Channel (V)
9.Star News
Costs for DTH - Rs.23.40
Rate by Dish Tv - Rs.55
Profit for Dish tv - Rs.31.60
Bouquet II
1.Star One
2.The Disney Channel
3.Toon Disney
4.Hungama
Cost for DTH - Rs.15.60
Rate by Dish Tv - Rs.35
Profit for Dish tv - Rs.19.40
Neo cricket
Neo sports
if included will cost them Rs.19.37
CNBC Bouquet
1.CNBC TV 18
2.CNBC Awaaz
3.CNN IBN
4.The MGM
5.IBN 7
6.Star Jalsha
Cost for DTH - Rs.8.00
Dish Tv rate for 3 channels CNN IBN CNBC TV18 and AWAAZ - Rs.25
Profit for Dishtv -more than Rs.17.
I am not saying that dish tv should not charge profit but it should be charged reasonably and not 2 or 3 times the cost to them.
Further TRAI in April 2008 while announcing the cost strucuture advised the DTH operators to reduce the cost which none of them obeyed.
Please give your opinion on this.
Source of the above rates - please click on the below link to view full price list of all pay channels. Each rate mentioned in list should be divided by 2 (half rate) for DTH
Cost for DTH - as per TRAI regulation
http://www.trai.gov.in/Rates/noncasRates.pdf
Dish tv Rates
http://www.dishtv.in/static/packDishPick.asp
for example
M/s STAR DEN Media Services Private Limited
Bouquet I
1.Star Plus
2.Star Gold
3.Star Movies
4.Star World
5.Vijay TV
6.NGC
7.TheHistory Channel
8.Channel (V)
9.Star News
Costs for DTH - Rs.23.40
Rate by Dish Tv - Rs.55
Profit for Dish tv - Rs.31.60
Bouquet II
1.Star One
2.The Disney Channel
3.Toon Disney
4.Hungama
Cost for DTH - Rs.15.60
Rate by Dish Tv - Rs.35
Profit for Dish tv - Rs.19.40
Neo cricket
Neo sports
if included will cost them Rs.19.37
CNBC Bouquet
1.CNBC TV 18
2.CNBC Awaaz
3.CNN IBN
4.The MGM
5.IBN 7
6.Star Jalsha
Cost for DTH - Rs.8.00
Dish Tv rate for 3 channels CNN IBN CNBC TV18 and AWAAZ - Rs.25
Profit for Dishtv -more than Rs.17.
I am not saying that dish tv should not charge profit but it should be charged reasonably and not 2 or 3 times the cost to them.
Further TRAI in April 2008 while announcing the cost strucuture advised the DTH operators to reduce the cost which none of them obeyed.
Please give your opinion on this.
Source of the above rates - please click on the below link to view full price list of all pay channels. Each rate mentioned in list should be divided by 2 (half rate) for DTH
Cost for DTH - as per TRAI regulation
http://www.trai.gov.in/Rates/noncasRates.pdf
Dish tv Rates
http://www.dishtv.in/static/packDishPick.asp
. I can't believe they overcharge us so much. That too for such shoddy service. This needs to be floated all around.
