Dish TV will launch DTH service in Sri Lanka

Dish TV is all set to introduce direct-to-home (DTH) service in Sri Lanka via a joint venture company it Lanka partner Satnet.

The company (Dish TV) will invest Rs. 100 crore in Dish TV Lanka (Private) Ltd, a joint venture developed in Sri Lanka with Satnet Pvt Ltd. Dish Tv will hold 70 per cent stake in the joint venture while the rest is held by local partner Satnet.  Dish TV Lanka was incorporated on 25 April last year and Satnet owns a DTH licence in Sri Lanka. 

Sri Lanka has a better DTH ARPU (average revenue per user) than India. Dish TV’s ARPU for the fiscal third-quarter ended 31 December 2013 stood at Rs. 166. For Sri Lankan DTH player Dialog TV, it is $9. With over 264,000 subscribers, Dialog TV, a subsidiary of telecom major Dialog Axiata, dominates the Sri Lankan pay TV market.

Source: http://cablequest.org/news/international-news/item/4286-dish-tv-will-launch-dth-service-in-sri-lanka.html