Tata Play - Airtel Digital TV Merger

Airtel and Tata Play merger talks highlight DTH industry's need for regulatory help: Dish TV CEO
Dish TV CEO Manoj Dobhal also said that the government should immediately implement TRAI's recommendation to reduce the licensing fee from the current 8% to 3% of Adjusted Gross Revenue
Tata Play - Airtel Digital TV Merger: 'Finalising...' - What we know so far
Tata Play and Airtel Digital TV could merger soon. Bharti Airtel has confirmed that the merger talks between the two companies are being explored.
India's Tata Play, Airtel Digital TV near merger, ET reports
India's Tata Group and Bharti Group are close to merging their satellite TV businesses, creating a nearly $1.6 billion entity with the aim of tiding over the sustained migration of subscribers to digital streaming,
Bharti Airtel shares edge higher on merger talks between Tata Play, Airtel Digital TV
Bharti Airtel has confirmed that it is in discussions with Tata group to merge their DTH businesses, Tata Play and Airtel Digital TV.
Merger with Tata Group is at a discussion stage only: Bharti Airtel
Bharti Airtel, in an exchange filing, has confirmed that it is in talks with the Tata Group about a potential merger of Tata Play’s direct-to-home (DTH)
Airtel and Tata Play to merge DTH operations amidst industry consolidation: Report
Airtel will access Tata Play’s 19 million households, supporting its plan to combine telecom, broadband, and DTH offerings. In April 2024, Tata Sons raised its Tata Play stake to 70%, buying Temasek’s 10% share for Rs. 835 crore ($100 million), setting the company’s value at $1 billion—down from $3 billion pre-pandemic.
Airtel-Tata Play merger: strategic move for greater market penetration
Industry experts view that Airtel Digital TV-Tata Play merger as a strategic response to DTH market decline, driven by free-to-air (FTA) and streaming competition. They emphasise the benefits of consolidation,
Tata Play, Airtel Digital TV near merger plans as DTH industry struggles amid streaming boom
Tata and Bharti groups are finalizing a merger of their DTH businesses, Tata Play and Airtel Digital TV, due to consumer shifts to digital platforms. The merger, structured through a share swap, will boost Airtel's revenues and is to be managed by Airtel's senior management.
Tata Play and Airtel Digital TV move closer to merger
It is estimated that the combined entity will serve approximately 35 million paid subscribers, drawn from Tata Play’s 19 million and Airtel Digital TV’s roughly 16 million, as of September 2024
Airtel in discussion with Tata Play to merge DTH biz
Leading telecom services provider Bharti Airtel on Wednesday said it is in talks with Tata Group for the merger of its loss-making Direct-To-Home (DTH) business. Airtel is holding discussions with the salt-to-software conglomerate for the merger of Bharti Telemedia,
Tata Play, Airtel Digital TV Can Merge To Create Rs 14,000 Crore DTH Behemoth
India’s satellite TV industry is on the brink of a major transformation, as Tata Group and Bharti Group are reportedly close to merging their DTH (Direct-to-Home) services, Tata Play and Airtel Digital TV.
Tata Play, Airtel Digital TV merger in works as DTH battles streaming disruption: Report
The Tata Play, Airtel Digital TV merger is likely to take place via a share swap, the ET report says. Tata Play and Airtel ...
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DTH Performance Report for January 2025
Both Airtel Digital TV and Sun Direct added 2 new channels, followed by Tata Play with 1 new channel in January 2025.