DTH
Dish TV launches Zing in Kerala with 27 Malayalam channels
MUMBAI: A decade after serving the nation with direct to home (DTH) services media mogul Dr Shubash Chandra owned Dish TV has now launched its regional DTH brand Zing in the Kerala market targeting Malayalam viewers.
It may be recalled that in an exclusive interview with Indiantelevision.com recently, Dish TV CEO RC Venkateish had said that after being present in the Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra market, Zing would expand into the Kerala market.
Special conceptualisation and customization has been done keeping the Malayalam viewers in the state of Kerala, who are rapidly moving over to the digital platform.
The bouquet of services are derived from a consumer survey revealing the most watched channels in this region. As an attempt to give the best services to the consumers at a reasonable price, Zing will offer 27 Malayalam channels and services along with 150+ channels at an exclusive price of Rs 99 per month.
Venkateish said, “Our consumer demographic study has indicated that large segment of TV viewers from medium and small town prefer content from their own region. Zing will address this need and provide maximum available regional content (27 Malayalam Channels and Services) to viewers through exciting packs as compared to other DTH brands.”
He added, “Zing is our unique initiative where a complete new brand is being launched to address this need for regional content. Now not only will packages cater to specific audiences across states, but even communication will be in the customer’s language of choice.”
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JC Flowers withdraws NCLT plea against Dish TV over EGM demand
Move eases pressure on DTH firm as long-running shareholder dispute cools
MUMBAI: In a breather for Dish TV India, JC Flowers Asset Reconstruction has withdrawn its petition before the National Company Law Tribunal seeking directions to convene an extraordinary general meeting.
The development was disclosed by Dish TV in a regulatory filing, confirming that the petitioner chose to withdraw the case during a hearing at the Mumbai bench of the tribunal. A detailed order from the bench is still awaited.
The petition, originally filed under Sections 98 to 100 of the Companies Act, 2013, sought to push for an extraordinary general meeting to address governance issues at the company. The case had its roots in a prolonged shareholder tussle dating back to 2021, when Yes Bank, then the largest shareholder, was at odds with the promoter group led by Subhash Chandra over board reconstitution.
JC Flowers had stepped into the picture as an assignee of Yes Bank’s stressed assets, effectively continuing the legal push initiated earlier. The withdrawal now signals a pause, if not a closure, to that chapter of dispute.
While the reasons behind the withdrawal have not been formally detailed, the move reduces immediate legal pressure on Dish TV, which has been navigating both operational and regulatory challenges in recent years.
For now, the focus shifts back to the company’s business fundamentals, even as the legal dust settles, at least temporarily, on one of its more closely watched shareholder battles.
