Harit Nagpal, the managing director and CEO of Tata Sky, is upset. In a rapidly digitising television market, he is not able to offer more channels to the company's 10 million subscribers because it doesn't have satellite space. The Rs 1,590-crore Tata Sky was the second operator to launch DTH or direct-to-home services, way back in 2006. At that time, it decided to use an ISRO or Indian Space Research Organisation satellite as policy favoured that. Since then, the market has grown to a total of about 53 million homes or roughly one-third of the total 153 million Indian TV homes. Vanita Kohli-Khandekar spoke to him on what holds back Tata Sky's growth in the Rs 39,000-crore television market. Edited excerpts: Why doesn't Tata Sky have satellite space? In 2007, one year after our launch, we asked for 12 more transp onders. We should have got those by 2009. But the launch of GSAT 10 kept getting delayed. In September, 2012, the GSAT 10 was launched; it went into orbit and was tested. But today in June, 2013, seven months after the satellite was launched, we still haven't been given the 12 transponders. We have written to ISRO, met them and written to the Department of Space that manages ISRO. Since the Department of Space reports directly to the Prime Minister, I have personally written to the Prime Minister's Office thrice, requesting for our contracted satellite space to be given to us. But to no avail. What are the implications? Also, a satellite has a finite life of 12-14 years that cannot get extended. So, on one side, a contracted party is suffering and on the other, the government is losing revenue. What pressure points does it create for your business? Why did Tata Sky choose ISRO? Why can't Tata-Sky shift to another foreign satellite? What are the options for Tata Sky now? via Science - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGFMbApGMgN8elzNY74gCr2XZFcKQ&url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/management/we-might-have-to-go-legal-against-isro-harit-nagpal-113061801000_1.html | |||
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