Videocon d2h named best 'Pay TV Service' at Content Innovation Award in Cannes

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Indian direct to home (DTH) company Videocon d2h bagged the 'Pay TV Service of the Year' award at Digital TV Europe’s inaugural Content Innovation Awards held in Cannes.

Videocon d2h is India’s fastest growing pay TV operator. For the quarter ended 30 June, 2015, Videocon d2h’s subscription revenue grew 32.2 per cent year on year to Rs 599 crore. On the other hand, the company’s revenue from operations grew 23.3 per cent year on year to Rs 663 crore. Videocon d2h's gross subscriber base stands at 13.70 million, whereas its net subscriber base is at 10.64 million.

On the other hand, Discovery Networks International was named as the Best International TV Networks Group. Discovery Networks CEEMEA also won the Best Series Launch of the Year for Dynamo: Magician Impossible (season 4).

Endemol Beyond was crowned MCN of the Year, whereas the Channel of the Year award went to Eurosport. The award for the Best New Channel launch went to AMC Global.

Some of the other major winners at the awards were Entertainment One, which won International Production Company of the Year, ITV Studios Global Entertainment was awarded as the Best Content Distributor.

BT took home the award for 4K Initiative of the Year for its Ultra HD Service, whereas the Cloud TV Innovation of the Year award went toEasel TV for Curzon Home Cinema. Orange for Watch with Twitter bagged the Social TV Innovation of the Year award.

The Industry Innovation of the Year went to VOO for the .évasion box and Videowall. Rovi bagged the TV Technology Award (content discovery) award for Personalized Discovery Solution

The awards were attended by more than 100 programming and technology industry executives in Cannes.

Indian Television Dot Com | Videocon d2h named best 'Pay TV Service' at Content Innovation Award in Cannes
 
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Videocon d2h bags Pay TV Service Of The Year award


Videocon d2h Limited, India's fastest growing DTH service and most valued Indian company on NASDAQ was honored with the Pay TV Service of the Year award at this year's MIPCOM, the global television market and festival.
Joining top delegates from the worldwide television, content production and distribution and media technology industries at the Carlton Beach hotel in Cannes this evening, Videocon d2h was recognized for achievements during the inaugural Content Innovation Awards celebration, organized by Digital TV Europe and its sister trade publication TBI.

Saurabh Dhoot, Executive Chairman, Videocon d2h, said: "As the fastest growing Pay-TV operator in India and the DTH market leader for the fourth consecutive year in terms of incremental market share. Videocon d2h has worked hard for its success in what can only be described as a strongly competitive marketplace. Our focus of providing superior customer service for each and every single one of our 14 million gross subscribers has served as the foundation for several milestone accomplishments for Videocon d2h, including adding 2.64 million subscribers, growing subscription revenues by 38.3% during this past fiscal year."

Digital TV Europe and TBI's inaugural Content Innovation Awards celebrate achievements across a wide range of categories – including Channel of the Year, Multiscreen TV, Social TV, Video-on-Demand, MCNs, Best New Channel Launch, Best Series Launch, Technology Innovation and Pay TV Service of the Year, among others. The Pay TV Service of the Year award, sponsored by ARRIS Group, recognizes the formerly straightforward business of aggregating content and selling it for a monthly fee, which is now a multifaceted business spanning content creation, linear channels, on-demand services, interactive content, OTT and TV Everywhere, all delivered via a user experience that is compelling enough to incentivize viewers to continue subscriptions.


http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-videocon-d2h-bags-pay-tv-service-of-the-year-award-2136292
 
DashMajor

DashMajor

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What was the criteria of this award ?

BTW good to see d2h's news in DNA after dishtv named d2h as their big competitor
 
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