Article So who does DAS benefit and what does RIO have to do with it?

[IndianMascot]

So who does DAS in its new avatar benefit?

Certainly not the consumer from his cable bill point which was the original populist premise. Sure, the DPOs and broadcasters, once the dust settles down. With the transparency of set top boxes and doing away with ‘under declaration’, the MSO can now collect from the ground higher revenues and hence a bigger chunk eventually to the broadcaster. (Cable revenues were significantly lower than DTH revenues even though cable homes far exceeded DTH homes.) Who else benefits? The government, for sure, by way of higher taxes.

And the losers of course in the value chain would be no doubt the consumer now shelling out higher ARPUs. And of course the LCO who till now reigned king keeping the bigger chunk of collections.


So who does DAS benefit and what does RIO have to do with it? | Indian Television Dot Com

 

[NinadG]

But this might affect cable business badly in future.....

 

[IndianMascot]

Yeah because they will never be able to compete DTH in terms of VAS.

 

[Sanjeev]

Yes and because of this there will always be a huge gap between dth and cable walas

 

[DashMajor]

Price gap between MSO and DTHs are reducing but MSO will definitely gonna lack because of VAS and also except Hathway I think none of MSO having good UI so either MSO have to increase their standards according to DTH or will pherish soon.

 

[IndianMascot]

How about Siti and Den? I think it's the 2nd big MSO after Hathway.

 

[NinadG]

I think Zee is also more interested in DTH business than cable.....

 

[DashMajor]

Let see Siti but I don't think their budget will be like compare to dishtv.