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Dish TV adds “MTV Indies HD”, Offers maximum HD channels in India

2nd December’ 2014, New Delhi: Dish TV, Asia’s largest DTH service provider, in yet another move
to diversify their presence in the DTH market have added MTV Indies HD to its existing portfolio
of HD channels.

MTV Indies HD is a music channel with a focus on alternative music, film, art, street culture and
fashion. The channel will be available on Dish TV Channel number 87. With the addition of MTV
Indies HD, the total number of HD channels from Dish TV’s offering stands at an undisputed 37
HD channels.

Announcing this new development Mr. Salil Kapoor, Chief Operating Officer, Dish TV India said,
“Being a pioneer and market leader, Dish TV has always stood up to its promise of providing
maximum entertainment. Latest trends suggest that people are watching HD channels, keeping
that demand we are delighted to add MTV Indies HD and will continue to adding what consumer
wants and provide the source of rich infotainment to audiences in largest DTH platform.

Speaking on the development, Gaurav Gandhi, Chief Operating Officer, Indiacast UTV Media
Distribution Pvt. Ltd. said, “With the launch of MTV Indies SD & HD on the platform, we have further
strengthened our partnership with Dish TV and as a network, we remain committed to deliver high
quality Entertainment and News services to our viewers across the country – a vision that is shared with
Dish TV. With the channel now available on Dish TV, more viewers across India would have
access to the engaging content which the channel has to offer.”

MTV Indies HD targeted mostly at the vibrant youth showcases a variety of content, such as
insights into iconic album art, a look at what happens backstage at major concerts, graffiti art etc.

To find out more about DISH TV, log on to www.dishtv.in

About Dish TV India-


Dish TV is Asia Pacific’s largest direct-to-home (DTH) company and part of one of India’s biggest media conglomerate
– the ‘Zee’ Group. Dish TV has on its platform more than 450 channels & services including 22 audio channels and
over 43 HD channels & services. Dish TV uses the NSS-6 satellite platform which is unique in the Indian subcontinent
owing to its automated power control and contoured beam which makes it suitable for use in ITU K and N rain zones
ideally suited for India’s tropical climate. The company also acquired transponders on the Asiasat 5 platform and
very recently on the SES-8 platform which increased its total bandwidth capacity to 684 MHZ, the largest held by any
DTH player in the country. The Company has a vast distribution network of over 2,075 distributors & over 1,78,000
dealers that span across 8,712 towns in the country. Dish TV customers are serviced by six 24* 7 call centres catering
to 11 different languages to take care of subscriber requirement at any point of time. For more information on the
company, please visit www.dishtv.in
About Indiacast UTV Media Distribution Pvt. Ltd.-
'IndiaCast’ is India’s first multi-platform ‘Content Asset Monetization’ entity, jointly owned by TV18 & Viacom18.
IndiaCast mandate includes Domestic Distribution, Placement Services, International Channel Distribution &
Advertising Sales, New Media (digital) distribution and Content Syndication for all the group company channels &
content. In India, IndiaCast manages subscription & placement services for 45 channels from TV18, Viacom18, A+E
Networks | TV18, ETV channels & Disney UTV groups. Internationally, IndiaCast has a portfolio of over 10 channels
(including Colors, MTV India International, Rishtey, News 18 India and 6 ETV regional Services) that are viewed in
over 80 countries as linear services. With a rich content library of 15000 hours across genres, IndiaCast also
syndicates content in over 100 countries in 20+ languages. IndiaCast also delivers a wide range of content to various
new media platforms including content from over 20 channels from the group across News, Music, Youth & Lifestyle,
General Entertainment & Infotainment genre in multiple languages. Apart from Television shows & series, IndiaCast
also offers Indian feature films (both Bollywood & Regional) on digital platforms in India and overseas markets. For
more information on IndiaCast, log on to www.indiacast.com

For further information, please contact:

Hirdesh Agarwal- Dish TV, Corporate Communication

E-mail: Hirdesh_a@dishtv.in

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