Direct-to-home (DTH) operator Dish TV has added 0.259 million net subscribers during the quarter ended September 2016 (Q2 FY17), a drop from the 0.402 million subscribers it added last quarter. With this, Dish TV’s total number of subscribers stands at 15.1 million. Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) stood at Rs. 162 as against Rs. 161 in 2Q FY16 According to Jawahar Goes, CMD, Dish TV, “Torrential rains in many parts of the country often force consumers to defer buying a new DTH connection while the existing ones may delay recharging if the going gets too tough. Both sales and recharge however normalize subsequently if the festival season hits early. Targeting phase 3 & 4 markets, our subscriber additions during the quarter remained in-line with expectations.” Interestingly, the company had said last quarter that it expects normal monsoon conditions in India…
