Fuelled by rapid economic growth, and supported by market deregulation, the Asian direct-to-home (DTH) pay-TV sector has enjoyed remarkable growth in recent years. Over the past five years, the DTH customer base in the region has grown by 300% from 12 million subscribers in 2006 to 49 million in 2011. In India alone, there are now six DTH operators with an estimated 30 million subscribers.
