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Dish TV hopes for a turnaround aided by smart TV VZY, ecom, content hub

Dish TV, a direct-to-home service provider facing subscription losses, hopes for a business turnaround, supported by new initiatives such as its smart TV business VZY, its B2C e-commerce platform ShopZop, and its content aggregation platform Watcho. Dish TV, which reported a year-over-year drop of 25.84 per cent in its revenue to Rs 1,162.61 crore along with a negative EBITDA in FY26 mainly due to "rise of alternative entertainment options", is diversifying its operations in a bid to recover, according to the latest annual report of the company. Pointing towards early signs of traction across its newer business lines, its CEO and Executive Director Manoj Dobhal said: "We remain confident that our new initiatives will take us on the path of recovery and growth." This confidence emanates from VZY TV's crossing Rs 100-crore milestone, growth of its digital app and website - Watcho, and early traction of our hybrid packages to existing subscribers, Dobhal told shareholders of the ...

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