Dish Media Network Ltd.
Company typePublic
Founded2010; 14 years ago (2010)
HeadquartersLalitpur, Nepal
Area served
Nepal
Key people
Hem Raj Dhakal (chairman)
Sudeep Acharya (MD) [1]
Products
Members750000
Number of employees
300
WebsiteDish Home

DishHome is a DTH and internet service provider in Nepal. Operated by Dish Media Network Ltd, it was formed in 2010 after a merger between two DTH providers, namely Home TV and Dish Nepal.[2] In the year of 2011 Sandmartin International Holding (SMT) became one of the key shareholders of Dish Media Network Pvt. Ltd. and provided expertise in developing new technologies and digital innovations in the satellite broadcasting.

By 2016, DishHome had crossed the 750,000 subscriber mark.[3][4] Dish Home has achieved a customer base of over a million by 2019.[5] As of April 2019, DishHome has a total of 200+ television channels, including 150+ SD channels and 50+ HD channels.[6] In 2021, Dishhome started its own fiber internet under name DishHome Fibernet which has currently emerged as a major ISP in Nepal with more than 2 lakh subscribers.[7][8]

DTH Technology

DishHome uses MPEG-4 with DVB S2 digital compression technology, transmitting HD Channels and SD Channels in Ku-Band on Amos-4 at 65.0°E.[9] DishHome relies on CAS from Verimatrix and Latens. Their STBs are provisioned by SandMartin and Arion.[10]

References

  1. ^ "www.dishhome.com.np".
  2. ^ "Home TV and Dish Nepal merged". www.ktm2day.com. 21 January 2011.
  3. ^ "Dish Home Provides Contact Number list to Their Customer in Nepal". omdhakal.com.np.
  4. ^ diwakar (3 July 2021). "Nepal's 9 most popular digital TV service providers for your home - OnlineKhabar English News". Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  5. ^ "DishHome mobile app to let users access HBO channels for free". www.english.onlinekhabar.com. 19 July 2020. Archived from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Dish Home". dishhome.com.np. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  7. ^ Dinesh (17 June 2017). "Best ISP in Nepal with Comparison of Speed and Offers". NepaliTelecom. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  8. ^ "HD Digital TV in Nepal | #1 DTH Service in Nepal - Dish Home". www.dishhome.com.np. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  9. ^ Amos-4 906 at 65.0°E.LyngSat. Retrieved on 8 December 2013.
  10. ^ Dish Home´s DTH service disrupted due to satellite switchover Archived 2 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 13 December 2013.

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Telecommunication companies of Nepal
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