Dish TV makes first profit at Rs 35 cr in Q4

New Delhi:  DTH service provider Dish TV India Ltd  reported standalone net profit of Rs 35.01 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2015, coming into the black for the first time in 11 years of existence.  The company had posted net loss of Rs 149.05 crore for the January-March period of the previous fiscal.  Net income from operation on standalone basis was Rs 752.49 crore, up 18.53 per cent, as against Rs 634.85 crore in the year-ago period.  Dish TV COO Salil Kapoor told PTI: “Average revenue per user (ARPU) has increased now to Rs 174 this fiscal. Moreover, we have added 1.5 millions of new subscribers and the profitability has increased due to measures as price increase and differential pricing. This gave a boost of 11 per cent in our operating revenue…”