1. Summary Information

 

 

Country

India

Company Name

TATA SKY LIMITED

Principal Name 1

Mr. Ishaat Riyasat Hussain

Status

Moderate

Principal Name 2

Mr. Bharat Damodar Vasani

 

 

Registration #

11-130365

Street Address

3rd Floor, Bombay Dyeing, A O Building, Pandurang Budkkar Marg, Worli, Mumbai-400025, Maharashtra, India

Established Date

09.01.2001

SIC Code

--

Telephone#

91-22-66133000

Business Style 1

Service Provider

Fax #

91-22-66133030

Business Style 2

--

Homepage

http://www.tatasky.com

Product Name 1

Direct-To-Home (DTH) Broadcasting Services

# of employees

--

Product Name 2

--

Paid up capital

Rs. 8,430,933,330

Product Name 3

--

Shareholders

Foreign Hold (30.00%)

Bodies Corporate (70.00%)

Banking

IDBI Bank Limited

Public Limited Corp.

NO

Business Period

10 Years

IPO

NO

International Ins.

-

Public Enterprise

NO

Rating

B (32)

Related Company

Relation

Country

Company Name

CEO

Holding Company

India

Tata Sons Limited

--

Note

-

2. Summary Financial Statement

Balance Sheet as of

31.03.2010

(Unit: Indian Rs.)

Assets

Liabilities

Current Assets

2,099,134,000

Current Liabilities

8,550,947,000

Inventories

259,210,000

Long-term Liabilities

13,514,096,000

Fixed Assets

2,551,089,000

Other Liabilities

1,058,995,000

Deferred Assets

000

Total Liabilities

23,124,038,000

Invest& other Assets

1,574,211,000

Retained Earnings

9,054,067,000

 

 

Net Worth

[16,640,394,000]

Total Assets

6,483,644,000

Total Liab. & Equity

6,483,644,000

 Total Assets

(Previous Year)

6,186,777,000

 

 

P/L Statement as of

31.03.2010

(Unit: Indian Rs.)

Sales

11,107,778,000

Net Profit/ Loss

[6,266,111,000]

Sales(Previous yr)

8,020,859,000

Net Profit/ Loss (Prev.yr)

[11,519,486,000]

           


MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

05.04.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

TATA SKY LIMITED

 

 

Formerly Known As :

SPACE TV PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

3rd Floor, Bombay Dyeing, A O Building, Pandurang Budkkar Marg, Worli, Mumbai – 400025, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2010

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

09.01.2001

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

11-130365

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U92120MH2001PTC130365

 

 

TAN No.:

(Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.)

MUMS33388F

 

 

PAN No.:

(Permanent Account No.)

AAGCS9294M

 

 

Legal Form :

A Closely Held Public Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

To Provide Direct-To-Home (DTH) Broadcasting Services to Cable TV Viewers Across the Country.

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

B (32)

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

Small

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 60000000

 

 

Status :

Moderate

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually Correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a joint venture between Tata and Star Television. Profitability of the company appears to be under pressure. There appears to be huge accumulated losses recorded by the company. However trade relations are reported as fair. Business is active. Payments are reported to usually correct.

 

In view of strong promoters, the company can be considered normal for business dealings at usual trade terms and conditions.

 

NOTES:

 

Any query related to this report can be made on e-mail: infodept@mirainform.com while quoting report number, name and date.

 

ECGC Country Risk Classification List – April 1, 2010

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.12.2009)

Current Rating

(01.04.2010)

India

A1

A1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

3rd Floor, Bombay Dyeing, A O Building, Pandurang Budkkar Marg, Worli, Mumbai-400025, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-66133000

Fax No.:

91-22-66133030

E-Mail :

narimank@tatasky.com

anshumans@tatasky.com

atulb@tatasky.com

Website :

http://www.tatasky.com

 

 

Corporate Office :

Bansiwala Mill Compound, Off Dr. E Moses Road, Mahalaxmi, Mumbai – 400011, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-56305555

Fax No.:

91-22-56669609

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

As on 14.07.2010

 

Name :

Mr. Ishaat Riyasat Hussain

Designation :

Director

Address :

Flat No.222, 2nd Floor, B Wing, NCPA, Residential Apartments, Sir Dorab Tata Road, Nariman Point, Mumbai-400021, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth :

02.09.1947

Date of Appointment :

06.02.2004

 

 

Name :

Mr. Bharat Damodar Vasani

Designation :

Director

Address :

Flat No. B-11, Peregrine 400, Veer Savarkar Marg, Prabhadevi, Mumbai-400025, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth :

24.08.1958

Date of Appointment :

06.02.2004

 

 

Name :

Mr. Farokh Nariman Subedar

Designation :

Director

Address :

Wadia Building, Ground Floor, Babulnath Road, Mumbai-400007, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth :

24.09.1955

Date of Appointment :

06.02.2004

 

 

Name :

Mr. Vikram Kaushik

Designation :

Managing Director

Address :

Sanghi House, 5th Floor, 94, Napean Sea Road, Mumbai-400006, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth :

17.09.1950

Date of Appointment :

01.01.2006

Other Directorships :

·         Hathway Cable and Datacom Private Limited

·         Media Content and Communications Services (India) Limited

 

 

Name :

Mr. Paul Francis Aiello

Designation :

Director

Address :

4/F, Catalina Mansidn, 98 Macdonell Road, Midlevels, Hong Kong

Date of Birth :

17.10.1964

Date of Appointment :

02.08.2007

 

 

Name :

Mr. Padmanabh Sinha

Designation :

Director

Address :

Plat No. 33, Maken, Tower Coor HSO Society, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai – 400005, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth :

21.02.1971

Date of Appointment :

02.08.2007

 

 

Name :

Mr. Uday Shankar

Designation :

Director

Address :

Vastu CHS 3/4th Floor, Plat Nos. 301 and 302, Dr. R G Thandani Marg, Worli Sea Face, Mumbai – 400025, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth :

16.09.1961

Date of Appointment :

01.08.2009

 

 

Name :

Mr. Jan Koeppen

Designation :

Director

Address :

Flat 815, Onslow, Gardens London SW731W.

Date of Birth/Age :

11.12.1970

Date of Appointment :

26.03.2010

 

 

Name :

Mr. Kumud Goel

Designation :

Director

Address :

945/946, Kohinoor, City Kijol Road, Mumbai – 400070, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth :

31.05.1976

Date of Appointment :

01.08.2009

 

 

Name :

Mr. Kaushik G. Kaushik

Designation :

Managing Director

Address :

Sanghi House, 5th Floor, 94 Napean Sea Road, Mumbai – 400006, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth :

17.09.1950

Date of Appointment :

01.01.2006

 

 

Name :

Mr. Pratim Mukerjea

Designation :

Director

Address :

18, Marlow Building, Plot No.62B, Pochkhanwala Road, Worli, Mumbai-400030, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth :

21.11.1955

Date of Appointment :

29.06.2006

 

 

Name :

Mr. Michelle Lee Guthrie

Designation :

Director

Address :

20, Kadoorie Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Date of Birth :

12.10.1965

Date of Appointment :

01.06.2004

 

 

Name :

Mr. May Yin Oh

Designation :

Director

Address :

5/C, Vienna Court, 41, Conduit Road, Midlevels, Hong Kong

Date of Birth :

14.08.1968

Date of Appointment :

06.08.2005

 

 

Name :

Mr. Nitin Raghuwar Swaroop Atroley

Designation :

Director

Address :

E63, Vasant Marg, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi-100057, New Delhi, India

Date of Birth :

26.04.1966

Date of Appointment :

20.10.2005

Date of Ceasing :

31.10.2005

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Nariman Khan

Designation :

Company Secretary

Address :

3-A, Sonawalla Building, Tardeo, Mumbai-400007, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

09.08.1954

Date of Appointment :

01.09.2005

Date of Ceasing :

31.03.2009

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS

 

(As on 14.07.2010)

 

Names of Shareholders

No. of Shares

 

 

Tata Sons Limited, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

590165333

Tata Sons Limited, Maharashtra, India Jointly with Ishaat Hussain

100

Tata Sons Limited, Maharashtra, India Jointly with Farokh Subedar

100

Tata Sons Limited, Maharashtra, India Jointly with Bharat Vasani

100

Tata Sons Limited, Maharashtra, India Jointly with K R Bhagat

100

Tata Sons Limited, Maharashtra, India Jointly with E N Kapadia

100

Network Digital Distribution Services FZ- LLC, Dubai

168618667

Baytree Investments (Mauritius) Pte Limited, Mauritius

84309333

Total

843093833

 

 

List of Allottees

No. of Shares

Allotted

 

 

TS Investments Limited, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

98360889

Network Digital Distribution Services FZ-LLC, Dubai

28103111

Baytree Investments (Mauritius) Pte Limited, Mauritius

14051556

Total

140515556

 

Equity Share Breakup (Percentage of Total Equity)

(As on 30.09.2010)

 

Category

 

Percentage

 

 

Foreign Holding (FIIs, FCs, FFI, NRIs, OCBs, or Others)

30.00

Bodies Corporate

70.00

 

 

Total

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

To provide direct-to-home (DTH) broadcasting services to cable TV viewers across the country.

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Bankers :

  • Bank of India, Andheri Corporate Banking Branch, MDI Building 1st Floor, 28 S V Road, Andheri (West), Mumbai – 400058, Maharashtra, India 
  • IDBI Bank Limited, IDBI Tower, WTC Complex, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai-400005, Maharashtra, India
  • Standard Chartered Bank, 920, M.G. Road, Fort, Mumbai-400001, Maharashtra, India

Facilities:

 

Secured Loan

 

Rs. In Millions

31.03.2010

Rs. In Millions

31.03.2009

Loan from Banks

10.250

8.050

Acceptance from Bank

0.944

0.418

Buyer’s Credit (Repayable in foreign currency)

0.121

0.000

Total

11.315

8.468

 

Note:

 

Loan from Banks, Acceptances and Buyer’s Credit are secured by hypothecation and pari-passu charge on the current assets including inventory and Fixed assets of the company.)

 

Unsecured Loan

 

Rs. In Millions

31.03.2010

Rs. In Millions

31.03.2009

Corporate Deposits

750.000

250.000

Buyer’s Credit from bank

388.706

769.487

Acceptance from Bank

547.908

285.843

Acceptance form others

395.785

45.757

Bank Overdraft (Repayable bank overdraft)

117.022

105.854

Total

2199.421

1456.941

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name 1 :

S. R. Batliboi and Associates

Chartered Accountants

Address :

6th Floor, Express Tower, Nariman point, Mumbai-400021, Maharashtra, India

 

 

Name 2 :

Deloitte Haskins and Sells

Chartered Accountant

Address :

12, Dr. Annie Beasant Road, Worli, Mumbai-400018, Maharashtra, India

 

 

Holding Company :

Tata Sons Limited

CIN No. U99999MH1917PLC000478

 

 

Subsidiaries :

·         Tata Consultancy Services Limited

·         Tata AIG Life Insurance Company Limited

·         Tata Teleservices Limited

·         ACTVE Digital Services Private Limited

CIN No.: U64120MH2006PTC159808

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

As on 31.03.2010

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

2000000000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.20000.000 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

Issued and Subscribed Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

843093333

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs.8430.933 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

 
ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

8430.933

7904.000

6177.600

2] Share Application Money

1188.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

9054.067

8000.200

4547.400

4] (Accumulated Losses)

[35313.394]

[29047.283]

[17527.796]

NETWORTH

[16640.394]

[13143.083]

[6802.796]

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

11314.675

8468.296

6000.000

2] Unsecured Loans

2199.421

1456.942

787.577

TOTAL BORROWING

13514.096

9925.238

6787.577

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

[3126.298]

[3217.845]

[15.219]

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

2551.089

2981.789

2989.083

Capital work-in-progress

550.982

518.781

418.266

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

1023.229

234.917

145.961

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 
Inventories
259.210
191.652
102.112
 
Sundry Debtors
187.978
103.473
89.758
 
Cash & Bank Balances
145.316
437.286
303.824
 
Other Current Assets
0.000
0.000
0.000
 
Loans & Advances
1765.840
1718.879
1321.793
Total Current Assets
2358.344
2451.290
1817.487
Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS
 
 
 
 
Sundry Creditors
8550.947
7337.085
4785.544
 
Other Current Liabilities
 
 
 
 
Provisions
1058.995
2067.537
600.472
Total Current Liabilities
9609.942
9404.622
5386.016
Net Current Assets
[7251.598]
[6953.332]
[3568.529]
 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

[3126.298]

[3217.845]

[15.219]

 


PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

 

SALES

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and Services

11107.778

8020.859

5124.408

 

 

Other Income

20.761

34.223

40.223

 

 

TOTAL                                     (A)

11128.539

8055.082

5164.631

 

 

 

 

 

Less

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase made for re-sale

3889.911

4418.177

2750.079

 

 

Salaries, Wages and bonus

949.262

1000.068

1060.988

 

 

Managerial Remuneration

19.501

16.916

14.567

 

 

Payment of Auditors

6.273

5.993

5.042

 

 

Insurance Expenses

4.382

5.843

9.079

 

 

Power and Fuel

45.948

50.515

52.476

 

 

Other Expenses

9665.668

11749.931

8341.839

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL                                     (B)

14580.945

17247.443

12234.070

 

 

 

 

 

Less

PROFIT BEFORE INTEREST, TAX, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTISATION (A-B)      (C)

[3452.406]

[9192.361]

[7069.439]

 

 

 

 

 

Less

FINANCIAL EXPENSES                         (D)

1317.913

974.721

511.845

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT BEFORE TAX, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTISATION (C-D)                                       (E)

[4770.319]

[10167.082]

[7581.284]

 

 

 

 

 

Less/ Add

DEPRECIATION/ AMORTISATION                     (F)

1495.792

1335.043

993.705

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT BEFORE TAX (E-F)                               (G)

[6266.111]

[11502.125]

[8574.989]

 

 

 

 

 

Less

TAX                                                                  (H)

0.000

17.361

24.549

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT AFTER TAX (G-H)                                (I)

[6266.111]

[11519.486]

[8599.538]

 

 

 

 

 

Add

PREVIOUS YEARS’ BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD

129047.283

[17527.797]

NA

 

 

 

 

 

 

BALANCE CARRIED TO THE B/S

[135313.394]

[29047.283]

NA

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings Per Share (Rs.)

[7.58]

[16.47]

[15.19]

 

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

PAT / Total Income
(%)

(56.31)

(143.01)

(166.51)
 
 

 

 

 
Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

(56.41)

(143.40)

(167.34)
 

 

 

 

 
Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

(127.63)

(211.71)

(178.40)
 

 

 

 

 
Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

(0.38)

(0.88)

(1.26)
 

 

 

 

 
Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

(1.39)

(1.47)

(1.79)
 

 

 

 

 
Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

0.25

0.26

0.33

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

NOTE:

 

The Registered office of the company has been shifted from Army and Navy Building, 148, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Mumbai-400001, Maharashtra, India, to the present address w.e.f. 29.05.2006.

 

Background:

 

Subject was incorporated in India on January 9, 2001 to provide direct-to-home (DTH) broadcasting services to TV viewers across the country. The company has commenced its operations on August 1, 2006.

 

Operations:

 

During the year, the company crossed the milestone of 6 Millions connections. This has been achieved while retaining the market leadership of the DTH sector with a value share of 37%. The DTH sector has now become a six player industry with over 22 million connections reported by March 2010.

 

Sales and Field Services:

 

The company integrated its Sales and Services terms with a view to achieve greater cost efficiencies and better market response.  The integration exercise has been achieved successfully despite the increasing emphasis on outsourcing and reducing direct manpower. New innovative initiatives as the roll-out of Experience Zones to expand reach, facilities recharging of accounts and up-sell subscribers has made good progress.

 

Customer Services:

 

Customer services operations have been enhanced and supplemented with continuous improvement through a voice recognition platform, short codes enabled for SMS and a revamp of Self-care. The company continues to optimize resources by evaluating cost effective options such as third party and mini call centres and for outbound calling. The cost of servicing has significantly dropped during the year with the deployment of these tools in addition, a close interaction with the field service teams has helped reduce repeat calls.

 

IT:

 

The company has launched systems and tools such as Electronic Voucher Distribution (EVD), automated dealers which would replace the high cost systems for electronic voucher distribution and the cost of calling.

 

To prepare themselves or aggressive growth a process has been initiated for capacity planning and design in terms of the next leap for the IT system Profotypes for the futuristic solutions such as Cloud computing have been successfully tested.

 

Channels:

 

The company has introduced 14 new channels during the year which were picked considering the regional popularity and premium content. These include WB. TCM, MGM, ET Now, Discovery Science, IBN Lokmat, Zee Talkies etc.

 

The company also introduced new add-on packs such as Cosmo (bouquet of English movie channels) and Active English – Content developed in-house by the company in collaboration with British Council. This has got a significant response from subscribers.

 

 

Bankers Charges Report as per Registry

 

Corporate identity number of the company

U92120MH2001PTC130365

Name of the company

TATA SKY LIMITED

Address of the registered office or of the principal place of  business in India of the company

3rd Floor, Bombay Dyeing Building, Pandurang Budhkar, Worli, Mumbai-400025, Maharashtra, India

This form is for

Creation of charge

Type of charge

Book Debts

Movable Property

Uncalled Share Capital

Others

Goodwill

Particular of charge holder

IDBI Bank Limited, IDBI Tower, WTC Complex, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai-400005, Maharashtra, India

Nature of instrument creating charge

Deed of Hypothecation

Date of instrument Creating the charge

27.03.2010

Amount secured by the charge

Rs. 1000.000 Millions

Brief of the principal terms an conditions and extent and operation of the charge

Rate of Interests:

8.5% p.a.

 

Terms of Repayment:

Bullet Repayment on completion of 18 months form the date of first disbursement

 

Extent and operation of the charge:

As per the Deed of Hypothecation

Short particulars of the property charged

First pari passu charge by way of hypothecation of all the borrower’s assets as described in Schedules I, II, III and IV of the Deed of Hypothecation.

 

 

This form is for

Creation of charge

Corporate identity number of the company

U92120MH2001PTC130365

Name of the company

TATA SKY LIMITED

Address of the registered office or of the principal place of  business in India of the company

3rd Floor, Bombay Dyeing Building, Pandurang Budhkar, Worli, Mumbai-400025, Maharashtra, India

Type of charge

Book Debts

Movable Property

Floating Charge

Particular of charge holder

Standard Chartered Bank, 920, M.G. Road, Fort, Mumbai-400001, Maharashtra, India

Nature of description of the instrument creating or modifying the charge

Agreement of hypothecation of Current and Movable Assets

Date of instrument Creating the charge

29.09.2006

Amount secured by the charge

Rs. 2500.000 Millions

Brief particulars of the principal terms an conditions and extent and operation of the charge

Rate of Interest

LC Facility, Interest/ Commission: At the rate as negotiated with agreed by the bank.

Guarantees, Commission: At the rate as negotiated with and agreed by the bank.

Term Loan, Interest: For 1st Drawdown: 9.25% p.a. subject ot market condition. Subsequent drawdowns, at rate as negotiated with and agreed by the bank.

 

Terms of Repayment

LC Facility: Tenor, Maximum upto 180 days (Validity + Usance)

Guarantees: Tenor, Maximum upto 180 Days

Term Loan, Tenor: Maximum upto 24 months from the daste of first drawdown.

 

Margin

As applicable, if any.

 

Extent and Operation of the charge

Hypothecation by way of first charge to the bank.

a)       All the stock in trade both present and future

b)       All the present and future book debts, outstanding moneys receivables, claims and bills

c)       All Movable plant and machinery, being movable properties, now stored at or being stored with may hereafter be bourght into or stored or at present installed at various place

Short particulars of the property charged

Hypothecation by way of first charge to the bank.

d)       All the stock in trade both present and future

e)       All the present and future book debts, outstanding moneys receivables, claims and bills

All Movable plant and machinery, being movable properties, now stored at or being stored with may hereafter be bourght into or stored or at present installed at various place

 

Fixed Assets:

 

  • Office equipment
  • Computer Equipment
  • Plant and Machinery
  • Motor Vehicles
  • Furniture and Fixtures
  • Leasehold Improvements

 

 

Website Details:

 

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

 

Subject provides satellite television broadcasting services in India. The company offers programming and interactive services. It provides various channels, such as entertainment, sports, movies, music, news, and documentaries. Subject was incorporated in 2004 as Space TV Limited and changed its name to Company in 2005. The company is based in Mumbai, India. Company is a subsidiary of Tata Sons Limited.

 

 

REVOLUTIONISE TELEVISION VIEWING


Subject is set to revolutionize television viewing in India through its superior digital quality picture and sound. The service aims to empower the Indian viewer with Choice, Control and Convenience through its wide array of programming choices and interactive features. Subject offers viewers a variety of channels ranging from entertainment, sports, movies and music to news and documentaries in DVD picture quality and CD quality sound.

 

 

EXTENSIVE CUSTOMER SERVICE NETWORK


Subject has established an extensive customer service network across the country. It has engaged a field force of approximately 3000 service engineers who are complemented by high-end 24x7 call centers, manned by multi-lingual customer service associates, trained to solve all customer problems.

 

Subject takes direct responsibility for installing and servicing the hardware at every subscriber's home, thereby ensuring the highest levels of customer service.

 

Subject retails its hardware and prepaid recharge vouchers through popular consumer electronic stores to enhance customer convenience.

 

 

OFFERING

In addition to new channels and exciting interactive features, Subject offers all popular television channels, thus becoming a one-stop shop for all the television entertainment needs of customers.

 

 

PARTNERS

Subject has invested in state-of-the-art digital infrastructure and has partnered with global leaders in digital technology for the pay television market.

     

 

SATELLITE:


Subject has leased all 12 Ku-Band transponders on ISRO’s Indian satellite, INSAT 4A, the most advanced and high-powered KU-Band communication satellite in the region, developed keeping in mind local requirements. The satellite enables Subject to offer superior picture and sound quality with a wider range of channels.

 

BUSINESS SUPPORT SOFTWARE:


NDS: Subject has partnered with NDS, the provider of technology solutions for pay television. NDS systems has played a key role in the end-to-end system architecture and launching the nationwide digital service. The NDS Video Guard conditional access solution provides superior broadcast security, and enables Subject to offer multiple programming and pricing packages.


Siebel: Subject has selected Siebel, leaders in Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software, to support operations across the areas of call centre and field service operations, customer order management and product configuration.


Kenan: Comverse’s Kenan FX billing software has been selected to support billing for all residential, institutional and commercial customers. The Kenan software has been enhanced specifically for Subject, to support a first in industry pre-paid billing capability which will provide customers convenient payment options.


SAP: SAP the leading Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) application suite, has been selected by Subject to support the company’s materials management, sales and distribution, finance and control and human resources requirements.

 

IT:
Sun Microsystems: Subject has selected Sun Microsystems to provide world-class technology infrastructure, which helps the company to deliver high-level service standards for its Satellite Television service. The servers ensure maximum up-time, fault recovery and load management. Sun has also provided Subject with installation, engineering expertise and support.

 

 

DIGICOMP:


Subject has partnered with Thomson and Humax, world leaders in digital broadcast technology for building top-of-the line digicompsTM, customised specifically for the Indian markets. The technology’s feature rich design enables Subject to deliver multiple programming, pricing packages and interactive services to its customers.

 

 

INCEPTION AND HERITAGE


Incorporated in 2004, Subject is an 80:20 Joint Venture between TATA and STAR. Subject endeavours to offer Indian viewers a world-class television viewing experience through its Satellite Television service.

 

SKY Brand


The SKY brand, owned by the UK-based British Sky Broadcasting Group, brings to Subject the reputation of more than 20 years experience of satellite broadcasting. SKY is well known for the innovative products and services launched by BSkyB, such as DTH broadcasting in 1989, digital satellite broadcasting in 1998, interactive television services in 1999 and the SKY+ personal video recorder in 2001. Subject joins an international group of DTH businesses that includes platforms as far apart as the UK and Italy in Europe, and Mexico and Brazil in Latin America.

 

 

TATA Brand


The Tata Group is one of India's largest and most respected business conglomerates. It comprises 93 operating companies in seven business sectors: information systems and communications, engineering, materials, services, energy, consumer products and chemicals. The Tata Group has operations in more than 40 countries across six continents and its companies export products and services to 140 nations. The Group and its enterprises have been steadfast and distinctive in their adherence to business ethics and their commitment to corporate social responsibility. This is a legacy that has earned the Group the trust of many millions of stakeholders in a measure few business houses anywhere in the world can match.

 

 

Pressroom:

 

MICKEY, MINNIE, DONALD, GOOFY… TATA SKY BRINGS ALIVE THE MAGIC OF DISNEY


Offers Tata Sky Subscribers Disney stories-on-demand, games and more


New Delhi, 06 August 2009 : In a first-of-its-kind initiative, Tata Sky Limited, the JV between the TATA Group and STAR, today announced a special content alliance with The Walt Disney Company India to bring alive the magical world of Disney and its favourite characters on its Interactive platform, Actve Stories and Actve Wizkids.

 

The magical world of Disney offers Tata Sky subscribers especially children of all age group the very best of Disney stories from fairy tales like Cindrella, Snow White and Winnie the Pooh to the new Disney favourites such as Cars and Lilo and Stitich on Actve Stories in an extremely interactive and fun-loving manner. On Actve Stories, children would be able to enjoy a brand new Disney story everyday, anytime of the day.


On Actve Wizkids, children can enjoy a wide array of games featuring the most popular Mickey Mouse Tennis Challenge or simply go on a Holiday Hunt with Chip and Dale.  And that’s not all… kids will be introduced to fun facts about the Disney stories and characters through interstitial pages on Actve Stories and Actve Wizkids. These pages will offer interesting factoids that will help boost their knowledge i.e. Chip and Dale are known as Tic and Tac in French and the fact that Mickey Mouse gas masks were made in England during World War II to help persuade children to carry them!


Additionally, Tata Sky subscribers can access Disney Stories and Games through ‘Red Button’ on Disney and Toon Disney channel that will give subscribers exclusive access to entertaining and educational content.


Mr. Vikram Mehra, Chief Marketing Officer, Tata Sky said, “We are very excited to enter into this alliance with Disney as our focus has always been on ‘edutainment’, by offering our subscribers uninterrupted entertainment along with education. The new features will offer our young subscribers a wonderful, educational experience with their favorite Disney stories and characters as it covers a wide variety of engaging options from stories to games and other interesting and fun activities.”

 

 

 


CMT REPORT (Corruption, Money Laundering & Terrorism]

 

The Public Notice information has been collected from various sources including but not limited to: The Courts, India Prisons Service, Interpol, etc.

 

1]         INFORMATION ON DESIGNATED PARTY

No exist designating subject or any of its beneficial owners, controlling shareholders or senior officers as terrorist or terrorist organization or whom notice had been received that all financial transactions involving their assets have been blocked or convicted, found guilty or against whom a judgement or order had been entered in a proceedings for violating money-laundering, anti-corruption or bribery or international economic or anti-terrorism sanction laws or whose assets were seized, blocked, frozen or ordered forfeited for violation of money laundering or international anti-terrorism laws.

 

2]         Court Declaration :

No records exist to suggest that subject is or was the subject of any formal or informal allegations, prosecutions or other official proceeding for making any prohibited payments or other improper payments to government officials for engaging in prohibited transactions or with designated parties.

 

3]         Asset Declaration :

No records exist to suggest that the property or assets of the subject are derived from criminal conduct or a prohibited transaction.

 

4]         Record on Financial Crime :

            Charges or conviction registered against subject:                                                  None

 

5]         Records on Violation of Anti-Corruption Laws :

            Charges or investigation registered against subject:                                                          None

 

6]         Records on Int’l Anti-Money Laundering Laws/Standards :

            Charges or investigation registered against subject:                                                          None

 

7]         Criminal Records

No available information exist that suggest that subject or any of its principals have been formally charged or convicted by a competent governmental authority for any financial crime or under any formal investigation by a competent government authority for any violation of anti-corruption laws or international anti-money laundering laws or standard.

 

8]         Affiliation with Government :

No record exists to suggest that any director or indirect owners, controlling shareholders, director, officer or employee of the company is a government official or a family member or close business associate of a Government official.

 

9]         Compensation Package :

Our market survey revealed that the amount of compensation sought by the subject is fair and reasonable and comparable to compensation paid to others for similar services.

 

10]        Press Report :

            No press reports / filings exists on the subject.


 

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

MIRA INFORM as part of its Due Diligence do provide comments on Corporate Governance to identify management and governance. These factors often have been predictive and in some cases have created vulnerabilities to credit deterioration.

 

Our Governance Assessment focuses principally on the interactions between a company’s management, its Board of Directors, Shareholders and other financial stakeholders.

 

CONTRAVENTION

 

Subject is not known to have contravened any existing local laws, regulations or policies that prohibit, restrict or otherwise affect the terms and conditions that could be included in the agreement with the subject.

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.44.65

UK Pound

1

Rs.71.92

Euro

1

Rs.63.24

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

5

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

4

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

4

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

4

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

--

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

4

--LEVERAGE

1~10

4

--RESERVES

1~10

3

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

4

--MARGINS

-5~5

--

DEMERIT POINTS

 

 

--BANK CHARGES

YES/NO

YES

--LITIGATION

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER ADVERSE INFORMATION

YES/NO

NO

MERIT POINTS

 

 

--SOLE DISTRIBUTORSHIP

YES/NO

NO

--EXPORT ACTIVITIES

YES/NO

NO

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

32

 

This score serves as a reference to assess SC’s credit risk and to set the amount of credit to be extended. It is calculated from a composite of weighted scores obtained from each of the major sections of this report. The assessed factors and their relative weights (as indicated through %) are as follows:

 

Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                 Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                    Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

 

 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

 

RATING

STATUS

 

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

 

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Large

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

 

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

 

Small

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

 

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

 

 

Credit not recommended

-

NB

                                       New Business

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

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This report is issued at your request without any risk and responsibility on the part of MIRA INFORM PRIVATE LIMITED (MIPL) or its officials.