Officials of the Real Media-Zee Network yesterday said that they have launched an awareness campaign on their channel asking people to refrain from using the Dish TV services and informing them that it is illegal. Earlier, the Ministry of Economy had directed the port authorities across the UAE to confiscate TV decoders being smuggled into the country.
The ministry had also issued warnings to people involved in illegal import of receivers, which decodes pay TV channels in violation of the UAE copyright law.
Khaleej Times talked to some dealers who said that the Dish TV has been a craze among the people of Asian origin and is cheaper than e-vision, the cable TV service provider in the UAE.
Dealers said there are big agents in the market who import the decoders and the cards in thousands from India.
'We get it from the big dealers. The Dish TV consists of a receiver and viewing card. The service uses a single satellite which sends signals directly to the personal mini dish antenna of the subscriber. In India, one can get the receiver for anything between Rs. 4,000 (Dh365 approx) and Rs.5000 (Dh455 approx). One-year subscription costs Rs. 3,500 – Rs. 4,000 just for the card. The receiver is free with a year's subscription,' a dealer in Abu Dhabi said.
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Moderate Islamist here
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