THE SATELLITE MEDIA GROUP (SMG)

The SATELLITE MEDIA GROUP (SMG) has been involved in various media - of publishing, radio, cable TV and satellite TV for the past 26 years in India. SMG is a specialist company, involved in providing professional services and technical advice in the areas of satellite television and cable television. This encompasses the startup of satellite channels, the establishment of satellite delivered services, through design and implementation of country-entry strategies, distribution strategies, selection of Conditional Access and Pay Television solutions (for Pay channels), CATV solutions, and other media and promotional services, in India.

We are currently the India Agents for the German-Government owned DEUTSCHE WELLE TV (DW TV), and have in the past been responsible for the distribution of the French language TV5, both of which are being broadcast as a part of a European bouquet from the AsiaSat 2 satellite. We have ensured the carriage of DW TV in over 8 million homes in the country, within a period of less than two years.

SMG have in the past also been retained for providing their services to satellite channels for technical consulting services, such as for arranging for Playout, Compression, Scrambling, uplink services, as well as for identifying and finalising satellite capacity for new satellite channels.

In addition, SMG also own India’s most widely read trade magazine for this industry, the SATELLITE & CABLE TV magazine (thru their subsidiary company - Scat Media & Consultancy Private Limited), which also organizes the country’s largest international tradeshow catering exclusively to CATV equipment and Satellite channels. The exhibition, being held for the past 7 years, is established as the single largest event, exclusively for the cable & satellite industry in India, and has been recognized by the Ministry of External Affairs, Ministry of Home and the Information and Broadcasting Ministry, as well as the Indian Trade Promotion Organization. The magazine has over 40,000 readers monthly in India.

GROUP COMPANIES:
SCAT MEDIA & CONSULTANCY PRIVATE LIMITED
SMG STUDIOS PRIVATE LIMITED
SATMAN STRATEGIES PRIVATE LIMITED
CABSAT CHANNELS PRIVATE LIMITED

The Satellite Management Group was established in 1986 and is headed by Mr. Sudeep Malhotra, a professional with over 26 years of experience in this field.