Hyderabad, Jan. 4 -- Over the last three years, as many as 50 broadcast channelsreportedly surrendered their licenses amid changing viewership habits, digital takeover and pressures on advertisement revenues, states data from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

Some of the names include NDTV, JioStar, Zee Entertainment Enterprises, Eenadu Television, TV Today Network and ABP Network.

Enter10 Media, which operates a Hindi entertainment channel called Dangal, also surrendered licenses for Dangal HD and DaDangal Oriya. Dangal ranks in the country's top 10 television channels by viewership.

A report by the Economic Times suggests a substantial dip in India's DTH subscriber base, from 72 million in FY19 to 62 million in FY24.

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