How FreeDish is killing Cable and DTH The Story If you want to watch Star Sports on TV, you could do it in 2 ways. You take a cable connection from a local provider. It involves a bunch of wires crisscrossing around the neighborhood. You share this network with others. And it’s not the clearest picture quality. But it’s often a cheaper way to get the channels you want. Opt for a Direct To Home (DTH) connection from a reputed company. They’ll set up a small satellite dish on your roof. It’ll fetch a high-quality signal from the broadcaster and beam it straight into your TV. But if it rains heavily, you often lose signal. Both Cable and DTH have co-existed for a decade or so now. But times are getting hard. For starters, look at Cable TV. People are dumping cable in droves. If you look at the share of people who pay for channels on TV, cable’s  share dropped  from 63% in 2015 to 43% in 2020. And some estimates say that it’s now languishing at a measly 30%. You’d think all...