DishTV launched the first DTH service in India on 2 October 2003. The company decided not to compete against entrenched cable operators in metros and urban areas, and instead focused on providing services to rural areas and regions not serviced by cable television
| Dish TV Channel Number List | Dish TV HD Channel List |
| 304 | & Picture HD |
| 108 | & TV HD |
| 551 | &FLIX HD |
| 304 | & Picture HD |
| 578 | &PRIVE HD |
| 805 | Animal Planet HD World |
| 1901 | ASIANET HD |
| 511 | AXN HD |
| 982 | Baby TV HD |
| 383 | Cineplex HD |
| 754 | CNBC Prime HD |
| 1410 | Colors Bangla HD |
| 120 | Colors HD |
| 914 | Fox life HD |
| 513 | Comedy Central HD |
| Channel Number List | Dish TV Entertainment Channel List |
| 193 | DD National |
| 305 | & Pictures |
| 2367 | Sony Wah |
| 2324 | Housefull Movies |
| 2322 | ZEE Anmol Cinema |
| 2321 | STAR Ustav Movies |
| 2319 | Rishtey Cineplex |
| 417 | Maha Movies |
| 411 | Movie House |
| 382 | Star Gold Select |
| 360 | B4U Movies |
| 338 | UTV Action |
| 340 | ZEE Action |
| 343 | Sony Max |
| 336 | UTV Movies |
| 310 | ZEE Bollywood |
| 357 | Movies OK |
| 355 | Cinema TV |
| 353 | STAR Gold |
| 349 | Sony Max 2 |
| 348 | Wow Cinema |
| 347 | ZEE Cinema |
| 345 | Sky Star Movies |
| 503 | ZEE Cafe |
| 505 | Colors Infinity |
| 509 | Star World |
| 512 | AXN |
| 514 | Comedy Central |
| Channel Number List | Dish TV Sports Channel List |
| 603 | STAR Sports 1 |
| 605 | STAR Sports 2 |
| 607 | STAR Sports 1 Hindi |
| 611 | Sony Ten 1 |
| 613 | Sony Ten 2 |
| 615 | Sony Ten 3 |
| 621 | Sony Espn |
| 623 | Sony Six |
| 630 | Dsport |
| 639 | DD Sports |
| 646 | STAR Sports Select 1 |
| 648 | STAR Sports Select 2 |
| 2388 | STAR Sports First |
| Channel Number List | Dish TV News Channel List |
| 651 | Zee News |
| 653 | India TV |
| 655 | Aaj Tak |
| 657 | News Nation |
| 659 | NDTV India |
| 660 | Zee Hindustan |
| 661 | News 24 |
| 663 | News 18 India |
| 665 | India News |
| 671 | Sadhna News |
| 673 | ABP News |
| 677 | Tez |
| 695 | DD Lok Sabha |
| 697 | DD Rajya Sabha |
| 699 | DD News |
| 723 | STV Haryana News |
| 731 | ZEE Business |
| 733 | CNBC Awaaz |
| 751 | ET Now |
| 753 | BTVi |
| 755 | CNBC TV 18 |
| 763 | NDTV 24x7 |
| 765 | WION |
| 767 | Times Now |
| 769 | CNN News 18 |
| 771 | Republic TV |
| 773 | Mirror Now |
| 775 | India Ahead |
| Channel Number List | Dish TV Kids Channel List |
| 953 | Cartoon Network |
| 955 | Pogo |
| 958 | Sonic |
| 960 | Discovery Kids |
| 975 | Nick |
| 977 | Disney Channel |
| 979 | Disney XD |
| 981 | Hungama |
| 983 | Baby TV |
| 985 | Disney Junior |
| 987 | Nick Junior |
| 989 | Sony Yay |