Bharti Airtel Limited (BSE:532454) is in early talks to buy a majority stake in Dish TV India Limited (NSEI:DISHTV), financial daily Mint reported on December 2, 2021, citing people familiar with the matter. Airtel and Dish TV did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Reuters. The report said Airtel executives have had discussions with Dish TV parent Essel Group's founder, Subhash Chandra, for the deal.

Accounting firm EY, which Airtel has hired to inspect Dish TV's financials, submitted the due diligence report to the telecom company on October 25, 2021 the Mint said.