Media Pro fights piracy in Gujarat
Media Pro has filed an FIR against a Gujarat Telelink-affiliated operator in Ahmedabad for unauthorised analog signal transmission
Media Pro Enterprise India Pvt Ltd, a leading content aggregator in the country, has filed an FIR against a Gujarat Telelink Pvt Ltd (GTPL)-affiliated operator for providing unauthorised analog signal to The Fern hotel in Ahmedabad.
A recent raid was successfully conducted on The Fern and it was found that the GTPL-affiliated operator was providing unauthorised signals of Media Pro channels at the hotel. As per the terms and conditions of the analog agreement signed between the multiple system operators (MSOs) and Media Pro, the MSOs and their LCOs are not authorised to provide analog signals to commercial establishments unless the broadcaster, in this case Media Pro, provides them with the authorisation.
A senior official of Media Pro said, “The increase in piracy of TV signals in Gujarat has increased tremendously. By raising a flag against what GTPL is doing in Ahmedabad, we intend to make the state realise how big the issue of signal piracy in Gujarat actually is. We wish to stop this malpractice in the entire country starting with Gujarat.”
An FIR has been registered against The Fern hotel manager and LCO Vinod Bhai, along with the staff of GTPL under the Copyright Act at Sola High Court Police Station. Signals to The Fern have since been shut down and the police are investigating the case.
