Broadcasters disconnect signals to AIDCF members who didn't sign RIO
Disney Star, Sony and ZEE have reportedly turned off their signals
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Published: Feb 18, 2023 6:18 PM | 2 min read
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Big broadcasters Disney Star, Sony and ZEE have reportedly switched off their signals after AIDCF members didn't heed their notice sent on February 15.
The channels reportedly went off the air in midst of the second test match between India and Australia.
“Broadcasters had taken a price increase after 4 years post the release of new NTO guidelines by TRAI. Most DTH and Cable operators, whose base adds up to 80% of India’s PayTV customers, have already started implementing the new prices and they’ve had to increase consumer prices by approx 5% after 4 years. Some cable operators did not sign fresh agreements, thus forcing broadcasters to disconnect their services after serving due notice," said Siddharth Jain, Secretary General, IBDF.
The broadcasters notified cable operators, asking them to sign the Reference Interconnect Offer (RIO) for New Tariff Order (NTO) 3.0. According to sources, the notice has been sent to All India Digital Cable Federation (AIDCF) members, including Hathway, who have decided not to raise channel pricing while the Kerala High Court is hearing a case related to the implementation of NTO 3.0.
In the notice, broadcasters gave cable operators 48 hours to sign the RIO, failing which actions, including disconnections of signals, will be taken against them.
A source close to the AIDCF confirmed that the cable operators received the notice from broadcasters on February 15. The federation members include SITI Cable Network; Hathway Cable & Datacom Ltd., Den Networks Ltd.,Indusind Media & Communications., Fastway Transmissions Pvt. Ltd., GTPL Hathway Pvt. Ltd., Indian Cable Net Co., and Asianet Satellite Communications Ltd.
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