MIB issues licences to five new channels
The number of permitted private satellite TV channels in India is 826
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has issued licences to five new television channels, which include four non-news channels.
Krishna Showbiz Services has received the licence to start three non-news channels -- Dillagiii, Tak Dhina Din and Mauja Mostii. R-Vision India has also received a licence to start a non-news channel (in all Indian languages) -- RVision, while Malayalam Communications has received the permission to launch news channel Arabia.
Including the latest licences, the number of permitted private satellite TV channels in India is 826.