TRAI also issued recommendations to MIB on certain issues like 'Listing of channels in Electronic Programme Guide' and the transition of 'DD Free Dish' to an addressable system
While pricing changes in the new RIO are seen as a necessity for the broadcast industry battling content costs among other setbacks, some fear that the price rise may do more harm than good
The ministry has said that the advisory may be treated as a last opportunity for alteration of compliance status under the Cable Television Networks ( Regulation) Act
The renewal procedure is in line with the ease of doing business as it will provide certainty to cable operators to continue their services without interruption
The MSOs have failed to follow the TRAI regulation that mandates every distributor of TV channels to get its SMS, CAS and other related systems audited once in a calendar year
Anushree Tainwala, Executive Director, Samsonite South Asia, shares the company’s strategy to work with influencers, reaching consumers in tier cities and more
DEN Networks, Hathway Cable & Datacom and GTPL Hathway have informed their customers that they will remove Star Sports and the network's other channels from April 1
Industry players say LCN for perpetuity regulation was bad for DPOs as they wouldn't have been able to change the LCN once allotted to a broadcaster whether they had the agreement or not
NXT Digital CEO Vynsley Fernandes shared that they have onboarded three independent MSOs who will use the company's HITS platforms to serive their cable TV customers
As per the new clauses, platform infrastructure can be shared voluntarily for distribution of TV channels provided signals of HITS platform are distributed to subscribers via the cable operator