Speaking during recent earnings call, Goenka, the MD & CEO of ZEEL, said the industry will see healthy growth in the high single digit for both subscription and advertising
Halting the price hike of TV channels may not hit broadcasters as much as losing out on the viewership could, considering big ad dollars will be spent during elections, say experts
Cable TV operators are crying for help to survive the storm of OTT and hike in channel prices after the implementation of NTO 3.0
Industry has a mixed response. While some say NTO 3.0 has been positive, others claim it has shrunk the number of subscribers and has no good impact
Early this week, a single-judge bench said AIDCF had failed to establish illegality in the New Tariff Order
The federation had challenged the 2022 amendments to TRAI’s regulations and tariff order
As per reports, the court has said the next hearing in the case will be on March 3
Sources in the industry say one of the major cable operators of Kerala signed the subscriber agreement on February 22 while others are still waiting for today’s court hearing
The notice has been sent to AIDCF members who have decided not to raise channel pricing till a case in this regard is being heard by the Kerala HC
Stakeholders say they are optimistic that NTO 3.0 will be implemented today as majority of DPOs, including DTH operators, have already notified consumers about the price hike
Experts believe the amended order is unlikely to be implemented tomorrow because a case against it is pending in the Kerala High Court, which will come up for hearing on February 8