DTH cos welcome digitisation as MSOs, TV channels fume
As the deadline for the digitisation of the cable-TV sector nears, CNBC-TV18 spoke to representatives of all the three parties concerned- multi-system operators (MSOs), broadcasters and the DTH...
View ArticleTRAI’s new tariff order to fuel the DTH-cable war
If the onset of digitisation is sure to wage a war between the DTH players and local digital operators, the new tariff order from TRAI is sure to add the requisite fuel to this much talked-about...
View ArticleMSOs, broadcasters plan to move court over carriage fee
New Delhi: Not satisfied with the ‘must carry’ diktat and regulation of carriage fee outlined in the latest regulations by the broadcast regulator, both multi-service operators (MSOs) and news...
View ArticleMSOs to be permitted 74% FDI: Jatua
NEW DELHI: Multi-system operators taking up digitisation with addressability will be permitted 74 per cent foreign direct investment as part of a move to bring about uniformity in FDI in broadcasting,...
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TRAI chief JS Sarma specifies moderate carriage fees
New Delhi: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Chairman JS Sarma explains the digitization of cable. He said that carriage fees should be moderate, between 50 paise to Re. 1 per subscriber per...
View ArticleCan we get on with digitisation now?
Should carriage fees in television be legitimised? This, it seems, is the main irritation that most broadcasters have with a new tariff order from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, or Trai....
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We expect consumers to wake up on July 1 and ask for set-top boxes
As the June 30 deadline for the first phase of mandatory digitisation in metros draws closer, several multi-system operators are clamouring for extension. The buzz is that the Government may extend the...
View ArticleGo digital or watch your TV sets turn blank
KOLKATA: With digitization of cable television becoming mandatory in the four metro cities of the country, nearly 30 lakh television sets across the city are going to turn blank on July 1, said cable...
View ArticleI&B Ministry to make MSOs accountable for digitisation data
NEW DELHI: The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has initiated the process of making amendments in the Cable Rules which will make multi-system operators accountable for the information they...
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SITI Digital Cable crosses 1.2 Million Customers
Noida, November 5, 2012: SITI Cable Network Limited believes that digitization provides an opportunity to build the business based on transparency at the same time servicing the customers using latest...
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