Source: Indian Television.com | Reported by Vishaka Chakrapani
Posted on : 09 Jan 2014 07:54 pm
MUMBAI: A month after the ministry of information and broadcasting (MIB) came out with its mandate that 24 Doordarshan channels have to be carried on all DTH platforms; the ministry has cracked the whip on three DTH players in the country for not obeying the notification. Showcause notices have reportedly been sent to Reliance Digital TV, Sun Direct and Tata Sky as to why action shouldn't be taken against them for not complying with this requirement.
Now, one of the big players is all set to give a fitting reply to the ministry - Tata Sky, which has unsuccessfully been chasing the MIB for transponders on ISRO's GSAT-10 satellite. "Our licence with Doordarshan was to carry eight channels but we were carrying 15 since our customers wanted them. We have been running pillar to post to get capacity but no one has been helping us," says and agitated Tata Sky CEO Harit Nagpal.
The DTH operator has signed long term contracts with all its channels and has no more capacity left for any more channels. "I am ready to carry the 24 channels that the government says I should but I need time to..............
Read more at http://www.indiantelevision.com/dth/dth-operator/tata-sky-to-reply-to-mib%E2%80%99s-showcause-notice-140901
Posted on : 09 Jan 2014 07:54 pm
MUMBAI: A month after the ministry of information and broadcasting (MIB) came out with its mandate that 24 Doordarshan channels have to be carried on all DTH platforms; the ministry has cracked the whip on three DTH players in the country for not obeying the notification. Showcause notices have reportedly been sent to Reliance Digital TV, Sun Direct and Tata Sky as to why action shouldn't be taken against them for not complying with this requirement.
Now, one of the big players is all set to give a fitting reply to the ministry - Tata Sky, which has unsuccessfully been chasing the MIB for transponders on ISRO's GSAT-10 satellite. "Our licence with Doordarshan was to carry eight channels but we were carrying 15 since our customers wanted them. We have been running pillar to post to get capacity but no one has been helping us," says and agitated Tata Sky CEO Harit Nagpal.
The DTH operator has signed long term contracts with all its channels and has no more capacity left for any more channels. "I am ready to carry the 24 channels that the government says I should but I need time to..............
Read more at http://www.indiantelevision.com/dth/dth-operator/tata-sky-to-reply-to-mib%E2%80%99s-showcause-notice-140901
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