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February 1st, 2019 10:43 AM 4 COMMENTS

Majority of Consumer Migration to New DTH Tariff Regime Will Happen by February 7: Dish TV

Telecom regulator Trai announced that all service providers have confirmed their readiness to migrate to the new tariff regime for broadcasting and cable services from Friday (February 1), and directed operators to ensure a smooth switchover without any inconvenience to TV viewers. While customer onboarding for cable services stands at about 62% and for DTH at only 30%, Trai officials asserted that in case of the latter, the nature of... Read More

February 1st, 2019 7:06 AM 15 COMMENTS

The Only Channel Selection Guide You Will Need to Read for Tata Sky, Dish TV and Airtel Digital TV

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) introduced the norms of its new tariff framework back in 2017, and the same mandate will finally see the light of the day today. Up till now, the regulator has been urging all the subscribers to choose their respective plans and make their choices about the Trai based channel packs. Most DTH providers like Tata Sky, Airtel Digital TV and MSOs including have... Read More

January 31st, 2019 12:19 PM 3 COMMENTS

Calcutta High Court Withholds Stay on Trai New Tariff Order as Cable Operators Oppose the Mandate

In a new turn of events, Calcutta High Court has said that it will be pondering over the allegations made by the cable operators regarding the new Trai tariff order. The allegations state that the new tariff order passes the ownership of the customers from cable operators to the feed providers. The court will also decide whether it will lift the stay on the implementation of Trai’s new TV channel... Read More

January 30th, 2019 8:09 PM 2 COMMENTS

Trai Asks DTH Operators to Fulfil Prepaid Commitment for Customers on Long-Duration Plans

Ahead of the looming February 1 deadline for the switchover to the new broadcasting regime, telecom regulator Trai has asked DTH operators to honour pre-paid commitment on ongoing long-duration packs if the customer wishes to continue with them. The advisory which is being sent out to operators assumes significance as the deadline for migration to the new tariff regime for broadcasting and cable services is just hours away and there... Read More

January 30th, 2019 10:37 AM 0 COMMENTS

Madras High Court Dismisses Plea Against Trai Regulations for Cable TV Services

The Madras High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition challenging the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's (Trai) March 2017 regulations and tariff order relating to fixation of charges for free and pay television channels. A division bench comprising justices S Manikumar and Subramonium Prasad also upheld the January 31 deadline fixed by the Trai for the implementation of the order. Quoting a Supreme Court verdict, the bench said the Trai's... Read More

January 29th, 2019 6:53 PM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel Digital TV Allowing Subscribers to Select New Channel Plans via Set-Top Box

In sync with the new Trai mandate, Airtel Digital TV has already listed out channel packs and pricing. The subscribers of Airtel Digital TV have also started migrating to the new Trai based plans as the deadline for the same is approaching and the regulator has even warned that the people who do not migrate to these plans before February 1st might face disruption in their services. The new pricing... Read More

January 29th, 2019 7:03 AM 2 COMMENTS

Soon Consumers Will Be Able to Switch DTH Providers Without Changing STB: Trai

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has said that it is planning to make all the set-top boxes (STBs) interoperable by the year-end. Last year, the Trai had introduced some radical changes to the pricing of DTH operators, introduced new mandates and rolled out some drastic changes. One topic which Trai has spoken about, again and again, is the interoperability of STBs. Notably, the subscribers of DTH and cable... Read More

January 28th, 2019 7:54 PM 0 COMMENTS

Sun TV Network Expecting Positive Revenue from Trai’s Proposed DTH Regulations

Expecting a positive revenue impact from the Trai's proposed regulations, South India's leading broadcaster Sun TV Network Ltd was on expansion mode investing Rs 300 crore in 2-3 years foraying into channels beyond south Indian languages. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) in its new directive proposed to be rolled out February 1, wants the customers to pay only for channels they would want to view. "We have to... Read More

January 28th, 2019 10:32 AM 0 COMMENTS

90% Consumers Likely to Onboard for New DTH Tariff Regime Before February 1 Deadline: Trai

Telecom regulator Trai is hopeful of at least 90% TV viewer onboarding before the February 1 deadline for migration to the new tariff regime for broadcasting and cable services, according to Chairman RS Sharma. Up against stringent timelines, and with just days to go before the crucial switch-over, the regulator is also keeping a hawk eye on the progress made by Distribution Platform Owner (DPO) and the broadcasters in recording... Read More

January 27th, 2019 5:29 PM 0 COMMENTS

After Sun Direct, Tata Sky Removes Network Charges on Select Channels Under Trai Pricing Regime

Recently, Sun Direct which is a prominent DTH provider in Southern India introduced a new offer for its subscribers where it has removed the Network Capacity Fee (NCF) for additional channels which the subscribers choose over their base pack. In a similar move, the market leader, Tata Sky has made a move where it will not charge select channels with network fees over the basic network price. It is worth... Read More

January 26th, 2019 8:33 PM 38 COMMENTS

Sun Direct Subscribers to Enjoy Free Unlimited FTA Channels at Rs 154 According to Trai Rule

Sun Direct, which is the smallest player out of all the other DTH players involving, Tata Sky and D2h has introduced a surprising change to its plans which has probably impressed the subscribers of the DTH provider. Sun Direct has announced that it will provide all its channels at a network charge fees of Rs 154, this is contrary to other DTH providers who are offering only 100 channels for... Read More

January 25th, 2019 6:16 PM 5 COMMENTS

Tata Sky Removes All Long Validity Plans, Returns Pending Amount to User’s Account

The second largest DTH provider, Tata Sky has cancelled its all year-long plans which were previously active, and it will now migrate all its subscribers to monthly packs. The subscribers who had already bought these long duration packs since it would avail them good discounts and added benefits, but now after this new change in plans, Tata Sky subscribers will all be updated to monthly plans. The users had got... Read More

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