April 13th, 2019 3:30 PM 0 COMMENTS

TV Viewership Gets Hit After New Trai Tariff Regime, Star, Viacom18 and Sony See Reduced Share

As per new reports on the TV industry, the TV viewership in India has dipped after the introduction to the new Trai tariff regime. This reduction in viewership for major broadcasters comes because of the ongoing disruption in the cable and broadcasting ecosystem. According to a report which was run by Zee News based on CLSA, the viewership of the top five broadcasters which dominate the TV industry has come... Read More

April 12th, 2019 2:26 PM 1 COMMENTS

Trai Legal Battle With Tata Sky Extends Further, Delhi HC Adjourns the Matter to April 25

In the ensuing legal battle between the DTH operators, Tata Sky, Airtel Digital TV, Sun Direct and the broadcaster Discovery Communications India against the sector regulator, Trai, the Delhi High Court has adjourned the matter to April 25. The DTH operators and the broadcaster have challenged the new tariff regime which has been put together and implemented by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai). In the last hearing, Discovery... Read More

April 9th, 2019 12:27 PM 1 COMMENTS

BARC Resumes Public Sharing of Weekly Viewership Reports After Trai Lashes Out

After Trai thundered down on the Broadcasters Audience Research Council (BARC), the council has finally resumed publishing weekly viewership data. After resuming its report, the BARC has put out data for week 13 of the period 23-26 March. The council had stopped sharing data publicly after Trai introduced the new tariff regime in India. Following that, the last report which was publicly available was the week six report, after which... Read More

April 8th, 2019 12:27 PM 3 COMMENTS

Trai Mandate Effect: Cable TV Subscribers Start Migrating to DTH Operators in Large Number

There's no doubt that the new Trai broadcasting regime will help DTH and Cable TV operators in increasing their revenue and ARPU. With the new pricing scheme coming into effect from April 1, subscribers are being moved to Best Fit plans. That said, under the new Best Fit plan, subscribers are noticing higher TV bill than earlier, especially the Cable TV users. It's already a known piece of news that... Read More

April 5th, 2019 4:19 PM 1 COMMENTS

Trai Goes Stringent on Telcos Regarding Segmented Offers, Demands Details Within 15 Days

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has demanded the telecom operators to furnish details of all the segmented tariff orders issued between April 2018 and March 2019. The details have been requested to be monthly and are to be submitted in 15 days by the telcos. The regulator further added that it wants the telecom companies to share the details of the segment offers from April 2019 onwards, within... Read More

April 2nd, 2019 12:54 PM 5 COMMENTS

Trai Says Almost All Subscribers Migrated to the New Tariff Regime

The deadline for migration to the new Trai based channel packs was over on March 31, and with that, the implementation of the new regime by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) was brought to effect in its full-fledged form. With the completion of the transition period, Trai has said that almost every subscriber has migrated to the new channels and altered their TV channel selection. The total number... Read More

April 1st, 2019 6:27 PM 0 COMMENTS

Trai Issues Showcause Notice to BARC India for Not Publishing TV Viewership Data

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has issued a showcause notice to BARC India for not publishing the TV Viewership data even after the intimation given last month. BARC India which is also known as Broadcast Audience Research Council India last month stated that it's not ready to provide the viewership data during the sector's migration to the new tariff regime. Furthermore, Trai has asked BARC India to explain... Read More

April 1st, 2019 7:28 AM 0 COMMENTS

DTH and Cable TV Operators Start Moving Subscribers to Best Fit Plan After No Deadline Extension from Trai

Well, the day is finally here. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) had earlier extended the channel selection deadline to March 31, post which each and every subscriber with TV subscription will be moved to the new pricing scheme introduced by Trai. Both DTH and Cable TV operators are working hard to migrate their subscribers to the new regime which will be fully effective starting today. Service providers have... Read More

March 29th, 2019 1:19 PM 0 COMMENTS

Tata Sky and Trai Legal Battle Adjourned Till April 4 by Delhi HC, Petitions to Be Listed Earlier Now

The legal battle between the popular DTH service provider, Tata Sky and the sector regulator Trai has been ensuing since the introduction of the new tariff regime. However, in the latest development, the Delhi High Court has adjourned the matter only to be continued on April 4, 2019. Presently, Discovery Communications which is also party to the legal battle is presenting its argument. It is worth noting that besides Tata... Read More

March 27th, 2019 1:12 PM 3 COMMENTS

Trai Chairman Hopes for Set-Top-Box Interoperability By the End of This Year

TV viewers in India will be able to interchange their set-top-boxes. This means that subscribers will be able to switch to other DTH service providers without needing to buy a new STB. This new rule will be brought into practice by the end of this year with the help of required technology said RS Sharma, Trai chairman. To ET Telecom, Sharma said, "Since last two years we have been trying... Read More

March 26th, 2019 7:50 PM 0 COMMENTS

Trai Will Make Recommendations to DoT on Allocation of 4G Spectrum to BSNL and MTNL

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) which is responsible for allocating spectrum to telecom companies is finally seeking recommendations from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), the sector regulator, regarding allocation of 4G spectrum to the two state-led telecom operators – Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). In return, Trai has replied saying that it will begin the consultation process soon. To recall, the two... Read More

March 26th, 2019 2:07 PM 8 COMMENTS

DTH Operators to Witness a Slight Setback as Long Term Plans Continue Under New Trai Regime

Since the start of 2019, we have seen a lot of changes in the Indian broadcasting industry, thanks to the new tariff implementation by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai). The sector regulator asked DTH service providers to continue providing long duration packs which consumers liked a lot in the past tariff regime. But the operators are in no state to listen to Trai, except for a few like... Read More

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