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June 4th, 2019 2:04 PM 2 COMMENTS

Following Rollout of New Trai Tariff Regime, Hindi GEC Channels Viewership Underwent Massive Change

In the effects following the rollout of the new regulatory framework from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), we have seen lots of parameters change like pricing of channels, monthly subscription bills, and even viewership. While nobody expected the viewership to take hit by large margins for some channels, it has undoubtedly happened. Many big broadcasters like Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEEL), Star India, Viacom18 and Sony Pictures have withdrawn their... Read More

June 1st, 2019 7:17 PM 5 COMMENTS

As Trai Tariff Regime Shows Effect, Star India Reduces Prices of English Channel Packs

We have already seen the new tariff regime by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) change the viewership of the channels. There has been a significant change in the number of viewership for specific channels as a lot of channels have been dropped by the subscribers of DTH and cable TV services in a bid to reduce their monthly bill. Now to bring these viewership levels back to what... Read More

May 30th, 2019 5:46 PM 0 COMMENTS

Trai Chairman Exudes Confidence on New Government to Accelerate Reforms in Telecom Sector

Trai Chairman R S Sharma on Thursday exuded confidence that the new government will work with "renewed vigour" to accelerate reforms in the telecom sector with a sharp focus on 5G roll-out and the implementation of the new telecom policy. Sharma said it is for the government to take a call on its priorities for the sector but added that he sees an accelerated implementation of various provisions of the... Read More

May 24th, 2019 5:12 PM 1 COMMENTS

Trai Sends Out Notices to Three More MSOs For Violation of New Tariff Regime Norms

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has been very stringent lately regarding the compliance with the new tariff regime. The sector regulator has already issued warnings and notices to many companies in the wake of the new regulatory framework. Firstly, the telecom regulator targeted the cable TV subscribers and then turned its head to DTH providers and did not spare big companies like Airtel Digital TV and more. However,... Read More

May 22nd, 2019 1:16 PM 5 COMMENTS

Trai Data On Subscriber Base Notes 0.72% Increase in Wired Broadband Customers

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has released its subscribers' report for the quarter ending in March 2019. The sector regulator has compiled the data for these months, and it also gives us insight into the telecom industry, and how many subscribers have been added to the respective telecom operators or networks. The data has been divided across many verticals like the addition of wireless or wired broadband subscribers.... Read More

May 21st, 2019 9:01 AM 1 COMMENTS

Trai’s Consultation Paper on OTT Apps is Limited to Examine Regulatory Imbalances With Telcos

Telecom regulator Trai on Monday said the scope of its consultation process on over-the-top applications (OTTs) is limited to examine if there are any regulatory imbalances between telecom service providers (TSPs) and OTT players and will see if it can come out with a regulation or recommendation or order on the issue in the next one month. "This paper has limited scope and TSPs have been saying there is a regulatory... Read More

May 19th, 2019 2:29 PM 10 COMMENTS

Trai to Issue Consultation Paper on Regulation of OTT Apps Streaming TV Channels

After bringing rules to regulate the TV and broadcasting industry in India, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is ideating on regulation for the Over-the-top (OTT) apps like Hotstar, Airtel TV and Sony Liv which stream TV channels, as per a new ET Telecom report. The idea is to bring these channels under a similar regulatory framework which has been recently implemented in the industry. It is worth noting... Read More

May 17th, 2019 12:52 PM 1 COMMENTS

Consumers in Distress After Long Term Packs go Bust, Delhi HC Issues Stay on Trai Directive

The long-term packs in the DTH industry have become a cause of controversy lately. When the new regulatory framework by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) came into effect, it dismissed all the existing packs that the consumers were subscribed to, including the long-term packs and asked them to upgrade to the new channel packs. However, subscribers were enjoying these packs even before the new rules had come into... Read More

May 17th, 2019 11:21 AM 1 COMMENTS

Trai Will Now Take Real-Time Feedback from Consumers About New Regulatory Framework

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) rolled out the new tariff regime to make the broadcasting and TV industry fairer in pricing and more transparent. However, now, the struggle for the sector regulator is to keep up with the demands and expectations of both sides of the industry – the business side and the consumers. After the rollout of the new regulatory framework, a lot of consumers have been... Read More

May 16th, 2019 7:13 AM 1 COMMENTS

Trai Directive to Continue Long Term Plans Now in Jeopardy as Delhi HC Orders a Stay

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) had passed an order shortly after the implementation of the new tariff regime directing the DTH operators in the country to continue providing the long-term packs to the subscribers similar to how they were doing prior to the new tariff regime. However, now Delhi High Court has passed another order on Wednesday which stays the previous directive of Trai on the long-term plans.... Read More

May 12th, 2019 9:26 PM 0 COMMENTS

Long Term Effects of Trai Tariff Regime and Areas for Improvement

The most debated part about the broadcasting and TV industry right now is the new regulatory framework put together by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai). This new tariff regime by the industry regulator sought to implement new norms to make the industry more transparent and cost-effective for the subscribers and also to improve the business side of things as well. However, people are strictly of the opinion that... Read More

May 10th, 2019 2:43 PM 1 COMMENTS

Trai Conducts Workshop on CAS Based Solutions to Deliberate Set-Top Box Interoperability Issues

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has already revealed its intention of making set-top box interoperability a reality by the end of this year. To make that possible and to find out relevant solutions to the issue, the regulator conducted a workshop on downloadable conditional access system (CAS) based solution today at its headquarters. The workshop witnessed the attendance from over 60 participants which included representatives from leading broadcasters,... Read More

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