November 13th, 2019 1:06 PM 1 COMMENTS

DTH and Cable TV Operators Refuse to Accept Less Amount for Carrying Channels

With the DTH industry going in circles and circles over the regulations, the relationships between DTH operators and the broadcasters have also gone a little sour as the new rules from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) have penetrated the workings of these broadcasters and Distribution Platform Operators (DPOs). Now, a new issue has come up in the industry related to the capping of carriage costs of the channels... Read More

November 11th, 2019 7:02 PM 2 COMMENTS

Trai Finishes Lab Testing of Interoperable Set-Top Boxes, Public Rollout Expected Soon

Out of the many issues that have been circling in the DTH industry, something that has not been heard of since the last few weeks is DTH interoperability. While other major issues in the DTH industry have been making the headlines, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has not forgotten about the issue of DTH Set-Top Box interoperability and has been working on that front behind the scenes. Now,... Read More

November 2nd, 2019 1:56 PM 3 COMMENTS

D2h and Dish TV Subscribers Enjoy Best Multi TV Prices, Tata Sky and Other Follow Behind

The DTH subscribers in the country are taking a lot of changes, and going through many iterations of regulatory changes in the industry. As per the new rules, the pricing, quality of service and all the other related norms to the DTH industry have been taken for a spin, and the resulting environment in the industry is of a totally new set of pricing regulations. However, for the single DTH... Read More

November 1st, 2019 1:47 PM 3 COMMENTS

DTH and Cable TV Operators Will List Reduced Channel Prices on Website After Trai Sends Notice

The last month in the DTH and broadcasting industry has again been very happening. We saw the rise of Tata Sky to the top ranks of DTH service providers by taking the place of Dish TV, and in another major news for the subscribers of DTH services, the big broadcasters announced price cuts on their channels. The new price cut, was announced by the broadcasters on their channels and the... Read More

October 29th, 2019 6:13 AM 3 COMMENTS

Migrating from Cable TV Connection to DTH Services Might Not be Worth the Hassle

There is no doubt that the telecom industry in India has been going through a lot of changes in recent times. However, that is not the only industry which is being affected by the change in the regulations brought by the sector regulator, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai). The series of events which were kickstarted by the introduction of the new Trai tariff regime, continue to create ripples... Read More

October 28th, 2019 6:26 PM 0 COMMENTS

Tata Sky, Airtel Digital TV and Dish TV Users Can Now Get Select Channels at Affordable Prices

While the DTH industry has grown competitive in general, and the subscribers are enjoying the benefits of this competitiveness, the festive season brought some more benefits for the customers of the DTH services. There are already pre-existing offers like the long-term plans and some offers which bring channel packs at lower prices for these subscribers. However, another benefit which the subscribers are receiving is not actually from the DTH operators... Read More

October 26th, 2019 6:15 AM 0 COMMENTS

Tata Sky, Dish TV and Other DTH Subscribers Should Look Out for These Festive Season Offerings

With the festive season going on, the DTH operators have also rolled out new offers, discounts and promotions just like the telecom operators. The DTH operators try to come up with the most attractive promotion either fort their existing subscribers or for their new customers to help them impress these subscribers. Now, this festive season as well, the subscribers in the DTH industry are getting to see many promotional rollouts.... Read More

October 25th, 2019 4:11 PM 1 COMMENTS

Dish TV, D2h and Other DTH Subscribers Will Have to Follow These New Rules Mandated by Trai

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has introduced some new recommendations in the DTH and broadcasting industry. It is well known that in the past few months, the sector regulator has made quite a lot of amendments to increase the ease for the subscribers of DTH and cable services and to also help the industry in general. The new tariff regime was a big step towards this goal, and... Read More

October 17th, 2019 1:59 PM 0 COMMENTS

Sun Direct Follows Tata Sky in Bringing Reduced Channel Pricing for Subscribers

There has been a lot of new happenings in the DTH and cable TV industry with the broadcasters implementing new changes for their channels. So far, it has been all good news for the subscribers of these services. Many popular channels, for which the customers were paying a premium for since the implementation of the new Trai tariff regime now come with lower pricing allowing the subscribers to make a... Read More

October 15th, 2019 1:54 PM 4 COMMENTS

After Other Major Broadcasters, Sony Pictures Announces Price Cut on Channels for DTH and Cable Subscribers

The cable TV and DTH industry has not gone silent since the implementation of the new Trai tariff regime. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has been on the task of revising the rules of the broadcasting and DTH industry since the start of this year. Now in a new move, the telecom regulator seems to be preparing to bring some more changes in the regulations which has to... Read More

October 14th, 2019 1:52 PM 10 COMMENTS

DTH and Cable TV Subscribers Will Get Popular Channels at Rs 7 Less After Broadcasters Slash Prices

There has been a lot of activity going on in the DTH and broadcasting industry, with the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) rolling out new consultation paper for solving the issues with the new tariff regime. It is worth noting that the sector regulator has just finished receiving comments and counter comments on its consultation paper and it is likely that it could bring in new regulatory changes which... Read More

October 6th, 2019 6:30 AM 8 COMMENTS

Cable TV Subscription Could Be More Attractive Over DTH After New NCF Discount

There has been a competition going on in the DTH industry after the implementation of the new Trai tariff regime. Ever since the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) introduced the new tariff regime in the industry, the competitiveness of the sector has definitely gone up. However, the implementation of the tariff regime also meant that the subscribers were now facing increased monthly rentals with the new regulations in place.... Read More

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