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January 17th, 2019 1:59 PM 10 COMMENTS

Top Five DTH Players Amassed 80,000 Subscribers in Q2 FY19: Trai

The top five pay Direct to Home (DTH) providers added just 80,000 net pay subscribers in the quarter ending September 2018 as opposed to the April-June quarter, reported Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai). In the July-September quarter, the five DTH operators amassed around 69.45 million subscribers compared to the 69.37 million subscribers in the following quarter ending July 31. Dish TV added 2,00,000 subscribers in the second quarter of... Read More

January 16th, 2019 8:40 PM 25 COMMENTS

Tata Sky Directed by Telecom Regulator to File a Status Report Over the Implementation of New Tariff Regime

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has asked direct-to-home operator Tata Sky to file a status report over the implementation of the new rule that allows viewers select and pay only for the channels they wished to view, citing a large number of complaints from its consumers. The sectoral regulator also alleged that the DTH operator is misleading its consumers by informing subscribers that "Trai has extended the date... Read More

January 16th, 2019 2:24 PM 64 COMMENTS

Must Know Things for DTH and Cable TV Subscribers Before Migrating to New Trai Plans

The new pricing regime charted out by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) makes the pricing of the channels more regulated for the subscribers' benefit. Now unlike it was the case before, the subscribers will have full control over which channels they get on their TV screen, and they will only pay for those channels. Like you would expect, this also brings down the pricing of the overall monthly... Read More

January 15th, 2019 9:28 AM 32 COMMENTS

DTH Subscribers Can Select Free Channels, Pay Channels and Combos in Base Pack of Rs 130: Trai

After a lot of confusion and hula-hoop about which channels the subscribers can choose for their base pack of 100 SD channels, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has issued another clarification. The regulator has this time asserted that the subscribers of DTH or cable subscribers would be able to choose any free to air channels, pay channels or a bouquet of pay channels and also a combination of... Read More

January 14th, 2019 7:28 PM 2 COMMENTS

Hathway and Den Networks Reveal New Cable Television Channel Packs and Prices

Popular Cable Television operators Hathway and Den Networks has now revealed the new channel prices according to the latest Trai regime. Joining Hathway and Den Networks is Siti Cable which is also one of the biggest Cable TV service provider in the southern states. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is currently pushing service providers to move their subscribers to the latest regime where consumers can choose their channels... Read More

January 13th, 2019 7:37 PM 39 COMMENTS

D2h Ahead of Other DTH Providers in Migrating Subscribers to New Trai Framework

D2h has become the first of the many DTH providers to start the customer migration to the new Trai framework, reported Ultra News. The new tariff order which the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has introduced came into effect on December 29, and it brings significant changes to the pricing architecture of channels and plans in the Indian television industry. However, DTH providers and subscribers were given till February... Read More

January 11th, 2019 2:35 PM 14 COMMENTS

Tata Sky Subscribers Might See Black Screens if Operator Fails to Implement Trai Rules: HC

Almost all the direct to home (DTH) operators with the inclusion of the cable operators declared their channel pricing and channel packs information in the past week thus abiding by the new Trai framework. However, there is one direct-to-home provider which has not yet implemented the new Trai framework in its pricing, and that is Tata Sky. Following this, Delhi High Court has issued a warning to the DTH provider... Read More

January 9th, 2019 1:09 PM 7 COMMENTS

Trai Dismisses Rumours About Postponement of New Cable TV Tariff Implementation

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has refuted claims that the deadline for transitioning to the new Trai mandated tariff scheme has been pushed beyond its set date. Dismissing the rumours that were spreading about the postponement of timeline for migration to new tariff regime till February 1, Trai said that consumers should not delay the transition to the new tariff regime and they should begin the process at... Read More

January 8th, 2019 2:31 PM 0 COMMENTS

Trai Caps DTH Service Installation and Activation Charge at Rs 500 for All Subscribers

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) introduced some major changes to the pricing of channels packs and other television-related charges in the past few months. A similar mandate by Trai has also highlighted that moving forward, DTH providers will not be able to charge more than Rs 500 for installation and activation of services. This charge has been broken into two parts with a separate max cap of Rs... Read More

January 6th, 2019 1:17 PM 40 COMMENTS

Migration to New Trai Regime: Will Cable TV Subscribers Face Blackout After January 31?

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) charted out a new scheme for pricing the channels for DTH operators and cable operators and set a deadline of December 29 for transitioning to the new regime. However, keeping in mind the migration procedure of consumers and cable operators alike, the deadline was extended to January 31, till when subscribers have to select their channels and migrate to the new Trai tariff... Read More

January 3rd, 2019 1:26 PM 2 COMMENTS

Sony Pictures India Revises Channel Pricing Allowing for More Flexible Choices

Following on the lines of broadcasters like Zee, Times Network and TV18, now the popular broadcaster Sony Pictures India has also revamped its pricing of channel packages in response to the market conditions. With this new development, Star India will be the only broadcaster left which has not tweaked its channel packs pricing. The broadcaster currently only offers two packs – value and premium. The initial bouquet and channel pricing... Read More

January 3rd, 2019 12:27 PM 0 COMMENTS

Times Network Lists New Channel Packs According to the Latest Trai Regime, Prices Start at Rs 5

After the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) issued a directive changing the pricing parameters, cable operators, DTH providers and broadcasters were in a dilemma as they were all asked to publish the network subscription charges, channel pricing and the channel packs pricing as well. However, besides DTH providers and cable operators, the channel broadcasters were also allowed to curate their own channels and come up with new packs during... Read More

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