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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

March 16th, 2019 7:09 PM 0 COMMENTS

D2h Boosts Regional Channel Offerings via New HD Combo Channel Packs

DTH subscribers are still facing some issues related to new channel packs. Especially, subscribers of D2h and Dish TV complain about the lack of proper response to their queries from the operators. However, that isn't stopping D2h from launching new channel packs to its subscribers. In its latest move, Direct-to-the-home (DTH) service provider, D2h, has unveiled a wide range of HD channel packs in regional languages to boost its content... Read More

March 14th, 2019 7:19 AM 6 COMMENTS

Trai Scheme: Sun Direct Starts Offering DPO Packs in Regional Languages for Up to Six Months

There's no doubt that the new tariff regime by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is still the talk of the town. However, we have to admit that things are slowly settling down. Unlike earlier, subscribers are now at least able to view the channels which they've paid for and the FTA channels are working fine without any issues. There is still some section of users facing issues related... Read More

March 11th, 2019 7:36 PM 6 COMMENTS

New Trai Tariff Regime Increases HD Channel Choices, Affects Prices and Viewership

The Trai tariff regime brought significant changes to the DTH and broadcasting industry. The first effect of the new implementation was seen in the pricing, and the apparent ripple of the change was that the subscribers now enjoyed more HD channels and greater flexibility when it came to choosing their own channels. Now slowly, the effects of the new Trai tariff regime are also beginning to show on the viewership... Read More

March 9th, 2019 8:24 PM 0 COMMENTS

Trai Tariff Regime to Effect Channel Viewership, FTA Channels Gain Viewers While Pay Channels Slip

The new tariff implementation by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has brought some significant changes to the pricing pattern of channels, broadcasters and DTH providers. With the introduction of the new pricing regime, the consumers have to select their channel subscriptions once again, and this time around they will only be paying for the channels which they subscribe to. As such, there is expected to be some change... Read More

March 7th, 2019 2:35 PM 0 COMMENTS

After New Trai Tariff Regime Niche Channels Seek Inclusion in DPO Packs to Expand Reach

The new broadcasting tariff regime which is slowly spreading across the country through the migration process of the subscribers substantially changes the pricing and other regulatory parameters for the DTH providers and broadcasters. The big broadcasters have already hinted towards a high-stake game with the rollout of the new tariff regime, however, for standalone channels the stakes are even higher. These niche channel owners with their content targeted towards a... Read More

March 7th, 2019 12:23 PM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel Digital TV Reveals New HD and SD Bouquet Packs Without FTA Channels

After a long stream of combo packs, add-on packs, recommended packs the DTH operators are coming up with a new kind of offering for the subscribers of their services who are migrating to the new Trai tariff regime. These are the Basic Service Tier packs. Now unlike the other packs in the providers’ portfolio which bundle paid or FTA channels in different selections and choices to cater to the different... Read More

March 5th, 2019 5:50 PM 4 COMMENTS

Tata Sky and Airtel Digital TV Migrating Nearly Five Lakh Consumers Everyday to New Trai Tariff Regime

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has said that the transition to the new tariff regime is going smoothly. However, the opinion of the public on this issue seems to be contrasting. Arvind Kumar, advisor on broadcasting for Trai has said that the regulator has not received many complaints regarding the new tariff regime. Kumar said to ET Telecom, “MSOs (multi-system operators) have told us that 100% of their... Read More

March 4th, 2019 3:50 PM 2 COMMENTS

Trai Asks Independent TV to Justify the Current Tariff Plans in the Backdrop of New Framework

Broadcast regulator Trai has written to DTH operator Independent TV (formerly Big TV) asking it to justify its current tariff plans in the backdrop of the sector's new regulatory framework. In a letter to Independent TV, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has also called a meeting with the senior official of the DTH company on the said matter, Tuesday. The regulator flagged the issue after it received several... Read More

March 2nd, 2019 6:09 PM 4 COMMENTS

DTH Providers Asked by Trai to Continue Offering Long-Validity Plans

Since the last few days, there has been a stunning silence in the broadcasting sector and both the telecom regulator and service providers are busy in migrating the remaining customers to the new tariff regime. It's already a piece of known news that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has extended the deadline of choosing channel packs until March 31, 2019. On the brighter side, it also confirmed that... Read More

February 28th, 2019 6:38 PM 10 COMMENTS

Subscribers Should Not Get Any Additional Channels for Subscription Apart from Mandatory Channels: Trai

Some subscribers of DTH companies registered complaints online saying that their service provider was not allowing them full flexibility to change select channels and was urging them to add channels on top of the pre-selected channels. As obvious, the subscribers were being forced to pay more than what was required since they had not made the selection for these channels. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) took the matter into... Read More

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