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Imran Fazal Mar 27, 2026 7:40 PM
The RIO announcements are likely to determine whether 2026 marks a broader tariff reset for the pay-TV industry, say experts
Aditi Gupta Feb 27, 2026 8:40 AM
Asianet Digital Network Limited had accused JioStar of violating the Competition Act, 2002 by engaging in discriminatory pricing practices
e4m Staff Jan 28, 2026 3:09 PM
According to sources, a broadcasters’ body has urged the government to reduce GST on subscriptions across cable television and OTT platforms from the current 18 % to 5%
Aditi Gupta Jan 14, 2026 8:52 AM
According to sources, TRAI could bring the consultation paper on NTO 4.0 next month and take up to 4-5 months to finalise a draft
Aditi Gupta Oct 31, 2025 8:40 AM
Broadcasting body urges the ministry to retain cross-holding caps, preserve the BARC model, mandate public ownership disclosures and third-party audits
Speaking at an event, former I&B minister Anurag Thakur said linear TV continues to be the beating heart of entertainment for millions of households, and its foundational importance stands unshakeable
The discussion also touched on potential risks of infrastructure sharing, with broadcasters warning that sharing critical systems could compromise content security & lead to financial losses
Aditi Gupta Dec 6, 2024 9:02 AM
A key issue under consideration is Clause 15(1) of the Interconnection Regulations, 2017, which pertains to the audit requirements for DPOs
Aditi Gupta Dec 5, 2024 8:54 AM
DPOs, DTH players also tell TRAI to address their issues with OTT and DD Free Dish to save them from ‘annihilation’
Aditi Gupta Oct 14, 2024 9:08 AM
As part of the stakeholders’ feedback, broadcasters have informed TRAI about the “lack of compliance by DPOs” with regards to audit reports
e4m Staff Oct 10, 2024 1:31 PM
Industry insiders say there are concerns that unchecked competition from streaming services could jeopardise the traditional cable and DTH markets
Aditi Gupta Oct 9, 2024 8:50 AM
DPOs want TRAI to reduce broadcaster discount on channel bouquets from 45% to 15%, saying that the current discount makes broadcasters push unwanted channels to customers
Aditi Gupta Aug 14, 2024 8:37 AM
TRAI has allowed cable operators to offer up to 45% discount while forming their own channel bouquets to enable flexibility and retain consumers
Aditi Gupta Jul 9, 2024 8:43 AM
In their submission to TRAI, accessed by e4m, cable operators have sought that the condition for availing 15% more distribution fee only on ensuring 90-95% penetration of channels, should be removed
Aditi Gupta Apr 30, 2024 8:38 AM
The certification process will enable the standardisation of CAS and SMS in the systems deployed by Distribution Platform Operators
exchange4media Staff Aug 9, 2023 12:55 PM
Disney Star, Sony and ZEE have reportedly turned off their signals
exchange4media Staff Feb 18, 2023 6:18 PM
DPOs were required to report to the authority, Distribution Retail Price of pay channels, bouquets of pay channels, and composition of bouquets of pay and FTA channels by January 1, 2023
exchange4media Staff Jan 20, 2023 8:16 AM
The second landing page, or LP2, has a very small cost since it is available only for a short duration and hence might not add to the viewership of the channel
Javed Farooqui Sep 6, 2022 8:08 AM
The deadline has been extended due to the fact that TRAI has issued a consultation paper to address the issues related to 'New Regulatory Framework for Broadcasting and Cable services'
exchange4media Staff Jun 3, 2022 3:27 PM
The regulator has also asked DPOs to comply with the norm that says one channel can be placed only on one electronic programme guide
exchange4media Staff Jan 24, 2022 4:53 PM
From the fear of consumer backlash to UP elections, reasons why the regulator granted four months' time to the industry, according to stakeholders
Javed Farooqui Nov 12, 2021 8:29 AM
The DPOs say that they will initiate talks with broadcasters on creating new packages to reduce the burden on end consumers as much as possible
Javed Farooqui Oct 21, 2021 8:05 AM
The authority noted that a sub-standard CAS/SMS renders a distribution network vulnerable to hacking and piracy
Javed Farooqui Jun 17, 2021 8:55 AM
There's been a 7% drop in subscription income due to growth of free television, reverse migration and reduction in ARPUs spurred by part implementation of NTO 2.0, says EY report
Sonam Saini Jun 10, 2021 9:18 AM
The app fetches data of subscribers from respective DPOs platform through APIs
exchange4media Staff Jun 25, 2020 2:08 PM
TRAI said that this is to ensure that sufficient time is actually available to the consumers to exercise their choice of channels and bouquets before 1 March 2020
exchange4media Staff Feb 14, 2020 8:10 AM
According to reports, I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar also said that the Ministry does not intend to levy a 10% licence fee on broadcasters and cable operators
exchange4media Staff Feb 10, 2020 8:15 AM
NTO 2.0 restricts DPOs from changing the LCN of channels. This will prevent DPOs from placing channels out of genre and negotiating money from broadcasters for 'correct placement'
Naziya Alvi Rahman Jan 17, 2020 7:36 AM
The regulatory authority has said broadcasters and DPOs will have to publish the revised MRP of a-la-carte channels and of bouquets on their website by January 15 and January 30 respectively
Sonam Saini Jan 2, 2020 8:17 AM