India
Oc 31, 2011
Indian Digitization Ordinance Published
The Indian government has promulgated the “Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Amendment Ordinance 2011”, and a copy can be downloaded below. This is the legislation which provides for mandatory accelerated digitization of India’s cable-TV networks.
Nov 26, 2008
Broadcast Bill to be delayed
thestatesman.net - The controversial broadcast Bill seems fated to remain in the backburner for an indefinite period with the government saying it would take a decision on the issue only after it received comments from all states and Union territories. The Broadcasting Services Regulation Bill seeks to regulate television content and envisages establishment of an exclusive body to monitor content, the main bone of contention between private broadcasters and the government.
May 19, 2008
Tdsat sets aside IMCL petition for interim injunction
indiantelevision.com - On the petition filed by IndusInd Media & Communications Ltd, the Telecom Disputes Settlement Appellate Tribunal today said it was not inclined to issue an injunction on the disconnection notices issued by the multi-system operator's (MSO) four distributors in Mumbai.
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May 3, 2008
Arun Bhatnagar is Prasar Bharati chairman
indiantelevision.com - Parsar Bharati has appointed retired IAS officer Arun Bhatnagar as chairman. The appointment comes almost two months after the exit of MV Kamath as the chairman of Prasar Bharati.
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May 2, 2008
Trai starts consultation on new spectrum bands for BWA
indiantelevision.com - Aimed at making more spectrum available for broadband wireless access, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has sought stakeholder views on new bands.
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Apr 26, 2008
Trai for 74% FDI in cable TV, 49% in news channels & FM
indiantelevision.com - Stepping up the liberalisation drive, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India today recommended raising the foreign investment limit in news channels and FM radio to 49 per cent and cable TV to 74 per cent.
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Apr 25, 2008
Implementation of Cable Act is state matter: Dasmunsi
indiantelevision.com - While the government has announced its intention to amend the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act 1995 to streamline it and bring it in conformity with the changed technology and situation, it says that implementation will have to be done by the states.
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Apr 23, 2008
Govt asks Trai to review FDI limits in broadcasting and telecom
indiantelevision.com - The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has been asked to give its recommendations on foreign investment limits for various segments of broadcasting and telecom, particularly in view of its view that there was need for a review to bring about consistency and likely convergence of the two sectors.
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Apr 18, 2008
Broadcasters declare a la carte, bouquet rates for non-Cas areas
indiantelevision.com - Broadcasters have informed the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India of their bouquet and a la carte prices to cable TV operators in non-Cas conditional access system areas.
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Apr 16, 2008
Trai supports MIB: DTH license fee to be 6% of gross revenue
indiantelevision.com - The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India today said it supports the Information & Broadcasting ministry's proposal to reduce the DTH license fee to six per cent of the gross revenue.
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Apr 16, 2008
Cas to be mandatory in metros: Dasmunsi
indiantelevision.com - The government is in agreement with the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India that conditional access system should be made mandatory for television viewers in all the four metros.
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Apr 15, 2008
Final responses on cable TV restructuring by 23 April: Trai
indiantelevision.com - The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has given 23 April as the last extension to those stakeholders who wish to comment on the consultation paper on restructuring of the cable TV services.
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Apr 9, 2008
Trai fallout: DTH to get channels at lower cost
indiantelevision.com - Broadcasters will soon have to offer to the direct-to-home service providers their channels at a price which is at least 50 per cent less than what they give to cable networks in non-conditional access system areas.
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Apr 8, 2008
Govt to extend Cas in phased manner, calls for special meeting before fixing dates
indiantelevision.com - The government today said that it is keen on extending conditional access system in a phased manner and will shortly convene a 'focused meeting' to deal with some important issues before announcing the dates for implementation.
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Apr 5, 2008
Broadcasting sector favour FDI hike sans Zee, Reliance, Times
indiantelevision.com - Most stakeholders in the broadcasting sector are in favour of raising the foreign investment limits to 74 per cent. They also feel there should be no separate sub-limits for foreign institutional investment or foreign direct investment.
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Apr 4, 2008
Trai to submit views on foreign investment cap in broadcasting sector by month-end
indiantelevision.com - The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India will submit to the government by the month-end its recommendations on the foreign investment limits in different segments of the broadcasting sector.
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Apr 3, 2008
MIB meeting on Cas extension postponed to 8 April
indiantelevision.com - The meeting called by the ministry of information and broadcasting on the issue of Cas extension has been postponed to 8 April at the last moment for reasons that include 'further internal consultations' in the ministry as well as a Telecom Regulatory Authority of India meet on foreign direct investment to be held in Mumbai.
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Apr 4, 2008
Trai to submit views on foreign investment cap in broadcasting sector by month-end
indiantelevision.com - The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India will submit to the government by the month-end its recommendations on the foreign investment limits in different segments of the broadcasting sector.
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Apr 3, 2008
MIB meeting on Cas extension postponed to 8 April
indiantelevision.com - The meeting called by the ministry of information and broadcasting on the issue of Cas extension has been postponed to 8 April at the last moment for reasons that include 'further internal consultations' in the ministry as well as a Telecom Regulatory Authority of India meet on foreign direct investment to be held in Mumbai.
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Mar 29, 2008
MSOs send Cas extension plan to MIB
indiantelevision.com - The MSO Alliance has requested the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting to issue notification for conditional access system extension latest by 30 April, with the statutory 180-day sunset clause.
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Mar 28, 2008
Trai issues consultation paper on TV ratings system
indiantelevision.com - Keeping in mind that the television ratings system should be more representative, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has released a consultation paper on "Policy Guidelines for Television Audience Measurement/Television Rating Points."
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Mar 25, 2008
Key Points of the new Thai Broadcasting Law
A list of key points of the new Thailand Broadcasting Law relevant to CASBAA's international members.
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Mar 25, 2008
Translated text of the Thailand Broadcasting and Television Business Operations Act
Unofficial translation of the final text of the Broadcasting Act, passed by the Legislative Assembly on December 21 2007, and published in the Royal Gazette in March 2008.
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Mar 25, 2008
FDI cap on cable will not be hiked to 74% as sector has 70,000 operators: Swarup
indiantelevision.com - While the government has decided to up the foreign direct investment cap on distribution platforms like DTH and Headend-In-The-Sky to 74 per cent, the cable TV sector will have to stay content with its current limit of 49 per cent.
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Mar 25, 2008
Tamil Nadu budget sops for cable operators, TV artists
indiantelevision.com - Tamil Nadu's minister for finance K Anbazhagan announced a proposal to withdraw entertainment tax on cable TV operations from 1 April 2008 and waive off outstanding entertainment tax dues up to 31 March 2008.
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Mar 24, 2008
Content Code: MIB places self-regulation guidelines before Court
indiantelevision.com - The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting today placed before the Delhi High Court a Self Regulatory Guidelines for the Broadcasting Sector (2008) that proposes a two-tier regulatory set-up to be run entirely by broadcasters, with the key being adherence to the Certification Rules of the Cable Television Network (Regulation) Act, 1995.
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Mar 24, 2008
Content Code: MIB places self-regulation guidelines before Court
indiantelevision.com - The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting today placed before the Delhi High Court a Self Regulatory Guidelines for the Broadcasting Sector (2008) that proposes a two-tier regulatory set-up to be run entirely by broadcasters.
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Mar 21, 2008
MIB convenes Cas extension meeting on 4 April
indiantelevision.com - The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has convened a meeting on 4 April with the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, representatives of broadcasters, multi-system operators and local cable operators to give final touches to the extension of conditional access system) in the three metros as well as 55 other cities.
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Mar 18, 2008
Offer competitive prices to DTH or face regulation: Trai to broadcasters
indiantelevision.com - The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has told broadcasters that they have to make their prices to the direct-to-home operators in the non-conditional access system competitive or else face regulatory intervention.
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Mar 18, 2008
DTH licence fees to be rationalised, FDI cap reviewed: MIB
indiantelevision.com - The government is going to rationalise the licence fees for the direct-to-home sector and is actively considering the reduction of taxes, said information and broadcasting secretary Asha Swarup.
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Mar 17, 2008
I&B ministry asks cable operators for position on Cas extension
indiantelevision.com - The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting met with representatives of the cable TV industry today and asked for their recommendations and level of preparedness for extension of Cas to the whole of the three metros and implementing it on a voluntary basis in the other 55 cities.
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Mar 15, 2008
Committees set up on right of way & taxation issues
indiantelevision.com - Two sub-committees have been set up by the information and broadcasting ministry to look into the issue of "right of way" and "rationalisation of taxation" for the entertainment industry.
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Mar 10, 2008
15 cases of code violations by TV channels in 2007
indiantelevision.com - Even as the Government admitted under the Right to Information Act to issuing a total of 206 notices to different television channels for telecast of objectionable material between October 2004 and March 2007, information placed on the site of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry as on 21 January this year lists only 65 cases.
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Mar 10, 2008
New bill reduces Prasar Bharati CEO's term to 5 years
indiantelevision.com - A bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha seeking to reduce the term of the Chairman of Prasar Bharati to three years from the six and for the CEO to five from the present six stipulated in the Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act 1990.
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Mar 8, 2008
Government regulation should look to promote freedom in the marketplace
indiantelevision.com - While the outlook for the Indian media and entertainment sector is optimistic, there are some issues that need to be dealt with. A key one is government regulation. There needs to be better clarity on how the industry will be regulated.
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Mar 4, 2008
Trai starts consultation on restructuring cable TV
indiantelevision.com - The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has issued a consultation paper on a new regulatory framework for the cable TV services, seeking primarily to address the changes in distribution technologies like direct-to-home, Headend-In-The-Sky and IPTV.
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Mar 3, 2008
Trai issues paper for reviewing FDI cap on broadcast sector
indiantelevision.com - The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India today issued its consultation paper for reviewing foreign direct investment caps in different segments of the broadcasting sector.
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Mar 3, 2008
TRAI to review foreign owner limits
advancedtelevision.com - In view of convergence of broadcasting and communication technologies, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is to review Foreign Investment (FI) limits in the electronic media to provide level playing field among competing technologies.
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Feb 29, 2008
STBs apart, industry feels left in the cold
indiantelevision.com - While the 2008-09 budget has largely left the media and entertainment industry untouched, Finance Minister P Chidambaram announced some measures that are expected to benefit the cable, direct-to-home and IPTV growth in the country.
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Feb 29, 2008
STB duties waived, duty on convergence products cut to 5%
indiantelevision.com - In the 2008-09 budget, the Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram has no major giveaway to the media and entertainment sector except in the areas of convergence and digitalisation.
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Feb 27, 2008
Cas extension not being put on hold: Govt
indiantelevision.com - The government today denied reports that it had put a hold on the extension of conditional access system to remaining areas of the metros of Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata.
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Feb 27, 2008
MIB may submit report on Content Code issue to HC by mid-March
indiantelevision.com - The ministry of information and broadcasting is likely to submit a report on the Content Code issue by mid-March, sources told Indiantelevision.com.
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Feb 25, 2008
Broadcast Bill unlikely in Budget session
indiantelevision.com - Put off several times in the past despite official announcements, the Broadcast Services Regulation Bill is unlikely to be introduced in the Budget session, apparently because of the controversy over Content Code sought to be imposed on broadcasters.
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Feb 25, 2008
Trai starts debate on entry of political parties into broadcast sector
indiantelevision.com - The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has issued a consultation paper on whether to allow state governments, political parties or religious bodies to run their own broadcasting channels.
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Feb 16, 2008
Zee may move court against Trai's mobile TV regulation
indiantelevision.com - Zee Network has written to the Information & Broadcasting ministry, stating that the Trai regulation for mobile TV could land in the courts as it is loaded with several discrepancies and discriminations.
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Feb 12, 2008
Trai reviewing need for regulating last mile operators
indiantelevision.com - The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India is presently studying the issues plaguing the last mile cable TV operations and if necessary, will come out with a regulation on that.
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Feb 12, 2008
No compensation for STB upgradation to DTH players: Trai
indiantelevision.com - The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has dismissed the reported demand from two direct-to-home players - Tata Sky and Dish TV - that they should be compensated to the tune of Rs 6 billion if they are to upgrade their old set-top boxes to MPEG4 format.
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Feb 9, 2008
Trai warns broadcasters against manipulating a la carte rates
indiantelevision.com - The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has warned some broadcasters who have "manipulated offers" in the a la carte system for non-Cas areas, asking them to correct the pricing chart.
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Feb 8, 2008
Trai for band neutrality in HITS; reduces net worth requirement to Rs 100mn
indiantelevision.com - The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has scaled down the net worth for Headend-In-The-Sky operators to Rs 100 million, as suggested by the Union Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, but has retained the clause that the service providers would be able to uplink both from India as well as abroad.
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Feb 7, 2008
Regulatory bill for TV channels soon, Govt tells SC
indiantelevision.com - The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting is under intense pressure from the judiciary on the issue of a content code and has informed the Supreme Court that it is soon going to introduce a Broadcast Regulation Bill and Content Code.
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Feb 6, 2008
Indiatelcos cleared for IPTV
advancedtelevision.com - The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has accepted the recommendation of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) to allow broadcasters to transmit their feeds via the IPTV platform.
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Jan 30, 2008
Trai rules out 'must carry' on DTH, recommends STB interoperability
indiantelevision.com - The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India in its latest recommendations has held that there is no "must carry" implied in the regulation related to DTH operations, adding that subscribers must be given the option of technical interoperability of set-top boxes upon changing the service provider.
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Jan 23, 2008
Trai recommendations on mobile TV: Broadcasters mull legal challenge
indiantelevision.com - Broadcast regulator Trai has recommended a license fee for mobile TV players and broadcasters are planning to challenge this legally.
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Jan 22, 2008
TRAI ready with mobile TV guidelines
advancedtelevision.com - Mobile TV in India is one step closer to reality since Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) confirmed it is to submit its final recommendations and guidelines on Mobile TV to the department of information and broadcasting this week.
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Jan 18, 2008
Trai puts a la carte rates on its website
indiantelevision.com - The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has placed today on its website the filings by the broadcasters regarding the a-la-carte rates and bouquet rates of their pay channels in non-CAS area.
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Jan 17, 2008
CASBAA's submission to MDA of Singapore on mobile broadcasting services
CASBAA writes to the Media Development Authority of Singapore on policy and regulatory framework for mobile broadcasting services in the country.
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Jan 16, 2008
Trai to review FTA revenue sharing formula in Cas areas: Tdsat
indiantelevision.com - The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is going to invite all stakeholders in the mandated Cas areas of the three metros to put in their comments on the revenue sharing formula originally envisaged in the regulation on Cas.
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Jan 15, 2008
A la carte rates tariff order: Tdsat refuses to grant stay
indiantelevision.com - Sector tribunal Tdsat today refused to grant a stay on an appeal challenging the implementation of the 4 October tariff order on a la carte pricing for non-Cas areas.
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Jan 14, 2008
Cable operators can carry TV channels awaiting clearance
indiantelevision.com - It has been decided that a cable operator may carry or include in his cable service any television broadcast or channel that applied on or before 11 May 2006.
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Jan 10, 2008
Govt removes cap on access service providers in any area
indiantelevision.com - The government has accepted the recommendation of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India that no cap be placed on the number of access service providers in any service area.
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Jan 9, 2008
Trai must be transparent: MSOs
indiantelevision.com - MSO leaders are happy that Trai has implemented the guidelines of the digitisation committee of the Planning Commission as reflected in the non-Cas area Tariff Order, but said Trai has to be more transparent.
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Jan 7, 2008
Trai to study broadcasters' a la carte offers, to act on complaints
indiantelevision.com - Sector regulator Trai has said it will first review in detail the offers made by the broadcasters before putting these up in their websites.
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Jan 3, 2008
Trai recommends 74% FDI cap on mobile TV
indiantelevision.com - Mobile TV service providers can't hold more than 20 per cent of a broadcasting company, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has said in its draft recommendations.
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Jan 3, 2008
SC dismisses Star's appeal against Trai's authority
indiantelevision.com - The Supreme Court has summarily dismissed the appeal by Star India TV challenging the High Court order that had upheld the authority of the Parliament in empowering the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India to regulate the broadcasting industry.
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Jan 2, 2008
Broadcasters file a la carte rates with Trai
indiantelevision.com - Broadcasters have declared to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India the a la carte rates of their channels, but as a mark of protest have not communicated the pricing to the multi-system operators.
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Jan 2, 2008
Trai asks service providers to state exact broadband speed
indiantelevision.com - The telecom sector regulator Trai has told all broadband service providers to ensure that they state in their advertisement the minimum guaranteed speed, and avoid promissory but misleading statements.
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Dec 31, 2007
Trai to start consultation on hard copy of bill to subscribers
indiantelevision.com - Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has decided to initiate consultation process towards amending Telecommunication Tariff Order to incorporate an explicit provision for providing bill in hard copy free of cost to all post paid subscribers.
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Dec 27, 2007
Govt must set deadline for voluntary Cas to take off: Trai
indiantelevision.com - The Telecom Authority of India has recommended that the government must set a deadline for the rolling out of voluntary Cas to 55 more cities, over a period of three years from October 2008.
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Dec 22, 2007
MSOs invite broadcasters to create consensual bouquets, avoid legal battles
indiantelevision.com - Multi System Operators have initiated moves to open dialogue with broadcasters so that the non-Cas area Tariff Order can be implemented with rates worked out through mutual discussions.
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Dec 17, 2007
Trai firm on broadcasters implementing non-Cas Tariff Order
indiantelevision.com - The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has told the broadcasters that they would have to comply with the Tariff Order for non-conditional access system areas issued on October 4 or face punitive action.
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Dec 17, 2007
Notifications tighten payment options under DTH guidelines
indiantelevision.com - The direct-to-home Guidelines have been amended to provide for the first payment of the annual license fee.
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Dec 11, 2007
Tdsat asks Trai to enforce a la carte tariff order
indiantelevision.com - The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal has dismissed the plea of broadcasters to stay the a la carte tariff order for non-conditional access system areas.
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Dec 8, 2007
Trai to wait till Tdsat case before action on a la carte order
indiantelevision.com - The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India will wait till the Tdsat hearing on 11 December before taking action against broadcasters for not reporting a la carte rates.
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Dec 7, 2007
Japan calls for media law reform
Variety Asia Online - A government advisory panel released a report Thursday calling for the unification of Japan's broadcasting and telecommunications laws by 2010.
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Dec 1, 2007
MSOs, broadcasters face action for non-compliance: Trai
indiantelevision.com - Multi-system operators and broadcasters are facing trouble from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India over regulations being flouted on two distinct issues.
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Nov 28, 2007
Registered cable ops can offer IPTV service; content issues under I&B: Trai
indiantelevision.com - Broadcast regulator Trai says registered cable operators, Unified Access Service Licence or cable modem termination systems licensees, and ISPs with Rs 1 billion net worth, do not need a fresh license to offer the service.
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Nov 27, 2007
Trai warns cable operators against not showing DD Urdu
indiantelevision.com - The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has warned all registered MSOs / LCOs against not re-transmitting the Doordarshan Urdu channel in accordance with the provisions of law.
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Nov 22, 2007
Star fined for not complying with Tdsat order
indiantelevision.com - The Telecom Disputes Settlement Appellate Tribunal has imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on Star India for refusing to comply with its earlier order of restoring signals to Chandigarh MSO Sky Vision.
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Nov 22, 2007
Hong Kong Broadcasting Authority presents survey findings
Broadcasting Authority - The Broadcasting Authority released findings showing that 35.8% of the free TV viewers had come across offensive materials. The Authority is planning to work with a local university on a research study on the benchmarks relating to the use of language in broadcasting.
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Nov 20, 2007
Govt 'no' to extend Press Council authority to electronic media
indiantelevision.com - The government has turned down a request by the Press Council of India to extend its jurisdiction beyond print to include electronic media.
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Nov 10, 2007
Trai to penalise MSOs on billing failure
indiantelevision.com - The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India is going to take strict action against all multi-system operators in the mandatory Cas (conditional access system) areas across the country for failing on quality of service regulations.
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Nov 8, 2007
Broadcasters up against Trai paper on Mobile TV
indiantelevision.com - Broadcasters led by the Zee group have strongly protested the attempt by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) to exempt Mobile TV service providers from procuring a separate license.
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Oct 17, 2007
Govt. to keep out controversial clauses in redraft bill: Asha Swarup
indiantelevision.com - The government is redrafting a regulation bill for the broadcasting industry and would weed out the more severe irritants objected to by the industry, according to the information and broadcasting ministry secretary.
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Oct 17, 2007
Trai recommends 74% FDI in HITS
indiantelevision.com - The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has recommended an increase in foreign direct investment cap to 74 per cent on Headend-In-The-Sky.
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Oct 15, 2007
SARFT removes 2,000 commercials and shows from airwaves
Variety Asia Online - Decency campaign coincides with Communist Party congress as China's media watchdog took 2,000 skeins and commercials off the air for being sexually suggestive or vulgar.
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Oct 15, 2007
MSO, broadcasters to meet in November over a la carte pricing
indiantelevision.com - The dialogue between multi-system operators (MSOs) and broadcasters that had started some weeks ago has been stalled till November.
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Oct 9, 2007
Broadcasters to drag Trai to court over tariff freeze order
indiantelevision.com - Drawing fire over the tariff freeze order in non-Cas areas, broadcasters are planning to take the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) to court.
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Oct 8, 2007
Parliamentary consultative committee backs Broadcasting Bill
indiantelevision.com - The Consultative Committee of the Information and Broadcasting today extended support to the move to introduce the Broadcasting Services Regulation Bill 2007 in Parliament.
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Oct 8, 2007
China throws out butts as cigs come under fire
Variety Asia Online - China's media watchdog, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, slammed film and television producers for their indifference to non-smokers.
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Oct 8, 2007
Thailand's Act Governing Broadcasting and Television Business Operations
Translation of revised draft of new Act Governing Broadcasting and Television Business Operations, proposed for the Thai Cabinet's approval.
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Oct 5, 2007
Trai issues new tariff order, broadcasters must offer channels a la carte to MSOs
indiantelevision.com - Broadcast Regulator Trai issued a revised tariff order with an overall ceiling for cable TV services in non-Cas areas, and has ordered broadcasters to offer all channels on an a la carte basis to MSOs.
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Oct 5, 2007
Content code draft submitted to NBA
indiantelevision.com - The News Broadcasters Association (NBA) has received the draft code of conduct from the member who had been entrusted with the job, and are going to take legal counsel on the issue soon, sources said.
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Oct 5, 2007
Finance ministry clears 100% FDI for TV channel proposal
indiantelevision.com - MGM Programming Service India of Mumbai has been permitted to induct foreign equity up to 100 per cent amounting to Rs 15 million in a company proposing to undertaken downlinking non-news and current affairs television channel into India.
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Sep 28, 2007
Billing issues: MSOs await Trai direction, to launch awareness campaign
indiantelevision.com - The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India is going to issue clarifications soon on billing issues to solve the current confusion, according to officials.
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Sep 25, 2007
MDA conducts second public consultation on proposed changes to media market conduct code
The Media Development Authority of Singapore is conducting a second public consultation on proposed changes to the Media Market Conduct Code to promote fair market conduct and effective competition.
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Sep 19, 2007
Broadcast bill may face more hurdles before introduction
indiantelevision.com - The Broadcast Regulatory Services Bill for establishing a regulator for the broadcasting industry in the country appears to have been put on the back-burner, according to Information and Broadcasting Minister Priyaranjan Dasmunsi.
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Sep 17, 2007
Regulation will continue to be a challenge in India: Reliance's Rajesh Sawhney
indiantelevision.com - Reliance Entertainment president Rajesh Sawhney offers his views on regulation and the potential of the new digital distribution platforms.
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Sep 3, 2007
Broadcasters to give channels a la carte to DTH operators: TRAI
indiantelevision.com - The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has made it mandatory for all broadcasters to offer channels on an a la carte basis to all direct to home (DTH) operators on a non-discriminatory basis.
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Aug 28, 2007
Broadcast regulator and Code must for TV: Asha Swarup
indiantelevision.com - Information and Broadcasting secretary Asha Swarup today expressed satisfaction that almost all stakeholders were agreeable to the need of a Broadcast Regulator and a Content Code.
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Aug 20, 2007
Submission on Broadcast Bill & Content Code
CASBAA writes to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of India with views and concerns over the draft Broadcast Services Regulation Bill 2007.
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Aug 4, 2007
Cable industry seeks clarity on IPTV regulation
indiantelevision.com - India's cable industry has requested that the Central government addresses policy issues relating to the local IPTV industry, claiming that otherwise over 3,000 unauthorised television channels will enter Indian homes without control.
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Jul 31, 2007
CASBAA's letter to India's Minister of Information and Broadcasting on the proposed Indian Broadcast Bill 2007
Marcel Fenez of CASBAA writes to the Minister of Information & Broadcasting, requesting more consultation and consideration of the proposed Indian Broadcast Bill 2007.
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