More than 2.5 lakh cable homes in Kolkata have been unable to tune into the Zee bouquet of channels after Zee Turner, the distribution arm of Zee and distribution agent of Turner channels, switched off feed to the multi-system operator (MSO) for defaulting on payment and refusing to comply with industry norms. The 33 channels have been taken blanked out of Hathway's nationwide network, affecting nearly 25 lakh cable homes across the country.
A Zee Turner source said the decision to switch off the channels was taken after Hathway refused to sign the subscription agreement/interconnection agreement or submit the subscribers' report. It had also run up huge dues. The MSO was facing similar action from the Star channels but escaped punitive action after the parties entered into a settlement.
Apart from Kolkata, channels have gone off the air in Hathway network in Greater Mumbai, Thane, Kalyan-Dombivali, Jaipur, Pune, Nashik, Delhi, Bengaluru, Aurangabad, Lucknow and Allahabad.
The blackout includes popular Hindi entertainment channels like Zee Bangla, Zee TV and Zee Cafe that dish out soaps, film channels like Zee Cinema, Zee Studio, HBO and WB, news channels like Zee News, 24 Ghanta and CNN, and children's channels Cartoon Network and Pogo.
33 Zee channels go off Hathway - The Times of India
A Zee Turner source said the decision to switch off the channels was taken after Hathway refused to sign the subscription agreement/interconnection agreement or submit the subscribers' report. It had also run up huge dues. The MSO was facing similar action from the Star channels but escaped punitive action after the parties entered into a settlement.
Apart from Kolkata, channels have gone off the air in Hathway network in Greater Mumbai, Thane, Kalyan-Dombivali, Jaipur, Pune, Nashik, Delhi, Bengaluru, Aurangabad, Lucknow and Allahabad.
The blackout includes popular Hindi entertainment channels like Zee Bangla, Zee TV and Zee Cafe that dish out soaps, film channels like Zee Cinema, Zee Studio, HBO and WB, news channels like Zee News, 24 Ghanta and CNN, and children's channels Cartoon Network and Pogo.
33 Zee channels go off Hathway - The Times of India
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