NEW DELHI: While 115 multisystem operators (MSOs) have been granted permanent licence as on 3 September, Digicable Network and Kal Cables are among the prominent MSOs whose licences have been cancelled following refusal of security clearance by the Home Ministry.However, the Madras High Court has quashed the cancellation of provisional licence of Kal Cables on the ground that the Information and Broadcasting Ministryhad not issued any show-cause notice, before cancelling the permit.
The court also said that the MSO should be given another chance to respond. The Kalanidhi Maran owned Kal Cables had opposed the 20 August order, saying that it is just a MSO and not a channel. And if the I&B Ministry had issued a notice, it would have cleared the doubts.The MSO was given a permanent licence to operate in Chennai in June 2012, while a provisional licence was given to operatein DAS notified areas in phase II cities in March 2013.
The licence of Digicable Network India was cancelled on 3 September because ofdenial of security clearance by the Home Ministry. The MSO had applied on 11 May2012 for DAS notified area of NCT of Delhi, Municipal Council of Greater Mumbai and Kolkata in phase-I and on 28January and 6 March last year for 38 citiesof phase II.Siddhi Digital Services of Sholapur was also not given a licence and its ‘case closed as Company is no longer interestedin registration.
’The application of Silverline Entertainment of Allahabad for operation in DAS notified areas of Agra, Allahabad, Ghaziabad, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut andVaranasi was also cancelled early this month following denial of security clearance by the Home Ministry.
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The court also said that the MSO should be given another chance to respond. The Kalanidhi Maran owned Kal Cables had opposed the 20 August order, saying that it is just a MSO and not a channel. And if the I&B Ministry had issued a notice, it would have cleared the doubts.The MSO was given a permanent licence to operate in Chennai in June 2012, while a provisional licence was given to operatein DAS notified areas in phase II cities in March 2013.
The licence of Digicable Network India was cancelled on 3 September because ofdenial of security clearance by the Home Ministry. The MSO had applied on 11 May2012 for DAS notified area of NCT of Delhi, Municipal Council of Greater Mumbai and Kolkata in phase-I and on 28January and 6 March last year for 38 citiesof phase II.Siddhi Digital Services of Sholapur was also not given a licence and its ‘case closed as Company is no longer interestedin registration.
’The application of Silverline Entertainment of Allahabad for operation in DAS notified areas of Agra, Allahabad, Ghaziabad, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut andVaranasi was also cancelled early this month following denial of security clearance by the Home Ministry.
Digicable Network among MSOs denied permanent licence, three new MSOs get licence this month | Indian Television Dot Com
