News No timeline set for analogue terrestrial TV switch-off, says Rathore

[Deepu]

There is no timeline for analogue terrestrial TV switch-off, Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore said. The Prasar Bharati Expert Committee has recommended digitalisation of terrestrial TV operations based on commercial viability, Rathore added. According to Rathore, Doordarshan spends around 29 per cent of its total expenditure annually on terrestrial distribution. Meanwhile, Minister of Information & Broadcasting Arun Jaitley informed the Lok Sabha that until October 2015, Prasar Bharati spent only Rs 41.46 crore (Rs 414.6 million) on modernising Doordarshan out of Rs 237 crore (Rs 2.37 billion) allocated by the government.

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[scorpionking76]

What is the benefit for DD and customers by this?

 

[Technoglitch]

Just a technology advancement for the customers who like to switch to digital terrestrial mode and now the benefit is customers can be happy with decade old YAGI antenna.

 

[IndianMascot]

Unless they switch off analog signals, why would people incline towards Digital one.

 

[DashMajor]

Everyone moved on from Yagi Antenna.