Tata Sky CEO fires salvo at Prasar Bharati chief over DD Bharati issue

THAKUR

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In a classic case of mudslinging in public, two chief executive officers have started blaming each other on social media over the issue of not carrying DD Bharati on Tata Sky.

Tata Sky CEO Harit Nagpal hit out at Prasar Bharati CEO Jawhar Sircar on Twitter on 4 July, in response to a subscriber who had tagged Nagpal and Sircar in her tweet, asking them to fix the issue.

“My 9th tweet for @DD_Bharati to come back to 161 on @TataSky Will @haritnagpal and @jawharsircar please fix this SOON,” the tweet from the subscriber read.

Within 20 minutes, Sircar answered with two words, “Trying Trying.” Harit Nagpal However, soon enough, Nagpal fired back writing that Sircar is not even taking his calls.

“@jawharsircar @sumitakale @DD_Bharati @TataSky what are you trying Mr Sircar other than making statements. You don’t even take my calls.”

The drama unfolded on Twitter as the subscriber asked Nagpal why the channel was moved from EPG No. 161. Nagpal replied it was between Tata Sky and Sircar.

In a series of tweets, Nagpal wrote, “That’s decided between us & Mr Sircar. But he chooses Public statements over decisions.

Pls ask him [Sircar] what DD does other than release statements. Let Mr Sircar tell me the priorities instead of ducking calls and sending legal notices.” Jawhar Sircar But it did not stop there.

In a reply, Sircar asked Nagpal to ‘stop being nasty’. “People want DD Bharati: business sense is better than compulsion. Pl don’t seek law for everything public,” Sircar said. Pat came Nagpal’s retort, “So send someone to discuss priorities with me instead of hiding behind regulation and notices.”

Finally, Nagpal ended the arguments by writing that he will not comment further on the issue. “No more responses till I have a Prasar Bharati official sit across and re-do priorities.

Thank you.” Earlier on 19 June, DD Bharati had issued a statement stating that Tata Sky had committed a serious violation of government rule by stopping to show India’s only channel dedicated to art and culture.

“The issue has been taken up by higher officials and a legal notice has been issued. Team DD Bharati regrets the plight of its esteemed viewers in all possible manners,” it had said in the statement. DD Bharati has been missing from Tata Sky since 13 June.

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Tata Sky CEO fires salvo at Prasar Bharati chief over DD Bharati issue | TelevisionPost.com
 

scorpionking76

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These jerks are fighting against each other rather putting customers first. What kind of service is this from India 's no 1 company and reputed business house called "TATA". Shame on you.
 

Deepu

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From the statements made by Nagpal, it looks like Sircar was involved in deciding to put DD Bharati in Actve services and adding DD Girnar in Full Screen
 

DashMajor

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From the statement I found that Nagpal asking DD to pay carriage fee for DD Bharathi and they suddenly declined it since its a Govt. channel and every Platform at least DTH should carries it
 

Music Fan

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DTH may have issued notice in rule for carrying DD channels mandatory to launch a DTH service!
 

NinadG

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Surprising to see such statements from TS CEO & a person like Harit NagPal......

NagPal is asking Sircar to send someone to discuss priorities with DD....
So does that mean public broadcaster like DD should decide on or frame its policies after consulting pvt operators.....?
NagPal is taking this as if he is doing business negotiations with any other pvt broadcaster....

I don't think mandatory channels addition is solely decided by DD....So it seems its not possible only for Sircar to decide or negotiate on this....

If NagPal has any issue to ISRO or MIB, then he should send person to discuss the matter or simply sue them.....He cann't say that because of past issues, TS is not adding mandatory DD channels now....

Ops like TS which are indirectly managed by foreign players should be more careful in handling such issues....but NagPal is playing with it like a fanboy....

All this is happening because Govt is not keen on taking full action on ops for removing mandatory channels....
As NagPal is sure that DD would only issue statements or send them notice but wouldn't act...
So it seems he is daring all this to utter....

Again main thing here is, even after mpeg4 migration is almost over, & it seems enough space is available, why TS is not able to add mandatory channels.....?
 

DashMajor

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Our Govt. and Babus of DD are not serious.

NagPal knows that nothing will happen if tomorrow he even ask for Carriage Fee from Prasar Bharathi all this done because Premium peoples including Ministers and Babus are obsessed with Tata Sky as they enjoying whatever TS offering them.

Also NagPal is very much assured about FOX STAR's future after recent meet of PM - Murdoch.
 

NinadG

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Our Govt. and Babus of DD are not serious.

NagPal knows that nothing will happen if tomorrow he even ask for Carriage Fee from Prasar Bharathi all this done because Premium peoples including Ministers and Babus are obsessed with Tata Sky as they enjoying whatever TS offering them.

Also NagPal is very much assured about FOX STAR's future after recent meet of PM - Murdoch.
That means TS is giving free connections to all the concerned govt people....:eek:....must be mega pack with DVR or 4k if someone demands....;)
 

DashMajor

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This is how they're doing business, luring people by selling connection to all biggie's. Even I never saw any other DTH in big officials bungalows too in Jabalpur, few d2h competing Tata Sky on the roofs.
 
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