News Telangana Cable TV Operators want all channels free-to-air

[NinadG]

The Telangana State Cable TV Operators Welfare Association has demanded that Multiple System Operators (MSOs) declare all channels free-to-air or offer advertisement-free channels to collect money separately for each pay channel.

The association also demanded that all entertainment channels be brought under basic service platform, charging Rs.150 per customer.

Association general secretary S. Jagadishwar Rao said Parliament had passed a bill restricting payment for each pay channel to just Rs.5 but MSOs now charge anywhere between Rs.10 and Rs.40 per channel. “Either they collect money from the advertisers or the customers, but not both,” he said.

Instead of providing 300-400 channels as promised when customers were asked to acquire Set Top Boxes (STBs), they are now charging extra money for all the channels.


More at: Cable operators want all channels free-to-air - The Hindu

 

[IndianMascot]

Good Imaginary dream

 

[Technoglitch]

that never be implemented.

 

[Sanjeev]

So they are dreaming in day light

 

[Technoglitch]

ofcourse the broadcasters wont allow the channels to be FTA

 

[DashMajor]

Let them keep on dreaming, but I think all Telugu News channels will become FTA since there must be political power involve behind this demand

 

[Technoglitch]

even if the news channels are FTA no one would opt to watch it.

 

[bhaskarkilli]

Still they are not giving TV9(Except hathway) and Andhra jyothi news channels then central govt would listen Telangana Cable operators wish??Still they are thinking that TRS govt will give help to them.Some days after they ask all broadcasters should give them all channels free and these cable operators will charge more from customers.Dedh dhimaag log hai ye...

 

[DashMajor]

State Govt. he aisi hai toh kya karega koi, This is what the problem with Cable until Big Operators all Small ones involves with Politics and keep on playing the bidding with Political support.

 

[aumnamonarayan]

I am happy that in India there is DTH, had there only been cable then we would have still been in analogue era where we would get 30 channels in good quality and rest with hazy picture or no signal. Though DTH is little expensive but it has improved viewing experience to a great level and forced cable operators to opt for digital version. Still i rate DTH much better than cable interms of quality and efficiency of service. In cable still people are using SD STB's mostly while in DTH more people have HD and even 4K , all thanks to better management. Cable operators on't even tell their customers about HD