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To create a regulatory framework for platform services offered by Distribution Platform Operators (DPOs), broadcasting sector regulator TRAI has recommended that I&B ministry should establish a simple online registration system for such services.
In recommendations, released today, the regulator said that unlike private satellite TV channels, which are regulated under guidelines, neither the platform services nor channels distributed by ground-based broadcasters are presently subject to any specific regulations or guidelines.
Since there is no registration system in place for platform services offered by DPOs or the ground-based channels, neither the I&B ministry nor any other agency has full information about what is being shown on TV networks, the authority said.
TRAI defined 'Platform services', as those programs transmitted by DPOs like MSOs, local cable operators, DTH operators etc exclusively to their subscribers and does not include Doordarshan channels and registered TV channels. These services however shall not include foreign TV channels not registered in India, the TRAI definition said.
TRAI recommends online registration system for platform services - The Economic Times
