USISPF against ‘imposing’ public service mandates on pvt. b’casters

The US India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) has suggested to the Indian government, via a TRAI submission, not to impose public service mandates on private sector TV services through a National Broadcast Policy (NBP) and maintain a distinction between various types of services available in the market. “Given (public broadcaster) Prasar Bharati’s entrenched position, there […]

Tata Play: B’cast policy should remove carriage fee; regulate OTT, FreeDish

Tata Play is in favour of removal of caps on carriage fee of TV channels on a distribution platform under a proposed National Broadcasting Policy, while also batting for putting regulatory restrictions on video OTT platforms and Doordarshan FreeDish as both presently create an imbalance in the distribution ecosystem. “We urge the Authority to also […]

As Tata Play Binge goes global, Harit Nagpal bets on pay TV growth

While saying that pay TV consumption will probably grow in India, DTH company Tata Play MD and CEO Harit Nagpal has also made sure that the company he helms is in tune with times and has newer things to offer to consumers — online content aggregated at one place though Tata Play Binge app, which […]

AIDCF urges TRAI to bring DD FreeDish under cable TV rules

The AIDCF, an industry body representing MSOs, has urged the broadcast and telecom regulator TRAI to bring the services of Doordarshan FreeDish under its regulations that govern other service providers and distribution platform operators (DPOs). DD Freedish, a DTH platform owned and operated by public broadcaster Prasar Bharati, offers its service free to consumers who […]

Doordarshan adds a hi-def TV channel with DD Sports HD

India’s public broadcaster Prasar Bharati has added one more high-definition TV channel to its bouquet with DD Sports HD, which started with the telecast of the ongoing Asia Cup cricket matches. This not only fulfils a long-standing demand of sports lovers across the country, but is another decisive step forward to make the entire Doordarshan Network […]

DD channels had viewership of 700+ mn in ’22: Anurag Thakur

The government has said that over 700 millions viewers watched Doordarshan’s TV channels in 2022, adding that steps have also been taken to improve quality of content across the public broadcaster’s slate of channels. “Prasar Bharati (Doordarshan’s parent) has informed that as per the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC India), viewership data of subscribed Doordarshan […]