All Entries Tagged With: "TDSAT"
TDSAT refuses TV Vision petition against TataSky
NEW DELHI: Broadcast tribunal TDSAT has refused the plea of TV Vision, promoters of the music channels ‘Mastiii’, to stay the Direct-to-Home operator TataSky from adding any new channel to its platform. TDSAT’s interim order came over a petition filed by TV Vision requesting the tribunal to direct TataSky to distribute its channel through its DTH platform. TV Vision had also requested that till the pendency of its plea, TataSky should be injuncted from adding any new channel and a slot for ‘Mastiii’ should be kept. TV Vision had alleged that TataSky has been refusing »»»
Neo Sports entitled to 7% hike in subscription fee: TDSAT to ADAG’s Big TV
Telecom tribunal TDSAT has held that sports broadcaster Neo Sports is entitled to 7 per cent increase in subscription fee for its channels from ADAG group firm Reliance Big TV, which provides Direct-to-Home service. “Petitioner (Neo Sports) is entitled to 7 per cent increase on the subscription fee on and from January 1, 2009,” said a TDSAT bench headed by its Chairman Justice S B Sinha. The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) further said that BiG TV “must allow the Petitioner to audit its system within two weeks from date” for calculation of the »»»
TDSAT directs ESPN to sign new channel pact with Dish TV
NEW DELHI: Broadcast tribunal TDSAT has directed ESPN to enter into a new a commercial agreement with Dish TV based on RIO that specifies terms for DTH operators to get signals from broadcasters. “The petition of Dish TV is allowed. The parties are directed to enter into an agreement with effect from September 1, 2011 which would be governed by the modified RIO,” said a TDSAT bench headed by its Chairman Justice S B Sinha. In 2009, Dish TV and ESPN had entered into an agreement for three channels ESPN, Star Sports and Star Cricket but not based on RIO. Two year later in 2011, Reference »»»
TDSAT declines to hear Media Pro in Dish TV, ESPN dispute
NEW DELHI: Broadcast tribunal TDSAT has dismissed the plea of Media Pro to hear it as a party in the dispute between DTH operator Dish TV and the global sports broadcaster ESPN on their subscription agreement. Media Pro Enterprise is a 50:50 joint venture between the Star Den and Zee Turner. Star Den is channel distributing arm of media giant Star, while Zee Turner is for the Zee group and global media leader Turner International. Dismissing the application of Media Pro, TDSAT said that it was a dispute between a broadcaster and a DTH operator, and although its outcome may impact the broadcast »»»
TDSAT gives no relief to Dish TV on interconnect rates
The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) today refused interim relief to DTH operator Dish TV, which had requested for direction to sports broadcaster ESPN to raise bills in accordance with the reference interconnect offer (RIO) of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai). The TDSAT Bench headed by its Chairman, Justice SB Sinha, said in an interim order that keeping in view of the matter at the current stage, it would not give any interim relief to Direct-to-Home player Dish TV. The TDSAT said however that it would expedite the hearing over Dish TV’s main prayer »»»
DishTV moves TDSAT against ESPN
New Delhi: Direct-to-Home operator Dish TV has approached broadcast tribunal TDSAT seeking a direction to broadcaster ESPN to give signals of its sports channels in accordance with the reference interconnect offer (RIO) as mandated by the regulator TRAI. RIO is a document that specifies commercial terms for DTH operators to get signals from broadcasters as per norms laid down by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). A TDSAT bench headed by Chairman Justice S B Sinha has issued notice to ESPN Software, the holding company of ESPN for distribution and marketing channels. The tribunal »»»
Tdsat leaves DD’s DTH to decide on channels to carry
NEW DELHI: The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (Tdsat) has said Prasar Bharati is ‘best equipped’ to decide which channel should form part of its DTH bouquet so as to attract viewers and at the same time discharge its duties under Section 12 of the Prasar Bharati Act. This right of Prasar Bharati cannot be defeated for the petty commercial gains of any channels, Tdsat said, disposing off two similar petitions. Justice SB Sinha, Chairperson, and members GD Gaiha and PK Rastogi also said that it was for Prasar Bharati to take a decision as to which channel is to be carried »»»
