BARC India Data: Hindi GEC: HSM (U+R), (Urban) and (Rural): NCCS All: 2+ Individuals, Week 25: Saturday, June 16 to Friday, June 22, 2018
MUMBAI: The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has directed four multi system operators (MSOs) to sign either a reference interconnect offer (RIO) or negotiated agreement with broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) within 30 days.
The tribunal also stated that the supply of signals can only be continued on the basis of RIO basis should the party fail to arrive at a negotiated agreement.
“An agreement on the basis of negotiated terms or RIO based terms should be entered within 30 days from today, failing which supply of signals to the petitioner can be continued only on RIO term basis,” the TDSAT said in its order.
Since the petitioners have challenged the RIO terms of the broadcaster, such agreement shall be subject to the final result of the petition, the tribunal added.
MUMBAI: The total pay direct to home (DTH) net active subscriber base has seen a marginal drop in January-March 2018 quarter.
According to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) quarterly Performance Indicator Report, the subscriber base during the quarter dropped to 67.53 million from 67.56 million in the October-December quarter.
The pay DTH net active subscriber base has been growing steadily quarter after quarter. The six pay DTH operators had added 4.91 million net pay active subscribers in 2017 to take the total base to 67.56 million for the year ended 31 December.
Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) has announced that it has acquired the exclusive media rights to telecast the 2018 India Tour of Ireland that comprises two T20Is to be played on June 27 and June 29, 2018, in Malahide, Ireland.