TDSAT the sector tribunal has ordered Sahara India TV Network to clear outstanding carriage fees it owes to multi-system operator (MSO) IndusInd Media & Communications Ltd (IMCL). This amounts to Rs 8.7 million at 9 per cent interest per annum till the payment of the said amount.
The parties had entered into an agreement for the carriage of general entertainment channel (GEC) Sahara One and Hindi movie channel Filmy in S band.
Sahara had committed to pay Rs 75 million per annum plus service tax at the applicable rates where this amount was to be paid in equal monthly instalments of Rs 6.25 million each .IMCL, in turn, was required to pay monthly subscription amount of Rs 416,667 exclusive of taxes to Sahara.
The carriage fee was increased from Rs 75 million to Rs 90 million exclusive of service tax as Sahara wanted ‘Sahara One’ to be placed in Prime band from S band.
As Sahara failed to clear the entire outstanding dues, IMCL issued notices following which the broadcaster made a part payment of Rs 7.9 million. But as the entire amount of outstanding was not cleared, the petitioner filed the recovery petition on 10 September 2012 for an amount of Rs 44.3 million.
Source: http://cablequest.org/news/legal-news/item/5523-cq-tdsat-orders-sahara-tv-network-to-clear-imcl-s-carriage-fee-dues.html
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