The government may soon come up with a regulation to make it mandatory for rights holders to allow telecast of cricket matches on DD channels if they are available on dish or DTH subscribers. Currently, Doordarshan channels that telecast matches are blacked out by DTH operators, forcing viewers to subscribe sports pay channels.
If implemented, it will help DTH viewers avoid subscribing to expensive sports channel bouquets for enjoying the matches. The Ministry (I&B) is studying a proposal on this, as per media sources. The ministry has sought the opinion of the law and justice ministry regarding the issue mandatory telecast of matches on DD channels available to DTH subscribers.
At present, free telecast of cricket matches of national importance on Doordarshan is available only to those viewers who use its terrestrial network that uses conventional antennas and requires no monthly subscription as in the case of DTH.
As per the Sports Broadcasting Signals (Mandatory Sharing with PrasarBharati) Act, 2007, private broadcasters are obliged to share live broadcasting signals of sporting events of national importance with PrasarBharati. Section 8 of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act makes it mandatory for all cable operators to carry two Doordarshan channels but there is no binding that the DD channel showing cricket matches has to be shown.
Source: http://cablequest.org/index.php/news/national-news/item/12032-govt-may-allow-mandatory-telecast-of-cricket-matches-on-dd
At present, free telecast of cricket matches of national importance on Doordarshan is available only to those viewers who use its terrestrial network that uses conventional antennas and requires no monthly subscription as in the case of DTH.
As per the Sports Broadcasting Signals (Mandatory Sharing with PrasarBharati) Act, 2007, private broadcasters are obliged to share live broadcasting signals of sporting events of national importance with PrasarBharati. Section 8 of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act makes it mandatory for all cable operators to carry two Doordarshan channels but there is no binding that the DD channel showing cricket matches has to be shown.
Source: http://cablequest.org/index.php/news/national-news/item/12032-govt-may-allow-mandatory-telecast-of-cricket-matches-on-dd
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