I&B issues notice to 3 DTH operators for not airing must DD channels

The Information and Broadcasting ministry has issued showcause notices to three private direct-to-home (DTH) operators for not showing all the 24 mandatory channels to their subscribers.

According to the rules laid down by the ministry, it is obligatory for every DTH operator to provide the 24 channels to their subscribers, irrespective of any bouquets or ala-carte channels being subscribed by them.

Sources said it had come to the notice of the ministry that some DTH operators were not showing all the mandatory channels.

While one of the DTH service providers was carrying only eight mandatory DD channels, another was showing 17 channels and the third company aired only 18 channels.

The channels which cable operators must show are DD National, DD News, DD Bharati, DD Urdu, DD Sports, DD India, DD Kashir, DD Punjabi, DD Girnar, DD Sahyadri, DD Saptagiri, DD Malayalam, DD Podhigai, DD Chandana, DD Bangla, DD North East, DD Bihar, DD Uttar Pradesh, DD Rajasthan, DD Madhya Pradesh, DD Oriya, Gyan Darshan, Lok Sabha TV and Rajya Sabha TV.

Source: http://cablequest.org/news/dth-news/item/3962-i-b-issues-notice-to-3-dth-operators-for-not-airing-must-dd-channels.htmlSource: http://cablequest.org/news/dth-news/item/3962-i-b-issues-notice-to-3-dth-operators-for-not-airing-must-dd-channels.html