Rejoice came for sportscaster Neo Sports Broadcast as the Telecom Dispute Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) on 5th June had ordered to Tamil Nadu based Multi-system operators Akash Cable to pay outstanding amount of Rs 3.97 million, along with interest of Rs 1.46 million to them.
The tribunal also directed MSO to pay interest at 10 per cent from the date of filling of the petition and till the payment is made.
Background of case
The case dates back to 2011 when Neo Sports had filed a petition against Akash Cable for recovery of subscription fees along with interest. The two parties had signed 12 interconnection agreements whereby the MSO carried Neo Sports Broadcast’s Neo Sports and Neo Cricket on its network.
The dispute between the two parties pertains to the period from 31 August 2009 to 28 June 2010.
According to Akash Cable, the agreements expired after one year and it stopped taking signals of Neo Sports and Neo Cricket from 31 August 2009. It also asserted that it had returned the integrated receiver decoder (IRD) boxes to the broadcaster.
The MSO also said that it had written a letter to the sportscaster on 1 June 2009 requesting it to deactivate its IRD boxes. The respondent said that it had handed over IRD boxes to the channel distributor’s office in Madurai.
Source: http://cablequest.org/news/national-news/item/5108-cq-tdsat-orders-akash-cable-to-clear-neo-sport-dues.html
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