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The ‘BROADBAND REVOLUTION’ is all set to [sa xao~ maoM ivakasa ko ilae Agalao baD,o AiBayaana kI Sau$Aat krnao unveil the next big frontier for growth in this sector. The ko ilae ‘ba`a^DbaOMD ËaMit’ËaMit’‘ba`a^DbaOMD tOyaar hO.hmaaro Apnao baIesaeaela saiht major corporates including our own BSNL have p`mauK ka^rpaoroTaoM nao duinayaa Bar ba`a^DbaOMD baOMDvaagana kao ivakisat krnao ko unleashed mega plans to grow the broadband bandwagon ilae maogaa yaaojanaaAaoM kI Sau$Aat kI hO.BaartI glaaobala Apnao ba`a^DbaOMD across the country. Bharati Global is committing US$ 2 billion for its broadband rollout. Bharti Enterprises p`stuitkrNa ko ilae 3 ibailayana AmaoirkI Da^lar ka inavaoSa kr rhI chairman Sunil Mittal, took over as executive chairman hO.BaartI eMTrp`a[jaoja ko AQyaxa saunaIla ima (Manoj Kumar Madhavan) (Manoj Kumar Madhavan) SATELLITE & CABLE TV 7 DECEMBER 2020 SCAT NEWS skOT samaacaarsamaacaarskOT The Latest Update on Whats Happening saOTolaa[T AaOr kobala TIvaI kI duinayaa maoM Around Us In The World Of Satellite & Cable TV hmaaro caaraoM trf @yaa hao rha ]saka navaInatma ApDoT SUN LAUNCHES NEW DISTRIBUTION nayaI ivatrNa kMpnaI laa^nca kI sana nao COMPANY Sun TV Network has launched a new company - sana TIvaI naoTvak- nao TIvaIsaIeca iDsTIbyaUSana/ saiva-saoja p`a[vaoT TVCH Distribution Services Private Limited. The new ilaimaToD naamak nayaI kMpnaI laa^nca kI hO.nayaI kMpnaI korla maoM malTI company will handle distribution for Sun TV Network in isasTma Aa^proTsa- ³emaesaAao´ va DITIeca Aa^proTraoM ko ilae sana TIvaI Kerala for Multi System Operators naoTvak- ko ivatrNa ka kama saMBaalaogaI. (MSOs) and DTH operators. The MSO distribution emaesaAao ivatrNa ivaiBanna sahayak kMpinayaaoM mandate into various subsidiaries jaOsao jaoimanaI iDsTIbyaUSana/ saiva-saoja p`a[vaoT ilaimaToD namely Gemini Distribution Services ³jaIDIesapIela´¸ kala maIiDyaa saiva-saoja p`a[vaoT Private Limited (GDSPL), Kal Media ilaimaToD ³koemaesapIela´ AaOr sana iDsTIbyaUSana/ Services Private Limited (KMSPL), saiva-sa p`a[vaoT ilaimaToD ³esaDIesapIela´ ko and Sun Distribution Services Private Limited (SDSPL). naama sao ikyaa jaayaogaa. GDSPL since the advent of the New Tariff Order has nayao TOirf AadoSa Aanao ko baad sao jaIDIesapIela AaMQa` p`doSa va been the Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for Multi System tolaMgaanaa ko baahr isqat malTI isasTma Aa^proTsa- ko ilae isaMgala Pvaa[MT Operators (MSOs) based out of Andhra Pradesh and Aa^f knTO@T ³esapIAaosaI´ rha hO¸ jaao isaganala kI tlaaSa maoM hOM¸ Telangana looking for signals while SDSPL has been the jabaik esaDIesapIela knaa-Tk AaOr SaoYa Baart ³] SATELLITE & CABLE TV 8 DECEMBER 2020 SCAT NEWS skOT samaacaarsamaacaarskOT new premium Hindi channel, rKa.yah naoTvak- eipk TIvaI–[MiDyaa Gubbare — Masti Ke ka Apnaa [MfaoTonamaoMT¸ Saao baa^@sa– Phuwarre.The network runs Apnaa myaUijak¸ Apnaa svaOga AaOr channels such as Epic TV – India Ka Apna Infotainment, iflmcaI–iflmaana ka laalacaI jaOsao ShowBox – Apna Music, caOnala calaata hO. Apna Swag and Filamchi – [na10 maIiDyaa naoTvak- ko p`baMQa Filman Ka Laalchi. inadoSak Aaid%ya ipT\TI nao batayaa Aditya Pittie, Managing Director, In10 ik ‘[na10 maIiDyaa naoTvak- maoM hma Media Network, said, “At In10 Media Network, skolaobala vyavasaayaaoM ko inamaa-Na AaOr rNanaIitk $p sao ]Vaoga we are focused on building scalable businesses maoM Apnao pdicanh ka ivastar krnao pr koMid`t hO.hmaaro doSa and strategically expanding our footprint in the maoM¸ AiQakaMSa GaraoM maoM baccaaoM ko manaaorMjana ko ilae TolaIivajana industry. In our country, television continues to be a primary viewing platform for kids’ ek p`aqaimak doKnao ka PlaoTfa^ma- bana huAa hO.hma baala entertainment among most households. We are idvasa pr gaubbaaro kao laa^nca krnao AaOr caOnala ko ivaiSaYT excited to launch Gubbare on Children’s Day and AaOr raomaaMcak kaya-ËmaaoM ko maaQyama sao baccaaoM ko saaqa saMbaMQa build an affinity with kids through the channel’s banaanao ko ilae ]%saaiht hOM.’ distinctive and exciting programming.” Gubbare, a pay channel, will be a part of ADITYA PITTIE gaubbaaro ek po caOnala hO jaao ik ‘Apnaa eipk vaOlyaU pOk’ ka the ‘Apna Epic Value Pack’. It would be available ihssaa haogaa.yah pUro Baart maoM saBaI p`mauK DITIeca AaOr on all major DTH and cable operators across India. kobala Aa^proTraoM ko naoTvak- pr ]plabQa haogaa. CENTRE MOOTS FREE SPEECH baaolanao kI AajaadI pr koMd ka jaaor Supreme Court has urged the Govt to exercise its savaao-cca nyaayaalaya nao TIvaI caOnalaaoM ko iKlaaf kobala TIvaI naoTvak- powers under the Cable TV Networks (Regulation) Act ³ivainayama´ e@T ko tht sarkar kao TIvaI kaya-ËmaaoM kI saamaga`I pr ek against TV channels to have an effective oversight on the p`BaavaI inagaranaI rKnao ka Aaga`h ikyaa hO.dUsarI Aaor sarkar nao tk- contents of TV programmes. The Govt on the other hand argued that it respected the media’s right to free speech and idyaa hO ik vah baaolanao kI AajaadI ko maIiDyaa ko AiQakar ka sammaana was not keen to play the regulator. krtI hO AaOr inayaamak kI BaUimaka ko ilae ]%sauk nahIM hO. A bench of CJI SA Bobde and justices AS Bopanna saIjaoAa[- esae baaobaDo va jaisTsa eesa baaopnnaa AaOr vaI ramaasauba`maNyama and V Ramasubramanian expressed displeasure over the kI pIz nao jamaIyat ]lama e ihMd kI yaaicaka pr koMd` kI p`itiËyaa pr Centre’s response to Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind’s petition alleging naarajagaI jata[- AaOr sarkar nao inajaamau_Ina maoM tblaIgaI jamaat maMDlaI pr the government did precious little to stop the media from targeting Muslims during the Covid-19 pandemic by making GaRNaaspd irpaoT- banaakr maIiDyaa kao kaoivad–19 mahamaarI ko daOrana mausalamaanaaoM hateful reports on the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in kao inaSaanaa banaanao sao raoknao ko ilae bahut kma kama ikyaa.Apnao Nizamuddin. In its affidavit, the Centre had said that by and hlafnaamao maoM koMd` nao kha qaa ik baD,o va mau#yaQaara ko samaacaar p~aoM AaOr large, most mainstream newspapers and web portals reported vaoba paoTlaao-M nao [sa GaTnaa pr ijammaodarI sao irpaoiT-Mga nahIM kI.[sanao kha responsibly on the event. It said during the initial period of the pandemic, when some Tablighi Jamaat members were ik mahamaarI kI Sau$AatI AvaiQa ko daOrana¸ jaba kuC tblaIgaI jamaat ko found Covid positive, it received media and public attention. sadsyaaoM kao kaoivad pa^ijaiTva payaa gayaa¸ tba [sanao maIiDyaa AaOr janata It also detailed the number of accounts and URLs that were ka Qyaana AakiYa-t ikyaa.[samao AlpsaM#yak samaudaya kao laixat krnao blocked to stop circulation of fake news targeting the vaalao fjaI- samaacaaraoM ko p`saar kao raoknao ko ilae Aka]MT va yaUAarela kI minority community. As the hearing progressed, its scope expanded to BaI ivastRt jaanakarI dI. cover whether the government should use the powers it jaOsao–jaOsao saunavaa[- Aagao baZ,I¸ [sako dayaro ka BaI ivastar haota enjoys to regulate content on TV channels. The CJI told gayaa ik @yaa sarkar kao TIvaI caOnalaaoM pr saamaga`I ivainayaimat krnao ko ilae solicitor general Tushar Mehta, “We are not satisfied with Sai@tyaaoM ka ]pyaaoga krnaa caaihe.saIjaoAa[- nao mahaiQava@ta tuYaar SATELLITE & CABLE TV 10 DECEMBER 2020 SCAT NEWS skOT samaacaarsamaacaarskOT the Centre’s affidavit. We had asked what steps were taken maohta sao kha¸ ‘hma koMd` ko hlafnaamaoM sao saMtuYT nahIM hOM.hmanao pUCa qaa by the government under the Cable TV Networks ik kobala TIvaI naoTvak- ³ivainayamana´ AiQainayama ko tht sarkar nao TIvaI (Regulation) Act against fake news circulated by TV channels. What is the grievance redressal mechanism under caOnalaaoM Wara p`saairt naklaI KbaraoM ko iKlaaf @yaa kdma ]zayao hOM.kanaUna the law? On both these points, your affidavit is silent despite ko tht iSakayat inavaarNa tM~ @yaa hOÆ[na daonaaoM ibaMduAaoM pr¸ Aapka us asking for it.” hlafnaamaa hmaaro Wara maaMganao ko baavajaUd caup hO.’ CODE FOR NEWS CHANNELS samaacaar caOnalaaoM ko ilae kaoD Govt is looking to strengthen the regulatory sarkar¸ TIvaI samaacaar caOnalaaoM ko ilae ek nayaI Aacaar saMihta mechanism for news media besides considering a new code pr ivacaar krnao ko Alaavaa samaacaar maIiDyaa ko ilae inayaamak tM~ kao of conduct for TV news channels. majabaUt krnaa caah rhI hO. “Freedom of press is being Aa[-eMDbaI maM~alaya nao batayaa ik ‘p`osa kI AajaadI discussed again today and I said that the way press freedom is being attacked, pr Aaja ifr sao cacaa- hao rhI hO AaOr maOMnao kha ik that is not good… Press Council of India ijasa trh sao p`osa kI AajaadI pr hmalaa ikyaa jaa (PCI) is another mechanism of self- rha hO vah AcCa nahIM hOºººp`osa ka]Misala Aa^f regulation. Though the head is [MiDyaa ³pIsaIAa[-´ Aa%ma inayamana ka ek AaOr tM~ appointed by the government, it has hO.halaaMik [sako p`mauK kI inayaui@t sarkar Wara PRAKASH JAVADEKAR representatives of press owners, editors, ikyaa jaata hO¸ laoikna [samaoM p`osa maailakaoM saMpadkaoM¸ journalists, photographers and parliamentarians. But people are demanding that the PCI p~karaoM¸ faoTaoga`afraoM AaOr saaMsadaoM ko p`itinaiQa haoto hOM.laoikna laaoga maaMga should be given more powers. That is also being kr rho hOM ik pIsaIAa[- kao AiQak Sai@tyaaM dI jaanaI caaihe.[sa pr BaI considered,” I&B Minisster noted. ivacaar ikyaa jaa rha hO.Aa[-eMDbaI maM~I EaI p`kaSa jaavaD,okr nao batayaa ik Noting the absence of a Press Council-like body to TIvaI p`saarNa kao ivainayaimat krnao ko ilae ek p`osa ka]Misala jaOsaI saMsqaa kI regulate TV news even though he referred to the National Anaupisqait kao doKto hue Balao hI ]nhaoMnao raYTIya/ p`saarNa maanak p`aiQakrNa Broadcasting Standards Authority as an institution where kao ek eosaI saMsqaa ko $p maoM saMdiBa-t ikyaa hO¸ jahaM ‘kao[- BaI iSakayat kr “anyone can complain to them and they even punish the erring channels”, Javadekar said, “But there are many sakta hO AaOr vao galat caOnalaaoM kao dMiDt kr sakto hOM¸ laoikna k[- caOnala hOM channels that are not even members of that… and they jaao ]sako sadsya nahIM hOMºººAaOr ]nako }pr kao[- p`itbaMQa nahIM hOººº[sa have no restrictions… Such a system cannot exist...” trh kI p`NaalaI maaOjaUd nahIM hao saktI.’ COMPLIANCE POLICY OF FDI efDIAa[- kI Anaupalana naIit The Govt has notified compliance of policy on FDI sarkar nao iDijaTla maIiDyaa maoM efDIAa[- pr naIit ko Anaupalana in digital media. kao AiQasaUicat ikyaa hO. All eligible entities involved in sarkar ko inaNa-ya ko Anaupalana ko ilae iDijaTla uploading and streaming of news and current affairs through digital media, maIiDyaa ko maaQyama sao samaacaar va kroMT Afoyasa- to comply with the decision of kao AplaaoD krnao AaOr sTIimaMga/ krnao maoM Saaimala Government, which had permitted 26 saBaI pa~ saMsqaayaoM¸ ijanhaoMnao sarkar ko Anaumaaodna per cent FDI under Government FDI ININFDI $T ko maaQyama sao 26 p`itSat efDIAa[- kI approval route. The entities having DIGITDIGITDIGITALALAL foreign investment below 26 per cent MEDIAMEDIAMEDIA Anaumaaodna p`aPt hu[- qaI.26 p`itSat sao kma may furnish intimation to the Ministry ivadoSaI inavaoSa vaalaI saMsqaayaoM BaI saUcanaa va p`saarNa of Information and Broadcasting. maM~alaya kao saUcanaa do saktI hOM. They have to provide details of the company, entity ]nhoM Apnao inadoSakaoM va SaoyarQaarkaoM ko naama va pto ko saaqa and its shareholding pattern along with the names and addresses of its Directors and shareholders. kMpnaI¸ [ka[- va [sako SaoyarhaoilDMga pOTna- ka BaI ivavarNa p`dana krnaa The names and address of Promoters and Significant haogaa. SATELLITE & CABLE TV 11 DECEMBER 2020 SCAT NEWS skOT samaacaarsamaacaarskOT Beneficial Owners. Permanent Account Number and the p`va-tkaoM va p`mauK laaBaaiqa-yaaoM ko naama va pto ko Alaavaa sqaayaI latest audited or unaudited Profit and Loss Statement and Kata saM#yaa va laoKa prIxak kI irpaoT- ko saaqa navaInatma laoKa prIixat Balance Sheet along with the Auditor report. The Ministry said, entities which, at present, have yaa AGaaoiYat laaBa va haina AaOr baOlaoMsa SaIT ka ivavarNa donaa haogaa. an equity structure with foreign investment exceeding 26 maM~alaya nao kha¸ maaOjaUda samaya maoM¸ ivadoSaI inavaoSa ko saaqa [i@vaTI per cent will give similar details to the Ministry of Information saMrcanaa 26 p`itSat sao AiQak hO¸ Aaja sao ek mahInao ko BaItr saUcanaa va and Broadcasting within one month from today. p`saarNa maM~alaya kao samaana ivavarNa donaa haogaa. It said, any entity which intends to bring fresh foreign investment in the country has to seek prior approval [samaoM kha gayaa hO ik jaao BaI saMsqaayaoM doSa maoM nayao ivadoSaI inavaoSa of the Central Government, through the Foreign Investment laanao ka [rada rKtI hO¸ ]sao DIpIAa[-Aa[-TI ko ivadoSaI inavaoSa sauivaQaa Facilitation Portal of DPIIT. paoT-la ko maaQyama sao koMd` sarkar kI pUva- Anaumait laonaI haogaI. GOVT ALLOWS INFRA SHARING sarkar nao [MÍa SaoyairMga kI Anaumait dI The Govt has allowed platform infrastructure sharing sarkar nao TIvaI caOnalaaoM ko ivatrNa ko ilae svaocCa sao PlaoTfama- voluntarily for distribution of TV channels provided signals [MÍasT@car/ saaJaa krnao kI Anaumait do dI hO¸ baSato- kobala Aa^proTr ko of HITS platform are distributed to subscribers via the cable maaQyama sao ga`ahkaoM kao ihT\sa PlaoTfama- ko maaQyama sao isaganala operator. Govt has amended the Headend-in-the- ivatirt ikyao jaato hOM.sarkar nao malTI isasTma Aa^proTraoM Sky (HITS) guidelines by allowing sharing of ³emaesaAao´ ko saaqa ihT\sa Aa^proTraoM Wara bauinayaadI Z,aMcao infrastructure by HITS operators with multi- ko saaJaakrNa kI Anaumait dokr hoDeMD–[na–d–ska[- system operators (MSOs). The sharing of ³ihT\sa´ idSaa inado-SaaoM maoM saMSaaoQana ikyaa hO.ihT\sa va infrastructure between HITS and cable TV kobala TIvaI kMpinayaaoM ko baIca bauinayaadI ZaMcaa kI ihssaodarI companies has been a long-pending demand of the distribution sector. ivatrNa xao~ kI laMbao samaya sao laMibat maaMga rhI hO. As per the new clauses added to the ihT\sa idSaa inado-Sa maoM jaaoD,o gayao nayao KMDaoM ko mautaibak ek HITS guidelines, a HITS operator may share the ihT\sa Aa^proTr¸ TIvaI caOnalaaoM ko ivatrNa ko ilae lacaIlao platform infrastructure on a voluntary basis, in trIko sao¸ PlaoTfama- ko bauinayaadI Z,aMcao kao svaOicCk AaQaar flexible ways, for distribution of TV channels pr saaJaa kr sakta hO¸ baSato- ik ihT\sa PlaoTfama- ko provided that the signals of the HITS platform are distributed to subscribers through cable operator only and the isaganala kovala kobala Aa^proTr ko maQyama sao ga`ahkaoM kao ivatirt ikyao encryption of signals, addressability and liabilities are not jaayaoM AaOr isaganalaaoM ka einËPSana¸ eDosaoibailaTI/ va donadairyaaoM sao samaJaaOta compromised. nahIM ikyaa jaata hO.saMSaaoiQat idSaa inado-Sa ihT\sa Aa^proTraoM AaOr emaesaAao The amended guidelines also allow sharing of ko baIca ihT\sa PlaoTfamaao-M Wara p`saairt T/aMsapaoT- sT/Ima kI ihssaodarI transport stream transmitted by HITS platforms, between Anaumait dota hO.[sako Alaavaa¸ ihT\sa PlaoTfama- kao TIvaI caOnalaaoM kI HITS operators and MSOs. Further, the HITS platform will not be allowed to be used as a teleport for the uplinking of ApilaMikMga ko ilae TolaIpaoT- ko [stomaala kI Anaumait nahIM dI jaayaogaI. TV channels. emaesaAao ko saaqa ApnaI TaMsapaoT-/ sTIma/ saaJaa krnao ko [-cCuk An HITS operator willing to share its transport stream ihT\sa Aa^proTrao kao yah sauinaiScat krnaa caaihe ik emaesaAao ko pasa with an MSO should ensure that the MSO has a valid written sabsaËa[baraoM ko ilae po TIvaI caOnalaaoM ko ivatrNa ko ilae saMbaMiQat p`saarkaoM interconnection agreement with the concerned broadcasters ko saaqa ek vaOQa ilaiKt [MTrknao@Sat samaJaaOta hO. ek ihT\sa Aa^proTr for distribution of Pay TV channels to the subscribers. ko ilae emaesaAao ko saaqa bauinayaadI Z,aMcao kao saaJaa krnao ko ilae¸ For an HITS operator to share infrastructure with an MSO, the operator will be allowed sharing only on Indian Aa^proTraoM kao kovala BaartIya inayaMi~t saOTolaa[TaoM pr saaJaa krnao kI controlled satellites. A written permission from the Anaumait dI jaayaogaI.[sa saMbaMQa maoM AMtirxa ivaBaaga ³DIAaoesa´ sao ilaiKt Department of Space (DOS) will be required in this regard. Anaumait laonaI haogaI. ZAKKA JACOB PROMOTED ja@ka jaOkoba kao tr@kI CNN-News18, a leading English News channel has ek p`mauK AMga`ojaI samaacaar caOnala saIenaena–nyaUja 18 nao SATELLITE & CABLE TV 12 DECEMBER 2020 Deliver fiber first with the industry’s most trusted and advanced test solutions. 5G Fiber Data Center Enterprise Mobile Networks Radio Test Made In SET TOP BOX BIS APPROVED Cable TV STB IPTV/ OTT/ANDROID CH+ CH- VOL+ VOL- POWER Satellite STB S/S2 CHAMPION EMCS- 4000SG TM CHAMPION 2000 IPTV/ OTT STB MCBS WINS STB INNOVATION AWARD MPEG-4 HD, SD, MPEG-2 Hybrid HD (Cable+IPTV) Android/GSM STB Now Now designdesign youryour ownown STBSTB asas perper customizedcustomized requirementrequirement IndianIndian STBSTB DesignDesign househouse forfor youryour STBSTB needsneeds INDIA’S LARGEST SELLING DIGITAL HEADEND SYSTEM CONVERGENCE HEADEND A Complete Solution For Cable, Satelite, Mobile & IPTV INTEGRATE IPTV / WEB TV / MOB TV / OTT WITH InstalledInstalled basebase ofof COMMON WEALTH CABLE NETWORK AND MCBSMCBS HeadendsHeadends GAMES 2010 BECOME NEXTGEN OPERATOR Already installed by manymany telecomtelecom operatorsoperators Analog Headends 20,000+ && MSO’sMSO’s inin IndiaIndia likelike JIOJIO !! ANDROID Digital Headends 3000+ Flash Streaming Super Headends 35+ Encoders 65,000+ HITS HEADENDS PRODUCTS MCBS has set up an ultra modern state-of-the-art Surface Mount Technology (SMT) plant, incorporating world's most renowned robotic machineries. The technology used is the latest for high speed set -top box manufacturing! GPON/ EPON BROADBAND INTERNET SOLUTIONS ENCODER & MODULATOR FOR LOCAL CHANNELS GPON OLT, ONU Equipments 4CH/ 8CH/ 12CH/ 16CH/ 24CH OLT-PTC EOC ONU ONU LCO, Increase your revenue with ONU-WIFI ONU ONU2 local advertisement B-138/ 139, GIDC Electronics Estate, Sector-25, Gandhinagar - 382 024, Gujarat, India Phone No. : +91 - 97277 24101, 97277 24124, 079-23287369 E-mail : [email protected], [email protected] www.MCBSintl.com SCAT NEWS skOT samaacaarsamaacaarskOT promoted Zakka Jacob as managing editor. And he will lead ja@ka jaOkaba kao p`baMQa saMpadk ko $p maoM pdaonnat ikyaa hO. EaI the editorial strategy of CNN News18. jaOkaba kI inayaui@t ek AcCa kdma hO AaOr ja@ka kao ]Vaoga maoM 18 The appointment of Jacob is a good move and Zakka come with over 18 years of experience in the industry,. In saala sao AiQak ka AnauBava hO. his spell with CNN-News18, he has managed to carve a saIenaena–nyaUja 18 ko saaqa Apnao kaya-kala maoM vao Apnaa ek niche. jagah banaanao maoM kamayaaba rho hOM. DTH SUBS SEES SURGE DITIeca sabsaËa[bar maoM baZ,aotrI The DTH subscription numbers have seen a surge. DITIeca sabsaËa[bar sa#yaa maoM vaRiw doKI gayaI hO.halaaMik Ta[-/ As per the DTH subscriber numbers by TRAI the Wara DITIeca ga`ahkaoM kI saM#yaa ko Anausaar 31 maaca- 2019 kao sabsaËa[barao subscribers declined from a peak of 72.44 million as on 31 kI saM#yaa 72º44 imailayana ko iSaKr sao 30 jaUna 2019 kao ibalkula March 2019 to a low of 68.92 million during the very next quarter end date – 30 June 2019 AMitma tImaahI ko AMitma idna GaTkr 68º92 imailayana rh gayaI. Since 30 June 2019, the number of pay DTH 30 jaUna 2019 sao inajaI DITIeca saovaa p`dataAaoM Wara p`dana kI subscribers using services provided by private DTH service jaanao vaalaI saovaaAaoM ka ]pyaaoga krnao vaalao po DITIeca ga`ahkaoM kI saM#yaa 30 providers has been increasing slowly until 30 June 2020. As jaUna 2020 tk QaIro QaIro baZ, rhI qaI.30 jaUna 2020 tk inajaI DITIeca on 30 June 2020, the number of pay DTH subscriber using services provided by private DTH service providers stood saovaa p`dataAaoM Wara p`dana kI gayaI saovaaAaoM ka ]pyaaoga krko po DITIeca at 70.58 million. This is in addition to the subscribers of DD ga`ahkaoM kI saM#yaa 70º58 imailayana pr phuMca gayaI.yah DIDI ÍI iDSa Free Dish (free DTH services of Doordarshan). ³dUrdSa-na kI mauFt DITIeca saovaaAaoM´ ko ga`ahkaoM ko Aitir@t hO. CABLE TV AHCIEVES FULL kobala TIvaI pUrI trh iDijaTa[ja hu[- DIGITISATION TRAI reports state that the T/a[- kI Kbarao ko mautaibak doSa maoM kobala TIvaI country has achieved 100 percent naoTvak- nao 100 p`itSat iDijaTa[jaoSana p`aPt kr digitization of cable TV network. ilayaa hO. 30 jaUna 2020 tk saUcanaa va p`saarNa As on 30 June 2020, there were 1,666 MSOs registered with the ministry maM~alaya ³emaAa[-baI´ ko saaqa 1666 emaesaAao of information & broadcasting (MIB) as pMjaIkRt qao [sakI tulanaa maoM 31 idsaMbar 2019 compared to 1,613 MSO registered as on CABLE TV DIGITISATION tk 1613 emaesaAao pMjaIkRt qao.[sako Alaavaa 31 December 2019. Further, as per the emaesaAaoÀihT\sa Aa^proTrao Wara p`dana ikyao gayao data reported by MSOs/HITS operators, there were 12 MSOs and one HITS operator who had a AaMkD,aoM ko mautaibak 12 emaesaAao AaOr ek ihT\sa Aa^proTr eosaa hO subscriber base of more than one million. ijanako pasa ek imailayana sao AiQak ka sabsaËa[bar AaQaar hO. RAJAT SHARMA NEW NBA PRESIDENT enabaIe ko nayao p`Qaana rjat Samaa- India TV editor-in-chief Rajat [MiDyaa TIvaI ko p`Qaana saMpadk rjat Samaa- kao Sharma was re-elected as the president ApnaI 13 vaIM vaaiYa-k Aama baOzk maoM naoSanala of the National Broadcasting ba`a^DkaisTMga esaaoisaeSana ³enabaIe´ kao ifr Association (NBA) at its 13th annual general meeting. The board has sao AQyaxa ko $p maoM cauna ilayaa gayaa hO.baaoD- elected News24 Broadcast India Ltd nao nyaUja 24 ba`a^DkasT [MiDyaa ilaº kI AQyaxa chairperson-cum-MD Anuradha va emaDI AnauraQaa p`saad kao Apnaa ]paQyaxa Prasad as its vice president, and AaOr baonaoT¸ kaolamaOna eMD kMpnaI ila–Ta[msa Bennett, Coleman & Co Ltd - Times RAJAT SHARMA Network MD and CEO MK Anand as naoTvak- ko emaDI vaI saI[-Aao emako AanaMd kao honorary treasurer for the year 2020-2021. vaYa- 2020–21 ko ilae maanad kaoYaaQyaxa caunaa hO. SATELLITE & CABLE TV 15 DECEMBER 2020 SCAT NEWS skOT samaacaarsamaacaarskOT The other members on the NBA Board are: - enabaIe baaoD- maoM Anya sadsya hOM: Mathrubhumi Printing & Publishing Co Ltd MD MV maatRBaUima ip`MiTMga eMD piblakoSansa kMpnaI ilaimaToD ko emaDI emavaI Shreyams Kumar Eaoyama kumaar TV18 Broadcast Ltd MD Rahul Joshi TIvaI18 ba`a^DkasT ilaº emaDI rahula jaaoSaI ABP Network Pvt Ltd CEO Avinash Pandey Eenadu Television Pvt Ltd Director I Venkat ebaIpI naoTvak- p`aºilaº saI[-Aao AivanaaSa paMDo TV Today Network Ltd Vice-Chairperson and MD [-naaDu TolaIivajana p`aºilaº ko inadoSak Aa[- vaoMkT Kalli Purie Bhandal TIvaI TUDo naoTvak- ilaº ko ]paQyaxa va emaDI kllaI purI BaMDala New Delhi Television Ltd Editorial Director Sonia nyaU idllaI TolaIivajana ilaº kI saMpadkIya inadoSak saaoinayaa Singh isaMh Zee Media Corporation Ltd CEO - cluster 1 Sudhir Chaudhary jaI maIiDyaa ka^rpaoroSana ilaº ko saI[-Aao–@lasTr1 sauQaIr caaOQarI MSO LICENSES PENDING emaesaAao laa[saoMsa laMibat Govt has yet to approve 109 MSO license A@TUbar 2020 ko AMt maoM sarkar kao 109 emaesaAao laa[saoMsa applications at the end of October 2020.The Ministry in AavaodnaaoM kao maMjaUrI donaI hO.maM~alaya kao A@TUbar maoM emaesaAao laa[saoMsa ko October received 4 new applications for ilae 4 nayao Aavaodna p`aPt hue¸ ijasako calato an MSO license taking the number of MSO license applications received since Ap`Ola 2019 sao p`aPt hue emaesaAao laa[saoMsa AavaodnaaoM April 2019 to 243 from 239 at the end of kI saM#yaa isatMbar 2020 ko AMt maoM 239 sao 243 September 2020. hao gayaI. The Ministry in October approved 4 applications for a MSO maM~alaya nao A@TUbar maoM caar emaesaAao laa[saoMsa license taking the number of MSO license AavaodnaaoM kao maMjaUrI dI ijasako saaqa hI Ap`Ola applications approved since April 2019 2019 maoM Anaumaaoidt emaesaAao laa[saoMsa kI saM#yaa to 134 from 130 at the end of September 2020. 130 sao baZ,kr isatMbar 2020 tk 134 hao gayaI.maM~alaya ko pasa The Ministry now has 109 MSO license applications A@TUbar 2020 ko AMt tk 109 emaesaAao laa[saoMsa Aavaodna laMibat hO¸ pending at the end of October 2020, the same as that at the end of September 2020 which should at 73 at the end of ibalkula ]tnaa hI ijatnaa ik isatMbar 2020 ko AMt maoM qaa¸ jaao ik April 2019. Ap`Ola 2019 ko AMt maoM 73 haonaa caaihe qaa. HYBRID STBS TO BE LAUNCHED ha[-iba`D esaTIbaI laa^nca ikyaa jaayaogaa GTPL Hathway will roll out Android set-top box in a jaITIpIela hoqavao doSaBar maoM carNabaw trIko sao eMDa^yaD/ saoT Ta^p phased manner across the country. baa^@sa p`stut krogaa. The company will also launch kMpnaI Anya baajaaraoM maoM [sakI p`stuitkrNa ko the Hybrid box in select Phase-III and baad cauinaMda tIsaro carNa va caaOqao carNa ko baajaar Phase-IV markets with subsequent roll out in other markets. The hybrid box is maoM ha[-iba`D baa^@sa laa^nca krogaa.]mmaId hO ik ha[- expected to launch in Q3 FY 21 with the iba`D baa^@sa kao iva SATELLITE & CABLE TV 16 DECEMBER 2020 Satellite & Cable TV Provides You With... 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This sabsaËa[bar AaOr 211º5 imailayana pMjaIkRt [stomaalakta- hOM.[saka matlaba represents 6.9 million net new paid subscriber additions over the past six months. hO ik ipClao Ch mahInao ko daOrana [sanao kula 6º9 imailayana nayao poD This subscriber growth sabsaËa[baraoM kao panao maoM saflata payaI hO. has been powered by its yah ga`ahk baZ,aotrI tknaIkI maoM Apnao investment in technology and inavaoSa AaOr maa[Ëaosaa^FT ko saaqa baD,I the larger partnership with saaJaodarI Wara p`oirt hO.halahI maoM pUrI Microsoft. In a recently hu[- piryaaojanaa maoM eraosa naa] nao maa[Ëaosaa^FT completed project, Eros Now uploaded content to a central content repository, built on ejaUra pr inaima-t ek koMd`Iya saamaga`I BaMDar ko ilae saamaga`I AplaaoD kI¸ jaao Microsoft Azure, that can quickly process large volumes of saOTolaa[T ko maaQyama sao hbsa kao ivatirt krnao ko ilae baD,I maa~a maoM DoTa kao data to distribute to hubs via satellite. Consumers then SaIGa`ta sao saMsaaiQat kr sakta hO.]pBaao@ta tba [MTrnaoT ko saMpk- ko ibanaa connect to these hubs to securely download content to Apnao maaobaa[la ]pkrNaaoM pr saamaga`I kao saurixat $p sao Da]nalaaoD krnao ko their mobile devices without internet connectivity. By using ilae [na hba sao jauD,to hOM.[sa p`NaalaI ka ]pyaaoga krko kma knaoi@TivaTI this system, consumers in low connectivity regions can xao~aoM maoM ]pBaao@ta [raosa naa] kI samaRw maIiDyaa saamaga`I ka ]pyaaoga kr sakto access Eros Now’s rich media content and pay for services in modes they prefer. Enabling video distribution via satellite hOM AaOr ]na maaoD maoM saovaaAaoM ko ilae Baugatana kr sakto hOM jaao vao psaMd krto could be game changing for the OTT business in developing hOM.saOTolaa[T ko maaQyama sao vaIiDyaao ivatrNa kao saxama krnao sao Baart¸ dixaNa markets like India, South East Asia and Africa where more eiSayaa AaOr AÍIka jaOsao ivakasaSaIla baajaaraoM maoM AaoTITI vyavasaaya ko ilae than 50 per cent of the population has intermittent access Kola maoM badlaava hao sakta hO¸ jahaM 50 p`itSat sao AiQak AabaadI kao to internet and internet video. [MTrnaoT AaOr [MTrnaoT vaIiDyaao kI baaQaariht sauivaQaa hO. ZEE5 NEW PARTNERSHIP jaI5 kI nayaI saaJaodarI ZEE5 has a new partner with ISP - Connect Broadband Aa[-esapI knao@T ba`a^DbaOMD ko saaqa jaI5 nao pUro pMjaaba maoM ApnaI to spread its reach across Punjab. Rahul Maroli, Senior Vice phuMca ko ivastar ko ilae samaJaaOta ikyaa hO.jaI5 [MiDyaa ko vairYz ]p President & Head SVOD, ZEE5 India said, “In a connected p`Qaana va esavaIAaoDI ko p`Qaana rahula maaraolaI nao batayaa ik ‘knao@ToD world, the role of ISPs is critical to connect the household to the world! The past few valD- maoM Aa[-esapI kI BaUimaka Gar kao duinayaa sao months have seen an increased demand for jaaoD,nao ko ilae mah%vapUNa- hO² ipClao kuC mahInaaMo maoM broadband internet as people turn to the ba`a^DbaOMD [MTrnaoT kI baZ,tI hu[- maaMga doKI gayaI hO internet for work, entertainment, and @yaaoMik laaoga kama¸ manaaorMjana va saMcaar ko ilae [MTrnaoT communication. The strategic alliance with ka $K krto hOM.knao@T ba`a^DbaOMD ko saaqa rNanaIitk Connect Broadband enables us to provide gazbaMQana hmaoM Apnao baIskaop manaaorMjana AnauBava kao our bespoke entertainment experience to an even wider audience. With consumers now AaOr BaI vyaapk dSa-kaoM kao p`dana krnao maoM saxama looking at digital platforms to fulfil their banaata hO.]pBaao@taAaoM kao ApnaI manaaorMjana entertainment requirements, we wanted to AavaSyaktaAaoM kao pUra krnao ko ilae Aba iDijaTla ensure that consumers get a seamless PlaoTfamaao-M kao doKnao ko saaqa hma yah sauinaiScat krnaa experience with the best of content to caahto qao ik ]pBaao@taAaoM kao caunanao ko ilae savaao- SATELLITE & CABLE TV 19 DECEMBER 2020 B’BAND & IPTV NEWS ba`a^DbaOMDba`a^DbaOMDba`a^DbaOMD vavava Aa[-pITIvaIAa[-pITIvaIAa[-pITIvaI nyaUjanyaUjanyaUja Broadband makes it simpler for customers to access rich Kpt maoM BaarI baZ,aotrI ko saaqa knao@T ba`a^DbaOMD ga`ahkaoM kao DoTa kI icaMta content from ZEE5 without having to worry about data. ikyao ibanaa jaI5 sao samaRw saamaga`I ka ]pyaaoga krnaa sarla banaata hO.eosao During such unprecedented times, we urge all the citizens ABaUtpUva- samaya ko daOrana hma saBaI naagairkaoM sao Aaga`h krto hOM ik vao Gar to stay home and stay calm, while we continue to serve the pr rhoM AaOr SaaMt rhoM¸ dUsarI Aaor hma ]nhoM BaaYaaAaoM¸ SaOilayaaoM va ]pkrNaaoM best of entertainment content across languages, genres, and a spectrum of devices. Our partnership with ZEE5 ko spo@Tma/ maoM sava-EaoYz manaaorMjana saamaga`I kI saovaa kao banaayao rKoMgao.jaI5 ko enables us to maximise our reach by appealing to a massive saaqa hmaarI saaJaodarI hmaoM knao@T ba`a^DbaOMD ]pBaao@taAaoM ko ilae ek baD,o content for Connect Broadband consumers. With this pOmaanao pr saamaga`I kI ApIla krko hmaarI phuMca kao AiQaktma krnao maoM proposition, we are enhancing our relationship and reach saxama banaatI hO.[sa p`stava ko saaqa hma Apnao saMbaMQaaoM kao baZ,a rho hOM with our customers.” AaOr Apnao ga`ahkaoM ko saaqa phuMca rho hOM.’ TARUN KATIAL QUITS ZEE5 jaI5 CaoD,a t$Na kiTyaala nao In a high-profile exit – Tarun Katial has quit as ZEE5 ek mah%vapUNa- isqait ivakasa maoM caar vaYaao- tk jaI pirvaar ko CEO after leading the OTT and contech saaqa AaoTITI va ka^nTok ba`a^nD ka naotR%va krnao ko baad brand from Zee stable for four years. Confirming the development, a company EaI t$Na kiTyala nao jaI5 sao [stIfa do idyaa hO.kMpnaI spokesperson said, “We wish to confirm that ko p`va@ta nao [sakI puiYT krto hue batayaa ik ‘hma Tarun Katial has tendered his resignation, [sa baat kI puiYT krnaa caahto hOM ik EaI t$Na as CEO, Zee5 India. We thank him for his kiTyaala nao jaI5 ko saI[-Aao ko pd sao Apnaa [stIfa valuable contribution towards the growth of Zee5. Under his able leadership, in a very do idyaa hO.jaI5 ko ivakasa maoM ]nako bahumaUlya yaaogadana short span of time, Zee5 has emerged as ko ilae hma ]nhoM Qanyavaad doto hOM.]nako saxama naotR%va India’s largest ConTech brand, delivering maoM bahut kma samaya maoM jaI5 Baart ka sabasao baD,a ka^nao@T seamless, superlative content across ba`aMD banakr ]Bara hO¸ jaao ivaiBanna ]pBaao@ta Tca different consumer touch-points, backed Pvaa[MT pr inabaa-Qa¸ Saanadar saamaga`I p`dana krta hO jaao with cutting edge technology. His rich TARUN KATIAL experience and expertise have been A%yaaQauinak tknaIkI ko saaqa samaiqa-t hO.]naka samaRw invaluable in building a robust digital AnauBava AaOr ivaSaoYa&ta ek iDijaTla PlaoTfama- ko platform. We wish Tarun the best in all his future endeavours.Amit Goenka as the President - Digital inamaa-Na maoM AmaUlya hO.hma t$Na ko BaivaYya ko saBaI p`yaasaaoM ko ilae Businesses and Platforms will continue to lead team Zee5, SauBakamanaayaoM doto hOM.iDijaTla ibajanaosa AaOr PlaoTfama- ko AQyaxa ko $p along with other digital platforms.” maoM Aimat gaaoyanaka jaI5 TIma ka naotR%va krnaa jaarI rKoMgao.’ MZAALO NEW STRATEGIC maoja,laao kI nayaI rNanaIitk saaJaodarI PARTNERSHIPS Mzaalo, a blockchain-based video streaming gaoimafaa[D vaIiDyaao va manaaorMjana [kaoisasTma maoM blaa^kcaona AaQaairt application in the gamified video vaIiDyaao sTIimaMga/ PlaoTfama- maoja,laao nao p`Iimayama saamaga`I kI poSakSa ko ilae 25 and entertainment ecosystem, has sao AiQak ilainayar TIvaI caOnala fID va announced its alliance with over 25 vaIiDyaao Aa^na iDmaaMD PlaoTfamaao-M ko saaqa ApnaI Linear TV channel feeds and video- on-demand platforms to offer saaJaodarI GaaoYaNaa kI hO.maoja,laao kI p`NaalaI premium content. Mzaalo's system blaa^kcaona tknaIkI Wara saurixat hO–saamaga`I is secured by blockchain ko maailakaoM ko ilae ek ivaSvanaIya bauinayaadI technology – a trusted Z,aMcaa¸ Apnao ]pBaao@taAaoM ko ilae ba`anD ko infrastructure for content saurixat jauD,ava va vaaiNaijya AaOr owners, brands to own and secure svaaima%va.laIinayar TolaIivajana caOnalaaoM va vaIAaoDI engagement and commerce for their VIKRAM TANNA users.Through these simultaneous PlaoTfamaao-M ko saaqa eksaaqa rNanaIitk saamaga`I BaagaIdarI ko maaQyama sao. SATELLITE & CABLE TV 20 DECEMBER 2020 B’BAND & IPTV NEWS ba`a^DbaOMDba`a^DbaOMDba`a^DbaOMD vavava Aa[-pITIvaIAa[-pITIvaIAa[-pITIvaI nyaUjanyaUjanyaUja strategic content partnerships with linear television maoja,laao ko saI[-Aao ivaËma tnnaa nao kha ik ‘vyaapk $p sao channels and VOD platforms. p`Iimayama TIvaI caOnalaaoM AaOr vaIAaoDI PlaoTfamaao-M ko saaqa hmaarI saaJaodarI¸ Vikram Tanna, COO, Mzaalo, said, "Our partnership with wide-ranging, premium TV channels and VOD ]pBaao@ta koMid`t AnauBava kao baZ,anao kI idSaa maoM ek AaOr kdma hO.hma platforms, is a step further towards enhancing the consumer- ek saamaga`I Plasa tknaIkI PlaoTfama- hOM¸ jahaM hma Apnao ]pyaaogakta-AaoM centric experience. We are a content plus technology kao A%yaiQak AnauBava donao ko ilae Apnao kMToMT Aa^firMga kao @yaUroT platform where we curate our content offerings to deliver krto hOM. an immersive experience to our users. Our content engagement technology stack delivers deep contextual hmaarI saamaga`I sao jauD,I tknaIkI ]pyaaogakta-AaoM AaOr iva&apnadataAaoM experiences to both users and advertisers alike.” daonaaoM ko ilae samaana $p sao gahna p`asaMigak AnauBava p`dana krtI hO.’ TATA SKY BINGE PARTNERS WITH saaonaIilava ko saaqa TaTaska[- ibaMja kI saaJaodarI SONYLIV Tata Sky Binge, is partnering with SonyLIV and will TaTaska[- ibaMga¸ saaonaIilava ko saaqa saaJaodarI kr rha hO AaOr add 1000+ hours of exciting content to Tata Sky Binge [sako calato TaTaska[- ibaMja maoM 1000 sao AiQak GaMTo kI raomaaMcak saamaga`I including TV shows, movies and SonyLIV Originals. Saaimala haogaI¸ ijasamaoM TIvaI Saao¸ iflmaoM AaOr saaonaIilava kI maUla saamaga`I Tata Sky chief saamaga`I Saaimala haogaI. commercial and content officer Pallavi Puri said, TaTaska[- ko mau#ya vaaiNaijk “We have always va kMToMT AiQakarI pllavaI purI believed in giving a nao batayaa ik ‘hmanao hmaoSaa Apnao wealth of choice to our ga`ahkaoM kao nayaI saamaga`I kI subscribers in terms of poSakSa ko maamalao maoM ]nakI pMsad new content offerings. Banking on shared ka Qyaana rKnao maoM ivaSvaasa rKa synergies, we are hO.saaJaa talamaola pr Baraosaa confident that SonyLIV’s library of outstanding content krto hue hmaoM ivaSvaasa hO ik will ensure that our subscribers continue to discover the ]%kRYT saamaga`I kI saaonaIilava sauinaiScat krogaI ik hmaaro ga`ahk TaTa ska[- most entertaining and engaging content on the Tata Sky ibaMja PlaoTfama- pr sabasao manaaorMjak AaOr AakYa-k saamaga`I Kaojato rhoM.’ Binge platform.” saaonaI [MTrTonamaoMT TolaIivajana ko iDijaTla ibajanaosa va sTUiDyaaonao@sT Sony Entertainment Television, digital business and StudioNEXT business head Danish Khan said, “From the ibajanaosa ko p`mauK dainaSa Kana nao kha ik ‘ifr sao laa^nca krnao ko samaya time of relaunch, we have been witnessing huge surge in sao hma baD,I sËIna AaOr knao@ToD ]pkrNa pr kMToMT kI Kpt maoM BaarI content consumption on the large screens and connected ]Cala doK rho hOM AaOr TaTaska[- ibaMja ko saaqa hmaarI saaJaodarI baD,o pdo- devices and our partnership with Tata Sky Binge will further pr vaalao GaraoM maoM hmaaro naotR%va kao AaOr majabaUt krogaI.hmaaro pasa ]ccastrIya bolster our leadership in the large screen households. We have a robust content library that has a lot to offer for kMToMT laa[ba`orI hO ijasamaoM ibaMjao ]pyaaogakta-AaoM ko ilae caunaava krnao ko Binge users to choose from. This collaboration will allow ilae bahut kuC hO.hma sahayaoga hmaoM eosao samaya maoM Apnao jauD,ava kao baZ,avaa us to boost our engagement at a time when users are glued donao kI Anaumait dogaa jabaik ]pyaaogakta- manaaorma khainayaaoM ko ilae Apnao to their screens for captivating stories.” sËIna sao icapko rhto hOM.’ US, INDIA OFFER GROWTH FOR OTT Baart¸ Amaoirka maoM AaoTITI ka ivakasa India and US offers major growth for OTT players. Baart va Amaoirka AaoTITI PlaoTfama- ko ilae vaRiw p`dana kr While Disney+ has already added over 73 million krto hOM.halaaMik iDjnaI Plasa nao phlao hI 73 imailayana sao AiQak subscribers, it will add another 112 million subscribers ]pBaao@taaAaoM kao jaaoD, ilayaa hO¸ yah 2020 va 2025 ko baIca 112 between 2020 and 2025 to reach 194 million. The report adds that Netflix will increase its subscriber base by 73 imailayana ]pBaao@taAaoM kao Saaimala krko 194 imailayana ko str pr phuMca million. jaayaogaa. SATELLITE & CABLE TV 21 DECEMBER 2020 B’BAND & IPTV NEWS ba`a^DbaOMDba`a^DbaOMDba`a^DbaOMD vavava Aa[-pITIvaIAa[-pITIvaIAa[-pITIvaI nyaUjanyaUjanyaUja “Much of Disney+’s initial growth came from the iDijaTla TIvaI irsaca- ko p`Qaana ivaSlaoYak isamaa^na marO nao batayaa US, mainly due to the attractive bundle of ik iDjnaI ka Sau$AatI ivakasa yaUesa sao huAa¸ jaao mau#ya$p Disney+ with ESPN+ and Hulu. More recently, sao [-esapIena Plasa¸ iDjnaI Plasa va hulau ko AakYa-k baMDla India’s Disney+ Hotstar subs count has ko karNa huAa.halahI maoM Aa[-pIela ko Apnao kvaroja ko rocketed due to its coverage of IPL cricket. karNa Baart ko iDjnaI Plasa ha^TsTar kI sabsaËa[bar The US and India will account for nearly half saM#yaa maoM ]Cala doKnao kao imalaa.yaUesa va Baart 2025 of Disney+’ subscriber base by 2025,” Digital tk iDjnaI Plasa ko sabsaËa[bar AaQaar ko lagaBaga AaQao TV Research principal analyst Simon Murray says. kI ihssaodarI krogaa. irpaoT- ko mautaibak sTIimaMga/ kI idggaja According to the report, the streaming kMopnaI naoTiFlask Apnao rajasva kao 37 ibailayana Da^lar giant Netflix will take its revenue up to $37 billion and its tk lao jaayaogaI AaOr [saka p`itWMdI iDjnaI Plasa 2025 tk rajasva ko rival Disney+ will generate $13 billion in revenue by 2025. $p maoM 13 ibailayana Da^lar p`aPt krogaa.irpaoT- maoM yah BaI Saaimala ikyaa The report adds this is a lot lower than Netflix due to lower gayaa hO ik naoTiFlask ko maukabalao kafI kma rhnao ka karNa ivakasaSaIla ARPUs charged in developing markets. baajaar maoM inamna eAarpIyaU Saulk kI vasaUlaI hO. BROADBAND SPEED TO BE UPGRADED ba`a^DbaOMD spID kao Apga`oD ikyaa jaayaogaa Broadband India Forum has mooted a revision of ba`a^DbaOMD [MiDyaa faorma nao ba`a^DbaOMD kI pirBaaYaa va spID maoM saMSaaoQana broadband definition and speeds in India are long overdue ikyaa hO¸ yah kafI samaya laMibat qaa ik [sa pr puna-ivacaar ikyaa jaayao and that it should be reviewed and upgraded to 2 Mbps AaOr [sao maaOjaUda 512 kbps sao baZ,akr 2 Mbps tk Apga`oD ikyaa from current 512 kbps which is "dismally low". jaayao¸ jaao ik [sa samaya inaraSaajanak $p sao kma hO. "It is our view that since the current definition of broadband captures neither the development of the Baart ko dUrsaMcaar inayaamak p`aiQakrNa ³T/a[-´ kao ApnaI technology nor the Indian p`stuitkrNa maoM baIAa[-ef nao batayaa ik consumers'' appetite for high ‘yah hmaara dRiYTkaoNa hO ik caUMik ba`a^DbaOMD speed broadband services, it must kI vat-maana pirBaaYaa maoM na tao tknaIkI be reviewed and redefined," the ka ivakasa haota hO AaOr na hI ]cca gait BIF said in its submission to ba`a^DbaOMD saovaaAaoM ko ilae BaartIya Telecom Regulatory Authority of ]pBaao@taAaoM kI BaUK¸ [sakI samaIxaa kI India (TRAI). The submissions form part jaanaI caaihe AaOr [sao ifr sao pirBaaiYat of BIF''s response to the ikyaa jaanaa caaihe.’ regulator''s consultation paper on yah sabaimaSana ba`a^DbaOM knaoi@TivaTI AaOr ''road map to promote broadband connectivity and enhanced ba`a^DbaOMD spID kao baZ,anao ko p`caar–p`saar ko ilae ‘raoD–maOp’ pr inayaamak broadband speed''. ko pramaSa- p~ pr baIAa[-ef kI p`itiËyaa ka ihssaa hO. TRAI had floated the discussion paper to seek T/a[- nao ivaiBanna mau_aoM pr ihtQaarkaoM ko ivacaaraoM kI tlaaSa ko stakeholder views on various issues including whether existing definition of broadband need to be reviewed along ilae pramaSa- p~ p`stut ikyaa qaa ijasamaoM ba`a^DbaOMD kI maaOjaUda pirBaaYaa kI with threshold download and upload speeds; possibility of dhlaIja AplaaoD va Da]nalaaoD gait ko saaqa samaIxaa krnao kI AavaSyakta defining different categories of broadband depending on qaI: gait ko AaQaar pr ba`a^DbaOMD kI ivaiBanna EaoiNayaaoM kao pirBaaiYat krnao speeds; need for speed measurement programmes in the kI saMBaavanaa: doSa maoM dUsaraoM ko baIca gait maapna kaya-ËmaaoM kI ja$rt. country amongst others. Baart maoM ba`a^DbaOMD kI gait¸ yahaM tk ik 4 jaI kI Sau$Aat ko The broadband speeds in India, even post the baad sao BaI ivaSva kI AcCI p`qaaAaoM ko AaQao sao BaI kma hO.inayaamak kao introduction of 4G, are less than half of the global good ApnaI ilaiKt p`itiËyaa maoM baIAa[-ef nao sauJaava idyaa ik ek naoTvak- practices.In its written response to the regulator, the BIF suggested that a network must comply with the requirement kao ba`a^DbaOMD knao@Sana maanaa jaanao ko ilae 2 emabaIpIesa Da]nalaaoD va to provide 2 Mbps download and upload speeds to be AplaaoD gait p`dana krnao kI AavaSyakta ka Anaupalana krnaa caaihe¸ considered a broadband connection, regardless of the eosaa saovaa donao ko ilae ]pyaaoga ikyao jaanao vaalao maaQyama yaa tknaIkI kI medium or technology used to deliver the service. prvaah ikyao ibanaa haonaa caaihe. SATELLITE & CABLE TV 22 DECEMBER 2020 POLICY HEADEND-IN-THE hoDeMD–[na–d^–ska[- ³ihT\sa´ SKY (HITS) NEW GUIDELINES ko ilae nayaI idSaainado-Sa The new clauses proposed by the Govt states that sarkar Wara p`staivat nayao KMD maoM kha gayaa hO ik TIvaI platform infrastructure can be shared voluntarily caOnalaaoM ko ivatrNa ko ilae PlaoTfama- [nÍasT@car/ kao svaocCa for distribution of TV channels provided signals sao saaJaa ikyaa jaa sakta hO¸ baSato- kobala Aa^proTr ko of HITS platform are distributed to subscribers via the cable operator. maaQyama sao ga`ahkaoM kao ihT\sa PlaoTfama- ko isaganala ivatirt ikyao jaato hOM. INFRASTRUCTURE SHARING BY HITS ihT\sa Aa^proTr Wara [nÍasT///@car kI ihssaodarI OPERATOR: jahaM BaI tknaIkI $p sao saMBava hao¸ TIvaI caOnalaaoM ko ivatrNa ko Wherever technically feasible, the HITS operator ilae ihT\sa Aa^proTr svaOicCk AaQaar pr¸ PlaoTfama- ko bauinayaadI Z,aMcao may share the platform infrastructure on voluntary basis, kao lacaIlao trIkaoM sao saaJaa kr sakto hOM¸ baSato- ik ihT\sa PlaoTfama- ko in flexible ways, for distribution of TV channels provided that the signals of the HITS platform are distributed to isaganala kovala kobala Aa^proTr ko maaQyama sao ga`ahkaoM kao ivatirt ikyao subscribers through Cable operator only and the jaato hOM AaOr isaganalaaoM ko einËPSana¸ eDosaoibailaTI/ AaOr donadairyaaoM sao encryption of signals, samaJaaOta nahIM ikyaa jaata addressability and hO.ihT\sa Aa^proTr AaOr liabilities are not compromised. emaesaAao ko baIca ihT\sa Sharing of its PlaoTfama- Wara p`saairt [sako transport stream T/aMsapaoT- sT/Ima kI ihssaodarI transmitted by HITS kI Anaumait haogaI. platforms, between HITS ihT\sa PlaoTfama- ka [stomaala operators and MSOs will be permitted. TIvaI caOnalaaoM kI ilaMikMga ko The HITS ilae TolaIpaoT- ko $p maoM krnao platform will not be kI Anaumait nahIM dI jaayaogaI. allowed to be used as ihT\sa A^proTr jaao ik ek teleport for up linking of emaesaAao ko saaqa ApnaI TV channels. HITS operator willing to share its transport stream T/asapaoT- sTIma/ saaJaa krnao ko ilae tOyaar hO¸ ]nhoM yah sauinaiScat krnaa with an MSO, should ensure that MSO has valid written caaihe ik emaesaAao nao sabsaËa[baraoM kao po TIvaI caOnalaaoM ko ivatrNa ko interconnection agreement with the concerned ilae saMbaMiQat p`saarkaoM ko saaqa vaOQa ilaiKt [MTrknao@Sana samaJaaOta ikyaa broadcasters for distribution of Pay TV channels to the hO. subscribers, emaesaAao ko saaqa ihT\sa Aa^proTr Wara [nÍasT@car/ kI ihssaodarI For sharing of infrastructure by HITS operator with MSO, the operator will be allowed sharing only on lndian ko ilae¸ Aa^proTrao kao kovala Baart Wara inayaMi~t saOTolaa[T pr saaJaa controlled satellites. A written permission from Department krnao kI Anaumait haogaI.AMtirxa ivaBaaga ³DIAaoesa´ sao [sa saMbaMQa maoM of Space (DOS) would be required in this regard. ilaiKt Anaumait kI AavaSyakta haogaI. For infrastructure sharing, the new applicant(s) and [nÍasT@car/ SaoyairMga ko ilae nayao AavaodkaoM va maaOjaUda AavaodkaoM existing licensee(s) will jointly submit a detailed proposal kao saMyau@t $p sao [MÍasT@car/ saaJaa krnao ko ilae ivastRt p`stava p`stut for infrastructure sharing giving details of infrastructure proposed to be shared and in the manner infrastructure is kroMgao¸ ijasao saaJaa krnao ko ilae p`staivat [nÍasT@car/ ka byaaora idyaa proposed to be shared as well as roles and responsibilities jaayao AaOr ijasa trh sao [nÍasT@car/ kao enaAaosaIsaI¸ DblaUpIsaI¸ Da^T kao SATELLITE & CABLE TV 23 DECEMBER 2020 POLICY of each party to Ministry of lnformation and Broadcasting ek ka^pI ko saaqa saUcanaa va p`saarNa maM~alaya kao p`%yaok paTI- kI with a copy each to NOCC and WPC, DoT. BaUimakaAaoM va ijammaodairyaaoM ko $p maoM saaJaa ikyaa jaanaa p`staivat hO. The proposal should contain: p`stava maoM Saaimala haonaa caaihe: (i) Acceptance from all concerned stakeholders for (i) sharing the infrastructure in writing. ilaiKt maoM [nÍasT@car/ kI SaoyairMga ko ilae saBaI saMbaMiQat ihtQaarkaoM (ii) No Objection / Permission for sharing of infrastructure sao svaIkRit. will be subject to: (ii) [nÍasT@car/ ko SaoyairMga ko ilae kao[- Anaapi SATELLITE & CABLE TV 24 DECEMBER 2020 POLICY For CAS & SMS, sharing parties may use common saIeesa va esaemaesa ko ilae saaJaa krnao vaalaI paiT-yaaM saamaanya hardware. Details of such arrangement should be haD-vaoyar ka ]pyaaoga kr saktI hO.eosaI vyavasqaa ka ivavarNa emaAa[-baI intimated to MlB and broadcasters, 30 days in advance. However, the respective HITS operator, MSO/cable AaOr p`saarkaoM kao 30 idna phlao saUicat ikyaa jaanaa caaihe.halaaMik operator will be accountable for integrity and security of saMbaMiQat ihT\sa Aa^proTr emaesaAaoÀkobala Aa^proTr sao saMbaMiQat saIeesa CAS and SMS data pertaining to the respective operator. va DoTa kI AKMDta AaOr saurxaa ko ilae jabaavadoh haoMgao. Maintenance of historical logs of data of CAS and dao saala ko ilae kOsa AaOr esaemaesa ko DoTa ko eoithaisak SMS for two years will be the responsibility of respective operators individually. laa^ga ka rKrKava vyai@tgat $p sao saMbaMiQat Aa^proTraoM kI ijammaovaarI The access to CAS & SMS for audit purpose and haogaI. also to the authorised officers of Govt. and their Aa^iDT p`yaaojana ko ilae saIeesa va esaemaesa tk phuMca AaOr representatives will also be the responsibility of the sarkar ko AiQakRt AiQakarI AaOr ]nako p`itinaiQa kI BaI saMbaMiQat respective operator individually. For transport stream sharing each operator shall be Aa^proTr vyai@tgat $p sao ijammaovaar haoMgao. individually responsible for setting up the system and T/aMsapaoT- sTIma/ kao saaJaa krnao ko ilae¸ p`%yaok Aa^proTr isasTma processes which ensure that the broadcasters can exercise va p`iËyaaAaoM kao sqaaipt krnao ko ilae vyai@tgat $p sao ijammaodar haoMgao right for disconnection in case of default of payment or due to any other reason in terms of inter connection agreements jaao yah sauinaiScat krogao ik p`saarkaoM ko iDfa^lT haonao ko maamalao maoM yaa between the broadcaster and the operator as well as the p`saark va Aa^proTraoM ko baIca [MTrknao@Sana samaJaaOtaoM ko saMdBa- maoM iksaI relevant regulations in place. Anya karNa ko saaqa laagaU saMbaMiQat ivainayama kao laokr. The permission will be granted subject to following Anaumait inamnailaiKt Satao-M ko AiQana dI jaayaogaI: conditions: emaAa[-baI¸ enaAaosaIsaI va DblaUpIsaI Wara jaarI ikyao gayao inayamaaoM The adherence and compliance to all the provisions of the rules and guidelines issued by MIB and NOCC and AaOr idSaainado-SaaoM ko saBaI p`avaQaanaaoM ka palana AaOr Anaupalana¸ ihT\sa WPC, DoT for grant of licence to the HITS operator will be Aa^proTr kao laa[saoMsa donao ko ilae Da^T daonaaoM kI ijammaovaarI haogaI¸ maaOjaUda the responsibility of the both, the existing operator and the AaOr nayao Aavaodk ko ilae [nÍasT@car/ SaoyairMga ka p`stava AavaSyakta new applicant proposing to share the infrastructure, ko Anausaar ËmaSa:Àvyai@tgat $p sao laagaU. respectively to the extent as required / applicable individually. SaoyairMga vaatavarNa maoM p`%yaok Aa^proTr kao saBaI pirisqaityaaoM maoM Each operator in sharing environment should saBaI ga`ahkaoM kao isaganalaaoM va eDosaoibailaTI/ kI einËPSana sauinaiScat krnao undertake to ensure the encryption of signals and ko ilae kaya- krnaa caaihe AaOr jahaM BaI maaMga hao Aa^iDT ko ilae yaa addressability to all the subscribers in all circumstances sarkar ko AiQakRt AiQakairyaaoM ko ilae Apoixat phuMca p`dana krnaa and provide requisite access for Audit or for authorized officers of Government wherever demanded. caaihe. Accountability of operators is ensured with reference esaemaesa ko saMdBa- maoM ]nako saMbaMiQat ga`ahkaoM AaOr saMbaMiQat rajya to the SMS, their respective subscribers and to the sarkaraoM AaOr sqaanaIya p`Saasana ko saaqa–saaqa koMd` sarkar kao kr saMga`h ko respective state Governments and local administration as saBaI p`asaMigak phlauAaoM pr Aa^proTraoM kI javaabadohI sauinaiScat kI jaatI well as to the Central Government on all relevant aspects of Tax collection. hO. Compliance to TRAI regulation pertaining to CAS/ T/a[- AiQainayama saMbaMiQat saIeesaÀesaemaesa¸ ifMgar ip`MiTMga¸ SMS, Finger printing, STB as per Schedule lll of the esaTIbaI inayamana kI AnausaUcaI ko Anausaar sabsaËa[bar ko AaQaar kI regulation will be the responsibility of the respective samauicat irpao-iTMga¸ AiQakRt ivavarNa AaOr pa[rosaI kI jaaMca sauinaiScat operator individually to ensure proper reporting of krnao ko ilae vyai@tgat $p sao saMbaMiQat Aa^proTr kI ijammaodarI subscriber's base, checking unauthorised distribution haogaI. and piracy. naaoT: kRpyaa Qyaana doM ik saBaI AnaumaityaaMo va svaIkRityaaoM AaOr saBaI maamalaaoM maoM Note: Please note that all permissions & approvals and final up- linking permissions in all cases will continue to be taken from NOCC AMitma ApilaMikMga AnaumaityaaM maaOjaUda idSaainado-SaaoM¸ maanadMDaoM va p`qaa ko Anausaar as per existing guidelines, norms and practice. enaAaosaIsaI sao ilayaa jaanaa jaarI rhogaa. SATELLITE & CABLE TV 25 DECEMBER 2020 MARKET BUZZ REVENUE DECLINES TIvaI caOnalaaoM kIkITIvaI FOR TV CHANNELS rajasva maoM igaravaT Major broadcasters have seen a decline in ad p`mauK p`saarkaoM nao kaoivad ko p`Baava ko karNa vaYa- kI phlaI revenues in the first half of the year due to Covid impact. CmaahI maoM iva&apna rajasva maoM igaravaT doKI hO.Aba jabaik baajaar QaIro– While the market is slowly recovering, ad decline could be QaIro zIk hao rha hO¸ ivashift in the TIvaI TUDo kao Anya SaOilayaaoM kI tulanaa maoM news genre due to sharp toja dSa-k saM#yaa ko karNa samaacaar SaOlaI viewership gains compared to maoM badlaava ka fayada haogaa¸ ijasao ik other genres, which has tapered Analaa^k AvaiQa ko baad p`aPt ikyaa gayaa off post the unlock. Hindi and regional GEC hO. will outperform TV ad spends, ihMdI va xao~Iya jaI[-saI TIvaI iva&apna while other genres like English, music, infotainment etc. will Kcao- kao kma kr dogaI¸ jabaik AMga`ojaI¸ myaUijak va [MfaoTonamaoMT Aaid jaOsao underperform given the continued weakness witnessed in Anya vaga- iva&apna vyaya ka AakiYa-t krnao maoM [MfaoTonamaoMT¸ AMga`ojaI the English entertainment genre and struggle of music, manaaorMjana vaga- va myaUijak ko saMGaYa- maoM lagaatar saMGaYa- kao mahsaUsa kroMgao. infotainment in attracting ad spends. irpaoT- maoM kha gayaa hO ik jaI[-saI SaOlaI ko maUlya inaQaa-rNa maoM toja The report says that the pricing of GEC genre has seen a sharp recovery and down by merely 25-30 per cent sauQaar doKa gayaa hO AaOr yah Ap`Ola–ma[- maoM 60–65 p`itSat ko AMtr kao kma narrowing the gap from 60-65 per cent in April-May. However krto hue maa~ 25–30 p`itSat tk GaTa hO.halaaMik jaI[-saI SaOlaI maoM maUlya further recovery for pricing in the GEC genre is expected inaQaa-rNa ko ilae Aagao kI vasaUlaI [MiDyana p`Iimayar laIga ³Aa[-pIela´ ko baad only after the Indian Premier League (IPL) i.e. November yaaina navaMbar ko baad haonao kI ]mmaId hO @yaaoMik [sanao iva&apna bajaT ka ek onwards, as the latter has extracted a huge chunk of ad baD,a ihssaa p`aPt kr ilayaa hO.yah BaI batayaa ik Aa[-pIela sa~ ko baad budgets. It also says that the festive uptick coupled with jaI[-saI iva&apna Kca- maoM ifr sao Sau$Aat ko saaqa %yaaoharaoM maoM baZ,a jaata hO jaao the resumption in GEC ad spends post the IPL season to bode well for the broadcasters, during the first half of the ik vaYa- dr vaYa- 15 p`itSat kI vaRiw ko saaqa tIsarI itmaahI ko phlao CmaahI third quarter leading to 15 per cent growth year-on-year. ko daOrana p`saarkaoM ko ilae AcCI trh Jauka huAa hO. The report mentions that broadcasters would not be irpaoT- maoM yah BaI ]llaoK ikyaa gayaa hO ik p`saark idsaMbar tk able to close the quarter with the festive gains due to some kuC igaravaT ko karNa %yaaoharI baZ,t ko saaqa itmaahI kao baMd nahIM kr drop towards December. payaoMgao. Contact: Mob.: +91-7021850198 Email: [email protected] SATELLITE & CABLE TV 26 DECEMBER 2020 TV MEASUREMENT TELEVISION RATING TolaIivajana roiTMga idSaainado-Sa GUIDELINES TV rating has been mired amid a controversy TIvaI samaacaar caOnalaaoM ko ilae dSa-kaoM kI saM#yaa ko AaMkD,aoM ko surrounding its viewership data for TV news ivavaad ko baIca TIvaI roiTMga kao hTa idyaa gayaa hO AaOr channels and the Broadcast Audience Research ba`a^DkasT Aa^iDyaMsa irsaca- ka]Misala ³baIeAarsaI´ nao ek Council (BARC) had suspended its weekly saMixaPt AvaiQa ko ilae TIvaI samaacaar caOnalaaoM kI ratings of TV news channels for a brief period. The new guidelines introduced by the Govt saaiPtaihk roiTMga kao inalaMibat kr idyaa hO.sarkar Wara will hopefully usher in a more poSa ikyao gayao nayao idSaa–inado-Sa¸ ]mmaId sao AiQak transparent methodology. pardSaI- kaya-p`NaalaI kI Sau$Aat kroMgao. The present guidelines Baart maoM TolaIivajana roiTMga ejaoMisayaaoM issued by the Ministry of pr saUcanaa va p`saarNa maM~alaya lnformation and Broadcasting ³emaAa[-baI´ Wara jaarI ikyao gayao (MlB) on Television Rating Agencies in lndia were notified maaOjaUda idSaa–inado-SaaoM kao emaAa[-baI Wara after detailed deliberations by gaizt saMsadIya saimait¸ TolaIivajana roiTMga the Parliamentary Committee, Pvaa[MT\sa ³TIAarpI´ saimait Wara Committee on Television Rating Points (TRP) constituted by the ivastRt ivacaar–ivamaSa- ko baad AiQasaUicat MIB and recommendations of ikyaa gayaa AaOr dUrsaMcaar inayaamak Telecom Regulatory Authority p`aiQakrNa Aaid kI isafairSa kI gayaI. etc. yah payaa gayaa hO ik kuC vaYaao- ko Based on the operation of the guidelines for a few years, ilae idSaa–inado-Sa saMcaalana ko AaQaar pr¸ there is need to have a fresh look BaartIya dUrsaMcaar inayaamak p`aiQakrNa on the guidelines particularly ³Ta[-´/ kI hailayaa isafairSaaoM¸ tknaIkI keeping in view the recent p`gaitÀhstxaopaoM kao Qyaana maoM rKto hue recommendations of Telecom Regulatory Authority of lndia idSaainado-SaaoM pr ek ivaSvanaIya va pardSaI- (TRAI), technological roiTMga p`NaalaI ko ilae p`NaalaI AaOr p`iËyaaAaoM advancements interventions to kao AaOr majabaUt banaanao kI AavaSyakta address the system and further ko calato nayao isaro ivacaar krnao kI strengthening of the procedures for a credible and transparent AavaSyakta hO.Baart maoM roiTMga p`NaalaI ko rating system, a Committee is ivaiBanna phlauAaoM ka AQyayana krnao ko hereby constituted to study ilae ek saimait ka gazna ikyaa gayaa hO different aspects of the television @yaaoMik vao samaya ko saaqa ivakisat hu[- rating system in lndia as they have evolved over a period of time. The hOM.saimait maaOjaUda p`NaalaI ka maUlyaaMkna Committee shall carry out an appraisal of the existing system, krogaI¸ Ta[-/ kI isafairSaaoM kao samaya–samaya examine TRAI recommendations notified from time to time, pr AiQasaUicat¸ samaga` ]Vaoga pirdRSya AaOr ihtQaarkaoM kI ja$rtaoM kao overall industry scenario and addressing the needs of the saMbaaoiQat krto hue AaOr maaOjaUda idSaainado-Sa maoM¸ yaid kao[- hao¸ badlaava ko stakeholders and make recommendations for robust, transparent and accountable rating system through maaQyama sao majabaUt¸ pardSaI- AaOr jabaavadoh roiTMga p`NaalaI ko ilae isafairSaoM changes, if any, in the existing guidelines. krogaI. SATELLITE & CABLE TV 27 DECEMBER 2020 TV MEASUREMENT The composition of the Committee shall be as under:- saimait kI saMrcanaa inamnaanausaar haogaI: i) Shri Shashi S. Vempati, CEO, Prasar Bharti i) EaI SaiSa ema vaompit¸vaompit saI[-Aao¸ p`saar BaartI Chairman AQyaxa ii) Dr Shalabh, Professor of Statistics, Department of ii) Da^º SalaBa¸SalaBaSalaBaDa^º saaMi#yakI ko p`aofosar¸ gaiNat va saaMi#yakI ivaBaaga¸ Mathematics and Statistics, llT Kanpur Aa[-Aa[-TI kanapur Member sadsya iii) Dr. Rajkumar Upadhyay, Executive Director, C-DOT iii) Da^º rajakumaar ]paQyaaya]paQyaaya¸ kaya-karI inadoSak¸ saI–Da^T Member sadsya iv) Professor Pulak Ghosh, Decision Sciences Centre iv) p`aofosar pulak GaaoYa¸ iDisajana saa[Msa¸ saoMTr fa^r piblak for Public Policy (CPP) p`aofosar pulak GaaoYa Member pa^ilasaI ³saIpIpI´ The Terms of Reference for the committee shall be as sadsya under: saimait ko ilae saMdBa- Sato- inannaanausaar haogaI: Study past recommendations made by various forums Baart maoM TolaIivajana roiTMga isasTma ko ivaYaya pr ivaiBanna maMcaaoM Wara on the subject of television rating systems in lndia ikyao gayao ipClao sauJaavaaoM AaOr Aakismak maamalao ka AQyayana kroM: and matter incidental thereto; ivaYaya pr dUrsaMcaar inayaamak p`aiQakrNa kI halakI isafairSaaoM ka Study recent recommendations of Telecom Regulatory Authority on the subject; AQyayana kroM: Suggest steps for enhancing competition in the sector; xao~ maoM p`itspQaa- baZ,anao ko ilae sauJaava doM: Review of the presently notified guidelines to see if vat-maana maoM AiQasaUicat idSaainado-SaaoM kI samaIxaa yah doKnao ko ilae the intended purpose(s) of issuing the guidelines have ik @yaa idSaa inado-Sa jaarI krnao ka [rada ]_oSya samaya kI stood the test of time and has met needs of various ksaaOTI pr Kra hO AaOr [sanao ivaiBanna ihtQaarkaoM kI ja$rtaoM kao stakeholders involved. The lacunae, if any, shall be pUra ikyaa hO¸ ijasamaoM¸ yaid kao[- hao¸ Saaimala hO tao saimait Wara specially addressed by the Committee; ivaSaoYa $p sao saMbaaoiQat ikyaa jaayaogaa: Any issues related or incidental to the subject; iksaI BaI mau_o yaa ivaYaya sao saMbaMiQat Aakismak: To make recommendations on way forward for robust, transparent and accountable rating system in lndia; Baart maoM majabaUt¸ pardSaI- AaOr jabaavadoh roiTMga p`NaalaI ko ilae and Aagao baZ,nao kI isafairSa krnaa: AaOr Any other related issues assigned by MIB from time samaya–samaya pr emaAa[-baI Wara saaOMpo gae iksaI BaI Anya saMbaMiQat to time. mau_o. The Committee may invite any expert as a special saimait iksaI BaI ivaSaoYa& kao ivaSaoYa AamaM~Na kI trh AamaMi~t invitee. The Committee shall submit its report to Hon'ble kr saktI hO.yah saimait dao mahInao ko BaItr saUcanaa va p`saarNa maM~I kao Minister for lnformation & Broadcasting within two months of the date of issue of this order. 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Council of India (ASCI) on 24 November. emaAa[-baI nao kha ‘saBaI p`saarkao “All broadcasters are kao salaah dI jaatI hO ik eesasaIAa[- advised that the guidelines Wara jaarI ikyao gayao idSaainado-SaaoM ka issued by ASCI are complied Anaupalana ikyaa jaae AaOr sauinaiScat with and advertisements broadcast kroM ik TolaIivajana pr p`saairt iva&apna on television adhere to the eesasaIAa[- ko idSaainado-SaaoM ka palana kroM.yah guidelines of the ASCI. It may also be ensured that advertisements do BaI sauinaiScat ikyaa jaanaa caaihe ik iva&apna not promote any activity which is eosao iksaI BaI gaitivaiQa kao baZ,avaa nahIM do prohibited by statute or law,” MIB rho hOM jaao ik kanaUna ko mautibak inaiYaw stated. ikyaa gayaa hO.’ A large number of commercials on online gaming, Aa^nalaa[na gaoimaMga¸ fOMTosaI Kola Aaid pr baD,I saM#yaa maoM iva&apna fantasy sports etc have been appearing on television, MIB TolaIivajana pr idKa[- do rho hOM¸ emaAa[-baI ko salaahkar maoM [saka noted in the advisory. But those ads appear to be misleading, do not correctly convey to the consumers the ]llaoK ikyaa gayaa hO.laoikna yao iva&apna Ba`amak p`itt haoto hOM¸ @yaaoMik financial and other risks associated thereof. ]pBaao@taAaoM kao [sako saaqa jauD,o iva SATELLITE & CABLE TV 29 DECEMBER 2020 CHANNEL LAUNCH DISH TV INDIA INTRODUCES iDSa TIvaI [MiDyaa nao EDUCATIONAL ‘kalavaI qaaoila@kcaI’ kI CHANNEL ‘KALVI THOLAIKKATCHI’ Sau$Aat kIkISau$Aat The channel will deliver educational programs for 17 caOnala idna maoM 17 GaMTo SaOixak kaya-ËmaaoM kI iDilavarI krogaa. hours in a day. iDSa TIvaI nao timalanaaDu sarkar Wara laa^nca ikyao gayao SaOixak Dish TV India has started broadcasting ‘Kalvi caOnala ‘kalavaI qaaoila@kcaI’ ko Tholaikkatchi’ - an educational channel p`saarNa kI Sau$Aat kI hO.[sa ÍI– launched by Tamil Nadu TU–eyar caOnala ka p`saarNa iDSa TIvaI Government. The free-to-air va DI2eca daonaaoM PlaoTfama- pr saubah channel will telecast daily 6 bajao sao rat 11 bajao tk p`itidna from 06 AM to 11 PM on both its platforms- DishTV and ikyaa jaayaogaa. D2H. iDSa TIvaI va DI2eca daonaaoM pr caOnala Available on channel number saM#yaa 597 pr ]plabQa ‘kalavaI qaaoila@kcaI’ 597 on both DishTV and D2H, Kalvi caOnala Ca~aoM ko rcanaa%makta baZ,anao vaalao Tholaikkatchi telecasts programs conducted by experts on preparing kaya-ËmaaoM ko saaqa–saaqa p`ityaaogaI prIxaaAaoM kI for competitive examinations as well tOyaarI ko ilae ivaSaoYa&aoM Wara Aayaaoijat as programs that enhance the kaya-ËmaaoM kao p`saairt kr rho hOM.[sako Aitir@t students’ creativity. Additionally, the caOnala Ca~aoM sao saMbaMiQat saBaI GaaoYaNaayaoM p`dana channel provides all the major announcements related to students krogaa AaOr [sako Alaavaa yah timalanaaDu sarkar and also has live programs by the School ko skUlaI iSaxaa ivaBaaga Wara p`saairt laa[va kaya-Ëma Education Department of the Government BaI idKayaogaa. of Tamil Nadu. [sa nayao caOnala ko laa^nca pr iTPpNaI krto hue iDSa Commenting on this new channel launch, Dish TV India Ltd executive director TIvaI [MiDyaa ilaimaToD ko kaya-karI inadoSak AaOr samaUh and group CEO Anil Dua said, “The outbreak ko saI[-Aao Ainala duAa nao kha ik ‘kaoivad 19 ko of Covid-19 has adversely affected the p`kaop nao skUla va ka^laoja jaanao vaalao Ca~aoM ko laya pr rhythm of school and college-going p`itkUla p`Baava Dalaa hO.hmaaro daonaaoM PlaoTfamaao-M pr students. With the launch of Kalvi Tholaikkatchi on both our platforms, we are ‘kalavaI qaaoila@kcaI’ ko laa^nca ko saaqa¸ hma timalanaaDu enabling several million homes across Tamil ko k[- imailayana GaraoM maoM saurixat trIko sao raojaanaa Nadu to receive quality education daily from gauNava SATELLITE & CABLE TV 30 DECEMBER 2020 BROADBAND TECHNOLOGY PROMOTING & BOOSTING ba`a^DbaOMD knaoi@TivaTI BROADBAND ka p`caar va p`saar CONNECTIVITY ka p`caar va p`saar Broadband connectivity has received a boost ba`a^DbaOMD knaoi@TivaTI kao sarkar kI iDijaTla phla ko with the Govt’s Digital India initiative. saaqa baZ,avaa imalaa hO.Baart ko BaItrI BaagaaoM va Boosting and promoting the broadband mahanagaraoM maoM ba`a^DbaOMD knaoi@TivaTI kao baZ,avaa donao ka connectivity across the hinterland in India and metros will result in a growth trajectory pirNaama saIeTIvaI xao~ ko ilae ivakasa p`xaop pqa ko for the CATV domain. $p maoM haogaa. Currently, India has the second highest number of vat-maana maoM¸ Baart maoM Aa^nalaa[na ]pBaao@taAaoM kI dUsarI sabasao online consumers in the world, accounting for about 10% baD,I saM#yaa hO¸ jaao duinayaa kI [MTrnaoT AabaadI ka lagaBaga 10 p`itSat of the world’s internet population. However, when we hO.halaaMik¸ jaba hma duinayaa kI AabaadI maoM Baart kI ihssaodarI kI compare the same with India’s share in the world population tulanaa krto hOM¸ jaao lagaBaga 16–17‰ hO¸ tao yah ]plaibQa ]mmaId ko which is approximately 16%–17%, even this mautaibak nahIM hO.jaba hma if@sD achievement looks below Fig. 1: REGION-WISE FIXED BROADBAND ba`a^DbaOMD pOz sao [sakI tulanaa krto par. This becomes more SUBSCRIPTION RATE 2019 hOM tao yah AaOr BaI Ktrnaak hao alarming when we compare jaatI hO.2019 maoM the fixed broadband penetration. As per www.statista.com ko mautaibak www.statista.com, in 2019, it yah Anaumaana hO ik vaOiSvakstr pr is estimated that, at global vaayaD- ba`a^DbaOMD sabsaËIPSana vaOiSvak level, wired broadband AabaadI ko p`%yaok 100 inavaaisayaaoM maoM subscriptions reached 14.9 active subscriptions per 100 14º9 saiËya sadsyaaoM tk phuMca gayaa inhabitants of the global hO.[sakI tulanaa maoM Baart maoM p`it population. In comparison, 100 inavaaisayaaoM pr lagaBaga maa~ 1º5 in India, we have saiËya sabsaËa[bar hOM.2019 maoM approximately 1.5 active subscriptions per 100 if@sD ba`a^DbaOMD [MTrnaoT sabsaËIPSana inhabitants only. The region- dr ka ivavarNa ica`~ 1 maoM idyaa gayaa wise details of fixed hO. broadband internet sarkar nao enaDIsaIpI–2018 ko subscription rate in 2019 are given in Figure 1. The Government has notified the policy objectives maaQyama sao naIitgat ]_oSyaaoM kao AiQasaUicat ikyaa hO¸ ]namaoM sao ek saava- through NDCP-2018, one of those is to provide universal BaaOimak ba`a^DbaOMD knaoi@TivaTI 50 emabaIpIesa p`dana krnaa hO.enaDIsaIpI– broadband connectivity @ 50 Mbps. To meet this NDCP- 2018 ko [sa ]_oSya kao pUra krnao ko ilae dao mah%vapUNa- phlauAaoM pr 2018 objective, there are two important aspects that need a Qyaana donao yaaogya ivacaar ivamaSa- kI AavaSyakta hO.ek saava-BaaOimak careful deliberation. One is to achieve universal broadband connectivity or ‘broadband for all’ objective; another is ba`a^DbaOMD knaoi@TivaTI yaa saBaI ]_oSyaaoM ko ilae ba`a^DbaOMD kao p`aPt krnaa speed enhancement from 11–12 Mbps presently to average hO: dUsara hO maaOjaUda 11–12 emabaIpIesa sao AaOsat 50 emabaIpIesa tk 50 Mbps. spID kao baZ,anaa hO. SATELLITE & CABLE TV 31 DECEMBER 2020 BROADBAND TECHNOLOGY MOBILE BROADBAND maaobaa[la ba`a^DbaOMD Mobile internet has better availability and generally maaobaa[la [MTrnaoT kI baohtr ]plabQata hO AaOr AamataOr pr proves to be more affordable for low to medium usage than fixed-line broadband. As per the available details, at macro if@sD laa[na ba`a^DbaOMD kI tulanaa maoM kma sao maQyama [stomaala ko ilae AiQak level, except in some left out areas where the Government is ikfayatI saaibat huAa hO.]plabQa ivavarNa ko Anausaar¸ maOËao str pr kuC executing certain schemes through USOF to fill the gaps in bacao hue xao~aoM kao CaoD,kr¸ jahaM sarkar maaobaa[la ba`a^DbaOMD kvaroja maoM mobile broadband coverage, the wireless broadband AMtrala kao Barnao ko ilae yaUesaAaoef ko maaQyama sao kuC yaaojanaaAaoM kao coverage is available across the country. iËyaainvat kr rhI hO¸ vaayarlaosa ba`a^DbaOMD pUro doSa maoM ]plabQa hO. Further, Wi-Fi technologies can play a significant [sako Alaavaa vaa[-fa[- tknaIkI p`stuitkrNa maoM AasaanaI AaOr role in the penetration of mobile broadband due to ease of deployment and faster rollout. In rural and remote locations tojaI sao raolaAa]T ko karNa maaobaa[la ba`a^DbaOMD ko p`vaoSa maoM mah%vapUNa- where spread of houses is limited to a smaller area, wireless BaUimaka inaBaa saktI hO.ga`amaINa AaOr dUrdraja ko sqaanaaooM¸ jahaM GaraoM ka coverage using Wi-Fi technology may be cost effective and p`saar ek CaoTo xao~ tk saIimat hO¸ vaa[-fa[- tknaIkI ka ]pyaaoga krko easy to maintain. In this manner, cellular and Wi-Fi vaayarlaosa kvaroja kao AaOr laagat p`BaavaI banaayao rKnao maoM AasaanaI hao technologies could complement each other in delivering saktI hO.[sa trh sao¸ saolaular AaOr vaa[-–fa[- tknaIkI maaobaa[la ba`a^DbaOMD the mobile broadband services. saovaaaAaoM kao p`dana krnao maoM ek dUsaro ka pUrk hao saktI hO. In general, TSPs/ISPs may incur substantially lesser costs in saamaanya taOr pr TIesapIÀAa[-esapI¸ setting up Wi-Fi access 3jaIÀ4jaI jaOsao maaobaa[la ba`a^DbaOMD naoTvak- kI infrastructure compared to mobile tulanaa maoM ivaSaoYa $p sao ga`amaINa AaOr dUrdraja broadband networks like 3G/4G, ko xao~aoM maoM vaa[-–fa[- e@saosa [MÍasT@car/ sqaaipt especially in rural and remote areas. krnao maoM kafI kma laagat laa sakto hOM.yah This is on account of the fact that [sa tqya ko karNa hO ik vaa[-–fa[- tknaIk Wi-Fi technology utilises unlicensed spectrum, the equipment is both ibanaa laa[saoMsa vaalao spo@Tma/ ka ]pyaaoga krtI cheaper and more readily available, hO¸ ]pkrNa sasta AaOr AiQak AasaanaI sao and maintenance and operational ]plabQa hO¸ saaqa hI rKrKava va pircaalana costs are significantly lower. The laagat kafI kma hO.vaa[-–fa[- iDilavarI ko lower cost of Wi-Fi delivery should easily translate into kma laagat kao AasaanaI sao AMitma ]pyaaogakta-AaoM ko p`it jaIbaI kma kImataoM lower prices per GB for the end users, making it a more maoM laixat haonaa caaihe¸ ijasasao yah ek AiQak sastI saovaa bana jaatI affordable service. Added to this is the fact that Wi-Fi networks can often offer faster speeds compared to mobile hO.yah [sa tqya maoM jaaoD,a gayaa hO ik vaa[-–fa[- naoTvak- A@sar maaobaa[la broadband, allowing users to access more bandwidth- ba`a^DbaOMD kI tulanaa maoM toja gait kI poSakSa kr sakta hOM¸ ijasasao ]pyaaogakta- intensive applications and content. AiQak baOMDivaD\qa gahna Anaup`yaaogaaoM AaOr saamaga`I ka ]pyaaoga kr sakto hOM. Despite significant progress in the space of mobile maaobaa[la ba`a^DbaOMD xao~ maoM mah%vapUNa- p`gait ko baavajaUd Ganao SahrI broadband, delivering reliable and affordable broadband xao~aoM maoM [maartaoM ko AMdr AaOr ga`amaINa va dUrdraja ko xao~aoM maoM ivaSvanaIya va services in the dense urban areas, inside the buildings, and sastI ba`a^DbaOMD saovaayaoM p`dana krnaa ek caunaaOtI banaa huAa hO.duinayaa Bar maoM rural and remote areas remains a challenge. World over, ‘vaa[-–fa[- ha^Tspa^T’ ka ]pyaaoga saolaular kvaroja maoM [sa AMtr kao Barnao ‘Wi-Fi hotspots’ are used to fill this gap in cellular coverage. Moreover, in cellular covered areas, Wi-Fi may allow TSPs ko ilae ikyaa jaata hO.[sako Alaavaa¸ saolaular kvar ikyao gayao xao~aoM maoM to offload their cellular data. While doing so, operators can vaa[-fa[- TIesapI kao Apnao saolaular DoTa kao laaoD krnao kI Anaumait do offer a better user experience and higher access speeds to sakta hO.eosaa krto samaya Aa^proTr vaa[-fa[- jaaona maoM ga`ahkaoM kao baohtr subscribers in Wi-Fi zone, hence facilitating subscriber ]pyaaogakta- AnauBava AaOr ]cca gait p`dana kr sakto hOM ijasasao ga`ahkaoM satisfaction and retention. kI saMtuiYT AaOr p`itQaarNa kI sauivaQaa haotI hO. Accordingly, the Authority issued its [sako mautaibak p`aiQakrNa nao 9 maaca- 2017 kao sarkar kao recommendations dated 9th March 2017 to the Government on ''Proliferation of Broadband through Public Wi-Fi vaa[-–fa[- tknaIkI ko ]pyaaoga kao baZ,avaa donao ko ilae saava-jainak p`saar Networks'' to promote use of Wi-Fi technology, which uses ko maaQyama sao ‘ba`a^DbaOMD ko p`saar’ pr sauJaava jaarI ikyaa¸ jaao ibanaa laa[saoMsa the unlicensed spectrum. vaalao spo@Tma/ ka ]pyaaoga krta hO. SATELLITE & CABLE TV 32 DECEMBER 2020 BROADBAND TECHNOLOGY At present, as compared to monthly subscription vat-maana maoM¸ if@sD ba`a^DbaOMD kI maaisak sadsyata Saulk kI tulanaa charges of fixed broadband, the monthly charges of mobile maoM maaobaa[la ba`a^DbaOMD ka maaisak Saulk ek itha[- sao BaI kma hO.Baart maoM broadband are less than one third. As per the report40 ‘ICT Aa[-TIyaU Wara p`kaiSat irpaoT- ‘Aa[-saITI p`a[sa ToMD/ 2019’ ko Anausaar Price Trends 2019’, published by ITU, in India, mobile broadband services cost less than 1 percent of per capita maaobaa[la ba`a^DbaOMD saovaaAaoM kI laagat p`it vyai@t sakla raYTIya/ Aaya Gross National Income (GNI). As Wi-Fi technology use ³jaIenaAa[-´ ko 1 p`itSat sao BaI kma hO.caUMik vaa[-fa[- tknaIkI ibanaa unlicensed spectrum, which is free, broadband services laa[saoMsa vaalao spo@Tma/ ka ]pyaaoga krtI hO¸ jaao mauFt hO¸ [sailae vaa[-fa[- delivered using Wi-Fi technology would be even more tknaIkI ka ]pyaaoga krko ivatirt kI jaanao vaalaI ba`a^DbaOMD saovaayaoM AaOr affordable. sastI haogaI. Accessibility of mobile broadband is also improving day by day as new as well as pre-owned mobile maaobaa[la ba`a^DbaOMD kI phuMca maoM BaI idna–p`itidna sauQaar hao rhI hO devices like Smartphones and Tablets are becoming AaOr saaqa hI nayao svaaima%va vaalao maaobaa[la ]pkrNaaoM jaOsao smaaT-faona AaOr affordable for masses. Further, the significant increase TObalaoT Aama laaogaaoM ko ilae sasto haoto jaa rho hOM.[sako Alaavaa¸ doSaI in uptake of video consumption in native languages and BaaYaaAaoM maoM vaIiDyaao Kpt AaOr BaartIya BaaYaaAaoM maoM maaobaa[la ]pkrNaaoM ko availability of multilingual keypads of mobile devices in bahuBaaYaI kIpOD kI ]plabQata maoM ]llaoKnaIya vaRiw nao BaaYaa kI baaQaa kao Indian languages has reduced the language barrier and improved accessibility. Behind the regularly increasing kma idyaa hO AaOr phuMca maoM sauQaar ikyaa hO.maaobaa[la ba`a^DbaOMD saovaaAaoM kI subscriptions of mobile broadband services, better inayaimat $p sao baZ,tI sadsyata ko pICo baohtr ]plabQata saamaqya- AaOr availability, affordability, and accessibility may be the phuMca mah%vapUNa- kark hao sakto hOM. important factors. jaOsaaik enaDIsaIpI–2018 ka laxya 2022 tk saava-BaaOimak As the NDCP-2018 aims to provide universal ba`a^DbaOMD knaoi@TivaTI p`danaa krnaa hO¸ ABaI BaI kula maaobaa[la ga`ahkaoM ka broadband connectivity by 2022, still approximately 40% of total mobile subscribers are not accessing data services. lagaBaga 40‰ DoTa saovaaAaoM tk nahIM phuMca rha hO.enaDIsaIpI–2018 ko Achieving ‘broadband for all’ objective of the NDCP-2018 saBaI ]_oSyaaoM ko ilae ba`a^DbaOMD p`aPt krnaa kovala vaayarlaosa tknaIkI ka may be possible using wireless technologies only. ]pyaaoga krko saMBava hao sakta hO. FIXED BROADBAND if@sD ba`a^DbaOMDba`a^DbaOMDif@sD In promoting fixed TABLE 1: PERFORMANCE METRICS OF if@sD ba`a^DbaOMD knaoi@TivaTI kao FIXED AND MOBILE BROADBAND broadband connectivity baZ,avaa donao maoM¸ yao tIna kark¸ Aqaa- also, these three factors, i.e., Performance metrics Fixed Broadband Mobile Broadband availability, affordability, and t ]plabQata¸ saamaqya- va phuMca¸ accessibility, could be of Latency Low Relatively higher kafI mah%va rKto hOM.yahaM yah naaoT considerable importance. It is Reliability Highly reliable Less reliable krnaa kafI ]icat haogaa ik Aba¸ pertinent to note here that, ek idna maoM¸ AamataOr pr¸ smaaT- now a days, generally, the Mobility Mobility restricted Full mobility faona AaOr TObalaoT jaOsao pirvait-t converged devices such as within the premises Minimum Speed Assurance Possible Not possible ]pkrNaaoM ka ]pyaaoga AamataOr pr Smartphones and Tablets are maaobaa[la ko saaqa–saaqa inaiScat commonly used for Maximum Speed Up to one Gbps Up to 100 Mbps ba`a^DbaOMD tk phuMca ko ilae ikyaa accessing mobile as well as Affordability More affordable for More affordable for fixed broadband. Therefore, heavy users light users jaata hO.[sailae¸ kafI hd tk¸ to a large extent, the issue of e@saoisaibailaTI ka mau_a if@sD accessibility may not be the limiting factor in growth of ba`a^DbaOMD ko ivakasa maoM saIimat kark nahIM hao sakta hO. fixed broadband. ivaSvanaIyata¸ gait AaOr DoTa Kpt ko p`it jaIbaI kI laagat ko Fixed broadband service stands out when it comes karNa if@sD ba`a^DbaOMD saovaa ka pta calata hO¸ jabaik ba`a^DbaOMD ApnaI to reliability, speed, and cost per GB of data consumption, while mobile broadband takes a lead due to its basic bauinayaadI ivaSaoYa&ta¸ Aqaa-t gaitSaIlata ko karNa Aagao baZ,ta hO.if@sD characteristic, viz., mobility. With fixed broadband, one can ba`a^DbaOMD ko saaqa maaobaa[la ba`a^DbaOMD kI tulanaa maoM samaana Da]nalaaoD AaOr get up to Gigabit per second with symmetrical download AplaaoD gait AaOr bahut kma ivalaMbata ko saaqa p`it saokoMD gaIgaaibaT tk and upload speeds and very low latency when compared to jaa sakto hOM.if@sD va maaobaa[la ba`a^DbaOMD ko kuC p`dSa-na maoiT@sa/ kI SATELLITE & CABLE TV 33 DECEMBER 2020 BROADBAND TECHNOLOGY mobile broadband. Some of the performance metrics of fixed tulanaa Tobala 1 maoM kI gayaI hO. ]prao@t ko ma_onajar¸ AamataOr pr¸ and mobile broadband are compared in the Table 1: Aaiqa-k ivakasa ko ilae laixat ba`a^DbaOMD naIityaaM inaiScat ba`a^DbaOMD pOz maoM In view of the above, generally, the broadband sauQaar pr AiQak Qyaana koMid`t krtI hO. policies aimed at economic development focus more on improving fixed broadband penetration. For this, we need [sako ilae hmaoM SahrI va ga`amaINa Baart daonaaoM maoM naoTvak- kao to roll out more and more optical fiber infrastructure in the phuMcaanao ko ilae AiQak sao AiQak Aa^piTkla fa[bar AvasaMrcanaa kao access network, both in urban and rural India. lagaanao kI AavaSyakta haogaI. In European countries, primary internet access at yaUraopIya doSaao maoM Gar pr p`aqaimak [MTrnaoT ka ]pyaaoga mau#ya $p home is provided mainly by fixed technologies. By the end of 2019, fixed broadband was available to 97% sao inaiScat tknaIkI Wara p`dana ikyaa jaata hO.2019 ko AMt tk¸ households41. Among fixed technologies, xDSL has the if@sD ba`a^DbaOMD 97‰ GaraoM maoM ]plabQa qaa.inaiScat tknaIkI maoM largest footprint (91%) followed by DOCSIS 3.0 cable e@saDIesaela kI sabasao baD,I fuTip`MT ³91‰´ hO¸ [sako baad (46%) and FTTP (34%). DIAaosaIesaAa[-esa 3º0 kobala ³46‰´ AaOr efTITIpI ³34‰´. AVAILABILITY AND AFFORDABILITY OF if@sD ba`a^DbaOMD kI ]plabQata va saamaqya- FIXED BROADBAND ba`a^DbaOMD saovaaAaoM kI maaMga ba`a^DbaOMD knaoi@TivaTI ko ivakasa maoM Demand for broadband services plays an important mah%vapUNa- BaUimaka inaBaatI hO.yah ga`ahkaoM kI ]mmaId pr inaBa-r krta role in growth of the broadband connectivity. It depends hO.AamataOr pr ga`ahk sastI kImataoM pr ivaSvanaIya AaOr ]cca gait vaalaI on customer expectations. Generally, customers expect reliable and high-speed broadband ba`a^DbaOMD saovaaAaoM kI ]mmaId krto hOM¸ @yaaoMik vao services at affordable prices as they vaIiDyaao AaOr Anya baOMDivaD\qa BaUKo Anaup`yaaogaao access videos and other bandwidth tk phuMcato hOM.ga`ahkaoM kI ApoxaaAaoM kao pUra hungry applications. Meeting krnaa kafI hd tk saovaa p`dataAaoM Wara customer expectations largely ApnaayaI gayaI tknaIkI pr inaBa-r krtI hO. depends on the technologies adopted ba`a^DbaOMD saovaa p`dana krnao ko ilae ivaiBanna by service providers. A variety of broadband p`kar kI ba`a^DbaOMD tknaIkoM jaOsao ik technologies like xDSL, FTTH, Cable e@saDIesaela¸ efTITIeca¸ kobala TIvaI TV broadband, Wi-Fi, mobile ba`a^DbaOMD¸ vaa[-–fa[- maaobaa[la To@naaolaa^jaI jaOsao technologies like 3G, 4G, FWA, etc., 3jaI¸ 4jaI¸ efDblaUe jaOsaI maaobaa[la tknaIkI are available in the market for baajaar maoM ]plabQa hOM.ivaiBanna tknaIkaoM ka delivering broadband services. The performance, availability, and affordability of broadband ]pyaaoga krko ivatirt ba`a^DbaOMD saovaa ko p`dSa-na¸ ]plabQata va saamaqya- maoM service delivered using different technologies vary. iBannata hO. In India, mobile broadband has better availability Baart maoM¸ jaOsaaik phlao hI ]llaoK ikyaa gayaa hO ik maaobaa[la and affordability for cost-conscious subscribers. Though ba`a^DbaOMD kI baohtr ]plabQata AaOr laagat ko p`it sacaot ga`ahkaoM ko ilae affordable, but the availability of public Wi-Fi hotspots to saamaqya- hO.halaaMik sastI hO¸ laoikna ba`a^DbaOMD saovaaAaoM tk phuMcanao ko ilae access broadband services is quite poor. The availability of saava-jainak vaa[-fa[- ha^Tspa^T kI ]plabQata kafI Kraba hO.vaayarlaayana wireline, i.e., xDSL, FTTH, and Cable TV, broadband networks is also limited to few cities and, the monthly yaaina e@saDIesaela¸ efTITIeca¸ AaOr kobala TIvaI ba`a^DbaOMD kI ]plabQata subscription rates of fixed wireline broadband are generally BaI kuC Sahrao tk saIimat hO AaOr if@sD vaayarlaa[na ba`a^DbaOMD kI maaisak higher than mobile broadband. The availability of FWA droM AamataOr pr maaobaa[la ba`a^DbaOMD sao AiQak haotI hO.efDblaUe naoTvak- networks is miniscule. kI ]plabQata nyaUnatma hO. It shows that, presently, other than cellular mobile yah dSa-ta hO ik vat-maana maoM saolaular maaobaa[la tknaIkI ko Alaavaa technologies, availability of networks of other technologies Anya tknaIikyaaoM ko naoTvak- kI ]plabQata kafI saIimat hO.ba`a^DbaOMD is quite limited. There is a need for exploiting blend of wireline and wireless broadband technologies to promote knaoi@TivaTI kao baZ,avaa donao ko ilae vaayarlaa[na AaOr vaayarlaosa ba`a^DbaOMD broadband connectivity. tknaIikyaaoM ko imaEaNa ka daohna krnao kI AavaSyakta hO. Fixed line broadband services are delivered using jaOsaaik phlao ]llaoK ikyaa gayaa hO ik if@sD laa[na ba`a^DbaOMD SATELLITE & CABLE TV 34 DECEMBER 2020 BROADBAND TECHNOLOGY various technologies such as xDSL, G.Fast, Data over Cable saovaaaAaoM kao ivaiBanna tknaIkI jaOsao ik e@saDIesaela¸ jaIºfasT¸ DoTa Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS), Ethernet, and Aaovar kobala saiva-sa [MTrfosa spoisaifkoSana (DOCSIS)¸ [-qarnaoT AaOr GPON, etc. Further it uses multiple mediums like traditional jaIpIAaoena Aaid ka ]pyaaoga krko ivatirt ikyaa jaata hO.[sako Alaavaa copper telephone lines, Coaxial cable, OFC, and combination of these mediums. yah parMpirk taMbaa TolaIfaona laa[naaoM¸ kao–ei@sayala kobala¸ AaoefsaI va [na Broadband connections using xDSL technologies maaQyamaaoM ko saMyaaojana jaOsao ivaiBanna maaQyamaaoM ka [stomaala krta hO. are provided over traditional copper telephone lines already e@saDIesaela tknaIkaoM ka ]pyaaoga krko ba`a^DbaOMD knao@Sana installed to subscriber premises. DSL-based broadband parMpirk taMbao ko TolaIfaona laa[naaoM pr p`dana ikyaa jaata hO jaao phlao sao transmission speeds ranges from several hundred Kbps to hI ga`ahkaoM ko GaraoM maoM sqaaipt hO.DIesaela AaQaairt ba`a^DbaOMD TaMsaimaSana/ few megabits per second (Mbps). The availability and speed spID k[- saaO kobaIpIesa sao laokr kuC maogaaibaT\sa p`it saokoMD ³emabaIpIesa´ of an xDSL service depends on the length of cable used and deteriorates with distance. It requires relatively low tk haotI hO.e@saDIesaela saovaa kI ]plabQata AaOr gait¸ ]pyaaoga kI investment in passive infrastructure if the cost of already jaanao vaalaI kobala kI laMbaa[- AaOr dUrI ko saaqa ibagaD,tI hO.inaiYËya bauinayaadI laid copper cable is ignored. Z,aMcao maoM ApoxaakRt kma inavaoSa kI AavaSyakta haotI hO Agar phlao sao ibaCa[- The G.Fast specification is developed by the ITU-T gayaI taMbao kI kobala kI laagat kao AnadoKa ikyaa jaayao tao. and combines the best aspects of optical fiber networks jaIºfasT- ivaiSaYTkrNa Aa[-TIyaU–TI Wara ivakisat ikyaa gayaa and DSL technology to support access speeds of up to 1 hO AaOr 250 maITr sao CaoTo laUpaoM ko ilae maaOjaUda ka^pr T\ivasToD poyar kI Gbps via existing copper twisted pair for loops shorter than 250 meters. The access speed reduces as the distance sahayata sao 1 jaIbaIpIesa tk kI gait ka samaqa-na krnao ko ilae Aa^iPTk increases further. ISPs can use G.Fast to increase broadband fa[bar naoTvak- AaOr DIesaela tknaIk ko savaao- SATELLITE & CABLE TV 35 DECEMBER 2020 BROADBAND TECHNOLOGY existing HFC network being used for delivery of cable TV ivaiSaYTkrNa´ ek AMtrraYTIya/ TolaIkmyauinakoSansa maanak hO jaao ik kobala services. TIvaI saovaaAaoM ko ivatrNa ko ilae ]pyaaoga ikyao jaa rho maaOjaUda ecaefsaI Optical fibre is the globally preferred technology to naoTvak- maoM ]cca baOMDivaD\qa DoTa hstaMtrNa kao jaaoD,nao maoM saxama banaata hO. provide high-speed broadband to end users. Generally, it uses the Gigabit Passive Optical Networks (GPON) Aa^iPTkla fa[bar AMitma ]pBaao@taAaoM kao ]cca gait ba`a^DbaOMD technology for provisioning of broadband services through p`dana krnao ko ilae ivaSvastr pr psaMdIda tknaIkI hO.AamataOr pr yah FTTH connectivity. This is considered as future-proof efTITIeca knaoi@TivaTI ko maaQyama sao ba`a^DbaOMD saovaaAaoM ko p`avaQaana ko ilae solution but requires higher initial investment in the last igagaaibaT pOisava A^iPTkla naoTvak- ³jaIpIAaoena´ tknaIkI ka ]pyaaoga mile connectivity. krta hO.[sao BaivaYya maoM p`Uf samaaQaana ko $p maoM maanaa jaata hO¸ laoikna AMitma Ease in deployment of OFC networks at reasonable maIla knaoi@TivaTI maoM A%yaiQak p`arMiBak inavaoSa kI AavaSyakta haotI hO. costs plays a significant role in the availability of FTTH networks. In India, multiple challenges relating to delayed ]icat laagat pr AaoefsaI naoTvak- kI sqaapnaa maoM Aasaana and costly permissions for RoW, prohibitive costs for laying eefTITIeca naoTvak- kI ]plabQata mah%vapUNa- BaUimaka inaBaatI hO.Baart new OFC, non-optimal utilisation of available wireline maoM AarAaoDblaU ko ilae mahMgaI AnaumaityaaM va ivalaMba¸ nayaI AaoefsaI laa[na infrastructure in the country, non-availability of efficient ibaCanao ko ilae inaYaoQaa%mak laagat¸ doSa maoM ]plabQa vaayarlaa[na [nÍasT@car/ marketplace for sharing, leasing, and trading of fibre, etc., kI ]mmaId sao kma [stomaala¸ saaJaa krnao¸ laIja pr donao AaOr fa[bar ko could be few of the factors which may be impeding the vyaapar ko ilae kuSala baajaar kI AnauplabQata Aaid jaOsaI k[- caunaaOityaaM growth of fixed line broadband. In India, underdevelopment of fixed broadband hOM AaOr yao kuC kark hao sakto hOM jaao if@sD laa[na ba`a^DbaOMD ko ivakasa kao market could be because of the dominance of the mobile baaiQat kr sakto hOM.doSa maoM ]plabQa vaayarlaa[na [nÍasT@car/ ko ]mmaId ko telephony and lack of availability of wireline telephony mautaibak [stomaala sao saMbaMiQat mau_aoM kao yahaM jaanabaUJa ]zayaa jaa rha hO.SaoYa infrastructure before advent of mobile telephony. It is a fact mau_aoM kao phlao hI ivastar sao samaJaayaa jaa cauka hO. that before launch of mobile telephony in the country, the Baart maoM maaobaa[la TolaIfaonaI ko vaca-sva AaOr maaobaa[la TolaIfaonaI ko fixed line tele density was less than three percent only. As Aagamana sao phlao vaayarlaa[na TolaIfaonaI bauinayaadI Z,aMcao kI ]plabQata kI mobile became more affordable, the penetration of fixed line reduced further. This is evident from the fact that at the end kmaI ko karNa if@sD ba`a^DbaOMD maako-T ka Aivakisat haonaa hao sakta of December 2019, when mobile tele density was hO.yah ek tqya hO ik doSa maoM maaobaa[la TolaIfaonaI ko laa^nca sao phlao approximately 87%, fixed line tele density was 1.6% only. if@sD laa[na TolaI Gana%va kovala tIna p`itSat sao kma qaa.jaOsao–jaOsao Although time and again TSPs have revealed their intent maaobaa[la AiQak ikfayatI haotI gayaI if@sD laa[na kI pOz AaOr kma through public announcements to invest in fixed line haotI gayaI.yah [sa tqya sao spYT hO ik idsaMbar 2019 ko AMt maoM jaba broadband network, not much has happened. maaobaa[la TolaI Gana%va lagaBaga 87‰ qaI¸ ]sa samaya if@sD laa[na TolaI It is a fact that, in India, maximum numbers of houses have been wired using HFC networks for cable TV services. Gana%va kovala 1º6 p`itSat qaI.halaaMik samaya AaOr TIesapI nao saava-jainak As per an estimate, the availability of HFC networks crosses GaaoYaNaaAaoM ko maaQyama sao if@sD laa[na ba`a^DbaOMD naoTvak- maoM inavaoSa krnao kI more than 100 million households. Most of these networks ApnaI maMSaa ka Kulaasaa ikyaa hO¸ laoikna bahut AiQak kuC nahIM huAa. have been established, and are being operated and yah ek tqya hO ik Baart maoM kobala TIvaI saovaaAaoM ko ilae maintained by local entrepreneurs, i.e., Local Cable ecaefsaI naoTvak- ka ]pyaaoga krko AiQaktma saM#yaa maoM Garao kao vaayar sao Operators (LCOs). The procedure for registration of cable Bar idyaa gayaa hO.ek Anaumaana ko Anausaar ecaefsaI naoTvak- kI ]plabQata operator, under the Cable TV Act 1995, is extremely simple, and the Authority for registration has been delegated to 100 imailayana sao AiQak GaraoM kao par krtI hO.[namaoM sao AiQakaMSa naoTvak- local area head Post Offices. Requirement of regulatory sqaaipt ikyao gayao hOM AaOr sqaanaIya ]VimayaaoM Aqaa-t sqaanaIya kobala Aa^proTrao compliances is also minimal. These could be some of the ³elasaIAao´ Wara saMcaailat AaOr rKrKava ikyao jaa rho hOM.kobala TIvaI reasons that more than 60,000 local-level entrepreneurs e@T 1995 ko tht kobala Aa^proTr kI pMjaIkrNa kI p`iËyaa baohd sarla opted for providing cable TV services. In approximately, a hO AaOr pMjaIkrNa ko ilae p`aiQakrNa kao sqaanaIya xao~ p`Qaana DakGaraoM kao decade time they wired more than 100 million households. saaOMp idyaa gayaa hO.inayaamak Anaupalana kI AavaSyakta BaI nyaUnatma hO.yao World over, since the advent of the broadband, cable TV networks are being used to deliver fixed broadband. In kuC karNa hao sakto hOM ik 60¸000 sao AiQak sqaanaIya str ko ]VimayaaoM nao India, share of the cable TV broadband in fixed broadband kobala TIvaI saovaayaoM p`dana krnao ka ivaklp caunaa.lagaBaga ek dSak maoM¸ subscribers is minuscule. ]nhaoMnao 100 imailayana sao AiQak GaraoM tk kobalaaoM ka jaala ibaCa idyaa hO. SATELLITE & CABLE TV 36 DECEMBER 2020 BROADBAND TECHNOLOGY Operations and maintenance of fixed line duinayaaBar maoM ba`a^DbaOMD ko Aagamana ko baad sao¸ kobala TIvaI naoTvak- ka broadband is manpower intensive. By now, LCOs and ]pyaaoga inaiScat ba`a^DbaOMD donao ko ilae ikyaa jaa rha hO.Baart maoM¸ if@sD their employees have more than two decades of ba`a^DbaOMD ga`ahkaoM maoM kobala TIvaI ba`a^DbaOMD kI ihssaodarI nagaNya hO. jaOsaaik experience in operations and maintenance of fixed line networks. In one of the world’s largest and fastest phlao ]llaoK ikyaa gayaa hO ik if@sD laa[na ba`a^DbaOMD ka saMcaalana AaOr program, these operators upgraded the existing analog rKrKava ko ilae bahut sao kma-caarI caaihe.Aba tk¸ elasaIAao AaOr ]nako cable TV networks to digital cable TV networks in less kma-caairyaaoM kao if@sD laa[na ko rKrKava AaOr saMcaalana maoM dao dSakaoM sao than five years. It indicates their determination and AiQak ka AnauBava hO.duinayaa ko sabasao baD,o va sabasao toja AiBayaana maoM¸ [na capability of adapting technology and marching with time. Aa^proTrao nao maaOjaUda enaalaa^ga kobala TIvaI naoTvak- kao paMca saala sao BaI kma By doing an incremental investment, it may be possible samaya maoM iDijaTla kobala TIvaI maoM Apga`oD ikyaa.yah ]nako dRZ,saMklp AaOr to upgrade the existing HFC networks to deliver reliable and high-speed broadband, and re-skill available tknaIkI kao Apnaanao AaOr samaya ko saaqa Aagao baZ,nao kI xamata kao dSaa-ta technical manpower in latest technologies. It would hO.ek vaRiwSaIla inavaoSa krko ivaSvanaIya AaOr ]cca gait vaalao ba`a^DbaOMD donao increase the availability of fixed broadband networks ko ilae maaOjaUda ecaefsaI naoTvak- kao Apga`oD krnaa AaOr navaInatma tknaIkaoM across India. Since it would enable exploitation of existing maoM puna: kaOSala ]plabQa tknaIkI janaSai@t kao ivakisat krnaa saMBava hao networks for delivery of additional services, this may sakta hO.yah pUro Baart maoM if@sD ba`a^DbaOMD naoTvak- kI ]plabQata kao be able to bridge the affordability gap also to a large baZayaogaa.caUMik yah Aitir@t saovaaAaoM ko ivavarNa ko ilae maaOjaUda naoTvak- ko extent. At present, monthly Average Revenue Per User AiQaktma [stomaala kao saxama krogaa¸ [sailae yah kafI hd tk saamaqya- (ARPU) of fixed broadband is significantly higher than cable AMtr kao paTnao maoM saxama hao sakta hO. TV monthly ARPU. Existing licensing framework for internet vat-maana maoM if@sD ba`a^DbaOMD ka maaisak AaOsat rajasva p`it ]pyaaogakta- services enables use of ³eAarpIyaU´ kobala TIvaI maaisak these networks for delivery Fig. 2: FTTH BROADBAND CONNECTIONS eAarpIyaU sao kafI AiQak hO. of broadband services. As GROWTH IN LAST 5 YEARS [MTrnaoT saovaaAaoM ko ilae maaOjaUda per the licensing framework for Internet Services, two laa[saoMisaMga Íomavak- ba`a^DbaOMD saovaaAaoM options are available to ko ivatrNa ko ilae [na naoTvak- ka LCOs, i.e., either they ]pyaaoga krnao maoM saxama banaata hO. themselves can obtain ISP [MTrnaoT saovaaAaoM ko ilae laa[saoMisaMga license, or they can enter Z,aMcao ko Anausaar elasaIAao ko ilae into commercial dao ivaklp ]plabQa hO¸ Aqaa-t\ yaa arrangement with existing TSPs/ISPs to provide last tao vao svaMya Aa[-esapI laa[saoMsa p`aPt mile connectivity. The kr sakto hOM yaa vao AMitma maIla licensing framework for knaoi@TivaTI p`dana krnao ko ilae internet services provide maaOjaUda TIesapIÀ Aa[-esapI ko saaqa flexibility of area of vaaiNaijyak vyavasqaa maoM p`vaoSa kr operations through three sakto hOM.[MTrnaoT saovaaAaoM ko ilae categories of licenses, i.e., category A, B, and C, at laa[saoMisaMga Íomavak- raYTIya¸/ elaesae National, LSA, and District level, respectively. AaOr ijalaastr pr ËmaSa: laa[saoMsa kI tIna EaoiNayaaooM¸ Aqaa-t\ EaoNaI e¸ baI One known issue, relating to payment of the AaOr saI ko maaQyama sao saMcaalana ko xao~ maoM lacaIlaapna p`dana krta hO. license fee on adjusted gross revenue, which includes ek &at mau_a samaayaaoijat sakla rajasva pr laa[saoMsa Saulk ko the revenue accrued from cable TV services, have been Baugatana sao saMbaMiQat hO ijasamaoM kobala TIvaI saovaaAaoM sao p`aPt rajasva Saaimala addressed by the Authority in its recommendations to hO¸ p`aiQakrNa Wara sarkar kao ApnaI isafairSaaoM maoM idnaaMk 6 janavarI the Government on “Definition of Revenue Base (AGR) for the Reckoning of Licence Fee and Spectrum Usage 2015 kao laa[saoMsa Saulk AaOr spo@Tma/ ]pyaaoga Saulk kI gaNanaa ko ilae Charges” dated 6th January 2015. The decision of the ‘rajasva AaQaar kI pirBaaYaa’ ³ejaIAar´ pr sarkar kao saMbaaoiQat ikyaa Government on these recommendations is awaited. gayaa hO.[na isafairSaaoM pr sarkar ko fOsalao ka [Mtjaar hO. SATELLITE & CABLE TV 37 DECEMBER 2020 BROADBAND TECHNOLOGY Less than 15% of total wireline broadband doSa maoM kula vaayarlaa[na ba`a^DbaOMD knao@Sana ka 15‰ sao BaI kma efTITIeca connections in the country are working on FTTH tknaIkI pr kama kr rha hO.yah efTITIeca naoTvak- kI saIimat ]plabQata technology. This could be because of limited availability of ko calato hao sakta hO ijasao BaivaYya maoM p`uf samaaQaana maanaa jaata hO.yah FTTH networks, which is considered as future-proof ipClao 5 vaYaao- ko daOrana efTITIeca ba`a^DbaOMD knao@Sana ko ivakasa maoM gaOr– solution. This is reflected in the non-satisfactory progress in growth of FTTH broadband connections during the last saMtaoYajanak p`gait kao dSaa-ta hO jaOsaaik ica~ 2 maoM idKayaa gayaa hO. 5 years, as presented in Figure 2. dUsara mau_a maaMga pxa ka hao sakta hO.ga`ahkaoM kao inaiScat ba`a^DbaOMD The other issue could be from demand side. ko sabsaËIPSana ko ilae pyaa-Pt maUlya nahIM imala rha hO.yah ga`ahk kI QaarNaa Customers may not be finding enough value for money ko karNa hao sakta hO ik elaTI[- tknaIkI ka ]pyaaoga krko ivatirt in subscribing to fixed broadband. This may be because maaobaa[la ba`a^DbaOMD AaOr DIesaela tknaIkI ka ]pyaaoga krko inaiScat ba`a^DbaOMD of the customer’s perception that there may not be much ko baIca p`dSa-na maoM bahut AMtr nahIM hao sakta hO¸ jaao BaartIya baajaar maoM sabasao difference in performance between mobile broadband AiQak p`cailat ba`a^DbaOMD tknaIkI hO.[sa AvaQaarNaa%mak mau_o ko samaaQaana ko delivered using LTE technology and fixed broadband using DSL technology, which are the most prevalent ilae @yaa ikyaa jaa sakta hOÆ@yaa efTITIeca ga`ahkaoM ko p`dSa-na maapdMDaoM broadband technologies in Indian market. Other probable kao Alaga–Alaga irpaoT- ikyaa jaanaa caaihe taik Anya ga`ahkaoM kao efTITIeca reason for lower demand for fixed broadband could be tknaIkI pr if@sD ba`a^DbaOMD kI sadsyata ko ilae p`ao%saaiht ikyaa jaa relating to day-to-day maintenance issues. In comparison sakoÆif@sD ba`a^DbaOMD kI kma maaMga ko Anya saMBaaivat karNa idna–p`itidna ko to cell level maintenance requirements of mobile rKrKava sao saMbaMiQat hao sakta hO.maaobaa[la ba`a^DbaOMD ko saola str rKrKava broadband, fixed broadband requires maintenance of AavaSyaktaAaoM kI tulanaa maoM if@sD ba`a^DbaOMD kao vyai@tgat knao@Sana ko individual connections. rKrKava kI AavaSyakta haotI hO. FTTH is capital intensive and takes more time for rollout. FWA can also provide an easier/cheaper solution efTITIeca pUMjaI gahna haotI hO AaOr raola Aa]T ko ilae AiQak to offer broadband connectivity to regions where wireline samaya lagata hO.efDblaUe ]na xao~aoM kao ba`a^DbaOMD knaoi@TivaTI kI poSakSa infrastructure is not present, or only copper wireline krnao ko ilae AasaanaÀsasta samaaQaana p`dana kr sakta hO jahaM vaayarlaa[na infrastructure is in place. Wireline networks using copper ka bauinayaadI Z,aMcaa maaOjaUd nahIM hO yaa kovala ka^pr vaayarlaa[na bauinayaadI Z,aMcaa or fiber have traditionally been the preferred choice for hO.ka^pr yaa fayabar ka ]pyaaoga krnao vaalao vaayarlaa[na naoTvak- prMpragat delivering fixed broadband services due to their high $p sao ApnaI ]cca xamata AaOr ivaSvanaIyata ko karNa if@sD ba`a^DbaOMD capacity and reliability, but the need for universal saovaaAaoM kao donao ko ilae psaMdIda ivaklp rho hOM¸ laoikna saava-BaaOimak knaoi@TivaTI connectivity means that alternatives to the wired network are more in demand than ever. Fixed wireless broadband kI AavaSyakta ka matlaba hO ik vaayaD- naoTvak- ko ivaklp kI phlao sao networks using mainstream LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) khIM AiQak maaMga maoM hO. mau#yaQaara elaTI[-–eDvaaMsa ³elaTI[-–e´ tknaIkI technology are proving capable of delivering fast, high- ka ]pyaaoga krko if@sD vaayarlaosa ba`a^DbaOMD naoTvak- tojaI sao ]cca gauNava SATELLITE & CABLE TV 38 DECEMBER 2020 BIZ FOCUS BSNL SET FOR A BIG ba`a^DbaOMD xao`~ maoM baD,I ClaMga lagaanao LEAP IN THE BROADBAND SECTOR kI tOyaarI maoM baIesaenaela BSNL for long has been castigated for its operational baIesaenaela laMbao samaya sao ApnaI pircaalana xamata AaOr vyaapar inefficiency and not being able to scale up the business. baZ,anao maoM safla nahIM haonao ko ilae jaanaa jaata hO.laoikna Aba halaat But now things are changing and BSNL has plans to add badla rho hOM AaOr baIesaenaela ko pasa hr saPtah ek laaK efTITIeca around 1 lakh FTTH customers per month. They are ga`ahkaoM kao jaaoD,nao kI yaaojanaa hO.vao p`itmaah 85000 sao AiQak knao@Sana providing more than 85,000 connections per month. p`dana kr rho hOM. ]nhaoMnao A@TUbar 2020 maoM 88¸779 knao@Sana jaaoD,o They added 88,779 connections in October 2020, with hOM¸ ijasamaoM korla saik-la kao 15793 nayao knao@Sana¸ [sako baad 10¸539 Kerala circle getting 15,793 new connections, followed by Tamil Nadu circle with 10,539 nayao knao@Sana ko saaqa timalanaaDu saik-la ka sqaana rha hO. new connections. baIesaenaela ko baosa efTITIeca fa[bar BSNL’s base FTTH baoisak Plaana ka maUlya 449Épyao hO ‘Fiber Basic’ plan is priced at ijasamaoM 30 Mbps kI spID pr 33 ` 449 that offers benefits such jaIbaI ka laaBa imalata hO.halaaMik¸ DoTa as up to 30Mbps speeds to saImaa samaaPt haonao ko baad spID 2 3300 GB. However, the speed Mbps pr kOp hao jaatI hO.[sako gets capped at 2Mbps once Aitir@t yah pUro Baart maoM iksaI BaI the data limit has been exhausted. Additionally, it naoTvak- pr AsaIimat ka^ilaMga p`dana offers unlimited calling on any krta hO. 449 Épyao ko baoisak fa[bar network pan-India. Plaana ko Alaavaa¸ baIesaenaela ka Apart from the ` 449 1000Épyao sao kma pr dao AaOr Baart Basic Fibre plan, BSNL offers fa[bar ba`a^DbaOMD Plaana hO ijasakI kImat two more Bharat Fibre ËmaSa: 799Épyao va 999Épyao hO. broadband plans under ` 799 Épyao vaalaa baIesaenaela Baart 1,000, priced at ` 799 and ` 999. The ` 799 BSNL Bharat fa[bar ba`a^DbaOMD Plaana 3300 jaIbaI DoTa Fibre broadband plan offers 100Mbps data speeds up to saImaa tk 100 emabaIpIesa DoTa spID Aa^fr krta hO ijasako baad yah 3300GB data limit after which the speed gets capped at spID 2 emabaIpIesa pr kOp hao jaatI hO. lagaBaga 2000 Sahrao maoM ApnaI 2Mbps. efTITIeca saovaayaoM p`dana krnao vaalao ijayaao ka maukabalaa krnao ko ilae FTTH sector has been seen high competition between sqaanaIya kobala Aa^proTraoM ³elasaIAao´ ko saaqa eyarTola gazbaMQana kr rha hO telecom majors Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio with Airtel ijasako calato p`mauK TolaIka^ma kMpnaI BaartI eyarTola va irlaayaMsa ijayaao ko tying up with local cable operators (LCOs) to take on Jio baIca efTITIeca xao~ maoM jabardst p`itspQaa- doKnao kao imala rhI hO. that offers its FTTH services in about 2000 cities. Airtel plans to offer the service in over 1,000 cities eyarTola kI yaaojanaa doSa ko 1000 sao AiQak SahraoM maoM yaaojanaa kI across the country, in the next 12-18 months with an aim to poSakSa krnao kI hO¸ Agalao 12–18 mahInaaoM maoM doSa ko 240 imailayana Garao maoM capture over 40 million of the 240 million households in the sao 40 imailayana sao AiQak Garao pr kbjaa krnao ka laxya hO.eyarTola Aba country. Airtel is now live in 14 such cities through this saaJaodarI maa^Dla ko maaQyama sao 14 eosao Anya SahraoM maoM laa[va hO¸ eyarTola ka partnership model, Airtel’s digital TV and home broadband iDijaTla TIvaI AaOr GarolaU ba`a^DbaOMD yaUjar AaQaar iva SATELLITE & CABLE TV 39 DECEMBER 2020 BROADBAND BIZ ONEWEB TO OFFER jaUna 2022 tk Baart BROADBAND maoM ba`a^DbaOMD saovaa p`stut SERVICES IN INDIA BY JUNE 2022 krogaa vanavaobavanavaobakrogaa Bharti Enterprises chairman Sunil Mittal, took BaartI eMTrp`a[jaoja ko AQyaxa saunaIla ima OneWeb plans to launch in India by May-June vanavaoba Baart maoM ma[-–jaUna 2022 tk laa^nca kI yaaojanaa banaa rha 2022. By October 2021, they will provide services in 50 hO.A@TUbar 2021 tk vao 50 iDga`I ] SATELLITE & CABLE TV 40 DECEMBER 2020 BROADBAND BIZ Global competition is big in this sector and SpaceX [sa xao~ maoM vaOiSvak p`itspQaa- bahut hO AaOr sposae@sa baD,a iKlaaD,I is one big player. There are two proposed constellations, hO.dao p`staivat naxa~ hO–ek Amaojana AaOr dUsara TolasaOT.pUro ivaSva maoM one is Amazon and the other is Telesat. OneWeb has vanavaoba kI p`aqaimakta spo@Tma/ hO.[sakI savaao-cca p`aqaimakta hO ijasaka spectrum priority all over the globe. It has the highest Aqa- hO ik Anya kMpinayaaM jaao ilayaao ³inamna pRqvaI kI kxaa´ naxa~ sqaaipt priority, which means other companies which are setting up LEO (low earth orbit) constellations will have to kr rhI hO¸ ]nhoM BaartI ko saaqa samanvaya krnaa haogaa AaOr yah sauinaiScat coordinate with Bharati and ensure there is no krnaa haogaa ik ]nako naoTvak- maoM kao[- hstxaop na hao.yah BaartI kao interference in their network. That gives Bharati huge AMtirxa maoM bahut fayada do rha hO.Amaoirka ek eosaa doSa hO jahaM sposae@sa advantage in the space. The US is one country where va BaartI kI samaana p`aqaimakta hO.baakI duinayaa maoM BaartI kI sabasao jyaada both SpaceX and Bharati have equal priority. Rest of the p`aqaimakta sposae@sa¸ Amaojana¸ TolasaOT Aaid ko baad hO. world Bharati has the highest priority followed by laOMiDMga AiQakaraoM¸ ra^koT laa^icaMga¸ saOTolaa[T AaOr samast AMtirxa SpaceX, Amazon, Telesat..etc. India it’s still at an evolution stage for landing rights, kaya-Ëma ko maamalao maoM Baart ABaI BaI ivakasa ko carNa maoM hO¸ laoikna jahaM launching of rockets, satellites and the whole space program tk spo@Tma/ ka saMbaMQa hO Baart Aa[-TIyaU ka hstaxarkta- hO AaOr saBaI but as far as spectrum is concerned, India is a signatory to doSaao ka spo@Tma/ pr ek sahmat yaaojanaa hO.[sailae¸ Baart ]sa spo@Tma/ ITU and all countries have an agreed plan on spectrum. So, p`aqaimakta ka ihssaa hO. India is part of that spectrum priority. yah poSakSa BaartI ko maaOjaUda vyavasaaya ko ilae ek p`ityaaoigata This offering will not be a competition to Bharati’s nahIM haogaI¸ @yaaoMik yah vyavasaaya ka pUrk va AnaupUrk haogaa¸ @yaaoMik ]na existing business as it will complement and supplement the business - because in places where they have a fixed network sqaanaaoM pr jahaM ]nako pasa ek inaiScat naoTvak- hO¸ yah kBaI BaI roiDyaao it can never compete with a radio network. This will give naoTvak- ko saaqa p`itspQaa- nahIM kr sakta hO.yah ]na xao~aoM tk phuMca access to areas where nobody has been able to go, deep dogaa jahaM ik kao[- jaanao maoM saxama nahIM hO¸ Ganao jaMgala¸ roigastana¸ QauvaIya¸ forests, deserts, polar, Himalayas. These will be areas where ihmaalaya.yao eosao xao~ haoMgao jahaM laaoga ba`a^DbaOMD caahto hOM laoikna yah people want broadband but don't have it. So, it really gives ]plabQa nahIM hO.[sa trh yah saca maoM maaobaa[la naoTvak- ko ilae ek pUrk a complementary service to mobile networks. It is not in saovaa dota hO.yah p`itspQaa- maoM nahIM hO. competition. BaartI glaaobala saOTolaa[T pr Baar ka naotR%va kr rha hO.BaartI Bharti Global is leading the charge on the satellite. Bharti Global is a part of Bharti Enterprises, Shravan Mittal, glaaobala¸ BaartI eMTrp`a[jaoja EavaNa ima INDIA’S MOST RESPECTED TRADE MAGAZINE FOR THE CABLE TV, BROADBAND, IPTV & SATELLITE INDUSTRY In-depth & Unbiased Market Information Technology Breakthroughs Reaches More Than 40,000 Personnel Across The MAGAZINE Satellite & Cable TV Industry every month ... You Know What You are doing But Nobody Else Does ADVERTISE NOW ! Contact: Mob.: +91-7021850198 Tel.: +91-22-6216 5313 Email: [email protected] SATELLITE & CABLE TV 41 DECEMBER 2020 BROADBAND WIRED BROADBAND UP vaayaD- ba`a^DbaOMD maoM baZ,aotrI The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) dUrsaMcaar inayaamak p`aiQakrNa ³Ta[-´/ nao 31 Agast 2020 tk has released the telecom subscription data as on 31 August ko TolaIka^ma sabsaËIPSana AaMkD,o kao jaarI ikyaa hO.irpaoT- ko mautaibak 2020. As per the report, the top five Wired Broadband Service paMca p`mauK vaayaD- ba`a^DbaOMD saovaa p`dayak hOM baIesaenaela ³7º85 imailayana´¸ providers were BSNL (7.85 million), Bharti Airtel (2.53 BaartI eyarTola ³2º53 imailayana´¸ Ai~yaa knva-jaMsa To@naaolaa^jaI ³1º70 million), Atria Convergence Technologies (1.70 million), imailayana´¸ irlaayaMsa ijayaao [Mfaoka^ma ilaimaToD Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd (1.25 ³1º25 imailayana´ AaOr hoqavao kobala eMD million) and Hathway Cable and Datacom (1.03 million). Other than DoTaka^ma ³1º03 imailayana´.sarkar Wara the state-run BSNL, all other saMcaailat baIesaenaela kao CaoD,kr Anya players were able to add new saBaI kMpinayaaoM nao Apnao maaOjaUda baosa maoM nayao subscribers to its existing base. sabsaËa[barao kao Saaimala ikyaa hO. The total number of Agast ko AMt tk ba`a^DbaOMD sabsaËa[baraoM broadband subscribers reached kI kula saM#yaa 1º53 p`itSat kI baZ,aotrI ko saaqa 716º19 imailayana tk 716.19 million at the end of August with an overall growth of 1.53 per cent. In July, the report showed broadband phuMca gayaI.jaulaa[- maoM Kbarao ko mautaibak ba`a^DbaOMD sabsaËa[barao kI saM#yaa subscribers at 705.40 million. 705º40 imailayana qaI. The top five service providers constituted 98.89 per 5 p`mauK saovaa p`dataAaoM nao Agast ko AMt maoM kula ba`a^DbaOMD cent market share of the total broadband subscribers at the ga`ahkaoM kI 98º89 p`itSat ihssaodarI p`aPt kI.yao saovaa p`dayak hOM end of August. These service providers were Reliance Jio irlaayaMsa ijayaao [Mfaoka^ma ila ³403º92 imailayana´¸ BaartI eyarTola Infocomm Ltd (403.92 million), Bharti Airtel (158.98 million), ³158º98 imailayana´¸ vaaoDafaona Aa[iDyaa ³119º91 imailayana´¸ Vodafone Idea (119.91 million), BSNL (23.75 million) and Atria Convergence (1.70 million). baIesaenaela ³23º75 imailayana´ AaOr Ai~yaa knva-jaMsa ³1º70 imailayana´. Overall broadband (wired+wireless) subscriber base kula imalaakr ba`a^DbaOMD ³vaayaD- va vaayarlaosa´ sabsaËa[bar AaQaar was led by Jio with a 56.40 per cent share, followed by 22.20 ka naotR%va 56º40 p`itSat ihssaodarI ko saaqa ijayaao kr rha hO¸ [sako per cent for Bharti Airtel, and 16.74 per cent for Vodafone baad 22º20 p`itSat ko saaqa BaartI eyarTola AaOr ifr vaaoDafaona Idea. Aa[iDyaa ko pasa 16º74 p`itSat kI ihssaodarI hO. As on 31st August, the top five wireless broadband 31 Agast tk paMca p`mauK vaayarlaosa ba`a^DbaOMD saovaa p`dayak hOM Service providers were Reliance Jio Infocom Ltd (402.67 million), Bharti Airtel (156.45 million), Vodafone Idea (119.91 irlaayaMsa ijayaao [Mfaoka^ma ila ³402º67 imailayana´¸ BaartI eyarTola million), BSNL (15.90 million) and Tikona Infinet Ltd. (0.31 ³156º45 imailayana´¸ vaaoDafaona Aa[iDyaa ³119º91 ,imailayana´ baIesaenaela million). ³15º90 imailayana´ AaOi itkaonaa [naifinaT ilaº³0º31 imailayana´. ... You Know What You are doing But Nobody Else Does ADVERTISE NOW ! In-depth & Unbiased Market Information Reaches out to more than 40,000 personnel every month Technology Breakthroughs Comprehensive Circulation Across INDIA’S MOST RESPECTED TRADE MAGAZINE FOR THE The Satellite & Cable TV Industry CABLE TV, BROADBAND, IPTV & SATELLITE INDUSTRY Contact: Mob.: +91-7021850198 Email: [email protected] SATELLITE & CABLE TV 42 DECEMBER 2020 ISP FOCUS DE-CIX MUMBAI epIesaI maoM dUsara sabasao RANKED SECOND LARGEST INTERNET baD,a [MTrnaoT e@sacaoMja hO EXCHANGE IN APAC DI[-–saIAa[-e@sa mauMba[- DE-CIX, the leading carrier and data center neutral BaartIya ]pmahaWIp pr Aga`NaI vaahk AaOr DoTa saoMTr tTsqa Internet Exchange operator on the Indian sub-continent, is [MTrnaoT e@sacaoMja Aa^proTr DI[-–saIAa[-e@sa Aba eiSayaa p`SaaMt ³epIesaI´ now ranked the second largest Internet Exchange (IX) in xao~ maoM dUsara sabasao baD,a [MTrnaoT e@sacaoMja (IX) hO.yah rOMikMga IX pr jauD,o the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. The ranking is based on the number of networks connected at the IX. DE-CIX naoTvak- kI saM#yaa pr AaQaairt hO.DI[-–saIAa[-e@sa mauMba[- maoM vat-maana maoM Mumbai currently has more than 270 networks peering at 270 sao AiQak naoTvakao- ka ek e@sacaoMja hOM¸ yah BaartIya ]pmahaWIp ka the exchange, making it also the largest neutral IX on the sabasao baD,a tTsqa IX hO.yah rOMikMga pIyairMga DIbaI Wara banaayaI jaatI hO¸ jaao Indian subcontinent. The ranking is created by Peering DB, ik mauFt maoM ]plabQa¸ ]pyaaogakta-–Anaurixat DoTabaosa a freely available, user-maintained AaOr [MTrknao@Sana DoTa ko ilae ]sa sqala pr jaakr database of networks, and the go-to location for interconnection data. ikyaa jaata hO.pIyairMga DIbaI ko mautaibak vat-maana maoM According to Peering DB, there are epIesaI xao~ maoM 29 doSaaoM maoM 148 Aa[-e@sa TOk/ ikyao currently 148 IXs tracked in 29 countries gayao hOM. in the APAC region. DI[-–saIAa[-e@sa [MTrvaayar [MiDyaa ko vairYz ]p– “We are extremely proud to have p`Qaana va raYT/Iya p`mauK sauQaIr kuMdr nao kha ik achieved the rank of second largest IX in ‘pIyairMga DIbaI laIDrbaaoD- pr epIesaI maoM dUsaro sabasao APAC on the Peering DB leaderboard. It is our constant endeavour to be the “Best In baD,o [MTrnaoT e@sacaoMja ka rOMk haisala krko baohd Class” and the irrefutable leader across the gava- mahsaUsa hao rha hO.hma inarMtr p`yaasa krto hOM ik APAC region, which has led to us making sabasao AcCa p`dana ikyaa jaae AaOr epIesaI xao~ maoM significant investments across all the touchpoints – AkaT\ya naota¸ ijasanao ik hmaoM saBaI TcaPvaa[MTaoM maoM mah%vapUNa- inavaoSa krnao something which ultimately results in greater customer ko ilae p`oirt ikyaa hO–eosaa kuC ijasako pirNaamasva$p AMtt: AiQak experience. The adoption of our Direct CLOUD service ga`ahk AnauBava haota hO.hmaarI Dayaro@T@laa]D saovaa kao Apnaanaa baD,o continues at a rapid pace for both large enterprises and SMEs. Further, with a multi-locational expansion underway, ]VmaaoM AaOr esaemaAa[- daonaaoM ko ilae tIva` gait sao jaarI hO.[sako Alaavaa DE-CIX has unambiguously demonstrated to the industry ivaiBanna sqaanaaoM pr Aba ivastar kI p`iËyaa jaarI hO¸ DI[-–saIAa[-e@sa nao how it has significantly impacted and redefined the market”, ]Vaoga ko ilae spYT $p sao p`diSa-t ikyaa hO ik yah kOsao baajaar kao says Sudhir Kunder, Senior Vice President and National kafI p`Baaivat krta hO AaOr [sao ifr sao pirBaaiYat krta hO.’ Head, DE-CIX Interwire, India. vaOiSvak laa^kDa]na ko daOrana DI[-–saIAa[-e@sa mauMba[- nao 1º3 During the global lockdown, DE-CIX Mumbai Tbps kI pIk [MTrnaoT TOifk/ dja- kI.Apnao mau#ya laxya ko saaqa recorded peak Internet traffic of 1.3 Tbps. With its main goal being to interconnect a growing number of cloud @laa]D saovaa p`dataAaoM¸ [MTrnaoT saovaa p`dataAaoM AaOr AMitma ]pyaaogakta- service providers, Internet service providers, and end-users, AaoM kI baZ,tI saM#yaa kao ek dUsaro sao jaaoD,nao ko ilae DI[-–saIAa[-e@sa DE-CIX Mumbai has doubled its backbone capacity mauMba[- nao ApnaI bauinayaadI Z,aMcao kI xamata kao halahI maoM daogaunaa kr idyaa recently, taking the interconnection ecosystem to a whole hO¸ [MTrknao@Sana [kaoisasTma kao ek nayao str pr lao jaa rha hO. new level. DE-CIX- Mumbai also launched its Direct CLOUD DI[-–esaAa[-e@sa mauMba[- nao purskar jaItnao vaalao DI[-–esaAa[-e@sa epa^lana service to enable customers to connect to the global cloud PlaoTfama- pr maa[Ëaosaa^FT AjaUro¸ gaugala @laa]D va Amaojana vaobasaIirja services provided by Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud and Amazon Web Services over the award-winning DE-CIX Wara p`dana kI jaanao vaalaI vaOiSvak @laa]D saovaaAaoM sao ga`ahkaoM kao jaaoD,nao Apollon platform. ko ilae ApnaI Da^yaro@T@laa]D saovaa BaI Sau$ kI. SATELLITE & CABLE TV 43 DECEMBER 2020 Reach out to over *50,000+ visitors per month Put out your banner ads on: www.scatmag.com Take advantage & reach new customers thru www.scatmag.com India's Most Comprehensive website For CATV « Magazine 's Monthly Articles « Technica l Articles « Pay Channel Rates « Website Links & Postal Address of Channels « C & Ku Band Channel Guide « The Latest Channel Changes « Dish Docto r « Listing O f CATV Events Worldwide « Governmen t Policies & Rules Related & CATV For more details, call or email us at : SATELLITE & CABLE TV Magazine 312/313, A Wing, 3rd Floor, Dynasty Business Park, Andheri Kurla Road, Andheri (E), Mumbai - 400 059 Mob. : +91-70218 50198 Email : [email protected] Website : http://www.scatmag.com/ …….including Broadband & IPTV *Average visitor per month calculated over a 12 month period. 94 INTERNATIONAL NEWS POLISH TV LICENCE ISSUE Deutsche Welle will broadcast and will unencrypted in HD on 11.778 MHz in use DVB-S2. elements SES Astra and of 5G DW have been Broadcast for a live sports production working together for the first time. very The broadcast mode of the new successfully mobile network standard will be The issue between Polish TV since 2012. Their applied on December 6, 2020 from 13:00 and film production company ATM programme CET for the live coverage of the Grupa escalated after the inactivity of offerings reach German Handball Bundesliga match the National Broadcasting Council millions of people in Europe, CIS, between SG Flensburg-Handewitt and (KRRiT) in awarding a terrestrial Africa and North America every day Frisch Auf Göppingen. Sky Sport will licence extension to its thematic use footage from up to twelve 5G channel ATM Rozrywka. smartphones, which will transmit their ATM Grupa lodged a signals via the 5G stadium network of complaint with the Provincial O2. Administrative Court and asked the With the scenes captured by the court to oblige KRRiT to consider the 5G smartphones, Sky will produce a application and to say that the livestream, which will be available free regulator’s inactivity is in gross of charge to all handball fans violation of the law. at www.skysport.de, in addition to the ATM Grupa wants KRRiT to regular TV broadcast on the Sky Sport suspend a tender it is organising for a channel. digital terrestrial frequency currently DISCOVERY+ LAUNCHES IN being used by ATM Rozrywka. UK KRRiT says that ATM Grupa Discovery+ was late in submitting its licence has launched extension application for ATM in the UK Rozrywka. market and it It The channel is distributed on via five satellites and provide them will aggregate the first multiplex and its current with independent news and Discovery licence expires in February 2021. information. UK’s pay-TV and free-to-air brands DW & ASTRA PLAN STRATEGY In addition, a long-term including Discovery Channel, TLC, Deutsche partnership for the SES satellites Astra Animal Planet, ID, Discovery Science, Welle has 3B (for Eastern Europe) and SES-5 (for Discovery Turbo and Discovery planned a Africa) was concluded in June of this History as well as its free-to-air brands strategy to year. It means DW English can also be Quest. expand and it seen in HD quality in these regions. Discovery+ will initially be has secured SKY DEUTSCHLAND AND available on Sky, where Sky Q capacity on Astra and this will help it TELEFÓNICA PLAN 5G TRIAL customers will receive a free to broadcast in the high definition Sky subscription for the next 12 months. format, both in Germany and large parts Deutschland Outside of the Sky environment, of Europe. and mobile consumers will be able to subscribe to Unlike other broadcasters the network discovery+ directly via web or app German international broadcaster has operator purchase Discovery+ will be rolled out remained in standard definition. Telefónica O2 on additional devices and platforms in From December 1, 2020 Deutschland are preparing for a 5G trial 2020 and 2021. SATELLITE & CABLE TV 45 DECEMBER 2020 SCAT BUSINESS BALAJI REVENUES SEES SUN POSTS PROFIT spite of the serious negative SURGE Sun TV Network’s profit sentiments of the pandemic. The Balaji has posted an for the second quarter company has maintained its collection increase in its revenue declined 5.62 per cent to efficiency of over 99.5 per cent under and its total revenue for ` 345.91 crore, from its prepaid collection model. ALTBalaji stood at ` 14.7 ` 366.51 crore in the The board has designated crore for the quarter and corresponding quarter Vynsley Fernandes as media group ` 29.6 crore for H1 FY21. last year. chief executive officer of NXTDigital Balaji Telefilms TV The revenues for the quarter with oversight of all the media content production has slowly stood at ` 756.16 crore as against businesses of the group encompassing restarted following necessary health ` 773.93 crore for the corresponding cable TV, HITS and broadband. He will and safety precautions. quarter previous year. The total income be responsible for leading the overall Movie business had very for the quarter was at ` 807.71 crore as business and operations of the group limited activity and the Company against ` 846.07 crore in Q2 FY19. as it continues to expand across the completed the sale of digital rights of However, it has reported a good media spectrum. Pagglait to Netflix. growth in subscription revenue that is With NXTDigital being the only Shobha Kapoor, Managing up by 14 per cent year-on-year ` 427.04 HITS platform in the country, it’s Director, Balaji Telefilms Limited, said, crore compared to ` 375.65 crore in the expected to get a boost from the sharing “This quarter we took steps to restore same quarter last year. EBITDA for the of HITS infrastructure with other Multi- our content production activity and quarter is up by 7.10 per cent year over System Operators (MSOs) across the have slowly returned to more normal year standing at ` 502.03 crore. country, as recently notified by the levels of TV content production. The ministry of information & broadcasting. NXTDIGITAL POSTS STRONG teams are adapting to the new The potential for infrastructure sharing Q2 RESULTS processes of shooting and I am or managed services stands at over 69 NXTDigital confident we will adapt quickly given million cable TV households today – has posted a our strength and successful track comprising smaller independent and record. Our digital businesses had year-on-year regional MSOs. limited fresh content during the quarter EBITDA but we have managed to get better growth of DISH TV SEES DECLINE IN engagement using our library of over 15.8 per cent at ` 50.7 crores for the REVENUES 65 original shows. We will soon restart second quarter, an improvement of 2.7 Dish TV has seen a decline in adding more shows to platform as per cent over the previous quarter. revenues and has reported second- shows are ready for launch. Overall While revenues remained stable quarter fiscal 2021 unaudited some of the cost optimisation programs despite the impact of the Covid2019 consolidated subscription revenues of initiated should continue to allow us pandemic, the company posted an ` 765.7 crore and operating revenues to see strong profitability as our EBIDTA of ` 102.1 crores for the half of ` 846.4 crore. The subscription operations return to pre-COVID levels.” year ended 30 September 2020, a growth revenue has seen a dip of 3.3 per cent Financial performance of 8.7 per cent over the corresponding year-on-year. In 2019, the subscription highlights (Consolidated) period of the previous year. By laying revenue stood at ` 792 crore for the income from operation up 123% greater focus on operational efficiency same period. QoQ to ` 78.3 crore rather than pure revenue growth at the Operating revenue is also down EBITDA loss reduced to ` 12.4 cost of profitability, it was able to by 5.2 per cent Y-o-Y. The operating crore vs ` 26.3 crore in Q1FY21 improve EBIDTA margins to 21.7 per revenue for the same quarter in 2019 Net loss after tax reduced to ` 19.5 cent for the half year, compared to 19.2 stood at ` 893.2 crore. EBITDA for the crore vs ` 27.9 crore in Q1FY21 per cent in the corresponding period quarter stood at ` 525.3 crore up 0.9 Balance sheet remains strong with of the previous year. per cent Y-o-Y. EBITDA margin was at good liquidity - value of NXTDigital has not only been 62.1 per cent, up 380 bps Y-o-Y.Profit investments at ` 219 crore (as of able to maintain its subscriber base but after tax was ` 64.5 crore as against a 7 November 2020 grow its video and data businesses, in loss of ` 96.4 crore last year. SATELLITE & CABLE TV 46 DECEMBER 2020 DISH DOCTOR Ask us any questions or problems faced by you in the course of your business. Our DISH DOCTOR will try and answer them in the best way possible, in the simplest terms, avoiding the unnecessary use of technical terms where possible. The service is available free to our readers and subscribers. Send Your Queries To: Dish Doctor, 312/313, A Wing,3rd Floor, Dynasty Business Park, Andheri Kurla Road, Andheri (E), Mumbai – 400059. or Email: [email protected]. Now you can WhatsApp Your Dish Doctor Queries To: +91-91082 32956 DTV STANDARDS DITIvaI maanakaoMmaanakaoMDITIvaI Please give an overview of the DTV standards followed p`Sna: kRpyaa DITIvaI maanakaoM ka Avalaaokna krto hue 4ko va by different nations and details of 4K and 8K broadcast. 8ko ka ivavarNa AaOr [sako p`saarNa krnao vaalao doSaaoM ka naama Krishnan Nair, Broadcast Engineer batayaoMÆbatayaoMÆbatayaoMÆ Ans.: The DTV standards prevalent across the world are: kRYNana naayar¸ ba`a^DkasT [MjaIinayar ATSC - Advanced Television System Committee in USA ] SATELLITE & CABLE TV 47 DECEMBER 2020 CHANNEL CHANGES Here are the major changes that have taken place on the various satellites over India in the past month. IS 20 AT 68.5 DEG E On 21st Sangeet Bhojpuri, Channel 3880 H, FTA. On 9th Dilli Aaj Tak has left 4182 H. WIN, Sony Yay!, Mirror Now, B4U On 23rd PTC Simran and PTC Music Movies India,Topper TV, Star Sports THAICOM 4 / BANGABANDHU 1 AT have left 3889 V. 3, Colors Gujarati Cinema, Abzy 119.5 DEG E Cool, Sun TV and Star Sports First On 15th T Sports has replaced Z ETC ABS 2/2A AT 75 DEG E have started on 11590 H, Conax; Star Bollywood on 10885 V, Irdeto. On On 16th DW International has started Maa Gold has left. On 22nd News 17th PTV Sports has started on 10805 on 4036 V, FTA. On 25th DW Interna- State UP & UK has left 11550 V. On V, Irdeto; Dubai Sports has left. On tional has left 4036 V again. On 27th 24th Vip News and Maharashtra 1 23rd BTV Chattogram, BTV National, AP1 TV, TV Today and TV Filmy have have started on 4174 H, FTA; Swaraj BTV World and Sangshad TV have started on 3606 V, FTA. Express has left. started on 4825 H, FTA. On 24th T Sports has replaced Titas TV on 4680 INSAT 4A/4B/ GSAT-10 /GSAT- 30 SES 8 / NSS 6 AT 95 DEG E H, FTA; Somoy News TV has left AT 83 DEG E On 22nd Zee News has started on 4771 H. On 4th Bflix Movies has replaced 12647 H, FTA. Holidayz on 3981 H, FTA. On 15th ASIASAT 9 AT 122 DEG E Bada Khabar has replaced Planet On 1st TVM and Da Vinci Asia have News on 3756 H, FTA. On 16th started on 12655 V; My Cinema Odisha TV has started on 4073 V, Mandarin is now encrypted. On 18th FTA. On 18th DD Hissar has left 3774 Rodja TV, Wesal TV, Fatwa TV, V. On 20th C7 has started on 3925 Elkisi TV, MHO TV, MGI TV, Sharjah H, FTA. On 26th IBC 24 has started TV, KTV 1, Dubai Sports, Dubai TV on 3925 H, FTA. International, EuroNews English, Xing Kong China, Channel V China, MEASAT 3/3A AT 91.5 DEG E Macau Satellite TV, Sahara One, On 9th Zee TV India, Zee Cinema GSAT 9 AT 97.3 DEG E King TV, DW English, TV 5 Monde Asia, & TV, & pictures, Zee Café, Zing On 8th Madani Channel Urdu has Asie and France 24 English have Asia, Zee Business, Zee News, Zee started on 11656 V, FTA. On 18th started on 12415 V, clear; Jogja Bollywood and Zee Zest have left BBS TV, Image Channel, Watan 2, Istimewa TV, Madani TV, MTA TV, 3760 V. Probashi Bangla TV and Tez have Ruai TV, U Channel and MTA 3 Al- started on 11293 V, FTA; Madani Arabia have started on 12655 V, FTA; INSAT 4B/3A / GSAT 15 / GSAT Channel Urdu has left 11656 V again. My Cinema Mandarin, TV Mu, O 17AT 93.5 DEG E Shop and Dangdut Tivi have left. On On 4th Sadhna News Madhya CHINASAT 11 AT 98 DEG E 19th Star Cinema, Drakor Plus, TV P, Pradesh/Chhattisgarh, Saral Jeevan, On 22nd Zindagi Music has replaced K-Drama, HCBN Indonesia, Hope Sadhna News TV and P Plus have K Cricket on 11493 V, FTA. On 24th Channel Indonesia and I Am Chan- left 4076 V; Swara Sagar and Music Watan HD and K Cricket have nel have started on 12415 V, FTA. Zone have started on 4161 H, FTA; started on 11493 V, FTA; 47 News On 20th Sunna TV, Sun TV, Fashion Sadhna News Madhya Pradesh/ HD, Watan 2 and Zindagi Music have TV Asia, Macau Lotus TV, TV Timor Chhattisgarh has started on 4174 H, left again. On 25th Zindagi Music has Leste, Eternal Life TV Network, Star FTA. On 5th DD National has replaced again replaced K Cricket on 11493 Max, 48 News UK, MTA 6 Asia, DD India on 11630 V, FTA. On 6th In- V, FTA. France 24 Français, Perviy kanal dia News Rajasthan has left 11630 Asia, TVB News, RT News and TVE V. ON 10th News State UP & UK and PALAPA D AT 113 DEG E Internacional Asia have started on Popular TV have started on 11630 V, On 9th Rajawali TV has left 3863 V. 12415 V, FTA.; Star Cinema has left FTA. India News has left 11630 V. On 10th Matrix TV has started on again. SATELLITE & CABLE TV 48 DECEMBER 2020 CHANNEL GUIDE UPDATED AS OF 1ST DECEMBER 2020 FTA = Free To Air SCR = Scrambled Radio Channels in Italics FREQ/POL CHANNEL SR FEC CAS NOTES INTELSAT-38/AzerSpace2 at 45 deg East: Bom Az 238 El 51, Blr Az 250 El 49, Del 232 El 41, Chennai Az 252 El 46, Bhopal Az 238 El 44 Cal Az 248 El 35 11475 V Dialog DTH: Sony Six HD, Discovery World India HD, Star Movies Select HD, Animal Planet HD, AXN East Asia HD, Rugby PassTV SATEL HD, Star Sports 1 HD, Sony Ten2 HD, Star Sports select HD1, Star Sports Select HD2 32000 2/3 DVB-S2/8PSK India Beam Dialog DTH: CBeebies Asia, Pogo, Cartoon Network, A+ Kids, Nickelodeon, Baby TV, Disney Junior, NGC, Sony BBC Earth, Nat 11515 V Geo Wild, Animal Planet, Discovery, Discovery Science, TechStorm, TLC, History TV18, Travel XP, Dsport, Sony Ten 1, Ten 23700 5/6 DVB-S India Beam L Cricket, Sony Ten 2 I TE & CABLE Dialog DTH: HGTV Asia, E!, SET India, Sony Max, Star Gold, Colors, Star Plus, Zee TV, Colors Tamil, Sun TV, KTV, Star Vijay, 11555 V Kalainagar TV, Zee Cinema, UTV Movies, B4U Movies, Zee Tamil, Sirippoli, WakuWaku Japan, Celestial Classic Movies, Fashion 27690 3/5 DVB-S India Beam TV Asia, Hi TV, TVN Asia, WakuWaku Japan South East Asia Dialog DTH: Channel One, Rupavahini, Channel Eye, ITN, Vasantham TV, TV Derana, Swarnavahini, Sirasa TV, Shakti TV, TV 1, 11595 V Hiru TV, TNL, Art, Ada Derana 24x7, Siyatha TV, Pragna TV, TV Didula, Riddhi TV, Citi Hitz, 7th Circuit, Rangiri TV, Revision TV, 27690 5/6 DVB-S India Beam UTV Tamil, Udhayam TV, Nenasa TV 10 Dialog DTH: Eurosport 1, Outdoor Channel, Star Sports 1, Star Sports 2, Star Sports Select, Sony Six, Sony ESPN, Star Movies 11635 V India, HBO South Asia, HBO Signature, HBO Hits, HBO Family, Cinemax, &Flix, Hits Movies, CinemaWorld, Sony Pix, Hits, Zee 27690 5/6 Irdeto 2 India Beam T V Café, Star World, Warner TV, AXN, Colors Infinity, Diva, Food Network Asia, Fox Life, Comedy Central Dialog TV: Nenasa TV, Buddhist TV, Shraddha TV, Damsathara TV, God TV, Verbum TV, Aljazeera, ABC Australia TV, BBC, 11675 V CGTN, CNN, NDTV, RT News, Bloomberg TV, CNBC TV18, Trace Urban, B4U Music, VH1 India, Channel C, Sun Music, Zoom, 27690 5/6 DVB-S India Beam Da Vinci Learning AMOS 4 at 65 deg East DishHome DTH Nepal: Avenues Khabar, News24, ABC News, Janata TV, Nice TV, Colors, Star Plus, Zee TV, SET India, MTV, 10735 V Zoom, Zing Asia, ZETC Bollywood, Discovery, Animal Planet, NGC, TLC India, Star World, Zee Cafe, Sony Pix, Star Sports 45000 1/2 Mpeg 4 Latens Select 1 HD, Sony Six HD, Sony ESPN HD, Sony Ten1 HD Verimatrix India Beam DishHome DTH Nepal: Star Gold, Sony Max, Zee Cinema, HBO, Cinemax, Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports Select, 49 10789 V Sony Six, Sony ESPN, Sony Ten1, Sony Ten 2, Sony Ten 3, CNN South Asia, BBC South Asia, Aljazeera, Aaj Tak, APB News, 45000 1/2 Mpeg 4 Latens, Zee News, Cartoon Network India, DishHome Cinema Ghar 888, Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports 2 HD, Star Sports 1 Hindi HD, Star Verimatrix India Beam Sports Select HD 2 10860 V DishHome DTH Nepal: DMN Showcase (fta), Kantipur TV, Image TV, Nepal TV, Sagarmatha TV, Colors HD, Zee TV HD, Star Plus 45000 1/2 Mpeg 4 Latens, HD, Zee Cinema HD, Star Gold HD, HBO South Asia HD; Radio Nepalbani, Nepal FM Janata Media Radio Verimatrix India Beam DishHome DTH Nepal:DishHome Showcase 2, DishHome Ramailo, D Movies, NTV Plus, NTV News, Mountain TV, Himalaya TV, AP1 TV, TV Today, TV Filmy, Bhakti Darshan TV, Araniko TV, Star Bharat India, Sony SAB TV India, Bindass, Star Utsav, Zee Anmol, Sahara One, Dhamaal, DD National, UTV Movies, Star Gold 2, & pictures, B4U Movies India, Filmy, Zee Action, Star Utsav 45000 2/3 Mpeg 4 Latens, 10914 V Movies, Sony Max 2, B4U Music India, Sangeet Bhojpuri, Investigation Discovery India, Fox Life India, History TV 18, Discovery Verimatrix India Beam Science India, Discovery Turbo India, Nat Geo Wild Asia, Sony BBC Earth, Care World TV, WB India, India Today, Times Now, News 18, Zee Business, Nickelodeon India, BabyFirst TV, Discovery Kids India, Nick Jr India, Disney Channel India, Marvel HQ, Sonic Nickelodeon, Aastha India, Sanskar TV, Peace TV Urdu DishHome DTH Nepal: DishHome Action Sports, Nepa Channel, DishHome Cinema Ghar 108, DishHome Gunjan, DishHome Cine Hits, DishHome Junior, Rhymes, Bhojpuri Magic, Business Plus, BTV Business, Krishi TV, & TV, Colors Rishtey Asia, DD India, 11235 V DD Kisan, Dangal TV, Dabangg, Aakaash Aath, Anjan TV, Zee Bollywood, Manoranjan TV, Bhojpuri Cinema, Enterr 10, 9XM, 9X 45000 2/3 Mpeg 4 Latens, Jalwa, Living Foodz, NHK World Japan, TV 5 Monde Asie, DW English, CGTN, Arirang World, Star Sports 3, Star Sports Select Verimatrix India Beam HD2, Fight Sports, DD Sports, Lolly Kids, Peace of Mind TV, Discovery HD World India, Star World HD India, Nepal Radio Network DECEM DishHome DTH Nepal:Sarokar TV, NTV Kohalpur, NTV Itahari, Prime Times, Omkar TV, Star Gold Select, DishHome Cinema Ghar 11289 V 555, Sony Yay!, & TV, & pictures, HBO Signature Asia, HBO Hits, HBO Family Asia, Cinemax Asia, National Geographic India, 45000 2/3 Mpeg 4 Latens, Zee Café, AP1 TV, Kantipur TV Verimatrix India Beam DishHome TV NEPAL: Star Bharat HD, SET India HD, Sony Max HD, Star Gold Select HD, Sony Ten 2 HD, Sony Ten 3 HD, B 11360 V Animal Planet HD, TLC HD, Comedy Central HD, Disney International HD, VH1 HD, MTV Beats HD, DishHome Ramailo, DishHome 45000 2/3 Mpeg 4 Latens, ER 2020 Action Sports Verimatrix India Beam 12660 V DishHome TV NEPAL: Baby TV Asia, Colors Infinity, Colors Cineplex, Nat Geo Wild Asia, Fox Life India, 9XM, Himalaya TV, NTV 45000 2/3 Mpeg 4 Latens, Plus, BM HD, Plus Movie, DishHome Cine Hits, DishHome Gunjan Verimatrix India Beam 12714 V DishHome TV NEPAL: Reality TV, D Movies, Hollywood Hits, K World, Rhymes, Bhojpuri Magic, Yoho TV, Mega TV, B4U Kadak, 45000 2/3 Mpeg 4 Latens, House Full Movies, Mastiii Verimatrix India Beam INTELSAT 17 AT 66 Deg E: 3845 H Sony Entertainment: SET Asia, SET Middle East, Sony Max Asia, Sony SAB TV Asia, Max M.E., 30000 3/4 Mpeg 4 DVB S2 PowerVu Landmass beam 3845 V Tata: Kalainagar TV, Seithigal, Isai Aruvi, Sirippoli TV, Chithiram TV, Kalaignar Murasu TV, Vendhar TV, Sairam TV, News 7 Tamil, Ayush TV, MK Tunes, MK Six, Sai TV, Hindu Dharmam, TV 5 Kannada, Malai Murasu TV, Malar TV 28800 5/6 Mpeg 2 / Mpeg 4 Irdeto Landmass beam 3876 H Indiasign: CVR English, CVR OM Spiritual, Prime 9 News, Orange TV India, Nireekshana TV, Y TV Telugu, Swara Sagar, CHANNEL GUIDE UPDATED AS OF 1ST DECEMBER 2020 FTA = Free To Air SCR = Scrambled Radio Channels in Italics FREQ/POL CHANNEL SR FEC CAS NOTES Madhimugam TV, Music Zone, News India 24x7, AP24x7 14300 3/4 Mpeg4 FTA Landmass beam SUN NW: Sun TV, KTV, Sun News, Sun Music, Gemini TV, Gemini Movies, Gemini Comedy, Udaya TV, Udaya Movies, Surya TV, SATEL 3885 V Surya TV HD, Chutti TV, Kochu TV, Gemini Music, Surya Movies, Gemini Music HD, Gemini Movie HD, Udaya HD, Sun Bangla, 30000 3/4 Mpeg4 Irdeto 2 Landmass beam Sun Marathi 3894 H Indiasign: HMTV, Aradhana TV, T News, MBC TV, Calvary TV, Prarthana Bhawan TV, 7 S Music, ABN, V6 News, CVR News, Mercy TV (India), FM News, CVR Health, Inews, 10TV, M News 13840 5/6 DVB S2 Mpeg 4 Landmass beam L 3914 H New Delhi TV: NDTV 24x7, NDTV India, NDTV Profit, NDTV Good Times 11200 3/4 Mpeg4 Irdeto 2 Landmass beam I TE & CABLE 3925 V Sun TV NW: Kushi TV, Udaya Music, Chintu TV, Adithya TV, Udaya Comedy, Surya Comedy Surya Music, Sun Life, Gemini Life, 30000 3/4 DVB S2 Sun TV HD, KTV HD, Sun Music HD, Gemini TV HD Mpeg 4,Irdeto 2 Landmass beam 3932 H Indo Teleports: Peppers TV, Maha Punjabi, Total TV Haryana, Chardikla Time TV, Enterr10 Bangla, Enterr 10 18330 2/3 DVB S2 Landmass beam 3965 V TV5 Monde Asia, TV5 HD, TV5 Style HD 12335 3/4 Mpeg 4 PowerVu Landmass beam 3966 H News J, Thanti TV, Janam TV, Patrika Rajasthan TV, Meenakshi TV, Sahana TV, Nambikkai TV, Good News TV 18330 2/3 FTA Landmass beam 3984 H VoA TV Global HD, VoA TV Indian Ocean HD, VoA TV China HD, VoA TV Africa HD, God TV Asia, Colors Mena HD (scr) 14400 3/4 Mpeg4/PowerVu,FTA Landmass beam 4006 H Planetcast: Kappa TV, Mathrubhumi News, Shalom TV, Salvation TV, Media One, Kaumudy TV, Powervision TV, Saathiyam TV, T Dheeran TV, Ate TV, Safari, Studio One +. Darshana TV ME, Digvijay News 24x7, Tunes6 Music, Velicham TV, Reporter 14400 3/4 DVB-S2 Mpeg4 Landmass beam V Tata: Angel TV India, Captain TV, Imayam TV, Madha TV, Makkal TV, Kairali Channel, We, Moon TV, Puthiya Thalaimurai, Sri 4015 V Sankara TV, Subhavaartha TV, Tamilan TV, Vasanth TV, Win TV, Polimer, Public TV, Captan News, TV5 News, Polimer News, 30000 3/4 Mpeg 4 DVB S2 MK TV, Puthuyugam TV, Public Music TV, Kairali Arabiya, Public Movies FTA / Conax Landmass beam 4024 H PlanetCast: Star Vijay International (scr), Asianet News, Asianet ME, Suvarna News, Amrita TV, Goodness TV, Jaihind TV, Jeevan 14400 2/3 Mpeg 4 TV, Manorama News Intnl., 24 News, Flowers TV (scr) Videoguard / FTA Landmass beam INTELSAT 20 / 36 at 68.50 deg E: Bom Az 193 El 67, Blr Az 215 El 71, Del 197 El 55, Chennai Az 222 El 69, Bhopal Az 202 El 61 Cal Az 223 El 55 3713 V KBS World 24 HD 2800 2/3 Mpeg4 C Beam 3723 V Indiasign: TV 9 Telugu, TV 1 Telugu, TV 9 Karnataka, News 9, TV 9 Maharashtra, TV 9 Gujarat, TV 9 Bharatvarsh, Mahaa News, Shubhsandesh TV 9600 3/4 Mpeg 4 DVB S2 C Beam 50 3732 V Indiasign: Mahaa News, Mantavya News, National Voice, Nepal 1, Shubhsandesh TV, Mojo TV, Tulasi News 7200 3/4 Mpeg 4 DVB S2 C Beam Discovery Networks India: Discovery Channel India, DTamil, Animal Planet India, Investigation Discovery India, Investigation 3739 H Discovery India, Discovery Science India, Discovery Turbo India, TLC India, Discovery HD World India, Discovery Kids India, TLC 30000 3/4 Mpeg4 PowerVu C Beam HD India, Animal Planet HD World India 3742 V Sadhna TV, Super TV, Anjan TV, Jai Maharashtra, News 1, Food Food 7000 3/4 Mpeg 4 FTA C Beam 3766 V Aastha TV, Aastha Tamil, Aastha Telugu, Aastha Kannada 7200 3/4 Mpeg 4 C Beam 3768 H Zee NW: & TV HD, Zee Zest 7500 3/4 Mpeg 4 Conax C Beam 3774 V Aastha TV 2944 3/4 FTA C Beam 3777 V Aastha Bhajan, Vedic TV 2940 3/4 FTA C Beam 3782 V CGN TV 2965 3/4 FTA C Beam 3788 V J Movies 4400 2/3 FTA Mpeg4 Irdeto2 C Beam 3795 H Times Group: Times Now, Zoom, ET Now, Movies Now, Movies Now+ HD, Romedu Now, Mirror Now, Times Now World Hd, MNX HD, Movies Now HD, Romedy Now HD, MNX, ET Now, Times Now 30000 3/4 Mpeg4 Irdeto C Beam 3795 V Arirang World HD 5580 2/3 DVB S2 Mpeg 4 C Beam 3828 V Indo Teleports: Jan TV, Khabar Fast, Pratidin Time, GS TV, Jan TV + (scr), Maha Movies, Fakt Marathi 7200 2/3 FTA Irdeto C Beam 3836 V Fakt Marathi 7200 3/4 M[eg4 FTA C Beam DECEM 3850 V Viacom 18: Colors Marathi HD, Colors Bangla HD, Colors Kannada HD, Colors Super HD, Comedy Central India, MTV Beats 14400 2/3 Mpeg4 Irdeto2 C Beam 3868 H Sports Inspires Life: Sony Ten 1 to 3, Sony Marathi 14400 2/3 Mpeg 4 Videoguard C Beam 3868 V Vaa Movies, True Sports TV, Cinema TV, Naaptol Tamil, Naaptol Kannada, MTV Beats HD (scr), Colors Cineplex HD (scr) 14400 2/3 FTA / Irdeto 2 Mpeg4 C Beam 3889 V PTC Simran, PTC Music 2500 3/4 Mpeg 4 FTA C Beam 3892 V Daystar TV 1954 5/6 FTA C Beam B 3900 H Sony Pictures Networks India: Sony SAB TV India, Sony Pix, Sony Aath, Sony Six, Sony Pal, Sony Max India, Sony Max 2, ER 2020 SET India 22222 5/6 Mpeg 4/ Power Vu C Beam 3913 V KBS World HD 6510 3/4 Mpeg 4/ Xcrypt C Beam 3922 V India TV Wiz, India TV 7000 5/6 Mpeg 4 Irdeto C Beam 3930 H Sports Inspires Life: Sony Six HD, Sony Ten 2 HD, Sony Ten 3 HD, Ten Cricket HD 25000 2/3 Mpeg 4 Videoguard C Beam 3974 H Zee Turner: WB India, WB Pakistan, HBO S. 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