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EDITOR’S SCATVIEW

Manoj Kumar Madhavan

There are new elements emerging in the Satellite broadband saOTolaa[T ba`a^DbaOMD xao~ maoM nayao t%va ]Bar rho hOM.Baart maoM TaTa jaOsaI blaU arena. Plans are being firmed up by blue chip companies in India icap kMpinayaaoM Wara yaaojanaayaoM banaayaI jaa rhI hOM jaao saOTolaa[T ba`a^DbaOMD karaobaar maoM like Tatas who are planning to enter the Satellite broadband p`vaoSa krnao kI yaaojanaa banaa rhI hO.yah Baart maoM ba`a^DbaOMD baajaar ko ilae kOsaa business. How does this augur for the broadband market in India? SauBa saMkot hOÆ yah inaiScat $p sao [sa xao~ ko ilae bahut AavaSyak inavaoSa kao This definitely brings in a much-needed investment into this sector. laayaogaa.TaTa samaUh AaOr knaaDa[- saOTolaa[T saMcaar saovaa p`data TolaIsaOT ko saaqa The Tata group and Canadian satellite communications services provider Telesat along with Elon Musk’s Starlink, Jeff Bezos’s elaaona maask ka sTarilaMk¸ jaof baojaaosa ka p`aojao@T ku[pr AaOr saunaIla BaartI Project Kuiper and Sunil Bharti Mittal-backed One Web and ima

(Manoj Kumar Madhavan) (Manoj Kumar Madhavan)

7 SATELLITESATELLITE & CABLE & TV CABLE TV JANUARYAUGUST 2021 2021 The Latest Update on Whats Happening Around Us In The World Of Satellite & Cable TV saOTolaa[T AaOr kobala TIvaI kI duinayaa maoM hmaaro caaraoM trf @yaa hao rha ]saka navaInatma ApDoT

NACHIKET PANTVAIDYA BACK TO naicakot pMtvaOV kI baalaajaI TolaIiflmsa maoM vaapsaI maicakot pMtvaOV nao eiSayaanaoT nyaUja maIiDyaa eMD eMTrTonamaoMT maoM Nachiket Pantvaidya has made an entry back at p`baMQa inadoSak ko $p maoM ek saMixaPt kaya-kala ko baad samaUh saI[-Aao ko Balaji Telefilms as Group CEO, after a brief stint at Asianet $p maoM baalaajaI TolaIiflmasa maoM ifr sao p`vaoSa ikyaa hO. News Media & Entertainment as Managing Director. Commenting on the [sa isqait ivakasa pr iTPpNaI krto hue baalaajaI development, , TolaIiflmsa kI p`baMQa inadoSak SaaoBaa kpUr nao Managing Director Balaji Telefilms, kha ‘naicakot ko saaqa hmaara ek ]%kRYT said," We have an excellent saMbaMQa hO AaOr hma pirvaar maoM ]nakI vaapsaI ka camaraderie with Nachiket, and we welcome him back into the family. His svaagat krto hOM.ABaUtpUva- kama krnao ka ]naka proven track record of ground- isaw TOk/ irka^D- hmaaro saaqa BaI ]nako dUsaro breaking work is sure to continue in kaya-kala maoM BaI jaarI rhogaa.maOM ]nhoM [sa nayaI his second stint with us as well. I wish Sau$Aat ko ilae SauBakamanaayaoM dotI hUM.’ him all the best for this new beginning." baalaIjaI TolaIiflmsa kI saMyau@t p`baMQa inadoSak , Joint Managing Director, Balaji ekta kpUr nao kha ‘naicakot ek AnauBavaI poSaovar hOM AaOr maOM ek baar Telefilms, said, "Nachiket is an experienced professional ifr sao ]nako saaqa kama krnao AaOr pUro samaUh ko ivakasa pr Saanadar and I look forward to once again teaming up with him and kama krnao ko ilae ]%sauk hUM.’ doing stellar work. On the growth of the overall Group." EaI pMtvaOV nao kha ik ‘yah maoro ilae ekta AaOr TIma ko saaqa "It's a homecoming for me with Ekta and team, however with a larger mandate now. I am looking forward Gar vaapsaI hO¸ halaaMik eosaa Aba ek baD,o janaadoSa ko saaqa hao rha to planning a roadmap for further accelerated growth of hO.maOM baalaajaI TolaIiflmsa samaUh ko AaOr tojaI sao ivakasa ko ilae ek Balaji Telefilms group," said Pantvaidya. raoDmaOp kI yaaojanaa banaa rha hUM.’ VIJAY SANIL AT NETWORK18 AS CEO naoTvak- 18 ko BaaYaa @lasTr ko saI[-Aao banao ivajaya OF LANGUAGE CLUSTER saainalasaainalasaainala Network18 has hired Vijay Sanil as the new CEO of naoTvak- 18 nao ivajaya saainala kao BaaYaa @lasTr ko nayao saI[-Aao language cluster that includes , News18 ko $p maoM inayau@t ikyaa hO ijasamaoM nyaUja 18 baaMglaa¸ nyaUja 18 timala¸ Tamil, , News18 , News18 , News18 Assam & NE, nyaUja 18 AaoiDyaa¸ nyaUja 18 korla¸ nyaUja 18 knnaD¸ nyaUja and News18 Gujarati. He will be based in Mumbai 18 Asama AaOr ena[-¸ nyaUja 18 laaokmat AaOr nyaUja 18 and report to Avinash Kaul, CEO – Network18 gaujaratI Saaimala hO.vao mauMba[- sao kama kroMgao AaOr naoTvak- 18 Broadcast News. ba`a^DkasT nyaUja ko saI[-Aao AivanaaSa kaOla kao irpaoT- kroMgao. Sanil was earlier with Zee Entertainment Enterprises where he was President - Sales and EaI saainala phlao jaI eMTrTonamaoMT eMTrp`a[jaoja ko saaqa qao¸ was responsible for driving a significant piece of jahaM vao p`oisaDoMT–saolsa qao AaOr jaI[-ela iva&apna rajasva ko the ZEEL ad revenues. ek mah%vapUNa- ihssao kao calaanao ko ilae ijammaovaar qao. Sanil said, “Having been a passionate EaI saainala nao kha ik ‘eMTrTonamaoMT¸ isanaomaa AaOr spaoT\sa- Sales Lead in Entertainment, Cinema & Sports jaa^nar maoM ivaËya p`mauK haonao ko naato¸ yah Avasar pUrI trh sao genre, this opportunity opens a completely new VIJAY SANIL chapter – News genre & a holistic perspective of –nyaUja jaa^nar AaOr ibajanaosa ka samaga` dRiYTkaoNa ka ek nayaa Business. Truly excited to lead News18’s regional news AQyaaya Kaolata hO.tojaI sao ivakisat hao rho [sa pairisqaitkI tM~ maoM mandate to build an aggressive growth plan for the kMpnaI ko ilae ek AaËamak ivakasa yaaojanaa banaanao ko ilae nyaUja 18

8 SATELLITE & CABLE TV AUGUST 2021 company in this rapidly evolving ecosystem and also, be ko xao~Iya samaacaar janaadoSa ka naotR%va krnao ko ilae vaastva maoM ]%saaiht part of a process of building a future-ready News network hOM AaOr saaqa hI¸ dSa-kaoM AaOr vyaavasaaiyak ibaradrI ko saaqa nayao AaOr by creating new and sustainable connect nodes with iTka} knao@T naaoD\sa banaakr BaivaYya ko ilae tOyaar samaacaar naoTvak- audience & business fraternity.” banaanao kI p`iËyaa ka ihssaa banaoM.’ BROADCASTERS + IBF GO TO SC enaTIAao 2º0 ko iKlaaf savaao-cca nyaayaalaya gayao AGAINST NTO 2.0 p`saark va Aa[-baIef The NTO 2.0 verdict announced by Bombay HC baMba[- ]cca nyaayaalaya Wara GaaoiYat enaTIAao 2º0 ko fOsalao nao has seen the Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF), [MiDyana ba`a^DkaisTMga fa]MDoSana ³Aa[-baIef´¸ sTar¸ iDjnaI [MiDyaa Star, Disney India and Sony Pictures Networks India AaOr saaonaI ip@casa- naoTvak- [MiDyaa ³esapIenaAa[-´ nao savaao-cca nyaayaalaya (SPNI) filing petitions in Supreme Court challenging the Bombay High Court order in the New Tariff Order maoM yaaicaka dayar krto hue baMba[- ]cca nyaayaalaya ko nayao TOirf AaD-r (NTO 2.0). ³enaTIAao 2º0´ ko AadoSa kao caunaaOtI dI hO. The IBF, Star/Disney India, and Aa[-baIef¸ sTarÀiDjnaI [MiDyaa AaOr esapIenaAa[- SPNI have challenged the Bombay High nao baMba[- ]cca nyaayaalaya ko ]sa fOsalao kao caunaaOtI dI Court's decision to grant more powers to hO ijasamaoM BaartIya dUrsaMcaar inayaamak p`aiQakrNa the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to regulate pricing and impose ³Ta[-´/ kao maUlya inaQaa-rNa kao ivainayaimat krnao ko restriction on bouquet discounts if it is ilae AaOr AiQak Sai@tyaaM donao ko fOsalao kao caunaaOtI necessary in the larger 'public interest'. dI gayaI hO AaOr yaid yah baD,o janaiht maoM AavaSyak The HC has done so while relying on the Supreme Court's hO tao bauko CUT pr p`itbaMQa lagaa idyaa gayaa hO.’ecasaI nao saUcanaa AaOr judgement on airwaves in the Ministry of Information & p`saarNa maM~alaya ³emaAa[-baI´ banaama iËkoT esaaoisaeSana Aa^f baMgaala Broadcasting (MIB) vs Cricket Association of Bengal ³saIebaI´ maamalao maoM eyarvaovsa pr saup`Ima kaoT- ko fOsalao pr Baraosaa krto (CAB) matter. The IBF along with The Film and Television hue eosaa ikyaa hO. Producers Guild of India Star India, ZEEL, Viacom18, and Aa[-baIef nao d iflma eMD TolaIivajana p`aoDyaUsasa- igalD Aa^f Sony Pictures Networks India among others had [MiDyaa¸ sTar [MiDyaa¸ jaoD[-[-ela¸ vaayaka^ma 18 AaOr saaonaI ip@casa- challenged the constitutional validity of Section 11 of naoTvak- [MiDyaa ko saaqa–saaqa Ta[-/ AiQainayama 1997¸ enaTIAao 1º0 TRAI Act 1997, NTO 1.0, and NTO 2.0 before the Bombay AaOr enaTIAao 2º0 kI Qaara 11 kI saMvaOQaainak vaOQata kao baMba[- ]cca High Court. nyaayaalaya ko samaxa caunaaOtI dI qaI. ADITI ANANTHANARAYANAN [MiDyaa AhoD maoM Aidit AnaMtnaarayaNana kI inayaui@t APPOINTED AT INDIA AHEAD [MiDyaa AhoD kuC ha[- p`aofa[la inayaui@tyaaoM ko saaqa Aagao India Ahead is going ahead with some high-profile baZ, rha hO.halahI maoM Ta[msa naoTvak- maoM ivaSaoYa saMvaaddata AaOr appointments. Recently Aditi Ananthanarayanan, Special Correspondent samaacaar eMkr Aidit AnaMtnaarayaNana kao [MiDyaa and News Anchor at Times Network has AhoD maoM rajanaIitk saMpadk ko $p maoM Saaimala been taken on board at India Ahead as ikyaa gayaa hO. Political Editor. AnaNtnaarayaNana phlao [MiDyaa TUDo sao jauD,I hu[- Ananthanarayanan was earlier associated with India Today. She holds qaI.]nhaoMnao puNao ko p`itiYzt isambaayaaoisasa [MsTIT\yaUT Masters in Mass Communication from the prestigious Aa^f maIiDyaa eMD kmyauinakoSansa sao maasa kmyauinakoSansa Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication, Pune. maoM maasTsa- ikyaa hO.

10 SATELLITESATELLITE & CABLE & TV CABLE TV DECEMBERAUGUST 2020 2021

SUSHANT SINHA JOINS Ta[msa naa] sao jauD,o sauSaaMt isanha Times Now is planning the launch of its Ta[msa naa] Apnaa ihMdI nyaUja caOnala laa^nca krnao kI yaaojanaa Hindi News channel and for it they have hired banaa rha hO AaOr [sako ilae ]sanao [MiDyaa TIvaI ko sauSaaMt Sushant Sinha of India TV. Sushant was India isanha kI inayaui@t kI hO.sauSaaMt isanha¸ [MiDyaa TIvaI ko pUva- TV’s former anchor and Executive Editor Sushant eMkr AaOr kaya-karI saMpadk qao. Sinha. Sinha will be part of Times Now’s soon EaI isanha jald hI laa^nca haonao vaalao Ta[msa naa] ko ihMdI to be launched Hindi News Channel; he will nyaUja caOnala ka ihssaa haoMgao¸ vao Ta[msa naa] ko AMga`ojaI ko Saao also be anchoring shows on Times Now kI BaI eMkirMga kroMgao. English. Apnao 18 saala ko laMbao kaya-kala maoM isanha nao k[- baD,o nyaUja In his 18-year long career, Sinha has caOnalaaoM ko saaqa kama ikyaa hO.[MiDyaa TIvaI maoM Saaimala haonao sao served at several big news channels. Prior to SUSHANT SINHA joining India TV, he was associated with India phlao vao [MiDyaa nyaUja ko iDPTI eiDTr ko $p maoM jauD,o News as Deputy Editor. His longest stint was with NDTV qao.]naka sabasao laMbaa kaya-kala enaDITIvaI [MiDyaa ko saaqa qaa jahaM India where he worked for over five years. ]nhaoMnao paMca saala sao AiQak samaya tk kama ikyaa. TV TODAY PLANS NEWS CHANNEL nayao nyaUja caOnala kI yaaojanaa banaa rha hO TIvaI TUDo TV Today Network is planning to launch a new TIvaI TUDo naoTvak- ek nayaa nyaUja caOnala gauD nyaUja TUDo laa^nca news channel—Good News Today. krnao kI yaaojanaa banaa rha hO. It is likely to be an expansion of The Good News yah [MiDyaa TUDo TIvaI pr cala rho d gauD nyaUja saogamaoMT ka Today segment running on India Today TV. ivastar haonao kI saMBaavanaa hO. RAHUL JOSHI TO BE MD, NETWORK18 2024 tk naoTvak- 18 ko emaDI rhoMgao rahula jaaoSaI TILL 2024 EaI rahula jaaoSaI ko kaya-kala kao 2024 tk baZ,a idyaa gayaa Rahul Joshi’s tenure has got an extension till 2024. hO.]nhoM jaulaa[- 2024 tk tIna saala kI AvaiQa ko ilae naoTvak- 18 ko He has been re-appointed as the managing p`baMQa inadoSak ko $p maoM ifr sao inayau@t ikyaa gayaa hO. director of Network18 for a period of three EaI jaaoSaI 2015 maoM naoTvak- 18 ga`up sao jauD,o hue hOM AaOr years till July 2024. Joshi has been associated with Sau$Aat maoM ]nhaoMnao mau#ya kaya-karI AiQakarI¸ samaacaar since September 2015 and AaOr ga`up eiDTr [na caIf ko $p maoM kama ikyaa.2018 initially served as chief executive officer, News and group maoM naoTvak- 18 maIiDyaa eMD [nvaosTmaoMT ³naoTvak- 18´ ko inadoSak maMDla

12 SATELLITESATELLITE & CABLE & TV CABLE TV DECEMBERAUGUST 2020 2021 editor-in-chief. In 2018, the Board of Directors EaI jaaoSaI kao 8 jaulaa[- 2021 tk tIna saala kI AvaiQa of Network18 Media and Investments ko ilae naoTvak- 18 ko p`baMQa inadoSak ko pd pr pdaonnat (Network18) elevated Joshi to the position of ikyaa. managing director of Network18 for a term of three years up to 8 July 2021. naoTvak- 18 samaUh maoM Saaimala haonao sao phlao ]nhaoMnao dao Prior to joining Network18 Group, he dSakaoM sao AiQak samaya tk [kaonaa^ima@sa Ta[msa ³[-TI´ worked with Economic Times (ET) for over ko saaqa kama ikyaa AaOr Aagao calakr vao [sako sabasao yauvaa two decades, and rose through ranks to saMpadk BaI banao.]nhaoMnao [sako saMpadkIya inadoSak ko $p become one of the youngest editors. He has also worked as its editorial director, and maoM BaI kama ikyaa hO AaOr [-TI naa] ko laa^nca AaOr [-TI played a key role in the launch of ETNow, Aa^nalaa[na ko iDijaTla kvaroja kao Aakar donao maoM mah%vapUNa- and shaping the digital coverage of ET RAHUL JOSHI BaUimaka inaBaa[- hO.]nhaoMnao [MiDyana e@sap`osa ko saaqa BaI Online. He has also worked with The Indian kama ikyaa hO.EaI jaaoSaI nyaUja ba`a^DkasTsa- esaaoisaeSana Express. Joshi was also on the board of the News Broadcasters Association (NBA). ³enabaIe´ ko baaoD- maoM BaI qao. jaI ko iDijaTla p`kaSana ka svaaima%va imalaa RAPIDCUBE GETS OWNERSHIP OF jaI ko iDijaTla p`kaSana ka svaaima%va imalaa ZEE’S DIGITAL PUBLISHING rOipD@yaUba kaokaorOipD@yaUba Zee TV recently got the clearance of jaI TIvaI kao hala hI maoM Apnao iDijaTla p`kaSana vyavasaaya kao I&B Ministry to transfer its digital publishing rOipD@yaUba maoM sqaanaaMtirt krnao ko ilae Aa[-eMDbaI maM~alaya kI business to Rapidcube. maMjaUrI imala gayaI hO. The Department for Promotion of Industry ]Vaoga AaOr AaMtirk vyaapar saMva-Qana ivaBaaga nao BaI [sako ilae and Internal Trade has also granted its approval for the same. ApnaI maMjaUrI do dI hO. The company's board had already given kMpnaI ko baaoD- nao ipClao saala 17 idsaMbar kao ek ibajanaosa the go-ahead for the transfer of the Digital T/aMsafr ega`ImaoMT ko jaire kMpnaI ko iDijaTla piblaiSaMga ibajanaosa Publishing Business Division of the Company to iDivajana kao rOipD@yaUba maoM TaMsafr/ krnao kI maMjaUrI do dI qaI.[sa Rapidcube through a Business Transfer Agreement last year on 17 December. Established this year, Rapidcube vaYa- sqaaipt rOipD@yaUba SaoyaraoM Wara saIimat ek inajaI kMpnaI hO AaOr jaI is a private company limited by shares and is the wholly maIiDyaa ka^pao-roSana ilaimaToD kI pUva- svaaima%va vaalaI sahayak kMpnaI owned subsidiary of Zee Media Corporation Limited. hO. TATA SKY PARTNERSHIP WITH PTC pITIsaI naoTvak- ko saaqa TaTa ska[- kI saaJaodarI NETWORK TaTa ska[- nao ApnaI xao~Iya saovaa ‘pMjaaba do rMga’ kao vaapsa Tata Sky has partnered with the PTC laanao ko ilae pITIsaI naoTvak- ko saaqa saJaodarI kI Network to bring back its regional service - hO. ‘Punjab De Rang. kMpnaI nao batayaa hO ik yah saovaa 1º5 Épyao p`it idna The service will further strengthen Tata Sky’s regional entertainment portfolio kI maamaUlaI laagat pr ]cca gauNava

13 SATELLITESATELLITE & CABLE & TV CABLE TV DECEMBERAUGUST 2020 2021 Tata Sky’s focus on curating quality regional content, pllavaI purI nao kha ik ‘gauNava

14 SATELLITESATELLITE & CABLE & TV CABLE TV DECEMBERAUGUST 2020 2021 9X MEDIA HIRES PRIYANKA SINHA 9e@sa maIiDyaa sao jauD,IM ip`yaMka isanha JHA 9e@sa maIiDyaa nao ip`yaMka isanha Jaa kao manaaorMjana samaacaar paoT- 9X Media has hired Priyanka Sinha Jha as Senior la spa^Tbaa^ya ko vairYz ]paQyaxa AaOr p`mauK ko $p maoM inayau@t ikyaa Vice-President and Head of SpotboyE – the entertainment hO. news portal. Jha has worked in key positions in Jaa nao sËIna¸ ha^TsTar¸ sTar [MiDyaa AaOr naoTvak- 18 varied media ecosystems - from Screen, sao laokr d [MiDyana e@sap`osa¸ ihMdustana Ta[msa AaOr , Star India and Network18 to The maOgnaa piblakoSana tk–ivaiBanna maIiDyaa [kaoisasTma maoM Indian Express, and p`mauK pdaoM pr kama ikyaa hO. Magna Publications. At SpotboyE, Jha will lead and spa^Tbaa^ya maoM¸ Jaa saMpadkIya TIma ka naotR%va AaOr maaga- mentor the editorial team and introduce the dSa-na kroMgao AaOr saMpadkIya rNanaIit kao saflatapUva-k best in class practices for successfully iËyaainvat krnao ko ilae savaao-

15 SATELLITESATELLITE & CABLE & TV CABLE TV DECEMBERAUGUST 2020 2021 NEW DEAL WITH LIVE laa[va saOTolaa[T maIiDyaa ko saaqa [raoja naa] ka SATELLITE MEDIA nayaa saaOdasaaOdanayaa Eros Now has tied up with Live Satellite Media, [raoja naa] nao pUro Baart maoM vaIiDyaao–Aa^na–iDmaaMD dSa-kaoM ko part of the ABS group, for seamless delivery of Eros Now, ilae p`Iimayama saovaa¸ [raoja naa] kI inabaa-Qa iDlaIvarI ko ilae ebaIesa the premium service to underserved video-on-demand samaUh ka ihssaa¸ laa[va saOTolaa[T maIiDyaa ko saaqa krar ikyaa hO. audience across India. ebaIesa ga`up ek emaesaAao hO AaOr pUro Baart maoM Apnao ga`ahkaoM ABS Group is an MSO and offers digital broadband and linear services to its vast network ko ivaSaala naoTvak- kao iDjaITla ba`a^DbaOMD AaOr ilainayar saovaa p`dana of customers across India. The deal will krta hO.[sa saaOdo maoM ebaIesa kI sahayak kMpnaI see the ABS subsidiary, Live Satellite laa[va saOTolaa[T maIiDyaa [raoja naa] ko sabsaËIPSana Media distributing and enabling va ivatrNa krnao maoM AaOr saxama krogaa.[raoja naa] subscriptions of Eros Now. ko vairYz ]p p`Qaana¸ ivatrNa va AlaayaMsa manap`It Manpreet Bumrah, Senior Vice- baumarah nao kha ‘Baart ka AaoTITI xao~ lagaatar baZ, President, Distribution & Alliances, Eros Now, said, “India’s OTT space continues rha hO AaOr dSa-kaoM kao lagaatar AakYa-k kMToMT kI to expand with the audience constantly tlaaSa hO.yah saaJaodarI AiWtIya hO AaOr hmaoM laa[va looking for engaging content. This partnership is unique saOTolaa[T maIiDyaa ko ga`ahkaoM ko ivaSaala ivatrNa naoTvak- kao TOp krnao and enables us to tap into Live Satellite Media’s massive AaOr baa^laIvauD iflmaoM¸ maUla¸ saMgaIt¸ CaoTo p`a$p vaalaI saamaga`I AaOr Anya distributions network of customers and serve them with ko [raoja naa] ko ivaSaala laa[ba`orI ko saaqa ]nakI saovaa krnao maoM saxama Eros Now’s enormous library of movies, banaatI hO. originals, music, short-format content, and more.” Atul B Saraf, CMD, Live Satellite Media, added, “At laa[va saOTolaa[T maIiDyaa ko saIemaDI Atula baI sara-f nao kha¸ ABS Group, it is our constant endeavour to evolve with ‘ebaIesa ga`up maoM¸ hmaara inarMtr p`yaasa hO ik hma samaya ko saaqa ivakisat time and successfully deliver the best of the content haoM AaOr doSaBar maoM mahana manaaorMjana PlaoTfamaao-M Wara sava-EaoYz saamaga`I kI offerings by great entertainment platforms across the poSakSa kao saflatapUva-k ivatirt kro AaOr ]nhoM SaIYa- tk phuMcaanao maoM country and help them reach the apex. By partnering with madd kro.[raoja naa] ko saaqa saaJaodarI krko¸ hma Apnao ga`ahkaoM kao Eros Now, we can offer a unique experience of OTT AaoTITI PlaoTfama- ka ek AnaUza AnauBava p`dana kr sakto hOM.hma yah platforms to our customers. We will leverage our 30 years of distribution network management experience to ensure sauinaiScat krnao ko ilae Apnao 30 vaYaao-M ko ivatrNa naoTvak- p`baMQana the service reaches the multi-cultural and multi-lingual AnauBava ka laaBa ]zayaoMgao ik yah saovaa bahu saaMskRitk AaOr bahuBaaYaI audience at large.” dSa-kaoM tk phuMcao.’

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16 SATELLITE & CABLE TV AUGUST 2021 MX PLAYER LOOKS AT NEW MARKETS ivakasa ko ilae nayao baajaaraoM kI Aaor doK rha hO FOR GROWTH emae@sa PlaoyarPlaoyaremae@sa MX Player is looking at expansion into the non- emae@sa Plaoyar gaOr ihMdI AaOr gaOr maoTao/ baajaaraoM maoM ivastar pr Hindi and non-metro markets. They will produce long- ivacaar kr rha hO.vao evaIAaoDI PlaoTfa^ma- pr Apnao ilae laa^nga–fa^mao-T format content for itself on the AVOD platform. kMToMT tOyaar kroMgao. MX has 200 million monthly emae@sa ko 200 imailayana maaisak saiËya active users, the platform hosts a wide library of over 200,000 hours of premium ]pyaaogakta- hOM¸ PlaoTfama- 10 BaaYaaAaoM maoM 200¸000 content across 10 languages, GaMTo sao AiQak p`Iimayama saamaga`I kI ek ivastRt With an unprecedented spike in laa[ba`orI kI maojabaanaI krta hO. mahamaarI ko baIca video consumption amid the pandemic, vaIiDyaao kI Kpt maoM ABaUtpUva- vaRiw ko saaqa the platform, too, has witnessed a steep PlaoTfama- nao BaI tojaI sao Apnaa ivakasa doKa hO. growth. PlaoTfa^ma- ka laxya [sa vaYa- AaOr BaI baD,a bananaa The platform aims to become even bigger this year. Last year, it witnessed 3x growth in hO.ipClao saala [sakI phuMca maoM 3 gaunaa vaRiw AaOr engagement and 2x growth in user base. In 2021, it aims to ]pyaaogakta- AaQaar maoM 2 gaunaa vaRiw hu[- hO.2021 maoM [saka laxya reach the masses and break the barrier. janata tk phuMcanaa AaOr baaQaa kao taoD,naa hO. MX Player has become the world’s first OTT emae@sa Plaoyar ApnaI vaIiDyaao enkaoiDMga AaOr kMp`oSana tknaIkI platform to upgrade its video encoding and compression kao ecaº266 maoM Apga`oD krnao vaalaa duinayaa ka phlaa PlaoTfama- bana technology to H.266. gayaa hO. TRAVELXP EXPANDS WITH ITS OTT Apnao AaoTITI PlaoTfama- ko saaqa ivastar kr rha PLATFORM T/Ovalae@sapIOvalae@sapIOvalae@sapI Travelxp celebrated its 10-year anniversary and has T/Ovalae@sapI nao ApnaI 10vaIM vaYa-gaaMz manaayaI AaOr [sakI plans to expand its OTT platform. Travelxp will be stream yaaojanaa Apnao AaoTITI PlaoTfa^ma- ka ivastar krnao kI hO.TOvalae@sapI/ 150+ hours of original travel content at launch and hopes laa^nca ko samaya 150 sao AiQak GaMTo kI maUla yaa~a saamaga`I kao sTIma/ krogaa to increase the library strength to 1000+ AaOr iva

17 SATELLITESATELLITE & CABLE & TV CABLE TV DECEMBERAUGUST 2020 2021 resurgence, Travelxp is going to be at the heart of ga`ahk AnauBava ko saMbaMQa maoM zIk krnaa caahto qao AaOr hma p`arMiBak supporting the travel recovery with the power of content,” p`iËyaa sao baohd ]%saaiht hOM.eosao samaya maoM jaba yaa~a maoM ek baD,a said Prashant Chothani, founder CEO of Travelxp 4K | puna$%qaana doKnao kao imala rha hO¸ TOvalae@sapI/ saamaga`I kI Sai@t ko HD. Travelxp is available on the App Store and the saaqa TOvala/ irkvarI ka samaqa-na krnao ko koMd` maoM haonao jaa rha hO.’ Google Play Store and is looking to add TV Apps soon. T/Ovalae@sapI eop sTaor AaOr gaugala Plao sTaor pr ]plabQa hO AaOr Travellers can access Travelxp’s OTT Platform on jaldI hI TIvaI eop kao jaaoD,nao kI yaaojanaa banaa rha hO.yaa~I www.travelxp.com. www.travelxp.com pr TOvalae@sapI/ ko AaoTITI PlaoTfama- ka ]pyaaoga kr sakto hOM. TATA SKY NEW 4K HDR INTERNET STREAMING SERVICE TaTa ska[- ka nayaa 4ko ecaDIAar [MTrnaoT sT///IimaMga saovaa Tata Sky launched 4K HDR streaming service. All TVs enabled with 4K HDR can enjoy this service through TaTa ska[- nao 4ko ecaDIAar sTIimaMga/ saovaa laa^nca kI hO.4ko Tata Sky Binge+ Box at no additional cost for the first ecaDIAar ko saxama saBaI TIvaI TaTa ska[- ibaMja Plasa baa^@sa ko maaQyama year. sao [sa saovaa ka AanaMd ibanaa iksaI Aitir@t laagat ko phlao saala ko Tata Sky Binge+ subscribers will also get free one- ilae lao sakto hOM. year access to Travelxp channel and six international TaTa ska[- ibaMja Plasa ]pBaao@taAaoM kao TOvalae@sapI/ caOnala streaming services like Luxe & Life, Pet & Pal, Wow, Be kI ek saala kI mauFt e@saosa AaOr 4ko ecaDIAar maoM ]plabQa la@sa crazy, Health & Wellness, Sportyfy, and Outdoor Channel available in 4K HDR. eMD laa[f¸ poD eMD pala¸ vaah¸ baI ËojaI¸ holqa This new service will further elevate the eMD vaolanaosa¸ spaoTI- AaOr Aa]TDaor caOnala jaOsaI Ch content viewing experience of the AMtrraYTIya/ sTIimaMga/ saovaayaoM BaI imalaoMgaI.PlaoTfama- nao consumers, the platform said in a ek bayaana maoM kha hO ik yah nayaI saovaa ]pBaao@taAaoM statement. ko kMToMT doKnao ko AnauBava kao AaOr baohtr banaayaogaI. Tata Sky's chief content & TaTa ska[- kI mau#ya saamaga`I AaOr vaaiNaijyak AiQakarI commercial officer, Pallavi Puri, said, “Evolving technology has redefined the pllavaI purI nao kha ‘tknaIkI ivakisat hao rhI hO way users consume content these days. We at Tata Sky ijasasao ]pyaaogakta- [na idnaaoM saamaga`I ka ]pBaaoga krnao ko trIko kao have always been committed to providing best-in-class ifr sao pirBaaiYat kr rho hOM.TaTa ska[- maoM hma hmaoSaa AaQauinak entertainment powered by advanced technology. With the tknaIkI Wara saMcaailat sava-EaoYz [na @laasa manaaorMjana p`dana ko ilae launch of Travelxp 4K HDR streaming service we hope to p`itbaw hOM.TOvalae@sapI/ 4ko ecaDIAar sTIimaMga/ saovaa ko laa^nca ko continue to delight our subscribers with the exceptional saaqa hmaoM ]mmaId hO ik hma Apnao ga`ahkaoM kao AsaaQaarNa doKnao ko viewing experience.” Travelxp CEO Prashant Chothani added, AnauBava ko saaqa KuSa krnaa jaarI rKoMgao.’ "Consumers have been investing in buying high-quality T/Ovalae@sapI ko saI[-Aao p`SaaMt caaOqaanaI nao kha ‘]pBaao@ta 4ko TV sets with ability to play 4K HDR content and with the ecaDIAar saamaga`I calaanao kI xamata vaalao ]cca gauNava

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GUIDE TO CABLE TV kobala TIvaI AaOr p`saarNa & BROADCAST SERVICES saovaaAaoM ko ilae gaa[D CATV & Broadcast handbook will serve as a saIeTIvaI AaOr p`saarNa hOMDbauk¸ Baart maoM saIeTIvaI knowledge hub to the CATV & Broadcast AaOr p`saarNa samaudaya ko ilae &ana ko koMd` ko $p community in India. maoM kama krogaI.

BROADCASTING SERVICES IN Baart maoM p`saarNa saovaayaoM INDIA p`saarNa: pircaya BROADCASTING: AN INTRODUCTION p`saarNa ka AaSaya Aa^iDyaao AaOr vaIiDyaao isaganalaaoM kao ivastRt Broadcasting means distribution of audio and video xao~ maoM EaaotaAaoMÀdSa-kaoM tk phuMcaanaa hO.jana saMcaar maIiDyaa ko $p maoM signals to a widely dispersed audience. Broadcasting as a p`saarNa Baart jaOsao ivaSaala doSa maoM laaogaaoM kao jaanakarI p`dana krnao mass communication media is a powerful tool to inform and educate AaOr iSaixat krnao ka ek saSa@t maaQyama the masses in a vast country like hO.p`saarNa saovaaAaoM kao dao EaoiNayaaoM maoM yaaina India. Broadcasting services are roiDyaao va TolaIivajana p`saarNa maoM vagaI-kRt broadly classified into two ikyaa jaata hO. categories: Radio broadcasting and Television broadcasting. roiDyaao trMga p`saarNa ko ivaiBanna DIFFERENT MODES OF maaQyamamaaQyamamaaQyama RADIO WAVES vat-maana maoM¸ roiDyaao p`saarNa eema ba`a^DkasT TRANSMISSION ÍI@vaoMsaI yaa efema ba`aDka^sT ÍI@vaoMsaI pr Radio broadcasting at present takes place on either AM broadcast frequencies or ikyaa jaata hO.iDijaTla roiDyaao ka p`saarNa FM broadcast frequencies. Digital radio broadcasting is at Baart maoM p`ayaaoigak carNa maoM hO. an experimental stage in India. Baart maoM roiDyaao p`saarkaoM kI ek AcCI KasaI saM#yaa hO AaOr yao There are a large number of radio broadcasters in India and they are operating in an open competition laaoga ek KulaI p`itspQaa- vaalao maahaOla maoM kama kr rho hOM. environment. Baart maoM ]pBaao@taAaoM ko ilae saBaI p`kar kI roiDyaao saovaayaoM All types of radio broadcasting services in India are ina:Saulk hO. free for the consumers.

DIFFERENT MODES OF RADIO WAVES TRANSMISSION

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EVOLUTION OF RADIO SERVICES IN INDIA

VARIOUS AM AND FM RADIO SERVICES ]plabQa ivaiBanna eema va efema saovaayaoM AVAILABLE Baart maoM Aa^la [MiDyaa roiDyaao ³eAa[-Aar´ ekmaa~ sarkarI All India Radio (AIR) is the sole public radio roiDyaao p`saark hO.vat-maana maoM¸ eAa[-Aar eAa[-Aar efema rOnabaao naama sao broadcaster in India. At present, AIR operates 18 FM channels, called AIR FM Rainbow, targeting the urban 18 efema caOnala calaata hO jaao SahrI EaaotaAaoM kao nayao AMdaja maoM ApnaI audience in a refreshing style of presentation. There are saovaayaoM p`dana kr rho hOM.eAa[-Aar efema gaaolD naama sao caar AaOr four more FM channels called AIR FM Gold, broadcast efema caOnala idllaI¸ kaolakata¸ caonna[- AaOr mauMba[- sao samaacaaraoM AaOr composite news and entertainment programmes from Delhi, manaaorMjana kaya-ËmaaoM ka p`saarNa krto hOM.raYTIya/ AaOr p`a[marIÀxao~Iya , Chennai and Mumbai. National and primary/ regional channels are transmitted in AM mode (short and caOnala eema maaoD ³Saa^T- AaOr maIiDyaa vaoba TaMsaimaSana´/ maoM p`saairt ikyao medium wave transmission). Also, radio channels are jaato hOM.[sako Alaavaa roiDyaao caOnala DIDI Plasa ³ÍI iDSa´ DITIeca available on DD+ (Free dish) DTH platform. PlaoTfama- pr BaI ]plabQa hO.

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EVOLUTION OF TELEVISION SERVICES IN INDIA

TELEVISION BROADCASTING SERVICES TolaIivajana p`saarNa saovaayaoM Several kinds of TV broadcasting service providers Baart maoM ivaiBanna p`kar ko TIvaI p`saarNa saova p`data kama kr are operating in India. These include terrestrial rho hOM.[namaoM dUrdSa-na kI sqalaIya p`saarNa saovaayaoM¸ sabsaËIPSana AaQaairt broadcasting services by Doordarshan; subscription-based kobala saovaayaoM¸ saOTolaa[T AaQaairt DITIeca saovaayaoM¸ Aa[-pITIvaI AaOr cable TV services; satellite based DTH service; IPTV; and kobalaÀsaOTolaa[T AaQaairt ihT\sa saovaa Saaimala hO. cable/satellite based HITS service. While DTH has pan India footprint, all other TV services largely have localized DITIeca pUro doSa maoM ]plabQa hO jabaik Anya TIvaI saovaayaoM presence. sqaanaIya $p sao ]plabQa hO.

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TERRESTRIAL TV BROADCASTING SERVICE TorisT/////yala TIvaI p`saarNa saovaa Terrestrial television is the traditional method of TorisTyala/ TIvaI¸ TIvaI p`saarNa ka prMpragat maaQyama hO ijasamaoM television broadcast where the broadcaster sends the TV signal from ground-based transmission towers. TV signals p`saark BaU–isqat TaMsaimaSana/ Ta^varaoM sao TIvaI isaganala Baojata hO.TIvaI are received by using a Yagi antenna usually installed on isaganala yaagaI eMTInaa¸ jaao AamataOr pr CtaoM maoM lagaa haota hO¸ sao p`aPt the rooftop. Terrestrial TV service is a free-to-view service ikyao jaato hOM.TorisTyala/ TIvaI saovaa ek inaSaulk saovaa hO jaao sarkarI provided by the public broadcaster ‘Doordarshan’. At p`saark dUrdSa-na Wara mauhOyaa krayaI jaatI hO.vat-maana maoM [sa PlaoTfama- pr present two channels are available nationally on this platform. raYTIya/ str pr dao caOnala ]plabQa hO.

VARIOUS PLATFORMS OF TELEVISION BROADCASTING

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NEW REGULATORY FRAMEWORK ON BaadUivap`a ka p`saarNa va kobala saovaaAaoM ko ilae nayaa ivainayamak BROADCASTING & CABLE SERVICES OF TRAI Íomavak-Íomavak-Íomavak- The new regulatory framework for Broadcasting and p`saarNa AaOr kobala TIvaI xao~ ko ilae nayao cable TV Sector was notified on 3rd March 2017. On 3rd July 2018, TRAI ivainayaamak Z,aMcao kao 3 maaca- 2017 kao AiQasaUicat released a press note on the ikyaa gayaa qaa.3jaulaa[- 2018 kao T/a[- nao regulatory framework for ba`a^DkaisTMga AaOr kobala saiva-saoja ko ilae broadcasting and cable services. This rogyaulaoTrI Íomavak- pr ek p`osa naaoT jaarI press note kickstarted the process of ikyaa.[sa p`osa naaoT nao eDosaobala/ isasT\masa ko implementation of the new regulatory framework provided through maaQyama sao p`dana ikyao gayao nayao ivainayaamak Z,aMcao addressable systems, which include ko kayaa-nvayana kI p`iËyaa Sau$ kI¸ ijasamaoM the Direct to Home (DTH) Systems, Da^yaro@T TU haoma ³DITIeca´ isasTma¸ iDijaTla Cable TV Systems provided through eDosaobala/ isasTma ³DIeesa´¸ hoD eMD [na d Digital Addressable Systems (DAS), ska[- ³ihT\sa´ AaOr [MTrnaoT p`aoTaoka^la TIvaI Head-end In The Sky (HITS) and Internet Protocol TV (IPTV). The ³Aa[-pITIvaI´ ko maaQyama sao p`dana ikyao gayao aforesaid new regulatory framework kobala TIvaI isasTma Saaimala hOM.]prao@t nayaa has been effective since 29th ivainayaamak Z,aMcaa 29 idsaMbar 2018 sao p`BaavaI December 2018. rha hO. DIGITAL ADDRESSABLE SYSTEMS (DAS) iDijaTla eD///osaobalaosaobalaosaobala isasTmaisasTmaisasTma ³DIeesa´³DIeesa´³DIeesa´ After complete digitization by March 2017, signals maaca- 2017 tk iDijaTlaIkrNa ka kama pUra haonao ko baad are provided through Digital Addressable Systems (DAS) which requires an STB for the reception of TV programs for isaganala iDijaTla eDosaobala/ isasTma ³DIeesa´ ko maaQyama sao mauhOyaa krayao both pay channels and free-to-air channels. All the channels jaa rho hOM ijasamaoM po caOnalaaoM AaOr ÍI–TU–eyar caOnalaaoM kao p`aPt krnao ko are broadcast in an encrypted form which is decrypted by ilae ek esaTIbaI kI ja$rt haotI hO.saBaI caOnala [inËPToD $p maoM the STB before it can be watched on a TV set. Generally, the p`saairt ikyao jaato hOM ijanhoM TIvaI pr doKnao sao phlao esaTIbaI Wara STB is provided by the distributor while providing a TV connection. The various advantages of DAS include: iDiËPT ikyaa jaata hO.AamataOr pr TIvaI knao@Sana doto samaya ivatrk Wara esaTIbaI ]plabQa krayaa jaata hO.DIeesa ko ivaiBanna laaBa inamnaanausaar  Large number of channels for the consumer to choose from and subscribe to. hOM:  High quality signal available with better picture quality  ]pBaao@taAaoM kao caunanao AaOr sabsaËa[ba krnao ko ilae caOnala & sound. AiQak saM#yaa maoM ]plabQa krayao jaato hOM.  Option to consumer to subscribe only those channels  baohtr ip@car @vaailaTI AaOr saa]MD ko saaqa ]cca @vaailaTI vaalao that one wishes to watch. isaganala.  Value added services like home shopping, movies-  ]pBaao@ta kao kovala psaMd ko caOnala caunanaoÀdoKnao kI AajaadI. on-demand and educational programmes of high quality available.  maUlya saMvaiQa-t saovaayaoM jaOsao Sa^aipMga¸ maUvaI Aa^na iDmaaMD AaOr ]cca  Broadband connection can also be provided by the @vaailaTI vaalao iSaxaa kaya-Ëma. cable operator on the same cable.  kobala Aa^proTr ]saI kobala ko maaQyama sao ba`a^DbaOMD knao@Sana BaI  DAS is not susceptible to service disruption during mauhOyaa kra sakta hO. rainfall.  baairSa ko daOrana DIeesa kI saovaa inabaa-Qa $p sao jaarI rhtI hO. CABLE TV SERVICES kobala TIvaI saovaayaoM Cable TV is a popular platform for receiving TV broadcast. The signal is provided by a local cable operator kobala TIvaI¸ TIvaI p`saarNa p`aPt krnao ka ek laaokip`ya PlaoTfama- (LCO) to the consumer through a cable laid up to the TV hO.laaokla kobala Aa^proTr TIvaI saoT pr kobala ko jairyao ]pBaao@ta kao

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set. The cable operator is providing services through a isaganala p`dana krta hO.kobala Aa^proTr Wara iDijaTla eDosaobala/ isasTma digital addressable system (DAS), wherein a set-top-box ³DIeesa´ ko jairyao saovaayaoM p`dana krnao ko ilae kobala ko Alaavaa ek (STB) is required in addition to the cable. By March 2017, saoT Ta^p baa^@sa ³esaTIbaI´ kI AavaSyakta haotI hO.maaca- 2017 maoM cable TV broadcasting in India got completely digitized Baart ko kobala TIvaI p`saarNa enaalaa^ga TIvaI isaganala kao CaoD,kr pUrI switching-off analog TV signals. Local cable TV operator gets signal from Multi-System Operator (MSO). MSO trh sao iDijaTla hao gayaa hO.laaokla kobala TIvaI Aa^proTr malTI isasTma receives programming service from broadcaster and re- Aa^proTr ³emaesaAao´ sao isaganala p`aPt krta hO.emaesaAao kaya-Ëma transmits the same either directly in the form of primary saovaayaoM p`saark sao p`aPt krta hO AaOr vah [naka puna:p`saarNa saIQao subscribers or through one or more local cable operators p`aqaimak ]pBaao@taAaoM kao yaa iWtIyak ]pBaao@taAaoM ko $p maoM ek yaa as secondary subscribers. As on 1st December 2020 there AiQak laaokla kobala Aa^proTrao kao krta hO.vat-maana maoM saUcanaa va are around 1625 Multi System Operators (MSOs) registered with Ministry of Information and Broadcasting p`saarNa maM~alaya maoM pMjaIkRt malTI isasTma Aa^proTraoM kI saM#yaa lagaBaga (MIB), an estimated 60,000 cable operators operational 1625 hO AaOr ek Anaumaana ko Anausaar doSa maoM lagaBaga 60000 kobala in the country. Aa^proTr kama kr rho hOM. DIRECT-TO-HOME (DTH) TV SERVICES Dayaro@T–TU–haoma ³DITIeca´ TIvaI saovaayaoM DTH is a digital satellite service that provides TV DITIeca ek iDijaTla saOTolaa[T saovaa hO jaao doSa maoM khIM BaI signals directly to subscribers isqat ]pBaao@taAaoM kao saIQao TIvaI isaganala mauhOyaa anywhere in the country. DTH TV kratI hO.]pBaao@taAaoM Wara DITIeca TIvaI signals are received by the subscribers directly from the satellite by using a isaganala saOTolaa[T kI Aaor Pvaa[MT krko Gar ko small outdoor dish antenna that is baahr lagao ek CaoTo sao iDSa eMTInaa ko jairyao mounted to point towards the satellite. saIQao saOTolaa[T sao p`aPt haoto hOM. A subscriber has to purchase ]prao@t kao DITIeca saovaa p`aPt krnao ko ilae Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) to receive the DTH service. CPE consists ek ga`ahk pirsar ]pkrNa ³saIpI[-´ KrIdnaa of a set top box and outdoor equipment haota hO.saIpI[- maoM ek saoT Ta^p baa^@sa¸ ek like small dish antenna, low noise block Aa]TDaor CaoTa iDSa eMTInaa¸ naao naaoyaja blaa^k convertor and connecting cables. knva-Tr AaOr jaaoD,nao vaalaI kobala haotI hO.DIDI ÍI iDSa ek ÍI TU vyaU ‘DD Free Dish’ is a free-to-view DTH service provided by the public Broadcaster Doordarshan. In DITIeca saovaa hO jaao sarkarI p`saark dUrdSa-na Wara mauhOyaa kra[- jaatI addition to this free DTH service, 4 private operators are hO.[sa inaSaulk DITIeca saovaa ko Alaavaa 4 inajaI Aa^proTr Saulk vaalaI offering paid DTH services today. DITIeca saovaayaoM mauhOyaa kra rho hOM. ADVANTAGES OF DTH SERVICE DITIeca saovaa ko laaBa The main advantage of DTH services is the ease DITIeca saovaaAaoM ka mau#ya laaBa yah hO ik [sao iksaI BaI jagah with which a connection can be obtained in practically any location howsoever remote. Since the signal from yahaM tk ik dUrsqa [laako maoM AasaanaI sao p`aPt ikyaa jaa sakta hO.[samaoM the satellite is directly received at the consumer’s saOTolaa[T sao isaganala saIQao ]pBaao@ta ko pirsar maoM kobala Aa^proTr kI premises with a good quality programming without a cable laaokoSana sao ibanaa kao[- taar KIMcao AcCI @vaailaTI ko kaya-Ëma ko $p maoM being drawn from the cable operator’s location, all it p`aPt ikyao jaa sakto hOM¸ [sako ilae kovala ek saIpI[- kI AavaSyakta requires to receive TV broadcast is setting up of the CPE. However, the DTH service signals may break during rains haotI hO.halaaMik DITIeca saovaa ko isaganala baairSa yaa baadla vaalao maaOsama or even cloudy atmosphere. maoM baaiQat hao sakto hOM. HEADEND-IN-THE SKY (HITS) CABLE TV hoD–eMD–[na–d–ska[- ³ihT\sa´ kobala TIvaI saovaa SERVICE ihT\sa saovaa saOTolaa[T AaOr kobala TIvaI ka saMyaaojana hO.ihT\sa HITS service is a mix of satellite and cable TV. The Aa^proTr TIvaI p`saarNa kao saOTolaa[T sao ApilaMk krta hO jaao elasaIAao HITS operator uplinks the TV broadcast to a satellite, which is downlinked by LCO and distributed to individual Wara Da]nailaMk krko kobala naoTvak- ko jairyao ekla ]pBaao@ta pirsar maoM

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consumer’s premises through a cable network. The HITS ivatirt ikyao jaato hOM.[sa p`kar ihT\sa Aa^proTr ]pBaao@taAaoM kao kobala operators thus, supply the signal through a cable TV TIvaI naoTvak- ko jairyao isaganala p`dana krto hOM.Aaja kI itiqa maoM doSa maoM network to customers. There is only one HITS operator kovala ek ihT\sa Aa^proTr hO. today in the country. ihT\sa saovaa ko laaBa ADVANTAGES OF HITS SERVICE ihT\sa saovaa ko laaBa The HITS digital broadcasting is relatively cost- ihT\sa iDijaTla p`saarNa saovaayaoM dUsaraoM kI tulanaa maoM sastI hO AaOr effective and does not require heavy investment from [samaoM na tao kobala Aa^proTr kao AiQak pOsaa inavaoSa krnaa pD,ta hO AaOr the cable operator nor does it require all the consumers na hI [samaoM ]pBaao@taAaoM kao Apnao pirsar maoM iDSa eMTInaa kI ja$rt to have dish antennae placed at their premises. HITS, unlike DTH, is not vulnerable to rain and there is no pD,tI hO.DITIeca ko ivaprIt ihT\sa saovaayaoM baairSa sao p`Baaivat nahIM haotI deterioration of signal during rainy season. HITS hO AaOr barsaat ko maaOsama maoM isaganala maoM kao[- kmaI nahIM AatI hO.ihT\sa technology offers a fast and convenient system of tknaIk vat-maana elasaIAao ko naoTvak- ko jairyao p`saarNa isaganalaaoM ko distribution of broadcasting signals using the existing ivatrNa ka toja AaOr saugama maaQyama poSa krtI hO¸ ijasasao iDijaTla TIvaI LCOs’ networks thereby increasing the reach of digital TV broadcasting. p`saarNa kI phuMca inarMtr baZ, rhI hO. INTERNET PROTOCOL TV (IPTV) SERVICE [MTrnaoT p`aoTaoka^la TIvaI ³Aa[-pITIvaI´ saovaa IPTV signals are delivered to the consumers through Aa[-pITIvaI isaganala vaayar laa[na ko jairyao ]pBaao@taAaoM kao the wire line that may also provide them with broadband mauhOyaa krayao jaato hOM jaao ]nhoM ba`a^DbaOMD [MTrnaoT BaI mauhOyaa kra sakto internet access. It is a digital broadcast and it is in an addressable mode using Internet Protocol (IP). The existing hOM.yah ek iDijaTla p`saarNa hO AaOr yah [MTrnaoT p`aoTaoka^la ³Aa[-pI´ Regulatory framework for addressable systems applies to ka ]pyaaoga krnao vaalaa eDosaobala/ maaoD hO.vat-maana eDosaobala/ isasTma hotu IPTV services as well. ibainayaamak Íomavak- Aa[-pITIvaI pr BaI samaana $p sao laagaU hO. ADVANTAGES OF IPTV SERVICE Aa[-pITIvaI saovaa ko laaBa IPTV is fully interactive because of availability of two-way communication capability ]pBaao@ta AaOr saovaa p`data ko baIca dao trfa between the consumer and service saMcaar kI xamata kI ]plabQata ko karNa Aa[- provider. Therefore, it can provide a pITIvaI pUrI trh sao [MTroi@Tva hO.[sailae yah wide variety of services to the ]pBaao@taAaoM kao k[- p`kar kI saovaayaoM mauhOyaa consumers. Some of the features of IPTV are: kra sakta hO.Aa[-pITIvaI kI kuC KUibayaaM (i) Video (VOD) - The inamnaanausaar hO: subscribers can browse a (i) vaIiDyaao Aa^na iDmaaMD ³vaIAaoDI´: catalogue of videos, not related ]pBaao2ta vaIiDyaao ka kOTlaa^ga ba`a]ja kr sakta to TV programming. hO jaao TIvaI kaya-ËmaaoM sao saMbaMiQat nahIM hO. (ii) Time shifted television - The subscribers can view (ii) Ta[ma–iSaiFTD TolaIivajana ]pBaao@ta Ta[ma–iSaiFTDTa[ma–iSaiFT TIvaI TV programs at their convenience using time shifted TV feature. fIcar ka ]pyaaoga krko ApnaI sauivaQaa ko Anausaar TIvaI kaya-Ëma (iii) High picture quality - Picture quality of IPTV is also doK sakta hO. very good due to use of digital transmission. (iii) ha[- ip@car @vaailaTI: iDijaTla T/aMsaimaSana ka ]pyaaoga krnao (iv) Live television - With or without interactivity related ko karNa Aa[-pITIvaI kI ip@car @vaailaTI BaI bahut AcCI hO. to the current TV show. (iv) laa[va TolaIivajanaTolaIivajanalaa[va vat-maana TIvaI Saao sao saMbaMiQat [MTre@TIivaTI (v) “Triple play service”: i.e. voice, video and data ko saaqa AaOr [MTrei@TIivaTI ko ibanaa. on the same bundled connection. A subscriber (v) iT//pla/// Plao saiva-sa: Aqaa-t\ ek hI baMDlD knao@Sana pr vaa^yasa¸ will get television signals, broadband internet and telephone connectivity through the same vaIiDyaao AaOr DoTa.]pBaao@ta ek hI knao@Sana pr TIvaI isaganala¸ connection. ba`a^DbaOMD [MTrnaoT AaOr TolaIfaonaI knaoi@TivaTI p`aPt krogaa.

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OBTAINING TV SERVICES TIvaI saovaayaoM p`aPt krnaa

SELECTING A TV BROADCAST SERVICE TIvaI p`saarNa saovaa ka caunaava krnaa For selecting a TV broadcast service, compare the TIvaI p`saarNa saovaayaoM caunanao ko ilae ]plabQa TIvaI p`saarNa PlaoTfama- different TV broadcast platforms available; identify the different service providers operating in a particular area; kI tulanaa krnaa¸ iksaI xao~ ivaSaoYa maoM kama kr rho ivaiBanna saovaa the channels available on their platform, p`dataAaoM kI phcaana krnaa¸ TIvaI saovaaAaoM ko Alaavaa in addition to TV services, identify if any ]nako PlaoTfama- pr ]plabQa caOnala¸ jaaMca kroM ik value added services are needed and @yaa maUlya vaiQa-t saovaayaoM ]plabQa hO yaa Aapkao available; finally check the tariff packages offered by different operators. [nakI ja$rt hO: AMt maoM ivaiBanna Aa^proTraoM Wara Information about the area covered p`stut TOirf pOkoja kI jaaMca krnaa. by a service provider is usually available saovaa p`dataAaoM ko AMtga-t Aanao vaalao xao`~ kI saUcanaa on the websites of the individual service ekla saovaa p`data kI vaobasaa[T pr ]plabQa rhtI providers. The toll-free numbers of the major TV service providers are available at Annex-1. hO. OBTAINING CONNECTION AFTER SELECTING TIvaI PlaoTfama- ka caunaava krnao ko baad knao@Sana laonaa THE TV PLATFORM TIvaI PlaoTfama- ka caunaava krnao ko baad After selecting the TV platform: (i) sabsaËIPSana laonao ko ilae saovaa p`data yaa [sako sqaanaIya p`itinaiQa (i) Contact the service provider or his local representative to obtain the subscription; sao saMpk- kroM: (ii) Fill up the Consumer Application Form (CAF) or (ii) ]pBaao@ta Aavaodna fama- ³saIeef´ yaa [lao@Ta^inak/ saIeef ³[- electronic CAF (e-CAF). This will inter alia include saIeef´ BaroM.[samaoM Anya baataoM ko saaqa esaTIbaI KrIdnao ka the options for procuring the STB and the channels ivaklp AaOr caOnala va caOnalaaoM ko bauko Saaimala hO¸ ijanhoM ]pBaao@ta or bouquet of channels that he wants to subscribe to. sabsaËa[ba krnaa caahta hO.]pBaao@ta kao saIeef kI ek p`it A copy of the CAF must be retained for the subscriber’s own records. Apnao irka^D- ko ilae rKnaI caaihe. (iii) Obtain a copy of ‘Manual of Practice’ (MOP) from (iii) Apnao saovaa p`data sao ‘maOnauAla Aa^f p`Oi@Tsa’ ³emaAaopI´ p`aPt your service provider. MOP includes details of the kroM.emaAaopI maoM p`stut ivaiBanna yaaojanaaAaoM ko ivavarNa¸ ka^la saoMTr different schemes offered, toll free number of call- ko Ta^la ÍI naMbar AaOr iSakayat inavaarNa p`NaalaI ka byaaOra haota centre and the complaint redressal mechanism. The service providers have to provide a copy of his MOP hO.saovaa p`dataAaoM Wara p`%yaok ]pBaao@ta kao emaAaopI kI ek to each subscriber. p`it donaI haotI hO. TRAI’S REGULATIONS FOR OBTAINING TV TIvaI saovaayaoM p`aPt krnao ko ilae BaadUivap`a ko ivainayama SERVICES BaadUivap`a nao nayaa knao@Sana laonao ko baaro maoM ivastRt ivainayama tOyaar TRAI has laid down detailed regulations regarding obtaining a new connection: ikyao hOM  Fill in the CAF/e-CAF. Choose initial channels/  saIeefÀ[-saIeef ka Barnaa.sabsaËa[ba krnao ko ilae p`arMiBak bouquets/services to subscribe to. The chosen caOnalaÀbaukoÀsaovaayaoM caunao. saIeefÀ[-saIeef maoM caunao gayao channels/bouquets/ services must be mentioned in caOnalaaoMÀbaukoÀsaovaaAaoM ka ]llaoK ja$r kroM. the CAF/e-CAF.  ]pBaao@ta kao Apnao ieka^D- ko ilae saIeef kI ek p`it Apnao  A copy of the CAF must be retained by the consumer pasa rKnaI caaihe. for his own records.  The distributor must provide the connection within 7  ivatrk kao tknaIkI AaOr pircaalainak vyavahaya-ta ko Anausaar days from receipt of request, subject to the technical AnauraoQa p`aPt haonao ko 7 idnaaoM ko AMdr knao@Sana mauhOyaa kranaa and operational feasibility. caaihe.

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 There are several options for a subscriber to obtain a  saIpI[- p`aPt krnao ko ilae ]pBaao@ta ko pasa k[- ivaklp hOM.vaao CPE. He may opt for outright purchase scheme or under ivatrk sao ekmauSt KrId yaaojanaa yaa ikrayaa yaaojanaa ko ivaklp rental scheme from the Distributor. The Distributor kao cauna sakto hOM.ivatrk saIpI[- p`dana krnao ko ilae baMDlD may also offer any other scheme including bundled scheme for supply of the CPE yaaojanaa ko saiht Anya yaaojanaa Aa^fr kr sakta hO.  Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) means the  ]pBaao@ta pirsar ]pkrNa ³saIpI[-´ ka AaSaya ]pBaao@ta ko components and accessories installed at the premises pirsar maoM lagaayao gayao ]pkrNaaoM AaOr esaosarIja sao hO¸ [samaoM kobala of the subscriber. It includes cable wire, STB, remote, vaayar¸ esaTIbaI¸ irmaaoT¸ iDSa eMTInaa¸ elaenabaIsaI Aaid Saaimala dish antenna, LNBC etc. hO.  Any STB supplied to a subscriber under outright purchase scheme will be covered by a guarantee/  ekmauSt yaaojanaa ko tht ]pBaao@ta kao idyao gayao kao[- BaI esaTIbaI warranty for a minimum period of one year. kma sao kma ek vaYa- kI gaarMTIÀvaarMTI ko AQaIna haogaa.  The distributor shall not levy any repair or  ivatrk gaarMTIÀvaarMTI AvaiQa ko daOrana ekmauSt KrId yaaojanaa ko maintenance charge towards a CPE acquired under tht ikyao gayao saIpI[- ko ilae kao[- rKrKava yaa marmmat Saulk outright purchase scheme during its guarantee/ warranty period unless the STB has been tampered nahIM laogaa¸ baSato- ik ]pBaao@ta Wara esaTIbaI sao kao[- CoD,CaD, yaa with or physically damaged by the subscriber. ]sao kao[- BaaOitk xait na phuMcaa[- hao.  The distributor shall be responsible for maintenance  ikrayaa yaaojanaa yaa iksaI Anya yaaojanaa ko tht ilayao gayao nayao of the CPE, availed under rental scheme or any other esaTIbaI kI kma sao kma 3 vaYa- tk rKrKava kI ijammaodarI scheme for a minimum period of 3 years. ivatrk kI haogaI.  DTH operator shall not charge an amount more than ` 250 as visiting charges to carry out repair and  DITIeca Aa^proTr marmmat AaOr rKrKava kaya- krnao ko ilae maintenance work. ivaijaiTMga Saulk ko $p maoM 250 Épyao sao AiQak raiSa nahIM laogaa. INSTALLATION AND ACTIVATION CHARGES sqaapnaa AaOr e@TIvaoSana p`Baar A maximum of ` 250 may be charged as a one-time nayaa knao@Sana lagaanao ko ilae ek baar [MsTa^laoSana caaja- ko taOr pr installation charge for installation of a new connection. A AiQaktma 250 Épyao caaja- ilayaa jaa sakta hO.ivatrkaoM Wara TolaIivajana maximum of ` 100 may be charged as a one-time activation charge for activating the broadcasting services related to sao saMbaMiQat p`saarNa saovaaAaoM kao saiËya krnao ko ilae ek baar ei@TvaoSana television by the distributors. caaja- ko $p maoM AiQaktma 100 Épayao caaja- ikyaa jaa sakta hO. OWNERSHIP OF CUSTOMER PREMISES Aapko Aa^proTr Wara mauhOyaa krayao gayao ]pBaao@ta pirsar EQUIPMENT PROVIDED BY YOUR OPERATOR ]pkrNa ka svaaima%va The DTH operator must offer STB, dish antenna and DITIeca Aa^proTr ekmauSt KrId yaa ikrayao pr ]pBaao2ta pirsar related accessories, commonly referred to as Customer ]pkrNa ³saIpI[-´ ko $p maoM saMdiBa-t esaTIbaI iDSa eMTInaa AaOr saMbaMiQat Premises Equipment (CPE), on outright purchase or on rent. In addition, your operator may offer other schemes for esaosarIja mahOyaa krayaogaa.[sako Alaavaa Aapka Aa^proTr saIpI[- mauhOyaa providing CPE. The consumer thus has several options to kranao kI dUsarI yaaojanaayaoM BaI p`stut kr sakta hO.[sa p`kar ]pBaao@ta ko choose from the schemes offered by the DTH operator. pasa caunanao ko ilae DITIeca Aa^proTr kI k[- yaaojanaayaoM haoMgaI. Ownership depends on the option chosen by the svaaima%va ]pBaao@ta Wara caunao gayao ivaklp pr inaBa-r haogaa. subscriber. Agar ekmauSt yaaojanaa ko tht KrIda gayaa hO tao ]pBaao@ta [saka If purchased under outright scheme, ownership rests maailak haogaa.Agar saIpI[- kao ekmauSt KrId yaaojanaa ko tht p`aPt ikyaa with the subscriber. It may be noted that a minimum warranty jaata hO tao [sa pr kma sao kma 2 vaYa- kI gaarMTI AvaSya dI jaanaI caaihe. of 1 year must be provided on CPE, if purchased outright. If purchased under rental scheme and other bundled Agar [sao ikrayaa yaaojanaa AaOr iksaI baMDlD yaaojanaa ko tht schemes, the ownership rests with the distributor or its KrIda jaata hO tao [saka svaaima%va ivatrk AaOr [sako saMbaMw laaokla linked local cable operator. kobala Aa^proTr ko pasa rhogaa. Your operator shall not charge any repair or Aapka Aa^proTr 3 saala tk ikrayaa yaa iksaI Anya baMDlD

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maintenance charge for CPE acquired under a rental or any yaaojanaa ko tht p`aPt saIpI[- ko ilae kao[- marmmat yaa rKrKava Saulk kI other bundled scheme for 3 years, if CPE has not been maaMga nahIM krogaa¸ baSato- ik ]pBaao@ta Wara saIpI[- kao kao[- xait yaa damaged or tampered by the subscriber. CoD,CaD, na kI gayaI hao. Although, your DTH operator may charge a maximum Agar iSakayatkta- marmmat yaa rKrKa¸ jaao esaTIbaI sao saMbaMiQat of ` 250 as visiting charges if the complaints require repair and maintenance, but which is not related to STB. nahIM hO¸ ka AnauraoQa krta hO tao Aapka DITIeca Aa^proTr AiQaktma 250 Épyao ivaijaiTMga p`Baar lao sakta hO. PROCEDURES REGARDING DISCONNECTION OF BROADCASTING SERVICES RELATED TO TolaIivajana sao saMbaMiQat p`saarNa saovaaAaoM kao baMd krnao sao TELEVISION saMbaMiQat p`iËyaap`iËyaasaMbaMiQat  The TV connection will be disconnected, upon  ]pBaao@ta sao AnauraoQa p`aPt haonao pr TIvaI knao@Sana kao baMd kr receiving the request from the subscriber and the deposits due will be refunded to the subscriber on the idyaa jaayaogaa AaOr ivatrk va ]pBaao@ta ko baIca tya inayama va Satao- fulfilment of the terms and conditions as agreed by M kao pUra krnao pr jamaaraiSa ]pBaao@ta kao vaapsa kr dI jaayaogaI. the distributor and the subscriber.  Aapka ivatrk kma sao kma 15 idna ko naaoiTsa ijasamaoM knao@Sana  Your distributor cannot disconnect your TV without baMd krnao ko karNa ka ]llaoK haogaa¸ ko ibanaa Aapka TIvaI giving a notice of at least 15 days and indicating the reasons of disconnection to the subscriber. knao@Sana baMd nahIM kr sakta hO. PROCEDURES REGARDING CHOOSING ApnaI psaMd ko caOnalaÀbauko caunanao kI p`iËyaa CHANNELS/BOUQUETS OF YOUR CHOICE nayao Íomavak- maoM ApnaI psaMd ko caOnala AaOr bauko caunanao AaOr kovala The new framework provides full freedom and caunao gayao caOnala va bauko ko ilae Baugatana krnao kI pUNa- AajaadI va flexibility to the consumers to choose channels and bouquets of their choice and pay for only what they chose. lacaIlaapna idyaa gayaa hO.saBaI ivatrk ivaiBanna maaQyamaaoM ³vaobasaa[TÀmaaobaa[la All the distributors take choice from their subscribers eOpÀka^la laoTrÀelasaIAao¸ Aaid´ sao Apnao ]pBaao@taAaoM sao ]nakI through various means (website/mobile app/call center/ psaMd jaanaoMgao.vat-maana maoM ]pBaao@ta ApnaI psaMd ko Anausaar iksaI BaI through LCO etc.). Now the consumer can add or delete caOnala yaa bauko kao hTa yaa Saaimala kr sakta hO. any channel or bouquet anytime as per his choice. caOnala ko maUlya maoM pardiSa-ta TRANSPARENCY IN THE CHANNEL PRICES ]pBaao@ta ApnaI TIvaI sËIna pr [lao@T/a^inak p`aoga`ama gaa[D Consumers can see the price of any channel on the Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) on the TV screen itself ³[-pIjaI´ maoM iksaI BaI caOnala ko maUlya kao doK sakta hO AaOr iksaI BaI and can decide which channel they want to add and what caOnala kao Saaimala krnao yaa hTanao ka fOsalaa kr sakta hO.[sasao TIvaI to drop. This gives the power to control the prices of TV sabsaËIPSana ko maUlyaaoM pr AMkuSa lagaanao kI Sai@t ]pBaao@ta ko haqaaoM maoM subscription in the hands of the consumer. Aa gayaI hO. TRAI CHANNEL SELECTOR APP T/a[- caOnala saolao@Tr eop TRAI has launched Channel Selector App on 25th T/a[- caOnala nao 25 jaUna 2020 kao caOnala saolao@Tr eop laa^nca ikyaa June 2020. It is available for download on both Android and qaa.yah eMDa^yaD/ AaOr Aa[-Aaoesa daonaaoM PlaoTfa^maao-M pr mauFt maoM Da]nalaaoD ko iOS platforms for free. The App offers the functionality via ilae ]plabQa hO.eop kaya-xamata p`dana krta hO ijasako maaQyama sao ]pBaao@ta which consumers can view their service provider/operator’s offerings, fetch the existing subscription details, choose & Apnao saovaa p`dataÀAa^proTr kI poSakSa doK sakto hOM¸ maaOjaUda sadsyata optimize channel and Bouquet selection, modify existing ivavarNa p`aPt kr sakto hOM¸ caOnala AaOr bauko cayana ko cayana AaOr AnaukUlana selection and set selection/submit request with respective kr sakto hOM¸ maaOjaUda cayana kao saMSaaoiQat kr sakto hOM AaOr saMbaMiQat saovaa service provider/operator. p`dataÀAa^proTr ko saaqa cayana sabaimaT AnauraoQa inaQaa-irt kr sakto hOM. The App will suggest an optimum configuration i.e. eop ]pBaao@ta ko cayana ko AaQaar pr caOnalaÀbauko ko ek combination of Channels/Bouquet based on consumer’s [YTtma ivanyaasa yaanaI saMyaaojana ka sauJaava dogaa taik kula maaisak ibala kao selection so as to reduce total monthly bill. In addition, it will suggest combination of Channels/Bouquet based on kma ikyaa jaa sako.[sako Alaavaa caOnalaaoM ko saMyaaojana ka sauJaava doMgao. consumer’s interest keeping in view geographical, regional, BaaOgaaoilak¸ xao~Iya¸ BaaYaa¸ SaOilayaaoM Aaid p`aqaimaktaAaoM kao Qyaana language, genres, etc. preferences. maoM rKto hue ]pBaao@ta iht pr AaQaairt caOnalaÀbauko

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TARIFF AND BILLING TOirf AaOr ibailaMga po caOnalacaOnalapo PAY CHANNELS Pay channels are channels which are declared as po caOnalaaoM ka AaSana ]na caOnalaaoM sao ijanakI GaaoYaNaa p`saarkaoM Wara such by the broadcaster and for which broadcaster’s share [sa $p maoM kI gayaI hO AaOr ijasako ilae AiQaktma Kudra maUlya maoM p`saark of maximum retail price is to be paid to the broadcaster by ko Saoyar ka Baugatana TIvaI caOnalaaoM ko ivatrk Wara p`saark kao ikyaa the distributor of television channels and for which due jaata hO AaOr ijanako saMbaMQa maoM eosao caOnalaaoM ka ]pBaao@taAaoM kao ivatrNa authorization needs to be obtained from the broadcaster for distribution of such channel to subscribers. krnao ko ilae p`saarkaoM sao ivaiQavat Anaumait laonaI pD,tI hO. efTIe ³ÍI–TU–eyar´ caOnala FTA (FREE-TO-AIR) CHANNELS FTA channels are channels which are declared as efTIe caOnala vao caOnala hOM jaao p`saark Wara [sa $p maoM GaaoiYat such by the broadcaster and for which no fee is to be paid ikyao gayao hOM AaOr ijanako saMbaMQa maoM eosao caOnalaaoM ko isaganalaaoM ko ilae by a distributor of television channels to the broadcaster TolaIivajana caOnalaaoM ko ivatrkaoM Wara p`saark kao kao[- Saulk Ada nahIM for signals of such channels. ikyaa jaata hO. NETWORK CAPACITY FEE (NCF) naoTvak- xamata Saulk³enasaIef´ The framework introduces the concept of network Íomavak- maoM naoTvak- xamata Saulk ³enasaIef´ kI AvaQaarNaa kI capacity fee (NCF). NCF means the amount, excluding taxes, Sau$Aat kI gayaI hO.enasaIef ka AaSaya kraoM kao CaoD,kr ]sa rkma sao payable by a subscriber to the distributor for distribution hO jaao ]pBaao@ta Wara sabsaËa[ba ikyao gayao TIvaI caOnalaaoM ko isaganala p`aPt network capacity subscribed by that subscriber to receive krnao ko ilae ]sako Wara sabsaËa[ba ikyao gayao ivatrNa naoTvak- xamata ko the signals of subscribed television channels and it does not include subscription fee for pay channel for an upper ilae ivatrk kao Ada ikyao jaato hOM AaOr [samaoM po caOnalaaoM ka sabsaËIPSana ceiling of Rs 130 for up to 200 SD channels. Capacity of 1 Saulk Saaimala nahIM hO yaa [samaoM 200 esaDI caOnalaaoM ko ilae 130 Épyao kI HD channel is treated as 2 SD channels. Any subscriber ]ccatma saImaa haotI hO.1 ecaDI caOnala kI xamata 2 esaDI caOnala ko who opts for more than 200 channels a maximum price of Rs barabar maanaI jaatI hO.Agar kao[- ]pBaao@ta 200 sao AiQak caOnala 160 will be charged as NCF. caunata hO tao enasaIef ko $p maoM AiQaktma 160 Épyao ilayao jaayaoMgao. TRAI’S REGULATIONS ON TARIFF FOR TV BaadUivap`a ko TIvaI saovaaAaoM ko ilae TOirf saMbaMQaI ivainayama SERVICES BaadUivap`a ko TOirf saMbaMQaI ivainayama maoM inamnailaiKt Saaimala hO TRAI’s regulation regarding tariff include:  p`saark saBaI caOnalaaoM kao Alaa kaT- AaQaar pr p`stut krogaa.  The broadcaster shall offer all the channels on a-la- carte basis.  p`saark Apnao p`%yaok caOnala kao ‘ÍI–TU–eyar’ yaa po ko $p maoM  The broadcaster shall declare nature of each of its GaaoiYat krogaa. channel either as “free-to-air” or pay.  ivatrk p`%yaok caOnala kao ivatrk Kudra maUlya ³DIAarpI´ GaaoiYat  The broadcaster shall declare maximum Retail Price krogaa.jaao GaaoiYat emaAarpI ko barabar yaa ]sasao kma hao sakta (MRP) of each pay channel offered by him. hO.  The distributors shall declare Distributors Retail Price (DRP) of each channel which can be equal to or less  efTIe caOnalaaoM ka maUlya ‘SaUnya’ haogaa. than declared MRP.  po caOnalaaoM ko bauko maoM kao[- efTIe caOnala Saaimala nahIM haogaa.  FTA channels shall have ‘zero’ price.  bauko maoM ek hI caOnala ka ecaDI va esaDI vaOiryaMT Saaimala nahIM  Pay channels bouquet will not have FTA channels in haogaa. it.   Bouquet shall not contain both HD and SD variants ivatrk ivatrNa naoTvak- xamata ka ]pyaaoga krnao ko ilae naoTvak- of the same channel. xamata Saulk ³enasaIef´ p`itmaah kI GaaoYaNaa krogaa taik TolaIivajana  The distributor shall declare network capacity fee caOnalaaoM ko isaganala p`aPt ikyao jaa sako. (NCF), per month for availing a distribution network  p`arMiBak 200 esaDI caOnalaaoM ko ilae enasaIef 130 Épyao jamaa capacity so as to receive the signals of television channels. kr sao AiQak nahIM hao sakta.

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 NCF upto initial 200 SD channels, cannot exceed Rs  200 sao AiQak esaDI caOnalaaoM ko enasaIef 160 Épyao jamaa kr sao 130 plus tax. AiQak nahIM hao sakta.  NCF beyond any number of 200 SD channels, shall  1 ecaDI caOnala 2 esaDI caOnalaaoM ko barabar maanaa jaayaogaa. not exceed Rs 160 plus tax.  ]pBaao@ta PlaoTfama- pr ]plabQa saBaI caOnalaaoM kao Alaa kaT-o  1 HD channel shall be treated equal to 2 SD channels. AaQaar pr cauna sakta hO.  Subscriber can choose all the channels available on the platform of the distributor on a-la-carte basis.  ]pBaao@ta p`saarkaoM yaa ivatrkaoM Wara tOyaar ikyao gayao iksaI bauko  Subscriber can also choose any of the bouquets formed kao BaI cauna sakta hO. by broadcasters and formed by distributors.  ]pBaao@ta iksaI BaI saMyaaojana ka ]pyaaoga krko Apnaa pOk banaa  Subscribers can make their own pack using any sakta hO. combination also.  koMd` sarkar Wara Ainavaaya- ikyao gayao saBaI caOnala ]pBaao@taAaoM kao  All the channels mandated by Central Government will be provided to all the subscribers and they will mauhOyaa krayao jaayaoMgao AaOr [nakI gaNanaa enasaIef maoM nahIM kI not be counted in the NCF. jaayaogaI.  A subscriber can also have more than one TV  ek ]pBaao@ta ko pasa Gar maoM Apnao naama pr ek sao AiQak TIvaI connection or set top box in his name in a household. knao@Sana yaa saoT Ta^p baa^@sa hao sakto hOM.eosao Gar kao ‘malTI TIvaI That would be called as “Multi TV home”. Jaaona’ kha jaayaogaa.  NCF, per month, for each additional TV connection, beyond the first TV connection in a multi TV home  malTI TIvaI haomaM maoM phlao TIvaI knao@Sana ko baad p`%yaok Aitir@t shall not exceed 40% of the declared NCF. TIvaI knao@Sana ko ilae enasaIef p`itmaah GaaoiYat enasaIef ko  Distinct choice of channels and bouquets of channels 40 p`itSat sao AiQak nahIM hao sakta hO. can be chosen on each TV connection or set top box  malTI TIvaI haoma maoM p`%yaok TIvaI knao@Sana yaa saoT Ta^p baa^@sa ko in a multi TV home. ilae Alaga caOnala yaa caOnalaaoM ko bauko caunao jaa sakto hOM.  Distributors can offer long term subscriptions and declare respective network capacity fee, distributor  ivatrk dIGa-kalaIna sabsaiËPSana kI poSakSa kr sakta hO AaOr retail price and duration of all such subscriptions. saMbaMiQat naoTvak- xamata Saulk¸ ivatrk Kudra maUlya AaOr eosao saBaI  Distributors can offer promotional schemes on DRP sabsaiËPSana kI AvaiQa GaaoiYat kr sakta hO. per month of a-la-carte pay channels available on its  ivatrk Apnao PlaoTfa^ma- pr ]plabQa Alaa kaTo- po caOnalaaoM ko platform. DIAarpI p`itmaah pr p`maaoSanala skImsa Aa^fr kr sakta hO. BILLING AND PAYMENT OPTIONS ibailaMga AaOr Baugatana ko ivaklp TRAI has laid down that BaadUivap`a nao inaQaa-irt ikyaa hO ik:  Distributors shall provide  ivatrkaoM kao ]pBaao@taAaoM kao p`IpoD services either on pre-paid basis or post-paid basis or both. yaa paosTpoD yaa daonaaoM Baugatana ivaklp donao caaihe.  The Distributors must issue bills and payment receipts for  ivatrk ]pBaao@ta Wara ikyao gayao every payment made by a p`%yaok Baugatana ko ilae ibala AaOr Baugatana rsaId subscriber. jaarI krogaa.  Subscribers must be given  ]pBaao@taAaoM kao madvaar ibala dogaa itemised bills clearly showing the ijasamaoM enasaIef¸ saIpI[- ko ilae ikrayaa p`Baar split of NCF, Rental Charges for CPE, if any, a-la-carte channels yaid kao[- hao¸ Alaa kaTo- caOnala AaOr bauko and bouquet charges and the applicable taxes, p`Baar AaOr laagaU kraoM ka Alaga–Alaga ]llaoK separately. haogaa.

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TEMPORARY SUSPENSION: SEEKING A BREAK AsqaayaI inalaMbana Apnao ivatrk sao saovaa kao AsqaayaI $p sao IN SERVICE FROM A DISTRIBUTOR baMd krnao ka AnauraoQa krnaa Yes, a subscriber can request for temporary haM¸ ]pBaao@ta ek maah yaa [sako gauNak kI AvaiQa ko ilae suspension of his cable TV services for a period of 1 ApnaI kobala TIvaI saovaaAaoM kao AsqaayaI $p sao baMd krnao ka AnauraoQa month and in the multiple thereof without any charge, i.e., other than the rental charge towards STB, if any. kr sakta hO AaOr [sako ]sao esaTIbaI¸ yaid kao[- hao¸ ko ilae ikrayaa Such a request shall be made by the subscriber at least p`Baar¸ kao CaoD,kr kao[- AaOr p`Baar BaI nahIM donaa haogaa.]pBaao@ta kao 15 days prior. Restoration fees will be charged as Rs 25 if kma sao k,ma 15 idna phlao [sa trh ka AnauraoQa krnaa haogaa.Agar the services remain suspended for 1,2 or 3 months. Re- saovaayaoM 1¸ 2 yaa 3 maah ko ilae inalaMibat rhtI hO tao 25 Épyao ka activation fees will be charged Rs 100, if the services irsTaoroSana Saulk ilayaa jaayaogaa.Agar saovaa 3 maah sao AiQak AvaiQa ko ilae remain suspended for more than 3 months. inalaMibat rhtI hO tao 100 Épyao ka ire@TIvaoSana Saulk ilayaa jaayaogaa. CHANGE IN THE CHANNELS IN A PACKAGE pOkoja ko caOnalaaoM maoM badlaava krnaa The Distributors cannot discontinue or modify the composition of a package subscribed by the subscriber ivatrk laa^k–[na AvaiQa yaa ]sa AvaiQa¸ ijasako ilae ]pBaao@ta during its lock-in period or during the period for which nao sabsaËIPSana raiSa ka Baugatana Aiga`ma kr ko rKa hO¸ ko daOrana¸ subscription amount has been paid in advance by the ]pBaao@ta Wara sabsaËa[ba ikyao gayao caOnalaaoM kI saMrcanaa maoM badlaava yaa subscriber, if all the channels forming part of the bouquet continue to be available on its platform. In case, if the baMd nahIM kr sakta hO¸ baSato- bauko maoM Saaimala saBaI caOnala ]sako channel is discontinuing, a subscription charges of that PlaoTfama- pr ]plabQa hO.Agar caOnala baMd hao jaata hO tao ]sa bauko ko bouquet should be reduced by an amount equivalent to sabsaËIPSana Saulk maoM sao ]sa caOnala ko baMd ivatrk Kudra maUlya ko discounted Distributor retail price of that channel. The barabar raiSa kma kI jaayaogaI.ivatrk baMd caOnala ko badlao iksaI dUsaro Distributor should not substitute any channel in lieu of discontinued channels on its own. caOnala kao ApnaI majaI- sao Saaimala nahIM kr sakta hO.

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WHOM TO CONTACT FOR saUcanaa AaOr iSakayat ko samaaQaana ko ilae iksasao INFORMATION AND COMPLAINT REDRESSAL saMpk- ikyaa jaanaa caaihe TRAI’S REGULATIONS ON COMPLAINTS iSakayat ko inapTaro ko saMbaMQa maoM BaadUivap`a ko ivainayama REDRESSAL Baaduivap`a nao ]pBaao@taAaoM kao ]nako sabsaËIPSana AaOr iSakayataoM TRAI has laid down regulations that every distributor to implement various methods for providing subscribers ko inavaarNa ko saMbaMQa maoM ja$rI saUcanaa donao ko ilae ivaiBanna maQysmaaoM kao the information they need about their subscriptions and for iËyaainvat krnao ko maksad sao p`%yaok ivatrk ko ilae ivainayama inaQaa-irt resolution of their complaints. ikyao hOM. INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR CONSUMERS ]pBaao@taAaoM ko ilae ]plabQa saUcanaa  Every distributor must have a website having a  p`%yaok ivatrk ko ApnaI vaobasaa[T pr ]pBaao@ta ka^na-r AaOr ek Consumer Corner and a Subscriber Corner. sabsaËa[bar ka^na-r banaanaa caaihe.  The Consumer Corner gives details of the list of channels and  ]pBaao@ta ka^na-r maoM ]sako PlaoTfama- bouquets being offered, Pay/FTA pr ]plabQa caOnalaaoM AaOr bauko¸ poÀwdTIe caOnalaaoM channels available on its platform, kI saUcaI¸ naoTvak- xamata Saulk ka byaaOra¸ malTI details of Network Capacity Fee, details of Multi TV discounts. CPE TIvaI iDska]MT ka byaaOra¸ saIpI[-¸ Ta^la ÍI offerings along with terms and naMbar¸ naaoDla AiQakairyaaoM ka ivavarNa Aaid conditions, CAF, MOP, toll free idyao jaato hOM. number, details of Nodal officers  etc. ]pBaao@ta ka^na-r ]pBaao@ta kao laa^igana e@saosa¸ ivastRt ]pBaao@ta saUcanaa AaOr  The Subscriber Corner provides the login access to the ]nako vat-maana sabsaËIPSana kI saUcanaa¸ Apnao subscriber, detailed subscriber sabsaiËPSana maoM badlaava krnao ka ivaklp¸ information and his current caOnalaÀbauko Saaimala krnaoÀhTanao ka ivaklp¸ subscription. Options to modify his subscription, options to add/delete channels/ ibailaMga ivavarNa¸ ibala Baugatana saMbaMQaI inado-Sa AaOr Anya ja$rI bouquets, billing details, bill payment guidelines and saUcanaa dota hO. other relevant information.  ivatrk ]pBaao@taAaoM kI sauivaQaa ko ilae Apnao maaobaa[la eOp banaa  Distributors have also developed mobile apps for sakto hOM. consumer’s convenience.  p`%yaok ivatrk ko pasa samaip-t ]pBaao@ta saUcanaa caOnala  Every Distributor has a dedicated Consumer Information Channel No. 999 displaying all the saM#yaa 999 haonaa caaihe¸ ijasamaoM saBaI saMgat saUcanaa haonaI relevant information. caaihe. REGISTERING YOUR COMPLAINT iSakayat dja- krnaa  The subscriber can register his complaint or service  ]pBaao@ta ivatrk ko ka^la saoMTr ko Ta^la ÍI naMbar pr ApnaI request on toll free number of call centre of the distributor. iSakayat yaa saovaa AnauraoQa dja- kra sakta hO.  Your distributor will provide a complaint/docket  Aapka ivatrk p`%yaok dja- iSakayat ko ilae iSakayatÀDa^koT number for each registered complaint. naMbar dogaa.  The distributors have established a web-based  ivatrkaoM nao ]pBaao@ta iSakayataoM kI inagaranaI ko ilae vaoba AaQaairt complaint monitoring system for monitoring of subscriber complaints. iSakayat inagaranaI p`NaalaI sqaaipt kI hO.

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 Consumer complaints must be responded to within 8  ]pBaao@ta iSakayat ka javaaba dja- krnao ko 8 GaMTo ko BaItr idyaa hours of making a complaint. jaanaa caaihe  The distributor shall designate one or more nodal  Agar ]pBaao@ta ka^la saoMTr Wara ]sakI iSakayat pr kI gayaI officers for each State for complaints if the subscriber is not satisfied with the redressal of complaint by the kar-vaa[- sao saMtuYT nahIM hO tao ivatrk iSakayataoM ko ilae p`%yaok call centre. rajya maoM ek yaa AiQak naaoDla AiQakarI inayau@t krogaa.  Nodal Officer must acknowledge the complaint within  naaoDla AiQakarI dao idna ko BaItr iSakayat p`aPt haonao kI saUcanaa 2 days and redress the complaint within 10 days. donao AaOr 10 idnaaoM ko BaItr iSakayat ka samaaQaana kroMgao.

CONSUMER EDUCATION T/a[- ko ]pBaao@ta jaaga$kta phla INITIATIVES OF TRAI TIvaI AaOr roiDyaao p`saarNa maoM ivastar ko saaqa TIvaI AaOr roiDyaao With the growth of TV and Radio broadcasting, the reach of TV and Radio signals can be seen in semi-urban isaganalaaoM kI phuMca kao AQa-–SahrI AaOr ga`amaINa xao~aoM maoM BaI doKa jaa and rural areas as well. The knowledge about various sakta hO.saovaayaoM mauhOyaa kranao maoM ivaiBanna PlaoTfama- AaOr ihtQaarkaoM ko platforms and stakeholders in providing the services is baaro maoM jaanakarI saIimat hO.[sailae doSaBar maoM ]pBaao@taAaoM tk phuMcanao limited. Hence, realizing the ko mah%va kao doKto hue T/a[- nao importance of reaching out to the consumers all over the ]pBaao@taAaoM kao jaanakarI donao AaOr country, TRAI has made several jaaga$kta banaanao ko ilae k[- kdma measures to educate the ]zayao hOM. consumers and create T/a[- Wara idllaI isqat Apnao mau#yaalaya awareness. Numerous regional AaOr kaolakata¸ baMgalaaOr¸ hOdrabaad¸ workshops for capacity building jayapur AaOr Baaopala isqat xao~Iya kayaa- of the CAGs and COPs have layaaoM ko maaQyama sao hr saala saIejaI kI been organized every year by xamata inamaa-Na ko ilae k[- xao~Iya kaya- TRAI through its headquarters at Delhi and the regional offices SaalaayaoM AaOr saIAaopI Aayaaoijat ikyao at Kolkata, Bangalore, jaato hOM. Hyderabad, Jaipur and Bhopal. T/a[- nao ]pBaao@taAaoM AaOr Ta[-/ ko baIca TRAI has also instituted vaata-kar ko $p maoM ]pBaao@ta pxasamaqa- a system for registration of k samaUhaoM ³saIejaI´ ka gazna ikyaa Consumer Advocacy Groups (CAGs) as interlocutors hO.saIejaI ]pBaao@taAaoM kI madd krto between consumers and TRAI. The CAGs assist hOM AaOr saMbaMiQat ejaoMisayaaMoÀsaovaa p`dataAaoM consumers and take up a large variety of consumer related ko samaxa ]pBaao@ta saMbaMQaI ivaiBanna mau_aoM kao samaaQaana krnao ko ilae ]zato issues with appropriate agencies/service providers for hOM. resolution. T/a[- kao ApnaI vaobasaa[T AaOr doSaBar maoM Aayaaoijat ikyao jaanao TRAI has a public interface with the consumers through its website and through Consumer Outreach vaalao ]pBaao@ta saMpk- kaya-Ëma ³saIAaopI´ ko maaQyama sao ]pBaao@taAaoM ko Programmes (COPs) conducted across the country. saaqa ek piblak [MTrfosa hO. A comprehensive set of Frequently Asked nayao ivainayaamak Íomavak- ko baaro maoM ]pBaao@taAaoM kI jaanakarI Questions (FAQs) have been placed on TRAI’s website baZ,anao ko ilae A@sar pUCo jaanao vaalao p`SnaaoM ka ek ivastRt saoT Ta[-/ kI in two languages (English and Hindi) to increase consumer awareness about the new regulatory vaobasaa[T pr dao BaaYaaAaoM ³ihMdI AaOr AMga`ojaI´ maoM AplaaoD ikyaa gayaa framework.  hO. 

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I&B MINISTRY HAS Aa[-eMDbaI maM~alaya ko ilae NEW MINISTERS nayao maM~ImaM~Inayao Anurag Thakur takes charge of I&B ministry, EaI Anauraga zakur nao Aa[-eMDbaI maM~alaya ka kaya-Baar saMBaala L Murugan takes over as MoS.The two ministers assume ilayaa hO¸ jabaik ela mau$gana kao rajya maM~I banaayaa gayaa hO.daonaaoM maM~I eosao charge at a time when several organisations including samaya kaya-Baar saMBaala rho hOM jaba iDijaTla maIiDyaa Aa]TlaoT saiht k[- digital media outlets have gone to court against new digital media saMgazna nayao iDijaTla maIiDyaa inayamaaoM ko iKlaaf rules. Adalat gayao hOM. Anurag Thakur took charge Anauraga zakur nao koMd`Iya saUcanaa va p`saarNa as the Union Minister of maM~I ko $p maoM kaya-Baar saMBaalaa.pdBaar ga`hNa Information and Broadcasting. Speaking to reporters after krnao ko baad p~karaoM sao baatcaIt krto hue assuming charge, Thakur said EaI zakur nao kha ik p`QaanamaM~I naroMd` maaodI Prime Minister Narendra Modi has nao ]nhoM ek baD,I ijammaodarI dI hO AaOr vao [sao given him a huge responsibility pUra krnao ko ilae Apnaa sava-EaoYz p`yaasa and he will put in his best efforts kroMgao.]saI idna timalanaaDu maoM Baajapa p`mauK to fulfil it. The two ministers assume ela mau$gana nao EaI zakur kI ]pisqait maoM charge at a time when several saUcanaa va p`saarNa rajya maM~I ka pdBaar organisations, including digital saMBaalaa. media outlets, Press Trust of India, daonaaoM maMi~yaaoM nao eosao samaya maoM kaya-Baar saMBaalaa 13 legacy media organisations hO jaba iDijaTla maIiDyaa Aa]TlaoT¸ p`osa T/ including Manorama, Indian ANURAG THAKUR Express, Hindustan Times, The sT Aa^f [MiDyaa¸ manaaormaa¸ [MiDyana e@sap`osa¸ Hindu and Times of India, have ihMdustana Ta[msa¸ d ihMdU AaOr Ta[msa Aa^f challenged the new Information Technology [MiDyaa saiht 13 ivarasat maIiDyaa saMgaznaaoM nao nayaI saUcanaa tknaIkI (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021 as ultra vires, void and ³maQyavatI- idSaa inado-Sa AaOr iDijaTla maIiDyaa Aacaar saMihta´ inayama violative of fundamental rights under 2021 kao saMivaQaana ko tht maaOilak AiQakaraoM the Constitution. The I&B Ministry kao AlTa/ vaayasa-¸ SaUnya AaOr ]llaMGana ko $p maoM has also been aggressively acting caunaaOtI dI hO.Aa[-eMDbaI maM~alaya BaI iT\vaTr ko against Twitter saying it has lost immunity in India for not abiding by iKlaaf AaËamak $p sao yah khto hue kar-vaa[- the new rules. kr rha hO ik ]sanao nayao inayamaaoM ka palana nahIM After taking charge, Anurag krnao ko ilae Baart maoM p`itrxaa Kao dI hO. Thakur held a brief meeting with the kaya-Baar saMBaalanao ko baad Anauraga zakur nao senior officials of the ministry. Information and Broadcasting maM~alaya ko vairYz AiQakairyaaoM ko saaqa saMixaPt Secretary Amit Khare was present in baOzk kI¸ [sa baOzk maoM saUcanaa va p`saarNa saicava the meeting. "In an interaction with Aimat Kro maaOjaUd qao.maM~alaya nao ek bayaana maoM senior officials of various media L MURUGAN kha ik ‘ivaiBanna maIiDyaa [ka[yaaoM AaOr p`saar units and Prasar Bharati, Thakur said BaartI ko vairYz AiQakairyaaoM ko saaqa baatcaIt his endeavour will be to work with all the media heads as a team," the ministry said in a maoM EaI zakur nao kha ik ]naka p`yaasa saBaI maIiDyaa p`mauKaoM ko saaqa ek statement.  TIma ko $p maoM kama krnaa haogaa.’ 

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THOP TV BOOKED ka^pIra[T ]llaMGana ko ilae FOR COPYRIGHT VIOLATION qaa^p TIvaI pr maamalaa dja- Maharashtra Cyber division has recently maharaYT/ saa[bar iDvaIjana nao hala hI maoM vaayaka^ma 18 kI booked Thop TV for copyright violation iSakayat ko baad ka^pIra[T ]llaMGana ko ilae qaa^p TIvaI pr after a complaint from Viacom 18. maamalaa dayar ikyaa hO.

Viacom18 has been at the forefront in addressing vaayaka^ma 18 kMToMT kI payarosaI kao raoknao AaOr ]sao saMbaaoiQat and curbing piracy of content. In a recent content violation krnao maoM sabasao Aagao rha hO.hala hI maoM kaya-Ëma ]llaMGana ko maamalao maoM¸ issue, the network has filed an official complaint with naoTvak- nao qaa^p TIvaI ko iKlaaf maharaYT / saa[bar ko saaqa ek AaiQakairk Maharashtra Cyber against Thop TV, alleging that the ‘rogue, standalone’ application had been relaying and iSakayat dja- kI hO¸ ijasamaoM Aaraop lagaayaa gayaa hO ik ‘rga¸ sTOMDAlaaona’ transmitting the network’s content without authorization at Aavaodna ibanaa iksaI trh kI Anaumait ko naoTvak- kI saamaga`I Aama janata a discounted price to common public, thus causing a ko ilae iryaayatI maUlya pr irlao AaOr TaMsaimaT/ kr rha qaa ijasasao naoTvak- substantial revenue loss to the network. kao pyaa-Pt rajasva haina hu[-. Cognizant about the seriousness of the crime, the research and analysis ApraQa kI gaMBaIrta ko baaro maoM saM&ana laoto hue team of Maharashtra Cyber immediately maharaYT / saa[bar kI AnausaMQaana AaOr ivaSlaoYaNa investigated the matter and the accused, TIma nao turMt maamalao kI jaaMca kI AaOr hOdrabaad a 28- year old, Satish Venkateshwarlu, a Hyderabad-based IT engineer was ko ek [MjaIinayar 28 vaiYa-ya AaraopI satISa arrested under Sections 43, 66 and 66B vaoMkToSvarlaU kao saUcanaa tknaIkI AiQainayama¸ 2000 of the Information Technology Act, kI Qaara 43¸ 66 AaOr 66 baI ka^pIra[T 2000, Section 63 of Copyright Act, and AiQainayama kI Qaara 63 AaOr BaartIya dMD saMihta Section 420 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The accused was produced ³Aa[-pIsaI´ kI Qaara 420 AaOr 34 ko tht before the Hon’ble Court and has been igarFtar ikyaa gayaa.AaraopI kao maananaIya ]cca remanded to 6 days of police custody nyaayaalaya ko samaxa poSa ikyaa gayaa AaOr Aagao kI for further investigations. The accused jaaMca ko ilae 6 idna kI puilasa ihrasat maoM Baoja was found to have created a standalone pirated application, through which he stole content using idyaa gayaa.yah payaa gayaa ik AaraopI nao ek its inbuilt API. sTOMDAlaaona payaroToD eiPlakoSana banaayaa qaa¸ ijasako maaQyama sao ]sanao [sako Speaking on the investigation, Superintendent of [naibalT epIAa[- ka ]pyaaoga krko saamaga`I caura laI qaI. Police Sanjay Shintre, said, “Viacom18 Media Private jaaMca ko baaro maoM batato hue pulaIsa AiQaxak saMjaya iSMa~o nao kha¸ Limited lodged a complaint with the Maharashtra Cyber against a mobile application, Thop TV, which was relaying ‘vaayaka^ma 18 maIiDyaa p`a[vaoT ilaimaToD nao ek maaobaa[la eiPlakoSana¸ qaa^p and transmitting their TIvaI ko iKlaaf maharaYT/ saa[bar maoM copyrighted content such as iSakayat dja- kI¸ jaao ik iflmaaoM¸ TIvaI movies, TV shows and VOD Saao AaOr vaIAaoDI saamaga`I jaOsao ka^pIra[T content at a discounted rate, saamaga`I kao iryaayatI draoM pr irlao AaOr T/ thus causing substantial revenue loss to the company. aMsaimaT kr rha qaa ijasasao kMpnaI kao After the initial technical kafI rajasva kI haina hao rhI qaI. investigation, it was noticed AarMiBak tknaIkI jaaMca ko baad yah that the accused, a highly educated IT engineer from doKa gayaa ik AaraopI¸ hOdrabaad ko ek ]cca iSaixat Aa[-TI [MjaIinayar

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Hyderabad developed a mobile application named ‘Thop nao ‘qaaop TIvaI naamak ek maaobaa[la Aavaodna ivakisat ikyaa AaOr ek TV’ and pirated Viacom18’s content through Telegram, a saaoSala maIiDyaa maQyasqa TolaIga`ama ko maaQyama sao vaayaka^ma 18 kI saamaga`I kao social media intermediary. The app has lakhs of viewers, payaroToD ikyaa qaa.eop ko laaKao dSa-k hOM¸ ijasamaoM 5000 poD sabsaËa[bar including 5,000 paid subscribers, thereby generating massive revenue for the app.” Saaimala hOM ijasasao eop ko ilae baD,o pOmaanao pr rajasva ]%pnna haotI hO.’ Speaking on this development, a Viacom18 ]sa isqait ivakasa ko baaro maoM batato hue vaayaka^ma 18 ko ek Spokesperson said, “Piracy is a matter of grave concern p`va@ta nao kha¸ ‘payarosaI maIiDyaa ]Vaoga ko ilae gaMBaIr icaMta ka ivaYaya for the media industry and one that needs to be addressed hO AaOr [sao lagaatar saMbaaoiQat krnao kI AavaSyakta hO.yah svaIkar constantly. It is important to acknowledge that digital krnaa mah%vapUNa- hO ik payarosaI maIiDyaa ]Vaoga ko ilae piracy is a serious offence which causes huge losses to the digital economy. Viacom18 will gaMBaIr icaMta ka ivaYaya hO AaOr [sao lagaatar saMbaaoiQat krnao continue to fight this menace and secure its kI AavaSyakta hO.yah svaIkar krnaa mah%vapUNa- hO ik content through all means available under iDijaTla payarosaI ek gaMBaIr ApraQa hO ijasasao iDijaTla law. We are grateful to Office of the Inspector Aqa-vyavasqaa kao BaarI nauksaana haota hO.vaayaka^ma 18 [sa General of Police Maharashtra Cyber for their Ktro sao laD,naa jaarI rKogaa AaOr kanaUna ko tht ]plabQa constant vigilance and timely support towards curbing piracy and copyright hr maaQyama sao ApnaI saamaga`I kao saurixat rKogaa.hma payarosaI violation." AaOr ka^pI ra[T ]llaMGana kao raoknao ko ilae ]nakI inarMtr The entire operation was carried under sat-kta AaOr samaya pr samaqa-na ko ilae puilasa mahainarIxak the strict guidance of (Special Inspector maharaYT / saa[bar ko kayaa-laya ko ABaarI hOM.’ General of Police) Shri. Yashashvi Yadav, (Deputy pUra AiBayaana EaI yaSasvaI yaadva ³ivaSaoYa puilasa mahainarIxak´¸ EaI Inspector General of Police) Shri. Harish Baijal, (Superintendent of Police) Shri Sanjay Shintre, (Deputy hrISa baOjala ³puilasa ]p mahainarIxak´¸ EaI saMjaya iSaM~o ³puilasa AiQaxak´¸ superintendent of Police) Shri Vijay Khaire, (Police EaI ivajaya KOro ³puilasa ]paQyaxa´¸ EaImatI Aca-naa sautar ³puilasa inarIxak´¸ Inspector) Smt Archana Sutar, (Sub-Inspector) Shri EaI saMdIp paiTla ³]p–inarIxak´¸ EaI rivakaMt BaMDarI ³]p–inarIxak´¸ Sandeep Patil, (Sub-Inspector) Shri Ravikant Bhandari, saMtaoYa baaoDko ³hoD kaMsTobala´ AaOr AivanaaSa saalauMKo ³puilasa kaMsTobala´ ko (Head Constable )Santosh Bodke, (Police Constable) Avinash Salunkhe all from the Nodal Cyber Police Station, sa#t maaga-dSa-na maoM calaayaa gayaa¸ yao saBaI mauMba[- isqat maharaYT / saa[bar ko naaoDla Maharashtra Cyber, Mumbai.  saa[bar puilasa sToSana sao jauD,o hOM. 

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TV advertising saw a surge in the pandemic and TIvaI iva&apna maoM mahamaarI ko samaya ]Cala doKnao kao imalaa AaOr reached ` 35, 015 crore in 2020 2020 maoM 35¸015 kraoD, Épyao tk phuMca gayaa The outlook for India suggests, multichannel Baart ko ilae dRiYTkaoNa sao pta calata hO ik malTIcaOnala advertising will account for nearly 92 per cent of the total iva&apna 2025 maoM kula TIvaI iva&apna baajaar ka lagaBaga 92 p`itSat TV advertising market in 2025. Online TV advertising will make modest inroads in the forecast period, with broadband ihssaa haogaa.Aa^nalaa[na TIvaI iva&apna pUvaa-naumaana AvaiQa maoM maamaUlaI pOz penetration likely to remain extremely low at 7.3 per cent of banaayaogaa¸ ijasamaoM ba`a^DbaOMD kI phuMca 7º3 p`itSat GaraoM maoM baohd kma rhnao households. kI saMBaavanaa hO.mahamaarI nao ]Vaoga kao The pandemic hit the kD,I T@kr dI hO AaOr pIDblaUsaI ko industry hard, and according to Anausaar kula vaOiSvak ema eMD [- rajasva PwC, the total global M&E 2020 maoM saala dr saala 3º8 p`itSat igar revenue fell 3.8 per cent year on year in 2020, by far the most gayaa¸ jaao Aba tk ko rajasva maoM sabasao significant drop in revenue ever. mah%vapUNa- igaravaT hO.jabaik isanaomaa¸ laa[va While sectors like cinema, live saMgaIt AaOr vyaapar Saao jaOsao xao~aoM kao music, and trade shows suffered ABaUtpUva- JaTko lagao¸ iDijaTlaIkrNa kI unprecedented setbacks, the lagaatar vaRiw nao vyaapar ]Vaoga ko ilae persistent growth of digitisation JaTka kma kr idyaa. softened the blow for the broader industry. [sa saarI AinaiScatta ko baIca pIDblaUsaI Amid all this uncertainty, ka dRiYTkaoNa batata hO ik Baart ka ema PwC's outlook suggests that India’s M&E industry is eMD [- ]Vaoga 2025 tk 10º7 p`itSat saIejaIAar kI dr sao 412656 likely to reach ` 412656 crore by 2025 at 10.75 per cent kraoD, Épyao tk phuMcanao kI saMBaavanaa hO.[sa ivakasa kI khanaI ka ek CAGR. A significant part of this growth story will be mah%vapUNa- ihssaa¸ sqaanaIya saamaga`I kI maaMga¸ [MTrnaoT kI phuMca maoM vaRiw AaOr written by demand for great, localised content, increased internet penetration, and the creation of new business nayao vyaapar maa^Dla ko inamaa-Na Wara ilaKa jaayaogaa.irpaoT- maoM kha gayaa hO models. Technology and internet access will continue to ik tknaIkI AaOr [MTrnaoT ka ]pyaaoga BaartIyaaoM ko saamaga`I ]pBaaoga ko influence the way Indians consume content, says the trIko kao p`Baaivat krnaa jaarI rKogaa. report. irpaoT- [sa baat pr p`kaSa DalatI hO ik kOsao Baart 2020– The report also shed light on how India is emerging 2025 ko daOrana 18º8 p`itSat kI saIejaIAar ko saaqa duinayaa maoM sabasao as the fastest-growing Internet advertising market in the world at a CAGR of 18.8 per cent during 2020-2025. Around tojaI sao baZ,to hue [MTrnaoT iva&apna baajaar ko $p maoM ]Bar rha hO.duinayaa the world, pandemic lockdowns made home entertainment Bar maoM mahamaarI laa^kDa]na nao GarolaU manaaorMjana kao p`BaavaI $p sao ekmaa~ effectively the only choice, with internet access an essential. ivaklp banaa idyaa hO¸ ijasamaoM [MTrnaoT ka ]pyaaoga AavaSyak hO.maaobaa[la Growth in mobile ad revenue overtook wired revenue in iva&apna rajasva maoM vaRiw 2019 maoM vaayaD- rajasva sao Aagao inakla gayaI AaOr 2019 and is expected to be 74.4 per cent of the total internet 2025 tk 30471 kraoD, Épyao ko kula [MTrnaoT iva&apna rajasva ka advertising revenue of ` 30471 crore by 2025. In 2020 revenue from mobile internet advertising in India was ` 7331 crore 74º4 p`itSat haonao kI ]mmaId hO.2020 maoM Baart maoM maaobaa[la [MTrnaoT and will rise to ` 22350 crore in 2025 – increasing at a 25.4 iva&apna sao rajasva 7331 kraoD, Épyao qaa AaOr yah 2025 maoM 25º4 per cent CAGR.  p`itSat saIejaIAar sao baZ,kr 22350 kraoD, Épyao hao jaayaogaa. 

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THE OTT flata–fUlata fayadomaMd BANDWAGON THRIVING AaoTITIAaoTITIAaoTITI The rise of OTT viewership and it's growth has ipClao kuC vaYaao-M maoM AaoTITI dSa-kaoM kI saM#yaa AaOr [sako been phenomenal in the last few years. Satellite ivakasa maoM ABaUtpUva- baZ,aotrI doKnao kao imalaI hO AaOr saaqa hI & Cable TV attempts to get a perspective of the tknaIkI maoM BaI.baIeMDef¸ AaoTITI ko vyavasaaya AaOr OTT business. tknaIkI ka ek pirp`oxya p`aPt krnao ka p`yaasa krta hO.

Gone are the days when family members fought for vao idna gayao jaba pirvaar ko sadsya pirvaar ko ekmaa~ GarolaU screen time of choice on family’s singular home devices. ]pkrNaaoM pr psaMd ko sËIna samaya ko ilae laD,to qao.[sa AvaiQa maoM An undeniable trend surfaced in this period with the AaoTITI kao Apnaanao ko saaqa ek inaiva-vaad p`vaRi, p`a[ma vaIiDyaao AaOr naoTiFla@sa the space is seeing a jaOsao SaIYa- psaMdIda ko Alaavaa plethora of local and [sa xao~ maoM sqaanaIya va xao~Iya regional OTT players, such as SonyLIV, , AaoTITI Plaoyasa- jaOsao ik Zee5, ErosNow, 2030 saaonaIilava¸ vaUT¸ jaI5¸ eraojanaa]¸ ALTBalaji, Hoichoi and eelaTIbaalaajaI¸ hao[-caao[- AaOr Adda Times, to name just AD\Da Ta[msa jaOsao kuC hI naama a few. The OTT market in India is expected to grow at a CAGR of 28.6% over the next doKnao kao imala rho hOM.Baart maoM AaoTITI baajaar Agalao caar vaYaao-M maoM four years. 28º6‰ kI saIejaIAar sao baZ,nao kI ]mmaId hO.

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VIDEO OTT MARKET vaIiDyaao AaoTITI baajaar p`mauK KMD KEY SEGMENTS  sabsaËIPSana AaQaairt vaIiDyaao Aa^na iDmaaMD  Subscription-based (SVOD) ³esavaIAaoDI´³esavaIAaoDI´³esavaIAaoDI´ Users pay subscription charges to get access to the content repository saamaga`I laa[baorI tk phuMca p`aPt krnao ko ilae ]pyaaogakta- sadsyata Saulk ka Baugatana krto hOM  Advertising-based video-on-demand (AVOD)  iva&apna AaQaairt vaIiDyaao Aa^na iDmaaMD ³evaIAaoDI´ Users watch content for free and platform earns revenue through advertisements ]pyaaogakta- mauFt maoM saamaga`I doKto hOM AaOr PlaoTfama- iva&apnaaoM ko maaQyama sao rajasva Aija-t krta hO  Freemium  ÍIimayamaÍIimayamaÍIimayama Users watch content for free upto a certain limit and platform earns revenue through both advertisements ]pyaaogakta- ek inaiScat saImaa tk mauFt maoM saamaga`I doKto hOM AaOr and subscription PlaoTfama- iva&apna AaOr sabsaiËPSana daonaaoM ko maaQyama sao rajasva Aija-t krta hO.  Transactional video-on-demand (TVOD) Users pay one-time  laona dona saMbaMQaIsaMbaMQaIlaona payment per view instead of subscribing to the OTT vaIiDyaao Aa^na iDmaaMD ³TIvaIAaoDI´ ]pyaaogakta- AaoTITI pOkojaaoM packages kI sadsyata laonao ko bajaaya pr vyaU ekmauSt Baugatana krto hOM  Telecom Revenue  dUrsaMcaar rajasva Users need to pay telco charges and receive ]pyaaogakta-AaoM kao Tolkao Saulk ka Baugatana krnao AaOr AaoTITI complimentary access to the OTT platforms PlaoTfamaao-M ko ilae maanaaqa- phuMca p`aPt krnao kI AavaSyakta hO.

What future holds for OTT industry AaoTITI ]Vaoga ko ilae @yaa BaivaYya hO OTT Industry is AaoTITI ]Vaoga baohtr naoTvak-¸ poised for aggressive iDijaTla knaoi@TivaTI AaOr smaaT- growth prospects with Video OTT Market Share 2020 access to better faona tk phuMca ko saaqa networks, digital Netflix AaËamak ivakasa saMBaavanaaAaoM ko connectivity and Others ilae tOyaar hO.Baart maoM AaoTITI smartphones. OTT PlaoTfama- dOinak AaQaar pr platforms in India have 20% been increasingly ga`ahkaoM kao tojaI sao AakiYa-t attracting subscribers on 26% kr rho hOM.SaIYa- psaMdIda iDjnaI a daily basis. Apart from Plasa ha^TsTar¸ Amaojana p`a[ma top favourites Disney+ ALT vaIiDyaao AaOr naoTiFla@sa ko Hotstar, Amazon Prime Balaji 4% Video and Netflix, the 4% Alaavaa [sa xao~ maoM sqaanaIya va space is seeing a plethora 20% xao~Iya AaoTITI Plaoyasa- jaOsao ik 9% of local and regional OTT Sony saaonaIilava¸ vaUT¸ jaI5¸ eraojanaa]¸ players, such as SonyLIV, LIV 17% Prime eelaTIbaalaajaI¸ hao[-caao[- AaOr Voot, Zee5, ErosNow, Video ALTBalaji, Hoichoi and AD\Da Ta[msa jaOsao kuC hI naama Adda Times, to name just Zee5 doKnao kao imala rho hOM.AaoTITI a few. The OTT landscape pirdRSya ko Agalao 4–5 vaYaao-M maoM is expected to get hyper Disney Hotstar competitive in next 4–5 A%yaiQak p`itspQaI- haonao kI

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years and the OTT Overall Media & Entertainment Sector Analysis ]mmaId hO AaOr AaoTITI saovaa service providers will p`data ]pBaao@taAaoM ko strive to emerge as Segment Size (%) the preferred baIca psaMdIda PlaoTfama- ko - Overall Revenues in India (US$ Billion) platform among the $p maoM ]Barnao ka p`yaasa consumers. 16 17 19 22 23 19 25 kroMgao. The massive % % % % % % % AaoTITI saovaaAaoM jaOsao investments made % % % % % % % naoTiFlask¸ Amaojana¸ by OTT services like % % Netflix, Amazon, % % % % % iDjnaI Plasa ha^TsTar va Disney+ Hotstar and Anya maUla saamaga`I AaOr saaqa others in originals as % hI AiQaga`iht saamaga`I maoM well as acquired % % % ikyao gayao baD,o inavaoSa sao content will help % % % subscription video- sabsaËIPSana vaIiDyaao Aa^na on-demand make up % % iDmaaMD kao kula AaoTITI % % 93% of the total OTT % % % rajasva ka 93‰ ³vaOiSvak revenue (as FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21P FY22P compared to 87% str pr 87‰ kI tulanaa globally), increasing Digital and OTT TV Print Films Others maoM´ baZ,anao maoM madd imalaogaI¸ at a CAGR of 30.7% Digital and OTT have contributed 12% of overall revenues in FY 20 as jaao ik 2019–2024 ko between 2019-2024. compared to 5% in FY 16. The same is expected to reach 18% in FY 22 baIca 30º7‰ kI Further, the next which indicates that incremental market share is moving towards Digital saIejaIAar pr haogaI. wave of growth in and OTT compared to other segments. OTT landscape will [sako Alaavaa AaoTITI come from Tier 2,3,4 Segment Size (%) pirdRSya maoM vaRiw kI cities and the Indian - Advertising Revenues in India (US$ Billion) AgalaI lahr iTyar 2¸ 3¸ language speaking population. 6.6 7.4 8.3 9.4 9.7 7.7 10.5 4 SahraoM AaOr BaartIya % % The quality % % % % % BaaYaa baaolanao vaalaI AabaadI % of content will % sao Aayaogaa. always remain a % % % % saamaga`I kI gauNava

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watching, networks and production houses have also begun Alaavaa naoTvak- AaOr p`aoD@Sana ha]sa nao laa[va [vaoMT AaOr p`dSa-na ko to see value in getting rights to live events and AiQakar p`aPt krnao maoM maUlya doKnaa Sau$ kr idyaa hO.Baart maoM dSa-kaoM nao performances. Audiences in India recently saw Filmfare and hala hI maoM iflmafoyar AaOr ek sTIimaMga/ saaoSala naoTvak- kao phlaI baar a streaming social network join forces for the first-ever OTT awards. This was a landmark event for India’s media and AaoTITI purskaraoM ko ilae Saaimala haoto doKa.yah k[- maayanaaoM maoM Baart ko entertainment industry in many ways. maIiDyaa AaOr manaaorMjana ]Vaoga ko ilae ek eoithaisak GaTnaa qaI.

VIDEO OTT INDUSTRY vaIiDyaao AaoTITI ]Vaoga - KEY HIGHLIGHTS –p`mauK ivaSaoYatayaoM  ARPU in the OTT video segment in India is projected  Baart maoM AaoTITI vaIiDyaao KMD maoM eAarpIyaU 2021 maoM 7º2 at US$ 7.2 in 2021 AmaoirkI Da^lar haonao ka Anaumaana hO  MNCs and Indian firms fiercely compete and each  emaenasaI AaOr BaartIya kMpinayaaM maoM jabardst p`itspQaa- hO AaOr control about half of the market p`%yaok ka lagaBaga AaQao baajaar pr inayaM~Na haota hO.  ]pyaaogakta- phuMca 2021 maoM 25º8‰ sao baZ,kr 2025 tk  User Penetration will increase from 25.8% in 2021 to 32.0% by 2025 32‰ hao jaayaogaa.  AaoTITI ]pyaaogakta- ko 2025 tk 462º7 imailayana haonao kI  OTT users are expected to be at 462.7 Million by 2025 ]mmaId hO.  Globally, US is the largest OTT market with expected  ivaSvastr pr¸ yaUesa 2021 maoM 76º7 ibailayana AmaoirkI Da^lar ko revenue of US$ 76.7 Billion in 2021 saMBaaivat rajasva ko saaqa sabasao baD,a AaoTITI baajaar h

KEY GROWTH DRIVERS AaoTITI PlaoTfa^maao- ko ilae FOR OTT PLATFORMS p`mauK ivakasa caalak  Second highest per capita consumption of online  duinayaa maoM Aa^nalaa[na vaIiDyaao kI p`it vyai@t Kpt maoM dUsara video in the world sabasao AiQak  Cheapest mobile data in the world at INR 18.5/GB  18º5ÀjaIbaI maoM duinayaa ka sabasao sasta maaobaa[la DoTa  Growth in rural internet penetration to 24 per cent in  2018 maoM ga`amaINa [MTrnaoT kI phuMca maoM 24‰ kI baZ,aotrI 2018  2021 maoM Baart maoM smaaT-faona ]pyaaogakta-AaoM kI saM#yaa 760  The number of smartphone users in India was imailayana sao AiQak haonao ka Anaumaana qaa¸ duinayaaBar maoM smaaT-faona estimated to reach over 760 million in 2021, with the ]pyaaogakta-AaoM kI saM#yaa 2021 maoM 3º8 ibailayana sao AiQak number of smartphone users worldwide forecasted haonao ka Anaumaana hO to exceed to 3.8 billion users in 2021.  maaobaa[la ba`a^DbaOMD [MiDyaa TOifk/ [MDo@sa ³emabaIAa[-TI´ 2021  The average monthly data usage per user in India ko Anausaar Baart maoM p`it ]pyaaogakta- AaOsat maaisak DoTa increased 20% year-on-year to 13.5 GB in December ]pyaaoga idsaMbar maoM saalaanaa AaQaar pr 20‰ baZ,kr 13º5 as Indians spent about five hours daily on a jaIbaI hao jaayaogaa¸ @yaaoMik BaartIyaaoM nao smaaT-faona pr raojaanaa smartphone, as per the Mobile Broadband India Traffic Index (MBiT) 2021. lagaBaga paMca GaMTo ibatayao.  jaba AaOsat maaobaa[la [MTrnaoT gait kI baat AatI hO tao Aaoklaa  A new study from Ookla ranks India 131st globally when it comes to average mobile internet speeds. ka ek nayaa AQyayana Baart kao vaOiSvak str pr 131 vaoM sqaana The average mobile internet download speed in India pr rKta hO.Baart maoM AaOsat maaobaa[la [MTrnaoT Da]nalaaoD spID is 12.41Mbps. India ranks 65th worldwide in the fixed 12º4 Mbps hO.54º73 Mbps kI AaOsat Da]nalaaoD spID broadband market, with an average download speed ko saaqa Baart if@sD ba`a^DbaOMD baajaar maoM duinayaaBar maoM 65 vaoM of 54.73Mbps. sqaana pr hO.

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OTT PLATFORMS AaoTITI PlaoTfa^ma- - FUTURE OUTLOOK – BaivaYya ka dRiYTkaoNa

AFFORDABLE DATA ikfayatI DoTaDoTaikfayatI Smartphones with affordable data have also ikfayatI DoTa vaalao smaaT-faona nao iTyar 2¸ 3¸ 4 SahraoM sao 22 brought the vibrant native speakers base of 22 scheduled AnausaUicat BaartIya BaaYaaAaoM ko jaIvaMt doSaI va@taAaoM kao BaI Aa^nalaa[na Indian languages from Tier 2, 3, 4 cities online and created laa idyaa hO AaOr GarolaU AaoTITI kMpinayaaoM ko ilae ek baD,a Avasar pOda a massive opportunity for the domestic OTT players. ikyaa hO. OPPORTUNITY IN TIER 2, 3 AND 4 CITIES The next wave of growth in OTT landscape will come iTyar 2¸ 3¸ va 4 SahraoM maoM Avasar from our very own Tier 2,3,4 cities and the Indian language AaoTITI pirdRSya maoM ivakasa kI AgalaI lahr hmaaro Apnao iTyar speaking population. 2¸3¸4 SahraoM AaOr BaartIya BaaYaaAaoM kao baaolanao vaalaI AabaadI sao AayaogaI. INTENSE COMPETITION kD,I p`itspQaa-p`itspQaa-kD,I The OTT landscape is expected to get hyper AaoTITI pirdRSya ko Agalao 4–5 vaYaao-M maoM A%yaiQak p`itspQaI- competitive in next 4–5 years and the OTT service providers haonao kI ]mmaId hO AaOr AaoTITI saovaa p`data ]pBaao@taAaoM ko baIca will strive to emerge as the preferred platform among psaMdIda maMca ko $p maoM ]Barnao ka p`yaasa kroMgao. consumers. ivakisat hao rhI hO dSa-kaoM kI Aadt VIEWERS’ HABIT IS EVOLVING ipClao kuC vaYaao-M maoM BaartIya ]pBaao@taAaoM kI doKnao kI AadtaoM The viewing habits of Indian consumers have evolved a lot in the last few years. While on the one hand, maoM kafI badlaava Aayaa hO.ek Aaor jahaM smaaT-faona AaOr saaoSala PlaoTfa^ma- short-form video content consumption on smartphones and pr Saa^T- fa^ma- vaIiDyaao kMToMT kI Kpt baZ, rhI hO¸ vahIM dUsarI Aaor social platforms has been on the rise, binge-watching shows ivaiBanna AaoTITI PlaoTfa^ma- pr baIMgao vaa^icaMga Saao doKnaa BaI Aama hao gayaa on various OTT platforms have also become more common hO. on the other hand. AaoTITI kMpinayaaoM Wara BaarI inavaoSa MASSIVE INVESTMENT BY OTT PLAYERS naoTiFlask¸ Amaojana jaOsaI AaoTITI saovaaAaoM Wara ikyao gayao baD,o The massive investments made by OTT services like Netflix, Amazon, Disney+ Hotstar and others in originals as pOmaanao pr inavaoSa¸ iDjnaI Plasa ha^TsTar AaOr Anya maUla AaOr saaqa hI well as acquired content will help subscription video-on- AiQaga`iht saamaga`I maoM vaIiDyaao–Aa^na iDmaaMD sabsaËIPSana kao kula AaoTITI demand make up 93% of the total OTT revenue (as compared rajasva ³vaOiSvakstr pr 87‰ kI tulanaa maoM´ ka 93‰ banaanao maoM madd to 87% globally), increasing at a CAGR of 30.7% between krogaa¸ yaaina saIejaIAar¸ 2019–2024 ko baIca 30º7‰ kI dr sao baZ, 2019-2024 rha hO. COVID-19 PANDEMIC IS GAME-CHANGING Kola badla rhI hO kaoivaD mahamaarI OTT video streaming platforms including Netflix, naoTiFlask¸ Amaojana p`a[ma vaIiDyaao¸ iDjnaI Plasa ha^TsTar¸ vaUT , Disney+ Hotstar, Voot, and SonyLIV, AaOr saaonaIilava saiht AaoTITI vaIiDyaao sTIimaMga/ PlaoTfa^ma- nao Baart maoM Apar among others, gained immense popularity in India. NASSCOM stated that OTT viewership in India is at an all- laaokip`yata haisala kI hO.naOska^ma nao kha ik Baart maoM AaoTITI dSa-kaoM time high now. kI saM#yaa Aba tk ko ]ccatma str pr hO.

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KEY COMPETITIVE STRATEGIES Revenue Model Subscriber Base Revenue Parent Company NETFLIX Subscription 12 Million US$ 120 Million (FY20) Netflix US PRIME VIDEO Subscription 12 Million NA Amazon US DISNEY+ HOTSTAR Freemium 10 Million US$ 160 Million (FY19) Star India MX PLAYER Advertising 200 Million NA Times Internet VOOT Freemium 1 Million NA Viacom 18 EROS NOW Freemium 19 Million NA Eros International

MARKET SEGMENTS / baajaar ivaBaagaivaBaagabaajaar Subscription-based video on sabsaËIPSana AaQaairt vaIiDyaao– demand (SVOD) Aa^na–iDmaaMD ³esavaIAaoDI´ Users pay subscription saamaga`I laa[ba`orI tk phuMca p`aPt krnao charges to get access to the ko ilae ]pyaaogakta- sabsaËIPSana Saulk content repository ka Baugatana krto hOM

Advertising-based video-on- iva&apna AaQaairt vaIiDyaao– demand (AVOD) Aa^na–iDmaaMD ³evaIAaoDI´ Users watch content for free ]pyaaogakta- mauFt maoM saamaga`I doKto hOM and platform earns revenue AaOr PlaoTfa^ma- iva&apnaaoM ko maaQyama sao through advertisements rajasva Aija-t krta hO

Freemium ÍIimayamaÍIimayamaÍIimayama Hybrid OTT business model evaIAaoDI AaOr esavaIAaoDI kI combining features of AVOD ivaSaoYataAaoM kao imalaakr ha[iba`D and SVOD AaoTITI ibajanaosa maa^Dla

Transactional video-on- T/aMjao@Sanala vaIiDyaao–Aa^na– demand (TVOD) iDmaaMD ³TIvaIAaoDI´ Users pay one-time payment ]pyaaogakta- AaoTITI pOkoja kI per view instead of subscribing to the OTT sadsyata laonao ko bajaaya pr–vyaU ekmauSt packages Saulk ka Baugatana krto hOM

Telecom Revenue dUrsaMcaar rajasva Users need to pay telco ]pyaaogakta-AaoM kao Tolkao Saulk AaOr charges and complimentary AaoTITI PlaoTfa^ma- ko ilae ka^imPlamaoMT/I access to the OTT platforms e@saosa ka Baugatana krnaa haogaa

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TATAS ENTER TaTa nao saOTolaa[T ba`a^DbaOMD SATELLITE BROADBAND BIZ karaobaar maoM p`vaoSa ikyaa The recent move by Govt of India allowing Baart sarkar Wara saOTolaa[T ba`a^DbaOMD xao~ maoM inajaI p`itspiQa-yaaoM kao private competitors in the satellite broadband Anaumait donao ko hailayaa kdma nao TaTa samaUh AaOr knaaDa ko sector has seen companies like the Tata group and Telesat, a Canadian satellite communications saOTolaa[T saMcaar saovaa p`data TolaIsaOT jaOsaI kMpinayaaoM kao baajaar maoM services provider enter the market. Other major p`vaoSa krto doKa gayaa.[sa baZ,to ]Vaoga maoM $ica idKanao vaalaI Anya companies showing an interest in this growing p`mauK kMpinayaaM hOM elaaona mask kI sTarilaMk¸ Amaoja^na kI p`aojao@T industry are Elon Musk's Starlink, Amazon's ku[pr AaOr saunaIla BaartI ima

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5G TECHNOLOGY 5jaI tknaIkItknaIkI5jaI – EMERGING SCENARIOS – ]Barta pirdRSya The launch of 5G technology in India has set the Baart maoM 5jaI tknaIkI laa^nca nao eyarTola AaOr ijayaao Wara cat among the pigeons amidst the rollout of 5G 5jaI saovaaAaoM ko p`stuitkrNa ko baIca kbaUtraoM ko baIca iballaI services by Airtel & Jio. But it will be interesting kao KD,a kr idyaa hO. laoikna yah doKnaa idlacasp haogaa ik to see how the 5G revolution unfolds in India. Baart maoM 5jaI ËaMit kOsao saamanao AatI hO.

5G networks has been launched in some of the 5jaI naoTvak- caIna¸ dixaNa kaoiryaa AaOr Amaoirka jaOsao kuC doSaao countries like China, South Korea, and the US. India in all maoM laa^nca ikyaa gayaa hO.pUrI saMBaavanaa hO ik Baart maoM 2024 tk 5jaI ka probability will have the launch of 5G by 2024. By then SauBaarMBa haogaa.tba tk caIna jaOsao doSa pUro doSa maoM 5jaI ka p`saar doK countries like China would see the spread of 5G across the cauko haoMgao AaOr 6jaI kI Aaor baZ,naa Sau$ kr doMgao.baD,o doSa tojaI sao Aagao entire country and and would have baZ,oMgao.Baart [sa daOD, maoM started moving on pICo nahIM rh sakta. to 6G. The big ek ]BartI hu[- AaOr countries will move baZ,tI hu[- AavaSyakta fast. India cannot hO ijasamaoM AagaamaI 5jaI afford to lag tknaIk rajasva maoM vaRiw behind in this race. There is an sauinaiScat krnao ko ilae emergent and dUrsaMcaar saovaa p`dataAaoM growing need kao isasTma [MTIga`oSana wherein the behind ³esaAa[-´ xamataAaoM ko upcoming 5G AiQaga`hNa krnao ko ilae technology is p`oirt kr rhI hO. pushing telecom service providers TolaIka^ma kMpinayaaM to acquire System Integration (SI) capabilities to ensure an inajaI naoTvak- AaOr [MTrnaoT Aa^f iqaMgsa ³Aa[-AaoTI´ ko AvasaraoM pr increase in revenues. kbjaa krnao ko ilae dxata haisala krnao ko ilae esaAa[- ko saaqa Telcos are exploring collaboration with SIs to gain sahyaaoga tlaaSa rhI hOM.TolaIfaoinak Tok eMTrp`a[jaoja saogamaoMT kI competencies to capture private networks and Internet of AavaSyaktaAaoM kao pUra krnao ko ilae inajaI 5jaI AaOr Aa^na–ip`maa[saosa Things (IoT) opportunities. Telefonica Tech is exploring a eja kMPyaUiTMga kI poSakSa krnao ko ilae maa[Ëaosaa^FT ko saaqa gazjaaoD, tie-up with Microsoft to offer private 5G and on-premise edge computing to address the requirements of the kI tlaaSa kr rhI hO. enterprise segment eTI eMD TI kao Aa[-baIema kI saaJaodarI nayaI saovaaAaoM kao AT&T gets IBM's partnership explores systems banaanao ko ilae isasTma ekIkrNa ivaSaoYa&ta kI Kaoja krtI hO. integration expertise to create new services. IBM will make Aa[-baIema eTI eMD TI ibajanaosa kao saa^FTvaoyar pirBaaiYat naoTvaik-Mga AT&T Business its primary provider of software-defined ka Apnaa p`aqaimak p`data banaayaogaa.]saI samaya eTI eMD TI ibajanaosa networking. At the same time, AT&T Business will help Aa[-baIema ko naoTvaik-Mga samaaQaanaaoM kao ]nakI navaInatma tknaIkaoM ko transform IBM's networking solutions with their latest technologies, including 5G, Edge Compute, and Internet of saaqa badlanao maoM madd krogaa¸ ijasamaoM roD hOT ka ]pyaaoga krko malTI Things (IoT), along with multi-cloud capabilities using Red @laa]D xamataAaoM ko saaqa 5jaI¸ eja kMPyaUT AaOr [MTrnaoT Aa^f iqaMgsa Hat. ³Aa[-AaoTI´ Saaimala hOM. Bharti Airtel announced a partnership with Tata BaartI eyarTola nao TaTa kMsalToMsaI saiva-saoja ³TIsaIesa´ ko saaqa

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Consultancy Services (TCS). As per the terms of the saaJaodarI kI GaaoYaNaa hO.samaJaaOto kI Satao-M ko Anausaar BaartI eyarTola agreement, Bharti Airtel will pilot and deploy Tata's ApnaI 5jaI raolaAa]T yaaojanaaAaoM ko ihssao ko $p maoM TaTa kI tknaIkI technology as part of its 5G rollout plans. AaOr payalaT ka [stomaala krogaI. 5G ISSUES TO LOOK OUT FOR doKo jaanao vaalao 5jaI mau_o The regulatory issues/areas in 5G, and also in 5jaI maoM ivainayaamak mau_aoMÀxao~aoM AaOr p`saairt kI jaa rhI saamaga`I maoM content being transmitted needs to be addressed. The BaI saMbaaoiQat krnao kI AavaSyakta hO.[na ivainayamaaoM ko inayamaaoM kao SaIGa` hI rules of these regulations need to be defined soon for pirBaaiYat krnao kI AavaSyakta hO @yaaoMik [nhoM p`itxaa krnao ko bajaaya these should be finalized now rather than wait and also ABaI AMitma $p idyaa jaanaa caaihe AaOr yah BaI doKnao kI AavaSyakta hO need to look at whether more than one agency should be integrated. ik @yaa ek sao AiQak ejaoMsaI kao ekIkRt ikyaa jaanaa caaihe. The traditional focus on SMP-based regulation esaemapI AaQaairt ivainayama pr parMpirk faoksa ka ]_oSya was intended to enable others to compete fairly but dUsaraoM kao inaYpxa $p sao p`itspQaa- krnao maoM saxama banaanaa qaa¸ laoikna digital platforms, access networks, and even entire iDijaTla PlaoTfa^ma-¸ e@saosa naoTvak- AaOr yahaM tk ik pUro raYTIya/ ba`a^DbaOMD national broadband networks, may now sometimes be naoTvak- kao Aba kBaI–kBaI AaBaasaI ekaiQakar ko $p maoM sabasao AcCa best delivered as virtual monopolies. Even where ivatirt ikyaa jaa sakta hO.yahaM tk ik jahaM p`itspQaa- maaOjaUd hO vahaM competition exists it is increasingly hard to define markets, determine thresholds for SMP, and determine and apply baajaaraoM kao pirBaaiYat krnaa¸ esaemapI ko ilae saImaa inaQaa-irt krnaa AaOr appropriate remedies. ]icat ]paya inaQaa-irt krnaa AaOr laagaU krnaa kizna haota jaa rha hO. 5G is an interesting proposition to watch out for and 5jaI doKnao ko ilae ek idlacasp p`stava hO AaOr hmaoM maaOjaUda we need to address the incumbent issues and remove the mau_aoM kao saMbaaoiQat krnao AaOr ek saucaa$ raolaAa]T sauinaiScat krnao ko roadblocks to ensure a smooth rollout.  ilae baaQaaAaoM kao dUr krnao kI AavaSyakta hO. 

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AWS & QUBE WIRE iflma ivatrNa kao ifr sao REDEFINE MOVIE pirBaaiYat ikyaa eDblaUesa DISTRIBUTION va @yaUba vaayar naonaova Amazon’s AWS Cloud Technology & Qube va @yaUba vaayar naonaova Cinema’s Qube Wire have brought a new Amaoja^na kI eDblaUesa @laa]D To@naaolaa^jaI AaOr dimension to movie distribution. @yaUba isanaomaa ko @yaUba vaayar nao iflma ivatrNa maoM ek nayaa Aayaama laayaa hO. BRINGING MOVIES TO MARKET QUICKER VIA iDijaTla fa[la iDilavarI ko maaQyama sao iflmaaoM kao baajaar maoM DIGITAL FILE DELIVERY tojaI sao laanaalaanaatojaI Qube Cinema, Inc is a provider of end-to-end digital @yaUba isanaomaa¸ eMD–TU–eMD iDijaTla isanaomaa tknaIkI AaOr samaaQaana cinema technology and solutions. Among its extensive product portfolio is a self-service, single-window system ka p`data hO.[sako vyaapk ]%pad paoT-faoilayaao maoM @yaUba vaayar naamak for global theatrical distribution called Qube Wire. Built vaOiSvak iqayaoTr ivatrNa ko ilae ek saolf saiva-sa isaMgala ivaMDao isasTma on Amazon Web Services (AWS), Qube Wire is used to hO.Amaoja^na vaoba saiva-saoja ³eDblaUesa´ pr inaima-t¸ @yaUba vaa^yar ka ]pyaaoga send movie files via electronic transfer from distributors 133 doSaaoM maoM ivatrkaoM sao isanaomaaGaraoM maoM [lao@Ta^inak/ hstaMtrNa ko maaQyama sao to theaters in 133 countries. maUvaI fa[laaoM kao Baojanao ko ilae ikyaa Compared to the prior jaata hO. industry standard of digital media content saved on saurixat haD-vaoyar pr sahojao gayao AaOr secure hard drives and isanaomaaGaraoM maoM maola Wara ivatirt delivered by mail to theaters, Qube Wire substantially iDijaTla maIiDyaa saamaga`I ko pUva- ]Vaoga maanak kI tulanaa maoM¸ @yaUba vaayar reduces the time and logistical complexity of releasing iqayaoTr EaRMKlaa BaagaIdaraoM kao iflmaoM irlaIja krnao ko samaya AaOr taik-k movies to theater chain partners. Electronic transfer via jaiTlata kao kafI kma krta hO.eDblaUesa pr @yaUba vaa^yar ko maaQyama sao Qube Wire on AWS also saves costs, simplifies the transfer [lao@Ta^inak/ sqaanaaMtrNa BaI laagat bacaata hO¸ sqaanaaMtrNa p`iËyaa kao process, and reduces the carbon footprint for transporting digital movie files. sarla banaata hO AaOr iDijaTla maUvaI fa[laaoM kao ek sqaana sao dUsaro sqaana Baojanao ko ilae kaba-na fuTip`MT kao kma krta hO. ENABLING GLOBAL DAY-AND-DATE RELEASES IN AS LITTLE AS 12 HOURS glaaobala Do AaOr irlaIja DoT kao kma sao kma 12 GaMTo krnao maoM In the past five years, day-and-date releases— saxama krnaakrnaasaxama wherein globally coordinated movie releases occur on the ipClao paMca vaYaao-M maoM idna–p`itidna irlaIja¸ ijasamaoM ivaSvastr pr same day—have become a standard for Hollywood studios. samainvat iflma irlaIja ek hI idna haotI hO–ha^laIvauD sTUiDyaao ko ilae This has succeeded in combatting piracy as movies are ek maanak bana gayaI hO.yah pa[-rosaI ka maukabalaa krnao maoM safla rha hO legitimately available in foreign markets at the same time as @yaaoMik ha^laIvauD ko saaqa–saaqa ivadoSaI baajaaraoM maoM BaI iflmaoM vaOQa $p sao Hollywood, thus reducing the incentive and demand for pirated versions online. ]plabQa hOM¸ [sa p`kar Aa^nalaa[na payaroToD saMskrNaaoM ko ilae p`ao%saahna Day-and-date releases previously required AaOr maaMga kao kma krta hO. physical infrastructure in multiple countries and the pUva- maoM ivaiBanna doSaaoM maoM iflmaaoM ko irlaIja ko ilae idna va tarIK involvement of numerous middlemen, including delivery ko ilae AavaSyak bauinayaadI Z,aMcao kI ja$rt haotI qaI AaOr [sako saaqa drivers and shipping personnel. But Qube Wire has iSaipMga kima-yaaoM va iDlaIvarI Da[varaoM/ saiht k[- ibacaOilayao jauD,o haoto qao¸ changed that with AWS. “Using AWS has made global laoikna @yaUba vaayar nao [sao eDblaUesa ko saaqa badla idyaa hO.@yaUba vaayar day-and-date releases a lot more affordable with a lot ko vairYz ]paQyaxa maak- vaaTrsTna khto hOM¸ ‘eDblaUesa ka ]pyaaoga less infrastructure,” says Mark Waterston, senior vice president at Qube Wire. krnao sao vaOiSvak str pr idna–p`itidna kI irlaIja bahut kma bauinayaadI Based in India, Qube has its roots in the domestic Z,aMcao ko saaqa AiQak ikfayatI hao gayaI hO.’

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film industry. The company was the first among its peers to Baart maoM isqat¸ @yaUba kI jaD,oM GarolaU iflma ]Vaoga maoM hO.kMpnaI enable global day-and-date capabilities for producers in Baart maoM ]%padkaoM ko ilae vaOiSvak idna AaOr tarIK xamataAaoM kao saxama India, so audiences abroad could enjoy same-day krnao vaalaI Apnao saaiqayaaoM maoM phlaI qaI¸ [sailae ivadoSaaoM maoM dSa-k ]saI Bollywood releases. After achieving dominance in the idna vaa^laIvauD irlaIja ka AanaMd lao sakto qao.BaartIya ]Vaoga maoM p`Bau%va Indian industry, Qube expanded to Hollywood, where it now haisala krnao ko baad @yaUba ka ivastar ha^laIvauD tk hao gayaa hO¸ jahaM serves most major film distributors. Hard drive delivery takes an average of two days, Aba yah AiQakaMSa p`mauK iflma ivatrkaoM kI saovaa krta hO. often longer with multiple stops needed to reach theaters haD- Da[va/ kI iDlaIvarI maoM AaOsatna dao idna lagato hOM¸ A@sar in smaller markets. Planning deliveries is also more CaoTo baajaaraoM maoM isanaomaaGaraoM tk phuMcanao ko ilae k[- carNaaoM kI AavaSyakta challenging when dealing with various shipping haotI hO.ivaiBanna iSaipMga ibacaaOilayaaoM AaOr ]nako Ap`%yaaiSat SaoDyaUla sao intermediaries and their unpredictable schedules. But inapTnao ko daOrana iDlaIvarI kI yaaojanaa banaanaa BaI AiQak caunaaOtIpUNa- with Qube Wire, haota hO.laoikna @yaUba vaayar movies can ship ko saaqa¸ iflmaoM ivatrkaoM sao direct from distributors to isanaomaaGaraoM tk saIQao 12 GaMTo theaters in as little as maoM phuMcaayaI jaa saktI 12 hours. “By hO.EaI vaa^TrsTna nao batayaa connecting theaters ik ‘iqayaoTr kao eDblaUesa to AWS, we can sao jaaoD,kr hma ivaSvastr deliver movie files directly to customers globally and pr ga`ahkaoM kao saIQao maUvaI fa[laoM ivatirt kr sakto hOM AaOr xao~Iya avoid regional shipping hubs or hops. This has been iSaipMga hba yaa ha^Psa sao baca sakto hOM.yah hmaaro ga`ahkaoM ko invaluable to our customers as they take advantage of increasingly shorter delivery timelines,” Waterston says. ilae AmaUlya rha hO @yaaoMik vao tojaI sao kma iDlaIvarI samaya ka laaBa ]zato hOM.’ SAVING THE ENVIRONMENT WHILE iflma kI @vaailaTI kao banaayao rKto hue pyaa-varNa kao bacaanaa PRESERVING FILM QUALITY pyaa-varNa ka bahut baD,a sakara%mak p`Baava pD,a hO¸ @yaaoMik The positive impact on the environment is huge, as electronic file transfer eliminates the carbon emissions [lao@T/a^inak fa[la sqaanaaMtrNa hvaa[- jahaja AaOr saD,k vaahnaaoM ko generated in the delivery of hard drives via airplanes and maaQyama sao haD- Da[va/ ko ivatrNa maoM pOda haonao vaalaI kaba-na ]%saja-na kao road vehicles. Many theaters still opt to receive films via samaaPt krta hO.k[- iqayaoTr ABaI BaI haD- Da[va/ ko maaQyama sao iflmaoM hard drives, but even in that scenario Qube can send p`aPt krnao ka ivaklp caunato hOM¸ laoikna ]sa pirdRSya maoM BaI @yaUba ek electronic files over Qube Wire to a local agent, shortening sqaanaIya ejaoMT kao @yaUba vaayar pr [lao@Ta^inak/ fa[laoM Baoja sakta hO¸ the distance to deliver the drives. ijasasao Da[va/ ivatirt krnao ko ilae dUrI kma hao jaatI hO. Theaters no longer have to store bulky hard disks, [sa trh iqayaoTraoM kao Aba BaarI haD- iDsk sTaor krnao kI and there’s a corresponding reduction in non- biodegradable waste—a topic that has garnered AavaSyakta nahIM hO AaOr gaOr baayaaoiDga`oDobala kcaro maoM ek samaana kmaI substantial discussion and criticism in the film industry AayaI hO–ek eosaa ivaYaya ijasanao hala ko vaYaao-M maoM iflma ]Vaoga maoM pyaa-Pt in recent years. Theaters receiving electronic movie files cacaa- AaOr Aalaaocanaa p`aPt kI hO.[lao@Ta^inak/ maUvaI fa[laaoM kao saIQao directly also save at least 1–2 hours of work per film, as p`aPt krnao vaalao iqayaoTr BaI p`it iflma kma sao kma 1–2 GaMTo kama bacaata their employees don’t need to receive, load, and transfer hO¸ @yaaoMik ]nako kma-caairyaaoM kao haD- Da[va/ kao sqaanaIya sava-r pr p`aPt hard drives onto local servers. Less human interaction krnao¸ laaoD krnao AaOr sqaanaaMtirt krnao kI AavaSyakta nahIM haotI leads to fewer errors during processing, less risk of file hO.kma maanavaIya saMpk- sao p`saMskrNa ko daOrana kma ~uiTyaaM haotI hOM¸ fa[la corruption, and little to no risk of files going missing during transfers or shipping. krPSana kI jaaoiKma BaI kma haotI hO¸ AaOr sqaanaaMtrNa va iSaipMga ko daOrana fa[laaoM ko gauma haonao ka kao[- jaaoiKma nahIM haota hO. CUTTING COSTS BY 80% WITH ARCHIVAL ON eDblaUesa pr Aa^rka[va ko saaqa laagat maoM 80‰‰‰ kI kTaOtI AWS Qube benefits from a substantial decrease in cost @yaUba kao eDblaUesa pr iflma ko BaMDarNa AaOr saMga`h kI laagat maoM for storing and archiving films on AWS. Movies are large BaarI kmaI ka laaBa imalata hO.iflmaoM baD,I iDijaTla saMpi

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Considering that most movies are archived for dozens of iflmaoM dja-na vaYaao-M ko ilae saMga`hIt kI jaatI hO¸ yaid hmaoSaa ko ilae nahIM¸ years, if not forever, the industry has immense storage tao ]Vaoga kao BaMDarNa kI A%yaiQak AavaSyakta haotI hO.laMbaI AvaiQa requirements. To keep costs down while satisfying long- kI BaMDarNa ja$rtaoM kao pUra krto hue laagat kma rKnao ko ilae¸ @yaUba term storage needs, Qube is using Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) Glacier and Amazon S3 Glacier Deep Amaoja^na isaMpla sTaoroja saiva-sa ³Amaoja^na esa 3´ glaoiSayar AaOr Amaoja^na Archive. These services offer fast file retrieval options esa 3 glaoiSayar DIp Aaka-[va ka ]pyaaoga kr rha hO.yao saovaayaoM vat-maana for efficient access to current movies or those archived iflmaaoM yaa ipClao vaYaao-M maoM saMga`iht iflmaaoM tk kuSala phuMca ko ilae tojaI sao in years past. fa[la puna-p`aiPt ivaklp p`dana krta hO. After a movie is uploaded to Qube Wire, it stays @yaUba vaayar pr ek iflma ko AplaaoD haonao ko baad¸ yah Amaojana in Amazon S3 for 45 days. This covers the initial delivery esa 3 maoM 45 idnaaoM tk rhta hO.yah p`arMiBak ivatrNa AvaiQa kao kvar period and ensures content is readily available if it needs krta hO AaOr yah sauinaiScat krta hO ik saamaga`I AasaanaI sao ]plabQa hO yaid to be resent or sent to new locations added later in a movie’s release cycle. Then, the film [sao iksaI iflma kI irlaIja caË ko baad maoM jaaoD,o gayao nayao sqaanaaoM pr ifr sao is transitioned to Amazon S3 Glacier Baojanao yaa Baojanao kI AavaSyakta hO.ifr iflma for archival. With Amazon S3 Glacier kao Aarka[vala ko ilae Amaojana esa3 glaoiSayar and Amazon S3 Glacier Deep “By connecting theaters maoM sqaanaaMtirt kr idyaa jaata hO.Amaojana esa3 Archive, Qube saves 80 percent in glaoiSayar AaOr Amaojana esa3 glaoiSayar DIp Aaka- to AWS, we can deliver storage costs. The company [va ko saaqa @yaUba sTaoroja laagat maoM 80 p`itSat currently stores 2.4 PB of files in movie files directly to kI bacat krta hO.kMpnaI iflahala 2º4 pIbaI Amazon S3 Glacier Deep Archive and 107 TB in Amazon S3 Glacier. For customers globally and fa[laaoM kao Amaojana esa3 glaoiSayar DIp Aaka-[va each file sent end-to-end avoid regional shipping maoM AaOr 107 TIbaI kao Amaojana esa3 glaoiSayar maoM electronically, Qube saves about sTaor krtI hO.eMD–TU–eMD [lao@Ta^inak/ $p sao $125 on the physical hard drive and hubs or hops." BaojaI gayaI p`%yaok fa[la ko ilae @yaUba iSaipMga protective packaging in addition to - MARK WATERSTON laagat ko Alaavaa ifijakla haD- Da[va/ AaOr shipping costs. Senior Vice President, saurxaa%mak pOkoijaMga pr lagaBaga 125 Da^lar bacaata “Amazon S3 Lifecycle policies hO. transition content from Amazon S3 Qube Wire Glacier to Amazon S3 Glacier Deep EaI vaaTrsTna khto hOM ‘Amaojana esa3 Archive after 45 days, which saves laa[fsaa[ikla naIityaaM 45 idnaaoM ko baad Amaojana cost and frees us from having to develop and maintain esa3 glaoiSayar sao Amaojana esa3 glaoiSayar DIp Aaka-[va maoM saMËmaNa krtI this logic in our services. This has turned out to be a hO¸ jaao laagat bacaata hO AaOr hmaoM ApnaI saovaaAaoM maoM [sa tk- kao ivakisat perfect solution for theatrical content that sees a lot of krnao AaOr banaayao rKnao sao mau@t krta hO.yah naaTkIya saamaga`I ko ilae use around its release and then is rarely sent again,” ek AadSa- samaaQaana bana gayaa hO jaao [sako irlaIja ko Aasapasa bahut Waterston says. AiQak ]pyaaoga doKta hO AaOr ifr Saayad hI kBaI ifr sao Baojaa jaata hO.’ Archival digital movie content on Amazon S3 Glacier Amaojana esa3 glaoiSayar AaOr Amaojana esa3 glaoiSayar DIp and Amazon S3 Glacier Deep Archive is also superior to hard drives or tape to maintain data integrity, as the latter Aaka-[va pr Aaka-vala iDijaTla maUvaI saamaga`I DoTa AKMDta kao banaayao entails a higher degree of risk from damage to physical rKnao ko ilae haD- D/a[va yaa Top sao BaI baohtr hO¸ @yaaoMik baad maoM equipment. Waterston says, “The durability offered by ifijakla ]pkrNaaoM kao nauksaana sao ]cca str ka jaaoiKma haota hO.EaI Amazon S3 enables us to provide solid guarantees to our vaaTrsTna khto hOM ik ‘Amaoja^na esa3 Wara poSa ikyaa gayaa sqaaiya%va hmaoM customers who are relying on us to store their high-value Apnao ]na ga`ahkaoM kao zaosa gaarMTI p`dana krnao maoM saxama banaata hO jaao content.” ApnaI ]cca maUlya vaalaI saamaga`I kao sTaor krnao ko ilae hma pr inaBa-r hOM.’ SECURING HIGH-VALUE CONTENT DURING BaMDarNa AaOr sqaanaaMtrNa ko daOrana ]cca maUlya vaalaI saamaga`I STORAGE AND TRANSFER Qube uses Amazon CloudFront for electronic file kao saurixat krnaa transfer of dynamic movie and ad content from Amazon @yaUba Amaojana @laa]DfMD ka ]pyaaoga Dayanaaimak maUvaI AaOr iva&apna S3 to theater locations. With Amazon CloudFront, Qube saamaga`I ko [lao@Ta^inak/ fa[la sqaanaaMtrNa ko ilae Amaojana esa3 sao iqayaoTr

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and its customers benefit from advanced security sqaanaaoM pr krta hO.Amaojana @laa]DÍMT ko saaqa¸ @yaUba AaOr ]sako ga`ahk capabilities, including field-level encryption and AaQauinak saurxaa xamataAaoM sao laaBaainvat haoto hOM ijasamaoM iflDstrIya einËPSana protection against DDoS and other types of attacks. AaOr DIDIAaoesa AaOr Anya p`kar ko hmalaaoM sao saurxaa Saaimala hO. To further streamline security, the business saurxaa kao AaOr AiQak sauvyavaisqat krnao ko ilae vyavasaaya leverages AWS Certificate Manager for efficient administration of Transport Layer Security (TLS) T/aMsapaoT- laoyar isa@yaaoirTI ³TIelaesa´ p`maaNap~aoM ko kuSala p`Saasana ko certificates, which are used to deliver web content ilae eDblaUesa p`maaNap~ p`baMQak ka laaBa ]zata hO ijasaka ]pyaaoga securely between distributors and theaters. Qube uses ivatrkaoM AaOr iqayaoTraoM ko baIca saurixat $p sao vaoba saamaga`I ivatirt krnao AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) ko ilae ikyaa jaata hO.@yaUba eDblaUesa Aa[DoMiTTI eMD e@saosa maOnaojamaoMT and AWS Single Sign-On (SSO) to maintain fine- ³Aa[-eema´ AaOr eDblaUesa isaMgala saa[na Aa^na ³esaesaAao´ ka ]pyaaoga grained access control to its infrastructure and stored krta hO taik [sako bauinayaadI ZaMcao AaOr saMga`iht saamaga`I ko ilae baiZ,yaa content. AiBagama inayaM~Na banaayao rKa jaa sako. EXPANDING AND EXPERIMENTING WITHOUT BARRIERS ibanaa iksaI baaQaa ko saaqa ivastar AaOr p`yaaoga Qube continues to build on its product offering, @yaUba Apnao ]%pad kI poSakSa kao AiQak pirYkRt krnaa jaarI taking advantage of the AWS pay-per-use pricing model rKogaa¸ eDblaUesa po–pr–yaUja maUlya inaQaa-rNa maa^Dla ka laaBa ]zato hue to experiment with new services on AWS that could eDblaUesa pr nayaI saovaaAaoM ko saaqa p`yaaoga krta hO jaao naaTkIya saamaga`I enhance theatrical content delivery. The company has ivatrNa kao baZ,a sakta hO.kMpnaI nao maapnaIyata yaa laagat p`BaavaSaIlata expanded its reach into the Middle East and Asia Pacific region, without barriers to scalability or cost- kI baaQaaAaoM ko ibanaa¸ maQyapUva- AaOr eiSayaa p`SaaMt xao~ maoM ApnaI phuMca effectiveness. ka ivastar ikyaa hO. “As we contemplate expanding our services into EaI vaaTrsTna nao inaYkYa- inakalato hue kha ik ‘jaOsaaik hma a new region, AWS Global Cloud Infrastructure enables ek nayao xao~ maoM ApnaI saovaaAaoM ka ivastar krnao pr ivacaar kr rho hOM¸ us to proceed with little or no concern about having to eDblaUesa glaaobala @laa]D [MÍasT@car/ hmaoM baOkhOMD [MÍasT@car/ banaanao ko build out the backend infrastructure. This has been a significant factor in our successful expansion into baaro maoM bahut kma yaa kao[- icaMtaa nahIM krnao maoM saxama banaata hO.maQyapUva- traditionally challenging regions like the Middle East and AaOr eiSayaa p`SaaMt jaOsao parMpirk $p sao caunaaOtIpUNa- xao~aoM maoM hmaaro safla Asia Pacific,” concludes Waterston.  ivastar maoM yah ek mah%vapUNa- kark rha hO.’ 

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VIACOM18 UPS ITS vaayaka^ma 18 nao Apnaa ‘DIGITAL-FIRST’ ANTE ‘iDijaTla–fsT-’ Sau$ ikyaa Industry first platform interplay will witness klasa- pr ibaga baa^sa saIjana 15 ko laa^nca haonao ko 6 saPtah the reality phenomenon begin on VOOT phlao ]Vaoga ko phlao [MTrPlao¸ vaUT pr ibaga baa^sa AaoTITI ko as Bigg Boss OTT, 6 weeks ahead of Season15 launch on COLORS $p maoM Sau$ haonao vaalaI vaastivakta ka gavaah banaogaa.

India’s youngest media and entertainment Baart ko sabasao yauvaa maIiDyaa AaOr manaaorMjana samaUh¸ vaayaka^ma 18 nao conglomerate, Viacom18 has constantly challenged itself lagaatar nayao AaOr ]cca EaoNaI kI Aga`NaI saamaga`I AnauBava p`dana krko Kud through delivering innovative and category pioneering kao caunaaOtI dI hO.BaivaYya ko ilae tOyaar iDijaTla vyavasaaya banaanao kI content experiences. With a vision to create a future-ready dRiYT ko saaqa¸ naoTvak- Apnao digital business, the network has been at the ]%padaoM AaOr saamaga`I kI poSakSa forefront of a digital ko saaqa iDijaTla knvaja-Msa maoM sabasao convergence with its Aagao rha hO.]Vaoga maoM ApnaI products and content trh ko phlao kdma ko $p maoM offerings. In an industry first move, Viacom18 will vaayaka^ma 18 Aba ApnaI p`mauK now launch its marquee manaaorMjana saMpi

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Speaking about the launch of Bigg Boss first on vaUT pr sabasao phlao ibaga baa^sa ko laa^nca ko baaro maoM baaolato hue VOOT, Gourav Rakshit, Chief Operating Officer, Viacom18 vaayaka^ma 18 iDijaTla vaoMcasa- ko mau#ya saMcaalana AiQakarI gaaOrva rixat nao Digital Ventures, said, “VOOT has grown to become home nao kha ‘vaUT Baart maoM ]Vaoga ko Aga`NaI jauD,ava AaOr maUla¸ AMtrraYTIya¸/ to entertainment in India through industry leading kOcaAp AaOr kMToMT Ara]MD kMToMT KMD maoM saaJaa krnao yaaogya saamaga`I ko engagement and shareworthy content across originals, international, catchup and content-around-content maaQyama sao Baart maoM manaaorMjana ka Gar bana gayaa hO.TIvaI pr phlao vaUT pr segments. The launch of Bigg Boss OTT exclusively on ivaSaoYa $p sao ibaga baa^sa AaoTITI ka laa^nca iDijaTla manaaorMjana maoM ek AaOr VOOT before TV is poised to be yet another game changer gaoma caoMjar haonao kI Aaor Aga`sar hO AaOr sabasao psaMdIda ]pBaao@ta in digital entertainment and a step forward in further manaaorMjana ba`aMD ko $p maoM hmaarI isqait kao AaOr majabaUt krnao ko ilae ek cementing our position as the most loved consumer kdma Aagao hO.yah saIjana hmaaro dSa-kaoM kao AMtriËyaaSaIlata ko maaQyama entertainment brand. This season is set to empower our sao navaInata kao pirBaaiYat krnao vaalaI AiWtIya EaoNaI ko maaQyama sao saSa@t audiences through unparalleled category defining innovation through interactivity which we are sure will banaanao ko ilae tOyaar hO jaao hmaoM yakIna hO ik hmaaro ]pyaaogakta-AaoM¸ provide significant to our users, advertisers and brands iva&apnadataAaoM AaOr ba`aMDaoM kao samaana $p sao mah%vapUNa- bala p`dana alike.” krogaa.’ While explaining the content strategy behind Bigg ibaga baa^sa AaoTITI ko pICo kI saamaga`I rNanaIit ko baaro maoM batato Boss OTT, Manisha Sharma, Chief Content Officer, Hindi hue vaayaka^ma 18 ko ihMdI maasa eMTrTonamaoMT ko mau#ya saamaga`I AiQakarI Mass Entertainment, Viacom18, said, “Bigg Boss, over manaIYaa Samaa- nao nao kha ‘ibaga baa^sa ipClao kuC vaYaaoM maoM ek eosaa Aayaaojana the years, has grown to become a phenomenon that drives conversations across the country. With the launch bana gayaa hO jaao doSa Bar maoM baatcaIt kao saMcaailat krtI hO.ibaga baa^sa of Bigg Boss OTT, our digital audiences are in for a treat. AaoTITI laa^nca ko saaqa hmaaro iDijaTla Aa^iDyaMsa ek TIT/ ko ilae tOyaar The new digital exclusive format will take the show’s hOM.nayaa iDijaTla e@sa@laUisava famao-T ko saaqa saiËya jauD,ava ko maaQyama sao fandom to its next level through active engagement with Saao ko fOMTosaI kao Agalao str pr lao jaayaogaa¸ jaao Saao kI p`gait maoM ek viewers being able to play a part in the show’s progress. BaUimaka inaBaanao maoM saxama haogaa.[sa Saao kI sauMdrta p`a$p kI bahumauKI The beauty of this show lies in the versatility of format p`itBaa AaOr [sakI vyaapk laaokip`yata maoM inaiht hO–daonaaoM phlaU Saao kao and the massive popularity it commands – both aspects helping us in customizing the show as two different Alaga–Alaga PlaoTfamaao-M ko ilae dao Alaga–Alaga saamaga`I Aa^firMga ko content offerings for the two different platforms while $p maoM AnaukUilat krnao maoM hmaarI madd krto hOM¸ jabaik [sako maUla maintaining its core ethos.” laaokacaar kao banaayao rKta hO. With the aim to build an increasingly symbiotic naoTvak- ko ilae tojaI sao manaaorMjak saamaga`I pairisqaitkI tM~ content ecosystem for the network, for the first time in banaanao ko ]_oSya sao BaartIya manaaorMjana ko [ithasa maoM phlaI baar doSa ka the history of Indian entertainment, the country’s biggest sabasao baD,a p`saarNa jaI[-saI Saao kao sabasao phlao iDijaTla pr laa^nca ikyaa broadcast GEC show will launch first on digital. Starting August 2021, Bigg Boss will go live first on VOOT and jaayaogaa.Agast 2021 sao ibaga baa^sa phlao vaUT pr laa[va haogaa AaOr after 6 weeks of exclusive streaming on digital, the show iDijaTla pr 6 saPtah kI ivaSaoYa sTIimaMga/ ko baad yah Saao klasa- pr will launch in a fresh avatar in its 15th Season on Apnao 15 vaoM saIjana maoM ek nayao Avatar maoM laa^nca haogaa. COLORS. jabardst ]%saah AaOr raomaaMca sao BarpUr haonao ka vaada krto hue Promising to be packed with ultimate over the top ibaga baa^sa AaoTITI ApnaI ivaGaTnakarI saamaga`I rNanaIit ko maaQyama sao excitement and thrill, Bigg Boss OTT will set a milestone on digital through its disruptive content strategy. Tune in to iDijaTla pr ek maIla ka p%qar sqaaipt krogaa.Agast 2021 sao ibaga watch Bigg Boss OTT as a digital exclusive only on VOOT baa^sa AaoTITI kao kovala vaUT pr iDijaTla e@sa@laUisava ko $p maoM doKnao starting from August, 2021.  ko ilae T\yaUna kroM. 

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53 SATELLITESATELLITE & CABLE & TV CABLE TV JANUARYAUGUST 2021 2021 By tapping into its network of RAKUTEN NEW VENTURE Free Ad Supported Television (FAST) OFFERS FREE CONTENT platform partnerships, Amagi will also create a delivery strategy for ADN to further increase the channel’s reach. ADN is a Rakuten TV is a leading AVOD leading SVOD platform is strategizing with the offer and OTT of free content through its free linear EKT’S ADM GROUP platform channel which has original and ACQUSITION BY OCEAN exclusively inspirational sports documentaries. BLUE dedicated to Known as Rakuten Stories, it Ocean anime and manga. It offers a wide joins an offer which reaches over 90 Blue Software variety of French and Japanese million households, clocking up over will acquire animation series and has over 10,000 5 billion minutes of free content Advanced episodes and films adapted from the watched and generating more than 1.5 Media Group. most popular manga. ADN’s billion ad impressions in 2021. ADM has subscription model and catalogue Rakuten Stories follows the been offering serve as major differentiators. success of the ‘Rakuten Stories streaming In addition to Amagi Cloudport section’ on Rakuten’s online and app video, media for channel creation and playout, ADN presence. players and browser-based solutions. will also deploy Amagi Live, a UHD The channel will be available “This agreement marks a ready, cloud-based live orchestration via Samsung and LG Smart TVs and significant milestone in the platform for broadcasting live events. will be rolled out in multiple territories development of OBS, further Amagi On-Demand, an orchestration including the UK, Spain, France, Italy increasing our scale and platform for VOD) delivery, will deliver and Germany. competitiveness.” said Paul Martin ADN’s VOD assets to a multitude of BUNDESLIGA RIGHTS CEO of OBS. OTT and vMVPD platforms in the ACQUIRED BY DIGI SPORTS Richard Smith, CEO of EKT said future. Amagi will also support ADN’s he was proud of the role the team had monetisation efforts through Amagi played in the development of the Thunderstorm, an automated ad company. “In this fast-changing world, detection and OTT dynamic ad we see the Athens team thriving under insertion platform. the wings of OBS, where EKT will Srinivasan KA, co-founder, continue to benefit from their skills and Amagi, added: “Amagi’s unified cloud Digi Sport has secured the talent. solutions make channel creation and rights to Bundesliga for the next four playout simple and quickly scalable AMAGI AIMS HIGH WITH years. to content creators. Adding our ANIME DIGITAL Games will be broadcast on Digi growing platform partnerships to our PARTNERSHIP Sport channels, with the most existing advanced cloud-based Amagi important ones in Ultra HD on Digi 4K, technology offerings further amplifies partnership and on the website www.digisport.ro. the possibility of the channel’s with Anime They will also be available to cable and success. Digital satellite TV services and internet Network will see Amagi expanding its “We are excited that ADN subscribers. Furthermore, Digi market in new markets. The partnership employed our cloud-architected subscribers will be able to watch the is for the playout and distribution of products to make high-definition anime matches through the free Digi Online ADN’s new French anime channel to content easily accessible to French application, based on a DigiI.ro Samsung TV Plus. viewers”. account. 

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TV18 Broadcast Limited ZEE RAMPS UP REVENUES TO consolidated operating revenue stood ` 649 CRORE at ` 1,155 crore. Zee has Its consolidated EBITDA has GTPL has seen standalone net seen a tripled year on year and posted a 1.5x profit of ` 30.5 crore for the quarter surge in increase versus Q1FY20. Its operating ended 30 June. revenues margin clocked 16.2%, highest ever for The net sales reached ` 391.5 and seen a Q1 despite the second wave impact. crore, improving from ` 347.6 crore a 2.7% The network's domestic ad recorded in the same quarter last year. growth in revenue is much higher YoY due to the The consolidated net profit for the FY21 first wave impact being significantly quarter stood at ` 53 crore, up from ` consolidated greater. While entertainment 46.4 crore in the corresponding revenue at ` advertising was impacted by the quarter a year ago, while the 649 crore compared to ` 631.7 crore in second wave, as ad-demand dipped in consolidated revenues stood at ` 602 the previous fiscal. May-early June due to the lockdown, crore. The overall revenues improved Advertising revenue for the the network was able to rescale ad on the back of improvement in the fiscal rose 3.4% to ` 603 crore from revenue to the same levels as in EBITDA (including EPC) levels at ` ` 583.5 crore. Subscription revenue Q1FY20 on the back of original content 138 crore, which was seven per cent jumped 4.4% to ` 39.84 crore from production and telecasts. higher year-on-year. The Q1 FY22 ` 38.16 crore. The company's PAT stood at ` 47.5 crore, up 16 per operating profit grew 19.4% to NETWORK18 CLOCKS ` 1214 cent y-o-y. ` 217.8 crore from ` 182.5 crore. Net CRORE REVENUE The company also reduced its profit from operations stood at debt burden by ` 16.8 crore during the ` 75.74 crore, against a net loss of quarter. The finance cost was down 78 ` 271.1 crore. per cent y-o-y. ZMCL reported 32.4% growth GTPL added 55,000 net in consolidated revenues at ` 182.9 Network 18 has consolidated broadband subscribers in Q1 FY22 and crore as against ` 138.15 crore. revenue of ` 1214 crore in Q1FY22 as the broadband revenue crossed ` 91. Expenditure for the quarter under compared to ` 807 crore in Q1FY21. 8 crore, up by 74 per cent YoY. The review was up 12.2% at ` 122.7 crore This is a growth of 50%. total number of subscribers as on 30 from ` 109.4 crore. Operating profit On a sequential basis, the June were 6. 90 lakh of which 2.50 lakh climbed 109.5% to ` 60.2 crore from revenues were down compared to are FTTX subscribers.  ` 28.7 crore. Net profit from ` 1,434cr revenues reported in the Mar- continuing operations was down 21 quarter. 5.7% at ` 10.5 crore from ` 11.14 The net profit for the Jun-21 crore. quarter turned around to ` 9.57cr as Advertising revenue for the compared to a net loss of ` 62.20cr in quarter rose 32.3% to ` 170.1 crore from the Jun-20 quarter. ` 128.6 crore. Subscription revenue The consolidated EBITDA saw a strong growth at 35.7% to ` 11.5 stood at ` 188 crore in Q1FY22, up from crore from ` 8.47 crore. ` 27 crore in Q1FY21.

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to move through hard surfaces) and mid-band network AcCI trh TOvala/ na kro AaOr kzaor sathaoM sao gaujarnao ko ilae saMGaYa- kro´ (balances speed and coverage). AaOr imaD baOMD naoTvak- ³gait AaOr kvaroja kao saMtuilat kro´. 5GNR 5jaI enaAarenaAar5jaI The set of standards called 5G New Radio replaces 5jaI nyaU roiDyaao naamak maanakaoM kao saoT laa^nga Tma- [vaaolyaUSana the Long Term Evolution (LTE) standard, with goals to ³elaTI[-´ maanak kao badla dota hO¸ ijasaka laxya baohtr ivaVut cauMbakIya support wireless communication growth with enhanced ivaikrNa spo@Tma/ dxata ko saaqa vaayarolasa saMcaar ivakasa ka samaqa-na krnaa electromagnetic radiation spectrum efficiency. In hO.idsaMbar 2017 maoM 3jaIpIpI nao 5jaI enaAar ivainado-SaaoM kao jaarI ikyaa December 2017, 3GPP released 5G NR specifications and AaOr 5jaI enaAar ko $p maoM Ah-ta p`aPt krnao ko ilae knao@Sana ko ilae updated several performance and connectivity requirements for connections to qualify as 5G NR. k[- p`dSa-na AaOr knaoi@TivaTI AavaSyaktaAaoM kao ApDoT ikyaa. if@sD vaayalaosavaayalaosaif@sD FIXED WIRELESS if@sD vaayarlaosa ba`a^DbaOMD dao p`kar kI 5 jaI saovaaAaoM maoM sao Fixed wireless broadband is one of two types of 5G services -- the other is cellular technology. Fixed ek hO dUsarI saolaular tknaIkI hO.if@sD vaayarlaosa maoM kayaa-layaaoM AaOr wireless comprises wireless systems and devices in fixed GaraoM jaOsao inaiScat sqaanaaoM maoM vaayarlaosa isasTma AaOr ]pkrNa Saaimala locations, such as offices and homes. Subscribers receive hOM.sabsaËa[basa- kao ek ivaiSaYT vaayaD- knao@Sana ko ibanaa [MTrnaoT internet access without a specific wired connection, while e@saosa p`aPt haota hO¸ jabaik Aa^proTraoM kao tOnaatI ko ilae kma operators will likely pay less for Baugatana krnaa haogaa¸ @yaaoMik if@sD vaayarlaosa CaoTI deployments, as fiber optics at fixed saola saa[TaoM pr fa[bar Aa^iPTk samaya laonao vaalaI wireless small cell sites will replace time- fa[bar Aa^iPTk laa[naaoM kao badla doMgao jaao vao prMpragat consuming fiber optic lines they traditionally roll out. $p sao raolaAa]T krto hOM. laOToMsaIlaOToMsaIlaOToMsaI LATENCY naoTvak- laOToMsaI ibaMduAaoM ko baIca TOvala/ krnao ko ilae Network latency is the amount of delay or time packets take to travel laOToMsaI yaa samaya pOkoT kI maa~a hO.4jaI AaOr 5jaI between points. Latency is the main ko baIca mau#ya AMtr ivalaMbata hO @yaaoMik 4jaI¸ 60 difference between 4G and 5G, as 4G offers latency of 60 sao 98 imalaIsaokoMD kI laOToMsaI p`dana krta hO AaOr 5jaI¸ 1 imalaIsaokoMD to 98 milliseconds and 5G promises latency of 1 millisecond yaa ]sasao kma kI laOToMsaI ka vaada krta hO.[sa trh kI laao laOToMsaI or lower. Latency this low enables 5G to provide users 5jaI kao ]pyaaogakta-AaoM kao vaastivak samaya saMcaar xamataAaoM jaOsao with real-time communication abilities, such as reliable ivaSvanaIya Aa^iDyaao AaOr vaIiDyaao sTIimaMga/ p`dana krnao maoM saxama banaata hO. audio and video streaming. elaTI[-elaTI[-elaTI[- LTE laa^nga Tma- [vaaolyaUSana ek 4jaI maanak hO jaao 5jaI tknaIk ko Long Term Evolution is a 4G standard that sets the ilae AaQaar tOyaar krta hO.elaTI[- baZ,I hu[- xamataAaoM AaOr gait ko groundwork for 5G technology. LTE offers increased saaqa–saaqa ]cca pIk DoTa TaMsafr/ dr p`dana krta hO.saaqa hI 3 capacity and speed, as well as high peak data transfer rates. Also, 3GPP developed LTE to unify wireless jaIpIpI nao vaOiSvak str pr vaayarlaosa ba`a^DbaOMD maanakaoM kao ekIkRt krnao broadband standards globally. LTE supports various ko ilae elaTI[- ivakisat ikyaa hO.elaTI[- Aa^iDyaao¸ vaIiDyaao AaOr types of traffic, including voice, video and messaging. maOsaoijaMga saiht ivaiBanna p`kar ko TOifk/ ka samaqa-na krta hO. The millimeter wave is a band of radio spectrum imalaImaITr vaova 30 gaIgaahT\-ja AaOr 300 gaIgaahT\-ja ko baIca between 30 GHz and 300 GHz and provides high-speed roiDyaao spo@Tma/ ka ek baOMD hO AaOr DoTa TaMsafr/ krnao ko ilae ha[- broadband connections to transfer data. This is the spID ba`a^DbaOMD knao@Sana p`dana krta hO.yah vah spo@Tma/ hO ijasa pr spectrum on which 5G operates. The millimeter wave 5jaI kama krta hO.imalaImaITr vaoba spo@Tma/ ]cca ÍI@vaoMisayaaoM pr laGau spectrum travels at high frequencies in short, direct wavelengths, which is called line-of-sight travel. Due to p`%yaxa vaobalaoMqa maoM TOvala/ krta hO ijasao laa[na Aa^f ivajana TOvala/ kha the nature of millimeter wave, atmospheric changes -- like jaata hO.imalaImaITr vaoba kI p`kRit ko karNa vaayaumaMDlaIya pirvat-na– increased humidity -- and physical walls can affect jaOsao baZ,I hu[- Aad`-ta–AaOr BaaOitk dIvaar¸ p`dSa-na AaOr isaganala kI performance and signal strength.  Sai@t kao p`Baaivat kr saktI hOM. 

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SATCOM EMERGING saOTka^ma ]Barta $K: TRENDS - POST sauQaar ko baad kokosauQaar REFORM ERA CONFERENCE yauga maoM sammaolanasammaolanayauga In a first of its nature SIA-India urged to set up ApnaI trh ko phlao Aayaaojana maoM esaAa[-e [MiDyaa nao sposa portal to facilitate interface for Space Start up sTaT- Ap ]Vaoga AaOr sarkar ko ilae [MTrfosa sauivaQaa ko industry and Govt: ilae paoT-la sqaaipt krnao ka Aaga`h ikyaa hO. Mr Prakasha Rao, Director, SIPO; ISRO HQ [sarao mau#yaalaya maoM esaAa[-pIAao¸ inadoSak EaI p`kaSa rava nao suggested that ‘Sia-India’ should create a portal for listing sauJaava idyaa hO ik ‘esaAa[-e–[MiDyaa’ kao iDjaa[na¸ ivakasa¸ inamaa-Na AaOr capabilities of Indian Industry in the field of design, inavaoSa samaudaya ko xao~ maoM BaartIya ]Vaoga kI xamataAaoM kao saUcaIbaw krnao development, manufacturing and investment community to ko ilae ek paoT-la banaanaa caaihe taik sarkar AaOr yauvaa sTaT- Ap facilitate interaction between Govt and young start ups and SatCom industry’ AaOr saOTka^ma ]Vaoga ko baIca baatcaIt kI sauivaQaajanak banaayaa jaa sako. ‘SatCom Emerging trends: Post reform era’ a 2 day ‘saOTka^ma [maija-Mga T/oMD\sa: paosT irfa^ma- [ra’ esaAa[-e–[MiDyaa conference by SIA-India Wara 2 idvasaIya sammaolana maoM 12 was attended by 48 doSaaoM ko 48 va@taAaoM nao Baaga speakers from over 12 countries with active ilayaa¸ ijasamaoM 2 idnaaoM maoM 400 participation of 400 + sao AiQak p`itBaaigayaaoM kI saiËya participants over 2 days. BaagaIdarI qaI. The virtual event vacau-Ala Aayaaojana maoM p`mauK saw the leading idggajaaoM AaOr p`#yaat va@taAaoM luminaries and eminent speakers discussing the nao ivaSaoYa $p sao Baart ko saMdBa- future role of Satellite maoM saOTolaa[T ]Vaoga kI BaivaYya industry especially in the kI BaUimaka pr cacaa- kI.[sarao context of India. Wara samaiqa-t [sa sammaolana ka Supported by ISRO the objective of this ]_oSya ivaiBanna ihtQaarkaoM kao conference was to ek saaqa Aanao AaOr saOTolaa[T provide a platform to various stakeholders to come together ]Vaoga ko saamanao Aanao vaalao mah%vapUNa- mau_aoM AaOr caunaaOityaaoM ka samaaQaana and address the critical issues and challenges faced by the krnao ko ilae ek maMca p`dana krnaa qaa. Satellite industry. Apnao ]d\GaaTna BaaYaNa maoM esaAa[-e–[MiDyaa ko p`Qaana AaOr AnaMt In his opening remark, Dr. Subba Rao Pavuluri, President-Sia-India & CMD - Ananth Technologies Ltd. To@naaolaa^jaI ilaimaToD ko saIemaDI Da^ºsaubbaa rava pavaulaurI nao ivaSaoYa $p sao outlined the importance and future prospect of space BaartIya saOTka^ma pairisqaitkI tM~ ko saMdBa- maoM AMtirxa tknaIkI ko technology especially the Indian Satcom ecosystem. mah%va AaOr BaivaYya kI saMBaavanaaAaoM kao roKaMikt ikyaa.Da^ rava ko According to Dr Rao, over 500 firms engaged in space Anausaar AMtirxa tknaIikyaaoM maoM lagaI 500 sao AiQak kMpinayaaoM kao [na technologies will benefit from these reforms. Mr. Thomas sauQaaraoM ka laaBa haogaa.eyarsposa IX ko saMsqaapk saI[-Aao AaOr spIDkasT Choi, Founder CEO - Airspace IX and Founder CEO - Speedcast Limited mentioned "India should focus more on ilaimaToD ko saMsqaapk saI[-Aao EaI qaa^masa caao[- nao kha ‘Baart kao ivakasaSaIla developing systems which are not expensive". In his special p`NaailayaaoM pr AiQak Qyaana koMid`t krnaI caaihe¸ jaao maMgaI nahIM hO.Apnao address, Mr. R. Umamaheshwaran, Scientific Secretary, ISRO ivaSaoYa saMbaaoQana maoM [sarao ³gaosT Aa^f Aa^nar´ ko vaO&ainak saicava EaI

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(Guest of Honour) talked about the fantastic growth of the Aarº]maamahoSvarna nao ipClao 40 vaYaao-M maoM Baart maoM saOTka^ma ]Vaoga ko SatCom industry in India in the last 40 years which has Saanadar ivakasa ko baaro maoM baat kI¸ ijasanao AamalaaogaaoM ko jaIvana kao kafI drastically affected the lives of the common people. He p`Baaivat ikyaa hO.]nhaoMnao Aagao kha ik ‘AMtirxa ko pasa ivakasa AaOr further said " Space has the opportunity to play a complementary role for development and growth. Dr. AS vaRiw ko ilae ek pUrk BaUimaka inaBaanao ka Avasar hO.’ [sarao ko pUva- Kiran Kumar, Former Chairman ISRO & Secretary, AQyaxa AaOr saicava Da^ºeºesaºikrNa kumaar nao ja$rtaoM kao pUra krnao ko Department of Space emphasized on the larger participation ilae [sa xao~ maoM inajaI AaOr vaOiSvak iKlaaiD,yaaoM kI baD,I BaagaIdarI pr of private and global players in this field to fulfil the need jaaor idyaa AaOr Baart maoM saOTka^ma ]Vaoga ko samaga` ivakasa kI maaMga kI. and demand for Satcom Industry overall growth in India. kaya-Ëma ko dUsaro idna p`#yaat va@taAaoM nao saOTka^ma ]Vaoga maoM The day 2 of the event saw eminent speakers deliberate on the participation of the private sector in the inajaI xao~ kI BaagaIdarI pr ivacaar–ivamaSa- ikyaa.‘AMtrraYTIya/ baajaaraoM SatCom industry. 'Space Startups connecting to kao ]Barto vyaapar maa^Dla ko saaqa jaaoD,nao vaalao AMtirxa sTaT-Ap’ BaI International markets with emerging business Models' was cacaa- ka ivaYaya qaa. also a subject for the discussion. [sa sahI samaya maoM Aayaaoijat sammaolana sao Baart kao ek vaOiSvak This well timed conference is expected to help create a bridge between the government and the industry bodies mahaSai@t banaanao kI idSaa maoM AgalaI baD,I ClaaMga ko $p maoM AMtirxa Aqa- to understand the importance of the space economy as the vyavasqaa ko mah%va kao samaJanao ko ilae sarkar AaOr ]Vaoga inakayaaoM ko next big leap towards making India a global superpower. baIca ek saotu banaanao maoM madd imalanao kI ]mmaId hO. ABOUT SIA-INDIA: esaAa[-e–[MiDyaa ko ivaYaya maoM: SIA-India is a non-profit association created to esaAa[-e–[MiDyaa Baart maoM saMcaar saOTolaa[T pairisqaitkI tM~ ko represent the interests of the communication satellite ihtaoM ka p`itinaiQa%va krnao ko ilae banaayaI gayaI ek gaOr–laaBakarI saMsqaa ecosystem in India. As a vibrant body, SIA-India represents satellite operators, satellite systems, launch vehicles and hO.ek jaIvaMt inakaya ko $p maoM esaAa[-e–[MiDyaa sarkar¸ inayaamakaoM¸ ground and terminal equipment manufacturers and naIit inamaa-taAaoM AaOr GarolaU va AMtrraYTIya/ maanak inakayaaoM ko ilae saOTolaa[T application solutions providers to the Government, Aa^proTraoM¸ saOTolaa[T p`NaailayaaoM¸ p`xaopNa vaahnaaoM AaOr jamaIna va Tima-nala Regulators, Policymakers, and domestic and international standards bodies. As the apex representative body for the ]pkrNa inamaa-taAaoM AaOr Aavaodna samaaQaana p`dataAaoM ka p`itinaiQa%va krta satellite communications ecosystem, we aim to present the hO.saOTolaa[T saMcaar pairisqaitkI tM~ ko ilae savaao-cca p`itinaiQa inakaya ko industry's interest to the highest Government levels for $p maoM hmaara laxya naIit inamaa-Na AaOr inayaamak AaOr laa[saoMisaMga maamalaaoM ko ilae policy-making and regulatory and licensing matters. ]Vaoga ko ihtaoM kao ]ccatma sarkarI straoM pr p`stut krnaa hO. A unified voice for Satellite Communication Industry in India Baart maoM saOTolaa[T saMcaar ]Vaoga ko ilae ek ekIkRt Aavaaja. Website: https://www.sia-india.com/ Website: https://www.sia-india.com/

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Here are the major changes that have taken place on the various satellites over India in the past month.

G-SAT 8 AT 55.0E News 24x7, Raj Musix Tamil and Raj Cinema Middle East have left 3732 On 11th Mana TV Channel 3-4 have Asia on 4140 V are encrypted again. V; Film 1 has started on 3880 H, left 10968 V. On 16th T-Sat Disha MEASAT 3/3A at 91.5 deg E; On 15th FTA; Fire TV, War News, Cinema TV, has started on 10968 V, FTA. Champions TV 1 and Champions TV Venus TV and Business Plus have 2 have started on 12396 H, started on 4146 H, FTA; King TV, As IS 17 AT 66 DEG E encrypted; Reformed 21 has started News, Pink Film, Roshni News and On 13th Meenakshi TV has left 3966 on 12436 H, encrypted; Zing Asia Etihad have left. On 23rd JK News H. has left 12436 H. On 20th DD has replaced Awaz Entertainment on has started on 12276 H, Irdeto. 3880 H, FTA; CineGold, Rung TV IS 20 AT 68.5 DEG E and NS Choice have started on 4146 On 9th Shalom TV is back on 12682 INSAT 4B/3A / GSAT 15 / GSAT H, FTA; Music Masti, Klutch Bux V, FTA. On 13th 1st India has 17AT 93.5 DEG E and TV 110 have left. replaced Sanskriti on 4184 V, FTA. On 20th Dr Shuddhi, DD , On 28th NewsTime Assam has Fakt Marathi, Shemaroo Marathi SES 7/TELKOM 4 AT 108 DEG E started on 4013 H, FTA; News 18 Bana and Ishwar Bhakti TV have On 15th Thrill and Celestial Classic Malayalam on 4034 V is now in FTA; started on 11510 H, Conax; Karma Movies have started on 3900 V, ABV. Noursat English has left 12682 H. Ayurveda and Comedy Central India My Cinema Asia and My Cinema are now encrypted; ILove has left have left; Champions TV 1-2 have INSAT 4A/4B/ GSAT-10 /GSAT- 30 11630 V. On 21st Soham TV, Aamar started on 4060 V, encrypted. AT 83 DEG E Cinema and Voice of On 5th News World, Enterr 10 have started on 4174 H, FTA. On 23rd THAICOM 4 / BANGABANDHU 1 AT Movies, Dangal TV, Manoranjan TV TV 9 Bangla has started on 11050 119.5 DEG E and Manoranjan Grand have started V, encrypted. On 27th ILove is back On 8th has left 4720 on 3756 H, FTA. On 17th Sidharth on 11630 V, FTA. H. On 24th BTV Chattogram, BTV TV, Sidharth Gold and Sidharth National, BTV World and Sangshad Bhakti on 3756 H are now encrypted. CHINASAT 11 AT 98 DEG E TV have left 4825 H; DBC News Enterr 10 Movies, Dangal TV, On 5th Shemaroo TV has started on and Comedy Central India have Manoranjan TV and Manoranjan 11493 V, FTA. Dhoom News HD has started on 10725 V, Irdeto; Grand have left;1st India has left 4133 left. On 10th Dhoom News HD is Nickelodeon India has replaced H. On 20th Utkrisht Samachar Plus back on 11493 V, FTA. Shemaroo TV Colors on 10765 V, Irdeto; UTV Uttar Pradesh has has left again. On 17th Hum TV on Movies has started on 10805 V, started on 3756 H, FTA. On 23rd 3975 H is now encrypted. Irdeto; BTV National has left 10805 Utkrisht Samachar Plus Uttar V. Cinemachi Comedy has started Pradesh Uttarakhand has left 3756 ASIASAT 7 AT 105.5 DEG E on 10845 V, Irdeto; DBC News has H again. On 27th Mantavya News and On 2nd Zee Café, & flix, left 10845 V; & flix, Disney Sharnam TV have started on 4054 International and Zee Cinema Middle International HD, Fox Life India, H, FTA; Bhaskar News, Lord Buddha East have started on 3902 V, Conax. Sangshad TV, 9X Jalwa and TV and Jantantra TV have left. On 4th Dubai TV International, Dubai Cinemachi Action have started on Sports, 8 Kanal and RTR Planeta 10885 V, Irdeto; Dangal TV, Rupasi CHINASAT 12 AT 87.5 DEG E Asia have left 3840 H. On 17th Fox Bangla and Comedy Central India On 17th Raj TV, Raj Digital Plus, Raj Life India, National Geographic India have left 10885 V; BTV News 24x7, Raj Musix Tamil and Raj and National Geographic Wild Asia Chattogram, BTV National, BTV Asia on 4140 V are now in FTA. On have left 3680 H; Zee Café, & flix, World and Sangshad TV have 23rd Raj TV, Raj Digital Plus, Raj Zee Bangla International and Zee started on 11385 H, FTA.

SATELLITE & CABLE TV 60 AUGUST 2021 CHANNEL GUIDE UPDATED AS OF 1ST AUGUST 2021 FTA = Free To Air  SCR = Scrambled  Radio Channels in Italics FREQ/POL CHANNEL SR FEC FREE / SCRAM NOTES INTELSAT-38/AzerSpace2 at 45.1 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 SATEL PassTV 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 HD+, A Plus Kids TV, Nickelodeon South East Asia, Baby TV Asia, 11515 V Disney Junior India, National Geographic India, Sony BBC Earth, National Geographic Wild Asia, Animal Planet India, 23700 5/6 DVB-S India Beam Discovery Channel India, Discovery Science India, Tech Storm, TLC India, History TV 18, Travelxp HD, Travel Channel

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I Asia, Sony Ten 1, Ten Cricket, Sony Ten 2 TE & CABLE T Dialog DTH:HGTV Asia, Makeful, SET India, Sony Max India, Star Gold India, Colors, Star Plus India, Zee TV India, Colors 11555 V Tamil, Sun TV, KTV, Star Vijay India, Kalaignar TV, Zee Cinema Asia, UTV Movies, B4U Movies India, Zee Tamil, Sirippoli, 27690 3/5 DVB-S India Beam Zing Asia, Supreme TV, DTamil, Fashion TV Asia, Hi TV, NHK World Japan,, WakuWaku Japan South East Asia Dialog DTH: Channel One, Rupavahini, Channel Eye, ITN, Vasantham TV, TV Derana, Swarnavahini, Sirasa TV, Shakthi 11595 V TV, TV 1, Hiru TV, TNL TV, Art, Ada Derana 24x7, Siyatha TV, Haritha TV, TV Didula, Ridee TV, Citi Hitz, 7th Circuit, Rangiri 27690 5/6 DVB-S India Beam Sri Lanka TV, Guru TV, UTV Tamil HD, Nenasa TV Sinhala Dialog DTH: Eurosport Asia, Outdoor Channel International, Star Sports 1, Star Sports 2, Star Sports Select HD1, Sony Six, 11635 V 1 Sports, Star Movies India, HBO Asia, HBO Signature Asia, HBO Hits, HBO Family Asia, Asia, & flix, Hits 27690 5/6 Irdeto 2 India Beam

V Movies, CinemaWorld, Sony Pix, Hits, Zee Café, Star World India, Warner TV Asia, AXN East Asia, , Blue Ant Entertainment, Celestial Classic Movies, Food Network Asia, Fox Life India, Comedy Central India Dialog TV: Nenasa TV Tamil, Buddhist TV, Shraddha TV, Damsathara TV, God TV, Aljazeera, Swarga TV, Verbum TV, 11675 V France 24 English, CNBC Asia-Pacific, ABC Australia TV, BBC, CGTN, CNN, NDTV, RT News, Bloomberg TV, Trace 27690 5/6 DVB-S India Beam Urban, B4U Music, VH1 India, Channel C, Sun Music, Zoom, Da Vinci Learning India AMOS 4 at 65 deg East DishHome DTH Nepal: Avenues Khabar, News 24, ABC News, Janata TV, Nice TV, Colors, Star Plus India, Zee TV India, 10735 V SET India, MTV India, Zoom, Zing Asia, Discovery Channel India, Animal Planet India, National Geographic India, TLC 45000 1/2 Mpeg 4 Latens, India, Comedy Central India, Sony Pix, Star Movies India, Star Sports Select HD1, Sony Six, Sony Ten 1 HD Verimatrix India Beam DishHome DTH Nepal: Star Gold India, Sony Max India, Zee Cinema Asia, Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 61 10789 V Select HD1, Sony Six, Sony Ten 1, Sony Ten 2, Sony Ten 3, CNN International South Asia, BBC World News South Asia, 45000 1/2 Mpeg 4 Latens, Aljazeera English, CNA, RT News, , Hungama TV, DishHome Cinema Ghar 888, Star Sports 1, Star Sports 2, Verimatrix India Beam Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports Select HD2 DishHome DTH Nepal: DishHome Showcase, Plus Movie, Kantipur TV, Image Channel, NTV National, Sagarmatha TV, 10860 V Colors, Zee TV India, Star Plus HD India, Zee Cinema Asia, Star Gold HD India, ACORAB, Radio Nepalbani, Nepal FM, 45000 1/2 Mpeg 4 Latens, Thaha Sanchar Network, Ujyaalo 90 Network, Janata Media Radio, BFBS Gurkha Network, Radio Nepal Verimatrix India Beam DishHome DTH Nepal:DishHome Ramailo, D Movies, NTV Plus, NTV News, Mountain TV, Himalaya TV, AP1 TV, TV Today, TV Filmy, Bhakti Darshan TV, Star Bharat India, Sony SAB TV India, Hi Dost!, KBS World 24, Zee Anmol, Gyandarshan, , Star Gold 2, & pictures, B4U Movies India, Dhinchaak, Zee Action, Star Utsav Movies, Sony Max 2, 10914 V MTV Beats, Investigation Discovery India, History TV 18, Discovery Science India, Discovery Turbo India, National 45000 2/3 Mpeg 4 Latens, Geographic Wild Asia, Luxe TV, Sony BBC Earth, VoA TV Asia, Star Movies India, TRT World, Times Now, News 18, Zee Verimatrix India Beam Business, NDTV India, , Nickelodeon India, BabyFirst TV, Discovery Kids India, Nick Jr India, Disney Channel India, Marvel HQ, Sonic Nickelodeon, Disney Junior India DishHome DTH Nepal: DishHome Action Sports, Nepa Channel, DishHome Cinema Ghar 108, DishHome Gunjan, DishHome Cine Hits, DishHome Junior, Business Plus, BTV Business, Krishi TV, BM HD, Gorkha TV, & TV, Colors Infinity, Colors 11235 V Rishtey Asia, DD Bharati, Xing Kong International, Aakaash Aath, Anjan TV, Zee Bollywood, Manoranjan TV, Bhojpuri 45000 2/3 Mpeg 4 Latens, Cinema, 9XM, 9X Jalwa, Living Foodz, NHK World Japan, TV 5 Monde Asie, DW English, CGTN, Arirang World, Star Sports Verimatrix India Beam 3, Star Sports Select HD2, Fight Sports, DD Sports, Peace of Mind TV, Discovery HD World India, Star World HD India, Nepal Radio Network AUGU DishHome DTH Nepal:Sarokar TV, NTV Kohalpur, NTV Itahari, Prime Times, Star Gold Select, DishHome Cinema Ghar 555, 11289 V 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 S 11360 V HD, Animal Planet HD, TLC HD, Comedy Central HD, Disney International HD, VH1 HD, MTV Beats HD, DishHome Ramailo, 45000 2/3 Mpeg 4 Latens,

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