Dish TV moves Kerala HC against DD Free Dish’s regulatory exemptionDish TV has petitioned the Kerala High Court, demanding that DD Free Dish, Prasar Bharati's free DTH service, be brought under the same enc...
31 Mar, 2026, 01.03 PM IST
DTH players urge government to act on TRAI suggestion to scrap licence feeThe DTH sector in India is still waiting for clarity from the MIB on TRAI’s proposal to reduce and eventually eliminate the 8% licence fee....
10 Apr, 2025, 10.03 AM IST
Dish TV CEO seeks immediate rollout of TRAI recommendation on reducing DTH licensing feeDish TV CEO Manoj Dobhal urged the government to swiftly implement TRAI's recommendation to reduce the licensing fee for the DTH industry f...
27 Feb, 2025, 08.13 PM IST
Jio, Airtel at loggerheads again over licence fee for DTH operatorsTelecom giants Jio and Airtel clash over DTH license fee waivers. Airtel advocates for complete removal, citing parity with other platforms...
05 Dec, 2024, 12.31 AM IST
TRAI recommends scrapping of DTH licence fee after FY27The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recommended that the government should abolish the licence fee for direct-to-home (DTH...
22 Aug, 2023, 09.23 AM IST
TRAI issues recommendations on regulatory framework for platform services offered by DTHTRAI recommended that programmes transmitted by the direct-to-home (DTH) operators or multiple system operators (MSOs) or Internet Protocol...
04 Feb, 2021, 10.09 PM IST
TRAI recommends making set top boxes interoperability mandatoryPresently the STBs deployed in the Cable TV networks are non-interoperable - the same STB cannot be used interchangeably across the differe...
11 Apr, 2020, 02.18 PM IST
Trai wants to cap DTH platform offersIn the new recommendations issued on Wednesday, Trai has capped the total number of platform services to 3% of the total channel carrying c...
14 Nov, 2019, 07.18 AM IST
TRAI recommends cap on DTH platform services, exclusivity in new recommendationsIn the new recommendations issued Wednesday, TRAI has capped the total number of platform services to 3% of the total channel carrying capa...
13 Nov, 2019, 08.09 PM IST
TRAI releases recommendations on KYC of DTH operatorsTRAI said there is no need to mandate physical verification at regular intervals as it will incur a huge cost to the DTH operators and inco...
24 Oct, 2019, 10.45 PM IST
TRAI seeks views on issues related to platform services offered by DTH operatorsAll these platform specific services being offered by DPOs but not obtained from broadcasters are referred to as Platform Services, TRAI sa...
28 Aug, 2019, 09.56 PM IST
Trai recommends easier licensing norms for DTH companiesTrai suggested that the adjusted gross revenue should be calculated excluding service tax, entertainment tax and sales tax or value-added t...
24 Jul, 2014, 04.34 AM IST
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India recommends extension of licence period for DTH operatorsOn the tenure of DTH licence, TRAI suggested that it to be increased from 10 years to 20 years, renewable by 10 years at a time.
23 Jul, 2014, 07.22 PM IST
Recommendations on new DTH licences this month, says TRAITelecom and broadcasting regulator TRAI expects to come up with its recommendations on new Direct-To-Home (DTH) licences this month.
01 Jan, 2014, 10.01 PM IST
TRAI to recommend renewal procedure for DTH licencesTRAI has initiated a consultation process to suggest guidelines for renewal of DTH licences after the I&B Ministry wrote to it seeking reco...
06 Oct, 2013, 10.26 AM IST
- TRAI seeks cancellation of ESPN licence
TRAI has recommended to the government to consider revoking registration of ESPN Software India and to issue directions to DTH operators to...
22 Oct, 2008, 09.13 PM IST
- Government should permit band neutrality for DTH operators: TRAI
Aiming to create a level playing field with other operators, broadcast regulator TRAI on Wednesday said the government should permit band n...
30 Jan, 2008, 06.58 PM IST