Vodafone Idea counters Airtel’s priority plan with everyone matters campaignVodafone Idea has launched a campaign promising equal network priority for all its users, directly opposing Bharti Airtel's new Priority Po...
28 May, 2026, 12.28 PM IST
Cable, DTH vs streaming: Battle lines drawn at Trai over FAST TV rulesIndia's old television distributors and new digital companies are in a regulatory fight. The debate is about whether internet-delivered TV ...
18 May, 2026, 05.00 PM IST
Broadcast ecosystem may be headed for regulatory resetIndia's broadcast sector is set for a major regulatory overhaul. TRAI is planning a broad review of pricing, distribution, and platform rul...
13 Apr, 2026, 12.20 AM IST
TRAI begins free streaming TV regulation consultations after MIB reference, flags regulatory gapsIndia's telecom regulator TRAI is proposing new rules for streaming services like FAST. This aims to create a level playing field with trad...
07 Apr, 2026, 09.19 AM IST
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
Some broadcasters exploiting a-la-carte pricing of TV channels, will keep strict watch: TRAITelecom regulator TRAI Friday said some broadcasters are exploiting the freedom available for a-la-carte pricing of TV channels and warned ...
22 Oct, 2021, 05.22 PM IST
Partial relief for broadcasters in tariff order case from Bombay high courtThe genesis of the dispute lies in the notification of January 1, 2020, by the regulator that brought amendments to the tariff order of 201...
30 Jun, 2021, 11.59 PM IST
Broadcasters miffed with Trai’s amendments to tariff orderIn the amended rules, announced after three-and-a-half months of consultation, the Trai has reduced the cap on MRP of TV channels that are ...
02 Jan, 2020, 11.37 PM IST
TRAI lowers cap on MRP of individual channelsTRAI has reduced the cap on the MRP of individual channels to Rs 12 per month, from Rs 19.
02 Jan, 2020, 11.16 AM IST
Boxed in by complaints, TRAI to review broadcast tariff rulesHigh discounts by broadcasters while offering bouquet has reduced consumer choice.
17 Aug, 2019, 12.02 PM IST
TRAI refutes Crisil report on rise in TV viewing bills under new tariff regimeTRAI Chairman R S Sharma said the assumptions made in the said report had been "wrong and unrealistic" and hence the conclusions, were not ...
06 Feb, 2019, 04.43 PM IST
TV viewers set for a big bonanza at Rs 153 a monthTrai has issued an order whereby consumers can view 100 pay or free channels by paying just Rs 153 a month.
14 Jan, 2019, 09.53 PM IST
Come February 1, pick & pay for channels you wantThe new system will free viewers from having to pay for a set of channels in a bouquet or pack and will introduce the option for them to su...
06 Jan, 2019, 10.38 AM IST
Recommendations on reserve price for FM radio auction issuedThe authority recommends that RP (reserve price) for FM radio channels in a new city is to be set equal to 0.8 times the valuation of FM ra...
26 Mar, 2015, 06.50 AM IST
100 channels for Rs 100, TRAI lays rules for Digital cableTelevision viewers will soon get to choose a minimum of hundred Free to Air (FTA) channels at a maximum retail price of Rs 100, as per new ...
30 Apr, 2012, 11.26 PM IST
- TRAI to put ceiling on channels' DTH rates
Will ask broadcasters not to charge premium of more than 50%.
07 Apr, 2008, 03.39 AM IST
- Broadcaster-DTH dispute: TRAI threatens to fix prices
TRAI asks warring parties to resolve matter immediately; advises broadcasters to take realistic view on pricing.
01 Apr, 2008, 12.00 AM IST