Dish TV moves TDSAT against Star Life OK name change & turning FTA

[Manu]

NEW DELHI: After having raised an alarm a day back over an impending monopoly of Star India if it wins the broadcast and other rights to IPL cricket, Essel/Zee Group’s DTH platform Dish TV has moved broadcast and telecoms disputes tribunal seeking restraining order against Star Life OK’s rebranding process and turning free-to-air (FTA).

In its interim prayer Dish TV has sought an order from disputes tribunal TDSAT to “restrain” Star India from converting Life OK from a pay channel to FTA by changing its name to Star Bharat and joining the Doordarshan FreeDish platform. Reason?

According to the petition, reviewed by Indiantelevision.com, Star is making the changes “without informing” sector regulator TRAI as also without giving public notice about the change as “specified in clause 4-3 of the TRAI regulations.”

Star India is in the process of renaming on-air GEC TV channel Life OK (a pay channel) into Star Bharat and put it on Doordarshan’s FTA DTH platform DD FreeDish. Though industry sources indicated that the change was to come into effect from sometime end of August 2017, sources in Prasar Bharati, owner and manager of DD, had said the pubcaster’s DTH platform was not yet technically capable of bringing on board more channels despite they winning slots to be part of the FTA KU-band service as an upgradation process was still not complete.

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[Manu]

Dish TV having problem with Star network.... I they only Like zee and Sony

 

[avipersistent]

If Star is violating any rules then they will brought to book in turning Life OK to FTA and making it Star Bharat.Their petition against Star for monpolize while getting IPL rights makes no sense.BCCI should follow the rightful process in granting IPL rights to Star,Sony ,Discovery or any company it may be.If Star wins rightfully whats the issue with Dishtv.When they were having their own sports channels they were doing the same.TRAI rule of capping of prices will prevent Star from overpricing of channels.They should set their own house in order by bringing channels to Dishtv and not fighting with broadcasters otherwise their own fall is imminent.

 

[Hassan Syed]

Providers now know that they can earn more in FTA then in encrypted mode. They claim high advertisement amount by claiming that they are reaching everywhere

 

[N.K raj]

Again star & zee fighting started

 

[hike]

After seeing these kind of things continuously from two days i would say!! DishTV/ZEEL Jali naa Teri?? (You are jealous??)

 

[Sarkar]

Dish TV having problem with Star network.... I they only Like zee and Sony

DishTv has problem with Reliance Jio also

Dish TV shoots off letter to IBF; alleges discrimination by b’casters, OTT platforms

 

[Shantanu]

Some one please tell dish TV

Star aur ambani se panga na le ( don't mess with STAR & ambani)

They both combined can destroy you :lol

 

[DDD+]

e problem for star ,viacom 18 because those company come dd free dish and showing primeum content on viewer .dish tv not getting those tv channels carage fee,lnc fee so its now start flight .its not now zee also fight sony network and viacom 18 last time ,,sony get 2 slot 2yr ago mix and max2 but dishtv not agree to lnc contract.and sony withdrow max2 slot and mix for dd .but trp down again sony bid slot dd and again enter dd free dish with pal addition,also viacom 18 is bid 5 slot last yr mtvbets,rishtey,etv up,etv rajasthan,homeshop18 . doordarshans dth is now good move subscriber grouth ,so dish tv now imagine its down subscriber upcoming days so its jallllllllas for dd fd ......dish tv jalas ka essel

 

[N.K raj]

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