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The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting ( MIB)
has issued six TV channel licences in August, including two to Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI).
All six licences are in the non-news category and are for
Hindi, English and other Indian languages.
SPNI received licences under the name Le Plex HD and Sony Rox HD. Sony Le Plex HD, which was launched on 23 August, is a premium HD English movie channel.
Other companies to receive the licences are VS Broadcasting, Navda Creations, KCB Builders & Developers, and Satcom Media Broadcast. The licences are under the name VS TV, Navda, Sarthi and EV TV2 respectively.
With the granting of the six new licences, the total number of private satellite TV channels rose to 1,041 for the month
ended 31 August. The ministry also cancelled one TV channel licence, meaning the number of permitted private satellite TV channels having valid permission stands at 891 compared to 886 in July.
There are 399 news and current affairs channels and 492 non- news and current affairs channels.
The ministry had granted licences to Airtravel Enterprises
India, B4U Television Network and Goodnews Channel.
Airtravel had received a news uplinking licence under the
name ATE TV in Malayalam and English. B4U Television
Network had got non-news uplinking licences named B4U Plus and B4U Hitz in Hindi and English. Goodnews Channel had received the licence under the name Nambikkai Television in Tamil.
MIB issues six TV channel licences in Aug; Sony gets two | TelevisionPost.com
has issued six TV channel licences in August, including two to Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI).
All six licences are in the non-news category and are for
Hindi, English and other Indian languages.
SPNI received licences under the name Le Plex HD and Sony Rox HD. Sony Le Plex HD, which was launched on 23 August, is a premium HD English movie channel.
Other companies to receive the licences are VS Broadcasting, Navda Creations, KCB Builders & Developers, and Satcom Media Broadcast. The licences are under the name VS TV, Navda, Sarthi and EV TV2 respectively.
With the granting of the six new licences, the total number of private satellite TV channels rose to 1,041 for the month
ended 31 August. The ministry also cancelled one TV channel licence, meaning the number of permitted private satellite TV channels having valid permission stands at 891 compared to 886 in July.
There are 399 news and current affairs channels and 492 non- news and current affairs channels.
The ministry had granted licences to Airtravel Enterprises
India, B4U Television Network and Goodnews Channel.
Airtravel had received a news uplinking licence under the
name ATE TV in Malayalam and English. B4U Television
Network had got non-news uplinking licences named B4U Plus and B4U Hitz in Hindi and English. Goodnews Channel had received the licence under the name Nambikkai Television in Tamil.
MIB issues six TV channel licences in Aug; Sony gets two | TelevisionPost.com
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