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MUMBAI: Star India’s decision to put all its television channels on a la carte basis in cities under digital addressable system (DAS) has
forced several multi-system operators (MSOs) to join hands.
Their common mission: to evolve a mechanism where they can offer the Star channels individually to cable TV subscribers.
The MSOs met in Mumbai on Monday to work out a common course of action that included
de-activating the Star channels in a phase-wise manner so that they could be offered to consumers on a la carte basis as per their
choice.
The MSOs also decided to come out with a joint awareness campaign to inform consumers
that they had to order and pay for the Star channels individually as the broadcaster had told the Telecom Disputes Settlement and
Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) that any new interconnect agreement with any MSO for the DAS-notified areas would only be on the basis
of reference interconnect offer (RIO) from 1 October.
Star had also stated that it would not enter into any interconnect agreement in the DAS areas with anyone on fixed-fee or on cost-
per-subscriber (CPS) basis for a period of one year.
http://www.televisionpost.com/cable/msos-meet-to-work-out-common-course-of-action-on-stars-decision-to-offer-channels-only-on-rio/
forced several multi-system operators (MSOs) to join hands.
Their common mission: to evolve a mechanism where they can offer the Star channels individually to cable TV subscribers.
The MSOs met in Mumbai on Monday to work out a common course of action that included
de-activating the Star channels in a phase-wise manner so that they could be offered to consumers on a la carte basis as per their
choice.
The MSOs also decided to come out with a joint awareness campaign to inform consumers
that they had to order and pay for the Star channels individually as the broadcaster had told the Telecom Disputes Settlement and
Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) that any new interconnect agreement with any MSO for the DAS-notified areas would only be on the basis
of reference interconnect offer (RIO) from 1 October.
Star had also stated that it would not enter into any interconnect agreement in the DAS areas with anyone on fixed-fee or on cost-
per-subscriber (CPS) basis for a period of one year.
http://www.televisionpost.com/cable/msos-meet-to-work-out-common-course-of-action-on-stars-decision-to-offer-channels-only-on-rio/
