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The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
(MIB) has awarded 16 new television channel licences,
including nine uplinking licences to NGC Network India, a
subsidiary of Fox International Channels (FIC) Asia.
The MIB has also awarded two uplinking licences to Zee
Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL).
With licences in hand, NGC Network India will start
uplinking channels from India. Until now, it was
downlinking channels in India from Hong Kong. The
company hopes to operationalise the uplinking licences by Next month, says a source.
The company has received uplinking licences for National Geographic, Fox Life, Fox Life HD, Baby TV HD, Nat Geo Wild, Nat Geo Wild HD, Nat Geo People HD, Nat Geo Music HD and National Geographic HD.
Earlier, Star India had received licences to uplink its sports Channels from India.
ZEEL has received downlinking licences for launching Veria Living and Zee Café HD. It has also got approval for
changing the name of Zee Khana Khazana to Living
Foodz.
the licence to launch Asianet HD, which went live on 13
August.
received a licence to launch Marathi music channel
Sangeet Marathi. The channel launched in early September.
AM Television has received a licence for a non-news
channel called Rengoni in Assamese language.
SAB Global Entertainment Media has got an all-language
licence to launch a non-news channel called Seven Sisters Rainbow.
Cabsat Channel has received a downlinking licence to
launch Australia Network, which is owned by Australian
Broadcast Corporation.
827 private satellite TV channels permitted in India
As on 13 August, the MIB has permitted 827 private
satellite TV channels in India. These include 400 news and current affairs channels and 427 non-news and current affairs channels.
The ministry has permitted 712 channels to uplink from
India as well as to downlink into India. 2Twenty channels
will be able to uplink from India but not downlink in India.
95 channels have been permitted to only downlink into
India (uplinked from aboard).
NGC Network India receives licence to uplink channels from India | TelevisionPost.com
(MIB) has awarded 16 new television channel licences,
including nine uplinking licences to NGC Network India, a
subsidiary of Fox International Channels (FIC) Asia.
The MIB has also awarded two uplinking licences to Zee
Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL).
With licences in hand, NGC Network India will start
uplinking channels from India. Until now, it was
downlinking channels in India from Hong Kong. The
company hopes to operationalise the uplinking licences by Next month, says a source.
The company has received uplinking licences for National Geographic, Fox Life, Fox Life HD, Baby TV HD, Nat Geo Wild, Nat Geo Wild HD, Nat Geo People HD, Nat Geo Music HD and National Geographic HD.
Earlier, Star India had received licences to uplink its sports Channels from India.
ZEEL has received downlinking licences for launching Veria Living and Zee Café HD. It has also got approval for
changing the name of Zee Khana Khazana to Living
Foodz.
the licence to launch Asianet HD, which went live on 13
August.
received a licence to launch Marathi music channel
Sangeet Marathi. The channel launched in early September.
AM Television has received a licence for a non-news
channel called Rengoni in Assamese language.
SAB Global Entertainment Media has got an all-language
licence to launch a non-news channel called Seven Sisters Rainbow.
Cabsat Channel has received a downlinking licence to
launch Australia Network, which is owned by Australian
Broadcast Corporation.
827 private satellite TV channels permitted in India
As on 13 August, the MIB has permitted 827 private
satellite TV channels in India. These include 400 news and current affairs channels and 427 non-news and current affairs channels.
The ministry has permitted 712 channels to uplink from
India as well as to downlink into India. 2Twenty channels
will be able to uplink from India but not downlink in India.
95 channels have been permitted to only downlink into
India (uplinked from aboard).
NGC Network India receives licence to uplink channels from India | TelevisionPost.com
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