Breaking NTO 2.0 partially upheld by Bombay HC

[Amit1079]

Any exact date out? When will it come into affect on broadcasters website?

 

[Slu]

Expect in next month end...

 

[Elvin Paul]

First condition i.e. discount capping at 33 percent was upheld by the High Court.

The news I was waiting for. Eagerly waiting for new broadcater bouquets.

First point should definitely be reinstated. NTO 2.0 is dead without it.

 

[greylala91]

What if broadcasters decide to do away with the bouquets and keep everything al-a-carte?

 

[karnil]

Mu future pack with WITH benefits

ZEE TV - 12
ZEE SARTHAK - 12
STAR PLUS - 12
COLORS - 12
STAR SPORTS 1 - 12
SONY TEN 1 - 12
SONY SIX - 12
OTV BOUQUET - 15.3
COLORS ODIA - 6
STAR MOVIES - 12
STAR GOLD - 8
STAR GOLD SELECT - 2
DISCOVERY - 4
ANIMAL PLANET - 2
NAT GEO - 2
NGC WILD - 1
ZEE ODISHA - 0.10
NEWS18 ODIA - 0.10

Rest free channels

are HD channels price not going down?

 

[Elvin Paul]

What if broadcasters decide to do away with the bouquets and keep everything al-a-carte?

That should be future. Pay per channel. Contentless channels will get omitted by viewers. Thus broadcasters would either improve content or decrease price or shut down. Quality will directly play a role here.

 

[satyajeet]

Now that the full order is out, there's clarity. In the twin conditions for bouquet pricing, only the second one was struck down. First condition i.e. discount capping at 33 percent was upheld by the High Court. The second condition on the average price calculation was struck down because it was never mentioned by TRAI before, even in the consultation paper floated prior to rolling out the 2.0.

So this order is not completely toothless. Discount capping on bouquets at 33 percent will definitely bring at least a few changes that TRAI was looking for in bouquet vs al-a-carte pricing. Good news for consumers.

Good. Otherwise it would have been contradiction of earlier SC order which upheld discount rule.
Now TRAI can bring another consultation paper to reinstate the avg price rule. It can prepare grounds for NTO 3.0

 

[karnil]

The upshot of the final order is attached..

 

[satyajeet]

The upshot of the final order is attached..

#4 is important. Court noted that TRAI will keep close watch on bouquet formation.
I hope that any mischief by IBF should result in consultation paper

 

[Oppili_k]

DPOs cannot give more than 15% of alacarte total price as discount in their DPO packs

The pricing of such bouquets (DPO Bouquets) is also regulated by TRAI, which imposes on them the following two conditions [see proviso to clause 4(4) of the principal 2017 Tariff Order] a) The bouquet will not consist of a channel whose MRP is more than Rs.12/-. (This is a same condition which is applicable to broadcaster bouquets under the 2020 Tariff Order Amendment); and(b) The DRP of the DPO bouquet cannot be less than 85% of the total of DRPs of its constituents. In other words, the DPO cannot offer discount of more than 15%. This is far more stringent requirement than 33.33% (as in the case of broadcasters). The 15% cap on the discount comes into play only after the trickle down effect of the conditions imposed on the broadcasters.