Breaking Tata Play removed all Sony network channels from existing packs; to be available only on à-la-carte basis

[Sankalp]

Don't seen this type anger of a big broadcasters to a DTH Operators. It must be a big issue. Tata Play should resolve this issue asap otherwise they will definitely lose subscribers. Sony has a very big fanbase and viewer base.

Sony has loyal audience also like me

 

[Sankalp]

Tata play should go one step ahead and remove all sony channels except thier sports channels, would love to see sony response

You are hater of Sony if you don't watch Sony then why are doing message here I know you are worried about axn shutdown but pls understand no one watch axn at that time so that's why they decided to shutdown.

 

[Arun Nehra]

Buddy infact u said a much larger point which is that no one watches Sony Channels and even if these r shutdown it does not matter bcoz as per ur statement no one around u watches Sony Network channels.....again this is a flawed argument to make and made in connection with the topic being discussed which is Tata Play removing Sony Channels from their DPO Bouquets.

Now i will tell underline 2 points which will prove why the comment u make is not right assessment to make -

1stly there may be many people around u who do not watch Sony Network Channels but there r plenty who watch and love their content so any operator has obligation to provide these channels in their DPO Bouquets

2ndly and most importantly even if as some members have highlighted that Tata Play is dropping these channels from DPO Bouquets of 10 million customers who have subscribed to these channels, it again shows that out of total subscriber base of Tata Play which is around 20 million nearly 50% have opted for Sony Channels which again proves that these channels r popular....Remember Sony largely has presence in Hindi Speaking Reagions barring Sony Aath which ain't that widely watched or some viewership from other regions which they may get for Sony BBC Earth ,Sony Yay which provide multi audio feeds but this figure again would be quite low and Sony Ten 4 which will be subscribed only when major sporting events r aired on it

Now as per data from TRAI almost 85 to 90 % people opt for DPO Bouquets of operators and in this too mid level and starter packs which contain mass audience oriented channels are opted for the most so if Sony largely being a broadcaster having strong presence in Hindi Speaking Market has reach of 10 Milion Customers on Tata Play platform which means it is almost reaching all the HSM households like its rival broadcaster channels and as per BARC Data itself Sony Sab has been receiving great ratings , Sony TV is largely urban centric channel which again is in Top 5 list in Delhi and until few weeks back regularly featured in this list, Hindi Movie Channels of Sony also have good to decent viewership and so does their Kids/Infotainment Channels..... As far as Sony Sports Channels r concerned barring Sony Sports Ten 3 which comes as part of Basic Hindi Channels Bouquet other Sony Sports Channels would be subscribed by customers as per their viewing requirements but still i would say they will be getting decent viewership in both ROI and South India Regions...... Sony Ten 1/ 3 used to feature in Top 5 sports channels list on regular basis until we had access to genre based BARC viewership data

Again so this all proves that Sony indeed has good reach + viewership for their channels, yes it may be lagging behind their competitors but certainly these channels cannot be termed unpopular or less popular.

Now coming to ur point of why Sony as a broadcaster faces issues with multiple operators.....reason is simple that being a relatively smaller broadcaster as compared to its rivals and its flagship Hindi GEC channel not airing usual saas bahu daily bahus to attract viewership thereby not having mass viewership in this key genre hence there r situations where such broadcasters face difficulty in making broadcasters agree to their terms while bigger broadcasters find it lot easier as even operators know if these channels r dropped from their bouquet or Platform then there will huge hue and cry.....secondly there r instances where there is a conflict of interest on operator side where their parent company also has a broadcast business so we have seen on such platforms manier times rival network channels face difficulties to launch a channel or when they sign RIO agreements so this also does effect broadcasters and we see blackouts of channels.

Lastly i find it very confusing that Tata Play decided to replace Sony Sports channels with Sports18 channels in DPO Bouquets which i believe will be having even lower viewership ......... Sony needs to 1stly inform public about this issue and secondly in near future build a comprehensive portfolio of channels and content to reduce occurrence of such issues , Tata Play or any other operator should also not take such decisions which cause inconvenience to customers

@Bapun bro Can you please put a word limit for users who add their baseless point & involve there favourite DTH brand in every other DTH brand

I mean seriously why would anyone read such a big paragraph.

If we count the words printed by mainstream media of Tata Play & Sony news than still it will be less than this paragraph.

 

[dino29]

@Bapun bro Can you please put a word limit for users who add their baseless point & involve there favourite DTH brand in every other DTH brand

I mean seriously why would anyone read such a big paragraph.

If we count the words printed by mainstream media of Tata Play & Sony news than still it will be less than this paragraph.

Atleast the long paragraphs have content related to topic of discussion rather it would be better if word or post limit is implemented for users who do not add to productive discussion but rather just criticise members /make unwarranted comments without any reason in various threads

 

[Arun Nehra]

Atleast the long paragraphs have content related to topic of discussion rather it would be better if word or post limit is implemented for users who do not add to productive discussion but rather just criticise members /make unwarranted comments without any reason in various threads

I have criticised you in a single line only.

(...for users who add their baseless point & involve there favourite DTH brand in every other DTH brand )

But if there was a word limit for users like me (as you assuming here also just like u make assumptions everywhere) than I can even critise you politely in just 7 words.

 

[Stvnn]

@Bapun bro Can you please put a word limit for users who add their baseless point & involve there favourite DTH brand in every other DTH brand

I mean seriously why would anyone read such a big paragraph.

If we count the words printed by mainstream media of Tata Play & Sony news than still it will be less than this paragraph.

Offtopic: Also as an alternative option would be to add a "Read more" after a a few couple of words like in WhatsApp. Those who are interested can read long paragraphs.For other members it is a big difficulty in scrolling the posts which they're not interested.
Everyone has their own preferences,but others should not be disturbed.

 

[thisisjagan]

Why nobody is using the ignore feature

 

[dino29]

Why nobody is using the ignore feature

Bcoz then they will denied of opportunity to criticize my posts and portray as if by writing long posts about a question or topic i m doing a wrong thing ...... Even generally is someone dislikes reading certain posts it is not a big problem to just scroll thru it without reading...... Anyways i shall continue to state what is correct and if it requires few words or few paras i am okay with both things rather than discussing off topic things or just criticising any other member rather than sharing some points to counter argue on what they agree or disgree with

 

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[Harsha1996]

I don’t understand why some people are making it as a big issue, this disputes between broadcasters and operators is routine in every part of the world this issues will sort out in a month or two.