TDSAT once more directs Telangana MSOs to start carrying TV9

[Thakur]

MUMBAI: The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has directed multi-system operators (MSOs) Siti Vision Digital Media, Hathway Cable & Datacom, Maruthi Communications, and Sri Surya Cable Network to start carrying ABCPL’s (Associated Broadcasting Co Pvt Ltd) channelTV9 on their networks.

The tribunal also directed the news broadcaster to file an undertaking that its channel shallstrictly abide by the Programme Code and the Advertisement Code under Cable Television Networks Rules, 1994 and further that it shall not make anyfalse and malicious references tothe state of Telangana, or its people or its government or its elected representatives

Read more at: http://www.televisionpost.com/trai-tdsat/tdsat-once-more-directs-telangana-msos-to-start-carrying-tv9/

 

[Dileep Kumar]

Still not carring Tv9 & Abn channels on cable

 

[Thakur]

MUMBAI:A few days ago,the
Telecom Disputes Settlement
Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) ordered
MSOs in Telangana to carry TV9’s
signals.

This came after the latter decided
to give an apology for telecasting
‘defamatory’ content.

The case was disposed off two weeks ago after which TV9 filed an EA. However, counsel for TV9 (Associated Broadcasting Company) stated that despite the order, the channel’s signals
continue to be off air while distributors claim that they are still receiving threat calls from
unruly elements.

The TDSAT had asked the state government to provide protection to the MSOs, which the counsel for Telangana had also agreed to.

The case is now put up for 10 October when TDSAT has ordered Telangana additional advocate general J Ramchandaran Rao to be
present in court.

http://www.indiantelevision.com/regulators/tdsat/tv9-signals-still-not-on-air-in-telangana-141008

 

[Thakur]

On September 13, Justice Markandey Katju, the Chairman of Press Council of Indi appointed committee to inquire into the
Telangana CM’s remarks against media.

According to local media reports, the CM had said that he ‘will break the neck and bury the bodies of media persons’ and also said that if
they ‘wish to stay in Telangana, they shoul salute the Telangana people’.

The committee panel includes senior journalists like Rajeev
Ranjan Nag, K Amaranth and Krishna Prasa of the Outlook Magazine as members.

The report of the committee is yet to come out. Katju on that day gave a statement to the media, saying, “On the basis matter presented in the public field, I believe that the remark made by KCR amounts to threat of media
personal in the state.

He violates the fundamental right of freedom of expression and speech.”Neither the MSOs nor the government o Telangana have taken the TDSAT direction seriously and have been delaying the
implementation process.

Hence, TDSAT took the decisive step on October 14 and ordered
the MIB to cancel the license of MSOs o Telangana. The Chief Secretary of Telangana i also to be present before TDSAT in the presence of solicitor General of India the discuss further on October 29. http://www.exchange4media.mobi/story.aspx?news_id=57869&section_id=6