Breaking TRAI Asks Broadcasters To Publish New ALC & Bouquet By 10/08/2020

[vrishraj]

Yes bro only subscribers are suffering. For eg. If i pay for colors bouquet with rishtey cineplex in it but my cable operator is not having rishtey cineplex or i have zee pack but zee punjabi is missing. I am paying for it but i can't see it. I don't think operators provide refund in these cases.

D2h is removing those bouquets if any channel is missing, that is also disadvantage for subscriber. If all operators add all channels then only bouquets will have meaning

 

[simplysouth]

I think top2 channels in each segment will try for higher price and will come out of bouquet. Whether this 12 rs is applicable to HD channels also?

 

[Rajpatil98]

Quality is def gonna deteriorate for sure & i dont want that....even with current pricing main gec shows quality is not up to mark i dont know what will happen after NTO 2.0 ....before NTO 1.0 pricing was much affordable we used to get so many channels in less price....after NTO 1.0 we get so many channels but this are from dd channels lol....before NTO 1.0 situation was beneficiary for both consumers nd broadcasters

 

[yolo77263]

I think top2 channels in each segment will try for higher price and will come out of bouquet. Whether this 12 rs is applicable to HD channels also?

Agree with you. Some of the the Top channels will be out of the bouquet

 

[kittu]

Actually NCF is a useless & cunning idea of DTH operators. What happend in trai internally , I don't know but NCF implemented.

In India , from 2003 DTH is there. Up to 2019 no NCF , then How they run. Because there is no need of NCF. Dth's are taking carrier fees from channels.

We can't hope in NTO 2/3/4 , any benifits to subscribers. This is like first they increase charges from ₹150-₹320, then gives some discounts, settle in ₹300.

DTH operators spends only ₹8 crores per transponder per annam. If a dth operator have 12 tranpanders they spend just ₹100 crores approximately. Carrier fee of channel is atleast 4-5 crores per annam. Roughly we take 1 crore per channel. If operator have 300 channels then , ₹300 crore from broadcasters as carrier fee.

If DTH operator have 1 cr subscribers , then NCF ₹130 per subscriber.
Now we take ₹100 NCF per subscriber .
100 X 1 crore = 100 crores./ Month
1200 crores / annam From subscribers.
Different dth operator's have 10 -22 million subscribers.

So these NTO s are only benefited for DTH operator's and broadcasters.

So , different operators have 250 - 600 channels and 10 million s to 25 million subscribers. So think how much carrier fee and how much NCF.
I think no need of NCF .

 

[greylala91]

NTO 1.0 was a waste and likewise NTO 2 will be. Atleast before NTO, customers had a choice of going to a particular DTH based on a balance between services and pricing, Now its nothing like that. You will be charged the same no matter what the DTH or cable company is

 

[Sagarji]

Actually NCF is a useless & cunning idea of DTH operators. What happend in trai internally , I don't know but NCF implemented.

In India , from 2003 DTH is there. Up to 2019 no NCF , then How they run. Because there is no need of NCF. Dth's are taking carrier fees from channels.

We can't hope in NTO 2/3/4 , any benifits to subscribers. This is like first they increase charges from ₹150-₹320, then gives some discounts, settle in ₹300.

DTH operators spends only ₹8 crores per transponder per annam. If a dth operator have 12 tranpanders they spend just ₹100 crores approximately. Carrier fee of channel is atleast 4-5 crores per annam. Roughly we take 1 crore per channel. If operator have 300 channels then , ₹300 crore from broadcasters as carrier fee. If DTH operator have 10 lakh subscribers , then NCF ₹130 per subscriber.
Now we take ₹100 NCF per subscriber .
100 X 10 laks = 10 crores.ery platforms
120 crores / annam From subscribers.

So , different operators have 250 - 600 channels and 10 lakh to 25 lakn subscribers. So think how much carrier fee and how much NCF.
I think no need of NCF .

See, Pre-NTO Delivery platforms like DTH and Cable co. (aka MSOs) are the ones who procured content at fixed cost from Broadcasters, then packaged it in such a way (4-5 tier packages) and offered it to subscribers say starting Rs 150 uptill Rs 600-700 (thats how Tata Sky avg ARPU was around Rs 350 whereas other DTH players were having around Rs 210-250). Now this was PUSH packaging as DTH players had to monetize the fixed content cost + they had monthly subscription charges i.e. if i change package today then it will be billed for first 30 days mandatory and thereafter it was put on daily burn rate. If i correctly remember Sports + English channel packages were over Rs 300 per month.

Now cut to Post NTO era, monetizing fixed content cost is like double edged sword as Customer can change/ reduce packaging at will and similarly can create his own breakfast/ dinner menu rather than depending upon DTH/ MSO's higher priced PUSH packages.

Pre-NTO I was paying around Rs 550 per month (Airtel) whereas now I change my subscription as per my need.... and avg subscription rate is around Rs 300 per month. Sports is definitely is ON-DEMAND LIVE basis.... else i dump them.

So, in net it depends how the subscriber is utilizing this as an opportunity. For people who are neither aware about NTO or, dont have too much time for changing packages will be definitely feeling the pinch... but i m positive that post NTO 2.0 this will also be addressed to a greater extent.

 

[Sagarji]

NTO 1.0 was a waste and likewise NTO 2 will be. Atleast before NTO, customers had a choice of going to a particular DTH based on a balance between services and pricing, Now its nothing like that. You will be charged the same no matter what the DTH or cable company is

buddy, is it correct that a nearby kirana shop selling a soap at Rs 10 per piece and an adjacent Super Store with fancy facade selling the same soap at Rs 19 per piece. NTO regime is standardizing the product i.e. channels through whatever medium you are getting it. Now the one who provides better Customer service and better product packaging will be a winner !!

In my opinion, TRAI has taken step in right direction albeit a bit slow and late.

 

[greylala91]

buddy, is it correct that a nearby kirana shop selling a soap at Rs 10 per piece and an adjacent Super Store with fancy facade selling the same soap at Rs 19 per piece. NTO regime is standardizing the product i.e. channels through whatever medium you are getting it. Now the one who provides better Customer service and better product packaging will be a winner !!

In my opinion, TRAI has taken step in right direction albeit a bit slow and late.

I agree, but what TRAI did with NTO was made the soap available for 19Rs for all. Atleast some people were able to get the soap for Rs.10 in previous regime.

 

[kittu]

In the above example
Previous DTH operator's are whole salers . They are buys ₹19 MRP product for some ₹10 bulkly. Then sale around ₹11 or ₹12.
Shop rent also born by the whole salers.

Surprisingly in New NTO system Shop rent also bare by the customer , then hole saler takes commission from customer and product owner.
Every operator collects 2500-6000 crores as NCF per year.
Wah kya bat hai...super idea by TRAI!