MIB cancels Mahua Plus, Shiva Shakti Sai, and 2 other TV channel license in January 2022

Media One, A TV, Shiva Shakti Sai, and Mahua Plus TV channel license cancelled by MIB in January 2022 among others.

March 9, 2022 at 1:06 pm

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The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) in the month of January 2022 cancelled the satellite TV channel license of Mahua Plus, ATV, Media One, and Shiva Shakti Sai for various reasons.

The Ministry cancelled Aadri Entertainment’s ‘Mahua Plus’ TV license on 19th January 2022. The Non-News category TV channel license was cancelled since the company did not seek permission for an extension of the use of foreign satellite apart from the outstanding annual permission fee and its non-operational status.

Aadri Entertainment’s ‘Shiva Shakthi Sai TV’ TV license was also cancelled on 19th January 2022. The Non-News category TV channel license was cancelled for similar reasons as the company did not seek permission for an extension of the use of foreign satellite apart from its non-operational status and outstanding annual permission fee.

Channel Name	Company	UL & DL/ UL Only/ DL Only	Category	Date of Cancellation of Permission (DD/MM/YYYY)	Reason for Cancellation
Mahua Plus (earlier AGRO ROYAL TV (Earlier AADRI WELLNESS)	AADRI ENTERTAINMENT AND MEDIA WORKS PVT.LTD.	UPLINK AND DOWNLINK	NON-NEWS	19-01-2022	Not seeking permission for extension to use foreign satellite, outstanding annual permission fee and non-opearational
Shiva Shakthi Sai TV (earlier BENZE TV (Earlier AADRI ENRICH)	AADRI ENTERTAINMENT AND MEDIA WORKS PVT.LTD.	UPLINK AND DOWNLINK	NON-NEWS	19-01-2022	not seeking permission for extension to use foreign satellite, outstanding annual permission fee and non-opearational
A TV	OPPORTUNITY MEDIA PRIVATE LIMITED	UPLINK AND DOWNLINK	NON-NEWS	19-01-2022	non-operational, non-payment of annual permission fee and not applying for 10 year renewal
MEDIA ONE TV	MADHYAMAM BROADCASTING LTD	UPLINK AND DOWNLINK	NEWS	31-01-2022	Security Denial by MHA

Opportunity Media Private Limited’s ‘A TV’ TV license was also cancelled on 19th January 2022. The Non-News category TV license was cancelled due to its non-operational status and non-payment of annual permission fee and failure to apply for a 10-year renewal.

Lastly, the Ministry cancelled Madhyamam Broadcasting Limited’s ‘Media One TV’ TV license on 31st January 2022. The News category TV license was cancelled due to the security clearance denial by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).