The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved revised guidelines for Direct-to-Home (DTH) broadcasting services, allowing 100 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) and increasing the license period to 20 years. The Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Prakash Jaavdekar said: “Due to our I&B guidelines, this field was not receiving the …
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The Government of India has announced new guidelines for Direct-to-Home Services (DTH) in the country, as well as updated licensing rules for DTH operators. The big changes in the new guidelines issued by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting include those for the license term, infrastructure exchange, and foreign direct …
Read More »Why is Sony preventing Tata Sky users from pausing or recording live cricket matches in Australia vs.
India’s leading direct-to-home (DTH) provider, Tata Sky, has confirmed that the broadcaster has asked them to restrict the recording of live cricket matches during the India tour of Australia. Broadcaster Sony Pictures Network India has the broadcasting rights for the one-day international matches, the T20 internationals and the test matches …
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