Broadcasters plan to move court against TRAI’s new cap on channel pricing
As top broadcasters plan to move court against the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), challenging the amendments to the new tariff order (NTO) of last February, they are unlikely to adhere to the regulator’s deadline of January 15 to publish their new channel prices in line with the new rules.
Broadcasters would move court against TRAI seeking stay on the amendments next week, both independently as well as under the aegis of the apex industry body Indian Broadcasters Federation (IBF).
“We are definitely evaluating legal options and plan to move court on the matter. In that case, there are no plans to come out with new channel prices in accordance with the amendments to the tariff order at this moment,” said a top executive of a leading broadcaster.