Cable TV channels still off air in Kolkata, petition in Calcutta High Court

The channels of at least three broadcasters remained off air for hundreds of thousands of cable TV subscribers for the third consecutive day on Monday.

Sony, Disney Star and Zee took off their channels after a section of multi-system operators (MSOs) refused to implement a revised tariff structure notified by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.

The MSOs and cable operators have alleged that the new structure pushes up the cost of the bouquets — a bunch of channels from a broadcaster — exorbitantly.

If implemented, it will result in further erosion of a subscriber base already dented by DTH and OTT platforms, they have argued.