Govt seeks clarity from Trai over platform services

New Delhi: After a major controversy erupted during the Lok Sabha polls on the carriage of NaMo TV by various DTH platforms, the Information and Broadcasting ministry has sought clarification from Telecom Regulatory Authority of India regarding telecast of channels in the form of platform services. The government has sought a clarification from the broadcasting sector regulator so as to plug this “grey area” in the broadcasting sector.

The BJP and Narendra Modi government had faced severe criticism during the recently concluded Lok Sabha polls due to the telecast of NaMo TV on all DTH platforms. This newspaper was the first one to report on March 29 that NamoTV — till then operating as a YouTube channel — will be carried by all DTH platforms ahead of the polling process.