In a significant judgment that will impact the entire DTH industry, TDSAT today ruled that Tata Sky is under no obligation to carry all the 32 channels that Zee Turner has on offer as a condition for carrying any of its channels.
The sector tribunal further ruled and the DTH player is well within its rights to demand only 19 channels out of the 32 in the Bouquets 1 and 2 offered by Zee.
Calling this an "explosive" decision, TataSky's legal experts asserted that this is a crushing defeat for Zee, which has been "trying to thrust all its channels on us".
The major issue of "must carry" has not been opined upon by the judges, as they made clear in their judgment, but legal circles here are abuzz over the implications that no broadcaster now can try to force a DTH player to take "all or none", and hence, the must carry contention, which had been one of major Zee's arguments, is not an obligation as per this decision.
Await a detailed report that follows...
Here is the source... http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/.../mar/mar398.php
The sector tribunal further ruled and the DTH player is well within its rights to demand only 19 channels out of the 32 in the Bouquets 1 and 2 offered by Zee.
Calling this an "explosive" decision, TataSky's legal experts asserted that this is a crushing defeat for Zee, which has been "trying to thrust all its channels on us".
The major issue of "must carry" has not been opined upon by the judges, as they made clear in their judgment, but legal circles here are abuzz over the implications that no broadcaster now can try to force a DTH player to take "all or none", and hence, the must carry contention, which had been one of major Zee's arguments, is not an obligation as per this decision.
Await a detailed report that follows...
Here is the source... http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/.../mar/mar398.php
