Sun TV, Tata Sky reach settlement, over channels sharing

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New Delhi (PTI): DTH operator Tata Sky and south India-based broadcaster Sun TV have reached a settlement over sharing of channels after a 15-month long litigation before TDSAT, High Court and Supreme Court.During a proceeding before TDSAT on Thursday, both TataSky and Sun TV informed the broadcast tribunal that they have reached an agreement. This was the first case in which TDSAT has played the role of mediator.

Expressing happiness over the outcome of this settlement TDSAT Chairman Justice Arun Kumar said, "fortunately, the experiment to refer the matter to mediation with the consent of counsels for the parties has resulted in a fruitful culmination."

TataSky had in November 2006 filed a case against Sun TV's decision not to provide signals to the DTH operator on a contention that it was causing losses to the company.On December 7, 2007 TDSAT had appointed tribunal's former member Lt Gen D P Sehgal to mediate in the case. Sehgal, who successfully negotiated the matter in 10 days, has submitted his report to the legal body.

In the report, Sehgal had left it for Tatasky, a 80:20 joint venture between Tata group and broadcast major Star India, and Sun TV to sign a formal agreement for the period up to August 31, 2008.Counsels from both sides said they would sign an agreement within one week. Following this, the tribunal closed the case.

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:thumbsup::yahoo:🙂
 
may be a good news for both dth customers .. let us wait and see ..
 
thanks yar.. good infoso now, we might see some downfall in subscription rates i hope
 
Broadcaster Sun TV and DTH operator Tata Sky have reached a settlement over sharing of channels after a 15-month long litigation before TDSAT, High Court and Supreme Court. During a proceeding before TDSAT, both Tata Sky and Sun TV informed that they have reached an agreement. This was the first case in which TDSAT has played the role of mediator. Expressing happiness over the outcome of this settlement TDSAT Chairman Justice Arun Kumar said, "Fortunately, the experiment to refer the matter to mediation with the consent of counsels for the parties has resulted in a fruitful culmination." Tata Sky had in November 2006 filed a case against Sun TV's decision not to provide signals to the DTH operator on a contention that it was causing losses to the company. On December 7, 2007 TDSAT had appointed tribunal's former member Lt Gen D P Sehgal to mediate in the case. Sehgal, who successfully negotiated the matter in 10 days, has submitted his report to the legal body. In the report, Sehgal had left it for Tata Sky, a 80:20 joint venture between Tata group and broadcast major Star India, and Sun TV to sign a formal agreement for the period up to August 31, 2008. Counsels from both sides said they would sign an agreement within one week. Following this, the tribunal closed the case.
 
funny, vln_arun posts news first in jan, some other guys posts same after 4months and vln_arun posts link to his original thread.admin merges two threads and original thread gets lost and original thread link no more works!!!i think if two threads are merged the older thread shud have priority OR older thread shud exist but redirect to new thread automatically, otherwise broken links wud start appearing[thread]21402[/thread]
 
What does all that mean to SUN DTH customers?😕

Nothing for Sun dth customers. It helped Tata Sky customers in getting Sun channels.
 

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