DD’s DTH can charge Rs 6 mn as carriage fee
Prasar Bharati can now charge broadcasters Rs 6 million as fee for carrying their channels on its DD Direct Plus direct-to-home (DTH) platform.
The double bench judge of the Delhi High Court has allowed Prasar Bharati this carriage amount, a move that was hotly contested by some broadcsaters. The court has also directed the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (Tdsat) to dispose the following petition within a month’s time from the date of passed order.
Prasar Bharati had challenged Tdsat's order limiting DD Plus's carriage fee to Rs 2.5 million per channel. After Delhi High Court’s single judge bench upheld Tdsat’s order, Prasar Bharati filed a letter patent appeal (LPA) before the double bench judge.
Earlier on 3 September, Tdsat had ordered Prasar Bharati to restore signals of two channels Total TV and Chardhikala Time TV. It had further ordered Prasar Bharati not to charge more than Rs 2.5 million as carriage fee.
